While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

After a brief inspection, Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

The Roar of the Mad Lion, true to its name, involves condensing one's inner fighting spirit into a phantom of a mad lion, which then launches an attack on the enemy.

Judging from the description alone, this is a standard high-level Xuan-rank combat skill. Although it lacks some unique features, it is definitely above average.

"Take it with you first, and practice it when you have time back."

Chen Xiao moved the stone box aside and put the scroll into the package.

To save space in your parcels, you don't need to bring back heavy, useless, and bulky boxes.

Looking at the second stone box, its contents were soon revealed: a black scroll.

"Eagle Wings?"

Before even picking it up, Chen Xiao had already made a guess.

Of the three stone boxes in the cave, two ended up in the hands of Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan in the original storyline, both playing an indispensable role in the early stages and having a very strong presence.

Only "The Roar of the Mad Lion" was seized by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and its fame remained obscure.

Reaching out, Chen Xiao took the black scroll out of the box and examined it carefully, finally fixing his gaze on the small print on the side of the scroll.

"Advanced Mystic-Rank Flight Combat Skill: Eagle Wings!"

really!

Chen Xiao smiled, suppressing the urge to immediately activate his cultivation ability, and carefully put it away close to his body.

Although both are high-level Xuan-rank combat skills, the value of Eagle Wings far exceeds that of Mad Lion's Roar.

Because flying combat techniques are essentially a rather strange secret method. This secret method allows the cultivator to extend two small branch meridians in the meridians on their back. As long as these two branch meridians extend, even if the cultivator's strength does not reach the level of a Battle King, they can still condense wings and fly through the air!

This alone is enough to move cultivators below the level of a Battle King.

In the original storyline, Xiao Yan was often mistaken for a Dou Wang (Battle King) powerhouse when he appeared because of his eagle wings, which allowed him to show off a few times.

"The swallow counterattacks to defeat the strong, the mad lion roars to bully the weak, and if you still can't win, use the eagle's wings to escape!"

After imagining it in his mind, Chen Xiao felt even more cheerful.

With today's gains, he is finally able to arm himself more comprehensively, and his methods are no longer limited to one type, which is a significant improvement.

"The last stone box."

Open it up neatly and cleanly, and inside lies a simple, colorful scroll.

The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture!

Chen Xiao quickly flipped through the book, which contained many methods for preparing poisons, as well as some related anecdotes.

For example, the final volume describes in detail the terrifying constitution of the Calamity Poison Body.

The Calamity Poison Body is a strange poisonous body that can rapidly increase its strength by consuming poisons.

How to identify it: There is a thin, seven-colored hidden line on the lower abdomen. This line will grow with the concentration of poison in the body. When the seven-colored line extends to the heart, it is the strongest moment of the Calamity Poison Body. At the same time, the person with the poison body will suffer the pain of being devoured by all kinds of poisons.

Born in hardship, die in hardship.

This is the destiny that traps every mortal poisonous being!

In addition to these introductions, the Poison Sutra also lists in great detail the kinds of damage that poisons can cause.

In short,

Completely devoid of reason, unable to distinguish between humans and animals, they have degenerated into machines that know only how to kill.

Upon reading this introduction, Chen Xiao naturally thought of the girl in the white dress at Wan Yao Zhai who liked to stand on a wooden box when she treated patients.

Who could have imagined that such a gentle and kind girl would later become the infamous Heavenly Poison Woman?

"My strength is still limited, but I firmly believe that no destiny is immutable. If you can break free from fate, I believe that I, with my greater advantages, can too!"

Thinking about the girl's future, Chen Xiao was greatly encouraged, and his drive became even stronger.

Without continuing to peruse the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Chen Xiao came to his senses and put it into his bag.

Alchemists look down on this kind of thing, but Chen Xiao, who has no alchemist qualifications, is very interested in it.

Many of these poisons could be used to prepare a defensive strategy.

After accepting all the treasures from the three stone boxes, Chen Xiao turned and went to the place containing the withered bones.

After crouching down and examining it closely, I quickly spotted a small scroll in the gap between its bony arms.

"I'm sorry."

After apologizing, Chen Xiao carefully removed the skeletal arm, took out the ancient scroll, and then put the withered skeletal arm back in place.

Looking at the palm-sized fragment of the drawing, Chen Xiao would have had no idea what the scribbles on it represented if he hadn't read the script.

