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Chapter 206 Are you interested in making a deal?

Han Li's voice unconsciously lowered a few decibels.

It's as if they're talking about something forbidden.

Li Zhe did not answer him, but simply looked at him calmly.

Waiting for his reply.

The reason he knew the name "Yao Chen" was naturally due to his vast knowledge reserves, which were comparable to a super library.

During those countless "eleven-day" cycles he was trapped in, he practically turned the United Government database upside down, examining every single file about "time travelers" and "other worlds."

Among them was a top-secret observation report about a "sample" codenamed "Mortal," who was suspected of having traveled from a cultivation world.

The report details some scattered information about the original world revealed by the "sample" after it was captured.

And the name "Yao Chen," shrouded in mystery, appeared in that report more than once.

According to the description in that "sample", this "Yao Chen" is an extremely special existence in the Qingluan Sect.

Although he was nominally just a doctor responsible for tending the herb garden and healing the disciples, his true identity was that of a master alchemist, capable of even refining heaven-defying artifacts like the "Foundation Building Pill"...

A master alchemist.

However, this person has an eccentric personality, moves around mysteriously, and rarely has contact with outsiders.

Even for the elders within the sect, getting an audience with him is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Han Li, a seasoned veteran who had spent years navigating the outer sect and was intimately familiar with the various "unspoken rules" of the Qingluan Sect, seemed to have some unknown connection with the mysterious "Yao Chen".

This is also the fundamental reason why Li Zhe chose to approach him.

"You just need to tell me if you can take me to see him."

Li Zhe's voice was calm yet powerful, filled with an unquestionable resolve.

Han Li remained silent.

He looked at the unfathomable man before him, his heart filled with intense struggle.

Once you agree to their request, it means you will be completely tied to this mysterious "sugar daddy" on the same chariot.

The future will be full of unknowns and dangers.

but……

If you don't agree...

The "Foundation Building Pill," so close yet so far, was about to slip through his fingers.

He will continue to struggle in this outer gate filled with despair and injustice until his lifespan is exhausted and he turns into a handful of dust.

"I……"

He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms, drawing a trickle of blood.

Finally, Han Li slowly raised his head, his sharp, hawk-like eyes flashing with a resolute determination.

"Okay, I promise you."

……

Three days later, at Qingluan Gate, on the back mountain.

In a secluded valley shrouded in thick fog.

Led by Han Li, Li Zhe navigated through a series of deceptive natural magic arrays, twisting and turning.

Finally, we arrived at a seemingly unremarkable, simple thatched hut made of bamboo.

The thatched hut was surrounded by all sorts of strange and wonderful herbs.

The air was filled with a rich, unique aroma, a blend of medicinal fragrance and earthy scent.

An old man dressed in gray cloth, with gray hair and a hunched back, looking like an ordinary villager, was squatting in the herb garden with his back to them, carefully loosening the soil for a spiritual herb that emitted a faint glow.

He is the legendary...

Medicine dust.

"Yao Lao."

Han Li stepped forward and respectfully bowed.

"I brought a friend with me, and we'd like to ask for a certain medicine."

Yao Chen didn't turn around, but said in his hoarse voice, as if it had been sanded, in a low voice:
"I do not treat outsiders here."

“But…” “There are no buts.” Yao Chen interrupted him, his tone carrying an undeniable coldness. “Rules are rules.”

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Han Li's face.

He turned his head to look at Li Zhe, his eyes filled with a hint of apology.

However, Li Zhe simply smiled indifferently.

He stepped forward, walked to the herb garden, looked at the spirit herb being carefully tended, and slowly spoke.

"'Seven-star grass' is of the yang nature and likes warmth and humidity, but its roots are extremely afraid of light. It needs to be fertilized with powder of 'sunken wood' mixed with fragments of 'moonstone' to ensure that its spiritual energy is not lost."

His voice was calm and steady.

But it was like a thunderclap that exploded in Yao Chen's ears.

Yao Chen's hunched body suddenly stiffened.

He slowly turned his head, and for the first time, his cloudy old eyes, hidden beneath his gray hair, revealed an incredulous shock.

He looked at the mysterious young man before him, his voice trembling slightly.

"You...how did you know?"

The method for cultivating this "Seven Star Grass" was a unique secret recipe that he had researched and developed over his entire life.

Apart from himself, there is absolutely no one else in the entire Qingluan Sect who could know this!
"I still know."

A mysterious smile curved at the corners of Li Zhe's lips.

"What you are trying to refine is not an ordinary 'Foundation Building Pill,' but an ancient pill that has long been lost—the 'Nine-Turn Golden Pill.'"

"This pill can not only help people build their foundation, but also cleanse their marrow and meridians, transforming them and laying an unparalleled foundation for their future cultivation."

"However, the method of refining it has long been incomplete."

"Although you've found most of the materials, you're stuck on the most crucial step—"

"'When Yin and Yang are in harmony, the dragon and tiger unite in peace.'"

He paused, his gaze growing increasingly profound.

"What you lack is not materials, but a special kind of 'different fire' that can perfectly neutralize the violent energy in the pill."

"You...who are you?!"

Yao Chen completely lost his composure.

He suddenly leaped to his feet, his cloudy old eyes filled with vigilance and murderous intent.

The secret he had kept hidden for decades was revealed in a single sentence by a young man of unknown origin!
However, he possessed a murderous aura that would make any Qi Refining cultivator tremble with fear.

Li Zhe simply smiled calmly.

He stretched out his hand, and a vibrant, yet destructive, multicolored black flame slowly rose from his palm.

"I am the one who completed this batch of pills..."

"The only hope."

……

When that colorful black flame rose in Li Zhe's palm, an indescribable glint of greed and fanaticism instantly burst forth in Yao Chen's cloudy old eyes!

He stared intently at the ball of flame, his body trembling slightly with extreme excitement.

"This...this is...the legendary...'Chaos Flame'?!"

He muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief and shock.

As a master alchemist who had been immersed in alchemy for hundreds of years, he knew better than anyone what this seemingly insignificant flame before him truly meant.

That is the most primordial and purest flame, which, according to legend, could only be born at the beginning of time, before the separation of Yin and Yang!
It is what all alchemists dream of, capable of refining all things...

Supreme Divine Fire!

With it, not only can you refine the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir," but you can even refine those legendary "immortal pills" that can make people ascend to heaven in one step!

"How is it, Yao Chen?"

Li Zhe looked at his dejected appearance and smiled calmly.

"Now, can we properly talk business?"

(End of this chapter)