Sent Flying by Liu Xu's Elbow

Qin Yu raised the back of his hand and rubbed the slap mark on his face, then casually pointed to the medicine cauldron on the table:

"Yeah, it's my first time, I'm still a bit rusty."

Xiao Yi Xian walked to the stone table, picked up a bit of dregs of medicine, brought it to her nose, and smelled it. Her brow twitched slightly.

"Blood-Coagulating Grass, Vitality Fruit... these are all medicinal herbs for stopping bleeding and healing wounds."

Her pharmacological knowledge was excellent; she could identify most of the medicinal herbs Qin Yu had just used simply by smell.

"Hmm, a first-grade medicine... it can only be considered a medicinal liquid. I thought I'd try something simpler first."

Qin Yu scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"It still burned."

The Xiao Yi Xian's focus was clearly not on whether the burnt food was burnt or not.

She brushed the dregs of medicine off her fingertips, then looked into Qin Yu's eyes and launched into a barrage of questions:

"How did you suddenly learn how to concoct medicine? Where did this cauldron come from? And the fire in your hand..."

Qin Yu had only heard Xiao Yi Xian talk about her experiences in the desert before, and hadn't had a chance to tell her the details yet.

So he put away the Green Lotus Core Flame in his hand, moved the Heaven-Suppressing Heaven Suppressing Cauldron to the side, and gestured for Xiao Yi Xian to sit down.

"Let me show you this first."

Qin Yu turned the medicine cauldron over and pointed to the ancient runes around the bottom:

"The original owner of this medicine cauldron left behind a copy of Alchemist's legacy. After I used my Heavenly Flames to break the seal, I received this legacy."

As he spoke, he opened his palm again, and the flames of the Green Lotus Core Flame danced in his palm:

"This is the Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking."

Finally, Qin Yu patted the body of the Heaven Suppressing Cauldron, producing two crisp sounds:

"This cauldron is called the Heaven Suppressing Cauldron. It was... stolen from the Chu Yun Empire."

The Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed several times. After a long silence, she finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"... What exactly have you been doing all this time?"

Qin Yu shared his experiences over this period with Xiao Yi Xian, who sometimes frowned and sometimes looked surprised as she listened.

When she heard that Medusa had forcibly evolved with the help of Qin Yu's Heavenly Flames, her tone became noticeably tense:

"So, Queen Medusa is currently evolving?"

"Um."

Qin Yu nodded.

The amount of information was overwhelming. Xiao Yi Xian sat there for a while, digesting it all, and didn't even have the energy to be surprised anymore.

Why did Qin Yu's experiences seem so surreal to her?

This is a normal person... Oh right, Qin Yu is no normal person at all.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, Xiao Yi Xian grabbed Qin Yu's sleeve and said:

"Shouldn't we leave here right now?"

"We need to leave as soon as possible, but before we go, I need to pick up one more thing."

Qin Yu briefly explained the matter of the incomplete map, only saying that a senior had a very important incomplete map in Desert City, and that he would leave immediately once he obtained the map.

"Then... when you're making medicine, can I watch you from the side?"

"Sure."

Qin Yu agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Yi Xian's understanding and passion for pharmacology are no less than that of any Alchemist.

Then, just as Qin Yu was about to continue refining the medicine, he suddenly turned to Xiao Yi Xian and began to tell her about something else:

"By the way, do you know that there exists a Heavenly Flames in this world called Netherworld Poison Flame?"

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head blankly; she had never heard of this name before.

"Netherworld Poison Flame, ranked twentieth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. The flame itself is highly poisonous, and ordinary people will die instantly upon contact. However, for your Woeful Poison Body, it may be an opportunity."

"If you can find the Netherworld Poison Flame, perhaps one day you can use it to control the Poison Dou Qi within your body, and even use it to refine medicine."

After hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian was filled with countless fantasies about the future. She had never imagined that such a strange thing as Netherworld Poison Flame existed in this world.

In the latter half of the night, Qin Yu continued refining medicine, while Xiao Yi Xian moved a small stool and sat quietly beside him, watching.

Having learned from his previous experience of being slapped awake, Qin Yu calmed down this time and devoted himself wholeheartedly to alchemy.

He refined three batches of Blood-Coagulating Powder in one go, and all three batches were successful, with each batch being of better quality than the last.

In just one night, Qin Yu was able to refine 100% of the first-grade pills, and even managed to refine a few second-grade pills.

Xiao Yi Xian was right beside them, watching the piles of medicinal powder gradually condense into a stable finished product in the Heavenly Flames, her eyes overflowing with envy.

As dawn broke, Qin Yu put away the medicine cauldron, stood up, and dusted off his robe.

"Go back inside and rest for a while, I'm going out for a bit."

The morning in Desert City was very quiet. Qin Yu walked along the main street for a while, turned the corner he remembered from yesterday, and found Hai Bo Dong's Ancient Map Shop.

This time, he pushed open the door and went inside.

The shop was even more deserted inside than it appeared from the outside, and the air was filled with the musty smell of old paper.

Behind the counter, an elderly man with gray hair and beard was drawing a map in his hand. Qin Yu pushed the door open and walked in, but the man didn't even look up.

Qin Yu wasn't in a hurry. He scanned the store and quickly locked his gaze onto a shelf in the corner.

Several dusty maps hung there, one of which, made of animal hide, faintly emitted a strong energy fluctuation from its inner layer.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map is hidden in the interlayer of that map.

He pretended to be strolling around, walked over, and took the map along with the tattered map from the hidden compartment.

"That picture is not for sale."

Just as Qin Yu took down the map, a hoarse and cold voice came from behind the counter.

Hai Bo Dong stopped writing, and finally raised his cloudy eyes, his gaze falling on the map in Qin Yu's hand.

"Why put it out there if you're not selling it?"

Qin Yu glanced at him but did not put the map down.

Hai Bo Dong slowly put down his pen, and a cold aura emanated from him. The fluctuations of his Peak Dou Master Dou Qi caused the map in the room to fly around in all directions.

Although this old fellow's cultivation level had fallen from Dou Emperor to Dou Ling, his many years of experience as a powerful figure still made his aura terrifying.

"Over the years, you're not the first person to try and grope someone in this shop."

Hai Bo Dong stood up, twisted his neck, and a cold glint flashed in his cloudy eyes.

"Put the map down and walk out yourself."

Qin Yu smiled, and with a slight lift of his right hand, a bluish-white flame suddenly rose in his palm.

At the same time, Qin Yu's own Dou Qi also erupted, and the scorching air wave instantly swept away all the cold air in the room.

"This young man... damn it."

Instead of getting angry at being bluntly rebuffed, Hai Bo Dong fixed his gaze on the flames in Qin Yu's hand.

Heavenly Flames.

It's definitely Heavenly Flames!

"Senior, shall we talk?"

Qin Yu casually pulled up a chair and sat down. Upon hearing this, Hai Bo Dong narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not reply. Instead, he sat back down in his own chair.

Let's talk.

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