"Kill!"
Li Qiye roared with fury, completely losing control as Kunpeng Wings materialized behind him, crazily tearing through the void and soaring into the air.
In truth, his heart was shaken to the core; someone had actually fished away the toad right under his nose, which was an utterly unimaginable feat. What shocked him even more, however, was that this person had actually managed to catch the toad.
He had to know that even when he wanted to capture this toad, he had to resort to special methods, and success was not guaranteed.
He's truly ferocious beyond belief, seeing the Swagger Emperor pursue in a frenzy with killing intent akin to a storm, Xiao Meng was so frightened that cold sweat broke out all over his body. What would happen if this monster actually managed to kill his way over here? Xiao Meng genuinely wanted to fling the toad away and be done with it, but dammit, whatever got hooked by the fishing line simply could not be thrown off.
"No matter who you are, you deserve to die!" At this moment, Li Qiye's gaze became incomparably terrifying, his expression turning cold to the extreme, resembling the arrival of the apocalypse as he crazily tore through the space which parted like paper.
Xiao Meng felt pins and needles pricking his back. He reeled in the fishing line with unprecedented speed, cold sweat beading on his forehead as his little heart pounded furiously.
Suddenly, a flash of brilliance crossed his mind. It seems the Swagger Emperor isn't invincible after all—there's still a certain old thief in the heavens who can chase and beat him up.
"Dead crow, you still dare to give chase? Are you out of your damn mind?"
A rumbling sound, like heavenly thunder exploding from the ninth heaven—grand, sacred, and solemn—instantly echoed through Demonback Ridge. Li Qiye, who was in the middle of a frantic pursuit, felt a jolt in his heart; this person's ability to call out his true identity proved that he was definitely no ordinary individual.
Be that as it may, Li Qiye was, after all, the mighty Swagger Emperor. He quickly calmed down, the killing intent in his eyes growing even more terrifying. Knowing his identity yet still daring to steal his toad was simply audacious and courting death.
Seeing Li Qiye's anger surge a ten-thousand-fold as he pursued him with even greater desperation, Xiao Meng instantly felt foolish. This was a classic case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used as bait.
"Hahaha, dead crow, then come and chase me! This time, I'm going to take your little life, you homeless dog, and I won't give you another chance to escape," Xiao Meng hardened his heart and delivered a ruthless line. According to the original novel, during the ultimate expedition personally led by Li Qiye, he had barely escaped back alive.
Damn it, I even pulled out the royal "We"—let me ask you if you're scared or not?
Sure enough, this sentence startled Li Qiye quite a bit. This wasn't because he feared death, but rather because he hadn't expected the hands of the heavens to reach this far.
"Crow, hurry up and go find your little lamb. When the time comes, ride that sheep to the edge of the world to have a final duel with me," Xiao Meng couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the Swagger Emperor pause.
The corner of Li Qiye's twitched, while a bizarre glint flashed through his eyes.
Yet the moment the toad was about to vanish, the Swagger Emperor suddenly came to his senses. He was certain he had been played. First, he was certain that the hands of the heavens could not reach into the Nine Worlds.
Second, although this toad was extraordinary, it wasn't defying the heavens enough to catch the eye of the heavens. Even if that toad had a segment of his memories sealed within it, it still couldn't attract the immemorial, everlasting, and supreme heavens.
Third, if the heavens wanted something, would they ever need to act so stealthily?
Therefore, he concluded that someone had played him.
"In this life, apart from being toyed with by the Longevity Xiao Clan, I, Li Qiye, have never been played with like this by anyone else. Very well, very well," at this moment, Li Qiye's expression was very calm, but he looked even more like a demon who slaughtered gods upon meeting them and Buddhas upon encountering them, peerlessly cruel and too terrifying to look upon.
"Daring to spy on my, Li Qiye's, possessions—no matter who you are, I will smash your bones to dust!"
Just as Xiao Meng was about to yank the toad out from the ground, a voice laden with boundless killing intent startled him, making his body involuntarily shiver.
Thus, he felt quite displeased and wanted to retort with a "Your daddy is waiting for you," but the toad had already been pulled out, and even if he said it, the Swagger Emperor wouldn't hear him.
"Gua!"
Xiao Meng removed the toad from the fishhook. After letting out a single gua, the toad began to slowly petrified, ultimately transforming into a wide-mouthed, toad-shaped small cauldron.
Hehe, with this Myriad Furnace God, from now on I alone can torment every single alchemist in this world. Dammit, whoever dares to brag about alchemy in front of me again, I'll roast them until they're bruised all over and teetering on the verge of collapse, the pale-faced Xiao Meng was wild with joy.
He had to know that this was an item even the Swagger Emperor attached great importance to.
Now, I had the flame, I had the pill recipes, and I had the alchemy cauldron. Everything was ready; all I lacked were some medicinal herbs for refining pills.
After toying with the Myriad Furnace God for a bit, Xiao Meng took out a few precious herbs and swallowed them, closing his eyes to gather his focus. That last session of fishing had consumed a huge amount of his soul force, almost causing him to fall unconscious.
It took him three to four hours to fully recover his vital energy, spirit, and essence.
Xiao Meng opened his eyes, a flash of brilliant light vanishing within them. Following that, he rose to his full height, twisted his neck, and stretched his limbs.
