Inside Chen Yang's left-hand storage ring, a green lotus platform, large enough for one person to sit cross-legged, suddenly appeared, adorned with thirty-six green lotus seeds.
"This thing, I must say, is quite rare!"
The green lotus platform of the Green Lotus Core Flame was only a thousand years old, but this lotus platform, obtained by triggering the System mechanism, was a ten-thousand-year-old treasure. It wasn't just rare; it was extremely rare.
If he kept this for future cultivation, it wasn't impossible for those thirty-six lotus seeds to give birth to new lotus platforms.
As Chen Yang thought this, less than ten minutes later, Xiao Yan flew out of the magma sea.
"Brother Yang..." Xiao Yan flew in front of Chen Yang with a dejected face and called out, looking disappointed.
"Didn't find it?" Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan and asked with a smile.
"No, someone got there first. The Green Lotus Core Flame is gone!" Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.
"The one who got there first was probably Queen Medusa, right?" Chen Yang said.
"Brother Yang, how do you know?" He had only guessed it was Medusa after finding colorful scales near the green lotus platform, so how did Chen Yang know?
"Qing Lin is a descendant of humans and the Snake-People Tribe, and possesses the Peerless Grade talent, Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, which allows her to sense only snakes!"
"And when I arrived here earlier, I also sensed an aura of similar Rank to mine."
"A snake, and a Peak Dou Huang. In this Tagor Desert, who else could it be besides Medusa?"
Chen Yang said with a matter-of-fact expression.
"Tsk, Brother Yang's strength isn't the only thing that's strong; his wisdom is also far ahead of ours..." Xiao Yan said, pulling out the green lotus platform of the Green Lotus Core Flame and Medusa's scales from his storage ring. "I found these deep in the magma!"
Xiao Yan said, prying off five lotus seeds from the green lotus platform and handing them to Chen Yang: "Brother Yang, this green lotus platform is also useful to me, and I can use it when collecting the Green Lotus Core Flame, so I took it for myself. However, these lotus seeds are not very useful to me at this stage, so I'll keep a few for myself, and these others are for you, Brother Yang!"
Xiao Yan never forgot to repay Chen Yang's kindness.
"Alright, I'll accept them. Later, I'll use these lotus seeds to refine a few batches of Medicinal Pills for you, but remember, you have to buy them with money!" Chen Yang also never forgot to empty Xiao Yan's wallet.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's already unhappy face fell even further: "Brother Yang, please leave me some gold coins. My gold coins in Blackrock City were emptied by you last time, and I just barely earned some in Stone Desert City from Alchemy recently, they haven't even warmed up yet!"
Xiao Yi Xian, behind Chen Yang, covered her mouth and chuckled upon hearing this. She had the most say in this matter.
From Qingshan Town to Blackrock City, Chen Yang had truly worked hard to earn gold coins from Xiao Yan.
"I say, Little Yan Zi, why are you acting so stingy, just like the Mittel Family? The Medicinal Pills refined from these lotus seeds can be Rank six or even Rank seven. Are you hurting just by symbolically giving me some gold coins?" Chen Yang rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan.
"Rank six or even Rank seven?" Xiao Yan's eyes instantly turned green. "Brother Yang, don't worry, as soon as I reach the Imperial Capital, I'll immediately start Alchemy to earn money. Anyway, the Xiao Family is moving to the Imperial Capital, so if I don't earn this money, won't someone else just earn it?"
"Exactly, if I don't earn this money, won't you just earn it?" Chen Yang chuckled.
"..." Xiao Yan's face was covered in black lines.
"Alright, we'll talk about this later. You move aside first. I'll let Qing Lin control this beast!" Chen Yang pointed at the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which had raised its two large heads, looking like the snake formed by Wuji Tianzun and Yuhengzi's Body Integration at the end of'Sou Shen Zhuan'.
"Me???" Qing Lin pointed at herself, looking bewildered.
Just then, Yao Lao suddenly floated out.
"Kid Chen, did you just say this little girl has Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils???" Yao Lao looked at Chen Yang, his face filled with shock.
"That's right, Qing Lin indeed possesses the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, rarely seen on the continent for tens of thousands of years!" Chen Yang nodded.
