Taihuang Star Seal

“Crack, sizzle…”

It didn't take long.

Following Ding Chen's instructions, Wei Sanniang activated her wood energy and used solid and slender vines as "needles and thread" to cut the skin peeled off from the black-maned three-tailed leopard into clothes.

Finally, the two of them don’t have to be naked anymore!

While cutting animal skins, Wei Sanniang's control over the wood-type mysterious spirit also improved a lot invisibly.

"Master, where are we going now?"

Wei Sanniang asked.

Ding Chen glanced at the direction of the tree shadows and said, "Go north first."

"If you come across a river or stream, just follow it and you should be able to find a village."

"Then, we can ask the villagers what this place is and find a way to get closer to the nearest town."

In fact, when the teleportation light curtain inside Wei Sanniang's body climbed up to him, Ding Chen had roughly sensed that its teleportation energy was equivalent to the [Thousand Miles in an Instant Talisman].

In other words, the straight-line distance from where he is now to the Tieyan City mining area is no more than one thousand miles.

This area is still the territory of Daqian Kingdom.

And considering Nangong Qiuyu’s influence in the Great Qian Kingdom, I believe that it won’t be long before the “crime” that Ding Chen was forced to commit will become a hot topic in the city!

Ding Chen must visit more towns before this, especially the "high-quality big cities".

This was because the medicinal herbs he needed to break through the "Spirit Condensation Realm" would cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

There are also many plants that cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold!

These resources are rarely available in middle and lower-quality towns.

After all, the purchasing power of those middle and lower-income urban residents is there.

They purchased spiritual-grade herbs that cost tens of thousands of gold each, and after holding on to them for a year or two, they might not be able to sell even one.

Therefore, drug stores and elixir shops in middle and lower-class towns rarely stock such "high-end goods".

Only a few "superior cities" or the "imperial capital" of the Daqian Kingdom would collect high-end resources from various channels.

They can either sell it for a profit or store it for their own use.

In short, I will definitely not let those high-quality resources fall into my hands...

As the sun was setting, Ding Chen and Wei Sanniang walked into a canyon.

The mountain walls on both sides of the canyon are covered with lush vegetation and are full of green.

Wei Sanniang climbed up to a high place and looked out.

She looked in the direction of the canyon, and at the northernmost end of her sight, there was a village with smoke rising from chimneys.

"Master, there is a village ten miles ahead!"

Wei Sanniang said excitedly.

As long as you go to the village, you can find out a lot of useful information.

It’s better than continuing to wander around in this deep forest!

"Hey, those two little kids over there, are you willing to lend a hand to me?"

Suddenly, a strong and powerful voice was heard.

Ding Chen and Wei Sanniang both looked towards the mountain top on the left following the sound.

At the top of the lush forest, there was a white-haired old man with a chest-length beard, sitting cross-legged.

There was flames like smoke all around the old man, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

That was clearly some kind of fire-type mysterious energy being released from the body!

Wei Sanniang's heart tightened: "A fire-type Soul Condensation Realm expert?"

"Moreover, his aura is much stronger than mine, who is at the fifth level of the Condensation Spirit Realm..."

Ding Chen on the side narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "He is not in the Soul Condensation Realm, but the Soul Gathering Realm: the fifth level of the Soul Gathering Realm!"

It turned out that the faint glow of fire around the old man revealed the depth of his cultivation.

After all, Ding Chen's spiritual perception is far beyond Wei Sanniang.

Wei Sanniang could only roughly sense that the old man's aura was very strong.

However, Ding Chen was able to tell the other party's exact cultivation level at one go.

"W-what? The fifth level of Soul Gathering Realm?!"

"Isn't that much stronger than Nangong Qiuyu?!"

Wei Sanniang was horrified.

She never expected that she would meet such a hermit in this mountain valley!

"Oh? Do you know that girl Nangong?"

The old man seemed to be suddenly interested, "Could it be that you are all students of the Imperial Capital Academy?"

No matter from his age, seniority, or his own level of Xuan cultivation, it was not at all abrupt for him to call Nangong Qiuyu "girl".

However, after the old man said this, Wei Sanniang became even more nervous.

He thought to himself, "From the way this old guy addressed Nangong Qiuyu, it's not hard to tell that the relationship between them is probably not simple!"

"Could it be that we have run into the ancestor of the Nangong family?"

In comparison, Ding Chen seemed much calmer.

So what if the other party really has a close relationship with Nangong Qiuyu?

This place is still several hundred miles away from the Tieyan City mining area.

What happened over there couldn't possibly reach this old man's ears so quickly...

The most important thing is that Ding Chen did not feel any hostility from the old man.

On the contrary, when he said, "Could it be that you are students of the Imperial Capital Academy?", there was a hint of kindness in his eyes.

So, Ding Chen said calmly: "We are not students of the Imperial Capital Academy. We just met Nangong Qiuyu in person by chance."

"That's it..."

The old man nodded thoughtfully, then laughed and said, "Hey, you are calm, but the little girl next to you is very nervous!"

"Don't be afraid, I just want you to help me."

"To be honest, I am at the critical moment of refining the elixir and controlling the fire, so I can't leave."

"But I need clean water. Three or five buckets will be enough."

"I just want to ask if you have any? After all, you are wearing a storage ring..."

When Wei Sanniang heard the other party mention the [storage ring] that Ding Chen was wearing, her expression became even more tense!

In her opinion, the old man is a super powerful man at the fifth level of Soul Gathering Realm!

If such a strong man wanted to kill and rob, wouldn’t both himself and Ding Chen be dead?

The old man soon noticed that something was wrong with Wei Sanniang.

He tried his best to make his voice sound gentler: "Don't be afraid, I just want a few buckets of water."

"If there's nothing in the storage ring, you can help me get some from the nearby village."

"When I refine this furnace of elixirs, I will reward you handsomely!"

"This... Master?"

Wei Sanniang turned to look at Ding Chen and kept winking at him.

It seemed to be saying, "Master, please pretend to agree to this old man, so that we can use the excuse of going to the village to 'get water' as an excuse and run away quickly!"

Unexpectedly, Ding Chen, with a slightly frown on his face, stood there in a daze for a moment, then took a step forward and walked towards the top of the mountain where the old man was.

"Master? Master, what are you doing?"

"Hey, hey, hey, we're going the wrong way!"

This made Wei Sanniang very anxious and her face turned pale.

But Ding Chen said as he walked: "There is no water in my storage ring."

"However, you have refined the [Longevity Pill] to this point, and you don't have to use water to solve the problem..."

Upon hearing this, the old man on the mountain suddenly became uneasy: "How do you know that I am refining the [Longevity Pill]?!"