BATTLE THROUGH THE HEAVEN
Blood Lotus Essence

The scorching sun due to high temperatures causes the surface of the ground to crack. When the sole of the shoe hits the hard ground, a sudden heat wave will scatter into the sole, causing travelers to drip in sweat while berating the bad weather.

On the wide yellow road, a youngster wearing ordinary clothes sweated profusely as he struggled to walk. Each step the youngster took hit the ground hard as if it was not a foot but a ton of weight, emitting a yellow cloud of dust.

If one took a closer look, one would be surprised to see that the youngster was carrying a huge black sword on his back. Rather than saying it was a sword with no end or sharp end, it might also be called a giant metal ruler. At the top, it was as if it had been cut in half with a blade, revealing a surface like a horizontal smooth mirror.

On the surface of that pitch-black sword, there was a hazy and strange veined pattern. The veined pattern continued until the hilt, almost seeping into every inch of the sword. These patterns gave the ruler a special mystery that flooded his simple pitch black color.

The length of the giant sword almost exceeded the height of the boy. This strange combination caused the occasional traveler to cast an inquisitive glance at him.

After once again traveling several hundred meters, the youngster finally could not bear it anymore. Like a windmill, his mouth continued to pant as he dragged his feet that felt like a thousand pounds of weight towards the shade of a huge tree by the roadside.

The moment the youngster reached the bottom of the tree, he immediately collapsed, facing the sky. With his head embedded on the soothing grass, the sweat on his forehead flowed down like a small stream.

"Teacher, this thing is too scary. After carrying it on my back .. The Dou Qi circulating within my body became slow and sluggish. Furthermore, wasn't this abandoned god too heavy? It should have been a day trip in two days, let alone we have not reached our destination yet! " Xiao Yan gasped heavily as he blurted out these words, his voice already a bit hoarse due to the excessive exertion.

"Hey hey. Training has officially begun, you can't expect that it's as simple as exploring, right? Since this is called hard training, you should be prepared to enjoy the most cruel treatment. The comfortable life in Wu Tan City is already far from your reach. " In the ring, the sadistic and old laughter of Yao Lao could be heard.

Hearing these words, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, slightly leaning to one side. From the corner of his eyes, he looked at the knifeless black sword on his back in horror.

He had not expected that this ordinary-looking object would become so terrifying. Not only did it make the fast Dou Qi within his body become sluggish, it was also so heavy that Xiao Yan almost broke his back while using all his strength to make his Dou Qi flow.

During these two days, Xiao Yan finally felt the true meaning of fatigue.

When Xiao Yan carried this strange black sword on his back, his fighting strength was comparable to that of a newly advanced Dou Zhe. Although the black sword was very restrictive, this limiting effect helped to ease Xiao Yan's worries of letting his true strength be discovered by others. Since he was just a lone traveler traveling through foreign places, it would be foolish for him to easily reveal his true strength to others.

Rubbing the Storage Ring on his finger, a light green pill appeared in his palm. This was a fairly effective Qi Recovery Pill capable of increasing one's Dou Qi recovery rate in a short period of time.

The pill was specially refined by Yao Lao for Xiao Yan in the days before they left Wu Tan City. But the ingredients required for this Qi Recovery Pill were extremely rare, even with the influence of the Primer Auction House, only enough ingredients for thirty pills collected. So, normally Xiao Yan did not dare to use it freely, but the current situation did not allow him to save on luxury.

Carefully sweeping his gaze into the nearby street, Xiao Yan made sure no one was around before swallowing the pill in his mouth with a single gulp. He leaned against the tree as he did not rush to wait for the pills to work.

Although it was said that it was best to enter the training state to bring out the highest effect of the pill after consuming it, in his current situation, Xiao Yan was clearly not in the best environment to practice. The crowd that kept passing by on the road would break his mind to enter the training state.

Slowly closing his eyes, the extremely tired Xiao Yan was able to feel his battered muscles greedily absorbing the meek essence emitted from the pill.

