Chapter 1866: Chapter 1866: Six-Leaf Six-Emerald Flower
One by one, the Black Mages began to approach the task platform to accept missions.
This top-ranked task was the kind that multiple Black Mages could take on together and complete separately.
And this task, at first glance, seemed simple.
But in fact, how could a top-ranked task appearing in the Main Hall be easy?
Moreover, none of the Black Mages gathered within the Main Hall were ordinary people.
Xiao Yi glanced at it and frowned slightly.
The poisonous items described in the task were at least Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of Emperor Grade or higher.
Some special items were the Essence Blood and bodies of toxic demon beasts, also at the level of the Emperor Realm or higher.
Simply having him do some combat tasks would be no problem.
But tasks like this, requiring item retrieval, were quite time-consuming.
The fact that a Main Hall Master issued a top-ranked task proved that these items were at least not available, or at least not in large quantities, from a common trading company in a short period of time.
Although Xiao Yi frowned, the rewards offered for this top-ranked task were somewhat tempting to him.
The reward for finding these poisonous items was nearly ten times the value of the items themselves.
Simply put, a piece of rare toxic Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure could almost be exchanged for ten ordinary but similarly leveled toxic Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
So-called rare possessions were merely special in effect and scarce.
The actual Poison Power contained within them wouldn’t differ much as long as they were of the same level.
Xiao Yi cultivated the Ten Thousand Poison Treasure Book and only required Poison Power, regardless of rarity.
"The wealth of a Main Hall Master should be substantial enough," Xiao Yi thought to himself.
Before leaving the Eastern Range, this last task might allow him to accumulate enough Poison Power and achieve a major breakthrough in cultivation.
"Golden Iron Saint Emperor," Xiao Yi glanced at the signature at the bottom of the task and nodded.
He knew of this Golden Iron Saint Emperor.
In the Central Region, his fame was not particularly great.
But in the Eastern Range, he had a certain amount of notoriety.
Regarding cultivation, he was a powerful being who had stepped into the Supreme Realm.
In the Black Demon Hall, although he had the title of Main Hall Master, he was not the head of any particular Main Hall.
Just like Xiao Yi in the past, even if he had various hall titles, he did not serve in any hall and was more of a lone operator.
This Golden Iron Saint Emperor was of the same nature.
With a title, yet he was an unruly person who acted low-key.
Of course, the Black Demon Hall itself was somewhat disorganized, and Black Mages were mostly people who preferred to act freely and disliked restraints.
Xiao Yi went to the task platform, took the task, and then left.
Afterwards, Xiao Yi went directly to the nearest dangerous terrain.
In the Central Region, there were countless dangerous terrains.
Besides the thirteen thousand regions, between the regions and between major cities, there were inevitably many disconnected areas.
These disconnected barren areas between major cities were mostly small danger terrains or Demon Beast Forests.
But the disconnected danger terrains between regions were the truly frighteningly dangerous places.
Apart from these, there were also many unknown desolate lands and extremely dangerous terrains.
These existences together formed the immensely vast Central Region.
The vastness of the Central Region can be imagined.
Even those small danger terrains often covered a span of thousands of miles.
Within, mountains, lakes, marshlands, and other terrains were all encompassed.
Within various terrains were innumerable demon beast territories.
Thus, traversing the Demon Beast Forest or dangerous terrains severely tested a Martial Artist’s skills.
In these dangerous terrains, the ones who could best ensure their own safety were naturally the Demon Hunters.
Additionally, the territories of toxic demon beasts within danger terrains, though smaller and fewer in number, were always among the most perilous places in these areas.
Currently, Xiao Yi was heading to a small danger terrain.
In his hand was a list.
This was the list of necessary toxic items recorded after accepting the top-ranked task.
Xiao Yi glanced at it, slightly furrowing his brow, "Though numerous and mostly rare, most are not a major issue."
"But the inner core of the Six Poison Six Cold Python is the hardest to find."
"And this Six-leaf Six-jade Flower..."
Most of the toxic items on this list, although rare, were not difficult for Xiao Yi to find.
However, the inner core of the Six Poison Six Cold Python in the demon beast category and the Six-leaf Six-jade Flower in the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures category were quite troublesome.
The toxic items, though eerie, are actually what Alchemists need to dabble in.
Thus, Xiao Yi was mostly familiar with them or knew what they were.
But finding them, some toxic items were no easier to find than the rarest Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Whoosh...
Xiao Yi flew across this dangerous terrain, stopping before a large lake.
"The Six Poison Six Cold Python is water attribute, liking to reside at the lake bottom."
Xiao Yi moved closer, reaching out to touch the lake water.
"The lake water, chilly and slightly cold, with a bit of an undercurrent."
Xiao Yi slightly frowned, looking at the thousand-meter expanse of the lake surface in front of him.
"The lake surface is calm, without the slightest ripple."
"No fish or insects seen, the lake surface is calm yet exudes a hint of deathly stillness."
"This is the place."
Xiao Yi nodded, leaping directly into the lake.
His figure descended swiftly.
About a hundred meters down, Xiao Yi finally showed a hint of a smile.
The deeper he went, the colder the lake water became, even carrying an almost imperceptible poison.
There had to be a Six Poison Six Cold Python here.
Determining whether a Demon Hunter was outstanding largely depended on his ability and skills in identifying demon beasts.
Xiao Yi was undoubtedly an exceptionally skilled Demon Hunter.
Purple Flame Yi Xiao, without even the basic skills of investigating and locating demon beasts, would be a joke, wouldn’t it?
About two hundred meters down.
Xiao Yi could clearly feel the surrounding lake water, now bone-chillingly cold.
And as he knew, this area was already the Six Poison Six Cold Python’s habitat range.
He could feel his blood almost beginning to freeze.
Traces of poison were now distinctly obvious.
However, this was two hundred meters below the lake, where sunlight barely reached, coupled with the intense poisonous aura, making it pitch-black, impossible to see one’s hand in front of them.
Boom...
A flame condensed in Xiao Yi’s hand.
The surging Earth Vein Golden Fire instantly illuminated the surroundings.
His body could transform some of the Poison Power into Primordial Power for common use.
As long as there was Primordial Power, Xiao Yi could manifest flames.
But to unleash towering flames for battle like he used to, that was absolutely impossible.
However, using it for illumination was feasible.
"Hmm?" Almost the moment Xiao Yi condensed the flame, his pupils shrank.
Beside him, a massive Six Poison Six Cold Python was staring at him coldly.
Its enormous head, chilling tongue, and venomous fangs lunged directly at Xiao Yi.
The distance between Xiao Yi and it was almost within an arm’s length, with no opportunity to dodge.
The Six Poison Six Cold Python bit down on his arm.
However, Xiao Yi just let out a cold laugh.
His seemingly poison-ridden, severely damaged arm was, in fact, incredibly tough.
"Can’t bite through? Now it’s my turn." Xiao Yi’s body quivered, and he struck out with a palm.
From beneath the wide black robe, a pair of white gloves rapidly extended.
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Third update.
Today’s updates, complete.
