After bidding farewell to Snow Charm and the other girl, Mo Yu took Qing Lin and immediately set off towards the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.
He had come to West Desolate City specifically to fulfill Great Master Frank's request, and now that the task was complete, he naturally wouldn't linger.
Mo Yu had noticed the hint of affection in Snow Charm's eyes, but as an ambitious young man determined to Breakthrough the Lower Plane and journey to the Major Thousand Worlds, he naturally wouldn't let his steps be halted by romance.
Snow Charm was indeed very beautiful, and her cool and aloof temperament was unparalleled. Unfortunately, the beauty was interested, but the young man was not.
Seeing Mo Yu choose to keep her by his side, a sweet smile bloomed on Qing Lin's cute lips.
Sure enough, Young Master still doted on her the most.
Looking at the giggling Qing Lin beside him, Mo Yu smiled faintly, then lifted his leg and walked towards a nearby medicinal materials shop.
Today's gains far exceeded his expectations. Not only did he successfully refine the Fire Restricting Cover, but he also learned some news about a strange fire, which made Mo Yu incredibly happy.
Taking Qing Lin, Mo Yu walked a short distance along the street, then turned into a pharmacy, where he bought some insect repellent medicine and some simple healing medicine.
Entering the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, these insect repellent medicines would be very effective. After all, Demonic Beasts could be killed with a punch, but these insects were incredibly annoying.
As for the healing medicine, Mo Yu's current Physique naturally didn't need it, but Qing Lin's current strength was too weak, so it was prepared for her.
After preparing the insect repellent and healing medicine, Mo Yu looked at the somewhat dim sky and decided to depart early tomorrow morning.
Next, he took Qing Lin to stroll around the streets of West Desolate City, enjoying the exotic atmosphere. He conveniently bought a map of the Mu Lan Empire from a shop, and finally, with the little girl's satisfied expression, they settled into an Advanced hotel in the city.
As the night slowly passed, the scorching sun once again enveloped West Desolate City in a fiery heat.
Walking out of the hotel, Mo Yu stretched lazily. Finally, at Qing Lin's insistence, he finished dressing, and the two walked out of the inn together.
Standing on the street near the city gate, Mo Yu once again checked everything. Then, he patted Qing Lin's small head beside him, beginning his true journey through the Mu Lan Empire…
"Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, I'm coming!"
After walking a few hundred meters out of the city gate, Mo Yu saw that there was no one around. The magic frost beast ring on his right hand glowed slightly, and he directly summoned Purple Fire.
Watching Mo Yu summon a fourth-tier Demonic Beast like a magic trick, Qing Lin beside him immediately covered her rosy little mouth in surprise.
At this moment, Purple Fire's body was five or six meters long, covered in purple crystal-like scales. Its terrifying and ferocious beast head, its fanged giant mouth, and its pair of purple wings emitting terrifying purple flames all proved that it was an incredibly powerful Demonic Beast.
Although Qing Lin had long heard that her Young Master had a powerful fourth-tier Demonic Beast, this was her first time seeing such a terrifying and powerful Demonic Beast.
After all, back in Stone Desert City, the strongest Demonic Beast that the two leaders, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, had dealt with was only a second-tier top-grade Demonic Beast, which was a significant difference compared to the fourth-tier Demonic Beast in front of her.
In Qing Lin's frightened and curious expression, Purple Fire, after appearing, did not act as arrogant and overbearing as a wild Demonic Beast. Purple Fire first curiously surveyed its surroundings, with some residual wild boar blood and meat on its mouth, and then a hint of dissatisfaction appeared in its blood-red beast eyes.
Clearly, it was very displeased that someone had disturbed its meal.
However, when its beast eyes caught sight of the 'dwarf' beside it, the dissatisfaction in its eyes quickly receded, replaced by a highly human-like expression of intimacy and fawning as it looked at Mo Yu. It even affectionately rubbed its huge beast head against the young man.
In Purple Fire's heart, Mo Yu's status as its master was deeply ingrained.
Mo Yu wasn't surprised by the wild boar meat in Purple Fire's mouth. To make Purple Fire's life in the magic frost beast ring space more comfortable, he had placed many wild beasts inside for Purple Fire to eat.
These wild beasts were not killed, so it could ensure that Purple Fire could always eat fresh food. It just required Purple Fire to personally hunt them, which, of course, was just a small pleasure for Purple Fire.
And Mo Yu didn't intend to keep Purple Fire trapped in the beast ring like those Beast Tamers on the Divine Firmament Continent. If given the chance, he would look for a Transformation Pill to let Purple Fire transform into human form early.
After transforming, Purple Fire would not only be more convenient to travel with, but its Cultivation speed would also greatly increase. Mo Yu was also curious to see how far Purple Fire could grow.
