As the Blue Heart Pill, still carrying a trace of warmth, rolled across her flawless palm, longing rippled through Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes. This rich medicinal fragrance was something she had always yearned for and pursued in the past. Unfortunately, all she had ultimately smelled was the stench of poison.
Pulling herself from her reverie, Xiao Yi Xian asked curiously, "I really couldn't tell. You, a perverted wolf who only knows how to take advantage of people, are actually an alchemist.
"Perverted wolf, this pill is so pretty. What's it called?"
Mu Chen stood and stretched his stiff limbs. Over the past ten days, he had indeed taken quite a few liberties with Xiao Yi Xian. Feeling somewhat guilty, he did not refute the title she had given him and casually said, "Blue Heart Pill. A low-tier Fourth-Grade Pill. After taking it, anyone below the Dou Wang realm can quickly recover thirty percent of their expended Dou Qi."
Xiao Yi Xian immediately cried out in shock at the words "Fourth Grade." Even though she had grown up in Qing Mountain Town, she understood just how exorbitantly valuable Fourth-Grade Pills were.
Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's cherry lips form a perfect O, Mu Chen's heart stirred, and an evil thought arose deep within him. But before it could take root, he ruthlessly crushed it.
"The Blue Heart Pill is indeed quite precious. To a certain extent, it has the potential to change the course of a battle.
"However, its limitations are also obvious, which greatly lowers its value.
"This one has perfect pill patterns and can be considered a high-quality product. It should be worth around a hundred thousand gold coins. Compared with other Fourth-Grade Pills of the same tier, it's rather cheap."
Mu Chen spoke calmly. Ordinary Fourth-Grade Pills like the Blue Heart Pill and Spirit Accumulation Powder were not particularly valuable. Though they had entered the Fourth Grade, they were only low-tier. Quite a few top-tier Third-Grade alchemists had a fair chance of refining them as well.
"Hey, perverted wolf, what's with that expression? That's a hundred thousand gold coins! That's equivalent to Wanyao Pavilion's income for two years!"
Xiao Yi Xian counted on her fingers. A single pill like this was enough to support an ordinary family for several centuries.
Yet compared with the pill's value, what shocked Xiao Yi Xian even more was Mu Chen's age. He was clearly less than a year older than her, yet not only had his cultivation reached the Dou Master realm, even his alchemy had reached the Fourth Grade. Those so-called geniuses renowned throughout the Jia Ma Empire were not even worthy of carrying shoes for this lecher.
Mu Chen scratched his head. He had to admit that he had been a little too smug just now. Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's eyes sparkling brightly, he smiled. "If you like this pill, then I'll give it to you. Come to think of it, I haven't really given you any gifts before."
Xiao Yi Xian's eyes curved into crescent moons. She gave a soft snort, took out a jade bottle and stored the Blue Heart Pill inside, then waved it in her hand happily. "Perverted wolf, you've got a bit of a conscience after all. I really like this gift."
"Have you packed everything away?" After putting away the medicinal cauldron, Mu Chen pointed outside. Today was the day they had agreed to leave.
"Mm." Xiao Yi Xian nodded lightly, saying with some regret, "It's a pity the Storage Rings are all full. There are still many aged medicinal herbs in the valley that we can't take with us."
Mu Chen secretly laughed at that. On the other side of the valley, he had nearly stripped bare all the herbs used to refine Third-Grade Pills and above! The herbs he had harvested alone were worth nearly a thousand points.
"Don't regret it. It's not as if we're never coming back. Come on, wander the world with me."
Within the valley shrouded in white mist, a strange flute melody rang out. Not long afterward, an eagle's cry came from within the mist, and a massive blue eagle broke through the dense fog and descended into the valley.
Mu Chen reached out and pulled her close. Xiao Yi Xian gave a coquettish rebuke, but she no longer resisted as strongly as before. Over the past ten days, he had already taken even greater liberties...
Looking at the dense white mist below, Mu Chen thought that if one did not already know what lay beneath it, no one would imagine that the valley was carpeted with medicinal herbs. This was a perfectly natural means of concealment.
