Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 43 Entering the Mountains

Everyone in the shop initially thought this guy was a newbie, but it turned out he was a formidable force.

Some of them recognized the burly man on the ground; he was a four-star Dou Zhe. They never expected that he would be knocked down so easily by a casual "Get lost."

What level of cultivation does this white-haired, black-robed person possess?

Xiao Bai didn't care about their gazes. He looked around and saw that everyone lowered their heads and dared not look him in the eye when his gaze swept over them.

Turning to look at the waiter whose legs were trembling slightly, he saw that the waiter no longer showed the same impatience as before.

Seeing Xiao Bai looking at him, the waiter quickly greeted him with a fawning smile:

"Sir, no, young master, Little Fairy Doctor isn't at the pharmacy right now. She went into the mountains this morning with a mercenary group to gather herbs!"

Do you know which direction the mercenary group went?

"Young master, I was unaware of this. Every time we go into the mountains, it's the mercenary group that makes the decisions, and it's kept secret! Really, I'm not lying!" The waiter was afraid that Xiao Bai wouldn't believe him, so he raised his hand to swear.

"Alright! Thank you for your help, sir!" Xiao Bai interrupted him and nodded.

After saying that, Xiao Bai walked out of the shop.

"Young master!" At this moment, a middle-aged mercenary in the crowd spoke up somewhat timidly.

Seeing Xiao Bai stop and turn to look at him, the middle-aged mercenary shrank back somewhat fearfully. The woman beside him carefully tugged at him, signaling him not to speak, but the middle-aged mercenary patted the woman's hand and mustered his courage to say to Xiao Bai:

"Young master, if Little Fairy Doctor has offended you in any way, I am willing to apologize on her behalf. Please, young master, be merciful and forgive her this time. She is just a young girl who has just come of age!"

He had initially thought Xiao Bai was just a young master, but his actions and questioning about the mercenary group's whereabouts made him think Xiao Bai was going to cause trouble for Little Fairy Doctor.

Little Fairy Doctor had saved his life, and no matter what, he didn't want anything to happen to her. Even if it meant risking his life, he still had to try.

"What's your name?" Xiao Bai asked calmly, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and trembled as he replied, "My name is Jia En, young master!"

After saying this, the man was a little scared and held his wife's hand tightly, his palms sweaty.

Xiao Bai glanced at him, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. His wife immediately threw herself into his arms, gently pounding his chest, and sobbing, "Serves you right for showing off! Serves you right for showing off!"

After Xiao Bai left, some of the crowd rushed over to check on the drunken burly man. They breathed a sigh of relief when they found that he had just passed out.

After Xiao Bai left Wan Yao Zhai, it was already completely dark. He saw an inn across the square, went over, booked a deluxe double room, and checked in.

Upon entering the room, Xiao Bai closed the door and opened a map on the table, which he had just bought at the inn.

Because outsiders flocked to the Monster Mountain Range in search of opportunities and to hunt monsters, the inn started offering this business, with a wide variety of maps available.

The map cost a thousand gold coins, which made Xiao Bai curse the unscrupulous merchant.

This inn sells maps. They cost 1000 gold coins for guests and 2000 gold coins for non-guests, and the price of an inn room is exactly 1000 gold coins.

This map mainly marks the various terrain features of the Monster Mountain Range. Xiao Bai counted more than twenty cliffs near Qingshan Town alone. And this is only the outer area of ​​the Monster Mountain Range. There would be even more if you went further in.

This gave Xiao Bai a huge headache. Where the hell was he supposed to start looking?

At this moment, Yao Lao floated out of the ring and saw Xiao Bai using a pen to circle the cliffs on the map one by one, and was somewhat speechless.

"Xiao Bai, you don't just know that this tomb is on a cliff and nothing else, do you?"

Xiao Bai was feeling a bit down at the moment, and upon hearing this, he glanced at the old medicine master and said:

"Knowing one cliff is enough; why bother knowing anything else!"

The old apothecary choked for a moment, glared fiercely at the young man, and said:

"Where is my medicine?"

Xiao Bai casually took the piece of yellow lotus essence from his storage ring and handed it to him.

"Aren't you curious why I asked you to help me buy this Coptis chinensis extract?" The old herbalist asked, seeing that the boy handed over the herb without even asking any questions.

"It's just a piece of Blood Lotus Essence, what's the big deal?" Xiao Bai said calmly, without even looking up, as he continued drawing on the map.

"Huh? This Blood Lotus Essence is a fifth-grade medicinal herb. Even some fifth-grade alchemists can't tell the difference without cutting it open. How did you know that, kid?"

The old alchemist was genuinely curious. He relied on the discerning eye of an eighth-grade alchemist, so what made this kid so special?

I don't think I've given him the alchemist's skills yet, have I?

Xiao Bai rolled his eyes. "I learned that from reading 'Battle Through the Heavens'."

Seeing that Xiao Bai did not answer, Yao Lao did not press him further. In any case, this kid was always mysterious, and no one knew how much he had hidden in his head.

"You're not going to just go looking for them one by one like this, are you?"

Seeing that he first circled the cliffs near Qingshan Town on the map, and then planned famous routes based on distance, the old doctor stroked his beard and asked.

After hearing this, Xiao Bai rubbed his temples in frustration. "For now, this is the only way!"

Fortunately, his soul power was quite good. As long as he reached the cliff, he could scan it with his soul power to find out if there was a cave entrance at the bottom of the cliff.

Otherwise, they would have to climb down and up one by one, which would be very troublesome.

Upon hearing this, the old apothecary pondered for a moment, and it seemed that he could only follow Xiao Bai's method. He knew too little information and had no better ideas.

After planning the route on the map, Xiao Bai washed up, lay down on the bed, let out a long sigh, and slowly fell asleep.

Night quietly passed, and dawn broke. Xiao Bai opened his eyes, got up, stretched, and jumped off the bed.

After getting everything ready, Xiao Bai prepared to set off.

Walking slowly down the street, I soon arrived at another exit of Green Mountain Town, which is also the entrance to the Monster Mountain Range.

The place was already crowded with people; these were all mercenaries who were preparing to go into the mountains today.

Monsters roam the Monster Mountains, making it fraught with danger. A single misstep can lead to an attack by monsters, so apart from a few highly skilled and daring individuals, most mercenaries choose to travel in groups.

There are three types of mercenaries in Qingshan Town:

One type is the mercenary group, each with over a hundred members. The leader is a Battle Master, while the other members are Battle Warriors of varying levels.

One type is a mercenary team, which is a small group of people who gather regularly or temporarily, and may disband after going into the mountains once.

Another type is the lone wolf. Almost everyone who survives this type is a tough guy, and each of them has some hidden skills.

Xiao Bai didn't need to choose to travel with companions; he had his own route. Besides, the highest-ranking magical beasts that might appear on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range were only third-tier magical beasts.

As for those of rank four and above, they are mostly located in the innermost part or the center of the Monster Mountain Range, and very few venture to the outer perimeter.

Xiao Bai silently walked into the entrance of the Monster Mountain Range, attracting the surprised gazes of many mercenaries. They wondered where this young master came from, why he walked straight in to feed the monsters instead of finding a mercenary team.

(End of this chapter)