According to what he had seen secretly in the hospital that night, the eagle-nosed old man had suffered extremely serious injuries. Now that he saw this secret alchemy room again, Liang Yan gradually came up with a guess in his mind.
"It must be that this person's injuries are still getting worse. He can't suppress it with his own strength alone. He must take specific pills to save his life!"
After coming to this conclusion, Liang Yan felt happy and walked up slowly.
I saw a lot of dark elixir residue inside the brass alchemy furnace, which seemed to be leftover from the alchemy refining by Taoist Dogs.
Although Liang Yan himself was not good at alchemy, he did not let go of this clue. Instead, he took out a palm-sized jade vial from the storage ring and collected all the residue.
After collecting the residue, Liang Yan walked around the alchemy room again. Unfortunately, apart from these residues, nothing else remained.
Judging from the situation here, it must have been that Confucian God General made too much noise that day, and these two people were afraid of exposing their identities, so they left in a hurry and did not have time to destroy the underground alchemy room.
After finally confirming that there were no other clues here, Liang Yan walked out, set up a soundproof barrier around it, and smashed the alchemy room to pieces with another sword.
The reason why he did this was because he didn't want to leave any clues to the people of the Jiugong Chamber of Commerce.
The president of the Jiugong Chamber of Commerce is that sick man. He has almost no principles and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. You must be cautious when dealing with such a person.
Never expect that the other party will keep its promise. This is tantamount to playing with fire and burning yourself. You must have chips of equal value in your hand before the other party will deal fairly with you.
Therefore, Liang Yan now has a deep understanding that he must capture Gou Qi and his companions alive. Only by holding these two people in his hands will the other party exchange the holy energy of mountains and rivers for them.
If he really listened to the sick man, killed Gou Qi and the hawk-nosed old man, and took their heads with him, then the president of the Nine Palaces Chamber of Commerce would most likely turn his back on them.
At that time, you will be empty-handed!
After understanding this, Liang Yan set a fire inside the barrier and burned the entire Taoist temple clean. After all the dust settled, he lifted the barrier and left the ruins leisurely.
After returning to Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, Liang Yan found Li Xiran.
"Master, what is inside this?"
When he saw the jade vial he took out from the storage ring, Li Xiran asked curiously.
"This is some pill residue."
Liang Yan said calmly: "My teacher has given you a task. Help me bring this bottle to the alchemist of the Chamber of Commerce for a look. See if we can guess what kind of elixir the other party is refining and what is used in it.
Material?"
"I'm afraid this is a little difficult."
Li Xiran's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he slowly said: "Although the alchemists of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce are all high-level, it is almost impossible for them to reversely push out the elixir recipe with just some residues."
"I'm not asking you to reversely deduce the entire elixir recipe, but I'm asking you to see what materials the other party added during the refining process. You don't need to calculate the specific weight, and you don't need to list all the ingredients. You just need to find out the elixir.
Just use the rarest materials in the recipe."
"If that's the case, it's still possible." Li Xiran nodded.
"Besides, I can also provide you with two clues."
Liang Yan then said: "First of all, this is a healing elixir, and the grade is not low. It can be effective for monks in the Tribulation Realm. Secondly, the injured person should have had his meridians injured by the great supernatural power, and he himself
It cannot be repaired, so we have to rely on this elixir to stay alive."
These two clues were discovered by him peeking outside the Taoist temple that night.
At that time, Liang Yan used the soul-splitting secret technique to sneak into the hospital and observed closely. He found that the aura of the eagle-nosed old man was extremely unstable, and the spiritual power in his body was scattered and absent. Therefore, he concluded that this person's meridians were damaged, and it was even possible that
It was sealed by someone with great supernatural powers.
After hearing Liang Yan's addition, Li Xiran smiled and nodded: "With these two clues, the scope of the investigation can be greatly shortened. I think it won't take long to give Master a satisfactory answer."
"Okay, then I will wait here for your results."
Liang Yan smiled slightly, sent Li Xiran away, and returned to the guest room to meditate.
Two days of such peaceful days passed. At noon on the third day, Li Xiran came to his room again.
"Master, I summoned four alchemists with the word "Heaven" from the Chamber of Commerce, and the results finally came out today. The medicine dregs you found are probably for refining a kind of elixir called "Purple Fire Soul Renewing Pill"
The medicine is left."
"Purple Fire Soul Renewal Pill?"
