Within a secret room of the Xiao Clan, two people dressed in embroidered robes were looking at a corpse on the ground. If Xiao Chen was here, he would definitely be shocked. The corpse on the ground was the First Elder of the Zhang Clan, who had died in the Thunder King's cave.
These two people held absolute authority in the Xiao Clan. One of them was the First Elder of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Qiang, and the other was the Xiao Clan Head, Xiao Xiong, who had not shown himself for a long time.
Xiao Xiong squatted down and casually flipped through the corpse on the ground, "When did you find him?"
The corpse had already decomposed for a period of time, and there was a faint corpse smell in the air. Xiao Qiang wrinkled his nose and said, "Ten days ago, when the guards on the mountain were patrolling, they accidentally discovered you. You were in closed-door training, so it was not convenient for me to bring the corpse over."
After pausing for a while, Xiao Qiang continued, "This fellow died from the poison of Poinsettia. After that, I asked Yulan, and it was indeed done by her. She also told me about what happened back then."
Xiao Qiang stood up and listened carefully to Xiao Qiang's narration. When he heard about the mysterious blue-clothed Martial Saint, his expression changed slightly, but it was gone in an instant. After he finished listening, he had a teasing expression on his face as he said, "This old fellow has always been against us. This time, he died in the hands of a Martial Master junior. I wonder how he feels?"
Xiao Qiang smiled embarrassedly and did not reply to Xiao Xiong's words. He said worriedly, "That mysterious Martial Saint suddenly came to Mohe City, are you not worried at all?"
Xiao Xiong's face revealed a bitter smile, "Ever since the Xiao Clan settled down in this small Mohe City, they did not live for another day. The seniors of the Xiao Clan all thought that they had profited, so what's the point of me worrying?"
"These jumping clowns, if they want to do anything to my Xiao Clan, as long as I, Xiao Xiong, still have a breath left in me, even if I turn into ashes, I will take a bite out of them." Xiao Xiong changed the topic and a resolute gaze appeared in his eyes, leaving no room for doubt.
Xiao Qiang naturally understood the meaning behind Xiao Xiong's words. From the first day he became the First Elder, he already knew how strong the enemies of the Xiao Clan were. It was not easy for the Xiao Clan to survive until now. Compared to them, the enemies in front of him were not even worth mentioning.
"According to Yulan's description, this person in blue should have a Rock Martial Spirit. In Qizi County, there is only one Martial Saint with a Rock Martial Spirit, the Third Elder of the Leng Clan of Azure River City."
The Leng Clan was the undisputed top clan of Qizi County. In the past few years, with the support of the Misty Sword Sect, they had expanded their influence very quickly. They had already extended their influence to Black Water City, which was close to Mohe City. It made perfect sense for them to join forces with the Zhang Clan to deal with the Xiao Clan.
Xiao Xiong did not seem to be interested in this news. His expression did not change as he said, "They only want my Xiao Clan's Seven Horn Mountain. The Promise of Ten Years was set by the City Lord of Mohe City. Even if the Leng Clan has the support of the Misty Sword Sect, they would not dare to be forceful. How is the investigation I asked you to do during the day?"
"Second Young Master's Martial Spirit is indeed an extremely demonic purple flame. Furthermore, it is rather tyrannical." Although he had some doubts as to why Xiao Xiong was so concerned about Xiao Chen's Martial Spirit, Xiao Qiang still answered truthfully.
A relaxed expression appeared on Xiao Xiong's face as he said, "Then, did he agree to participate in the Promise of Ten Years?"
Hearing Xiao Xiong ask this question, Xiao Qiang's tense face revealed a relaxed smile as he said, "He agreed. This brat is very crafty, he even extorted a Spirit Weapon from me."
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At this moment, Xiao Chen, who was still in Bao`er's room, naturally did not know that the two people with the most authority in the Xiao Clan were discussing his matters in a certain secret room.
After leaving Bao`er's room, Xiao Chen calmed his emotions and started to refine the Fasting Pill for the second time. With the previous experience, Xiao Chen was even more proficient in refining it.
"Hu!"
Without any mishaps, after two hours, the Fasting Pill was successfully molded. Xiao Chen then placed the pill into the Blue Dragon medicine cauldron. After ten minutes of nourishing, Xiao Chen stopped the Purple Thunder True Fire.
"Ka!"
A Medicinal Pill brimming with luster came out of the other dragon head and fell into the medicine cauldron that Xiao Chen had prepared long ago.
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Xiao Chen revealed a gratified smile. He had finally succeeded in refining the Fasting Pill. However, this was just the beginning. Although the Fasting Pill was miraculous, it did not have any substantial effect on cultivation. It was only used to increase his proficiency in alchemy.
The Essence Nurturing Pill and Qi Returning Pill that he was going to refine next were the pills that he wanted the most.
After consuming the Qi Returning Pill, it could quickly recover the exhausted Spiritual Energy of a cultivator. Its effects were similar to the Essence Returning Pill of the Tianwu Continent. As long as it was a cultivator, there would be situations where their Essence would be exhausted or depleted. If there was a pill that could quickly recover Essence, it would be of great help regardless of whether it was refining alchemy or fighting.
