"Brother."
Zhou Yang hurriedly stopped the stall owner.
"I'm not selling anything today. Come back next time." The stall owner waved his hand, seemingly a little anxious.
"I want to know about Field Mouse," Zhou Yang said.
The two immediately stopped and looked at Zhou Yang with an unfriendly expression. "Kid, are you new here?"
"Yes, I'm new here."
"Then why are you asking about him?" the stall owner said coldly.
"I'm from Xiaolin Village," Zhou Yang said in a low voice.
"Xiaolin Village!"
The two were shocked. After a while, the stall owner said, "You said you're from Xiaolin Village. Do you have any proof?"
"I know Field Mouse's name is Field Baby."
"He's really from Xiaolin Village."
The stall owner was stunned. He grabbed Zhou Yang and left the free cave.
Arriving at a corner of the garbage mountain, the stall owner looked around. After making sure there was no one around, he cupped his hands at Zhou Yang and said, "I'm Xiang Yuanjiu. This is my brother, Song Qingzhou. May I know your name?"
"Liu Xing!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
Liu Xing …
Both of them were stunned. Then, they laughed.
"I didn't expect you to be the Liu Xing that everyone is talking about," Xiang Yuanjiu said with a smile.
"Brother, I had some doubts about you, but now it seems that you really are from Xiaolin Village," Song Qingzhou said with a smile as well.
"Why do you say that?" Zhou Yang was a little puzzled.
Song Qingzhou sighed. A look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes. "Back then, Brother Field Mouse was just as disdainful of the Wild Sword Cave as you were. He killed the cave master of a small cave as soon as he arrived and became famous on Dragon Tail Mountain."
"I see. What happened after that?" Zhou Yang was somewhat impressed by Field Mouse.
It was rare for a child from a poor family to have such boldness and insight.
"Then … sigh …" There was some sadness in Xiang Yuanjiu's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by anger. "Back then, because Brother Shu offended the Wild Sword Cavern, he was constantly being hunted down by them. Strangely enough, Brother Shu's cultivation actually improved rapidly during the month he was hunted down. In the end, he even reached the Mercury realm, but …"
"But later, Wild Sword Cave's Grand Master, Wild Sword, made his move. Brother Shu met him at the trash mountain, and the two of them fought. Then, Brother Shu disappeared. We thought that Brother Shu was dead, but we never found his body. Later, we paid a Dragon Gate Gang disciple to investigate Brother Shu's whereabouts. Only then did we know that Brother Shu was not dead," Song Qingzhou said with a sigh.
"Where is he now?" Zhou Yang asked anxiously.
"That's right, Qingzhou. Tell us," Xiang Yuanjiu said urgently.
Song Qingzhou frowned and said after a while, "This is bad news. Brother Shu seems to be locked in the Berserk Sword Cave."
Berserker Sword Hole!
Xiang Yuanjiu also frowned.
"Why did they lock up the vole?" Zhou Yang was very puzzled. Given the Berserk Sword Hole's style, it was impossible for the vole to survive until now after being defeated. Unless … unless they wanted to learn something from the vole.
"My guess is that they want to know the secret of Brother Shu, the secret of him breaking through to the Mercury Realm in one month," Song Qingzhou said.
"As expected. However, it looks like Brother Shu did not say anything. Otherwise, he would be dead," Zhou Yang said after taking a deep breath.
"That's right. After Brother Shu disappeared, we used the Appearance Changing Pill to change our appearances and secretly investigate the secret of Brother Shu. However, until now, we have not found anything."
"I think the reason why Brother Shu did not tell us is to protect us."
Zhou Yang nodded. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then, do you have any plans?"
Xiang Yuanjiu frowned and said, "If we want to rescue Brother Shu from the Berserk Sword Hole, the only way is to pay a Dragon Gate Gang disciple. Only they have the ability to rescue Brother Shu. However, that will require a lot of top-grade Star Jades."
"How much?" Zhou Yang asked.
"At least 200. However, we have 100 top-grade Star Jades now, so we are still short of 100." Xiang Yuanjiu looked at Zhou Yang with some anticipation. It seemed like he hoped that Zhou Yang would take out the remaining 100.
"I also do not have any more top-grade Star Jades, but I have a way to get them in a short time."
"What way?" the two of them asked happily.
"Quenching Flame Pill. As long as we have enough materials, I can refine Quenching Flame Pills in exchange for top-grade Star Jades."
Although he did not approve of Xiang Yuanjiu's method of hiring people, he had no other choice but to help raise the money.
Xiang Yuanjiu hesitated for a while before saying, "I still have 30 sets of materials. However …"
Zhou Yang knew that Xiang Yuanjiu was still suspicious of him. After all, this was the first time they had met. It was impossible for Xiang Yuanjiu to give him all 30 sets of materials.
"Big Brother Xiang, what are you hesitating for? 30 sets of materials can only be sold for 30 top-grade Star Jades. However, if Brother Liu Xing refines them into medicinal pills, he can sell them for 90 top-grade Star Jades. This is the best solution," Song Qingzhou said anxiously.
"Alright. Brother, since you dared to cripple Hu Hong, I will give you these materials."
Xiang Yuanjiu gritted his teeth and took out a bag of materials from his storage ring.
"Give me seven days. After seven days, I will hand over 100 top-grade Star Jades to you," Zhou Yang said as he received the materials.
"Seven days … Brother Liu Xing, what level of Alchemy Master are you? You can refine 30 medicinal pills in seven days?" Xiang Yuanjiu asked in surprise.
"If I tell you that I am just a low-level Alchemy Master, will you believe me?" Zhou Yang smiled.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Their faces clearly showed that they did not believe him.
Zhou Yang did not say much. In fact, he was indeed just a low-level Alchemy Master.
The three of them discussed for a while more before agreeing to meet here again seven days later.
After returning, Zhou Yang started to refine medicinal pills.
This was his first time refining a Grade 2 medicinal pill. However, he already knew the Quenching Flame Pill like the back of his hand before this. In addition, the difficulty of refining the Quenching Flame Pill itself was not high.
Even so, he still failed on his first attempt.
After summarizing his failure, he started the second and third attempt. On the fourth attempt, he successfully produced the pill.
"From now on, I am also considered a mid-level Alchemy Master."
Being able to refine Grade 2 medicinal pills meant that one could be considered a mid-level Alchemy Master.
In the following period of time, he did not stop for even a moment and consecutively refined four One-Stripe Quenching Flame Pills.
"Refining like this is too slow. I only managed to refine four pills in eight hours. Moreover, my mental energy is almost depleted. I reckon that I can only refine one more pill at most …"
Zhou Yang frowned. Four pills in eight hours was an average of two hours for one pill. Moreover, he had to meditate and rest for 20 hours every time he refined five pills. At this rate, he could only refine five pills a day.
Although seven days was enough for him to finish refining the materials, he was still not satisfied with this speed.
"I have to find a faster method."
To do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools. Zhou Yang decisively gave up on refining. Instead, he used his unlimited Star Souls to carefully study the Quenching Flame Pill. Moreover, during this process, he was also thinking about the possibility of multitasking.
His mental energy had already reached the ninth level and he could multitask. If he could multitask while refining the Quenching Flame Pill, he would be able to refine two pills at the same time.
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