171: Anti-malaria pill

Almost at the same time Xiao Zhuo made his move.

Great Desolation Prefecture, Desolate God Dao's mountain gate.

This was a giant city of yellow earth, and those coming and going were all strong men with robust physiques and Qi and blood like Dragons.

Many wore beast hide armor, appearing rugged.

Almost at the same time Xiao Zhuo made his move.

Inside a large stone hall within the mountain gate, a muscular old man was yawning and writing something, surrounded by rows of bronze lamps burning with a faint glow, numbering in the tens of thousands at a glance.

Suddenly, the old man's brows slightly twitched, his gaze shooting towards the southwest corner.

There, a lamp enshrined on the second tier and three lamps placed on the first tier simultaneously extinguished.

The old man's figure flickered, and he had already appeared before the extinguished lamps.

He picked up the lamp from the second tier, frowning as he examined it.

"Miao Li?" The old man muttered softly, looking at the blood-colored name inscribed on the lamp, then swept his gaze over the three Soul Lamps below. "All from the Miao Family?"

Shaking his head, the old man casually put away the four Soul Lamps. The other Soul Lamps on the stand instantly shifted on their own, filling the empty spaces.

The old man took out his own jade tablet, sent out a message, then sat back down in his original position, continuing to write something, occasionally scratching his ears and cheeks.

On the other side, in a dangerous area of the Great Desolation Prefecture, a middle-aged bald strong man, who was sitting cross-legged on a mountain Peak, his Divine Sense constantly probing the trial situation of his Disciples in the mountain ravine below, felt the bone jade tablet at his waist suddenly vibrate.

"Miao Li has fallen? And three Outer Sect Deacons perished almost simultaneously with him?" He casually picked up the jade tablet, his Divine Sense penetrating it. As soon as he checked, the strong man's brows immediately furrowed.

He was very clear about Miao Li's strength. Although his talent could only be described as upper-middle, he excelled in his solid Foundation. His cultivation at Void Refinement Peak, while not enough to fight above his stage, rarely met an opponent. Moreover, the defense of the Adamant True Art he Cultivated was also among the best of many Body Cultivators.

Even so, he perished almost simultaneously with three Soul Transformation Deacons, indicating that the attacker was at least an Integration Stage Mid-Phase expert or higher.

Miao Li was a member of his own Family whom he had sent to investigate Qiao Zimo. Now that Miao Li had fallen, involving an Integration Stage expert or higher, he had to find out what happened.

He didn't suspect Qiao Zimo; Qiao Zimo didn't have that capability.

After Miao Kun sent another message, he put away the jade tablet.

On the other side, Qiao Zimo had already brought Xiao Zhuo back to Qingsong City.

The two casually rented two rooms at an inn in a market. Qiao Zimo followed Xiao Zhuo into his room.

Xiao Zhuo casually waved his hand, and an invisible barrier/boundary already enveloped the entire room. He looked at Qiao Zimo: "Zimo, are you saying those people just now were from the Desolate God Dao?"

"Yes, Master! And they should have come for me, all from the Miao Family!" Qiao Zimo bowed slightly, answering humbly, a trace of shame on his face.

He then explained the entire story of himself and the Miao Family.

Xiao Zhuo listened, then waved his hand: "No matter. After this trip to the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm, you will come with me to the Blood Palace. A mere Peak Integration Stage Cultivator is but an ant!"

"Yes!"

"How are the things I asked you to prepare earlier?"

"Master! Your subordinate has prepared all the items you instructed. Additionally, regarding the Prodigies who might possess a myriad ages token, your subordinate also purchased intelligence from the Blood Shadow Tower branch here. It should be mostly accurate!" Qiao Zimo said, taking out several bottles of Medicinal Pills and a Jade Slip.

The Medicinal Pills were a rather special type of miasma dispelling pill specifically prepared for the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm. The Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm was mostly ancient forests, and many places had special miasma. Even if an Integration Stage Cultivator entered without precautions, staying too long would lead to being affected. Minor effects included sluggish magic power and blocked Meridians, while severe effects included complete loss of magic power and damaged Meridians. Ordinary miasma dispelling pills were ineffective against this, only the specially made miasma dispelling pills from cities around the Boundless Green Sea had an effect.

This type of miasma dispelling pill was a targeted miasma dispelling pill specially developed by Senior experts who had once entered the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm, specifically for the poisonous miasma within. Every time the Secret Realm was about to open, it was sold in the cities around the Boundless Green Sea, considered a major source of income for this place whenever the Secret Realm opened.

However, the price was quite high. Even though they were all high-grade profound rank Medicinal Pills, their selling price was comparable to low-grade earth rank.

And they were extremely scarce, generally requiring pre-orders.

A large part of the reason Xiao Zhuo ordered Qiao Zimo to arrive here early was because of these special miasma dispelling pills.

