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"Finally done."

Xiao Yan collapsed to the ground, surrounded by bottles and bottles of pills.

He had made a series of promises to help his older brothers resolve their troubles.

During this week, aside from giving Qinglin some pointers, he spent most of his time refining pills.

Although they are all low-grade pills, the sheer quantity makes up for it. Currently, among the fifty mercenaries selected by Luo Buhe, there are a total of one hundred and thirty-seven official mercenaries in the Mo Tie Mercenary Group alone.

Not to mention the many more people who are currently undergoing assessments at a frantic pace.

These people need to provide two pills each month, which is nearly three hundred pills.

Xiao Yan spent seven days refining pills and finally produced more than a thousand Blood Nourishing Pills and more than a thousand Detoxifying Pills.

As for the Qi-restoring pill, it was a bit difficult to refine, and only a little over a hundred were made. As for the power-boosting pill, which was a second-grade pill, only twelve were made.

"These pills should last for about three months."

Xiao Yan refined enough pills to last at least three months. As for the rest, he would refine them after he left and then pay the Mittel Merchant Guild to help transport them to Stone Desert City.

These past few days have exhausted Xiao Yan. This is the first time he has been this tired since advancing to the Dou Ling level. Each time he refines his Dou Qi until he has no Dou Qi left, and he even took more than twenty Qi-restoring pills in the process.

It was fortunate that Xiao Yan had the help of the strange fire and his cultivation was sufficient; otherwise, if it were any other second-grade alchemist, they would be lucky to achieve half of the pills they have now.

"Young master, young master, we've found something!"

Just as Xiao Yan lay down, Qing Lin's voice came from outside the door.

Xiao Yan sprang to his feet with a swift movement and opened the door.

"Qinglin, have you discovered something?"

At this moment, Qinglin exclaimed with joy, "Young Master, we've found what you're looking for! The First and Second Commanders are summoning you!"

This was a rare sight for Xiao Yan, as if he had discovered something she needed.

For Qinglin, what she gained was not as important as what the young master gained.

"Okay, let's go now. You don't mind if I carry you, do you?"

It's still dozens of miles away from the excavation site, so walking slowly would be too inefficient.

"Ah, no... I don't mind."

Xiao Yan's words made Qing Lin blush, and then she lowered her head slightly.

Xiao Yan then activated his flying combat technique, picked up Qing Lin in a princess carry, and flew into the sky above Stone Desert City.

"Ah... young master, could you slow down? I'm afraid of heights!"

Leaning against Xiao Yan's chest, Qing Lin glanced down and was immediately startled, shrinking back and instinctively hugging Xiao Yan tighter.

"It's okay, don't look down, we'll be there soon."

Xiao Yan comforted her, saying that he could fly there in just a few minutes.

"All right."

Qinglin closed her eyes and pressed herself tightly against Xiao Yan's chest.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was still covered in sweat because he had just refined the pills.

For some reason, she didn't find Xiao Yan's sweat smell unpleasant; on the contrary, she found it somewhat...attractive.

However, Qinglin quickly shook his head, dismissing the strange thought from his mind.

I mustn't have any improper thoughts about the young master!

As for Xiao Yan, all his attention was focused on the excavation site, and he didn't notice the subtle changes in Qing Lin in his arms.

"We've arrived."

Upon arriving at the excavation site, Xiao Yan put Qing Lin down. Her face was flushed, and Xiao Yan thought it was because she was lacking oxygen.

"Relax, then take a deep breath, you'll be fine soon."

"Yes, yes, young master."

Even a casual word of concern from Xiao Yan warmed Qing Lin's heart.

Xiao Yan quickly arrived at the excavation site. After more than a week of digging, they had already dug to a depth of about ten meters.

However, it had not been discovered before, but today, a mercenary discovered a huge black hole underground while digging!

"Third brother, you've come at the right time. After more than a week of digging, we have finally found this passage. It was covered with a layer of loess, and then buried by yellow sand."

"If Qinglin hadn't sensed some special aura that guided us to dig in this direction, we might not have been able to discover it."

Qinglin undoubtedly made a great contribution in this operation.

"Well done, Azure Scale!"

Xiao Yan smiled and gave the girl behind him a thumbs up.

Qing Lin, beaming with joy at Xiao Yan's praise, said, "I'm so happy to be able to help Young Master."

Xiao Yan leaped and landed near the entrance of the black hole, then threw out a moonstone.

The moonstone only rolled for a while before sliding in other directions, clearly not in a straight line.

"The entrance to this cave looks like it was crawled over by a giant python. It's very complicated, and it seems that the situation below is much more complicated than I imagined."

Xiao Yan sensed the situation below and noticed that the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire on his body seemed to be stirring slightly.

"Big brother, second brother, leave the rest to me. If there is a strange fire below, no one but me can withstand that high temperature."

Moreover, the situation down there is unknown, and having one more person might not be enough.

Xiao Yan glanced at the situation below and decided to act alone.

"Third brother, we all acknowledge your strength, but this passage is clearly like a giant maze. If you go down alone, we don't know how long it will take you to find it."

We'll send a few more people down with you, so you can learn from their mistakes.

Just as the two sides disagreed, Qinglin suddenly spoke up: "Young Master, that person's aura still lingers here. I can help you find the right path."

Qing Lin's words made Xiao Yan's eyes light up. He might not be able to protect her if there were too many people, but it seemed that it was not impossible if it was just Qing Lin alone.

"Alright, let Qinglin come down with me. Eldest brother, second brother, guard the cave entrance. I will come out in six hours at most."

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ding and Xiao Li a specific timeframe: if he hadn't found the strange fire, he would emerge within that time.

Now that he has found the strange fire, he will first send out Qinglin before he goes to subdue the strange fire himself.

"Well... alright, we'll keep an eye on the cave entrance for you. Be careful on your journey!"

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li didn't want Xiao Yan to take the risk alone, but since their younger brother was so confident, he must have his reasons, so they couldn't stop him.

"Qinglin, would you like to come down with me? If you're scared, I won't force you."

"I'm not afraid!"

This time, Qinglin's tone was very firm, and it was the first time Xiao Yan had ever seen her like this.

Xiao Yan then laughed: "Alright, since you trust me so much, I will do everything in my power to protect you."

After everything was ready, Xiao Yan pulled Qing Lin into his arms and said, "Then, let's set off."