The next day.
Xiao Xue once again left the Xiao Family alone—oh, now it should be called the Xiao Residence—heading to Mo City by herself.
A few days later, Mo City.
Xiao Xue stepped into Hai Bodong's shop. "Buying something."
Hai Bodong was still burying his head in making maps and didn't even raise his head, blurting out, "We're closed."
"Old Hai, if you run your business like this, can you even afford the rent?" Xiao Xue casually closed the door and walked in front of Hai Bodong.
Hai Bodong looked up and finally realized it was this fellow, Xiao Xue.
Xiao Xue had only left a few days ago; how could she have returned so quickly?
Even if she managed to find the Sand Mandala in the depths of the Tagor Desert in such a short time,
that poe pill was a sixth-grade pill, and moreover, it required an Exotic Flame to be refined.
Could it be that she had already reached the Sixth-Rank?
Or perhaps she found another Alchemist who possessed an Exotic Flame to help refine it?
The possibility of two Alchemists possessing Exotic Flames appearing simultaneously, and both being Sixth-Rank or above, was even smaller than Xiao Xue being Sixth-Rank already.
Therefore, Hai Bodong felt—she was here to cause trouble.
Hai Bodong frowned. "Has the medicine ingredient problem been solved?"
Xiao Xue casually nodded. "Mhm. I brought that poe pill for you too."
"Oh, then... Hmm?!" Hai Bodong nodded, then his eyes suddenly widened. "What did you say?"
"You... You succeeded in refining the poe pill?"
"Just by luck."
Xiao Xue casually took out a jade bottle from her storage ring and tossed it to Hai Bodong.
Hai Bodong fumbled to catch it, nervously opening the jade bottle and pouring out one Medicinal Pill.
This Medicinal Pill was pale purple, perfectly round, and lustrous.
Furthermore, on the surface of the Medicinal Pill, there seemed to be faintly drawn strange patterns that were not artificially made.
These patterns were winding and intricate, like a special, profound picture.
Observing the poe pill up close, one could vaguely sense the strange power contained within it.
Judging by its appearance alone, the quality of this Medicinal Pill was extremely high; it could be called perfect!
A look of ecstasy and shock surged onto Hai Bodong's face.
The ecstasy was naturally because he had obtained the poe pill as he wished, and the shock was because he still found it somewhat unbelievable.
In just a few short days, this young girl in front of him, who looked no older than twenty, had perfectly created a sixth-grade pill that even Pill King Gu He found difficult to refine...
"Hiding one's true depth..."
At this moment, a phrase describing Xiao Xue surfaced in Hai Bodong's mind.
Xiao Xue's Alchemist badge was only Fifth-Rank, but her alchemy skills were definitely Sixth-Rank, or even higher!
Looking at Hai Bodong, whose face was full of ecstasy and who clutched the jade bottle tightly, Xiao Xue smiled faintly and softly reminded him:
"Old Mister Hai, I have successfully refined this Medicinal Pill for you. What about the incomplete map?"
Hearing this, Hai Bodong was slightly stunned, then quickly pulled himself back from his ecstatic state.
He licked his lips, his eyes darted around, and a hint of awkwardness appeared on his face. "This, little girl..."
"Call me Xiao Xue," seeing Hai Bodong's appearance, Xiao Xue frowned slightly and said indifferently.
"Hehe, alright."
Hai Bodong quickly nodded and gestured with the jade bottle in his hand toward Xiao Xue with a wry smile.
"Girl Xue, don't blame this old man for being fussy... Cough, it's not that I don't trust you."
"Mainly, I have never seen what the exact appearance of the poe pill is; I only know from the Pill Formula that it is purple."
"So... could you allow me to consume the Medicinal Pill first to test if it can truly help me break the Seal?"
"Hehe, if the Seal can truly be broken, this old man will definitely present the incomplete map immediately! And apologize to you, girl!" Hai Bodong said solemnly.
"Old Mister, your constant excuses to delay are not befitting of the demeanor of a former top expert of the Jia Ma Empire."
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