The two of them fiddled around for a while but were still unable to discover anything, causing Grandmaster Zong to feel somewhat dissatisfied.
"Do the two of you have the ability to do so?" In the next moment, Grandmaster Zong started lecturing them.
Damn it, isn't it just the ability to activate a grade 6 frost talisman? What are you being so arrogant for? The two of them cursed inwardly.
Although they were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to express their dissatisfaction. If Grandmaster Zong was unhappy, he would release a stream of frost energy at them. They would be in trouble.
"Grandmaster Zong, we investigated seriously, but we didn't discover anything amiss," one of them said bitterly.
The other person said, "Grandmaster Zong, give us some more time. Perhaps we will discover something."
"Alright, I will give you another hour!" Grandmaster Zong coldly said.
After hearing Grandmaster Zong's words, the two of them hurriedly went back to work. Unknowingly, an hour had passed, but the two of them still didn't discover anything.
Grandmaster Zong couldn't bear it any longer and coldly said, "The two of you aren't just brushing us off, right?"
"Grandmaster Zong, how would we dare to do that? We don't want to lose our heads!" One of the two of them said miserably.
The other person said, "Grandmaster Zong, perhaps there isn't a spatial tear here!"
"If there isn't a spatial tear, how could the Flaming Winged Bird disappear? How could there be something that Hei Lang is afraid of?" Elder He asked.
"Perhaps they just happened to come here. If you meet another Flaming Winged Bird, you won't come here," the other person guessed.
"Alright, since you can't find it, we will return first. We will wait for the next Flaming Winged Bird before continuing our search!" Grandmaster Zong furrowed his brows.
After saying that, he led everyone away.
The next day, the Flaming Winged Bird appeared again. This time, it was at the southern side of the imperial city.
When Grandmaster Zong heard the news, he naturally led his men to chase after the Flaming Winged Bird. This time, he directly brought the other two people with him.
After chasing for a while, they arrived at a dense forest. When they arrived, Hei Lang was once again filled with fear.
Grandmaster Zong and the others frowned because this forest wasn't the same as the previous one.
"From the looks of it, the Flaming Winged Bird must have intentionally led us to this place. There isn't a spatial tear here," Elder He couldn't help but say.
"It seems like that's the case." Grandmaster Zong nodded his head and led everyone into the forest.
Just like the last time, they didn't find anything that could scare the Flaming Winged Bird. They then asked the two people to search for the spatial crack, but just as they had guessed, they didn't find it.
"It seems like the Flaming Winged Birds didn't come from these places. They just led us to this place," they concluded.
"If only Black Wolf wasn't afraid of that thing!" Elder He couldn't help but sigh.
In the next moment, Master Zong looked at Wang Tongtian and asked, "Wang Tongtian, is there any way to stop Black Wolf from being afraid?"
"This … I don't know." Wang Tongtian shook his head.
However, he actually knew that there was a pill called the Hostility Pill. Once a fierce beast consumed this pill, they would not be afraid of a fierce beast stronger than them for a certain period of time.
However, this kind of pill was very harmful to fierce beasts, so even if he knew that there was such a pill, Wang Tongtian did not plan to say it out loud. Because if he really found such a pill, it would be very harmful to him, the Black Wolf.
He didn't want Black Wolf to die from consuming such a pill.
Master Zong had no choice but to bring everyone back. After returning to the palace, the Emperor asked them to gather in the central hall.
When the Emperor saw them, he immediately asked, "Master Zong, how is the situation? Did you find the place where the Flaming Winged Birds appeared?"
"Your Majesty, I'm very sorry. We spent a lot of effort but were still unable to track the Flaming Winged Birds. They always find a way to shake us off," Master Zong said bitterly.
"En, don't you have Black Wolf? Is it useless? "The Emperor furrowed his brows as he looked at Master Zong and Wang Tongtian.
