MEIWITA Chapter 664: Take the Opportunity to Increase Reputation

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Lou Mu Yan felt that it was rare for Mo Yan to be this eager. She surmised that the Black Flame Nether Lotus should be important to him.

“Has the competition already started?” Lou Mu Yan thought about it then asked Mu’rong Yu: “Is it too late to register now?”

Whatever Mo Yan wanted, she’d definitely help him obtain it.

“There are several rounds of the competition, and I think the registration ends today.” Mu’rong Yu said, scratching his head.

Mu’rong Qing said with a faint smile: “Lou Mu Yan, if you want to participate, you can register today.”

“Mm, then A’Nuan and I will register together.” Lu Mu Yan hooked her lips into a smile.

When she refined the grade 8 pills a second time, she had called Wu Nuan to the room to watch and learn.

“Mu Yan, I’m also registering?” Wu Nuan asked in surprise, “Can I do it?”

Lou Mu Yan nodded, patted her shoulder, and encouraged: “A’Nuan, your talent is very good, and your alchemy skills are also advancing very quickly, but you lack training. Participating more in these competitions will benefit you a lot.”

Although because of her clan’s situation, Wu Nuan was very understanding and intelligent, but she lacked confidence. Such a competition was a good opportunity to train her confidence.

The warmth in Wu Nuan’s eyes overflowed, and she inhaled and said: “Alright, I must try to obtain a good result.”

She didn’t know why but even though she was originally still doubtful of herself, seeing Lou Mu Yan’s trust and encouragement, she seemed to have been injected with some power.

“Let’s go, otherwise I’m afraid we wouldn’t be able to register.” Lou Mu Yan said, looking at the others.

“Mm.”

Bei’yuan City’s Imperial Capital was very large, and they weren’t allowed to fly in the city, otherwise they’d be punished by the imperial family. Lou Mu Yan and the others wouldn’t do such a provocative thing, so they still travelled using Tailwind Horses.

In the carriage, Lou Mu Yan closed her eyes to rest.

“Mo Yan, how’s the Black Flame Nether Lotus useful to you?” Lou Mu Yan asked Mo Yan telepathically who was also resting on her shoulder.

“The Black Flame Nether Lotus can increase the rank of my natal demon flame and evolve it into its most perfect form.” Mo Yan’s voice sounded slowly.

Lou Mu Yan also understood when she heard him explain. Mo Yan’s natal Netherworld Flame was domineering and mighty, but couldn’t devour other demonic flames or spirit flames to advance. If this Black Flame Nether Lotus could help him advance, they must obtain it.

“Have you used the Black Flame Nether Lotus when you were a Demon King?” Lou Mu Yan asked.

After all, if it was a rare heaven-rank spiritual item even the Demon King wanted, how could the Alchemy Pagoda be willing to take it out as a reward.

Mo Yan and Lou Mu Yan tacitly understood each other, and he guessed her thoughts, “The Black Flame Nether Lotus is a spiritual herb that grows in a secret place in the Human Realm. It’s difficult for the demonic race of the Demon Realm to break in. I once found an opportunity and entered, but unfortunately, the Black Flame Nether Lotus was just in a state of budding and hadn’t blossomed yet.

“The Black Flame Nether Lotus brought out this time might just be one of the flowers I saw a hundred years ago.” He added.

“Are there any special characteristics and benefits of the Black Flame Nether Lotus?” Lou Mu Yan asked, paying special attention.

What she knew of Guang’ling World was only the tip of the iceberg, and she had never heard of a spiritual item such as the Black Flame Nether Lotus in the Spiritual World.

It sounded like a spiritual herb for alchemy.

“The Black Flame Nether Lotus grows in the Black Volcano with intertwining yin and yang force. Its growth period is as long as a thousand years, and it’s useless when picked at the budding stage. It takes a hundred years for it to bloom to pick it.

“The Black Flame Nether Lotus itself has a strong yin and yang fire attribute. After eating and refining it, it can advance the pill flame or mutant flame in a smith or an alchemist, but their age mustn’t be over thirty. It could be considered rather precious.”

