harleyscars Chapter 37 Preparations Before Heading to the Black Corner Region
Chapter 37 Preparations Before Heading to the Black Corner Region
Yun Congxin's words shocked everyone, causing a huge stir.
Being an elder of the Yunlan Sect means you have the right to enter the Yunlan Sect's council hall, which means you've already come into contact with the core of the Yunlan Sect's power.
This is why it was unexpected for everyone that Xiao Zhan, who only had the strength of a Great Dou Master but did not have the surname Yun and also held the position of clan leader, could become an elder of the Yunlan Sect.
To everyone else, Yun Congxin's willingness to invest so much was beyond just trying to win over a fourth-grade alchemist.
But in Yun Congxin's view, this was nothing more than changing the name to be more prestigious; what Yunlan Sect was actually giving up was just a little bit of Lincheng's resources.
Anyway, Xiao Zhan is just a Great Dou Master. Does he really dare to participate in the Yunlan Sect's deliberations and decisions?
It's simply adding one more chair to the council hall, giving Yun Congxin one more listener when he speaks in the future.
Moreover, by sacrificing this elder position, and taking the opportunity to set a definitive conclusion on the annihilation of the Mo family, no one will be able to use this to sow discord between the Yunlan Sect and the Xiao family. From today onwards, through word of mouth among the guests and with the Yunlan Sect's deliberate promotion, this elder position will have the effect of attracting young alchemists to join the Yunlan Sect.
See? Xiao Yan defeated Yan Li, saving face for the Jia Ma Empire and the Alchemist Guild, yet they weren't even willing to offer him a single benefit.
However, since Xiao Yan helped the Yunlan Sect clean house, the Yunlan Sect was willing to give the Xiao family an elder position as a reward!
Even after the banquet ended and the guests left, they were still discussing the Xiao family, a rising star in the Yunlan Sect, and thinking about how to cultivate a good relationship with them.
Meanwhile, Yun Congxin picked his teeth contentedly and went to the backyard of the new Xiao family mansion.
When do you plan to leave?
Inside the courtyard, only Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, and Yun Congxin were present. Seeing that the master and disciple seemed completely unhurried, Yun Congxin asked them this question.
Xiao Yan chuckled, pouring tea for Yao Lao and Yun Congxin as he said, "This isn't urgent. My leave is still a while away... Does Elder Yun have any plans?"
"Well... there are some things to take care of within the sect, but it shouldn't take too long." Yun Congxin nodded.
He took the tea Xiao Yan offered and said, "Come to Yunlan Sect after you've packed up. It will take anywhere from one to five days for us to set off. Yunlan Sect has its own flying magical beasts, so their speed is quite considerable. We can just board the vehicle from Yunlan Sect... How many of you are there on this trip?"
"There were only three of us: me, my teacher, and my cousin."
"Hmm...we have more people, so we'll need more flying magical beasts. I'll make the arrangements."
Yun Congxin took a sip of tea and said with a wry smile, "Your tea-brewing skills are really not that great..."
"Huh?" Xiao Yan also took a sip, smacked his lips, and said, "Isn't this pretty good..."
"Sigh, never mind..." Yun Congxin sighed, put down his cup, and said goodbye, "Then I'll be leaving now. Just come to Yunlan Sect when the time comes, and I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."
"I'll see Elder Yun off..."
"Wait a moment, Yunlan Sect is just a short walk away, Yunlan Mountain is just a step away..."
Yun Congxin left, leaving only Xiao Yan and Yao Lao in the courtyard.
Xiao Yan scratched his head and looked at Yao Lao with pleading eyes: "Teacher..."
"Don't look at me, I'm a spirit, I can't drink tea..."
"...Is it really that bad?"
"Brewing tea is like refining medicine; it's a skill that improves with practice. It's normal that you're not doing it well," the old apothecary offered a token reassurance before getting down to business. "Let's get serious. The Black Corner Region is a place full of danger and opportunity. If you're lucky, you can encounter all sorts of treasures. Are you really ready?"
Xiao Yan paused for a moment, then replied naturally, "Of course, I even prepared a good set of night clothes..."
"That's not what I meant. I meant, is your wallet ready?" The old apothecary rolled his eyes, wondering where this kid had learned all this from during his slumber! Was he planning to rob someone at the drop of a hat?
He coughed and continued, "The auction houses and herbal medicine shops in the Black Corner Region have plenty of good stuff. What if we happen to come across the herbs or treasures we need, but can't afford them? That would be so embarrassing..."
"Um... let me see, I still have 130,000 gold coins..." Xiao Yan touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, "This is the commission I got from selling healing medicine in Wutan City back then..."
The old apothecary said speechlessly, "Our target this time is the fourteenth-ranked Fallen Heart Flame. We need to be even more prepared than when we devoured the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. How are we going to get the medicinal herbs and magic cores without gold coins?"
Xiao Yan knew immediately that this wouldn't be a bargain, so he braced himself and asked, "So, what do we need to prepare this time?"
Without hesitation, the old apothecary said, "A sixth-grade pill, the Earth Spirit Pill. This pill requires only four kinds of medicinal materials: Earth Core Fire Mushroom, Dragon Beard Ice-Fire Fruit, Green Wood Immortal Vine, and a sixth-order water-attribute magic core. These materials are very rare, so we must seize the opportunity and take them whenever we encounter them."
"How much would it cost if we bought them all?"
Xiao Yan had never even heard of the names of the three medicinal herbs. Furthermore, he needed a sixth-tier water-attribute magic core, something that sounded incredibly rare and expensive...
"Conservatively speaking, these three medicinal herbs alone would cost at least a million or two hundred thousand..." the old herb said with a smile.
"One million eight hundred thousand..."
No wonder alchemists, such a lucrative profession, are often penniless. Gold coins are simply too hard for them to hold onto! They just painstakingly gather some pills to auction off, and before they can even enjoy the gold coins, they buy two high-grade medicinal herbs, and it's all gone!
Meanwhile, Mr. Guhe was also troubled by the strange fire. Ever since he learned about the strange fire from Yun Congxin, he had been restless and spent the next day thoroughly exploring the medicinal herb warehouses of the capital and Yunlan Sect. But unlike Xiao Yan, who was still worried about how quickly gold coins went by, Guhe had long since stopped using gold coins for payment.
He directly exchanged the pills for...
Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran and her sisters Yaoye Yaoyue also received news that they would be traveling to the Black Corner Region with Yun Congxin and Danwang Guhe.
Nalan Yanran remained calm in the face of the news. She was currently focused on honing her combat skills, striving to shed her naivety from her ring fighting style.
Yao Ye, on the other hand, was somewhat worried, though it was unclear what she was worried about. Perhaps she was worried about her younger sister, who would excitedly jump around at the mere mention of going out.
At this point, everyone except Xiao Yu began making intensive preparations.
Black Corner Region, nestled among numerous empires yet operating in the rapidly expanding sewers of the Dou Qi Continent, demands that everyone proceed with caution.