Path to the Pill Domain, the Cao Clan Enchantress

The marriage alliance discussions within the Medicine Clan might not have gone smoothly. When they left this time, they were not held back much. Lei Qi did not care about that. He had always understood that in this world, as long as one was strong enough, what woman could not be held in one's palm?

Though the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan had already begun its countdown, there was still enough time for him to rise to the same heights as Hun Tiandi.

Lei Qi had that much confidence.

After all, his greatest trump card was not his talent!

Still, overall, their trip to the Medicine Clan had not been in vain.

As for alchemy, his current inability to break through was simply because no one had taught him any proper experience.

But if someone were willing to impart some experience to him, perhaps the results would be entirely different.

For now, setting everything else aside, he intended to first follow Mang Tianchi to Canaan Academy.

The Fallen Heart Flame within Canaan Academy would be of no small help to him.

A cultivation cheat tool—this Heavenly Flame might not have the greatest destructive power, but that quality alone made it impossible to resist.

Moreover, even if he could not devour multiple Heavenly Flames like Xiao Yan, the Fallen Heart Flame came in two flames. He could absorb one and cultivate the other. When the two flames merged, it would surely bring tremendous gains.

As for cultivating the Flame Mantra, Lei Qi was not interested. At least, not for now. After all, the black lightning within his body was clearly extraordinary as well.

After leaving the Medicine Clan, they once again entered a spatial wormhole to continue their journey.

With a Half-Saint like Mang Tianchi leading them, they traveled extremely quickly.

The journey was smooth as well. After all, the one clearing the way was a Half-Saint. In this world, where Dou Emperors no longer existed and Dou Saints did not emerge, Half-Saints and Dou Venerates were undoubtedly a sky over the continent!

Sensing Mang Tianchi's aura, naturally no one foolish enough dared provoke them.

"Elder Mang, where are we now? How much longer until we reach the Northwestern Continent?" After traveling for two days, Lei Qi asked.

"This is the Central Region, where the Pill Domain is located. We are within the Pill Tower's sphere of influence," Mang Tianchi replied.

"Oh? We've reached the Pill Tower?"

Lei Qi muttered to himself, then said, "In that case, let's take a look around. I heard there are five great families here. We can grab a few talented alchemists and bring them back to teach me how to refine pills."

"Huh?"

Mang Tianchi was slightly stunned.

Although the Pill Tower was merely a Central Plains faction, it was one of the top powers on the surface of the Central Plains.

More importantly, the Pill Tower's ancestor was also an old monster-level existence. Even the Dou Emperor clans were unwilling to provoke him.

Under the rule that five-star Dou Saints could not enter the world, the Pill Tower's ancestor was undoubtedly the number one person of the current era.

"Though the Thunder Clan does not fear the Pill Tower, isn't this behavior a little improper?" Mang Tianchi said hesitantly.

Kidnapping one or two alchemists—wasn't that picking a fight with the Pill Tower?

"Don't worry, the Pill Tower will give us that courtesy. Besides, if none of them catch my eye, I'll simply give up," Lei Qi said.

Lei Qi had some understanding of the Pill Tower—or rather, of all the major factions. As long as one did not destroy their sect, they could tolerate minor matters.

As for Mang Tianchi's overly cautious manner, Lei Qi was somewhat speechless.

Even if the Thunder Clan was not as unrestrained as the Soul Clan, they should not be this rigid, right?

How could he not understand that Mang Tianchi was wary of the Pill Tower's ancestor? That high-grade mysterious pill.

But leaving aside the fact that the other party was not here, even if he were, so what?

Would he really dare start a war?

"Elder, you've seen my talent in alchemy. If I had some basic knowledge and a teacher of decent rank, wouldn't that help me even more?" Lei Qi urged again.

No matter what, now that they were here, he naturally had to take a look.

Hearing this, Mang Tianchi was somewhat tempted.

Previously, they had wanted the Medicine Clan to provide some guidance, but clearly, because they were outsiders, the Medicine Clan had been unwilling to engage with them.

With Lei Qi's talent, he truly should find a high-level figure in alchemy.

But if it meant taking a master...?

"Enough. Let's go. If anything happens, I'll bear the consequences myself," Lei Qi said again.

"Heh, brat, do you think this old man is the kind of person who fears trouble? Let's go!" Mang Tianchi, after all, carried Thunder Clan blood. Hearing Lei Qi say that, he immediately replied.

As for any consequences, he could not be bothered to worry about them anymore.

If even a green youngster was unafraid, what did he have to fear?

Lei Qi could not help feeling emotional. As expected of a true Thunder Clan member!

Soon, they passed through the spatial wormhole and arrived at the exit of the Pill Domain's spatial passage.

This was an enormous and vast stone platform, entirely forged from snow-white rock. The platform was nearly a hundred meters high, supported by more than ten giant stone pillars beneath it!

The pillars held up the platform like heavenly pillars. From afar, it looked exceptionally majestic and spectacular.

The space above this stone platform was also vastly different from other places. It was especially chaotic here. The great expanse of space was extremely distorted, and faint black cracks even spread through it.

This was a city with a spatial wormhole, essentially the equivalent of an airport.

Though it was merely a city on the outskirts of the Pill Domain, in terms of grandeur, even some empires might not compare.

Naturally, there were imperial dynasties on the Dou Qi Continent as well. But the status of imperial dynasties in this world was not high. Many family factions even stood entirely above imperial authority.

This was the central region of the Dou Qi Continent.

Without Mang Tianchi, Lei Qi, Yang Ji, and their guard Zhang Yi would have needed seven or eight days just to reach this place.

After arriving, Mang Tianchi looked at Lei Qi and said, "This is the city controlled by the Cao Clan, one of the five great families attached to the Pill Tower. It is also called Cao City. The Cao Clan is the largest power here."

The Cao Clan?

Lei Qi's heart stirred slightly. Cao Ying, the "enchantress" with exceptionally powerful alchemy talent, belonged to this clan.

He remembered that when Cao Ying was born, she had displayed soul power powerful enough to shock everyone. Her mother had nearly been killed on the spot by that spreading soul power.

At the age of seven, she officially became an alchemist. At fifteen, she was noticed by the Pill Tower and exceptionally accepted as a core disciple. She cultivated in seclusion within the Pill Tower for five years, and by the age of twenty, she had become the youngest seventh-tier alchemist in the Cao Clan.

By the age of twenty-two, after only two years, she could already refine eighth-tier pills that summoned three-colored pill lightning.

It could be said that without any bloodline enhancement, she was undeniably a genius in alchemy.

She had reached such achievements at twenty-two. When Xiao Yan was twenty-two, he had only just broken through to the Dou Zong realm and become a seventh-tier alchemist.

There was no reason for him not to take someone like that under his wing.