The Myriad Medicine Pavilion!
Xiao Tian had not expected to end up coming here after all.
He did not see Xiao Yi Xian, though. Presumably, at this point, she had yet to blossom into an unparalleled beauty.
After purchasing some spiritual materials as Yao Lao had requested, Xiao Tian left and found a nearby inn.
After setting up a simple formation in the inn to block scents, sounds, and disturbances, Xiao Tian prepared insect-repelling sachets, Bone-Dissolving Powder, and Heart-Clearing Detoxification Pills under Yao Lao's guidance.
Night fell, and waves of roars and howls came from the Magical Beast Mountain Range!
Qingshan Town's night scenery was quite lovely. Moreover, because of the meteorite from beyond the heavens, the sky deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range was dyed a brilliant red, as though the sun were just rising, with vast stretches of sunset clouds looking as if they had been set ablaze!
"Kid, even I can't guarantee that I can help you obtain the Heavenly Flame there. Heavenly Flames are extremely precious resources to countless alchemists and even major powers! The Jia Ma Empire and even other empires will come scrambling madly for it! So our main purpose this time is to give you experience and broaden your horizons."
Xiao Tian nodded. "Yao Lao, I understand. There are plenty of Heavenly Flames out there. I'm only nine. I'm in no hurry."
Yao Lao was deeply gratified.
"Kid, you practice a unique staff technique, but once you lose that staff, your fighting strength will be limited. When we enter the mountains tomorrow, I'll teach you a set of Eight Extremes Collapse. Study it first."
After receiving the memory inheritance, Xiao Tian could not help clicking his tongue.
Eight Extremes Collapse! A High Xuan Class Dou Technique!
A close-range offensive Dou Technique! Tremendous attack power! When cultivated to full mastery, any casual strike contained eight layers of force! With all eight stacked together, its might rivaled an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique!
Xiao Tian remembered that Eight Extremes Collapse also had hidden force. That hidden force did not harm the skin or flesh, but injured the internal organs instead. It was the most terrifying part!
With the soundproofing formation in place, Xiao Tian practiced his punches in the room. When dawn came and Xiao Tian left, an inn employee came in to clean and was stunned!
The entire room looked as though thieves had swept it clean! All the furniture and everything else were gone!
But when the employee stepped onto the floor with his left foot, he discovered a thick layer of powder covering it!
"I think I smell gold coins!"
The employee went over to one spot and swept aside what appeared to be furniture dust with his left foot, revealing a great many gold coins! A full ten thousand! He could not help staring, dumbstruck!
"Huh! There's a note, too!"
After reading it, the employee did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Dear innkeeper, I'm truly sorry! I suffer from a very serious sleepwalking condition! While sleepwalking, I unleashed my divine might and gave your inn's furniture a thorough thrashing. My deepest apologies! Please accept these ten thousand gold coins as compensation! If that isn't enough, I'm sorry, but please come to Wutan City, and the Jia Lie Clan will reimburse you! Written by Jia Lie Quan!"
"The Jia Lie Clan of Wutan City, huh? I do have some impression of them. Truly worthy of a clan scion-so rich! A hundred gold coins would have been enough for that furniture."
"The Jia Lie Clan really is full of great philanthropists."
Just then, a lavishly dressed middle-aged man arrived. Looking at the employee, he asked, "What happened here? Where's the furniture inside?"
"Ah! Honored guest, I'm terribly sorry. The previous guest destroyed the furniture here. We'll replace it as soon as possible!"
"What!" Liu He said, his face darkening. "Do you know who destroyed it?"
After reading the note, Liu He's eyes blazed with fury, and he said through gritted teeth, "Well, well, the Jia Lie Clan of Wutan City! You dared to pocket my Blood Essence Stone! I'll make your Jia Lie Clan pay!"
Having left Qingshan Town and entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan toyed with a piece of jade as he traveled, its entire surface a vivid, bloodlike red.