Battle Through the Heavens: It turns out I'm actually the patriarch of the Xiao family!

Chapter 22 Green Mountain Town, Blood Lotus Spirit, Straight into the Monster Mountain Range

Xiao Chen was unaware that Su Qingxue had already had a cordial and friendly conversation with Tang Chengxuan.

At this moment, he was studying the Eight Extremes Collapse and the Flame Dividing Wave Ruler.

Overall, although its rank is not high, it has strong growth potential.

As for the Burning Technique, he had seen it before; it was no ordinary cultivation method.

Techniques capable of evolution are rare throughout the myriad universes.

It is unknown who created it or why it appeared on the Dou Qi Continent.

Five days later, Xiao Chen and his group finally arrived at the town closest to the Monster Mountain Range.

Qingshan Town.

Walking on the cobblestone streets, carrying the disproportionately large Xuan Heavy Ruler on his back, Xiao Yan naturally attracted a lot of attention.

In comparison, Xiao Chen, with a small snake coiled on his shoulder, looked much more ordinary.

Someone did try to buy the small golden snake, but Xiao Chen refused.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, and because of its advantageous location, it is quite popular.

Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the brightly lit shops with great interest, and finally he stopped in front of a herbal medicine shop.

"Wan Yao Zhai..."

"Ancestor, I want to go in and take a look."

Xiao Yan wasn't very interested in weapons and armor, but he was extremely interested in all kinds of rare medicinal herbs.

Xiao Chen nodded slightly.

Stepping into the spacious shop, the interior is illuminated as brightly as day by the moonstones hanging on the walls.

The shop was quite crowded at the moment, and the staff were extremely busy, so no one had yet greeted Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan who had just entered.

With no one to greet him, Xiao Yan was happy to have some peace and quiet.

His gaze slowly swept across the transparent display case, and when it landed on a small jade box, he paused slightly in surprise.

"Healing medicine? Could it be that there's an alchemist here?"

Staring at the information written on the bottom of the small jade bottle, Xiao Yan paused for a moment, then murmured in surprise.

"Not an alchemist, but a physician," Xiao Chen said with a light laugh.

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow; it turned out to be a physician.

Although they belong to the category of alchemists, their status is much lower than that of other alchemists.

After all, they couldn't actually refine elixirs; they could only use ordinary flames to mix the medicinal herbs together to achieve the effect of healing people.

Shaking his head, Xiao Yan continued to look around, but after looking at everything on the counter, he shook his head in disappointment.

Just as he was about to leave empty-handed, he saw Xiao Chen step forward and smile at the shop assistant, saying, "Could you please take this out for me?"

The young shop assistant who was stopped looked at Xiao Chen, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, and then at the item he requested. After discovering that it was just a piece of the lowest grade Coptis chinensis extract, he pursed his lips impatiently and took it out of the counter without expression: "Coptis chinensis extract, low-grade medicinal material, one hundred gold coins."

Ignoring the shop assistant's condescending attitude, Xiao Chen took the Coptis chinensis extract and said with a smile, "Do you have any other Coptis chinensis extracts here? I'll take them all."

Upon hearing this, the shop assistant was slightly taken aback.

Although Coptis chinensis extract is only one hundred gold coins per piece, buying it in bulk can still amount to a large sum of money.

The next instant, he flashed a fawning smile: "Sir, please wait a moment, I'll go get it right away."

With a faint smile and a nod, Xiao Chen tossed the piece of Yellow Lotus Essence to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked puzzled, but when he looked at the tiny scratch on it, his eyes twitched slightly.

Because when the slightly yellowed surface was turned over a little, a bit of crimson color, like fresh blood, was revealed!

Shortly after the shop assistant left, he quickly came out, placed the small wooden box he was carrying on the counter, and said with a smile, "Sir, there are seventy-seven pieces of Coptis chinensis extract here. Are you buying them all?"

Xiao Chen nodded: "Pack it up for me, and we'll settle the bill."

"Sir, that's a total of seven thousand eight hundred gold coins." The shop assistant quickly quoted the price, his eyes seemingly gleaming.

Nodding slightly, Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan raised a finger, and a light blue card containing ten thousand gold coins appeared in his hand. He handed it to the shop assistant.

Then he quickly put the Coptis chinensis essence into his storage ring.

After the transaction was completed, Xiao Chen took Xiao Yan and left.

The shop assistant behind him suddenly slapped himself, muttering to himself, "Serves you right for looking down on people!"

Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.

After walking on the street for a while and looking at the darkening sky, Xiao Chen found an inn, booked two rooms, and checked in.

"Ancestor, there's still one piece of Blood Lotus Essence!"

Just as Xiao Chen sat down in the chair, Xiao Yan excitedly pushed open the door and walked in.

"Look at you, so pathetic."

Xiao Chen rolled his eyes at him.

"I've got the Blood Lotus Essence. Now I just need an Ice Spirit Flame Grass and a fourth-order ice-attribute magic core to refine the Blood Lotus Pill!" Xiao Yan said excitedly.

"Get a good night's rest, we'll go get the Ice Spirit Flame Grass tomorrow," Xiao Chen said calmly.

"Does the Ancestor know where the Ice Spirit Flame Grass is?" Xiao Yan asked, looking puzzled.

But Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "Why ask so many questions? Go to sleep."

"yes!"

With a grin, Xiao Yan, whose whole body was sore and numb, ran back to his room and collapsed onto the soft bed.

Sleepiness suddenly overwhelmed my mind, which was already tired from the day.

……

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Xiao Yan, who had been sleeping soundly, opened his eyes precisely on time.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xiao Yan formed cultivation hand seals and slowly closed his eyes again.

Xiao Yan only stopped cultivating after the sunlight outside the window had illuminated the room.

Stretching and listening to the crackling sounds emanating from within his body, Xiao Yan smiled with satisfaction.

"Xiao Yan, get ready to depart."

Upon hearing the voice of the patriarch outside, Xiao Yan immediately jumped off the bed.

Monsters roam the Monster Mountains, fraught with danger.

Walking alone in this area makes one most vulnerable to attacks from monsters.

Therefore, mercenaries who enter the mountains, apart from a few highly skilled and daring ones, usually go in groups.

Half an hour later, Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan arrived at another exit of the town.

And this is also the entrance to the Monster Mountain Range.

At the entrance to the town, a number of mercenaries had already gathered.

Shouts continuously beckoned to lone mercenaries who wanted to enter the mountains.

However, Xiao Chen ignored them completely, without pausing at all, and led Xiao Yan out.

Outside the Monster Mountain Range, everything was relatively peaceful.

However, shortly after the two entered the Monster Mountain Range, they encountered a small-scale monster attack.

Those were four Tier 1 magical beasts, named Green Vine Lizards.

This type of monster is quite common in the outer areas of the Monster Mountain Range. It is associated with the element of wood, and its back is covered with moss-like vines. During battle, it can suddenly shoot out thorny vines to bind enemies, and its blood has a mild hallucinogenic effect.

Xiao Yan easily dealt with them and was lucky enough to obtain a wood-attribute magic core.

The two then encountered five Crimson Ice Serpents, who were no match for Xiao Yan either.

After searching for most of the day, Xiao Chen finally found the place.

After passing through the dense grove, a rather steep cliff came into view.

Xiao Chen glanced at the edge of the cliff and indeed saw the plant with pale white flowers in full bloom.

"This is it!"