245: In the secret realm

"This is… Profound Dao Pill?!"

Just as Yao Delong wanted to explain, Xiao Huohuo and Lin Shishi cried out in simultaneous shock!

Their eyes instantly widened into saucers, staring fixedly at the two Medicinal Pills as their breathing grew rapid!

"Profound Dao Pill! It really is the Profound Dao Pill!" Xiao Huohuo's voice trembled with excitement,

"Legend has it that when a Golden Core Cultivator consumes it, they can directly break through a minor Realm,

and it's a Treasure Pill that can also increase the chance of transforming into a Nascent Soul by ten percent!

The side effect is merely a two-month stagnation in cultivation to consolidate the Foundation…

Th-This is no side effect at all, it's simply a heavenly fortune!"

Lin Shishi's pretty face flushed red, her beautiful eyes filled with incredulous joy.

She tightly clenched her fists, looking at Yao Delong with eyes full of shock and gratitude.

Profound Dao Pill!

This Divine Pill had been circulating among the upper echelons and top Sects of the Ba Xia Dynasty over the past few months.

It was said that only a few had ever appeared in total, and every time one appeared, it caused an uproar—it was a priceless supreme treasure!

For a Golden Core Cultivator, its temptation was by no means inferior to the attraction of the Nine Revolutions Foundation Establishment Pill to a Qi Condensation Cultivator!

"Senior Brother Yao… This… This is too precious!" Lin Shishi's voice was somewhat choked up.

Xiao Huohuo exaggeratedly grabbed Yao Delong's arm, babbling incoherently with excitement:

"Senior Sister Lin! Look! Look! I told you that following Senior Brother Yao means we get to eat meat!

Hugging this big thigh was so worth it! We haven't even put in any effort yet, and the Profound Dao Pill is already arranged!

Senior Brother Yao, from now on, my, Xiao Huohuo's, life is yours!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing as they watched Xiao Huohuo act the fool,

and even Han Yun's cold and aloof face revealed a trace of a smile.

Lin Qingxue looked at Yao Delong, her eyes carrying understanding and a trace of imperceptible gentleness; she knew Yao Delong could refine this pill.

[Ding! Target Lin Shishi, Favorability +20, Current Favorability 65 (Heart filled with admiration)!]

The System's prompt tone sounded in Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness.

Yao Delong's heart stirred slightly, though his face bore a gentle smile as he

handed the two Profound Dao Pills respectively to Xiao Huohuo and Lin Shishi:

"Alright, stop joking around. Since you know this pill, it saves me from wasting my breath. This pill was indeed refined by me."

"Hiss!"

Although they had guessed it, hearing Yao Delong admit it with their own ears,

Xiao Huohuo and Lin Shishi still couldn't help but gasp deeply once more,

looking at Yao Delong as if they were looking at a Divine Being!

Being able to improve a Tier 6 Pill Formula and refine legendary Treasure Pills like the Profound Dao Pill…

Just what terrifying Realm had Senior Brother Yao's alchemy reached?

"Our top priority is to enhance our strength," Yao Delong retracted his smile and said with a serious expression,

"This place is temporarily safe. Shishi, Huohuo, the two of you immediately find a secluded corner,

take the Profound Dao Pill, and charge into the Late Golden Core Stage!

Big Brother Yue Shan, I trouble you to act as their Protector; nothing must go wrong!"

"Rest assured, Young Master Yao! With me here, not even a fly will want to get close!"

Yue Shan patted his chest, his voice like a booming bell, while the powerful aura of Nascent Soul Perfection faintly radiated, overflowing with a sense of security.

"Understood, Senior Brother!" Xiao Huohuo and Lin Shishi replied excitedly, their eyes filled with determination.

This was a tremendous Opportunity!

"Clear Snow, Senior Sister Han," Yao Delong looked toward the two Nascent Soul Cultivators,

"Taking this Opportunity, the three of us will explore the nearby valley to see if there are any usable spiritual materials or clues.

