At the edge of the boundless, untamed mountains, a vast city built of white stone stands, resembling a leviathan crouching on the earth, majestic and imposing.
Mo Tang and Hai Bodong, having traveled afar, soared mid-air, gazing at the hazy outline of the city in the distance...
From the city's four square gates, they could faintly make out dense swarms of tiny black dots, like ants, swarming into the city's gaping, dark maw.
Maple City!
The city where Medicine Emperor Han Feng resides is one of the most prosperous in the entire Black Horn Region.
"Let's go, let's go too," Hai Bodong said, unable to bear it any longer. He spread his icy blue wings and sped towards the city gates.
Mo Tang's lips curled slightly, and he, too, spread his four wings, swiftly catching up.
After leaving the Yunlan Sect, he had no more concerns, and his cultivation level had skyrocketed.
At this moment, his cultivation had already reached the level of a nine-star Dou Ling, leaving him with only a little over four hundred intermediate energy points to reach the level
of a one-star Dou Wang. This was the result of exploiting the Mo family once again...
Although Hai Bodong noticed that Mo Tang's aura seemed even more powerful, he didn't dwell on it, simply believing that he had made some progress.
Moreover, the stronger the opponent, the better for him.
After all, they were going to meet the Medicine Emperor. If they weren't strong enough, he might not even meet them...
After paying the entrance fee, Mo Tang and his companions finally entered this bustling metropolis, rivaling the Holy City of Gama.
"Where to go next? Straight to the Medicine Emperor?" Hai Bodong asked, looking at Mo Tang.
After a moment's hesitation, Mo Tang said, "Let's find a place to stay first. Asking the Medicine Emperor to refine medicine won't happen overnight, so there's no need to rush." But
there was another crucial point: after visiting Maple City, how could Mo Tang return empty-handed?
I haven't even spent the millions of gold coins I got from Mo Lan before coming here...
Actually, it's definitely easier to get those high-quality medicinal herbs in Fengcheng than in the Gama Empire. If Mo Tang put those 70 million gold coins here, he should have a bigger harvest.
But there's a fatal flaw in doing so...
and that's his safety!
This is the Black Horn Territory... Do you think Mo Tang would dare to expose such a vast fortune of 70 million gold coins so easily?
Moreover, without that 70 million, he's only a five-star Dou Ling at best. With that kind of power, he'd probably be devoured without a trace.
As for the Gama Empire, putting aside his dealings with Hai Bodong, his status as an elder of the Yunlan Sect alone makes Mitel Tengshan afraid to harbor any ill intentions towards him. That's why Mo Tang asked the Mitel family to help him collect the resources.
Qianyaofang... this chain of pharmacies on the Douqi Continent has branches all over the country, just under different owners.
After all, there's no such thing as trademark rights in this world. You can use a name, and so can I... As long as your fists are strong enough, no one can do anything to you.
However, in the Black Horn Region, most of the thousand pharmacies are owned by this Medicine King, making them true chains.
Entering this imposing pharmacy
, a tangled aroma of hundreds of medicinal herbs immediately hits you, making you want to sneeze.
The pharmacy is vast. Crystal counters are neatly arranged from east to west, each displaying a variety of medicinal herbs within the transparent counters.
At this moment, many people are pausing at these counters, pointing at their desired herbs and elixirs and talking to the staff, a cacophony of conversation filling the hall.
"Didn't you just buy tens of millions of resources in the Imperial Capital? Why are you here again? With the scale of your Mo Clan, you probably don't need so many herbs?" Hai Bodong asked, somewhat puzzled. "
Why would you do something with that money? Why hoard so many? You're not an alchemist!"
Mo Tang simply smiled and said, "Before, it was for the family. Now, I'm buying this for myself. After all, I need to practice and improve my strength quickly!"
Hai Bodong nearly choked.
This little bastard was truly infuriating. He actually dared to show off in front of me!
It's only been a few months since I met him in the Imperial Capital, and how much have you improved? Do
you really think I'm blind? Hai Bodong was shocked by the impression he had from him, that he could already surpass him.
He strongly suspected that he had concealed his strength during their battle; otherwise, it would be impossible for someone to achieve such a terrifying improvement in such a short period of time!
Mo Tang ignored all this and browsed the counters, carefully identifying the herbs.
Although not an alchemist, having handled so many herbs, Mo Tang had some knowledge of them.
But the first sight was shocking.
The prices of medicinal herbs in Qianyaofang are generally more than twice as expensive as those outside!
Take this black jade lotus for example. The Miter family originally quoted it for 250,000 gold coins, but here, it's directly priced at 600,000...
"Unreasonable! It's really unreasonably expensive... If the prices are all this high, I can't buy much with my millions..."
Muttering softly, Mo Tang suddenly realized he was truly poor!
Behind him, Hai Bodong, naturally witnessing this, was instantly overjoyed.
"Haha, boy, now you understand how conscientious my Mitel family is, right? Tsk, tsk, look at that price, it's triple what we pay at the auction house..."
"Did you suddenly realize you're running out of gold?"
Seeing Hai Bodong's gloating expression, Mo Tang felt a pang of anger, then his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh, right. Mr. Hai, as the Grand Elder of the Mitel family, you should have quite a bit of savings, right? How about borrowing some to help you out?"
Seeing this guy actually set his sights on him, Hai Bodong immediately looked indifferent and said, "Don't even think about it!"
"Besides, I'm half-invalid now. I've been living in seclusion for so many years. How can I lend you that much money?"
Seeing Hai Bodong playing the victim, Mo Tang could only curl his lips, thinking to himself, "What a stingy old man! "
"Hey, kid, don't say I won't help you. Since the herbs sold here are so expensive, I think other things must be expensive too. You can also take out some valuable items to auction. Wouldn't that make you rich?"
(End of this chapter)