"Little Yanzi, since you intend to set your sights on the fallen heart flame, you must make every preparation, just as you did before devouring the green lotus core flame."
Yao Lao smiled. "When you devoured the green lotus core flame, the Blood Lotus Pill's protection greatly increased your chances of success. But the fallen heart flame ranks fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, far stronger than the nineteenth-ranked green lotus core flame. This time, your preparations must be even more thorough."
"Yes!"
At Yao Lao's reminder, Xiao Yan nodded firmly. Without the Blood Lotus Pill's help the last time he devoured the green lotus core flame, whether he could have succeeded was still an open question.
"Teacher, what do we need to prepare this time?"
Xiao Yan asked.
"A sixth-grade pill, the Earth Spirit Pill... As for the ingredients, there aren't many. Only four: earth core fire ganoderma, Dragon Whisker Ice-Fire Fruit, green wood immortal vine, and... one Sixth-Tier Water-Attribute Magic Core!"
"That many ingredients?"
Hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan froze for a moment. He had not brought much money on this trip, and buying so many fine things would clearly be difficult.
"What are you afraid of? This is the Black-Corner Region. If you can't afford them, there are other ways to get your hands on them-as long as you can find them!" Yao Lao reminded him.
"True!"
"Then let's check a medicinal herb shop first!"
With that realization, Xiao Yan headed to a herb shop called the Thousand Herb Workshop.
In the shop, Xiao Yan found several supplementary ingredients, but not a single one of the main ingredients was anywhere to be seen.
"Teacher, I remember there's an auction in this city tomorrow. Perhaps we could take a look there!" Xiao Yan suddenly recalled.
"That will