A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

"Are you confident you can rescue Qinglin from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion in Zhongzhou? I've heard that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion has four Dou Huang elders and one Dou Zong-level sect master," Xiao Ding reminded him.

"It's alright, I've already broken through, and facing a Dou Zong is as easy as killing a chicken," Yun Hua said confidently.

"That's good. How did your strength improve so quickly? You're like a monster. You're only thirteen years old, yet you can kill Dou Zong cultivators like chickens." Even Xiao Ding, with his calm and collected nature, was moved by Yun Hua's Versailles.

"That's right, you're only thirteen and you're already almost a Dou Zun, while I'm twenty and only a two-star Dou Ling. It's really a shame that the heavens are blind. How can a peerless man like me, Xiao Li, be inferior to a mere child?" Xiao Li said jokingly.

"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, God has blessed us with talent. Haven't you heard that the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs? I often feel the pressure that comes with talent, fearing that I might accidentally hurt the confidence of ordinary people," Yunhua said shamelessly.

"Little Yunzi, you've gone bad, teasing me like that. Tell me, who are you? Have you been possessed by someone?" Xiao Li said, his arm around Yun Hua's neck, feigning fierceness.

"Oh, and I have some good news for you too. Xian'er has also reached the strength of a Dou Huang. It seems that following a prodigy like me will also make her a genius."

"Brother Yun, please don't provoke Brother Xiao Li." Xian'er found Yun Hua's antics somewhat amusing.

"Look, Xian'er said not to let me upset you anymore. It seems that Xian'er has also discovered your inferiority complex."

"No, Brother Yun, don't be silly. I only have this strength because of the armor you gave me," Xian'er explained.

"What kind of armor is this? It's so powerful! Let me see it!" Xiao Li asked excitedly.

"Want it? It's simple. Just shout that Xiao Li is inferior to Xiao Yun in every way, and Xiao Li will feel ashamed and have to admit defeat. That's all," Yun Hua said jokingly.

"No way, you're playing this big game. And you're only thirteen. How could you possibly be better than your second brother in every way? You're not even fully developed yet, you haven't even grown all your hair." Xiao Li said aggrievedly.

"Ahem, watch your mouth, what are you all saying? Miss Xian'er is still here." Xiao Ding almost spat out the tea in his mouth.

"Uh, it's all my second brother's fault. He has such a big mouth, he says everything. For example, he said that Xun'er is the most beautiful and ethereal person he has ever seen, that Xiao Yu's legs are the most perfect and slender ones he has ever seen, and that Ya Fei from the Mittel Auction House is the most charming and has the best figure he has ever seen." Yun Hua directly exposed all of Xiao Li's dark history.

"Shut up, or I'll break off all ties with you." Xiao Li quickly covered Yun Hua's mouth to stop him from saying anything more.

"Ugh, let's not talk about this anymore," Xian'er said, her face flushed.

"Show me the armor right now," Xiao Li said fiercely.

“No, you have to say that first,” Yunhua insisted.

"You win, we'll see." Xiao Li had no choice but to shout loudly as Yun Hua had requested.

The entire Desert Iron Mercenary Group heard it; some burst into laughter, while others were completely bewildered.

"Here you go, choose one yourself, two styles." Yunhua took out two sci-fi style fully enclosed battle armors and one fantasy style armor.

"Wow, this is so beautiful! Xiao Yunzi, I have to say, you inherited your second brother's aesthetic sense." Xiao Li immediately took a liking to the interstellar sci-fi armor, pounced on it, and stroked it with great affection.

Xiao Ding also admired the fantasy-style divine armor, which was a modified version of the armor worn by the gods in the Legend of Sword and Fairy world.

"I want this one! Tell me quickly how to put it on, I want to try it on!" Xiao Li said impatiently.

"See that blue core? Just drip a drop of blood onto it and then infuse it with your battle aura."

Following Yunhua's instructions, Xiao Li and Xiao Ding refined the armor, then stored it inside their bodies, and then put it on with a thought.

"Quick, Yunzi, tell your second brother, who's more handsome, me or your eldest brother?" Xiao Li removed his helmet and asked Yun Hua.

