Under the boy's somewhat aggrieved gaze, Chen Yang patted his shoulder again: "Kid, those things are still too far away for the current you. Your priority now is to work hard to improve your strength."
"To make the Xiao Family stand tall in the Jia Ma Empire again, Dou Wang strength is naturally enough. But if you want to find the things to resurrect your teacher, even being a Dou Zong won't be enough, let alone with the Hall of Souls eyeing you covetously from behind."
Xiao Yan nodded. He was excited, but he hadn't reached the point of losing his head.
"I heard some talk when you were killing people earlier. Tomorrow night, Black Seal City will hold a large-scale auction. You've recently come into some wealth, so maybe you can get some good things."
"Also, there should be pharmacies in Black Seal City. Besides the medicinal herbs you need for swallowing the Heavenly Flame next, go buy another batch of medicinal herbs. Here is the list!" As Chen Yang spoke, he handed a paper filled with the names of medicinal herbs to Xiao Yan.
"This..." Xiao Yan looked at the medicinal herbs, some of which he recognized and some he didn't, and looked up at Chen Yang. "Brother Yang, there are main ingredients for refining a sixth-grade pill here. Do you want to refine a sixth-grade pill?"
Chen Yang shook his head: "More than that. The last seven items are auxiliary ingredients for the seventh-grade pill, the earth core body tempering pill. It's just that the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid isn't here; I'll need to get it later to refine it for you!"
Xiao Yan let out an "oh" and then suddenly reacted: "Refine it for me? For me?"
Chen Yang nodded: "What else did you think? You've accumulated such a fortune, shouldn't I congratulate you on your wealth?"
"Besides paying for these medicinal herbs, once the Medicinal Pill is refined, you'll have to bring out even more good things!"
"Tsk tsk, so much money, I really need to think hard about how to spend it!"
Chen Yang chuckled, then took Qing Lin's hand and walked toward a nearby inn. His Soul Power had just swept through; the strongest person in this inn was a Seven-Star Dou Ling. While not necessarily for protection, at least he wouldn't have to worry about the inn suddenly exploding while sleeping at night.
Xiao Yan watched Chen Yang enter the inn, then hurriedly followed after snapping out of his daze. Chen Yang booked a Heaven-grade suite, while Xiao Yan booked a single room next to him. After checking in, Chen Yang ordered the waiter to bring some food. After flying for a whole day and night, he could finally rest his feet... Next door, after Xiao Yan entered his room, he carefully checked the layout. After confirming there was nothing strange, Yao Lao slowly floated out.
"Teacher, these medicinal herbs..." Xiao Yan handed the list to Yao Lao. After Yao Lao stroked his beard and looked at it for a moment, he sighed. "I say, Little Yan Zi, did you save the Fighting Qi Continent in your past life? How is it that you've encountered such a benefactor in this life?"
Xiao Yan was stunned: "Teacher, are you saying the pill Brother Yang is refining for me this time is incredibly powerful?"
Yao Lao remarked with emotion: "Even I can't be sure what pill these herbs will produce. However, the first six should be for recovery and also have Body Refining effects. As for the latter type, if Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid is added, it should be for tempering internal organs and forging one's foundation."
After looking closely for a while, Yao Lao remarked again: "Little Yan Zi, if you obtain these two types of pills, your already solid foundation will become even firmer. Even all the way to the Dou Zong Rank, you won't experience unstable Dou Qi. Do you know what that means?"
Xiao Yan shook his head.
"It means that if you swallow the Fallen Heart Flame, you can use its energy to raise your Rank without any scruples. If your luck is good, it's not impossible for you to advance to Dou Huang in one go!" Yao Lao said with emotion.
"Hiss!" Xiao Yan instantly sucked in a breath of cold air.
But at the same time, his heart ached for the hundreds of storage rings and the resources within them. For Chen Yang to bring out such good things, he was clearly aiming for Xiao Yan's entire net worth.
"Additionally, there's something I must remind you of. Kid Chen likely knows the uniqueness of the Cultivation Technique you practice. As for the specifics, you must weigh them yourself; this old man will not interfere in your decision!" After saying that, Yao Lao floated back into the bone ring.
Xiao Yan, left where he stood, was stunned for a few seconds before remembering that before Chen Yang gave him the herb list, he had also told him to collect the herbs needed to swallow the Heavenly Flame... After a silence of a full two and a half minutes, Xiao Yan chuckled happily. He stroked the bone ring on his finger and whispered with a smile: "Teacher, I rose from humble beginnings. It can be said that without Brother Yang, there would be no Xiao Yan today. His kindness to me is no less than yours, Teacher. Yet for a long time, the most he has asked of me are just worldly items like gold coins!"
Speaking to this point, Xiao Yan lay back on the bed, looking at the slats above the bed frame and murmured again: "No matter why Brother Yang has helped me so much along the way, as long as he isn't after my butt, I'll... Ouch, Brother Yang, I was wrong! I'm going to buy the herbs right now... Aren't you in the room next door? Why are you eavesdropping on me? Could it be that you really... hiss hiss hiss, I won't say it anymore, I'm going now, going now..."
With Chen Yang's Dou Zong Rank strength, even if he didn't intentionally eavesdrop on the conversation between Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, a mere wall couldn't stop his ears, let alone when he was specifically listening this time.
Originally, Xiao Yan's earlier words had moved him quite a bit, but then the kid went off the rails. Chen Yang had to step in and loosen the boy's muscles and bones to keep his thoughts on the Righteous Path.
Clutching the back of his neck, Xiao Yan scurried out of the inn, accompanied by Yao Lao's hearty laughter. The old man had intentionally transmitted his voice into Xiao Yan's mind, leaving Xiao Yan's Face full of black lines.
"Old man, it's all your fault, damn..." Cursing under his breath, Xiao Yan asked for directions all the way to the Thousand Medicine Workshop of Black Seal City, then took out the herb list and began purchasing.
However, it was somewhat unfortunate that even in the Thousand Medicine Workshop, the largest pharmacy in Black Seal City, Xiao Yan only managed to buy half of the herbs on the list. As for the herbs for the earth spirit pill needed for swallowing the Heavenly Flame, there wasn't a single one.
"Fortunately, Brother Yang said that the key Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid isn't here either. I'll check the auction tomorrow night. If that fails, I'll look at Jia Nan Academy. Such a large academy should have an Alchemist Department, right?" Xiao Yan looked at the medicinal herbs in his storage ring and shook his head helplessly, then bought some herbs he needed for his own alchemy before leaving the Thousand Medicine Workshop.
As for the few petty thieves following him?
Xiao Yan found a corner and dealt with them one by one.
Those followers, who were generally at the Dou Master Rank, nearly knelt and called him grandfather upon discovering that the person they wanted to rob was actually a Dou Wang. It was just a pity that while Xiao Yan was not a bad person, he was no Saint Mother either. If you wanted to snatch his things, you had to be prepared to pay the price with your life... And just as Chen Yang's group arrived at Black Seal City to prepare for the auction, back at Jia Nan Academy, Xun'er, dressed in a green dress, was approached by Instructor Ruo Lin, who looked at this student she was so proud of with a Face full of complaints...
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