The moment Shi Hao heard there was such a miraculous place, he eagerly declared that he had to go see it!
Shi Hao said to Jun Moxiao and the others, "Let's go explore the Medicine Capital together!"
"You want to gather ingredients to refine pills, right? All right! Our senior sisters should come too, along with Qingyi and Yun Xi. Nine-Heads and the others can join us as well! I have a feeling we'll find some unexpected rewards in the Medicine Capital. Everyone will have a chance to gain a fortuitous opportunity!"
Of course, Jun Moxiao wanted to meet the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman. He might as well invite everyone along-the more people, the livelier it would be.
The beauties all expressed their desire to broaden their horizons too, though their main aim was to stick with prodigies like Jun Moxiao and Shi Hao and gain great opportunities!
The Fire Emperor warned Jun Moxiao, "You and Hao Tian just gave the Immortal Mountain experts a savage beating. Be careful of their revenge!"
Shi Hao said, "We've already offended them anyway. I found out that my parents are imprisoned by the Qin Clan of the Immortal Mountain, and they've been hunting my grandfather too! Sooner or later, I'll settle the score with them!"
"Hao Tian! Set your sights higher! What's one Immortal Mountain? A great sect without even a Supreme expert is child's play. That Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable Qin Changsheng is at most at the peak of the Escape One Realm. If he dares come down here, we'll wipe him out. Besides, we have the Willow Deity. What the hell is there to fear!"
Everyone was speechless. Jun Moxiao talked far too big, treating an Escape One Realm expert as though he were nothing but trash. But they had no idea this fellow had cheats and assumed he was bragging.
The Witch and Qingyi thought, Our own great sects don't have Supreme experts either. That makes them trash factions too.
Shi Hao was stunned. "The peak of the Escape One Realm? That's almost the Supreme level! I never imagined the Immortal Mountain was so powerful!"
"An Escape One Realm cultivator is still trash. Even a Supreme is only a slightly bigger piece of trash. Until you become an Immortal King, you should be embarrassed to call yourself an expert. Hao Tian! You're a peerless prodigy who opened eleven cave heavens! Set a small goal first: cultivate to the Immortal King level! Then set a big goal: cultivate to the Immortal Emperor level."
Jun Moxiao's bold words left everyone speechless with shock. Becoming an immortal seemed like child's play to him, and he even dared speak of an Immortal Emperor-a rank they had never even heard of.
Jun Moxiao told them, "Stop looking so shocked. People need dreams. What if they come true? Otherwise, how are you any different from a salted fish?"
The War Goddess recovered her wits. "Junior Brother Xiaoxiao, of course you can do it. If trash like us wants to improve, we'll have to stick with you."
Everyone promptly chimed in, "Great one! Carry us to new heights!"
Jun Moxiao said, "All right, let's set out for the Medicine Capital. Senior Fire Emperor, goodbye. Make sure you hide yourself during the Desolate Region Calamity and wait for my good news."
The Nine-Spirit Saint King asked, "Can young friend Xiaoxiao resolve the Desolate Region Calamity? Or will some supreme expert intervene?"
The Fire Emperor said, "Saint King, don't ask. All you need to know is that Xiaoxiao is very mysterious, and the expert behind him has cultivation that reaches the heavens. Let's wait. I'm full of hope for the future."
The Nine-Spirit Saint King said, "I hope so! For my grandson to become friends with a prodigy like him, who knows how many lifetimes of blessings he must have accumulated!"
The Medicine Capital lay within the Fire Kingdom. It contained markets trading all sorts of medicinal herbs, as well as a sect called the Divine Medicine Gate, and, of course, the Divine Medicine Mountain Range.
Jun Moxiao knew that the Desolate Region First Spirit Root was in the Medicine Capital. The Fake Medicine Seller had placed one-sixth of his soul within it, hoping to use it to inscribe the Great Dao and seek an opportunity to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level.
The great sects of the Upper Realm would unleash the Desolate Region Calamity in their search for the Supreme Divine Treasury, and this Sacred Medicine was one of their targets as well. The Medicine Capital would also be a major battlefield. Everyone wanted the Sacred Medicine, yet none of them knew it was an arrangement made by an Immortal King.
Jun Moxiao and his companions arrived at the Medicine Capital. At the dazzling array of medicinal herbs, Shi Hao's eyes lit up, and drool even trickled from the corner of his mouth. "So many precious medicines!"
Jun Moxiao asked Shi Hao, "Hao Tian, do you remember all the formulas for your medicinal baths?"
Shi Hao said, "I do. Grandpa Chief left it to me to find the different herbs myself. I know them all by heart."