"Pure Lotus Demon Flame, what an alluring thing! Too bad it's useless to me... Hmm, it could be used for... fishing!"

As he fiddled with the incomplete map, a slightly sinister plan suddenly popped into Chen Xiao's mind.

Logically speaking, if Xiao Yan and his disciples were to obtain a fragment of the map in the future, they would surely be able to identify that it relates to the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, which ranks third on the Strange Flame Ranking.

Then, naturally, one will begin to value it and develop a desire for it.

In this way, if I get my hands on the incomplete map in advance, wouldn't I be able to "hold the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords"?

When faced with situations that are difficult to handle directly, or when they desire certain elixirs or other special medicines, all they need to do is present a fragment of a map, and these master and disciple will be more eager than anyone else to respond!

As for the number of fragments…

Conventional methods cannot divide it, but the refreshed and energetic Heavenly Lord in the desert has this ability.

Don't ask him how he did it; you just need to know that he can indeed do it!

If you can divide a fragment of a map in two, then you can divide it into four, then eight…

I only need one last fragment of the map to complete the set.

This is truly the last one.

Imagining Xiao Yan's frantic efforts to collect all the remaining fragments of the map, Chen Xiao couldn't help but reveal a smile that only a capitalist would have.

"Once I get the next fragment of the map, I'll find an opportunity to give you one."

With a wry smile, Chen Xiao carefully put the incomplete map away from his body.

If used properly, the value of this fragment of a map is immeasurable!

Having acquired the most precious things, Chen Xiao turned his gaze back to the small flower bed.

Then, he took out several lightweight wooden boxes and a small shovel from the package and began to dig, along with the soil and roots.

Due to the limited number of wooden boxes, Chen Xiao could only selectively dig out some of the medicinal herbs that looked unusual.

Take, for example, the Ice Spirit Flame Grass.

This herb has leaves that are white and red. The white branches are covered with ice-crystal-like objects, while the fiery red crown looks like a ball of flame burning. These two completely opposite colors and properties grow strangely on one plant, which is truly magical.

A light mist lingered around it, giving it a feeling of being amidst clouds and rainbows, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary object.

For example, a plant with several pure white fruits hanging from its branches makes one's mouth water.

Filling several wooden boxes reduced the amount of herbs in the small flower bed by about a third.

"Wait for me, I'll definitely take you home next time."

After stuffing the wooden box into the package, Chen Xiao went to a pile of gold coins and filled it with as many as he could until the package was bulging. Only then did he stop, still feeling unsatisfied.

Carrying a huge bundle, Chen Cang left the stone chamber and tried out the mechanism.

With a loud crash, the stone gate slammed down.

Once on the outer platform, Chen Xiao carefully inspected the ropes secured to the side, making sure there were no problems before pulling himself up to climb.

"Although this place is secluded and almost no one comes here, let's still cover it up a bit."

After climbing the cliff, Chen Xiao put down his pack after a moment's thought. It took him another fifteen minutes to gather some branches and pebbles to roughly restore the cave to its original state.

After a satisfactory inspection, Chen Xiao didn't linger and carried the package back the way he came.

Along the way, they encountered some foolish magical beasts again. Although they did not pose a danger to Chen Xiao, they greatly delayed his return to Qingshan Town.

By the time he entered the town, night had completely fallen, and the sky was dotted with stars.

After taking a deserted path back to the inn, Chen Xiao hid his bundle and then stepped into the Wan Yao Zhai for the third time.

The girl, who was packing up to finish her appointment, saw a familiar figure walk in, and a hint of helplessness flashed across her beautiful face.

"Where are you injured this time?"

"I'm not injured. I came here today to buy a set of tools for processing medicinal herbs," Chen Xiao replied, shaking his head.

Make good use of the Roar of the Mad Lion and Wings of the Eagle, and the same goes for the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.

As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first have the right tools."

If you want to learn how to make poison, a set of tools is indispensable.

Wanyaozhai happens to offer this kind of business.

"Then I'll have to go upstairs to get it. If you don't mind, you can take this one with you."

"These are fine, no need to make things so complicated."

"Alright, same as always, two gold coins. Thank you for your patronage."

"Since we're using a different payment method today, I suddenly remembered some medicine preparation methods that you might be interested in."

Chen Xiao smiled and picked up the paper and pen on the table.

He still had a use for the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and it wasn't appropriate for Little Fairy Doctor to learn about the Calamity Poison Body so early.