However, the Transformation Pill was a seventh-grade Medicinal Pill, and perhaps only a few seventh-grade Alchemists could be found in the entire Northwest Continent. This matter still needed long-term planning.
Seeing Purple Fire's extremely affectionate and loyal demeanor towards Mo Yu, Qing Lin's beautiful eyes beside them also sparkled with brilliance, and she admired the young man even more.
To be able to subdue a fourth-tier Demonic Beast, Young Master is truly amazing!
"Qing Lin, this is Purple Fire, my Demonic Beast pet. Get to know him," Mo Yu said, pointing at Purple Fire, to Qing Lin.
"Oh… okay, Young Master." Hearing Mo Yu's introduction, Qing Lin was startled, then reacted and said in a low voice to the giant Demonic Beast in front of her, "Hello, Purple Fire, I'm Qing Lin."
"Roar!"
As if understanding Qing Lin's greeting, Purple Fire looked at its master, then at Qing Lin, a hint of cunning in its eyes, and then let out a friendly low growl in response.
In Purple Fire's incomplete worldview, it had already regarded Qing Lin as a 'mistress'.
Although Purple Fire couldn't speak yet, its intelligence was no weaker than that of a human child, and it already understood some human customs.
Seeing this, Mo Yu smiled indifferently, then raised his hand and patted downwards. Purple Fire clearly understood its master's meaning and quickly knelt down on its front knees, and at the same time, the purple flames on its wings immediately extinguished.
"Next, we're going to the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. Riding Purple Fire will be faster." As he spoke, Mo Yu picked up Qing Lin, leaped, and stood on Purple Fire's back.
Compared to Xiao Yi Xian's first-tier Demonic Beast, Cang Lan, Purple Fire was clearly superior in both strength and speed.
Standing steadily on Purple Fire's back, Mo Yu took out the map of the Mu Lan Empire he had bought yesterday. It marked the location of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, which was in the easternmost part of the Empire.
So, at Mo Yu's command, Purple Fire immediately flew eastward.
The territory of the Mu Lan Empire was clearly much larger than that of the Jia Ma Empire. Even with Purple Fire flying day and night, it took nearly half a month to fly from the western part of the Empire to the northeastern part.
On a small hillside, Mo Yu, with Qing Lin standing beside him, was frowning as he looked at the map in his hand.
They had been in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range for more than ten days. Because he was worried that Purple Fire, a fourth-tier Demonic Beast, would attract unnecessary trouble, Mo Yu and Qing Lin began to walk in the mountain range.
After more than ten days of walking, Mo Yu finally approached the area marked with a flame on the map. However, since entering this area yesterday, Mo Yu had searched for an entire day but still found no traces of a strange fire.
"Why isn't there any? Is it really the flame mark in the north?" Mo Yu raised the sheepskin map in his hand, frowning with a bitter smile.
In the past few days, he had already surveyed the two flame marks in the east and west, but there was no information about the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire. Clearly, there was a high possibility that the strange fire was in the north.
"Young Master, are you really going to the northern part of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range?" Qing Lin had also learned the purpose of this trip from Mo Yu in the past few days, as well as the information obtained from Liu Ye, and asked with some worry.
The Lizard clan had a sixth-tier King Demonic Beast, and the risk involved was clearly too great.
"No choice, I need a strange fire. Although there are considerable dangers, they are not insurmountable. What, Qing Lin, are you scared?" Mo Yu shook his head and chuckled softly.
Mo Yu naturally trusted Qing Lin very much, otherwise he wouldn't have told her this information. The current remark was just to tease the little girl.
However, Qing Lin took it somewhat seriously. Her expression froze, then she said with some annoyance, "Qing Lin isn't scared at all. Qing Lin is just worried that Young Master will encounter danger. If Young Master wants to go, Qing Lin will definitely accompany Young Master. Qing Lin will never let Young Master die before her."
Although the little girl was thin and small at the moment, her clear voice was resolute, and her eyes revealed determination.
Hearing this, Mo Yu was startled, then smiled apologetically, and habitually stroked Qing Lin's small head with his palm. Then, he lifted his foot and walked towards the forest in his line of sight.
Under the scorching sun, Mo Yu walked for another half hour. Just as he and Qing Lin were about to stop and rest, his eyebrows suddenly raised. He turned his head and looked at the not-so-distant mound. There, a figure was fleeing in an extremely disheveled manner. When he descended the mound, he lost his footing and rolled directly down the dirt.
Looking at the figure who rolled all the way down and finally stopped not far in front of him, Mo Yu's brows couldn't help but slightly furrow.
A hint of unbearable pity flashed in Qing Lin's eyes. After obtaining Mo Yu's consent, she walked forward, took out a bag of clear water from the storage ring Mo Yu had given her, and then poured it on the man's face.