"Your Majesty, in the process of tracking, Black Wolf encountered fierce beasts that were much stronger than him. Under the suppression of the bloodline, Black Wolf was unable to continue tracking them. That was why we lost track of the Flaming Winged Birds," Wang Tongtian replied.
"Do you not have a way to stop Black Wolf from being afraid?" The Emperor asked coldly.
"I don't have a way." Wang Tongtian shook his head.
Hearing Wang Tongtian's words, the Emperor's expression became extremely ugly.
"Immediately gather all the experts in the palace!" The Emperor ordered.
If there were more people, there might be someone who had the ability and insight. That was why the Emperor did this.
The eunuch beside him hurriedly left to get to work. Very quickly, all the experts in the palace were gathered.
"The reason why I gathered all of you here is because Black Wolf encountered an accident while tracking down the Flaming Winged Birds. It kept encountering powerful fierce beasts and was afraid of them. Under the suppression of the bloodline, it was unable to track down the Flaming Winged Birds … I called all of you here in hopes that you can find a way to stop Black Wolf from being afraid." The Emperor went straight to the point.
Initially, the Emperor didn't have much hope. However, just as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in front of him spoke up. "Your Majesty, I know of an elixir that can stop Black Wolf from being afraid. This elixir is called the Evilness Elixir. Once Black Wolf consumes it, he will definitely be fearless for a certain period of time. We will then be able to get him to continue tracking down the Flaming Winged Birds!"
"Is there really such an elixir? Do you know where it is?" A joyful expression immediately appeared on the Emperor's face.
"This elixir has to be refined on the spot. I heard that the person who can refine this elixir is an alchemist from the Soaring Wind Mountain outside of Soaring Wind City. His name is Huo Gaoming," the middle-aged man said.
"Then go and find him immediately!" The Emperor ordered.
"Your Majesty, that person is arrogant. Moreover, he swore that he would never leave the Soaring Wind Mountain in this life. He also won't refine elixirs for strangers. If I go just like this, there is an 80% to 90% chance that he will not follow me here," the middle-aged man said with a bitter smile.
Who is this person? Could it be that he is even more arrogant than me? This thought flashed through Wang Tongtian's mind.
"Tsk tsk, if Your Majesty gives an order, would he dare to disobey Your Majesty?" Old He said coldly.
"I heard that he is a man of his word. In his life, he has offended many people because of this reason. However, he has never changed his temper because of anyone. Therefore, I feel that even if Your Majesty gives an order, I'm afraid that it will be difficult," the middle-aged man said.
"That's really arrogant!" The Emperor frowned. In the next moment, he looked at Master Zong and said, "Master Zong, I'll leave this matter to you. You must make that person refine the Evilness Elixir!"
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely make that person refine the Evilness Elixir!" Master Zong immediately said.
After saying that, he looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Bring me to that person!"
"Yes!" The middle-aged man said respectfully.
Then, he led Master Zong and the others out of the palace and went straight to Mount Lingfeng.
In one day, they arrived at Mount Lingfeng. They found a guide and soon found out that Huo Gaoming was staying in the stone house at the highest point of Mount Lingfeng.
Master Zong and the others immediately went to the top of Mount Lingfeng.
Not long after, they arrived at the top of the mountain and saw a stone house that couldn't be any more ordinary.
An old man was sitting outside the stone house. When he saw Master Zong and the others, the old man frowned and immediately said, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
A person beside Master Zong said respectfully, "We are people sent by Your Majesty. We hope that Master Huo can refine a type of elixir."
"Sorry, I'm not Master Huo," the old man said.
"Where is Master Huo? Ask him to come out!" Master Zong was a little impatient.
Hearing this, the old man was obviously unhappy. He said coldly, "How would I know where Master Huo is?"
"Master Huo isn't here?" Master Zong couldn't help but look at the guide.
"He lives in this stone house," the guide said with a sullen face.
Master Zong believed his words and looked at the old man in front of him. "Why are you lying?"
Unexpectedly, the old man still denied it. "I didn't lie. I really don't know where Master Huo is!"
