Self-struggle starting from Douluo

Chapter 193 Hai Bodong

"This……"

Looking at the mist that was floating in the jade box but condensed and could not be dispersed, the Xiao brothers really could not regard this thing as a medicine.

Qing Huan did not explain, and said: "Give this Yin Dan to the person you mentioned, and he will naturally understand."

The Xiao brothers finally chose to believe it, bowed to thank Hou, left the reward and left in a hurry.

Not long after, the second leader of the Motie Mercenary Group left Shimo City... But that was later.

At the moment, Qing Lin was sorting out the rewards left by the Xiao brothers with great interest, and exclaimed: "How generous, worthy of being the leader and second leader of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group... Look, brother."

Qing Huan took a curious look and asked in surprise, "A ring?"

Having been a first-class alchemist for so many years, Qing Huan naturally had the ability to get a storage ring, but he ultimately did not buy it.

It’s not that I can’t afford it, but that I don’t need to.

Don't forget, there are six children in the family, and we have to prepare cultivation techniques for them, so there are many places to spend money.

Qing Huan took the ring and looked at it, then threw it to Qing Lin and said, "Use it. You are in charge of our family's assets anyway."

Qinglin didn't hesitate and happily put the ring on his finger, admiring it over and over again.

Finally, after sweeping the gifts on the table into his ring, Qinglin said something and went excitedly to show off to others.

……

Just as Qinghuan was waiting for Yaochen's answer, an outsider came to ask for medicine.

The man who came was an old man with white hair. There was a horrifying scar from his left cheek to the corner of his eye. Although the old man looked calm, the scar made him look more fierce.

He didn't waste any time when he arrived, just sat down in the reception room, handed Qinghuan a scroll, and then looked at him silently.

After Qing Huan finished reading it, he smiled bitterly and said, "Old sir, you think too highly of me... This is a sixth-grade elixir. How can I, a first-grade alchemist, refine it?"

The old man suddenly said, "Gu He has been here!"

Qing Huan didn't understand why, so he admitted, "The old man is well-informed."

The old man smiled and said, "But he didn't accept you as his disciple?"

Qing Huan frowned slightly and said, "I am not even a fighter yet, and I don't even know the attributes of my fighting spirit. How could the Pill King accept me as his disciple?"

"You are indeed cautious... But at such a young age, you have to protect a group of human-snake hybrids. If you are not cautious, you will not live to this age!"

The old man said with a hint of meaning, “I have lived here for decades, and I know one thing very well: the hybrid offspring of humans and snakemen will have blood conflicts, and only one in ten thousand children can survive!

But you picked up seven half-bloods, but raised six... How did you resolve the bloodline conflict?"

Qing Huan thought for a moment and said, "Coincidence?"

The old man smiled and said, "Then can you, by chance, unlock the seal of the fighting spirit in my body for me?"

At this point, Qing Huan finally knew the identity of the person opposite him—Ice Emperor Hai Bodong!

Qing Huan closed the scroll, thought for a moment, and said, "Why would the old man think of looking for a first-class alchemist like me?"

The old man said calmly: “I have also heard rumors about you, but I didn’t take it seriously at first… There is no shortage of geniuses in this world, you are just one of them.

It was not until Gu He came here once but returned empty-handed that I became really curious about you and started a detailed investigation."

Qing Huan asked curiously, "Why did the old gentleman become curious when Gu He returned empty-handed?"

"I know something about this person, Gu He."

The old man said sternly: "Gu He is a free and easy person with a simple mind. He is only interested in refining medicine... Well, now he has also set his sights on the leader of the Yunlan Sect.

Since he came to you, it shows that he cherishes talent and wanted to take you in as his disciple, but in the end he returned empty-handed... What made him give up taking in a disciple?"

Qing Huan said calmly, "Perhaps my aptitude is not up to the task?" The old man laughed and said, "After Gu He returned, he highly praised a young friend, saying that communicating with him could greatly benefit him as a sixth-grade alchemist... Although he did not reveal it to others, I know that the young friend he was talking about must be you!"

It turns out that it was Gu He who caused the trouble!

The old man continued, "I have discovered something incredible in this investigation... The people in Shimo City have limited knowledge, but do you know what it means to become a pharmacist before becoming a fighter and still maintain a success rate of more than 50%?"

Qinghuan did not comment.