After listening to Li Xiran's report, Liang Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the effect of this elixir, and what are the materials needed to make it?"
"Reporting to Master, the 'Purple Fire Soul Renewal Pill' is mainly used to protect the heart and keep the three souls and seven souls of seriously injured people in the body. I guess the person Master mentioned must have been shocked by someone with great supernatural powers.
His heart was broken, and his three souls and seven souls were also shattered. Only by constantly taking the 'Purple Fire Soul Renewal Pill' can he hold his breath."
When Li Xiran said this, he paused slightly and continued: "As for the materials required for this 'Purple Fire Soul Renewal Pill', there are a total of one hundred and thirty-eight kinds, most of which are not rare, but this 'ghost'
'Tanhua' and 'Red Snake Fruit' are very special."
"Oh? What's so special about it?" Liang Yan became interested.
"'Ghost Talk Flower' only exists in the Zhang family of Fengdu City. The location of Fengdu City has always been a mystery, and this mysterious Zhang family is even more mysterious. But every two hundred years, monks from the Zhang family will appear. They
Bringing precious ghost resources, they are looking for the presidents of major chambers of commerce to trade, and 'Ghost Talk' is one of them."
"There is such a thing!"
There was a trace of surprise in Liang Yan's eyes, and he slowly said: "So according to what you said, except for the 'Ghost Talk Flower' that has been traded, most of the rest are in the major chambers of commerce in Antarctic Fairy Continent?
"
"good!"
Li Xiran nodded and said: "The same is true for the 'Red Snake Fruit'. Although this thing is not as precious as the 'Ghost Talk Flower', it has a characteristic that it must be picked within three hours each time it blooms, otherwise it will
It will be contaminated by the poison, so that the medicinal properties are lost, and it can no longer be used to make elixirs. And the 'Red Snake Fruit' can only be stored for thirty days after being picked. After thirty days, the medicinal properties will gradually dissipate, and finally it will be completely
useless."
After hearing this, Liang Yan immediately understood.
"So, almost no one carries the 'Red Snake Fruit' with them. Most of them go to the Chamber of Commerce to buy it temporarily when they are in need?"
"good!"
Li Xiran nodded and said: The 'Red Snake Fruit' itself is not an extremely rare spiritual object, but the price is extremely high. All major chambers of commerce have special medicinal gardens to grow this spiritual fruit, so it doesn't matter if it is wasted.
, once someone buys it, they can make huge profits from it.”
Liang Yan understood Li Xiran's words instantly.
The two materials "Ghost Talk Flower" and "Red Snake Fruit" can only be purchased in the Chamber of Commerce, and these two materials are not simple, and ordinary small chambers of commerce may not have them at all.
As for which place has the most chambers of commerce now, it is of course Guangling City, which is about to host the "Wentai Treasure Fighting Conference"!
"It seems that these two people are not just following the holy energy of the mountains and rivers, but they are also here for the 'Ghost Talk Flower' and the 'Red Snake Fruit'! In other words, the original purpose of their trip is just to purchase medicinal materials, but they were blocked by Jiugong
The people from the Chamber of Commerce calculated their whereabouts in advance and used the holy energy of the mountains and rivers to create a situation to lure the snake out of its hole!"
Liang Yan thought for a while and felt that he was getting closer to the truth of the matter. After pondering for a while, he told Li Xiran: "Do one more thing for me, go check the transaction records of the Chamber of Commerce.
See if anyone has purchased 'Guitanhua' and 'Zhusheguo' in large quantities recently. If possible, also check the transactions of other chambers of commerce."
"good!"
Li Xiran nodded and agreed without thinking.
"By the way, starting from today, if anyone comes to the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce to purchase these two spiritual objects, they must notify me as soon as possible." Liang Yan added.
"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely keep an eye on you!"
"Um."
Liang Yan nodded. He was still very relieved about Li Xiran, his apprentice.
This woman's biggest advantage and biggest disadvantage are the same, that is, everything is too serious. If she agreed to help him investigate, she would spare no effort to carry it out, and there was no need for her to say anything.
"In everything you do, you must put your own safety first. If you find anything, come back and tell me. Don't pursue it yourself."
Liang Yan asked Li Xiran again and asked her to leave his residence.
In the days that followed, Liang Yan kept meditating in his room and occasionally wandered the streets of Guangling City to see if he could find Gou Qi's location through the induction of the Black Lotus Sword.
