Breaking the Masked Man

Rather than relying on others' charity, it's better to take it yourself!

Queen Medusa understood this far better than Yao Yan!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 91 The Whereabouts of the Fragmented Map

Before leaving Jiama Holy City, Yao Yan visited Teng Shan and retrieved a large number of precious medicinal herbs from the headquarters of the Mittel family's auction house. In return, he promised to refine three Douling Pills and one Huangji Pill for the Mittel family, which would be delivered to Hai Bodong within a year.

Tengshan did not hesitate at all, nor did he ask Yaoyan to provide any collateral. He directly delivered all the medicinal materials that Yaoyan needed.

He believed in the promises of such a prodigy as Yao Yan, and even more so in Hai Bodong's judgment.

What's more.

Even if they lose the bet, it will only result in a loss of some money, which the Mittel family can afford. The Mittel family, which controls the entire auction house of the Gama Empire, is least afraid of this kind of thing. In comparison, gaining the friendship of Yao Yan, a monstrous alchemist, is obviously more important.

Yao Yan took the low-level storage ring handed over by Teng Shan, swept it over with his soul power, and then transferred the medicinal materials inside into the Bone Flame Ring.

Compared to lower-level storage rings.

The Bone Inflammation Ring, a high-grade storage ring specially crafted by the old man, is obviously safer.

After watching Yao Yan finish doing all this, Teng Shan said slowly, "Elder Hai is currently in the Tagor Desert. According to the latest information he sent back, there are some clues about the fragment of the map that you need. If it's on your way, you can go to Stone Desert City."

"Stone Desert City?!"

Yao Yan was somewhat surprised to hear this. It was quite a coincidence that his first stop on this trip was Shimo City, because the exact location of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was near Shimo City. With his soul perception, it shouldn't be difficult for him to find it, especially since he also had Ling'er as his trump card.

There is a special connection between different kinds of fire.

"I understand. If it's on my way, I'll go."

Yao Yan nodded, returned the low-level storage ring to Teng Shan, then looked at Cai Die who was holding Ling'er to the side, and waved with a smile: "It's getting late, let's set off."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple cloud wings on his back unfolded, and he nodded slightly to Tengshan before transforming into a streak of light and soaring into the sky.

The colorful butterfly also unfurled its wings of battle aura on its back, transforming into a streak of light as it chased after the other butterfly.

Teng Shan watched the two leave, a hint of anticipation in his heart. He knew that within a year at most, the strength of the Mittel family would experience explosive growth. Three Dou Ling Pills were enough to create three Dou Wang level experts. The Mittel family had no shortage of peak Dou Ling who were only a step away from Dou Wang. The effects of one Dou Ling Pill were enough to help them tear apart the barrier between Dou Ling and Dou Wang.

Even if you don't give it to them, just consuming it yourself can rapidly boost your strength by one star.

Not to mention the Imperial Pill, which is enough to raise Elder Hai's strength by one or two stars.

"Alchemists are truly enviable..."

Thinking of those miraculous medicinal pills, Tengshan couldn't help but sigh softly.

The Mittel family naturally has its own trained alchemists, but the strongest among them is only at the third rank. As for the fourth rank, they need to be taught by a master, which is obviously not something that can be trained by amateurs. For example, it is said that the president of the Alchemist Guild of the Gama Empire, Fa Ma, has his alchemy skills improved to the current level only because he received guidance from a master.

The legacy of an alchemist is far more precious and rare than martial arts techniques.

……

……

Yao Yan and Cai Die's flying speed was far superior to that of other mounts. What used to take more than half a month to cover was now done in just one day. The scenery of the Tagor Desert came into view in the distance. The two adjusted their position and headed towards Stone Desert City.

As the sun gradually set in the west, a small city came into view.

Yao Yan looked at the city, and his calm eyes suddenly became burning with passion. He took a deep breath to suppress his inner turmoil, and at the same time made a gesture to Cai Die. The two of them suddenly increased their speed and became two shooting stars in the twilight, flying directly over Shimo City.

