Chapter 63: Jade Tablet

As for those precious medicinal herbs, he currently has no use for them, so there's no need to buy them.

Just as he was about to leave the treasure area, Lin Feng's steps suddenly stopped at a corner near the door, and he turned his head to look at a spot beside the corner.

There stood a broken stone platform.

Behind the stone platform was a thin man with a rather unsavory appearance.

Since the medicinal herbs placed on the table were not particularly rare, few people came to inspect them.

Thus, his face now bore a hint of bitterness.

Lin Feng lowered his gaze and slowly swept it across the stone platform.

The medicinal herbs stored in jade bottles, which even looked somewhat withered, were naturally beneath his notice.

He had automatically skipped over all of them.

Finally, Lin Feng's gaze stopped on a nondescript black broken jade tablet in the corner.

Instantly, joy appeared on his face, but he quickly suppressed it.

If his emotions were discovered by the stall owner, it might cause further trouble.

"This Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes is already here this early..."

Gazing at the black broken jade tablet, Lin Feng walked toward the stone platform while murmuring to himself.

This Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes is an extremely profound secret technique.

Although this secret technique resembles battle skills, it is usually listed separately from them.

Their effects are incredibly tempting; some can even greatly enhance one's actual strength.

And this Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes is an advanced secret technique capable of boosting strength in a short time!

Although Lin Feng was surprised that the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes would appear here so early,

but since he had already seen the treasure, he naturally could not miss it.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be acting like an idiot?

The man, seeing Lin Feng slowly approach, was first taken aback.

Only after his eyes glanced at the One-Star Alchemist emblem on Lin Feng's chest did they brighten considerably.

He hurriedly stood up and looked at Lin Feng with a fawning expression.

"Master, what do you need?"

Seeing Lin Feng stop before the stone platform, the man hurriedly asked.

"Let me see if there are any medicinal herbs I need."

He replied casually, and looking at the man who seemed to be entering middle age, Lin Feng felt a slight emotion.

Thanks to his strong soul perception, his progress on the alchemist's path has been fairly smooth.

Although he had no teacher's guidance, he had hardly encountered any major setbacks.

Yet now, seeing this person before him, Lin Feng for the first time felt the anguish of these lowly talents limited by their cultivation aptitude.

Clearly sensing the man's envious gaze, Lin Feng let out a sigh of slight relief.

He crouched down, casually observed for a while, and selected some medicinal herbs.

Only then did he casually grasp the black broken jade tablet in his hand.

Upon holding the jade tablet, it was not smooth but covered with fine particles, suggesting the material was not of high quality.

Moreover, faint cracks lined the jade tablet, and even sand clung within the gaps.

He lifted his head to glance at the man staring intently at him, then slowly traced his finger across the jade tablet.

Finally, he placed it at the bottom of the medicinal herbs, waved at the middle-aged man, and lightly laughed: "Do you want to trade items or sell them?"

"Master, I want to exchange for a third-rank pill."

Hearing this, the man's spirits lifted, and he immediately gave an embarrassed smile.

He also knew in his heart that these herbs were likely not worth the price of a third-rank pill.

Glancing at the man before him, Lin Feng smiled and said, "You're still an alchemist apprentice, right?"

Having been seen through at a glance, the man nodded embarrassedly.

He looked enviously at Lin Feng's youthful face and gave a wry smile: "Yes, my alchemy talent is not good; after so many years of cultivation, I remain stuck at the level of an alchemist apprentice."

"When my teacher helped me hunt for beast fire earlier, he slew an extra magic beast; this fourth-tier beast fire, though not exceptionally high in rank, will, I believe, greatly increase your chances of successfully refining pills after you absorb it. I offer it in exchange—how about that?"

Lin Feng glanced at the middle-aged man, produced the fourth-tier beast fire that Xiao Ling had helped him obtain in the Tagor Great Desert, and smiled.

This beast fire was one he had not used when testing a certain battle technique.

Having picked up the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes from the other's hands, this fourth-tier beast fire could also be considered his act of pity toward the man.

"Thank you, Master!"

The man hastily took the jade bottle containing the beast fire, then hurriedly bowed to Lin Feng.

And the joy on the man's face was hard to conceal.

As long as he absorbs this, his chances of becoming a One-Star Alchemist will greatly increase.

Compared to the third-rank pill, he undoubtedly preferred this beast fire more.

Lin Feng waved his hand, storing all the items in his hand into his spatial ring.

Then he turned and continued walking toward the exit.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan cautiously poked his head out from the grass, after carefully surveying his surroundings.

Seeing that the ice-attribute Dou Emperor had not noticed him, he asked Yao Chen: "Master, he hasn't caught up, has he?"

"No, it seems he has given up the pursuit."

Yao Chen's powerful soul power swept around, and then he said.

"Huu~"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and loudly cursed: "Damn, I don't know what madness that Battle Emperor has, relentlessly chasing us for days—could that fifth-rank magic beast be his sworn brother?"

Who knows? If I weren't lacking heavenly treasures to replenish my soul power, and also needing to help you obtain the flame to upgrade the Flame Technique, I would have already killed that bastard.

Thinking of the past few days' miserable escape, Yao Chen also felt extremely stifled.

Thinking of the Flame Technique, Yao Lao took out the fifth-rank Beast Fire he had previously, and said: "Hurry up and absorb it; see if this Beast Fire can actually let the Flame Technique evolve. If it can, I'll try to get you a few sixth-rank ones. As for the Ice Heart Pill and Meridian-Protecting Pill needed to absorb the Beast Fire, you'll have to refine them yourself."

Okay.

Xiao Yan took the jade bottle, glanced at the blazing Beast Fire inside, and stored it into his Storage Ring.

He then took out the Medicine Cauldron and began refining the required pills.

At this moment, Hai Bo Dong was flying at top speed toward the imperial capital.

On his grim face, frost was practically forming.

He never expected that he would actually let a Battle King slip away right under his nose.

Now, no one knows where that person ran off to.

Since he can't find him, he can only return to Mi Te Er for now.

Although he didn't see that person's face, during their battle he had already gathered a wisp of Strange Fire's aura.

Moreover, he could sense that the person acted strangely when they fought him.

That power probably wasn't inherent to that black-clothed person; it must be some profound secret technique.

In that case, as long as we wait for his next encounter and drag it out a bit.

That person will inevitably grow weak from the side effects of that secret technique.

By then, he'll be nothing more than meat on the chopping block for us.

Once he returns, he will immediately mobilize Mi Te Er and his own connections to search.

At the same time, he will also send this wisp of Strange Fire's aura to Gu He.

By then, he won't believe that Gu He would remain indifferent to Strange Fire and not join him in hunting down that black-clothed person.

At the same time, he believes that within the influence of Gu He, the Pill King,

That unfamiliar sixth-rank alchemist who took the Strange Fire and ran around without any powerful protection will surely meet only death and annihilation!

However, he must find that person quickly within a short time and swiftly kill him.

Otherwise, if his techniques and combat skills were leaked, things would get unpleasant.

Moreover, the revenge of a sixth-rank alchemist is something Mit er cannot bear.

After all, he is the sole ice-attributed Fighting Emperor in the Jia Ma Empire; a bit of probing will reveal his identity!