“Jun Meisheng, how can my elder brother compare to you?” Yunhua said to Xiao Li, who couldn’t distinguish between the two kings.

"That's good. I'll go for a spin first. I've never flown by myself before." Xiao Li spread his energy wings and flew directly into the sky above Stone Desert City. His older brother excitedly flew up with him.

Soon, the two had their fill of flying and flew back. "That was awesome! No wonder it's Xiao Yunzi's doing. I feel like I could fight a Dou Wang!" Xiao Li exclaimed.

"Alright, Second Brother, I've come to see you all. There are still some things to take care of," Yun Hua said calmly.

Chapter 83 Farewell to the Ice Emperor

"What is it? Second brother has taken care of it for you," Xiao Li said excitedly, looking extremely confident.

"It's the Sand Mandala I asked you to collect for me last time. I'm taking it with me to Desert City." Yunhua is a man of his word, so naturally he wouldn't stand Hai Bodong up.

"I prepared it for you a long time ago. I thought you wouldn't come to get it." Xiao Ding took out a wooden box from his storage ring, which contained several sand datura plants.

Yunhua took the pills and put them directly into her storage ring. She then said to Xiao Ding and the other person, "These are the Azure Lotus Transformation Pills I refined earlier. They have a very good effect on you. They can improve your aptitude and can also be used when breaking through the bottleneck of the Dou Wang realm. Use them however you like." Mo Yu took out each jade bottle containing one Azure Lotus Transformation Pill and tossed them to the two people.

"Hey, be careful, you almost missed it, what if you dropped it?" Xiao Li knew this pill was precious, after all, Xiao Yun and Xian'er might have used this pill to become so handsome and beautiful, and even broke through directly, which was enough to show how heaven-defying this pill was.

"This pill is too precious. Let's use it when we break through to the Dou Wang realm," Xiao Ding decided.

"Alright then, I'll listen to you, big brother. Anyway, with this armor, we can unleash the power of a Dou Wang. As long as we don't provoke those powerful figures, it'll be enough for us to walk around with our heads held high," Xiao Li said nonchalantly.

"By the way, Xiao Yunzi, how many days are you staying with us?" Xiao Li asked casually.

"Let's leave tomorrow. I'll go to Mo City first, and then go directly to the Snake-People Clan." Yunhua wanted to finish things as soon as possible. The longer Qinglin dragged on, the worse it would be. Although the Heavenly Serpent Palace wouldn't harm Qinglin, Yunhua didn't think much of their training methods and the resources they could provide.

"Alright then, tonight we'll have a welcome dinner for you, and also a farewell dinner," Xiao Li said excitedly.

"What do you mean by 'sending off'? That sounds so awful, you're so uncultured," Yunhua said disdainfully.

That night, Yunhua got all the members of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group drunk, and then, tipsy, was helped into a guest room by Xian'er to rest.

The next day, Yunhua bid farewell to the two and, with Xian'er in tow, headed straight for Mo City, flying rapidly towards the rising sun.

Mocheng is a city close to the desert, so from an aerial perspective, Yunhua is an endless expanse of golden desert, while the other side has some scattered greenery, giving it a feeling of distant greenery that is not visible up close.

Yunhua ignored the passersby staring at him and Xian'er and slowly walked into Mo City. Their appearance and temperament stood out from the crowd in this place full of people with dark or wheat-colored skin.

Having successfully entered the city, Yunhua stood on the street and looked around. Following the route in her memory, she walked towards the end of the street. After a while, she stopped in front of an old-fashioned map shop at the end of the street.

Inside the shop, a moonstone emits a faint glow, a gentle and non-glaring light, illuminating the shop quite brightly.

The layout remained the same as before. Behind the counter piled with maps, Hai Bodong was meticulously working on a map in his hands. So engrossed was he that he didn't notice Yun Hua and the other person who had quietly slipped in.

Inside the shop, several people were selecting maps. When Yunhua and Xian'er entered, they glanced back and forth before turning their heads back and lazily choosing the maps in front of them.

"Your Majesty the Ice Emperor, I have returned with the Sand Mandala as promised. Are you surprised or not?" Yun Hua teased.