The Jade Slip recorded information about some Blood Demon Realm Prodigies who had recently appeared near the Boundless Green Sea.

Taking the pill bottles and Jade Slip, Xiao Zhuo calmly scanned the contents of the Jade Slip, his expression unchanged.

He then opened one of the pill bottles and took out a dark green, mung bean-sized pill that emitted a sweet fragrance.

He first sniffed it with his nose, allowing the sweet scent to enter his nostrils, then scraped a bit of the pill powder with his fingernail and put it into his mouth.

Then he narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering for a moment.

A moment later, he muttered softly: "The main ingredient, Jade Marrow Ganoderma, provides core purifying power and protects vitality. The auxiliary ingredient, Red Sun Flower heart, neutralizes cold and provides slight yang resistance. Ice Lotus Seeds clear the mind and calm the spirit, cleansing the internal organs. The supplementary ingredient, Earth Vein Purple Ginseng, strengthens the Foundation and enhances self-resistance. Golden-Striped Snake Shedding strengthens the resistance barrier. The last ingredient, Thousand Mechanism Grass Dew, is used strangely; it not only harmonizes all the medicines but also controls the medicinal properties to be in the superior yang position. The Senior who researched this Pill Formula must have reached at least Earth-Grade Medium Grade in Dao of Alchemy attainment."

Qiao Zimo saw Xiao Zhuo merely taste it and then list a large number of medicinal names and their effects, feeling impressed beyond comprehension, and complimented: "Although this Senior in Dao of Alchemy is a master, he cannot compare to Master's Divine Ability, to be able to deduce the Pill Formula from just one Medicinal Pill."

Xiao Zhuo shook his head, not dwelling on it. He erased the content in the Jade Slip, re-entered Divine Thought to record information, then threw it to Qiao Zimo, instructing: "This Medicinal Pill is just a Medium Grade Medicinal Pill, its efficacy is ordinary! The medicinal materials I just mentioned are not rare and can be gathered in the market. You quickly purchase a batch according to the quantities in the Jade Slip. I plan to refine some of these miasma dispelling pills myself."

Saying this, Xiao Zhuo casually threw out a Storage Pouch. Qiao Zimo quickly caught it: "There are some Spirit Stones inside, you can use them as you wish."

"Yes! Master!"

Qiao Zimo quickly checked the list in the Jade Slip, then clasped his fists and left.

Xiao Zhuo, on the other hand, turned and sat on the bed in the room, beginning to add Attribute Points and Cultivate. Having just killed two Void Refining Cultivators and three Soul Transformation Cultivators, the Attribute Points he earned were enough to allow him to Cultivate the Primordial Chaos Golden Scripture for about a hundred years.

Currently, his cultivation was the most lagging. He had to raise his cultivation and Physical Body to the Undergoing Tribulation Stage before he could begin to Breakthrough to the sixth stage of the soul infant.

Otherwise, blindly Cultivating the Sacred Soul Scripture would hinder his The Way of Freedom.

As Xiao Zhuo sank into the White Mist Space, Qingsong City became increasingly lively.

With the Secret Realm about to open, a large number of Prodigies from various prefectures of the Blood Demon Realm began to gather. There were three large cities around the Boundless Green Sea, and Qingsong City was just one of them.

Even so, Qingsong City could be described as having Void Refining Cultivators as numerous as dogs and Soul Transformation Cultivators everywhere. Occasionally, one could even see one or two Integration Stage Cultivators with profound auras.

Fortunately, the Soul Refining Sect had already sent Inner Sect Elders to the three cities to maintain order, preventing people from causing trouble in the city at will.

Otherwise, given this density of powerful Cultivators, if conflicts broke out, ten more Qingsong Cities would not be enough to dismantle.

Just as Qiao Zimo entered a pill shop, a thin Daoist priest gracefully stepped into the entrance of Qingsong City Lord's Mansion.

The two Nascent Soul Realm guards at the entrance saw the jade tablet at his waist and dared not utter a sound.

If Xiao Zhuo were here, he would surely recognize that this person was Immortal Master Profound Bone, one of the Vice Sect Masters of the Soul Refining Sect, a Peak Undergoing Tribulation Stage grand expert.

Profound Bone came here specifically to pursue Xiao Zhuo. However, after returning to Beilu Prefecture, he had lost all information about Xiao Zhuo.

That Third Holy Son seemed to have vanished into thin air. But he did have some guesses as to why Blood Sea came to Beilu Prefecture; the biggest event in Beilu Prefecture recently was naturally the impending opening of the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm.

He judged that Blood Sea was most likely coming for the Secret Realm, and thus specifically pursued him to Qingsong City.

Qingsong City Lord's Mansion was only three streets away from the inn where Xiao Zhuo was staying, but unfortunately, Profound Bone was still unable to detect anything.