The Blue Eagle slowly descended outside an unnamed small town. After a brief moment of thought, Mu Chen took out several Third-Grade Pills he had refined in his spare time and fed them to the Blue Eagle. Then he and Xiao Yi Xian watched it soar into the sky and return to the vast Magic Beast Mountains.
Detected that the host has left Novice Town. Time-limited mission activated: Seize the Green Lotus Core Flame. One month remains until the mission begins! Mission reward: three Purple Wheel lottery tickets, one perfect-quality Spirit Fusion Pill.
Mu Chen furrowed his brow. He had expected the system to issue a mission once he left Qing Mountain Town, but he had not expected it to task him with seizing the Green Lotus Core Flame.
To seize it meant to steal it! And the Green Lotus Core Flame naturally lay in the boundless Tagor Desert east of the Jia Ma Empire.
Whose Green Lotus Core Flame was he supposed to steal? A hazy, seductive figure appeared in Mu Chen's mind.
Mu Chen had not expected to face Queen Medusa so soon. That woman was incomparably beautiful and seductive, enough to enchant all living beings! But she was also someone who killed without batting an eye. Her fearsome reputation was certainly no less famous than her beauty.
Mu Chen's original plan had been to wait until Gu He and his group entered the Snake-People Tribe. When Queen Medusa used the Green Lotus Core Flame to evolve, he would sneak into the Snake-People Temple and seize the Green Lotus Core Flame.
Honestly, Mu Chen did not dare gamble his life on Queen Medusa's temperament. He had originally planned not to provoke her while he was still weak, but now the system had forced his hand completely.
Damn it, if I steal that woman's Heavenly Flame, Queen Medusa will fight me to the death. She's a peak Dou Emperor, and her methods are ruthless.
No, according to the plot, Queen Medusa was seriously injured by the Heavenly Flame's backlash when she forcibly absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame! In that case, it isn't impossible to take the Heavenly Flame from her.
The only thing Mu Chen was unsure about was how much strength the seriously injured Queen Medusa would have left.
At her peak, Queen Medusa was a peak Nine-Star Battle Emperor. Ordinary Dou Emperor experts could barely make a ripple in her hands, such as the number one "angel investor" in Battle Through the Heavens, the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.
That old man had been struck by Queen Medusa's sealing technique twenty years ago and was still languishing in Desert City.
Falling to the Dou Wang realm? That's unrealistic. Even seriously injured, Queen Medusa could still forcibly bring the Green Lotus Core Flame back to the Snake-People Temple. By that estimate, she should retain at least Dou Emperor-level strength even while badly injured.
Conservatively speaking, she should be a Mid-Rank Battle Emperor. Otherwise, if her injuries were too severe, she couldn't possibly recover to the peak of Nine-Star Battle Emperor in such a short time, then forcibly use the Heavenly Flame to evolve herself.
Mu Chen rubbed his temples lightly, feeling an intense headache. The system clearly had no intention of letting him keep a low profile.
I have no choice but to use the Battle Emperor Power Card. But I need to roll at least a Mid-Rank Battle Emperor for this mission to have any chance of success.
Rolling a Nine-Star Battle Emperor? Mu Chen would rather believe a meteor would fall from the sky the next second than believe he could have such luck.
As for abandoning the mission, that was impossible...
Mu Chen grabbed a handful of his hair and took a deep breath, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Forget it. I'll gamble on it. I don't necessarily have to defeat Queen Medusa. As long as I get the Heavenly Flame, the mission will be complete. With a perfect-quality Spirit Fusion Pill, things shouldn't go too badly.
Of course, that's assuming I can successfully seize the Green Lotus Core Flame.
It'll be troublesome, but other than the Battle Emperor Power Card, I still have other trump cards! I'll take it one step at a time.
"Where are we going?" Xiao Yi Xian asked. Wandering the world sounded romantic, but they still needed a destination.
"Our first stop is the Tagor Desert. There's a Heavenly Flame there."
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