Hai Bodong shifted his focus from the map, and his icy, withered face revealed a rare smile as he looked at Yunhua and Xian'er before him.

"Hehe, so it's Alchemist Yun. You're finally back. I've been waiting for you for so long." Hai Bodong gently put down his ink brush and glanced at Yun Hua and Xian'er. A strange glint flashed in his eyes, after all, Yun Hua and Xian'er had changed quite a bit since the first time he met them.

"There's nothing I can do. I've never incurred any karmic debts. I only seek clarity of mind," Yunhua said, revealing his true reason for returning.

Hai Dongbo's nose twitched slightly, and then his withered face changed slightly. He stared at Yun Hua in astonishment and said in shock, "You...you've had contact with Queen Medusa?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. We've had some small collaborations, and our relationship is pretty good," Yunhua said with a faint smile.

"Master Yun is indeed very powerful, otherwise Medusa wouldn't have cooperated with you so peacefully," Hai Bodong said with a sigh, as if recalling something.

"Here you are, this is the Sand Mandala you need. This thing is not easy to find. I only managed to find it by chance after going through many hardships." Yunhua took out an elegant box from her storage ring. Inside the box were several pale yellow plants.

This plant has a rather strange appearance. Its twining stems and leaves resemble a coiled yellow snake. At its top is the snake's head, which is raised high. On the snake's head, there is a fist-sized bump that protrudes slightly. This bump is the essence of the entire plant.

"Hehe, thank you so much, Master Yun." Hai Dongbo grinned and thanked him as he accepted the box with delight.

"It's alright, let's start refining the pills as soon as possible. I still have some things to take care of," Yunhua said with a slight smile.

"Now?" Hai Bodong was taken aback, then hurriedly nodded: "Okay, Master Yun, please!" With that, he quickly pushed open the counter and then ushered Yun Hua into the back room.

Upon entering the room, Yunhua casually sat down in a chair, glanced at Hai Bodong, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said softly, "The prescription and the ingredients are still there."

“Sometimes, I really envy you alchemists. Alas! This prescription that can break the seal was obtained after countless hardships, but now it has to be renamed.” Hai Bodong helplessly took out the alchemy materials from his storage ring, holding a piece of yellowed, ancient parchment. The pain on his face was not feigned; he didn’t know how much hard work he had put in for this prescription.

Yunhua maintained a warm smile on his face, feeling somewhat pleased inside. The prescription that could break the seal was extremely valuable and rare, and it would be of reference value to Yunhua, allowing him to develop a series of pills to break the seal.

Yunhua chuckled as he snatched the ancient prescription that Hai Bodong was so reluctant to part with from his hand. Yunhua glanced at it, and the smile on his face instantly became even brighter.

The three pale black characters, “Po'e Dan”, are drawn somewhat blurry on the rustic paper, exuding an ancient aura.

"The sixth grade of Danli can break most seals, and after taking it, it can also form resistance to this type of seal in the body."

"Tsk tsk, not bad at all." Scanning the ancient paper, Yunhua couldn't help but click his tongue. He hadn't expected that this thing could not only break the seal, but also increase some resistance. Just for this reason, it lived up to its reputation as a sixth-grade pill.

"Of course it's good. The price I paid to obtain this prescription back then still pains me to this day." Hai Bodong looked at Yunhua longingly and said with a wry smile.

"Hehe, compared to restoring your strength to the Dou Huang level, it's nothing." Yun Hua comforted him, and in front of Hai Bodong, unceremoniously put the ancient prescription into his storage ring.

In the world of alchemy, a qualified prescription can only be drawn by using the power of the soul as ink and a pen as a guide.

Chapter 84 The Ice Emperor Breaks the Seal

When using a prescription, the alchemist needs to use their soul power to enter the prescription in order to obtain some essential data for alchemy hidden within it.

For example, the amount of medicinal materials needed, the heat, the time control, and so on. These are the things that need to be paid attention to when refining elixirs. Without this information, no matter how outstanding one's alchemy skills are, it is still necessary to conduct many experiments before it is possible to refine the elixir recorded in the prescription.

However, during this experiment, many rare medicinal materials will likely be lost. Therefore, without sufficient financial and material resources, it may be difficult to restore the formula. Of course, if you are lucky, that's another story.

