Hai Bodong: I emptied it out. What else is there to say!

Deep inside the Mittel Auction House, the vast warehouse was filled with a rich aroma of medicine.

The space distorted slightly, and Huo Yuhao's figure instantly appeared among rows of towering medicine shelves.

At this moment, Hai Bodong's figure flew around the warehouse like a mosquito, his small hands constantly waving, accurately collecting rare medicinal herbs into a High-grade Storage Ring. Clearly, he was helping Xiao Yan rob his own medicinal herbs.

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao's sudden appearance, Hai Bodong was completely unaware of the unusual manner of his arrival and casually asked, "What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be shopping with Xiao Yi Xian?"

"Senior Hai Bodong," Huo Yuhao said, "I'm also refining medicine here and plan to borrow some medicinal herbs from the Mittel Auction House."

Upon hearing the sound, Hai Bodong nimbly spun in the air and landed steadily.

He crossed his arms over his chest, waving the lollipop stick in his mouth. "What? Is Yao Lao itching to try it too?"

He glanced at the mountain of rare medicinal herbs piled up deep in the storeroom, a hint of smugness in his voice. "Take whatever you like! Mittel certainly has its own resources!"

Huo Yuhao glanced over, a slight surprise creeping into his heart.

Before his eyes, a mountain of rare medicinal herbs, enough to support the refining of Sixth-Grade Pill, was piled up. In some special areas, he even glimpsed several main ingredients for refining Seventh Grade pills!

Its profound foundation is comparable to the medicinal herb storehouse of the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy.

While quickly checking the required auxiliary materials in his mind, he replied, "Xian'er is preparing to try refining Sixth-Grade Pill, and she is still missing some medicinal materials."

"No problem!" Before Huo Yuhao could even explain the names of the medicinal herbs needed, Hai Bodong waved his hand and said with great enthusiasm.

Inside the warehouse, half of each type of medicinal herb was attracted and flew into a High-grade Storage Ring in his hand.

"I originally planned to give it all to that kid Xiao Yan," Hai Bodong spat out the wooden stick from his mouth, "But since Xiao Yi Xian is also aiming for the Sixth Grade, let's split it in half."

As he spoke, he put the remaining half of the medicinal herbs into another Storage Ring, and then tossed the High-grade Storage Ring containing the herbs to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised by Hai Bodong's straightforward and generous attitude.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then steadily caught the Storage Ring: "Hai Bodong!"

Huo Yuhao thanked him sincerely, thinking to himself that he would help him refine a few Spirit Artifact the next day.

As soon as the two stepped out of the warehouse, they saw Mittel Tengshan and Ya Fei waiting outside.

Mittel Tengshan wore a smile, but a barely perceptible hint of heartache lingered in his eyes. He stepped forward and cautiously asked, "Elder Hai, what kind of medicinal herbs did you take this time? Ya Fei and I need to record the losses."

Hai Bodong took a new lollipop from his pocket, didn't even bother to unwrap it, and just popped it into his mouth. Then, nonchalantly, he waved his hand and said, "What's there to register? I'm taking them all!"

"Huh?! What?!" Mittel Tengshan's smile froze instantly.

When he came to his senses, his face turned deathly pale, and he abruptly turned and rushed into the warehouse.

A few seconds later, a piercing wail echoed from the depths of the warehouse, "My medicinal herbs--!!!"

Immediately afterward, Mittel Tengshan rushed out, his knees buckling, and he collapsed to the ground, clutching Hai Bodong's short legs. Tears and snot streamed down his face as he cried, "Elder Hai! That's... that's the Mittel Family's treasured collection, the culmination of hundreds of years of hard work! You... you can't be so wasteful!"

"How disgusting! Let go of me!" Hai Bodong tried to pull his leg away in disgust, but Teng Shan was holding him too tightly, and he couldn't break free for a moment.

Ya Fei frowned slightly, stepped forward, and said with a hint of difficulty in her voice, "Elder Hai, there are some medicinal herbs in the storeroom that are already listed in tomorrow's auction catalog—"

"Oh? The items for tomorrow's auction?" Hai Bodong tilted his head and waved his hand dismissively. "Then we won't sell them!"

"But the auction catalog has already been sent out—" Ya Fei rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. After hesitating for a moment, she finally replied helplessly, "—Alright, Ya Fei will go and prepare a new auction catalog."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao took out an auction catalog and quickly flipped through it.

A moment later, he lightly tapped his Storage Ring, and several medicinal herbs emitting unique energy fluctuations were precisely taken out; they were the rare items marked on the register for tomorrow's auction.

"Miss Ya Fei, these are the items to be auctioned tomorrow." He handed the medicinal herbs back to Ya Fei.

Then, he looked at Mittel Tengshan, who was still clinging to Hai Bodong's leg and wailing, and comforted him, "Clan Chief Teng Shan, there's no need to be too sad. Later, I will have some items auctioned off by Mittel Auction House. The proceeds should be enough to make up for today's losses in the medicinal herb warehouse."

When Huo Yuhao returned to the lakeside with the medicinal herbs, Xiao Yi Xian had already emerged from the lake and dried her clothes with her Dou Qi.

She was sitting by the lake calming herself down, and the blush on her face had faded considerably.

The two exchanged a smile, needing no further words. Xiao Yi Xian immediately sat cross-legged in front of the medicine cauldron, Huo Yuhao pressed himself close to her once more.

Just as they were focused and ready to attempt to refine Sixth-Grade Pill, boom!!!

Another earth-shattering roar!

A beam of light, even more refined and powerful than when Gu He refined it at dusk, shot into the sky once again from the direction of the Alchemist Guild! The dazzling light instantly illuminated half of the capital's night sky, announcing the birth of yet another Sixth-Grade Pill!

Xiao Yi Xian and Huo Yuhao paused at the same time, looking up at the source of the dazzling pillar of light.

Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but sigh, "Senior Gu He's alchemy skills are indeed superior. I'm afraid Xiao Yan alone couldn't withstand this pressure."

Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a smile. He tightened his grip on Xiao Yi Xian's shoulder slightly. "Then let's challenge Senior Gu He together!"

The Alchemist Guild's spacious plaza was now enveloped in a frenzied atmosphere.

"It's done! It's done again!"

"Grandmaster Gu He is mighty!"

"The Empire's Number One Alchemist, truly deserving of the title!"

Looking at the gradually dissipating brilliant halo above the ancient medicine cauldron in the center of the square, and the Sixth-Grade Pill in Gu He's hand that still retained warmth and Pill Pattern were clearly visible.

The group of alchemists gathered at the edge of the square could no longer contain their excitement and burst into a barrage of compliments.

However, within half an hour, he successfully refined Sixth-Grade Pill twice in a row. This skill was enough to impress everyone present!

Even Fama and Jia Xingtian, two seasoned veterans, couldn't hide their amazement.

Fama was secretly shocked. "The quality of this Jade Marrow Pill is even purer than the Dou Ling Pill from before! This kid Gu He —he's actually approaching the level of Seventh Grade alchemist!"

Jia Xingtian clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Haha! Excellent! Grandmaster Gu He's skill is divine! That guy over there should admit defeat by now, shouldn't he?"