The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Chapter 1335 - 1336: Dan City

Ye Mo left Great Wilderness City, holding Li Mengli, and hurried toward Dan City. After nearly half a month, Ye Mo finally arrived at Dan City.

Dan City is not a city specializing in alchemy but a city for trading pills. Generally speaking, it is a huge marketplace where many alchemists and martial artists who need pills would go.

However, Dan City was only established a few thousand years ago, and even the Wraith Demon Emperor did not know of its existence. During his era, there was no Dan City.

"Ye Mo, I think you should put the girl into the Genius Badge’s space."

Stopping at the city gate of Dan City, Hong Ling reminded.

"But!"

Ye Mo was really reluctant to leave Li Mengli in the empty space, after all, she was only unconscious but still had some awareness.

"Do you still want to become a flower-picking thief? The girl is too extraordinary in appearance and is likely to invite trouble. Even if you do participate in the Alchemy Competition, do you plan to hold her throughout? I think she would understand your decision."

Hong Ling said.

"Alright then!"

After considering various factors, Ye Mo finally agreed with Hong Ling’s suggestion.

Stroking Li Mengli’s cheek, Ye Mo’s gaze turned gentle, "Mengli, you should stay in the Genius Space for now. I’ll accompany you there shortly. I promise I’ll find the Heavenly Spirit Resurrection Pill."

As he spoke, Li Mengli disappeared from Ye Mo’s embrace and was placed into the Genius Space.

The size of Dan City doesn’t match Great Wilderness City, but it’s far more advanced. The walls are built with some kind of green crystal, towering a hundred feet high.

These walls, made of green crystal, glistened with a faint sheen, stretching endlessly on both sides.

Moreover, Ye Mo also noticed that these walls seemed to contain the power of an Array. Seals were floating on these walls.

"Seals?"

This scene startled Ye Mo.

The surface of the walls didn’t show much, but Ye Mo could tell from the floating seals that it was an Eighth Order Ninth Mastery Array Seal called the Azure Stone Bastion. If any martial artist attempted to breach the walls, the Array would activate and form a barrier wall, like an inverted bowl, engulfing the whole city.

"No wonder the walls are made of this crystal. Otherwise, it would be difficult to maintain this Array consistently."

Ye Mo was amazed, "However, the manufacturing of this seal is poorly done, it’s all facade, causing a significant drop in the Array’s power. Even martial artists of the Wheel of Reincarnation Nine Transformations could easily break through this barrier."

The fluctuation of the seals was weak, far below the Eighth Order Ninth Mastery level. If he were to craft it, it would definitely be far superior.

"Isn’t this Array from your Lingwu Continent? How could it appear in Wraith Land?"

The Wraith Demon Emperor was also momentarily surprised.

"I suspect the City Lord of Dan City might be a charm master and also a person from Wraith Land. He must have traveled to Lingwu Continent and learned some sealing skills, but didn’t master its essence."

Ye Mo concluded in the end.

If the person were from Lingwu Continent, they would have been killed long ago. Even if they hid their identity, setting such a conspicuous Array in Dan City would surely draw investigations from both the Dead Soul Royal Family and the Wraith Clan.

In Ye Mo’s estimation, the seal technique level of the charm master who set up this Array should be at the pinnacle of the Eighth-Order Rune Master, but they didn’t fully comprehend the essence of the sealing skill.

Walking into the city gate, Ye Mo swept his gaze over the grand city.

Half a month from now is the Alchemy Competition that occurs once in a century. The foot traffic in Dan City is fearsome, and one can see all sorts of peculiar persons.

The streets are lined with shops primarily selling elixirs, but mainly eighth and ninth-grade elixirs. Elixirs below the seventh tier are available in major cities.

Ye Mo first went shopping, buying some materials, mostly ingredients for refining Eighth-grade Elixirs. However, due to the Alchemy Competition, the price of materials had significantly increased.

"Find an inn to stay first, then I’ll start attempting to refine pills."

With his plan set, Ye Mo found an inn in Dan City, booked a fine room, and settled in.

Ye Mo set up a ban in the inn room and let Little Jing guard, and he immediately entered the second layer of the Genius Badge.

There were still half a month before the Alchemy Competition, which is equivalent to 150 days in the Genius Badge. However, in actual count, it only amounted to around 120 days.

The stronger the spatial dimension, the slower time flows. This consequently weakens the effect of the Genius Badge in Wraith Land.

Ye Mo took out the Alchemy Furnace, the one he acquired after killing the Long Armed Ape.

First, Ye Mo attempted to refine an eighth-grade elixir, the Huangji Pill, which is the easiest to refine among the eighth grade. Consuming it enhances one’s meridians.

If an average martial artist consumes this elixir, it indeed offers substantial help, but for Ye Mo, it’s of no use. Currently, Ye Mo’s body has almost reached a perfect state, and due to replacing the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, his vitality is extremely high.

Glancing at Li Mengli lying on the ground, Ye Mo collected his thoughts and began to focus on refining. He placed the medicinal materials into the Alchemy Furnace and started the fire. The refining process was quite simple, but the most crucial step was to refire.

"Refire!"

Ye Mo shouted, but unexpectedly, the entire furnace exploded into pieces.

"It seems my furnace can’t keep up with me."

Ye Mo smiled bitterly. This furnace could barely handle refining Rank Six elixirs; trying to refine eighth-grade elixirs resulted in an explosion.

"Looks like I need to purchase a better furnace."

The quality of the Pill Furnace also determines the success rate of refining pills.

With a good furnace, the alchemy book, the Ninth Order Mental Power, conditions for refining ninth-grade elixirs are all met. The final factor is the alchemist’s caliber.

Ye Mo considers his alchemy talents adequate, and with Tomb Dragon Power, eliminating all impurities for a hundred percent purity.

With Tomb Dragon Power alone, Ye Mo has an unrivaled advantage in alchemy.

"I wonder the price of a good Alchemy Furnace."

Ye Mo wondered.

"With so many Immortal Artifacts in your possession, are you worried about affording a Pill Furnace?"

The Wraith Demon Emperor rolled his eyes.

"Though I carry ten Immortal Artifacts, their total value is only about a billion Wheel of Reincarnation Pills. Later, I’ll need to buy Divine Venerate Pills for cultivation, and this billion of Wheel of Reincarnation Pills is not enough; I must be thrifty."

Divine Venerate Pills are top-tier pills above Wheel of Reincarnation Pills, with each worth ten thousand Wheel of Reincarnation Pills.

Though Ninth-Order Alchemists can refine Divine Venerate Pills, the ingredients are rare, and they make the best auxiliary cultivation pills, consumed in large quantities. Unlike other pills, you take a few; this requires hundreds at the Divine Venerate Realm. Even the Dead Soul Royal Family’s prince must be frugal with them.