Therefore, even though Hai Bodong had obtained this prescription a long time ago, he still had no way to make a copy of it. Now, seeing Xiao Yanyunhua's actions, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and could only shake his head in frustration, letting this guy take what he had worked so hard for for free.

Yun Hua smiled and carefully put away the prescription for the "Breaking Calamity Pill". Then his gaze fell on the pile of medicinal herbs on the table. These herbs could all be considered rare items. Some of them were worth at least dozens of gold coins, and they were even more expensive than available. No one would be foolish enough to sell precious medicinal herbs. After all, it was more sensible to use them to curry favor with advanced alchemists.

Fearing failure in alchemy, Hai Bodong prepared two or three portions of medicinal herbs, which were then placed on the table in abundance.

After Yunhua inspected all the medicinal herbs and found nothing missing, he nodded slightly and said to Hai Bodong, who was staring intently at him, "Your Majesty, you should know that there is a failure rate in refining pills. Before you start, let me prepare you mentally. Although I can indeed refine sixth-grade pills, I don't know how many pills can be refined from these materials, so don't expect too much."

"I know, all you alchemists are like this. What can I do to you if you fail to refine it? Even if I regain my Dou Huang strength, I'm still no match for you." Hai Bodong waved his hand and said with a wry smile.

"Hehe, it's best that Your Majesty the Ice Emperor understands. Now you need to prepare a quiet room for me. Don't let anyone disturb me before I come out. But you'd better stand guard outside the door, or don't blame me if it fails." Yun Hua put the medicinal herbs on the table into his storage ring and said with a smile.

“Of course, I will be guarding the door. Please follow me.” Nodding, Hai Bodong walked towards a side door, and Yun Hua followed him inside.

After entering through the side door, a corridor appeared. The corridor was slightly dimly lit. After following Hai Bodong for a while, we arrived at a door at the very end of the corridor.

Pushing open the door, a faint moonstone glow shone out. The room looked very tidy because it was regularly cleaned, making it a decent place to use as a medicine-making room.

Entering the room, Yunhua looked around and nodded to Hai Bodong with a smile.

"Master Yun, is this room alright?" Hai Bodong asked with a smile. Seeing Yun Hua nod, he continued, "In that case, please refine the pills here, Master Yun. I will guard the corridor outside the room, and no one will disturb you during this time."

Yunhua took out the medicinal herbs and arranged them, then took out his magic alchemy furnace and placed it in the center of the room. After that, he arranged the items needed for alchemy and sat cross-legged in front of the furnace.

Yun Hua flipped his hand, and a bluish-purple flame appeared. It was the Soul-Devouring Demonic Flame, which had been fused with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Yun Hua threw the bluish-purple flame into the fire mouth of the alchemy furnace, where it swirled and rose within the furnace.

Yunhua still didn't show off her skills by processing each herb one by one. After all, these were sixth-grade pills, so it was better to be cautious. They weren't like those low-grade pills where all the herbs could be processed together without any problems.

Yunhua's movements were extremely skilled, with a smooth and flowing quality. She quickly finished processing the medicinal materials and then carefully followed the proportions in the pill formula to slowly blend the liquid. Perhaps because Yunhua's primordial spirit was too strong, even though the pill was somewhat violent and disintegrating, Yunhua forcibly condensed it.

Before long, Yunhua's alchemy furnace began to spin continuously in the air, with bluish-purple flames licking the pills inside. The surrounding energy also rapidly merged into the pills as the furnace rotated, and a medicinal fragrance wafted out. Yunhua quickly used the pill-condensing technique to completely seal the medicinal properties inside the pills, preventing the fragrance from wafting out again.

A thumb-sized, deep purple pill took shape in the alchemy furnace. Yunhua quickly proceeded to the final step: to infuse the pill with the energy of the strange fire, which was also the reason why the strange fire was needed to refine this pill.

Yunhua directly infused the pill with a portion of the Dao principles from the cyan-purple flames, without needing the strange fire to burn it fiercely and thus taint its aura.

After the pill was infused with the Dao principles of the strange fire, it seemed to undergo a different transformation than before, as if it had acquired a kind of spirituality. The pill erupted with huge energy fluctuations, trying to break through the constraints of the pill furnace and Yunhua.