The remaining Essence Nurturing Pill was used to increase the cultivation speed of low-ranked cultivators. This was a necessity for Xiao Chen to quickly advance to the second layer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. In the Tianwu Continent, Alchemists below Grade 5 would not be able to refine such a pill.
If Xiao Chen did not have the Compendium of Cultivation, the formulas and refining methods in it would be different from this world's. With his current cultivation, he would not be able to refine such a pill.
However, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to refine these two pills. Instead, he continued to refine the Fasting Pill. These two pills were of the same grade as the Fasting Pill in the Compendium of Cultivation. However, the difficulty of refining them was much higher. If he tried to refine them rashly, the chances of failure would be very high. Furthermore, Xiao Chen only got Bao`er to buy one set of the ingredients for these two pills. The reason was simple: he did not have money.
That's right, he did not have money. The amount of money that Xiao Chen received from the Xiao Clan every month was only a thousand silver taels. This amount of money was more than enough to buy the ingredients for the Fasting Pill. However, if he wanted to buy the ingredients for the Essence Nurturing Pill and the Qi Returning Pill in bulk, it would be a little too much. If he included the chances of failure, he would need even more money.
As for the matter of money, Xiao Chen had already thought of a way to deal with it. There was no need to worry too much. His gaze was fixed on the Fasting Pill in the jade bottle. The most important thing now was to increase his proficiency in refining alchemy.
Taking out the ingredients for the Fasting Pill, Xiao Chen began to refine the Fasting Pill tirelessly. Time passed unknowingly. Only when his mental energy was completely exhausted did Xiao Chen stop refining.
Looking at the jade bottle that was already filled to the brim with Fasting Pills, Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied smile. This bottle contained a total of twenty Fasting Pills. As he continued to familiarize himself with the process, his refining speed became faster and faster. He only failed once due to a mistake.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he guarded his Dantian with Qi and circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen began to slowly recover his exhausted Essence. Strands of Essence slowly flowed into his body in the room filled with a medicinal fragrance. Finally, it gathered in the three white clouds beside the Blue Dragon Martial Spirit under his Dantian.
There was no concept of time during cultivation. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright. He stretched his body, the bones in his entire body gave off a series of crisp sounds. His entire body felt incomparably comfortable; the fatigue from the previous night had been swept away.
"Young Master, can I come in? I have brought the water to wash your face. "Bao`er's voice came from outside the door.
Xiao Chen quickly got up to open the door. Seeing Bao`er's smiling face, Xiao Chen relaxed. It seemed like Bao`er had already forgiven him for yesterday's matter.
"Ai! It smells so good. This is Young Master's room. "
Xiao Chen had refined a large number of Fasting Pills the previous night. The dense medicinal fragrance had not completely dissipated even after a night. The fragrance that assaulted his senses made Bao`er feel energized, and her mood improved significantly.
Bao`er already knew that he knew how to refine pills last night. Even if he wanted to hide it now, he might as well tell her. "Last night, I refined some pills here, so it smelled very good. I don't want others to know that I know how to refine pills for now. Bao`er, can you help me keep this a secret?"
Although the matter of refining pills was not a big deal, if others knew about it, it would still cause some unnecessary trouble. If he wanted to keep this a secret, he could only hope that Bao`er could be trusted. After all, when facing a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, Xiao Chen could not possibly silence her by killing her.
Bao`er nodded her head seriously, "Second Young Master, don't worry. Bao`er will not tell anyone. Young Master, you have not washed your face, right? Bao`er will help you wash your face."
After Bao`er finished speaking, she naturally picked up the wet towel and moved it towards Xiao Chen's face. However, because of his cultivation, Xiao Chen was much taller than Bao`er. When Bao`er reached out, she had to tiptoe a little.
Seeing Bao`er like this, Xiao Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. He grabbed Bao`er's wrist and took the towel. He smiled and said, "Young Master has hands and feet. I can still do this. Don't do this in the future."
Bao`er, whose wrist was grabbed, blushed slightly. She whispered, "Then what can Bao`er do?"
Seeing Bao`er murmuring in a low voice and looking very cute, Xiao Chen felt a ripple in his heart. He had an urge to take a bite out of her.
Xiao Chen shook his head violently before he recollected his thoughts. He looked at the messy bed and said, "Help me fold the blanket. Later, you can clean the room."
Bao`er gave a sound of acknowledgement and ran over happily. As long as there was something to do, she would be very happy.
After washing his face, Xiao Chen placed the jade bottle filled with Fasting Pills into his bosom. He said to Bao`er, "I will be going into the city later. After you are done with this, you can do something that you like. There is no need to stay here."
"Oh!" Bao`er replied helplessly. Before she came, she was afraid that Xiao Chen would ask her to do something embarrassing. Now that she looked at it, it seemed that Xiao Chen was not that kind of person. She felt like she had nothing to do.
After leaving the Xiao Residence, Xiao Chen found a desolate place. He changed into a large black cloak and covered his entire body in the shadows. Then, he rushed towards Mohe City.
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