"Looks like you're asking for a beating!" Master Zong's eyes narrowed. He directly looked at Old He and said, "Old He, take him down!"
Hearing his order, Old He immediately took out his sixth grade ice talisman.
The old man in front of him originally didn't want to pay attention to Old He, but when his gaze shifted to the ice talisman in Old He's hand, he couldn't help but shout, "What kind of talisman is this? Why is it different from the fifth grade ice talisman?"
The old man originally thought that Old He and the others should have the ability to activate the fifth grade ice talisman. Now that he saw Old He take out a different talisman, he was naturally surprised.
"To tell you the truth, this is a sixth grade ice talisman. We are existences that you can't deal with. If you don't want to die, listen to us obediently!" Old He said coldly.
"Sixth grade ice talisman? Is there such an ice talisman in this world? "The old man in front of him widened his eyes.
"That's right, there is indeed such an ice talisman in this world. If you don't believe me, you can try the power of this ice talisman!" Old He said indifferently.
What he didn't expect was that the other party would directly say, "Alright, try activating it!"
"Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!" Old He sneered.
After saying that, he directly activated the ice talisman in his hand. In the next moment, a powerful ice-cold energy immediately attacked the old man in front of him.
"So powerful, much stronger than the ice-cold energy activated by the fifth grade ice talisman!" Feeling the power of Old He's ice talisman, the old man couldn't help but sigh.
It was also at this moment that Old He withdrew the ice-cold energy.
Then, he looked at the other party and said, "I'm not wrong, right?"
"It is indeed an even more powerful ice-cold energy. It seems like it is the sixth grade ice talisman that you speak of!" The old man couldn't help but sigh.
In the next moment, he said, "I'm not your opponent, I admit defeat … But, what elixir do you want Master Huo to refine?"
To be honest, he was a little surprised that Old He and the others came looking for him. After all, there were alchemists that were stronger than Master Huo in this world. There was no need for Old He and the others to look for such a strange person like Master Huo.
"You're really not Master Huo?" Old He couldn't help but ask.
"I'm really not." The old man smiled bitterly.
"Then what about Master Huo? Where is he?" Master Zong frowned.
"He went down the mountain four hours ago. I'm afraid it will be a while before he returns," the old man answered.
"Didn't you say that he won't leave Mount Lingfeng?" Old He asked doubtfully.
"He didn't leave, but is nearby," the old man answered.
"I see." Master Zong nodded and then asked, "Then when is he coming back?"
"I don't know the specifics. In short, he will definitely come before the day after tomorrow," the old man answered.
"Before the day after tomorrow? We don't have the time to wait for him! "Master Zong said coldly.
"Then there's nothing I can do. After all, I don't know where he is," the old man said helplessly.
Then, he asked the previous question again, "What kind of elixir do you want Master Huo to refine?"
"We want him to refine the Hostility Elixir!" Master Zong said.
"Hostility Elixir. So it's this kind of elixir. No wonder." Hearing Master Zong's words, the old man immediately understood.
"Let's wait here for a while. If we can't find anyone, then we'll go out to look for him," Master Zong said.
Then, the group of people waited on the spot. After two hours, they still didn't see anyone approaching this place.
Master Zong couldn't wait any longer. He said directly, "Follow us out and then shout loudly to inform Master Huo."
Facing an expert like Master Zong, the old man could only smile bitterly. "Alright."
Then, he led Master Zong and the others down the mountain.
"Master Huo, Master Huo!" As he walked, he shouted loudly, hoping to attract Master Huo.
After walking for a while, Master Zong saw an old man walking in their direction.
This old man was much older than the old man who led the way.
Seeing them, the old man stopped, then looked at the old man who led the way and said, "Ah Song, who are they?"
The old man called Ah Song smiled bitterly. "Master Huo, they were sent by His Majesty to find you to refine the Hostility Elixir."
Hearing his words, everyone understood that the old man in front of them was Huo Gaoming.