Jun Moxiao said, "Then write down the names of the herbs. We'll split into several groups to search. That'll be faster."
Shi Hao followed his suggestion and wrote down the various herbs. Holding several ingredient lists, Jun Moxiao told the others, "Since we're all on the same side now, Hao Tian is gathering ingredients to refine Lesser Nirvana Pills. These pills will be very effective in helping you break through! Remember to keep this secret! Divide yourselves into groups and gather the ingredients separately. We'll meet at the foot of Divine Medicine Gate Mountain. Oh, right! Nine-Heads, one of you needs to take human form. It won't look good if you're all in Fierce Beast form."
The Nine-Headed Lion immediately said, "I'll take human form. As a Nine-Headed Lion, I'm naturally imposing and majestic, and I'm handsome in human form too. If we let that shameless big red bird take human form, he'd definitely be hideous! He'd drag down our whole image."
With that, Nine-Heads immediately took human form. Sure enough, he was rather handsome, with golden hair and golden eyes.
Nine-Heads said smugly, "Take a look. I'm a handsome fellow too."
Big Red trembled with rage. "Nine-Heads! You dare call me ugly? I challenge you to a duel!"
Everyone burst out laughing, and the atmosphere grew lively.
In the end, Jun Moxiao paired up with the Witch, Senior Sister with the War Goddess, Shi Hao with Huo Ling'er, and Qingyi with Yun Xi. Nine-Heads formed a group with the big red bird, the Five-Colored Luan Bird, the Fire Crow, and the member of the Three-Eyed Race. They headed to different places to gather ingredients.
Yun Xi had wanted to go with Shi Hao, but Qingyi pulled her away and advised, "Don't rush!"
Elsewhere, Jun Moxiao asked the Witch, "Feng Jiu, Fairy Qingyi and Yue Chan have completely different personalities, don't they?"
The Witch said, "Yes! One is as cold as an iceberg, and the other is as tender as water! Do you know why? I cultivated primary and secondary bodies before too, but mine had the same personality."
Jun Moxiao said, "This is called relativity. The more someone lacks something, the more they want it. Have you heard the rumor that Fairy Yuechan is a reincarnated True Immortal?"
The Witch said, "I've heard that claim. Could that be affecting her?"
Jun Moxiao said, "It isn't the reincarnation of a True Immortal's soul. It should only be a lingering obsession within a wisp of remnant soul. Yue Chan is merely influenced by that obsession! She wanted to free herself from its influence, so she cultivated primary and secondary bodies."
The Witch said, "So her primary body isn't a reincarnated True Immortal?"
Jun Moxiao said, "No. I once heard that the fairy was a proud person who wouldn't possess someone in that way. Besides, she's already dead. Even her soul is gone, leaving only a lingering obsession within a wisp of remnant soul. She couldn't possibly possess anyone."
The Witch said, "So that's how it is! Xiaoxiao, how do you know all this so clearly?"
Jun Moxiao said, "It's a secret! I'll tell you later! Once we find Fairy Yuechan a master, her problem will be solved!"
The Witch asked, "Does Sister Willow Deity know about these things?"
Jun Moxiao said, "Probably! But Sister Willow Deity can deduce them! After all, she used to have Immortal King cultivation."
Huo Ling'er and Shi Hao gathered spirit herbs from the various medicine stalls. Shi Hao noticed that whenever Huo Ling'er stepped forward to buy them, she could always get a relatively low price. The vendors' spirits lifted the moment they saw this fairy-like beauty. Huo Ling'er also made full use of her looks, offering a few sweet words or acting coquettish and cute, utterly charming the older men and women. Some even gave her spirit herbs for free.
Shi Hao whispered to Huo Ling'er, "Junior Sister, you're really something! You've saved us so much Essence Jade."
Huo Ling'er said proudly, "Of course! With this princess on the job, did you expect anything less?"
Shi Hao said, "It's also because you're pretty, Junior Sister. All the medicine stall owners like you!"
Huo Ling'er snorted. "If this princess is so pretty, why did you go and get involved with those two fairies?"
Shi Hao spread his hands and said helplessly, "What can I do? They're the ones who keep clinging to me."
Huo Ling'er kicked Shi Hao in the backside and scolded, "You womanizing scoundrel! Drop dead!"
Word spread that several breathtaking fairies had arrived in the Medicine Capital and were buying spirit herbs in great quantities. Many people came to find out what was happening, while some lechers simply wanted to see the beauties. Among them were disciples of the Divine Medicine Gate.
The beauties were also adept at using their looks to buy spirit herbs from the stall owners at extremely low prices.
That was the advantage of good looks. It was the same in every world: beauty was justice.
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