Remember, do not stray far, and stay vigilant!"

"Alright." Lin Qingxue and Han Yun nodded simultaneously.

Soon, Yue Shan brought Xiao Huohuo and Lin Shishi,

and set up a simple breath-isolating Formation in a relatively secluded corner of the valley with its back against the mountain wall.

Xiao Huohuo and Lin Shishi sat cross-legged, taking the Profound Dao Pill with utmost care.

Instantly, a pure, majestic energy containing profound dao rhyme dissolved within their bodies,

and their auras began to climb steadily while spiritual light faintly circulated around their bodies.

Yao Delong, Lin Qingxue, and Han Yun spread out in a triangular Formation,

cautiously exploring toward the depths of the valley.

The valley was terrifyingly quiet, save for the faint "squelch" of moss being trampled underfoot.

Under the dim light, the dark red mountain walls on both sides seemed to flow with un dried blood, exuding an unsettling aura.

Meanwhile, in an area countless miles away from Yao Delong and the others,

this was a boundless black swamp.

The turbid muddy water bubbled with nauseating green bubbles, emitting a strong, pungent stench and highly toxic miasma.

The skeletons of rotting plants and unknown creatures were half-buried in the silt, adding to the dead silence and horror.

Four figures stood rather disheveled on a relatively dry black boulder;

they were none other than Xiao Chen, Meng Bi, Scarface, and Luo Tianying, who was dressed in a purple robe and possessed a bewitching demeanor.

"Bah! What damn bad luck!"

Meng Bi spat fiercely, patting the stinky silt stained on his magic robe with an ugly expression,

"Why were we teleported to this ghost place again!

Last time it was the Myriad Poison Marsh, and this time it's the Rotten Bone Swamp! Am I at odds with swamps or something?"

Scarface also furrowed his brows tightly, his primordial energy surging around his body

to isolate the toxic miasma that continuously tried to encroach upon him.

Although Luo Tianying still maintained that bewitching posture,

her slightly knitted delicate brows and the flash of disgust deep within her eyes

also exposed her discomfort with this harsh environment.

With a gentle wave of her jade hand, a layer of faint purple halo enveloped her entire body,

completely isolating the filth and toxic miasma, making her appear much more composed.

Xiao Chen's complexion was the gloomiest. Suppressing his nausea,

he quickly took out a palm-sized, pitch-black jade talisman carved with complex silver runes from his storage ring—a positioning talisman!

"Shut up! Don't waste time!"

Xiao Chen let out a low shout, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

Without hesitation, he poured his pure primordial energy into the positioning talisman.

Hum!

The silver runes on the positioning talisman suddenly lit up, emitting a bizarre fluctuation.

Xiao Chen closed his eyes, his Divine Sense sinking into the jade talisman.

A moment later, he abruptly opened his eyes, a flash of joy and ferocity crossing them:

"Found them! In the northeast direction, about three hundred miles away from us!

There are four powerful auras rapidly moving toward our side! They are the people Mother arranged!"

"Great!" Meng Bi and Scarface's spirits lifted.

In this perilous Secret Realm, being able to rendezvous with strong reinforcements as soon as possible would greatly increase the chances of survival and completing the mission.

"Let's go!"

Xiao Chen hesitated no longer. Recognizing the direction, he transformed into a streak of black light,

speeding away toward the northeast. Meng Bi and Scarface hurriedly followed.

Luo Tianying's purple eyes flickered slightly. Looking at Xiao Chen's back, the corners of her lips curved into an elusive arc,

and her figure rose gracefully like a ghost, following leisurely behind as if this suffocating toxic swamp had no effect on her at all.

A distance of three hundred miles was not far for a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

After spending half a day, the four of them rendezvoused with the four powerful figures rushing toward them in a relatively dry black hilly area.

The incoming people were all dressed in the attire of Moyang Sect Deacon Elders, their auras robust and filled with stern Evil Qi.