"Ah Song, I've already sworn not to refine elixirs for strangers!" Huo Gaoming said coldly.
"Huo Gaoming, we were sent by His Majesty. You actually rejected us. You really ate a leopard's guts!" Old He couldn't help but say angrily.
"No matter who you are, I will treat you all equally. I will not refine elixirs for you!" Huo Gaoming said tit for tat.
At this time, the old man called Ah Song couldn't help but say, "Master Huo, they can activate the rank 6 Ice Talisman. They are very powerful!"
"Level 6 Ice Talisman?" Hearing Ah Song's words, Huo Gaoming couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"That's right, it's a Level 6 Ice Talisman. The cold energy it emits is much stronger than a Level 5 Ice Talisman." Ah Song replied.
"There really is a Level 6 Ice Talisman!" Huo Gaoming couldn't help but sigh.
He believed in Ah Song and knew that Ah Song wouldn't lie to him. Therefore, he didn't need Master Zong and the others to activate the Level 6 Ice Talisman.
"Huo Gaoming, if you don't want to die, then obediently refine the Hostility Pill. Otherwise, we won't be polite to you!" Old He said coldly.
As they spoke, they had already surrounded Huo Gaoming without batting an eyelid.
Huo Gaoming's expression became unsettled. After hesitating a few times, he said, "Alright, I promise you that I will help you refine the Hostility Pill!"
"A wise man submits to circumstances!" Old He couldn't help but laugh.
"However, I don't have a ready-made Hostility Pill. This Hostility Pill needs to be refined on the spot, and it can only be used for half a day after being refined. After that, it will lose its effect!" Huo Gaoming said.
"Yes." Hearing his words, Master Zong and the others all nodded their heads.
"Alright, I'm going to start refining!" After saying that, Huo Gaoming took out his tools and concentrated on refining the Hostility Pill.
It was obvious that he had the materials to refine the Hostility Pill in his spatial ring, so he didn't need to leave this place.
Huo Gaoming didn't spend too much time refining the Hostility Pill.
"This is the Hostility Pill!" After taking out the Hostility Pill from the small cauldron, Huo Gaoming directly handed it over to Master Zong.
Master Zong immediately received it. After receiving it, he carefully examined it and discovered that the Hostility Pill was completely black. Moreover, there was a faint baleful aura coming from within the pill.
"It really is as its name suggests!" Master Zong and Old He couldn't help but sigh.
After refining a Hostility Pill, Huo Gaoming stopped moving. Master Zong couldn't help but ask, "Huo Gaoming, why don't you refine a few more?"
"Because this pill's baleful aura is too heavy, it has affected me, who is refining it. I need to rest for a while." Huo Gaoming said.
Seeing that Huo Gaoming wasn't lying, Master Zong immediately nodded. "Alright!"
"Then Huo Gaoming, come with us to the Imperial City. When you have recovered, you can refine the Hostility Pill." Old He then said.
Unexpectedly, Huo Gaoming directly shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I won't leave this Soaring Wind Mountain!"
Master Zong couldn't help but say, "Huo Gaoming, you really don't know what's good for you. You should know that this is His Majesty's order!"
Without waiting for Master Zong to speak, Old He had already taken out the Level 6 Ice Talisman.
Seeing that Old He was about to make a move, Huo Gaoming could only yield.
After that, Master Zong and the others left with Huo Gaoming and headed to the Imperial City.
After returning to the Imperial City, Master Zong found Wang Tongtian and directly made Wang Tongtian's Black Wolf take a Hostility Pill.
He did this to test the effects of the Hostility Pill.
As soon as Black Wolf took the Hostility Pill, it became completely irritable.
"Wang Tongtian, see if you can control it!" Master Zong shouted directly.
Wang Tongtian immediately communicated with Black Wolf. What made everyone heave a sigh of relief was that even though Black Wolf had taken the Hostility Pill, it still listened to Wang Tongtian's instructions.
"It seems like we should be able to use it to track that thing!" A smile appeared on Master Zong's face.
