Battle Through the Heavens: Achievement System at the Start

Two days later, the morning sunlight shone through the clouds, dappling the courtyard. Xiao Yao sat there as usual, continuing to refine pills. Xun'er, sitting beside him, rested her chin on her left hand and watched Xiao Yao. She thought to herself that the way Xiao Yao concentrated on refining pills, with each step of his refining process flowing smoothly, was really attractive to her.

As Xiao Yao finished refining the medicine, Xun'er said, "Brother Xiao Yao, you've been refining medicine all this time, don't you plan to go for a walk and relax?"

Xiao Yao shook his head, not answering her question directly, but instead revealing a mysterious look, and said, "Xun'er, just wait and see. In a few days, I will refine the first special product in the Dou Qi Continent. I believe Xun'er will definitely like it."

Seeing Xiao Yao's mysterious expression, Xun'er suddenly thought of something interesting. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she smiled and said, "Oh, I'll definitely see what kind of thing it is that I can like. If it's not, hehe, Xiao Yao will have to promise Xun'er one thing and not go back on your word."

After saying that, she extended her little finger toward Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao looked at Xun'er's mischievous face and also extended his little finger to hold her, saying, "Don't you trust me that much? On the contrary, if I want to satisfy you, you have to promise me one thing in return."

Xun'er blinked, her eyes sparkling with smugness, and she couldn't help but smile. "It's settled then, no backing out!"

She skipped and hopped back to her own courtyard, glancing back at Xiao Yao every now and then.

After Xiao Yao could no longer see Xun'er's figure, he said in a low voice, "According to the alchemy memories in my mind, this product is missing one last ingredient, which is a third-grade fire-attribute medicinal herb called Flame Grass."

It was time for Xiao Yao to set off. He took out a disguise mask from his storage ring and placed it on his face. Then he whispered, "Disguise activated."

At this moment, the disguise mask on Xiao Yao's face emitted a dazzling white light, merging with Xiao Yao's face and transforming into the appearance of a middle-aged man based on the changing images in Xiao Yao's mind.

Xiao Yao touched his face, then took out a mirror. Looking at himself disguised as the middle-aged man he imagined, he let out a deep, resonant male voice and said, "This disguise mask is really powerful. It's flawless in matching my image perfectly, even the voice is different."

At this moment, Xiao Yao draped the black cloak he had bought earlier over his shoulders, concealing his slender figure. To outsiders, he appeared slightly overweight.

Xiao Yao concealed his figure and quietly slipped out of the Xiao family to avoid being seen by others and causing trouble. After all, a genius as handsome as himself would always attract jealousy.

Xiao Yao successfully walked onto the street and looked up at the end of the main street, where there was a magnificent palace-style building.

Upon reaching the entrance of the venue, there was a spacious porch with two armed guards standing before it, who appeared to have reached the Dou Zhe realm.

At this moment, when the two guards saw Xiao Yao about to enter the auction hall, they hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Judging from your attire, what brings you here?"

Xiao Yao found it somewhat amusing and said, "Isn't this an auction house? Do I need to report to you when I come here?"

At this moment, Xiao Yao slightly revealed his cultivation level, and the guards saw a golden aura forming on the black-robed man's body.

The guard looked flustered and immediately knelt on the ground, stammering, "Sir, we were just following the rules. We only saw that you were wearing a black robe and dared not show your true face. There was someone dressed in black like you who covered his face and caused trouble at the auction, but managed to escape. That's why we questioned this kind of person. We had no intention of causing trouble."

Xiao Yao stretched out his right hand, and a bottle of pills appeared in his palm. After opening it, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted out. At this moment, someone in the surrounding crowd said, "This... this fragrance smells like the pills are definitely of the second grade."

"Hmm, can I go in now?" A deep, resonant voice came from within the black robe.

"Of course, esteemed alchemist, I'll take you in right away." The guard had a fawning expression, his face full of obsequious smiles, his eyes slightly drooping, making him appear somewhat humble.

His eyes darted around, afraid of offending the other party, and he kept saying flattering words, trying to win the favor of the man in black robes and hoping that the other party would forgive their behavior just now.

Xiao Yao waved his hand and said, "I don't need you to lead me, I can walk by myself." After saying that, he walked directly into the club.

Looking around the magnificent and spacious hall, Xiao Yao found nothing he wanted to go to on the first floor, so he went up to the second floor. He saw a room on the second floor and walked over. The door of the room was inscribed with three golden characters: "Jianbao Shi" (鑒宝室, meaning "Treasure Appraisal Room").

Xiao Yao pushed the door open and entered. At this moment, the middle-aged man sitting to the side looked up at the person who was wrapped in a black robe, his brows furrowed, and then a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Come, sir, sit here. You're here to appraise the treasure, aren't you?"

Xiao Yao did not answer, but instead stretched out his right hand and waved it on the table, and ten jade bottles appeared out of thin air on the table.

"These are," the middle-aged man said, carefully picking up one of the bottles. He uncorked it and gently fanned the opening with his hand. A faint medicinal fragrance wafted from the bottle. The middle-aged man was surprised by the smell and looked at Xiao Yao with awe, saying, "The fragrance of this medicine is definitely at the second grade, but I don't know what its specific effects are. Could you please tell me, alchemist?"

"Second-grade Foundation Establishment Elixir only works on cultivators below the level of Dou Zhe, and can increase the cultivation speed of Dou Qi."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's face showed a shocked expression. He asked, "Are you sure it can increase the cultivation speed of Battle Qi? Will there be any side effects after using it? After all, Battle Qi can only be cultivated in a conventional way; it's just common knowledge for everyone."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao said, "Don't worry, this medicine is extremely mild and has no side effects. Just pour three or four drops of the liquid from the bottle into the prepared bath tub, take a medicinal bath, and absorb the medicinal effects. I guarantee it will be several times faster than your usual cultivation."

After listening, the middle-aged man carefully placed the jade bottle on the table and said respectfully, "Master Alchemist, could you please wait a moment while I go and invite Master Gu Ni, a second-grade alchemist from our auction house, to appraise this spiritual liquid?"

Xiao Yao waved his hand and said, "Okay, go quickly, don't keep me waiting too long." After saying that, he sat down on a chair nearby. The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly and rushed out of the room.

He chuckled to himself, thinking, "Little Yanzi, I'm just doing this in advance to promote your future auction of Elder Yao's Foundation Establishment Elixir. No need to thank me."

After a short while, the middle-aged man returned, accompanied by an old man in blue robes. This old man was wearing a specially made robe with a furnace-like object painted on his chest. On the surface of the furnace were two silver ripples that shimmered with a unique light, signifying his identity as a mainland alchemist.

At this moment, the middle-aged man introduced, "Sir, this is Master Gu Ni from our auction house. He is a three-star Grand Dou Master and also a second-grade alchemist!"

Gu Ni looked at the black-robed man in front of him, sizing him up, wondering when Wu Tancheng had sent an alchemist and what his identity was.