The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 76 Seven Fantasy Green Spirit Saliva

After arriving at Fa Ma's residence, Nalan Jie, Mu Chen, and Mittel Tengshan did not immediately display their aura as they had with Jia Xingtian before. Instead, they respectfully presented their visiting cards and awaited Fa Ma's audience.

Fa Ma, who was diligently studying Yao Lao's notes, felt somewhat impatient and even annoyed upon learning that the heads of the three major families in the capital had arrived.

Because Fa Ma had only just begun to figure out the basics, even if Jia Xingtian were to come now, Fa Ma wouldn't give him a friendly look, let alone the heads of the three major families. Alchemists are all a bit eccentric, especially when they are researching alchemy; if they are disturbed, they are more likely to become irritable.

Although Fa Ma was angry, the visitors were, after all, the heads of the three major families, so he still went out to see them.

"President Fa Ma!" Nalan Jie and his group rushed to greet Fa Ma when he came out.

"Hmm, I already know why you've come. Hand over the medicinal herbs and the required payment, then head back! I'll send someone to inform you once the pills are refined," Fa Ma said somewhat impatiently.

The three looked at each other, noticing that Fa Ma's impatient expression was completely different from his usual kind demeanor.

Although Fa Ma's tone was somewhat impatient, they dared not show the slightest emotion. The old man before them held such a high position and prestige. While they longed to go in and inquire about Xiao Yan's identity and background, it now seemed impossible.

"Then I'll trouble you, Pharaoh, to convey my gratitude to Brother Nie Feng for saving my life! My Nalan family welcomes him to visit us at any time so we can express our thanks in person. These are the medicinal herbs needed to refine the elixir; please pass them on to me, Pharaoh. If Brother Nie Feng is not satisfied, we can increase the reward." After handing over the required medicinal herbs and reward to Fama, Nalan Jie respectfully bowed to Fama.

"Hmm!" Fa Ma nodded, indicating that he understood. Because of Xiao Yan, Fa Ma didn't have a good impression of Nalan Jie, but he couldn't show it directly, as that would arouse Nalan Jie's suspicion.

"We feel the same way. If Brother Nie Feng has time, we welcome him to visit us anytime. As for the matter of alchemy, we'll trouble Pharaoh to convey our message. If he feels the reward is insufficient, we can continue to increase it until he is satisfied," Mittel Tengshan and Mu Chen added.

"Okay! I'll pass on your message. I need to go into seclusion, so I won't see you off." Fa Ma accepted the gifts and then directly dismissed them.

"Excuse us for disturbing you!" Nalan Jie, Mu Chen, and Mittel Tengshan quickly apologized and then turned to leave.

"If any guests come again, just say I'm in seclusion and tell them to come back another time!" Fa Ma instructed the servant at the door.

Upon hearing Fa Ma's words, the three who were about to leave exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what had gotten into Fa Ma and why he had changed so irritably.

However, the three felt both relieved and somewhat disappointed. They were relieved that they had finally met Fa Ma, handed over the medicinal herbs and payment, and the pills were assured. Moreover, judging from Fa Ma's words, he would not be receiving any other guests in the future, which meant that only the royal family and their three major families would likely be able to obtain the pills.

However, their original intention to inquire about Xiao Yan's identity and try to win him over seems to have failed. They could only shake their heads helplessly and leave.

After the three left, Fa Ma went to the secret room and handed over all the medicinal herbs and rewards given to him by the three families to Xiao Yan.

"These are the medicinal materials and payment from the three major families of the empire who requested you to help them refine pills. They wield considerable influence in the empire, so I couldn't very well refuse. However, I've already begun to close my doors to guests and won't let anyone disturb you anymore," Fa Ma said to Xiao Yan.

"Hehe, that's only right. Besides, I also want to get some good stuff," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Take your time looking at what they gave you! If you're not satisfied, just make some more demands. I'm going to continue studying my teacher's insights." After saying this, Fa Ma went straight to study the alchemy insights that Xiao Yan had given him.

"It seems that it won't be long before Fa Ma becomes a sixth-grade alchemist." Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly as he looked at the anxious Fa Ma.