Stimulated by the water, the unconscious man gradually opened his eyes. He was startled to see Mo Yu and Qing Lin in front of him, but after realizing that they had no ill intentions, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Mo Yu glanced indifferently at the man and turned to leave. If it weren't for Qing Lin's kind heart, Mo Yu wouldn't have bothered with this person at all. On the Fighting Qi Continent, kindness doesn't always lead to good returns; more often, it's the story of the farmer and the snake.
Seeing this, Qing Lin quickly took out two or three bottles of clear water from her storage ring, threw them beside the man, and then turned to follow closely behind Mo Yu.
"Little brother…" Seeing Mo Yu turn and leave without any hesitation, the man was slightly startled, then hurriedly said in a hoarse voice, "Little brother, please wait. Our mercenary team was attacked by an enemy mercenary group and is now in a life-or-death situation. Please, little brother, go to Lannister Town and ask for reinforcements!"
"Sorry. I don't have time."
Without turning back, Mo Yu continued walking, saying coldly, "Countless people die every day in this world. Do I have to help everyone find reinforcements? Since you're a mercenary in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, you should be prepared for such an outcome."
"Little brother!"
Seeing Mo Yu gradually walk away, the man gritted his teeth and wriggled his body, shouting with all his might, "Little brother, please help! Our team has our leader's daughter. If our team can be rescued, our Magic Mountain Mercenary Group will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Hearing this, Mo Yu's steps did not falter in the slightest. Lannister Town was a small to medium-sized town at the foot of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. Liu Ye's map had a mark for it. Although some mercenary groups were stationed there, their strength was only slightly stronger than that of Qingshan Town, where Xiao Yi Xian used to be.
And what kind of reward could a mercenary group whose strongest member was only a Great Dou Master give him?
Seeing Mo Yu unmoved, the man's expression changed, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he shouted, "Little brother, our team discovered the 'earth core soul fruit'! If you can successfully bring back reinforcements, I can persuade our leader to give you half of the gold coins from selling the earth core soul fruit!"
As the man's shout fell, the young man who was about to disappear into the trees in the distance suddenly paused. Moments later, he turned and walked back, arriving beside the man under his ecstatic gaze.
"Did you just say 'earth core soul fruit'?" A glimmer of light flashed in Mo Yu's eyes as he asked with some disbelief.
The earth core soul fruit was no ordinary item; it was an extremely rare wonder of heaven and earth that could enhance Soul Power!
Speaking of it, one had to mention the earth core Soul marrow.
Earth core Soul marrow, an extremely rare heavenly treasure, and this thing, for Alchemists, had an even more maddening attraction, because this thing could temper the Soul!
The so-called tempering of the Soul meant to train and refine it. In other words, this earth core Soul marrow could wash away the impurities of the Soul and elevate the Soul Realm!
In the original work, Xiao Yan used the earth core Soul marrow to Breakthrough to eighth-grade Soul Power in one fell swoop!
Although the earth core soul fruit did not have such powerful might, its name suggested that it also had the effect of improving the Soul Realm.
Currently, Mo Yu already possessed peak third-grade Soul Power. Once he consumed the earth core soul fruit, he would be able to Breakthrough to fourth-grade in one go!
With fourth-grade Soul Power, coupled with the Soul Skills Mo Yu had mastered, he could even contend with a Dou Ling powerhouse.
Thinking of this, Mo Yu was naturally overjoyed.
"It is indeed the earth core soul fruit. The Young Miss discovered it in a very hidden canyon. Unfortunately, we encountered the damned Crazy Lion Mercenary Group on the way back, and now they're probably already fighting intensely," the man said with a sorrowful and indignant expression.
"This is healing medicine. Apply some yourself; it shouldn't be anything serious. After you've applied it, take me to your mercenary team," Mo Yu said, taking out a small bottle of healing medicine from his storage ring and tossing it to the man.
"Huh? Go there?" Hearing this, the man was startled and hurriedly said, "Little brother, that won't do! The Crazy Lion Mercenary Group attacking our team has twenty to thirty people, and three of them are Eight Star Dou Shi!"
"Little brother, you should quickly go to Lannister Town and inform the mercenary group for us. Our leader and the others will rush over immediately; it's not far from here!" the man pleaded bitterly.
"Stop talking nonsense. Lead the way properly, or your people will be dead by the time your leader brings reinforcements," Mo Yu said coldly.
Listening to Mo Yu's words, the man looked at the former again, half-believing and half-doubting. His handsome appearance and the mysterious aura surrounding him made the man unable to fathom what strength the young man in front of him possessed.
With a bitter smile, the man applied the healing medicine to his thigh, then stood up, trembling slightly. He pointed his finger behind the mound and said, "It's not far from there…"