The Destiny Villain Starting from Battle Through the Heavens

"Um."

Qinglin nodded obediently and followed Nalan Shengchao to the front courtyard restaurant.

Time passed slowly, until the sun was high in the sky, and Little Fairy Doctor finally got up after a good night's sleep.

After having lunch with Little Fairy Doctor, Nalan Sheng took her and Qing Lin to explore the city of Jia Ma.

Since it was Qinglin's first time visiting the Holy City of Jiama, she was very curious about everything in the city.

Nalan Sheng naturally noticed this as well, and specially led Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor towards the busiest market in the city.

Although Qinglin had visited Xiao Family Market with Yafei when they were in Wutan City, Xiao Family Market was nothing compared to the markets in the capital.

In Xiao Family Market, not even a trace of Tier 3 magic cores can be seen, while in the Imperial Capital Market, Tier 3 magic cores are very common, and occasionally Tier 5 magic cores will even appear.

"what?"

As Qinglin followed Nalan Sheng through the crowd, she suddenly felt a strange sense of closeness, as if something was calling to her, and she subconsciously stopped in her tracks.

"Qinglin, what's wrong?"

Noticing Qinglin's unusual behavior, Nalan Sheng and Xiao Yixian also stopped, their expressions showing some confusion.

Qinglin made no attempt to hide anything, pointing to a stall not far away and saying, "Young Master, I feel like something there is calling to me."

"Let's go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Sheng's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look, and he immediately led Qing Lin and the others toward that stall.

The three of them soon arrived at the stall, where they saw all sorts of magical beast materials on display.

Judging from the energy fluctuations emanating from those magical beast materials, they should all come from magical beasts below the third rank, and are not considered valuable materials.

Qinglin quickly scanned the magical beast materials and finally fixed his gaze on a palm-sized scale.

The scale was entirely yellowish-brown, with no energy fluctuations whatsoever, and looked more like a scale ornament carved from rock.

Nalan Sheng followed Qing Lin's gaze and noticed the strange scale. He went straight to the point and asked, "Boss, what kind of magical beast's scale is this?"

"I don't know what kind of magical beast's scale this is, but its defensive power is very strong. Even the claws and teeth of a third-tier magical beast cannot break through its defense."

The stall owner, a middle-aged man with an honest appearance, said sincerely, "I suspect these are scales dropped by some kind of high-level serpentine magical beast. Unfortunately, they are too small and not suitable for making armor or shields."

"If you really want it, then give me a thousand gold coins."

"Okay! A thousand it is."

Seeing that the stall owner didn't intend to overcharge, Nalan Sheng didn't bother to haggle and simply bought the scale for a thousand gold coins.

Since Nalan Sheng didn't know the origin of the scale, he examined it for a while before handing it over to Qing Lin for safekeeping.

Since Qinglin can feel a special connection with this scale, it means she has a special affinity with it, and perhaps she will gain some kind of opportunity!

After Qinglin accepted the scale from Nalan Sheng, she only felt that inexplicable sense of closeness intensify, and then nothing else seemed particularly special.

"Alright, Qinglin, let's study this thing when we get back!"

Nalan Sheng smiled and rubbed Qinglin's little head, saying, "What we need to do now is enjoy shopping. Let's not put the cart before the horse."

"Um!"

Upon hearing this, Qinglin nodded subconsciously and put away the scale. He then continued strolling through the market with Nalan Sheng and the others.

……

Several days later

The Gama Empire, the Ghost-Suppressing Pass.

Zhengui Pass is located on the border of the Jia Ma Empire. It is a heavily fortified fortress and the first line of defense against invasion by foreign forces.

The troops stationed here are truly battle-hardened, iron-blooded soldiers, far superior to the city garrison troops within the empire.

"call out--"

With a whooshing sound, a large brown bird with a wingspan of over ten feet, carrying Nalan Sheng dressed in black, landed on a hillside dozens of miles away from Zhengui Pass.

Nalan Sheng appeared here because he wanted to find the legendary Life-Devouring Pill.

The Life-Devouring Pill is an extremely special Rank 7 peak pill. This pill can raise a Great Dou Master's cultivation to the Dou King realm in a short period of time by burning the life force of the user.

However, the side effects of the Life-Devouring Pill are also terrifying; the lifespan of the user will be reduced to about three years.

In the original story, Xiao Li was forced to take the Life-Devouring Pill when he was desperate, and then he broke through from a Great Dou Master to a Dou King in just two months.

For others, the side effects of the Life-Devouring Pill are indeed terrifying, but for Nalan Sheng, who possesses the Horse Talisman, the side effects of this pill are practically non-existent.

Unfortunately, the original novel does not explicitly state where Xiao Li found the Life-Devouring Pill.

It is said that while being chased, Xiao Li accidentally discovered two Life-Devouring Pills and the pill formula in a cave deep in the mountains.

Therefore, Nalan Sheng could only use the most rudimentary method: starting from Zhen Gui Pass and ending at Canaan Academy, he would search for the Life-Devouring Pill along this route.

Of course, Nalan Sheng knew very well that the probability of finding the Life-Devouring Pill using this method was extremely low.

If it were before, Nalan Sheng would definitely not have done this, but now that he has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, the situation is completely different.

On his journey to find the Life-Devouring Pill, Nalan Sheng could also leave behind Flying Thunder God Technique imprints along the way.

In this way, even if Nalan Sheng ultimately fails to find the Life-Devouring Pill, having those Flying Thunder God Technique imprints as spatial coordinates will not be a complete loss for him.

"Um?"

Just as Nalan Sheng released the summoning of [Ye] and prepared to set off for the distant Zhengui Pass, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and then summoned the system shop.

The system store refreshed again, with ten new items added to the shelves.

Nalan Sheng quickly scanned the new products, then suddenly his face lit up with ecstasy as he fixed his gaze on one particular item.

Name: Dragon Blood

[Effect: Can greatly enhance the user's physical fitness, randomly increasing physical strength by 20,000 to 50,000 kilograms.]

[Price: 20000 Villain Points]

"System, I want to buy dragon blood!"

With a thought, Nalan Sheng's villain points were immediately reduced by 20,000, and a palm-sized glass bottle appeared out of thin air in front of him, containing a mysterious-looking golden liquid.