Simultaneous Transmigration: Minor Characters Don't Be Cannon Fodder

"I can grant your request to review cultivation techniques, combat skills, and five fifth-tier magic cores."

"But I need time to prepare a sixth-tier magic core, so I can't give it to you immediately."

After much deliberation, Queen Medusa finally agreed to Qingling's conditions.

When it comes to evolution, she's willing to pay any price.

Not to mention that the conditions proposed by Qingling were still within her acceptable range.

Upon hearing Queen Medusa's reply, Qingling smiled with satisfaction, stood up, spread her wings, flew to Queen Medusa, and extended her palm in a friendly gesture.

"Alright, in that case, shall we cooperate?"

And so, Qingling and Queen Medusa reached a deal.

The two then parted ways temporarily. Queen Medusa went to find a way to raise the goods for trade, while Qingling took advantage of this free time to prepare to go to Haibodong's map shop and Qingshan Town.

She planned to obtain the two fragments of maps that recorded the location of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, and later exchange them with Xiao Yan for the inheritance of an alchemist.

After all, alchemy is a profession that belongs to the elite in the Dou Qi Continent, so how could one not give it a try?

Although she lacks wood-attribute battle qi, Qingling believes that as long as she obtains Yao Chen's alchemy inheritance and uses her knowledge from another world, she will eventually find a way to develop an alchemy technique that does not require wood-attribute battle qi.

With this plan in mind, Qingling headed straight for Haibodong's map shop.

The next day at noon, under the scorching sun typical of the Tagor Desert, Qingling arrived in Mocheng.

As one of the few large cities in the Tagor Desert, it is a place where caravans and mercenaries can be seen everywhere.

Qingling walked down the street, concealing her presence so as not to attract anyone's attention, and headed straight for a map shop at the edge of the commercial street.

Unlike the other bustling shops on the street, this shop appeared very deserted, and the exterior decoration looked particularly old.

After glancing casually at the signboard, Qingling reached out and pushed open the half-closed wooden door.

"Squeak—"

With a hoarse groan from the door hinges, the dimly lit scene inside the store quickly came into view.

Unlike the dilapidated exterior, the interior of the store was exquisite and elegant.

Several rows of rosewood bookshelves stood against the wall, neatly stacked with bundles of parchment scrolls and yellowed old books, the air filled with a faint fragrance of ink and old paper.

Behind the counter, an elderly man with white hair and beard, and a calm demeanor, was sketching detailed desert terrain lines on parchment with a pen.

His fingers holding the pen were remarkably steady, each stroke precise and fluid, and he exuded a subtle yet sharp aura, clearly indicating that he had once held a high position.

"Ice Emperor Haibodong."

Qingling looked the old man over and whispered the name in her heart.

Although the other party concealed his aura very well, in front of Qingling, whose strength far surpassed his, everything Hai Bodong had hidden was completely exposed.

Hai Bodong also sensed someone entering the store, but he did not look up.

Instead, he habitually gave a dismissive prompt in a detached voice, then continued drawing the map on his own.

"Feel free to browse; the prices are all listed below the scroll."

Upon hearing this, Qingling did not walk towards the bookshelf. Instead, she walked slowly to the counter, extended a fair finger, and gently tapped the wooden counter twice.

The knocking sound wasn't loud, but it reached Haibodong's ears clearly.

Hai Bodong raised his head, his cloudy eyes lingering on Qingling for a moment, but then his brows furrowed deeply.

Because he discovered that he couldn't see through the woman's cultivation level.

You should know that he is one of the top ten strongest people in the Gama Empire, the Ice Emperor Haibodong.

Although his cultivation is now sealed, his eyesight has not diminished.

Now that a mysterious and powerful figure of unknown background has arrived, alarm bells immediately went off in his mind, and his fighting spirit was ready to be unleashed at any moment.

"May I ask what brings you to my humble shop?"

Hai Bodong stared intently at Qingling, his hoarse, indifferent voice emanating from his lips.

Upon hearing this, Qingling didn't keep her in suspense. A slight smile played on her lips as she softly said, "Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, I have come here for the fragment of the Different Flame Map in your possession. I wonder if you would be willing to part with it?"

The moment the words "Fragment of the Different Flame" were written, Hai Bodong's fingers gripping the pen tightened abruptly.

His originally aged and cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp, blade-like light, and then his fighting spirit swirled around him, as if he was about to launch a sudden attack.

However, the next moment, Qingling simply smiled slightly, and the aura of a sixth-order magical beast was released fiercely, pressing down on Haibodong in an overwhelming manner.

Instantly, Hai Bodong's face turned deathly pale.

"Battle...Battle Emperor? No, you're a sixth-tier magical beast!"

Enveloped by the dragon's might emanating from Qingling's aura, Hai Bodong's voice trembled involuntarily, and he instantly wilted.

But soon, he gritted his teeth, straightened his body, and forced a smile as he looked at Qingling.

"Hehe, sir, I apologize, I was a bit rude just now."

"However, I have already split that fragment of the map of the strange fire in two. If you intend to kill and seize the treasure, then I'm afraid you will never get the complete map in this lifetime."

As soon as Hai Bodong finished speaking, the atmosphere in the shop instantly became even more oppressive.

Qingling couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, and an even stronger pressure pressed down on Hai Bodong.

"Ice Emperor Haibodong, even in your prime, I didn't take you seriously. Now that you only have the strength of a Battle Spirit, you still dare to threaten me? Aren't you afraid I'll just kill you?"

Seeing the murderous intent hidden in Qingling's eyes, Hai Bodong sneered.

"Hehe, you'd better not try to scare me."

"I've lived most of my life, what haven't I seen and done?"

"Death is nothing compared to my current state of declining cultivation and inability to see the future!"

Upon hearing Hai Bodong's reply, Qingling's lips curled into a slight smile. The murderous intent in her eyes quickly vanished, and her gaze returned to its usual calm.

"Ice Emperor Haibodong, your courage certainly lives up to your reputation."

"Alright, I won't pressure you anymore."

"How about we make a deal? I'll help you break the seal on your body, and you hand over the complete map to me."

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong's eyes lit up instantly.

He had originally planned to use the map as leverage to get Qingling to help him.

But now that Qingling had brought it up first, he was incredibly excited and quickly nodded, afraid that Qingling would change her mind.

"No problem! If you can help me break the seal, I will gladly present you with the map!"

Seeing Hai Bodong's eager expression, Qingling chuckled, "Alright, it's a deal then."

The reason why the "Serpent Sealing Spell" can seal Hai Bodong's cultivation so firmly is not only because it locks up Hai Bodong's fighting spirit, but also because it is entangled with his soul.

Qingling possesses the spiritual authority of the White King, and her soul has long since reached the late stage of the Spirit Realm, comparable to a seventh-grade alchemist.

Therefore, even without the "Breaking Calamity Pill", she was confident that she could remove the "Snake Seal Curse" from Haibodong's body.