The old man said to himself: "It means that even without the blessing of fighting spirit, the soul power is already strong enough to be comparable to that of a pharmacist... Once you become a fighter, with the blessing of fighting spirit, to what level will the soul power increase?
Second rank, or third rank? You are so young, if you are given time and your fighting spirit attributes are suitable, sooner or later you will become a sixth rank alchemist, or even higher...

Plus, you actually solved the blood conflict of the human-snake hybrids... Does the Heavenly Snake House know about this? This is something that even the Heavenly Snake House can't do!
After understanding these things, I came to your house with the mentality of giving it a try. Even if I can't solve it now, I can still leave a glimmer of hope in the future... Now looking at your reaction, I have found the right person!"

Speaking of the latter part, the old man became obviously excited, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and said seriously: "I am Hai Bodong, once known as the Ice Emperor."

Seeing Qing Huan's expression unchanged, Hai Bodong said with some disappointment: "My reputation has gradually been forgotten as time goes by..."

Qing Huan was stunned for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "Maybe I am ignorant... Since I was born, I have never left Shimo City."

"I have also found out about this." Hai Bodong calmed down and said, "Several decades ago, I had a conflict with Queen Medusa of the Snake People because of something.

I am no match for her. Although I escaped by chance, I was hit by her Snake Seal. Not only did my body age rapidly, but even my original Dou Huang strength was sealed at the Dou Ling level.

Over the years, I have tried various methods, but I was unable to remove the seal until I got this recipe."

Qing Huan put the scroll of the recipe back in front of Hai Bodong and said, "Why don't you go find Gu He, old man?"

"Gu He doesn't have any strange fire." Hai Bodong looked at Qing Huan and said, "The most important thing is that Gu He can't solve the blood conflict of the human-snake hybrid!"

Qing Huan spread his hands and said, "I don't have any strange fire either."

"I have!"

Hai Bodong was a little excited and said, "I know some information about the strange fire. Let's work together. You get the strange fire, and when you are strong enough, you can refine this sixth-grade pill for me."

Qing Huan asked curiously, "Such a deal... no, investment, I don't understand why you don't ask Gu He for it? I believe he will not refuse it!"

"Although Gu He is a good person, his feelings towards the leader of Yunlan Sect make his position different from mine."

Hai Bodong answered honestly, staring at Qing Huan, and said: "Besides, your father died in the invasion of the snake people, but you did not hate everything related to the snake people because of this, and you even adopted these human-snake hybrid children out of kindness... You were only three years old that year!
Such a person is worthy of my trust and entrustment!"

Qinghuan was in deep thought.

Qinghuan really wanted the strange fire, but not to devour it. Instead, the Chaos Fire needed to be a "witness" - what's more, the Blue Lotus Earth Fire Heart had already sensed his Chaos Fire.

The question now is, is Hai Bodong a trustworthy person?

Although the original novel describes a people who value friendship and loyalty, how can Qing Huan feel at ease if she doesn't confirm it in person?
Hai Bodong stared at Qinghuan nervously, waiting for his answer.

After a while, Qing Huan said, "I'm afraid that old sir's current strength is not enough to help me obtain the strange fire? Without the strange fire, even if my soul power is enough to refine the sixth-grade elixir, it will be useless if I can't refine the materials!"

Upon hearing Qing Huan admit that his soul power was enough to refine a sixth-grade elixir, Hai Bodong became excited, but then disappointed again.

Yes, he only has the strength of a Dou Ling now, which is not enough to help the other party obtain the strange fire.

Hai Bodong was a little disappointed and said, "I am a loner. I don't have many friends, but I have a lot of enemies... Once those enemies know my whereabouts and current strength, I'm afraid they will come to find me."

Qinghuan touched his chin, calculating the time. Queen Medusa was about to set her sights on the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire. Once she succeeded in getting it, it would fall into the protagonist's hands and be refined... Qinghuan could forget about letting the Chaos Fire witness the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire.

How about going there first while there's still time?
Anyway, he doesn't need to devour and refine it. He just needs to let the Chaos Fire "witness" it, and then he can naturally develop the characteristics of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire.

But the location of the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire is deep in the magma. Without the protection of the Dou Qi of the Dou Huang strength, he has no chance of going deeper.

Dou Huang... He seemed to know one.

Thinking about it, Qing Huan said, "Maybe I can call a Dou Huang to help. What do you think, Master Hai, of the Yun Lan Sect?"

(End of this chapter)