Unfortunately, Yunhua's strength was far beyond that of this newly spiritualized pill. He directly took it into his palm and carefully examined it before discovering the reason for the change. It was because the Dao principle of the strange fire had stimulated the pill's spirituality, giving it the spirituality that only a seventh-grade pill could possess. However, it did not become a seventh-grade pill, but its medicinal effects were still far superior to ordinary sixth-grade pills.

Yunhua realized that adding some fragments of laws to the pills could improve their quality. So he put the mutated sixth-grade Breaking Calamity Pill into the jade bottle and lit the pill furnace again to conduct an experiment.

So Yunhua started by incorporating some laws into the refining of first-grade pills. By setting variables, Yunhua discovered that the more law fragments he incorporated into the pills, the more the pills' spirituality and medicinal properties would improve. However, when the laws exceeded the pills' capacity limit, it would cause an explosion.

The higher the grade of the pill, the more complete the fragments of laws it can contain, and the stronger the enhancement. This discovery made Yunhua extremely happy, after all, this can be considered a unique pill refining technique.

After tidying up the messy scene and putting away the alchemy furnace, Yunhua got up, took out an ordinary Breaking Calamity Pill for comparative experiments, and went outside.

Meanwhile, Hai Bodong, who was outside the door, was also feeling like each day was an eternity. He had first smelled a fragrance of pills that had triggered the seal within his body, but then it disappeared. Then, he heard some more fragrance of pills and the sound of explosions, which made his heart uneasy. He prayed very sincerely to the unknown gods to bless him so that he could successfully refine the pills.

When he saw Yunhua come out with a jade bottle, he was completely relieved and smiled happily, saying, "Master Yun, did you succeed in refining it?"

"I have lived up to your expectations. Although there were some twists and turns, I have successfully refined it. Here, take the sixth-grade Breaking Calamity Pill you requested and take it to break the seal." Yunhua tossed the jade bottle to Hai Bodong and said, pretending to be exhausted.

Looking at the jade bottle that Yun Hua had thrown over, Hai Bodong almost used both hands and feet, extremely flustered, as if catching his own son, carefully holding it in his hands. His eyes were fixed on the purple pill inside the jade bottle, and a look of wild joy surged on his aged face.

In fact, Hai Bodong did not feel this kind of trepidation, excitement, or suppressed joy when he welcomed the birth of his son.

"Master Yun, I'll take my leave now. Feel free to explore my house. I'll definitely host a banquet for you when I emerge from seclusion. I'd better go and take my pill now." Although she was certain that this was the Breakthrough Pill she needed, she still asked Yun Hua to stay a little longer, just in case the pill hadn't been properly sealed.

"You don't believe me? If the seal isn't broken after you take the Breaking Calamity Pill, you can't blame me. It's a problem with your pill formula. I traveled thousands of miles to the desert to find the Sand Mandala for you and spent time and effort refining the pill for you. You really are an ingrate!"

"That's not it. I think I only know alchemy masters like Master Yun, so if I fail, I'll have someone to discuss and find another formula," Hai Bodong explained, sweating profusely.

"Alright, I'll stay for one day. Go take your medicine." He waved goodbye, not wanting to see Hai Bodong.

In fact, the pill did not disappoint Hai Bodong. After he entered the secluded cultivation room, regulated his breathing, and took the pill, the seal disappeared like lingering snow, and the Dou Huang's power surged and covered the entire city.

Chapter 85 Ancient River Snake People

Three days have passed since Hai Bodong broke the seal. He is currently taking Xian'er to the Snake People's Clan to discuss how to get to Zhongzhou.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Dan Wang Guhe was leading his group through a fierce battle, passing through the blockade of the Snake-Man Tribe's fortress, and was about to head to the Snake-Man Tribe's capital.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the eight tribes were discussing this matter in the council hall. Medusa was still in seclusion stabilizing her cultivation, so she entrusted the defense of the capital to them.

"Moonlight, who on earth is so bold as to dare to force their way into my Serpent Clan's royal city? Are those humans very strong?" The one who spoke was a male Serpent Clan.