Elder Liu stared at the jade box Xiao Yan had opened. Inside lay a strange, withered branch, blood-red from end to end and twisted like a winding python. He could not help swallowing.
He knew perfectly well that trading a Sixth-tier Magic Core or Beast Flame for a Battle Spirit Pill was nearly impossible unless he found some fool willing to be fleeced.
Sixth-Rank Alchemists were rare to begin with, and refining a pill was never guaranteed to succeed. A single pill often cost several sets of ingredients—far more than one Sixth-tier Magic Core.
Before Old Man Huo could recover or Elder Hao could react, Elder Liu's Storage Ring flashed. A vivid blue crystal the size of a fist appeared in his hand. He stroked it with obvious reluctance, then thrust it into Xiao Yan's hand. "Take it, take it. Meeting a little fellow like you, I might as well take my loss all the way to the bottom."
"Then thank you, Elder Liu." Xiao Yan smiled faintly, quickly put the Magic Core into his Storage Ring, and handed Elder Liu the jade box.
Knowing Elder Liu must be eager to use what he had obtained to make his breakthrough, Xiao Yan did not linger. After exchanging a glance with Elder Hao, he left the room with Old Man Huo.
Old Man Huo heaved a long sigh. "Ah, such a fine Century-Old Blood Python Branch, and you let Old Liu have it for that price."
"There was no helping it. With medicinal ingredients, I might get lucky and come across them. But I can't kill a Sixth Tier Magical Beast right now," Xiao Yan said helplessly.
As his strength approached the Dou Wang level, he had already begun planning for after his breakthrough. He had used the Palm-Heaven Bottle to