Unfortunately, for more than ten days, there has been no movement from the Black Lotus Sword.
Guangling City is so big that it is almost equivalent to the territory of Nanchui Country, and Liang Yan only has to walk in front of Gou Qi for the Black Lotus Sword to sense it. If the other party is hiding in a house or secret passage, he will not be able to do it at all.
turn up.
The most important thing is that Liang Yan is not sure whether Gou Qi and the others are still in Guangling City.
Another seven or eight days passed like this. On this day, Liang Yan had just returned to Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce when he saw Li Xiran's escaping light falling in his courtyard.
She bowed to Liang Yan first, and then said: "Master, the results of the investigation you asked me to investigate have already been concluded."
"Oh? What's the result? Who purchased these two spiritual objects?"
"Master, in the past six months, a total of 173 people have purchased 'Ghost Talk Flower' or 'Red Snake Fruit', and the quantity purchased by each person is not large. I can't tell who is more special." Li Xiran was a little confused.
Said regretfully.
"It's impossible. If they want to continue to refine the 'Purple Fire Soul Renewal Pill', they will definitely need a lot of materials."
Liang Yan murmured to himself first, then immediately reacted and cursed secretly in his heart:
"What an old dog, always so cautious!"
Obviously, Gou Qi did not purchase all the materials at once, but divided them into parts. He used the art of disguise to transform into a different monk each time, and completed the purchases in multiple batches.
Among the one hundred and seventy-three purchasing monks, there are probably at least forty who are pretending to be him.
"With so many people, if we check them one by one, I'm afraid that by the time the 'Wentai Treasure Fighting Conference' is over, not even half of them will be found, and by then I won't be able to ask for my sacred energy."
Liang Yan couldn't help but frown when he thought of this, looking worried.
Seeing this, Li Xiran on the side said, "Master, I am here today and I have another important news to report. This morning, someone purchased a large amount of 'Ghost Talk Flower' and 'Red Snake Fruit' at the same time in our chamber of commerce.
"
"Um?"
When Liang Yan heard this, he immediately became interested and asked hurriedly: "Who is this person? Has anyone sent someone to pay attention to his whereabouts?"
"This person is"
Li Xiran hesitated for a moment and then said slowly: "This person is the general of Xuanyuan City's Tianhuo Camp. His name is Ningyang Xia. His cultivation is in the early stage of Tongxuan. Because it involves the Xuanyuan City Military Department, and here is
In Xuanyuan Territory, the Chamber of Commerce does not dare to investigate too deeply, let alone send people to follow him."
"Ningyang Xia? 'Tianhuoying'? Why are you related to Xuanyuan Army again?"
Liang Yan frowned, suddenly realized, and asked: "What does this Ningyang Xia have to do with the Confucian God General of Xuanyuan City?"
"'Tianhuoying' belongs to Tianwei Divine General. Among the twelve divine generals, 'Tianwei Divine General' ranks third and 'Confucian Divine General' ranks eleventh. There is no contact between the two. As for Ningyang Xia
Whether there is any personal relationship with Ling Chongxiao, we don't know." Li Xiran replied.
"It seems like things are a little difficult to handle again."
Liang Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart after listening to Li Xiran's introduction.
He had forgotten about Ling Chongxiao!
That night, it was this guy who discovered himself in hiding, and from the conversations he overheard before, he learned that Ling Chongxiao seemed to owe a favor to the hawk-nosed old man.
He came to chase Liang Yan just to repay this favor, but unfortunately Liang Yan managed to escape in the end.
On the other hand, if Ling Chongxiao failed to repay the favor, would he make up for it in other ways?
This Ningyang Xia was most likely ordered by Ling Chongxiao to purchase medicinal materials for Gou Qi and the others!
Thinking of this, Liang Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and he secretly shouted:
"No! This Ningyang Xia has purchased so many medicinal materials at one time. I'm afraid Gou Qi and the others are already planning to leave Guangling City, or even Xuanyuan Territory!"
Thinking of this, Liang Yan couldn't help but become a little anxious.
In such a short period of time, the only clue as to where to find these two people was in the Xuanyuan Army, which was a place that he could not touch.
etc!
Xuanyuan Army?
Liang Yan suddenly thought of someone, and a glimmer of hope arose in his heart.
"As long as I ask her for help, I don't know if she will agree."
Liang Yan thought of this and without hesitation, he gave Li Xiran a few instructions, turned around and left the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce.