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With a flash of light, Shen Zhao, Ding Bu'er, and Yu Xiyan instantly appeared within the Fuxi Abyss.
Opening their eyes, what confronted them was a vast, desolate expanse of a desert beach, stretching as far as the eye could see.
"The spiritual energy here is so dense, yet it also carries a scorching heat."
After a few breaths, Yu Xiyan was filled with surprise. This was her first time experiencing the Fuxi Abyss firsthand. In her previous life, because her cultivation was too high, she could only accompany Lin Feng to the entrance of the Fuxi Abyss and couldn't enter, even if she suppressed her cultivation.
The other cultivators who came with them also felt the strangeness of the place, but they soon went off in groups to search for treasures.
Ding Bu'er wiped his face and then asked, "So this is the legendary Fuxi Abyss? Doesn't seem like much. What should we do now? Where do we start?"
Shen Zhao shrugged his shoulders upon hearing this. "I'm not doing any high-difficulty, high-risk exploration. We're here to make money, not to risk our lives."
Yu Xiyan frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"
Shen Zhao ignored her and directly instructed Ding Bu'er, "Are the medicinal herbs and the alchemy furnace you brought ready?"
Ding Bu'er immediately rolled his eyes. "Seriously? You're actually going through with this?"
"Hurry up and get them out!"
Ding Bu'er was helpless and could only take out a pile of low-grade spiritual herbs and a half-human-tall alchemy furnace from his storage bag.
Yu Xiyan was a little bewildered by the actions of the two men and asked in a soft voice, "What are you two planning to do?"
Ding Bu'er said, "Our cultivation is low, and the Fuxi Abyss is full of dangers. If we act rashly, we won't have enough lives to spare. It's better to find a place to refine some pills and exchange them for some treasures from them. That would make this trip worthwhile."
Even Yu Xiyan, as the female emperor, was dumbfounded by this whole operation.
"There are treasures aplenty within the Fuxi Abyss. Why do you two insist on staying here and making money by selling pills? The most important thing for cultivators is to improve their cultivation."
Ding Bu'er said, "You're right, but we don't have that kind of strength, do we? Let's be realistic. There are hundreds of people in the Fuxi Abyss, and there are many dangers within. Casualties are inevitable. We might as well sell some pills to make a living."
Shen Zhao also said, "If Miss Yu doesn't want to stay with us, we won't force her. She can just leave on her own, so as not to delay her from seeking opportunities."
Yu Xiyan immediately wanted to leave, but as she turned around and looked at the desolate desert and Gobi in the distance, she seemed to have thought of something. She could only sit quietly by the alchemy furnace and begin cultivating, utilizing the spiritual energy here.
The Fuxi Abyss was destined to be a brutal slaughter. That Chu Yang's cultivation was above her own. She had to adjust her own state to the best possible condition to have a chance of finding what she wanted.
Yu Xiyan had two goals this time: the Innate Dao Body and the Ancient Dragon Essence.
The former, as one of the Ten Great Saint Physiques of the Ancient Era, could make her cultivation progress by leaps and bounds. After fully refining it, not only would her Ice Phoenix bloodline awaken completely, but it could also give rise to the Dao Rhyme of Creation, allowing her to comprehend the profound meanings of various heavenly laws.
The effect of the Ancient Dragon Essence was to greatly increase her cultivation after absorbing it, allowing her to reach the mid-stage of the Profound Void Realm or above in one step. It could also make the spiritual energy emitted by her Dan Yuan even purer, making her eternally youthful and greatly increasing her lifespan.
In her previous life, these two treasures were personally delivered to her by Shen Zhao. She didn't have to do anything; she directly obtained these two treasures.
And it was precisely because of the Innate Dao Body and the Ancient Dragon Essence that his cultivation foundation became stable, giving him the capital to start aiming for the Ten Female Emperors.
Only now, entering this secret realm, did she realize that the situation was far more complex than she had imagined. She hadn't even asked how Shen Zhao had obtained these two treasures, instead taking it for granted.
At this moment, she finally understood how important it was to have someone to rely on.
While Yu Xiyan began to meditate and cultivate, Shen Zhao had already set up his alchemy furnace.
"Look at this!"
