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

Chapter 92 Battle Spirit Pill

When Yao Chen became serious, he still exerted a lot of pressure on Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan pursed his lips as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't dare to disturb him.

After a long while, Yao Chen finally put down the auction catalog.

"Get this map too, and I won't hurt you."

He immediately recognized that the pattern on the fragment was related to something.

The Pure Lotus Demon Flame ranks third on the Strange Flame Ranking!

Even at the height of his career, he had never obtained such a clue. Unexpectedly, after dying once and hiding for many years, he was able to find a related fragment of a map when he started taking on disciples again.

Could it be that this newly accepted disciple has such great luck?

Having secretly tested Xiao Yan for many years, Yao Chen had high hopes for him. Even though Xiao Yan was not yet ready to choose a cultivation method, Yao Chen still felt that Xiao Yan's future choice would not disappoint him.

Given this assumption, any clues about the strange fire should not be missed.

"I can't film it, I don't have the money."

"Your father is the clan chief—"

"Father can't possibly spend too many gold coins on these things. In recent years, the elders of the clan have been dissatisfied with Father because of my affairs. Besides, there are so many good things that have appeared this time, how can he care about such useless things?"

Xiao Yan shook his head decisively.

Useless thing?

"Fine, then we'll figure it out ourselves. Let me show you how fast an alchemist can make money. Prepare as many materials as possible for the Foundation Establishment Elixir."

Mittel Auction House.

As Hai Bodong said, the people escorting the medicinal herbs did not dare to delay at all after receiving Tengshan's message, and arrived in Wutan City after only two days.

The newcomer was a three-star Battle Spirit.

Its strength isn't high, but it's sufficient.

Seeing the pile of precious medicinal herbs that the other party took out, Zi Yan was quite happy. However, because the amount the other party brought was more than she had expected, Zi Yan, who was only taking and not giving, was a little worried. She secretly exchanged a glance with Chen Xiao.

After seeing Chen Xiao nod, Zi Yan felt relieved and boldly put away the pile of medicinal herbs, chuckling to herself.

"Elder Hai, what is the exact level of Gu He, the Pill King of the Jia Ma Empire?"

Although Chen Xiao remembered that in the original timeline, when Gu He went to the Tagor Desert to trade with Queen Medusa, he even offered a seventh-grade transformation pill as a bargaining chip, Chen Xiao didn't believe a word of it.

When traveling, everyone has to boast a little.

Therefore, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving!

"I have had very little contact with Gu He. Before he was sealed by that woman, he was only a fourth-grade alchemist. Teng Shan should know him better."

Seeing the two looking over, Tengshan didn't beat around the bush and immediately nodded.

"No one but the alchemists themselves can be completely certain of their skill level, so I can only be 80% sure that Gu He is currently a mid-level sixth-grade alchemist."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao nodded slightly.

This level is not much different from what he guessed.

"What, you want his help? For the Spirit-Fighting Pill?"

Hai Bodong looked at Chen Xiao with curiosity and then made a guess.

This pill is highly sought after by Dou Wang powerhouses, and its medicinal effects are so well-known that even the Dou Ling Pill formula, which should have been the patent of alchemists, is no longer a secret and has been widely spread.

"Yes, I estimate that I will break through to the eighth-star Dou Wang in about two months. I haven't taken the Dou Ling Pill yet, so this shortcut is worth considering."

"So fast?! Don't you encounter any bottlenecks?"

This time, before Hai Bodong could even speak, Tengshan couldn't hold back any longer.

He was also a Dou Wang powerhouse, and he knew how difficult it was to advance to the Dou Wang realm.

Chen Xiao had previously given him a way out, saying he was too busy, but Teng Shan knew very well that it was just an excuse.

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of talent, which is why his progress is so slow.

"I haven't felt anything so far."

Tengshan fell silent, realizing for the first time how vast the gap between people truly was.

Hai Bodong was thoroughly enjoying himself, but seeing that Tengshan was a bit withdrawn and didn't say anything more, he took over the conversation.

"The Battle Spirit Pill is indeed very suitable for you. I'll have Tengshan contact Gu He for you later. The Mittel family still has some influence, so it won't be difficult to get him to help."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Hai."

Chen Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and nodded in agreement.

Before even returning to the Jia Ma Empire, he had already decided that he could have the Dou Ling Dan refined with the help of Gu He or Yao Chen. This was also why he wasn't in a hurry to use it in advance, since even if he did, he wouldn't take it too early.

Among these options, having Guhe refine the product could leverage the Mittel family's connections, while using Yao Chen would require a more comprehensive and meticulous plan. He only wanted to take advantage of Yao Chen and had no intention of engaging in any haggling or bargaining with him.

We must take the initiative.

Now that Hai Bodong has taken on this matter, it saves us a lot of trouble.

"In the past few years in the Black Corner Region, Zi Yan and I have only collected materials for two sets of Fighting Spirit Pills. In particular, it took a lot of effort to obtain the magic cores. Please give them to Gu He, Chief Teng Shan."

Chen Xiao took out a separate storage ring and handed it to Teng Shan, feeling rather reluctant to part with it.

The rule for alchemists is that when they ask someone to refine pills, they must provide the materials themselves, and not just one set!

Furthermore, if the other party succeeds in refining the item using the first batch of materials, the excess materials will not be returned!

Even so, it's still not easy to hire an alchemist to refine pills; many people are even turned away, which shows how lucrative this profession is.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but recall some of the instructions he had given Xun'er when he said goodbye. Now that he had returned to the Jia Ma Empire, he didn't know if the two promising alchemists he had taken a liking to had started their journey. Looking at the storage ring that Chen Xiao handed over, Teng Shan did not refuse.

"Perfect timing. I was originally planning to go back to the capital today anyway. I can stop by and see Gu He. With me there, Gu He has no reason to refuse. You can just wait for the pills to arrive," Teng Shan said with a light laugh.

It was quite a rare treat for him to be able to steal a few days out of his busy schedule to accompany Hai Bodong.

He is the patriarch of the Mittel family and cannot stay in Utan City indefinitely.

Chen Xiao nodded and clasped his hands in thanks again.

Having that connection with the Mittel family certainly saved him a lot of trouble.

This was true before, and it is true now.

That noon, Tengshan gathered the people from the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City together, gave them some instructions, and then returned to the capital alone.

Over the next ten days or so, as the long-awaited auction drew closer, Wutan City became increasingly lively. People from many surrounding cities came to attend, putting considerable pressure on the Xiao and Jialie families, who could only try every means to raise more gold coins in preparation.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, was extremely relaxed, spending his days strolling around with Zi Yan and occasionally being dragged outside the city by Hai Bodong for some fun.

Perhaps because they knew each other well, and since it wasn't a life-or-death battle and many of their moves were unusable, Chen Xiao didn't feel any pressure when facing Hai Bodong, thanks to the advantage of his Three Thousand Thunderclaps.

"Don't come looking for me to fight again. You know my moves inside and out, but I know very little about yours, and your movement techniques are just too blatantly cheating!"

After exchanging blows a few times, Hai Bodong said angrily, completely forgetting that he was the one who initiated the whole thing.

"Old Hai, why don't you call yourself Little Ice Emperor from now on? When Chen Xiao reaches the Douhou realm, he can be the Great Ice Emperor."

Hearing the little dragon's teasing, Hai Bodong glared at her angrily, but Zi Yan glared back without flinching.

After spending these days together, the old man and the young boy have become quite familiar with each other.

"Let's go, it's time to head back. We can't miss today's auction."

Chen Xiao glanced at the sky; it was almost noon.