The blazing sun hung high overhead, and the boundless desert resembled a furnace, radiating its fiery passion. Against the azure sky, a lone figure sped forward.
"Brother Jia Lie, where are we going?" Qing Lin, cradled in Jia Lie Jun's arms, asked in a clear voice.
"I'm planning to head to a nearby city and take the alchemist examination," Jia Lie Jun immediately replied. By now, he could already refine third-grade medicinal pills on his own, with an extremely high success rate. He simply had never taken the Alchemist Guild's examinations before.
This time, Jia Lie Jun intended to pass the examinations for the first three grades of alchemist in one go. After all, to join the Dan Pagoda, he first had to become an alchemist. Besides, being an alchemist came with countless benefits. Wasn't Gu He able to summon a Dou Emperor solely by virtue of being a Sixth-grade Alchemist?
"Hm, it's him." Jia Lie Jun happened to glance down, and a figure entered his sight. The man wore a green robe and carried an enormous ruler on his back as he trudged laboriously through the desert. It was none other than Xiao Yan.
"For now, the Remnant Map of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame can remain with you." Jia Lie Jun's gaze turned cold, killing intent spreading from him. He had previously considered forcibly snatching the Remnant Map of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame from Hai Bo Dong, but he had abandoned the idea because he lacked the strength. Even if most of Hai Bo Dong's power had been sealed and he could only display the strength of a Dou Ling, he was still not someone Jia Lie Jun could handle. Moreover, in this desert, he could not easily expose the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, or he might