Sect-Breaking Pill, Xiao Yan's Place in Yao Lao's Heart

Seeing that Medusa was still hesitating and had not answered at once, Yao Xuan's gaze sharpened, and Yao Lao's voice slowly rang out again:

"Medusa..."

"Why are you still hesitating? If you are unwilling to tell me about the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, you may say so directly. I can grant you and your Snake-People Tribe a swift death!"

Upon hearing this, the killing intent in Yao Xuan's eyes grew even stronger, and the pressure hanging over Medusa and the others intensified by several degrees!

The pressure of a Half-Step Battle Venerable was simply not something Medusa and the other Peak Battle Emperors could withstand!

In merely the span of a breath, the four Snake-People Tribe elders were the first to buckle beneath the pressure Yao Lao had unleashed!

All four turned their gazes toward Medusa and said, "Your Majesty..."

"For the sake of the Snake-People Tribe, we cannot afford to offend this lord!"

After pondering in silence for a moment, Medusa finally made her decision.

The haughty bearing she had displayed upon first appearing was long gone. She lowered herself greatly and respectfully cupped her hands toward Yao Xuan.

"Please calm your anger, Senior..."

"I am willing to tell Senior everything about the Wind Fury Dragon Flame!"

"I only ask that Senior spare my Snake-People Tribe!"

Having said this, Medusa did not hesitate in the slightest. A flash of vivid crimson appeared in her palm.

She then respectfully presented the map of the Wind Fury Dragon Flame to Yao Xuan...

Yao Xuan accepted the map and glanced at it before withdrawing the pressure bearing down on Medusa and the others...

"Medusa, Medusa..."

"Had you chosen to hand over this map earlier, you would not have suffered so much..."

A trace of helplessness flashed through Medusa's heart, but she still said,

"Please do not blame me, Senior..."

"This junior was foolish just now..."

Yao Xuan stored the map in his storage ring and looked toward Medusa as Yao Lao's voice drifted out again.

"You have been searching everywhere for this Heavenly Flame because you wish to use its power to break through to the Dou Zong realm, correct?"

Hearing this, Medusa nodded. "Senior, how did you know...?"

Yao Xuan smiled.

"I can tell you clearly..."

"The method of using a Heavenly Flame to break through to the Dou Zong realm is not suitable for your Snake-People Tribe!"

"You know that the bloodline of your Snake-People Tribe is innately cold and yin, while Heavenly Flames are the most scorching, yang flames born of heaven and earth!"

"The two are inherently in conflict. While the energy of a Heavenly Flame may indeed support your breakthrough to the Dou Zong realm, one slight misstep could leave you dead, your existence extinguished..."

Yao Lao paused, then spoke again through Yao Xuan's body.

"However, I am not an unreasonable man..."

"Since I have taken the map of the Wind Fury Dragon Flame from you, I shall grant you an opportunity as well..."

As Yao Lao's voice fell, he gently raised his hand. A scroll glowing with white light flew before Medusa.

"This contains the ingredients required for a high-grade sixth-tier Sect-Breaking Pill. If you are capable of gathering all the required ingredients..."

"I can refine a Sect-Breaking Pill for you and help you break through to the Dou Zong realm..."

At these words, a spark of light instantly flashed through Medusa's previously desolate eyes. She hurriedly raised her head, accepted the list of medicinal ingredients, and nodded quickly.

"Thank you, Senior!"

Yao Xuan then waved his hand. "I will return here in half a month. If you can gather the ingredients listed above, that will be your opportunity..."

"But if you cannot, then I can only say that you and the Dou Zong realm are fated to miss each other..."

As his words fell, Yao Xuan's figure turned into a streak of white light and vanished from the place in an instant...

Leaving only Medusa and the Snake-People Tribe elders standing there in a daze.

At that moment, the Snake-People Tribe's First Elder slowly rose to his feet. Looking in the direction Yao Xuan had departed, he could not help but sigh in a deep voice.

"When did the Jia Ma Empire produce such a terrifying expert?"

Medusa, however, furrowed her brows slightly and shook her head. "He should not be from the Jia Ma Empire..."

"After all, even Pill King Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire is incapable of refining a Sect-Breaking Pill!"

After saying this, Medusa lowered her head to look at the Sect-Breaking Pill ingredients in her hand, her expression somewhat complicated.

The First Elder beside her, however, revealed a hint of excitement.

"Your Majesty..."

"Although this lord took the map of the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, he is, all things considered, an exceptionally reasonable man..."

"If he truly can refine this Sect-Breaking Pill, it would also be a good thing for our Snake-People Tribe!"

Medusa slowly replied, "I never doubted whether he could refine this Sect-Breaking Pill..."

"But gathering all the ingredients on this list within half a month is likely nothing more than a fool's dream..."

Deep within the desert, Yao Xuan followed the map's guidance and hurried toward the place where the Wind Fury Dragon Flame had appeared...

At that moment, Yao Lao's soul form slowly separated from Yao Xuan's body.

Yao Lao wore a broad smile. "Kid!"

"It seems you truly are the fated cultivator of the Flame Mantra!"

"You came to this desert once and actually encountered both the eighteenth- and nineteenth-ranked Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking: the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and the Green Lotus Core Flame!"

"Do you know that countless people spend their entire lives without ever even catching sight of a Heavenly Flame..."

"But you? If you subdue the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, you will possess three Heavenly Flames at once!"

"Your fortune is truly beyond envy..."

Yao Xuan smiled. "Uncle Chen..."

"I never expected that, aside from the Green Lotus Core Flame, this desert would also hide the Wind Fury Dragon Flame..."

"But Uncle Chen, why did you take the initiative to offer to refine a Sect-Breaking Pill for Medusa?"

Yao Lao stroked his beard upon hearing this. "Kid!"

"You must remember that the reason alchemists are so feared on the Battle Qi Continent is not merely because of their alchemy..."

"What truly earns them fear and respect is that every alchemist has an immeasurable network of connections behind them..."

"My agreement to refine a Sect-Breaking Pill for Medusa was also partly because I wished to win her over..."

"Although the Snake-People Tribe is confined to the Tagor Desert, their strength cannot be underestimated. They also hold a position of great importance within the Jia Ma Empire..."

"That brat Xiao Yan's wish is to lead the Xiao Household back to the imperial capital of Jia Ma. The Snake-People Tribe's strength may one day become a force that helps the Xiao Household gain a foothold in the imperial capital..."

"As for whether Medusa can gather the ingredients for the Sect-Breaking Pill, that depends on fate..."

"After all, in my view, gathering the ingredients for a Sect-Breaking Pill across the Northwest Continent within half a month will still be rather difficult..."

"If she is capable of gathering them, then the Sect-Breaking Pill is what she deserves. Of course, if she cannot, then she can only blame her own lack of ability..."

Yao Xuan nodded upon hearing this...

It seemed Xiao Yan still held some place in Yao Lao's heart. Even with Xiao Yan absent from his side, Yao Lao still kept him in mind...

But at the same time, Yao Xuan could not help but marvel. Yao Lao had painted Medusa one enormous picture!