"Hiss..." Yao Lao gasped, carefully examining Qing Lin, then turned his gaze back to Chen Yang, "You truly have profound good fortune. First, the Calamity Poison Body, and then the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. You've encountered extremely rare Physiques on the continent, tsk tsk..."
If these two had been encountered by Xiao Yan, it would be hard to say whether it was a blessing or a curse, but if it was the powerful and strong Chen Yang, it was entirely good luck.
"Yao Lao, please stop gasping; the air in this cave is already thin!" Chen Yang teased Yao Lao a few times, then reached out and pulled Qing Lin over.
Qing Lin timidly took her small hand from Xiao Yi Xian's, pattered over to Chen Yang, and said: "Qing Lin, do as I say next. Don't overthink anything, just stare at it..."
As Chen Yang spoke, golden light flickered in his eyes, then he pointed a finger at Qing Lin's glabella.
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, the three green light spots in Qing Lin's eyes transformed into three small green flowers. Then, a powerful, eerie light burst forth from Qing Lin's eyes, enveloping the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was already forcefully controlled by Chen Yang's Eye of Delusion Breaking Gold, so it had little resistance against the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. The small green flowers were easily imprinted onto its two snake heads.
Then, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake slowly shrunk and flew into Qing Lin's sleeve.
Qing Lin was completely bewildered by this series of actions.
"Once the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils mature, an internal space can form within the eyes. For now, however..."
"Yao Lao, do you have any Cultivation Technique for the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?"
Chen Yang looked at Yao Lao and asked.
"To speak of the most suitable power on the continent for cultivating the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, it would undoubtedly be the Heavenly Serpent Mansion."
"Years ago, a Dou Zong from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion sought medicine from me, and I obtained a High-Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Technique from him. As a transitional method for your little girlfriend, it should barely suffice!"
Yao Lao said, gesturing towards the storage ring in Xiao Yan's hand. A green scroll appeared in his hand, which he then threw to Chen Yang.
"Thank you, Yao Lao!" Chen Yang said, cupping his hands.
"Just making friends, perhaps I'll need your help someday!" Yao Lao stroked his beard and chuckled.
"Good!" Chen Yang chuckled, then placed the scroll into Qing Lin's hand, who had already roughly understood the effects of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
"Young Master..." Qing Lin looked up at Chen Yang, her soft voice sounding.
"Take it. Later, I'll go to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and get you better Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques!" Chen Yang reached out and patted her head, then turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian.
"Xian'er, next, Xiao Yan and I will venture deep into the Tagor Desert. Besides Medusa, the Snake-People Tribe has at least four other Peak Dou Huang experts. I might not be able to look after you two!"
"So, we'll have to separate temporarily!"
Chen Yang stepped forward, took Xiao Yi Xian's hand, and said softly.
"I understand. Where should I wait for you then? Stone Desert City? Or Mo City or Blackrock City?" Xiao Yi Xian nodded and said.
"Go to the Imperial Capital. Once there, meet up with Elder Hai. Then you and Qing Lin should Cultivate well in the Imperial Capital. Xiao Yan and I will return by the time the Imperial Capital's Alchemist Convention begins!" Chen Yang said, stroking her pretty face.
"Okay!" Xiao Yi Xian nodded again.
"I'll have the Amethyst Winged Lion King accompany you. Your talents are special, otherwise, I wouldn't be at ease!" Chen Yang looked at the two Amethyst Winged Lions lying by the magma sea, enjoying themselves, and beckoned to them.
"The Snake-People Tribe is fraught with danger. Why don't you let the big lion follow you?" Chen Yang worried about them, and they, too, worried about Chen Yang.
"With Yao Lao's and my strength, it's not an issue to come and go freely in this northwestern region, even if we can't completely dominate. The big lion would only be a hindrance if it came along!" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"Then... alright!" Xiao Yi Xian saw that she couldn't persuade him and stopped trying.
So, after they left, the Amethyst Winged Lion King grew larger and took Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian directly to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. Chen Yang and Xiao Yan exchanged glances, then one unfurled his Green Swallow Wings and the other his Dou Qi Transformation Wings, flying towards the heartland of the Snake-People Tribe...