Battle Through the Heavens: Achievement System at the Start

Before it got dark, the two finally arrived at Green Mountain Town, the town closest to the Monster Mountain Range.

Upon seeing these familiar things, Xiao Yao murmured to himself, "After so many years, I've returned to Qingshan Town once again. I wonder if she's doing well now."

"Her?" Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yao's pensive expression and asked in confusion, "Brother Yao, you didn't come here when you were little and met a girl, did you? Judging from your expression, that girl must have been very beautiful, probably no less beautiful than Xun'er."

"Yes, just like you think," Xiao Yao replied casually.

Xiao Yan frowned, a faint, sly smile playing on his lips, and whispered, "Brother Yao, your relationship isn't ordinary, is it? Does Xun'er know you have another girl you care about outside? Surely she doesn't know?"

"Hehe, it seems your teacher has been too lenient with your training. I think I should increase the difficulty a bit more to ensure your strength improves by leaps and bounds in a short time and you reach the Dou Shi level as soon as possible." Xiao Yao said calmly, looking at Xiao Yan's mischievous grin.

"Huh? Did I say anything? Brother Yao, you must have been hallucinating. I didn't say anything." Xiao Yan's eyes darted around as he pretended to be clueless.

"Stop fooling around, let's go. Let's see if there are any new changes in Qingshan Town after all these years."

The two walked on the cobblestone street, through the bustling streets, and arrived at a large, prosperous pharmacy.

Stepping into the spacious shop, the interior was illuminated as brightly as day by the moonstones hanging on the walls. At this time, the shop was quite crowded, and the staff were all extremely busy, so no one was there to greet the newly arrived customers yet.

The two were happy to have some peace and quiet, their eyes slowly scanning the transparent counter.

Xiao Yan walked to the side, and when his gaze fell on a small jade box, he was slightly taken aback.

"Healing medicine? Could it be that there are alchemists here too?" Staring at the information written on the bottom of the small jade bottle, Xiao Yan paused for a moment and murmured in surprise.

Xiao Yao explained, "It's not necessarily made by alchemists. In this Qingshan Town, there's a profession called physician. Although this profession belongs to the category of alchemists, they can't actually make pills. They can only use ordinary flames to combine these medicinal herbs to achieve the effect of treating people. The friend I mentioned earlier is a physician, known as Little Fairy Doctor."

Xiao Yan nodded after hearing this, and then continued to look at the medicinal herbs in the counter.

Xiao Yao glanced at the medicinal herbs in the counter and suddenly noticed a pale yellow block in the far corner. After examining it closely, he saw that the surface of the pale yellow block had a touch of crimson, which was hard to spot.

Xiao Yao smiled at the male shop assistant in front of him and said, "Hello, could you please take this piece out for me? I'll take it."

The young shop assistant glanced at Xiao Yao, who was dressed plainly, and then at the item he was pointing to. Upon discovering that it was just a piece of the lowest grade Coptis chinensis extract, he immediately curled his lip impatiently and stiffly took it out of the counter: "Coptis chinensis extract, low-grade medicinal material, one hundred gold coins."

Xiao Yao took out a black and gold card from his storage ring and handed it to the shop assistant. The shop assistant's expression changed, and he reached out to take the card.

A moment later, the young shop assistant returned the card to me with a smile, saying respectfully, "I'm so sorry for neglecting you earlier. This is the Coptis chinensis extract you purchased for one hundred gold coins. Please keep it safe."

Just as Xiao Yao was putting it back into his storage ring, a soft voice came from inside.

"Wait a minute, could I have this Coptis chinensis extract?"

Xiao Yao's gaze slowly turned in the direction of the voice and saw a girl wearing a light white dress, with a beautiful and refined face, like a fairy descending to earth, exuding a fresh and ethereal temperament, who quickly walked over.

Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Little Fairy Doctor, I have successfully bought this Coptis chinensis essence. It is mine now, and this medicinal herb will be of great use to me."

Looking at the handsome young man before her, Little Fairy Doctor felt a strange sense of familiarity welling up inside her.

She couldn't help but ask in a light, melodious voice, "Okay, but haven't I seen you before? Why do I have this familiar feeling, this sense of déjà vu?"

Xiao Yao smiled gently and replied, "Perhaps."

Xiao Yao put away the piece of Coptis chinensis extract and walked out of the shop with Xiao Yan.

As the two walked along the road, Xiao Yan asked curiously, "Brother Yao, why did you buy this Coptis chinensis extract?"

Just as Xiao Yan was filled with doubt, Yao Lao's slightly surprised voice suddenly rang in their minds.

"Little guy, you seem to have pretty good luck. You actually managed to find this medicinal herb. It is an extremely rare and high-grade medicinal herb called Blood Lotus Essence. This is one of the main ingredients of a pill called Blood Lotus Pill that was prepared in advance by the Devouring Strange Flame."

After hearing what Yao Lao said, Xiao Yao thought about the two different flames he still had in his system space. If he had Yao Lao's help, wouldn't he be able to save a 100% fusion card for the different flames?

Xiao Yao silently prayed in his mind: "System, if I don't rely on the 100% Fusion Card of Strange Fire to refine the Strange Fire, can I successfully refine it? With my cultivation technique, I should be able to succeed."

"Ding, the system has detected suicidal behavior in the host. The system advises you not to do such a foolish thing. After all, the host does not have that kind of luck. If you do not rely on the system's reward to devour the strange fire, you will most likely be devoured by the strange fire."

"Sigh, alright, it seems I can't refine strange fires casually anymore. I thought I could rely on Elder Yao's help to refine strange fires. It seems I don't need the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire of the Tagor Desert. It's useless to me anyway."

Xiao Yao took out the Yellow Lotus Essence he had just bought from his storage ring and handed it to Xiao Yan, saying softly, "Take it. This thing is useless to me. I already have a different kind of flame."

Xiao Yan, deeply moved, reached out and accepted it with both hands. He lightly scratched the surface with his fingernail, revealing a small patch of crimson, almost like fresh blood, beneath the slightly yellowed surface. He licked his lips and whispered, "Thank you, Brother Yao. I'll accept it."

The old doctor chuckled softly, "I almost forgot that you, little fellow, already possess a strange flame. It's a pity you don't cultivate the technique I gave you, otherwise you could have used these herbs to prepare for refining the Blood Lotus Pill. But it's alright, after all, strange flames are very rare, and it's difficult for you two brothers to obtain one."

After walking along the street for a while and looking at the darkening sky, I casually found an inn at the end of the street, booked a room, and checked in.