After Queen Medusa finished speaking, the elders of the Snake-People Tribe nodded one after another.
"In that case, that would be excellent."
"A Sixth-grade Alchemist at the Dou Zong level—someone like that is worth befriending, even for our Snake People Tribe."
"The benefits it brings us in the future will be considerable."
After all, a Sixth-grade Alchemist at the Dou Zong level was in a completely different league from Pill King Gu He, that mere Dou Wang.
Medusa decided that, since matters stood thus, there was no time to lose.
She immediately left the Snake-People Tribe, spread her Qi Wings, and flew in the direction of Wutan City.
Gu He, Yun Yun, Nalan Jie, Nalan Yanran, and their group had just left the Tagor Desert.
They had fled the Tagor Desert in a sorry state and were heading for Wutan City.
They had all been badly injured, but Medusa hadn't tried to kill them. Perhaps she thought they weren't worthy opponents.
Otherwise, if Medusa had used all her strength,
not one of them would have escaped the threat of death.
Nalan Yanran spoke up. "Teacher, Grandfather, Master Gu He, since we haven't obtained a Heavenly Flame, I'm afraid we won't be able to meet Mr. Yao even if we go to Wutan City."
"That's all right. Let's go to Wutan City first. Perhaps Mr. Yao has some pills to auction soon. We might as well join in the excitement. We may even be lucky enough to meet him."
"Okay." Nalan Yanran nodded, and then they all hurried toward Wutan City.
At that moment, in the back rooms of the Miteer Auction House in Wutan City,
Ya Fei had already informed the Mittel Family. She had asked Teng Shan, the clan leader, to use every means and resource at the family's disposal to find the medicinal ingredients Mr. Yao needed for a Rank 7 Pill.
Guni was stunned.
He murmured, "Sigh, the difference between people really is enormous."
"I'm only a Second-grade Alchemist, and I'd already been secretly pleased with myself."
"I never imagined Mr. Yao would be a Rank 7 Alchemist—even one rank higher than the First Alchemist of our Jia Ma Empire, Master Pill King Gu He!"
Ya Fei could see Guni's stunned expression, and she felt exactly the same way.
"Clan Leader Teng Shan already knows that Mr. Yao is a Rank 7 Alchemist!"
"What did Clan Leader Teng Shan say?" Guni asked.
Ya Fei replied, "The clan leader said that we must gather the ingredients for the Rank 7 Pill, no matter the cost. He also told us to establish a good relationship with Mr. Yao by any means and satisfy all his requests, even... unreasonable ones!"
Indeed, a Rank 7 Alchemist who was also a Dou Zong powerhouse—
that was worth far more than Pill King Gu He.
At the Miteer Auction House, Ya Fei had already made up her mind. For the foreseeable future, no matter what Yao Chen asked of her, she would agree without hesitation.
Even if his demands were unreasonable, she wouldn't refuse.
She knew all too well what a Rank 7 Alchemist meant on the Dou Qi Continent—or in the Jia Ma Empire!
In the back hills of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan was practicing his Dou Qi and the Dou Technique Eight Extremities Collapse.
Yao Chen took off his black robe and tossed it aside. Sitting on a rock, he looked at the System Panel.
He opened the system inventory, where a Black Treasure Chest sat.
It was the chest he had received for helping Xiao Yan improve his strength earlier, and he hadn't drawn its reward yet.
"System, draw the treasure chest reward now!" Yao Chen looked at the System Panel and made his selection at once.
[The host has opened one Black Treasure Chest and performed a random draw for a low-tier or divine-grade reward. Draw complete!] [The host has received the Five Wheel Fire Separation Method, created by Venerable Skyfire.]
Though the Five Wheel Fire Separation Method was an Earth-grade Dou Technique, with four different Heavenly Flames, its power could rival a Heaven-grade technique.
It was also Venerable Skyfire's signature Dou Technique, with astonishing power.
Yao Chen was quite satisfied with the reward he had just drawn from the Black Treasure Chest.
By now, Yao Chen possessed three Heavenly Flames: Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Green Lotus Core Flame.
Three Heavenly Flames.
If he wanted to unleash the Five Wheel Fire Separation Method's full power, he still needed a fourth Heavenly Flame.
Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan, who was practicing the Eight Extremities Collapse Dou Technique.
His progress and the results of his training were both excellent.
This fellow Xiao Yan truly had astonishing talent and cultivated at a remarkable speed.
If he hadn't been lacking the bloodline power of the Xiao Clan, his starting point and current strength would absolutely have been no worse than those young prodigies in the Central Plains.
Yao Chen had no doubt about that.
[Current mission: Reveal your Dou Zong strength and leave Queen Medusa astounded by your power.] [Next mission: Help Queen Medusa evolve the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and reach Dou Zong strength, earning Queen Medusa's admiration.]
Seeing the two missions displayed on the System Panel, Yao Chen nodded slightly and accepted them both.
For him, completing either mission would be extremely easy.
After putting on his black robe, Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan, who was practicing the Eight Extremities Collapse Dou Technique in the back hills of the Xiao Clan.
He said, "You stay here and focus on practicing your Dou Technique. I'm going out for a while."
"Yes, Teacher." Xiao Yan nodded, but he still looked a little worried.
"Teacher, you're still in a spirit state. You're much weaker than you were at your peak."
"Why don't you let me accompany you? You can hide in my Storage Ring."
Yao Chen waved his hand. He didn't need Xiao Yan's help, so he refused outright.
He was a Dou Sheng now. Nobody in the Jia Ma Empire could deal with him.
Even the Soul Hall, an organization that hunted souls, wouldn't emerge in the story's current timeline for quite some time.
So there was no need for him to worry.
Besides, as long as he kept increasing his strength, capturing his soul would be difficult for the Soul Hall, let alone the Soul Clan.
Yao Chen, dressed in a black robe, left the Xiao Clan.
Before long, he arrived at the Miteer Auction House.
He looked at Ya Fei and asked how the search for the ingredients for the Rank 7 Pill was going.
Ya Fei answered at once.
"Mr. Yao, I've asked the clan leader to use every connection and resource the Mittel Family has, and to do everything possible to search for the ingredients for the Rank 7 Pill."
"We've already found leads on two of the ingredients. Please give us a little more time. It won't be long before we gather them all."
Ya Fei's voice trembled. The Mr. Yao standing before her was a Rank 7 Alchemist!
How could she keep from feeling excited and trembling in his presence?