The next moment, Shen Zhao waved his hand, and a streak of Azure Flame appeared on a wooden stick, instantly igniting the campfire.
"Put in the medicinal ingredients!"
"How do I put them in?"
"Put it all in! Hurry!"
After some maneuvering, Shen Zhao had thrown all the low-grade spirit herbs he carried into the alchemy furnace.
As the Azure Flame surged, the furnace emitted soft, trembling sounds.
Yu Xiyan slowly opened her eyes, her brow slightly furrowing as she looked at the furnace.
Although she wasn't a pill refiner, she knew the process. She had never seen anyone throw all the herbs in at once like this.
But Yu Xiyan didn't speak up to stop him, her mind only on where the Innate Dao Body and Ancient Dragon Essence might appear. She then slowly closed her eyes.
Shen Zhao, after confirming the flame wouldn't go out, said to Ding Bu'er, "Watch over things here while I go look around."
Ding Bu'er: "You want to ditch me here and find your own opportunities?"
"Looking for what? I've got real business to take care of, so I'm off."
Without giving Ding Bu'er a chance to respond, Shen Zhao immediately stood up and sprinted away, disappearing from Ding Bu'er's sight.
Once Shen Zhao was gone, Yu Xiyan opened her eyes again and asked Ding Bu'er, "May I ask, Senior Ding, who is this Senior Liu Chengzhou?"
"We are all just free spirits, insignificant as a drop in the ocean. Miss Yu, don't overthink it. There aren't so many reclusive masters for you to stumble upon. We're just here to make some money and go back to do some business."
"What business?" Yu Xiyan asked.
Ding Bu'er, feeling bored looking at the alchemy furnace, became interested when Yu Xiyan asked. He sat down opposite her and started chatting, "Miss Yu, to be honest, I have a big business to do. If it succeeds,
not only will we have endless riches and glory, but we will also be able to leave our names in the history books of the Xianwu Continent."
"Mm."
Yu Xiyan closed her eyes and softly agreed, continuing to listen to Ding Bu'er.
"We're getting all this money for initial investment, of course. Shen Zhao said it's called early-stage capital accumulation. Then we'll use interest to generate more interest, and money to make more money. When the time is right, we can begin the plan directly."
"Do you know what our plan is? You definitely don't. We're going to cultivate a girl to become one of the ten great empresses of the Xianwu Continent! He..."
Just as Ding Bu'er was getting carried away, Yu Xiyan, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "Do you know Shen Zhao?"
Ding Bu'er, hearing this, blurted out, "Shen Zhao? Of course..."
But he immediately realized something was wrong and quickly shook his head. "Of course not. What does Shen Zhao have to do with you, Miss?"
Yu Xiyan said, "If you don't know him, then there's nothing to talk about."
After saying this, she closed her eyes again.
Ding Bu'er patted his chest and thought to himself: No wonder, ever since Shen Zhao started hanging out with this woman, he's been so uneasy. They must know each other, maybe even old flames?
But then, he immediately dismissed the thought: Impossible. Shen Zhao is undeniably handsome, but he couldn't possibly know a girl with such an ethereal temperament. Although Su Yunying wasn't any worse than this one, she still lacked that air of nobility. Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Just as Ding Bu'er's gossiping spirit began to burn fiercely, wisps of white smoke began to rise from the alchemy furnace.
"We've been talking too much."
With a sigh, Ding Bu'er hurried over to tend to the fire.
Not long after, when the smoke dissipated, Ding Bu'er couldn't help but exclaim: "It's done!"
The moment the furnace opened, the fragrance of the medicine permeated the air.
Even Yu Xiyan couldn't help but be drawn to this pure medicinal fragrance, slowly getting up and coming to the side of the alchemy furnace.
Upon closer inspection, her pupils constricted. What lay before her were thousands of pills, all of them supreme-grade.
"These? All Nine-Patterned Supreme-Grade Pills?"
"How could there be any mistake? This one treats internal injuries, this one external injuries, this one replenishes spiritual energy, this one replenishes Qi and blood, and this one temporarily boosts cultivation attributes."
Ding Bu'er carefully sorted these pills, placing them in porcelain bottles. His eyes gleamed with avarice.
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