Battle Through The Heavens Book 1

Chapter 181 Journey Through The Desert

Seeing Xiao Yan nod his head, Hai Bodong finally sighed in relief. The smile on his old face grew a little wider.

"Give me the medicinal formula... Oh, yes, you know the rule when hiring an alchemist to refine medicine, don't you?" Xiao Yan smiled at Hai Bodong. "Prepare the ingredients yourself!"

Hai Bodong nodded with a bitter smile. He naturally knew the rule, but all the same his dry palm grabbed threads of hair that could be counted as a beard as he said with some embarrassment, "I have gathered most of the medicinal ingredients required by the medicinal formula. However, I am still missing one of them."

"This medicinal ingredient's name is Sand's Datura, can only be found in the Tager Desert and is easiest to find in places where the temperature is higher.... You should know that I train using an ice type Qi Technique. Additionally, my body also has the seal Queen Medusa left behind. If I step into the inner regions of the Tager Desert, she will discover my presence... so..."

Seeing Hai Bodong's embarrassed expression, Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and curled his lips as he said, "You aren't asking me to search for it, are you? I am already losing out just by helping you refine the medicine, now you want me to help you look for medicinal ingredients in the vast desert... Isn't your small map fragment a little too valuable?"

Hearing this, Hai Bodong gave an awkward smile. He hesitated for a while before he helplessly said, "Alright, I might be able to give you information on something you might be interested in."

"What information?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

"It is related to a 'Heavenly Flame'..." Hai Bodong waved his hand and asked with a smile "Is this information enough to motivate you to help me look for the Sand's Datura?" Once he heard the two words 'Heavenly Flame', Xiao Yan's heart beat violently. His throat rolled slightly as his heated gaze stared at Hai Bodong in front of him.

"You might have heard some news about a 'Heavenly Flame' in the Tager Desert?" Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Hai Bodong let out a relieved sigh in his heart as he said with a smile.

"Yes." Nodding his head slightly, Xiao Yan anxiously asked, "Do you know exactly where the 'Heavenly Flame' is located within the Tager Desert?"

"As a map maker, I had once roamed around the Tager Desert. By luck, I obtained some information about a 'Heavenly Flame'. I surveyed some of the locations and routes from this information. Although I still cannot be certain where exactly the 'Heavenly Flame' is located, I can roughly guess which areas have the highest chance of possessing the 'Heavenly Flame'." Hai Bodong said with an extremely pleased smile.

"If you do not have my guidance, even if you spent an entire year roaming the Tager Desert, it would be near impossible for you to find the 'Heavenly Flame'."

"What do you think? As long as you agree to help me obtain the Sand's Datura, I will give you all the information from my research on the location of the 'Heavenly Flame'." Hai Bodong said with a smile.

"Deal!"

Xiao Yan immediately agreed without the slightest hesitation. The attraction a 'Heavenly Flame' posed to him was far too great. In order to obtain it, Xiao Yan was willing to pay a huge price.

Seeing that Xiao Yan had agreed, Hai Bodong nodded his head with a smile. His palm gently searched his breast pocket before finally taking out a thin goatskin parchment and handing it to Xiao Yan. He said, "After surveying a couple places, I have concluded that there are three places which are most likely to possess a 'Heavenly Flame' within the Tager Desert."