It then silently landed on a towering building, looking down at the desert-style city.

"Young master, shall we go find Elder Hai?"

Cai Die blinked her watery peach blossom eyes and asked softly. She learned very quickly and now she could call Hai Bodong "Old Hai" without any awkwardness.

Yao Yan was quite curious about the ages of the Medusa sisters, but the intelligent man obviously wouldn't ask that question, especially in a fantasy world. Since Cai Die believed that she and Hai Bodong were not from the same generation, then they weren't from the same generation.

He narrowed his eyes, looked into the distance, and said softly, "He has already sensed it."

Before entering Stone Desert City, he did not conceal his aura. With Hai Bodong's keen senses, he could naturally detect his and Cai Die's auras, which were already flying towards this side. As for the other powerful figures... Stone Desert City was not a large city. Most of the people inside were mercenaries, and there were no Dou Wang level experts guarding it. The strongest one was only a Dou Ling.

The number of Battle Kings in the Gama Empire is not small, but Battle Kings are strategic resources and obviously cannot be used to guard a small town, like Wutan City.

"Brush~"

A streak of icy blue light suddenly appeared in mid-air and landed beside Yao Yan in a few flashes. It was none other than Hai Bodong, who had been looking particularly refreshed lately. Having resolved his inner conflict, he now had many more smiles on his face.

"You arrived a bit too quickly; my message was just relayed back through the Shadow Guard."

Hai Bodong said with a smile, looking at Yao Yan and Cai Die with a hint of curiosity. Logically speaking, the two shouldn't have arrived so quickly.

The Shadow Guards are assassins trained by the Mittel family. They are not numerous, but each one is a powerful expert at the level of a Great Battle Master or above. They are dedicated to handling matters that are difficult to deal with openly for the Mittel family and are extremely efficient.

Yao Yan explained, "I only know that you have a clue about the incomplete map. You came here on your way, mainly to see Cai Die's sister. You need her help with some things."

"Queen Medusa?!"

Hai Bodong's expression changed slightly, clearly he was a little wary of this name, because Cai Die's sister was really bloodthirsty, her viciousness even overshadowing her beauty, especially after she became the queen of the snake people, she became even more ruthless, almost every human who set foot in the snake people's territory died a miserable death.

In less than a month, more than a dozen mercenary groups were brutally annihilated by the snake people in retaliation.

However, thinking of Yao Yan's relationship with Queen Medusa, he shook his head and said with a wry smile, "You've come at the right time. Actually, even if you hadn't come, I would have sent a message to have you come, because the whereabouts of the fragment map are in the territory of the Snake People."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 92 My Sister is a Little Crazy

Yao Yan noticed the unusual expression on Hai Bodong's face and asked with some surprise, "What's wrong? Can the name of Sister Caidie frighten you, the Ice Emperor, so much that you turn pale?"

As he spoke, he laughed, clearly not thinking Hai Bodong was the kind of coward. If the other party were truly cowardly, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the level of Dou Huang. The other party wasn't some drug-addicted Dou Huang; the numerous scars on his body proved everything.

Upon hearing this, Cai Die looked at Hai Bodong with curiosity. She tilted her head, her twin ponytails hanging down, looking slightly innocent and romantic.

Ling'er had already nestled into Yao Yan's arms; she hated the environment of the Tagor Desert.

Hai Bodong glanced at Cai Die and slowly said, "Your sister has gone a bit mad. She has recently slaughtered more than a dozen mercenary groups, including some led by Dou Ling. They were all wiped out, and even their corpses turned into blood. As a result, no one in the Jia Ma Empire dares to step into the territory of the Snake People. The relationship between the two sides has reached a freezing point. Judging from the situation, many forces will probably not be able to sit still and may force the Jia Ma Empire to go to war with the Snake People."

Although the Tagor Desert is barren and lacks resources, the harsh environment itself makes the resources that emerge there extremely precious, which is why it attracts many adventurers.

This also led to the emergence of many mercenary groups.

As a result, Queen Medusa wiped out these mercenary groups, and some forces that cooperated with the mercenary groups naturally couldn't sit still.

