Xiao Ling, standing across from Medusa, pondered for a moment after hearing Medusa's question. Then, he said, "As long as the Serpent People can prepare the ingredients for three Destruction Pills, I will help Queen Medusa refine one. The reward will be the Sand Mandragora. Your cultivation has reached its peak at the Dou Huang level. With the aid of the Destruction Pill, achieving Dou Zong will be a piece of cake."
At the mention of "Destruction Pill," Medusa's eyes narrowed, her heart churning.
She, the dignified Serpent People Queen Medusa, had reached the peak of Dou Huang for decades, but due to her own bloodline, she had been unable to break through to the Dou Zong realm.
Now, the Serpent People, hostile to the surrounding empires, had been forced to live deep within the Tagor Desert, a situation they were unwilling to accept. Serpent People's bodies were naturally cold, and the Tagor Desert was extremely scorching. As the Serpent People's queen, her greatest hope was to lead them out of this boundless desert. Previously, he had planned to use the Strange Fire to evolve his bloodline, thereby achieving a breakthrough to the Dou Zong level. That was
a life-or-death situation. Now, he had the opportunity to obtain a Breaking Sect Pill. While it wouldn't enhance his bloodline potential or strengthen his cultivation talent like the Strange Fire, taking it and raising his cultivation to the Dou Zong level offered virtually no risk, and even if he failed, his cultivation wouldn't be reduced.
Queen Medusa's primary concern was securing a safe living space for the Serpent People, which was why she wanted to use the Strange Fire to evolve. Now that there was a better way, Medusa was clearly tempted.
Nodding, she replied, "I agree to this condition. Since you can refine the Breaking Sect Pill, the recipe should already be prepared. Show me the ingredients."
Hearing that Medusa had agreed to the deal, Xiao Ling's mood brightened slightly. He pulled a list of ingredients for the Breaking Sect Pill from his ring, activated his Dou Qi, and floated before her.
This recipe contained all the necessary herbs for refining the Pozong Pill. Given Medusa's current good relationship with Zi Yan, and her quick agreement to the deal, Xiao Ling had no intention of tampering with the recipe.
Reaching out with a delicate hand, Medusa took the list of herbs, her expression darkening as she gazed upon the various herbs listed.
After all, the Serpent People lived deep within the Tagor Desert, where resources were extremely scarce. They couldn't possibly gather the ingredients for three Pozong Pills; there were only one or two main herbs.
Seeing Medusa's expression, Xiao Ling probably guessed that the Snake People might not be able to come up with the recipe for three Po Zong Pills with their resources, so he said, "If Queen Medusa can't come up with the ingredients for three Po Zong Pills, the missing part can be exchanged for some natural treasures of equal value. Moreover, the herbs I recorded on the list of herbs are all needed for refining, and there is absolutely no private addition."
Hearing that herbs of equal value could be used for exchange, Medusa breathed a sigh of relief. Even though the Snake People did not have many resources, they still had some main herbs for refining sixth-grade pills after so many years of family wealth.
"The Serpent People simply can't gather three complete sets of ingredients for the Breaking Sect Pill. Some of the main herbs only have one or two. Master Xiao Ling, please accompany me to the Serpent People's treasury to collect the ingredients needed for the Breaking Sect Pill. The missing herbs can be exchanged for items of equal value. Just let me know if you find anything you like." With that, he rose from his throne, took Zi Yan's hand, and, twirling his serpent tail, headed towards the Serpent People's treasury.
Seeing this, Xiao Ling stood up and followed Medusa. Looking ahead at Zi Yan chattering nonstop around Medusa, Xiao Ling's lips twitched, muttering to himself, "I wonder if cultivating a good relationship with Medusa is a good thing or a bad thing. Don't let her get away from leaving the Serpent People later. That would be a huge loss."
After walking for a while, the three finally arrived at the Serpent People's treasury.
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Unleashing his soul perception from his brows, Xiao Ling sensed several Serpent-Man guards
lurking in the shadows. Most were Dou Ling cultivators, the strongest of whom reached the level of a Five-Star Dou Wang.
Medusa stepped forward and spoke with the guards before nodding to Xiao Ling and Zi Yan, signaling they could enter.
The three of them passed through a five-meter-tall black gate and, after a few minutes of wandering through a passage inlaid with moonstone, entered the Serpent-Man treasury.
Zi Yan, standing nearby, sniffed the various medicinal herbs within. She felt a surge of excitement, her eyes sparkling, and her mouth watering. "Xiao Ling really didn't lie to me. There are indeed a plethora of medicinal herbs."
Medusa first led Xiao Ling to the medicinal herb storage area and retrieved a Sand Mandragora. She then selected the herbs the Serpent People possessed that were needed to refine the Breaking Sect Pill and handed them to Xiao Ling. She then instructed Xiao Ling to select a few medicinal treasures of equal value to exchange for the missing value.
Xiao Ling scanned the herbs, finding them all common, with no chance of finding a bargain.
He selected a Dixin Fire Ganoderma, a herb that could be used to refine the sixth-grade Earth Spirit Pill, and several herbs that could be used as the main ingredients for the Imperial Extreme Pill and the Douling Pill.
If these herbs were refined into elixirs that could directly enhance cultivation, their value would multiply many times over. With Xiao Ling's exceptionally high success rate, trading these pills would surely net him a tidy profit.
After selecting the herbs, the three of them left the Serpent People's treasure house. What made Xiao Ling laugh and cry was that when Zi Yan left, she was holding a medicinal herb in each hand and chewing a fruit.
She handed the two herbs to Xiao Ling and hesitantly said, "Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, help me refine these two herbs into delicious candy pills later."
Bending down and stroking her soft purple hair, Xiao Ling took the herbs from Zi Yan and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've never taken any of your herbs for myself. When I need them, I'll exchange them with pills of equal value."
Seeing that Medusa was so friendly to Zi Yan, Xiao Ling didn't intend to keep her waiting any longer. He also planned to leave the Serpent People as soon as possible, so Hai Bodong must be waiting anxiously.
After they returned to the hall, Xiao Ling took out a porcelain bottle from his ring and handed it to Medusa, saying, "Your Majesty, since the deal has been reached, I will give this Po Zong Dan to you. Zi Yan and I have things to attend to, so we won't stay here for long."
(End of this chapter)