When the last drop of essence had been absorbed, Xiao Yan felt as if his muscle cells were strengthened with strength and slightly stronger than before

Although the hard training had only begun two days ago, Xiao Yan had absolute confidence in defeating a six-star Dou Zhe if he were to unleash a heavy sword from his back!

Buffering his body from the ground, Xiao Yan patted the burdening and strange greatsword with mixed feelings of love and hate before once again taking heavy steps to continue his journey to the now near destination.

Before the sky gradually darkened, Xiao Yan finally arrived at a small town close to the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

The small town was known as Qingshan City, but because it was close to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, it was also known as the Magical Beast City. The majority of the people in this small town were naturally mercenaries who spent their days feeding their swords with blood. These mercenaries would form a troupe that walked hand in hand on the streets, splashing their saliva while boldly discussing about the women in the city, he said, where to find the strongest liquor and which areas have the most ferocious Magical Beasts

As Xiao Yan walked down the street made of limestone while carrying the huge sword that looked out of place on his back, curious gazes were naturally attracted to him. However he ignored his gaze as he wiped the sweat on his forehead while slowly following the path along the way.

Many shops are spread out on both sides of the street and with their favorable location, they can be said to be rather popular. Xiao Yan swept an interested look across the brightly lit shop before finally stopping at the rather spacious medicinal ingredients store. He halted his steps, muttering to himself before once again moving into the medicinal ingredient store called "The Place of a Thousand Medicines."

Xiao Yan was not too interested in things like weapons or armor, but he was very interested in various precious medicinal ingredients. As long as he could find precious medicinal ingredients, Yao Lao would be able to process them into various power-enhancing pills. Pills were the most practical to survive while traveling in the extremely dangerous Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Walking into the spacious shop, Xiao Yan realized that it was brightly lit by the Moonlight Stone hanging on the wall. Currently, there was a fairly high volume of traffic in the store, causing the shopkeeper to be extremely busy. Thus, no one welcomed Xiao Yan when he entered.

Although no one greeted him, Xiao Yan was secretly delighted. His gaze slowly swept over the transparent display counter until it arrived at the small jade box, slightly dazed at what he found.

"Healing Medicine? Could there be alchemists here? " Xiao Yan muttered in surprise as he stared blankly at the description written under the small jade bottle.

Shaking his head, Xiao Yan's gaze continued to move but when he had seen all the things at the display counter, he disappointedly shook his head. Although there were some middle-class medicinal ingredients, they were not of much use to Xiao Yan right now.

As Xiao Yan prepared to leave empty-handed, his randomly wandering gaze suddenly stopped.

Xiao Yan's gaze pierced through the transparent display case to stare unshakably at the light yellow object in the corner. A long time passed before he licked his lips and casually walked towards the object, tilting his head to once again measure the light yellow object.

"Uhuk Can I trouble you to help me get this thing out."

Little by little drawing his greedy and excited gaze, Xiao Yan raised his head towards the male shop assistant and said with a smile.

After being summoned, the young shop assistant glanced at the plain-clothed Xiao Yan before glancing at the item he requested. After discovering that it was the Yellow Lotus Essence with the lowest value, the young shop assistant pursed his lips impatiently. With a stiff face, he retrieved an item from the display case, "Yellow Lotus Essence, low-tier medicinal ingredients, a hundred gold."

Not caring about the discriminating attitude of the shop assistant, Xiao Yan sneered in his heart. He received what was considered the lowest level Yellow Lotus Essence and secretly pulled his fingernails gently to the surface of ‘Yellow Lotus Essence’. A hint of dark blood-red color was revealed from the slightly yellow surface. As he stared at the dark red color that was almost hidden, the corner of Xiao Yan's eyes twitched slightly. Shortly after, trying not to reveal his intentions, he rubbed his nose while deeply inhaling the strange scent of blood on his finger. Immediately, incredible splendor surged in the depths of his eyes.

"Truely, it is the Blood Lotus Essence!"

As Xiao Yan's heart was racing with excitement, Yao Lao's slightly stunned voice suddenly echoed in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Little boy, your luck is not bad, you actually managed to find a rare medicinal herb!"