The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 73 Sixth-Tier Monster Egg

After Xiao Yan took the ring, he scanned it briefly with his soul perception and discovered that the storage ring actually had a space of several tens of cubic meters.

"It's actually a mid-grade storage ring! As expected of the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire! They're so generous!" Xiao Yan looked at the storage ring in his hand, a smile spreading across his face. It's no wonder Xiao Yan was so happy, because the three low-grade storage rings he had combined couldn't compare to this mid-grade one.

Xiao Yan walked to the stone platform in the center of the secret chamber and took out all the items from his storage ring except for the rare herbs and the six sets of medicinal materials needed to refine the Longevity Pill, placing them on the stone platform. A purple-gold card and three exquisite wooden boxes immediately appeared on the platform.

Xiao Yan casually put away the medicinal herbs and the purple-gold card, not even glancing at the gold coins inside. He had completely lost interest in gold coins at some point, feeling absolutely no connection to them.

"No wonder alchemists of grade three and above all barter!" Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly.

Xiao Yan stared at the three exquisite wooden boxes in front of him, rubbed his nose, and then called out with a smile, "Teacher, come out and open the blind boxes!"

"Don't you have hands? Why do I have to do it?" Yao Lao floated out of the ring, saying with a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Isn't it because I'm afraid that old guy will pull some tricks on me? After all, members of the royal family know how to scheme and plot. Better safe than sorry!" Xiao Yan had read The Legend of Zhen Huan, and the methods of struggle in the show made him feel a little scared.

"Yes, royalty is all about power struggles, so it's always good to be careful," the old apothecary nodded. He then walked to the stone platform and opened the leftmost wooden box.

As the wooden box was opened, it instantly shone brightly, revealing a huge luminous pearl inside. This pearl emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the somewhat dim secret room as if it were daytime.

"What a huge luminous pearl!" This was the first time Xiao Yan had ever seen such a large luminous pearl; it was almost as big as a football.

"Hmm, it's quite large indeed! Besides being beautiful, this thing can also bring joy to people's mood when placed at home, indirectly enhancing cultivation effects. It's quite a good item." The old medicine master casually closed the box containing the luminous pearl and said with a smile.

The old doctor walked to a box placed in the middle, opened it, and found that it contained a pot of wine.

The old apothecary picked up the wine jug, opened the lid, and smelled it before saying, "This wine is brewed from a blend of many precious medicinal herbs, and it tastes fragrant and delicious. If you take a sip during combat, it will accelerate the flow of your cultivation techniques, reduce physical pain, quickly restore your stamina, make your mind more alert, and enhance the power of your fighting skills. And don't let its small appearance fool you; this wine jug contains dozens of jars of wine!"

"Not bad!" After listening to Yao Lao's explanation of the wine's effects, Xiao Yan was somewhat tempted and wished he could have a sip.

"Not bad?" Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, a mocking smile appearing on his lips.

"Could there be something wrong with this wine?" Xiao Yan asked, puzzled.

The old doctor sneered, "This kind of wine is addictive; the more you drink, the more you want to drink. Moreover, it's extremely harmful to the body. Once you drink too much, you're prone to hallucinations. Once you're addicted, you'll never be able to quit and will become a complete waste."

"Damn it! That old bastard, he's got no good intentions!" Xiao Yan said angrily.

Isn't this just like drugs on Earth? How could Xiao Yan not know the dangers of drugs? They can turn people into complete madmen. Just think of Er Kang in Huan Zhu Ge Ge, and you'll know what happens to drug addicts.

"Isn't he afraid that if I find out, he won't help me refine the pills?" Xiao Yan asked with some doubt.

"Discover it? That's very difficult to discover. Even with Fama, it's hard to tell there's something wrong with this wine unless you examine it closely and smell it. It's because this wine only contains a trace amount of addictive medicinal herbs, which, combined with the wine's flavor, makes it difficult to detect anything unusual. I estimate you'll only become completely addicted after you finish all of this wine," the old medicine master said calmly.

"I haven't even provoked you much, yet you've already attacked me first. You drew your sword first, so don't blame me for being impolite," Xiao Yan thought to himself.

"Sigh! What a waste!" Xiao Yan said helplessly.

"What a waste! This poison is useless to you! You have the protection of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames in your body, so even if it were ten or a hundred times stronger, it would have no effect on you at all." Yao Lao said disdainfully after hearing Xiao Yan's words.

"Uh! That's true!" Xiao Yan scratched his head awkwardly and said embarrassedly.

The old man shook his head, walked to the last box, opened it, and saw a huge egg lying inside.

"Huh? What's this? Why did they send me an egg?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.

The old apothecary picked up the egg from the box, examined it closely, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face. "This looks like the egg of a sixth-tier magical beast."

"What? Jia Xingtian is so kind as to send me something so good?" Xiao Yan said excitedly.

"Why are you getting so excited? Although this is a sixth-tier magical beast egg, there's no life force or soul fluctuation inside, so it can't hatch at all. Besides, this egg is several hundred years old; the royal family probably just treats it as an art piece. If a sixth-tier magical beast egg could really hatch, it could grow into a Dou Huang powerhouse. Would they give it to you? What a pipe dream!" Yao Lao said disdainfully.

"Take it and play with it over there! I'm going back to the ring first. After all, this is Fa Ma's residence. If he runs into me, things will get complicated." Yao Lao threw the egg to Xiao Yan and then turned into a white light and entered the ring.

"Is it really impossible to hatch?" Xiao Yan caught the sixth-tier magical beast egg that Yao Lao threw to him and examined it carefully.

"So what if I don't have vitality? I have plenty of vitality! I might as well let it go to waste!" Xiao Yan slapped his thigh and made a decision immediately.

Who wouldn't want a pet and a mount? Xiao Yan naturally wanted to hatch this pet egg, even though he knew it was basically impossible.

Xiao Yan sat down cross-legged, placed the pet egg in front of him, slowly extended his right hand, pressed his palm against the pet egg, and then mobilized the Yang fire from the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, slowly injecting it into the egg.

As Xiao Yan channeled his Yang Fire into the pet egg, it began to glow. Seeing this light, Xiao Yan thought his method was working! He then increased the intensity of his input, and the light emitted by the pet egg intensified. However, when Xiao Yan stopped inputting, the pet egg instantly returned to its original state, showing no reaction whatsoever. There was still no sign of life inside, and he guessed that the light was also due to the infusion of Yang Fire.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. I'm just being delusional." Xiao Yan laughed self-deprecatingly.

Shaking his head helplessly, Xiao Yan casually put the pet egg into his storage ring and began preparing to refine the pills. After refining all the pills, Xiao Yan left immediately, since nobody wants to live like a rat.

(End of this chapter)