After Hai Bodong joined them, Xiao Yan also had him return to the Mittel Family for a visit.
After all, he had disappeared for over twenty years, and the Mittel Family's circumstances were far from good.
His sudden appearance would deter many forces secretly coveting the Mittel Family's vast wealth.
Hai Bodong had already intended to do so, but since he had been away from his family for so long, he planned to stay a while longer. He simply arranged to meet Xiao Yan again in the Black-Corner Region.
After Hai Bodong left, peace returned to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
Once Yun Yun returned and the Xiao Clan sent people to take over the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, they could set out for the Black-Corner Region.
During this time, Xiao Yan did not sit idle either.
The Storage Rings belonging to Yun Yun and the others contained three Fourth-Tier Magic Cores alone, as well as two fifth-tier magic cores.
Xiao Yan used the Fourth-Tier Magic Cores to refine two Fifth-Grade Energy-Gathering Pills.
Unfortunately, Stone Desert City could not supply all the medicinal ingredients needed for sixth-grade Energy-Gathering Pills, so Xiao Yan could only revisit the matter after reaching the Black-Corner Region.
Meanwhile, when Gu He learned what the Energy-Gathering Pill could do, he was utterly astonished.
Most pills used to break through cultivation realms had limitations of their own.
Taking too many would lead to resistance, rendering them ineffective.
Why was the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill so precious?
Precisely because one could take two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills in succession before developing resistance.
Yet Energy-Gathering Pills could actually be taken without limit, with no need to worry about resistance at all.
That meant that with enough Energy-Gathering Pills, even a pig could reach the peak Dou Emperor realm.
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