Before he could stop smiling, someone came to inform him that the Flaming Winged Bird had appeared again in the south.
Master Zong hurriedly led people to chase after it. After chasing the Flaming Winged Bird for a while, everyone found that it had hidden in a dense forest.
This time, Black Wolf was obviously not afraid.
"Black Wolf, chase after it!" Wang Tongtian ordered.
Before he finished speaking, Black Wolf had already rushed into the dense forest.
It was indeed effective! Naturally, Master Zong and the others were extremely happy. They hurriedly followed Black Wolf.
After circling the dense forest, Black Wolf stopped under a large tree and continuously howled at the top of the tree.
"It seems like that thing is on this tree!" Master Zong couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Then, he looked in the direction where Hei Lang was looking.
It wasn't just him. The others were also looking in the same direction.
After looking for a while, Master Zong's gaze stopped on a strange bird on the tree. This strange bird was extremely similar to the Flaming Winged Bird they were chasing. The only difference was that this strange bird didn't have flames on its body.
"This is the same Flaming Winged Bird as Prime Minister He's Flaming Winged Bird!" In the next moment, Master Zong couldn't help but exclaim.
"It really is that Flaming Winged Bird!" Old He also shouted.
"This Flaming Winged Bird isn't easy to deal with. Quickly surround it!" Master Zong hurriedly said.
Just as the others were about to surround it, the Flaming Winged Bird flew forward with a whoosh.
"Trying to escape?!" Master Zong roared angrily as he took the lead to chase after it.
However, the Flaming Winged Bird was extremely fast. Even after using all his strength, he still couldn't stop it.
Soon, he lost sight of the Flaming Winged Bird. At this moment, the others finally caught up.
They didn't know where the Flaming Winged Bird went. In the end, they could only let Black Wolf take action.
What they didn't expect was that even after chasing for half a day, Black Wolf actually lost track of the Flaming Winged Bird.
After searching for a while, they still couldn't find the Flaming Winged Bird. In the end, they could only give up.
Although they didn't catch up to the Flaming Winged Bird, they gained something. They knew that the thing that Black Wolf was afraid of was the even more powerful Flaming Winged Bird.
After returning to the palace, Master Zong immediately went to look for the emperor.
"Master Zong, what did you find?" The emperor couldn't help but ask when he saw Master Zong.
"Your Majesty, although we didn't find the root of the problem, we found out what made Black Wolf so afraid," Master Zong said.
"Oh? What is it?" The emperor couldn't help but ask.
"It's the Flaming Winged Bird. It's exactly the same as the Flaming Winged Bird that Prime Minister He released previously," Master Zong said.
"It's that Flaming Winged Bird. No wonder Black Wolf was afraid of it." The emperor couldn't help but sigh.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Now that we know what beast it is, it'll be easy. We just need to let Black Wolf track it."
"Your Majesty is right," Master Zong agreed.
On the second day, the Flaming Winged Bird appeared again. This time, the Flaming Winged Bird didn't escape to the south. Instead, it escaped to the east.
Master Zong hurriedly left the palace and led everyone to the east.
After spending some time, they finally caught up to the Flaming Winged Bird.
The Flaming Winged Bird also brought them to a dense forest.
The moment they arrived, Black Wolf felt a sense of fear. Master Zong and the others couldn't help but smile. This meant that there was a powerful Flaming Winged Bird in front of them.
Wang Tongtian hurriedly made Black Wolf swallow a Baleful Energy Pill. The moment it swallowed the pill, Black Wolf immediately became agitated.
Even so, under Wang Tongtian's command, it still chased after the Flaming Winged Bird.
After circling the forest, Black Wolf discovered the Flaming Winged Bird hiding under a rock.
This Flaming Winged Bird had no flames on its wings.
"Surround it! Don't let it escape!" Master Zong hurriedly shouted.
He didn't want to let the Flaming Winged Bird escape again.
Even without him shouting, everyone had already surrounded the Flaming Winged Bird.
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