Mo Yan continued: “But there’s no bone age¹ restriction on me. My Netherworld Flame needs such a spiritual item to advance.”

“So that’s how it is, no wonder those old eccentrics of the Alchemy Pagoda didn’t use it for themselves to advance.” Lou Mu Yan nodded.

Then she thought about it and said: “But why don’t they give the Black Flame Nether Lotus to the young disciples of the Alchemy Pagoda to advance, but instead used it as a reward for the alchemy contest?”

“Such alchemy contests all have their purposes and have been held before.” Mo Yan paused, then said: “The biggest possibility is to recruit younger generations of alchemists to join the Alchemy Pagoda. After all, there are few people with alchemy talent, and they’re all urgently needed by major forces.”

“The Mercenary Union should also need a high-level Alchemist right.” Lou Mu Yan said.

“Definitely. Even the Alchemy Pagoda must replenish fresh blood every now and then, let alone the need from other forces.”

Mo Yan said with a smile: “The demand for high-level alchemists and spiritual wine masters by those on Guang’ling World will exceed your imaginations.”

There was only a rare few demonic beast species of the demon race who had talent in refining pills, but they were less talented than those of the humans. High-level alchemists were very rare, so high-level pills were all obtained through trade with humans, or they would spend a fortune to invite alchemists of the human race to be enshrined.

“Then my career is very fragrant.” Lou Mu Yan’s lips bent with a tease: “It’s just that you lot can consume too much.”

Since taking grade 8 pills, the several spirit pets, including Long Yao, have constantly been thinking about her quickly getting more level 8 spiritual herbs to refine pills.

Of course, there were also benefits. Bing Ji and the other gluttons also began to cultivate very hard just to be able to utilise the efficacy of the grade 8 pills as soon as possible.

After an hour, they arrived at the Alchemy Pagoda’s branch in Bei’yuan Empire.

The Alchemy Pagoda’s branch was very lively, crowded, bustling, and the many Tailwind Horse carriage parking spaces had been extended at several places.

After stopping the carriage, Lou Mu Yan received a Communication Talisman from Fei Yan Chen. She crushed it for a look and chuckled.

“What’s wrong?” Mu’rong Qing asked.

“Fei Yan Chen expected that I’d be interested in the Alchemy Pagoda’s competition, so he’s already registered for me and Wu Nuan.” Lou Mu Yan raised an eyebrow and said with a smile.

“He sure is attentive.” Mu’rong Yu pursed his lips.

Lou Mu Yan discovered that Fei Yan Chen was very deeply thoughtful and intelligent but had no malicious intent towards her and the others, even treating them like friends.

They fought side by side for more than half a year, and a sort of companionship rose between Lou Mu Yan and Fei Yan Chen.

“He’s already in a private room within the competition arena, let’s go there directly.” Lou Mu Yan said with a smile.

The Alchemy Pagoda invited the Bei’yuan Imperial Family to come watch. With Fei Yan Chen, who was King Jin, here, they could save a lot of trouble and could also understand more rules and internal conditions.

“Fei Yan Chen’s identity sure is useful.” Bing Ji looked around. He liked liveliness the most.

“Obviously, he’s the person above thousands and only below one in Bei’yuan Kingdom.” Mu’rong Yu interjected.

Long Yao’s expression was still handsome and cold, but his darting eyes still betrayed his love of liveliness.

“There are also a lot of powerhouses here.” Mu’rong Qing walked into the venue of the Alchemy Pagoda’s branch and felt that there were a lot more Heaven Elemental Realm powerhouse auras.

Lou Mu Yan’s lips hooked upwards into a smile: “Only by having more powerhouses does it mean that such a competition is important. Maybe we can take the opportunity to increase Mu Feng Mercenary Party’s reputation.”

“Yea, that’s a good idea.”

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¹by specifically mentioning it’s ‘bone age’, it means their physical age. After all, LMY and MY’s actual ‘ages’ are probably hundreds to thousands of years old, but her physical, aka ‘bone’ age is only nineteen.

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