Chapter 191: Someone Wants to Steal My Things?
Xiao Tian appeared directly in Yun Yun's practice room within her bedchamber. Yun Yun, who was meditating on her sword, sensed an anomaly and slashed behind her.
A pair of hands clamped down on her golden-red slender sword. "Yun'er, are you trying to murder your husband?"
"Who told you to be so stealthy? Hmph."
Yun Yun knew it was Xiao Tian, so there wasn't much power behind her strike.
"I was just missing you, you know? The moment I came back, I came to find you first."
Xiao Tian pulled Yun Yun directly into his arms, affectionately caressing her face.
"Then I'll forgive you this time."
Yun Yun's longsword transformed back into a ring. She pressed herself close to his body, leaning into his embrace, and said softly, "I miss you too."
"Then let me see how much you miss me."
Xiao Tian directly picked up Yun Yun and walked toward the bed. Yun Yun obediently nestled in his arms, letting him carry her.
"I want the fruit of our love."
Xiao Tian looked at Yun Yun's hopeful eyes, and his heart softened. He nodded heavily.
Seeing Xiao Tian agree, Yun Yun revealed a charming smile, her eyes full of surprise and excitement. She said tenderly, "You're so good. I love you, Xiao Tian."
"Tonight, let's play cards."
As Yun Yun finished speaking, a voice full of charm and allure rang out.
"Oh, playing poker without me? Tonight, we're playing Dou Dizhu."
A figure wearing a black cheongsam, with a fiery and enchanting physique, appeared in the room. Under the illumination of the lights, Ya Fei's beautiful face was revealed.
Xiao Tian, of course, had no objections. So the three of them played Dou Dizhu in the room. The two of them teamed up as the farmers, while Xiao Tian was always forced to be the landlord. Sometimes, the landlord was even overthrown by the farmers, completely suppressed.
After several hours of Dou Dizhu, Xiao Tian's superb card skills ultimately triumphed over the two who had been cheating. Playing cards is very mentally taxing, requiring constant wit and strategy. Yun Yun and Ya Fei were mentally exhausted and went straight to sleep. Xiao Tian tidied up and left the room.
…
He arrived at another palace. Seeing Qing Lin sound asleep, Xiao Tian tiptoed to the bedside. He extended a mischievous hand and gently pinched her nose.
"Mm~" Unable to breathe, Qing Lin let out a sound, then gently struggled. Opening her eyes, she saw a familiar face. The anger on her face instantly vanished. She sat up abruptly and said coquettishly, "Young Master~ You're too naughty. You bully Qing Lin as soon as you arrive."
Looking at Qing Lin who had sat up, Xiao Tian's eyes lit up. Qing Lin before him was wearing a light gauze, faintly visible, full of a hazy beauty. During this time, Qing Lin had started growing taller again, already approaching the height of Xiao Yi Xian and the others. She was no longer the petite figure she used to be and had even started developing toward a more mature, older-sister type. He wondered if it was because of her increased cultivation. However, her personality hadn't changed; she was still sweet and easy to tease.
Xiao Tian directly pulled Qing Lin into his arms…
…
An hour later. Xiao Tian carried the sleeping Qing Lin back to Yun Yun's room. Of course, what he gave Qing Lin was processed. Although she was already an adult, her body was still changing due to her increasing strength. Yun Yun and the other were still unconscious, occasionally murmuring words of surrender. It seemed their card game tonight had been a complete and utter defeat.
…
Early the next morning, Xiao Tian's figure appeared in the forest of Jia Nan Academy.
Xiao Tian aimlessly searched for medicinal herbs. The depths of the forest indeed contained many precious herbs, but most of them were guarded by Magical Beasts. There were even some guarded by Tier 5 Magical Beasts. Xiao Tian directly subdued them, taking the herbs right in front of their eyes. The beasts could only watch pitifully as their beloved items were taken away.
Xiao Tian casually found a mountain cave that looked relatively secluded. The entrance was surrounded by strange, jagged rocks, appearing quite desolate, so people generally wouldn't come here. The entire cave looked somewhat damp, with no signs of any creatures living there. Xiao Tian directly sealed the cave, then made a ventilation hole from another spot.
He placed four moonstones on the cave ceiling, illuminating the entire interior. He swept the Three Thousand Burning Flame through his hand, and the entire cave immediately became dry. He took out the Mountain Melting Cauldron and placed it before him, letting the flames slowly warm the medicinal cauldron.
With a wave of his other hand, a complete set of Dou Ling Pill ingredients appeared neatly on the ground. Xiao Tian threw the Sky Flame Flower into the medicinal cauldron. The flames instantly surged toward it, engulfing it directly, with crackling sounds of the material bursting. Next were the Blood Python Ganoderma, Dew Cold Bamboo…
After nearly two days of refining all the medicinal liquids, Xiao Tian began to control the Heavenly Flame to constantly fuse all the liquids. As the flames roasted, the medicinal liquid continuously rotated and fused within the flames. Some remaining impurities also fell to the bottom of the medicinal cauldron. The medicinal liquid in the flames gradually took the shape of a pill, becoming round from its initial unevenness.
Suddenly, a pillar of dark purple light burst forth from the medicinal cauldron, piercing through the heavens and earth. Waves of powerful energy fluctuations continuously spread outward.
A black-robed elder in the Inner Academy, sensing this powerful energy fluctuation, instantly stood up from behind his desk. His usually calm eyes suddenly became startled. He appeared on the rooftop, looking toward the Inner Academy forest.
"This is a Heaven and Earth Anomaly from the formation of a Rank 6 pill? There's only one person in the entire Black-Corner Region who can refine one. Could he have snuck in?"
The black-robed elder's face became very grim. If that person had snuck in, the consequences would be unimaginable. The elder directly stepped into the void, his figure flickering several times, gradually shrinking and moving away.
Xiao Tian knew someone would arrive soon and sped up the refining process. With a grab of his hand, Xiao Tian snatched a pill — precisely the Dou Ling Pill — from the pillar of light. He quickly placed it into a jade bottle, then smeared a layer of flame over the seal. As the Dou Ling Pill was collected, the pillar of light piercing through the heavens and earth vanished.
Xiao Tian had no time to think of anything else. He quickly put away the Mountain Melting Cauldron, directly broke through the stones of the cave, concealed his entire aura, and with his wings vibrating behind him, he instantly left at his fastest flying speed.
Just over ten breaths after Xiao Tian left, a black-robed figure appeared out of thin air in front of the cave.
"May I ask which friend is refining pills in my Jia Nan Academy? Would you be willing to show yourself?"
The elder's deep voice continuously echoed in the sky, lingering for a long time. As time passed, there was no response. The elder frowned and walked into the cave where Xiao Tian had previously refined pills.
"It seems he has already left. And this aura doesn't resemble Han Feng's. So, who exactly is this Rank 6 Alchemist?"
The elder bent down, gently picked up the black ashes on the ground with his hand, and whispered, "The Black-Corner Region is becoming more and more chaotic, even more perplexing."
The elder's body gradually disappeared from the spot. Approximately five breaths later, he reappeared at the cave.
"Has he already left?"
…
Xiao Tian fled for a long distance before stopping. The one who had come was definitely the Great Elder of the Inner Academy, but Xiao Tian still didn't plan to meet him.
Xiao Tian continued to search for medicinal herbs. Finally, in a place guarded by a Tier 5 Magical Beast, he found a very rare medicinal herb — Di Zang Fruit. Xiao Tian subdued the Magical Beast and was about to pick the Di Zang Fruit when a slender hand reached out from the side, grabbing toward the fruit.