"It's still early. I might as well go plunder some spiritual herbs to refine pills, just to use them to get some practice," having made up his mind, Xiao Meng deployed his movement technique and left the valley, scouring the mountain ranges everywhere for spiritual herbs.
"Scram!"
"Bang!"
In the mountain ranges, the furious roars of fierce beasts rang out from time to time, accompanied by the sounds of battle.
As night approached, Xiao Meng finally managed to gather a complete set of medicinal herbs for a certain type of pill.
However, Xiao Meng had no intention of returning to the Xiao Clan. Instead, he found a cave right within the mountain ranges. After finding a giant boulder to block the cave entrance, he began preparing to refine pills.
"Ding, completed hidden task. Obtained two fishing chances: [Cause Xiao Yan to suffer stimulation, causing his cultivation to surge drastically.]"
Xiao Meng; "???"
"Xiao Yan must have been beaten up by Xiao Ning and the others, which stimulated him," Xiao Meng paused for a moment before guessing the reason.
"Hehe, it seems future fishing attempts can all be monopolized by Fourth Brother alone," Xiao Meng chuckled. Originally, he had just wanted to casually give it a try, but he hadn't expected it to actually succeed.
After a bout of excitement, he finally took out the petrified toad and let out a low shout; "Open!"
Any treasure fished up by the fishhook could be used directly by him; at most, all it took was a single drop of blood, sparing him from anything too troublesome.
Following his voice, the toad flew out from his palm, suspended in mid-air as it transformed into a gigantic treasured cauldron. Its wide mouth gaped open, flashing with fire inside as if it were exhaling and inhaling the vital energy of the myriad realms.
The oncoming heat wave caused Xiao Meng's expression to stall. Only then did he recall what the original novel had stated: the Myriad Furnace God was the number one furnace god through the ages. It was different from other furnace gods; once other furnace gods were born from heaven and earth, they basically never moved again. Born in a specific spot, they could only absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth and nourish their furnace fires right there.
The Myriad Furnace God, however, was different. It could walk on its own. Much like a toad, it could travel across the world. Moreover, it could seek out fire sources to eat on its own and forage for spiritual herbs and medicinal plants. The longer it lived, the more precious the things it consumed became. Ordinary fire sources and ordinary spiritual herbs simply didn't catch its eye.
Precisely because of this, the Myriad Furnace God possessed peerless and unparalleled furnace fire and medicinal reserves. Therefore, using the Myriad Furnace God to refine pills meant he didn't need a damn thing like external flames!
At this moment, with a poof, the Myriad Furnace God spewed forth blazing furnace fire, diffusing a faint medicinal fragrance.
It truly lives up to its reputation as the number one furnace god through the ages. The alchemy cauldrons of the Battle Through the Heavens world simply cannot compare to it at all, burning with eagerness, Xiao Meng began familiarizing himself with and mastering the Myriad Furnace God.
By late into the night, he finally had something to show for his efforts.
This Myriad Furnace God was very different from regular alchemy cauldrons. Once activated, one still needed to newly form fire cauldrons before refining pills. As for how many fire cauldrons could be formed, that was related to one's soul force. Xiao Meng gave it a try, and with his current soul force, he could only condense three fire cauldrons.
"According to the Swagger Emperor, the Myriad Furnace God can form ten thousand fire cauldrons. Right now I can only conjure three; I still have a long way to go," Xiao Meng sighed.
He truly wanted to know what kind of scene it would be to refine ten thousand pills all at once. Would it scare all the alchemists in the world to death?
Seeing the three fire cauldrons hovering above the toad's mouth, Xiao Meng suddenly furrowed his brows. In the Emperor's Domination World, seeing fire cauldrons produced by a pill furnace was completely normal, but in the Battle Through the Heavens world, this was a miraculous sight that would definitely arouse people's curiosity, prying eyes, and even prompt them to seize it.
Even worse, he might be treated like a little white rabbit and taken away for dissection and research.
Xiao Meng raised an eyebrow and attempted to retract the fire cauldrons back into the toad's belly. He had no desire to forfeit his own little life just for the sake of acting cool.
Yet this was no difficult task. With a single thought from him, the three fire cauldrons slipped into the toad's belly without expending the slightest bit of effort.
This filled Xiao Meng's heart with great joy. Next, he continued to probe and familiarize himself with the Myriad Furnace God, not rushing to open the furnace and refine pills just yet.
By dawn, he finally began tossing spiritual herbs into the toad's mouth, preparing to refine pills.
He was extremely cautious during his first time refining pills, condensing only a single fire cauldron to refine a single pill.
Half an hour later, the pill was completed and grabbed firmly in Xiao Meng's hand. Seeing the pill in his palm, he first stood stunned before being overcome by wild joy.
Refining a Tier 2 medicinal pill turned out to have zero difficulty; it was successfully refined with absolute ease.
"Ah! I am a genius, and genius is me! Your daddy just wants to ask one question: who! else!"
Xiao Meng let out a long howl, his voice rolling outward.
"Ya Fei, I'm coming! Wait for me!"
Suddenly, Xiao Meng put away the toad, crazily charging out of the cave and heading straight for Wutan City.
Racing all the way, his speed was as fast as lightning.
"Swish!"
Yet just as he rushed into the Mitre Auction House, the scene before his eyes almost made him spit blood and drop dead on the spot.
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