They may not be anything special individually, but together they are enough to make the Gama Empire take them seriously. The Gama Empire cannot sit idly by and watch the Snake People ride on its back and defecate.

"My sister... really doesn't like humans~"

Upon hearing this, Cai Die smiled somewhat awkwardly, secretly glanced at Yao Yan, and whispered.

Yao Yan didn't seem to care much about this. Since Sister Cai Die had slaughtered these mercenary groups, it was clear that these groups had touched a nerve with her in some way, such as the snake people's human trafficking. He didn't comment on that; he was more concerned about the whereabouts of the incomplete map: "Where is the incomplete map?"

Hai Bodong said, "This news has not been confirmed, but a mercenary once saw this fragment of the map in the Ink Serpent tribe of the Serpent People."

"That's Mobas's territory, and he's quite strong."

Butterfly clearly remembered Mobas and continued.

There was a pause.

She touched her chin with her slender finger, her eyes filled with a hint of reminiscence, and added, "He seemed to like my sister. He used to come to the snake-people's palace to bring her things. Later, my sister got tired of it. I met him a few times. He's a bit of a fool."

Feeling sorry for Mobas for three seconds... Upon hearing this, Yao Yan couldn't help but glance at Cai Die and said, "I didn't tell you to say these things."

Cai Die rolled her eyes at Yao Yan. It was only because Yao Yan had said she liked her sister that she had said something.

Hai Bodong was not surprised by Cai Die's words at all, and slowly said, "Mobas does admire Queen Medusa. This is common knowledge in the Moshe tribe. He even built a huge statue for Queen Medusa, which is erected in the center of the Moshe tribe."

Butterfly was quite surprised by this, and obviously hadn't heard of it before.

Wow, that's awesome!

Yao Yan's eyes also flashed with surprise. As expected of a fantasy world, even the way people flatter each other is so skillful. Just this skill alone would make countless sycophants in his previous life look up to him. It's a pity that Mobas flattered the wrong person. Cai Die's sister doesn't seem like the kind of woman that can be pursued. Only someone stronger than her, stronger enough to make her despair, has a slight chance of conquering this kind of queen-like woman.

"Alright, stop gossiping about these things... Elder Hai, thank you for this. I plan to head to the Snake-People's settlement later. Would you like to come along?"

Yao Yan interrupted the topic, then looked at Hai Bodong and asked.

Ebi? !

Hai Bodong felt that this title was unnecessary. He wasn't actually that old, but Yao Yan and Cai Die imitated Teng Shan and called him that so fluently that he didn't have a chance to refuse. He was silent for a while, then shook his head and politely declined, saying, "Never mind, I won't go. If there's nothing else on your end, I plan to return to Jia Ma Holy City to cultivate."

The Tagor Desert was quite unfriendly to him, an ice-type martial arts cultivator. Now that his cultivation bottleneck had been broken, he naturally no longer needed to stay here to hone his skills.

Hai Bodong decided to cultivate until he reached the peak of Douhuang in one go!

"...Alright, I'll come find you after I've finished dealing with things here. I promised Tengshan that I would refine three Douling Pills and one Huangji Pill for the Mittel family. If this news is accurate, I'll give you an extra Pozong Pill!"

Yao Yan thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and told Hai Bodong about what had happened earlier.

Hai Bodong was extremely surprised upon hearing this, clearly unaware that Yao Yan could refine sixth-grade pills. His lips trembled slightly as he exclaimed in shock, "Young Master can refine sixth-grade pills?!"

"I succeeded by chance once before. If I can find the strange fire in the Tagor Desert this time and successfully refine it, I should have no problem becoming a true sixth-grade alchemist."

Yao Yan nodded and readily admitted it.

Hai Bodong instantly changed his mind and said without batting an eye, "In that case, I'll stay and see if there's anything I can help with."

He felt he no longer needed to bury himself in hard work. Following a pharmacist of Yao Yan's level, how could he not break through to the Dou Zong realm?

"it is good."