Xiao Yan glanced at the three storage rings in his hand, randomly picked one out, and began to examine it with his soul power.

"Wow! Not bad! It's another mid-grade storage ring!" Xiao Yan said happily.

The storage ring contained a giant golden bow, a purple-gold card, and the medicinal materials needed to refine the Longevity Pill, as well as other rare medicinal materials.

Xiao Yan took out the golden giant bow directly from his storage ring and found that the bow was very heavy. Even with Xiao Yan's current strength, it was quite difficult for him to lift it.

Xiao Yan held the bow in his left hand and pulled the bowstring with his right, but found that he could only pull it a little bit.

"Holy crap! No way!" Xiao Yan's eyes widened in disbelief. His strength was already immense; if even he couldn't pull it, who could?!

"Idiot! This thing needs to be infused with battle qi. How powerful can a bow that can be used with just one's own strength be? At most, it can only threaten a Dou Zhe!" Yao Lao reminded Xiao Yan when he saw him pondering nonsense.

"Ah!" Xiao Yan, reminded by Yao Lao, immediately cursed himself for being an idiot. He then quickly poured his fighting spirit into the bow with both hands. As the fighting spirit was poured in, Xiao Yan pulled the bowstring tighter and tighter, and a somewhat illusory black and white arrow appeared out of thin air on the bow, the entire bow emitting an eerie light.

"Indeed, this thing is quite suitable for you! With your current strength, even a Grand Master would be seriously injured if you were to ambush him by mistake." Yao Lao said with a smile after sensing the power emanating from the bow and arrow.

"It's really good!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Xiao Yan stopped inputting his fighting spirit, and the arrow disappeared directly because it was no longer supported by fighting spirit.

"Although there aren't many items, they are all top-notch and very practical. It seems this was given by the Mu family," Xiao Yan said. He then put the bow into his storage ring, since he couldn't test it out in this small place.

"Oh? You can actually guess whose storage ring it is just by looking at what's inside?" Yao Lao was somewhat surprised.

"Is it hard to guess? The Mu family is a military family. Soldiers are straightforward and prefer to get straight to the point. They don't like beating around the bush, so what they give will definitely be practical," Xiao Yan explained.

Yao Lao nodded slightly after hearing what Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Yan took out another storage ring to examine it, and found that it was also a mid-grade storage ring, filled with all sorts of wooden boxes, at least several hundred of them. Xiao Yan casually picked up a few wooden boxes, opened them, and found that they were all filled with medicinal herbs.

"It seems this storage ring belongs to the Mittel family. The Mittel family started out in business, so money is nothing to them. Although there are many of these medicinal herbs, none of them are particularly rare, but they still cost a considerable amount of gold coins to obtain. Only the Mittel family can afford them easily. However, these medicinal herbs are just right for me right now," Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Yan picked up the last storage ring, feeling a little uneasy. He knew it was given to him by the Nalan family, but whether it contained what he needed was still unknown.

Xiao Yan used his soul power to probe the interior and discovered that, in addition to the medicinal herbs needed for alchemy and the purple-gold card, there were seven exquisite wooden boxes. Xiao Yan took out these seven wooden boxes and placed them all on the stone platform in the center of the secret chamber.

"Teacher, please!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"You're being too cautious!" The old apothecary shook his head speechlessly, but did not refuse.

As the wooden boxes were opened one by one, although they were all filled with very precious medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan did not see what he wanted to see, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Did that old guy not give it to me?!" Xiao Yan frowned, a surge of anger rising within him. What was he doing in the capital? Wasn't it all for that medicinal herb?

Xiao Yan was about to go find Fa Ma and ask him to ask Nalan Jie for that medicinal herb, but he found that Yao Lao was standing there blankly, staring at the contents of the wooden box.

As Xiao Yan approached, he discovered a plant in the wooden box in front of Yao Lao. The plant was entirely green, resembling a piece of fine jade. At the top of the plant, a flower with seven colors was slowly blooming, and as the flower unfolded, the seven colors gradually shifted, creating a dazzling and vibrant display.

"Seven Illusions of Green Spirit Saliva!"

(End of this chapter)