Good demeanor, but lacking in ability.

On the streets of Mo City.

Cao Ying frowned as she looked at the women on the street wearing tight clothing and the men whose upper bodies were exposed.

She glanced at Shen Wen and, seeing that he wasn't looking at the tightly dressed women, secretly nodded, concluding that he was still upholding husbandly virtue.

"Why are we here?" Cao Ying wondered. Didn't they say they were going to look for the Green Lotus Core Flame?

Why did they suddenly come here?

Based on her Soul Cultivation, scanning this city revealed not even a single Dou Huang.

"Actually, I don't know where the Green Lotus Core Flame is," Shen Wen said, awkwardly rubbing his nose.

The Tagor Desert was larger than he had imagined. Without a specified area, finding the Green Lotus Core Flame would be genuinely difficult.

"You lied to me!"

Under her hood, Cao Ying glared at Shen Wen. Back then, this guy had used the location of the Green Lotus Core Flame to get her to marry him.

Now that they were married, he was telling her that Shen Wen himself didn't know where the Green Lotus Core Flame was?

But... Cao Ying realized she didn't seem to be all that angry!

Wait, no!

It was because the value of the betrothal gifts Shen Wen gave her was higher than the Exotic Flame itself.

It wasn't because she was starting to like Shen Wen.

This wasn't tolerance!!

While Cao Ying grumbled internally, Dan Chen was momentarily stunned. She knew Shen Wen and Cao Ying were out for experience, but she didn't know they were looking for an Exotic Flame.

An Exotic Flame.

That was a treasure every Alchemist dreamed of, and it sounded like Shen Wen had prepared it for Cao Ying.

'This... Sister Ying is too lucky!'

Dan Chen felt a strange sense of envy toward Cao Ying for having such a good husband, but her expression quickly darkened.

Because of her special physique, even an Alchemist with 'Spirit State' Soul Cultivation would likely suffer if they stayed with her for long.

Their Soul Power might be drained, making marriage impossible for her.

Unless she found someone whose Soul Cultivation was far higher than hers, or someone unafraid of her unique soul.

For some reason, Dan Chen looked at Shen Wen, who was walking side-by-side with Cao Ying.

She remembered that Shen Wen was not afraid of her unique soul.

"I don't know, but someone else does. And I know where that person is," Shen Wen chuckled.

Hai Bodong, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

That guy must currently be struggling with how to undo Medusa's 'seal'.

Shen Wen stopped a person and asked where the 'Ancient Map' map shop was. The person he stopped looked extremely impatient.

In this arid place, one could say that everyone's temper was the most flammable thing.

Just as he was about to curse angrily, the passerby noticed Shen Wen's distinguished and wealthy aura and swallowed his insults.

He pointed out the way before hurriedly leaving.

Following the passerby's directions, the three of them found the 'Ancient Map' map shop.

Upon walking in, they saw an old man studying a map with his head lowered. He seemed to have heard someone enter.

"Pick your map yourself. We have everything from simple to detailed. Different maps, different prices. Don't ask if they're real or not, take it or leave it,"

the old man said flatly, without lifting his head, his voice arrogant.

"Medusa's seal isn't comfortable, is it, Hai Bodong?"

Shen Wen didn't beat around the bush. With his strength, he didn't need to play games with Hai Bodong—it would be a joke.

Forget about Hai Bodong being sealed; even his full-powered self wouldn't be enough to fight Shen Wen.

To put it bluntly.

Even Hai Bodong in his complete state wouldn't be qualified to be a dog for the Pill Tower. Don't forget that some gatekeepers at auctions in Central State are Dou Zongs.

How did that saying go?

After Yun Shan, there were no more Dou Zongs.

The old man, who had been looking at the map, froze for a moment. Although it was only for an instant, Shen Wen noticed it.

"I don't know what you're talking about. If you're not buying anything, get out."

The old man put away the map in front of him, looked up at Shen Wen, and, seeing Shen Wen's incredibly youthful appearance, spoke calmly.

Shen Wen looked at Hai Bodong, who was still pretending to be calm, and casually flipped his hand, tossing the badge representing his Seventh-Rank Alchemist status onto the table.

Hai Bodong saw the badge flying over, the markings on it, and the Pill Tower's certification.

His previously calm expression faltered.

A Seventh-Rank Alchemist?

How could this be?

Hai Bodong frowned intensely. "Kid, this thing can't be counterfeited. If the Alchemist Guild finds out, you're dead!"

Shen Wen was not in a hurry. He looked around at the books and quickly found the one containing the fragment of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, pulling out the remnant map from it.

He spoke, "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. After all, you weren't even a Dou Zong at your peak, so how much of the world have you really seen?"

Shen Wen held the fragment of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, contemplating whether he should take it, considering he had already taken the Green Lotus Core Flame.

To be honest.

After acquiring the Flame Ancestral Symbol, he cared even less about Exotic Flames. Exotic Flames might not even be able to withstand his Flame Ancestral Symbol.

After thinking about it, he decided to put it away for now.

If he felt like it, he could leave it for Brother Hao Yun later, especially since Brother Hao Yun's first time with Xiao Xun Er happened in the Demon Flame Space.

He truly had no interest in Xiao Xun Er; he had a spiritual cleanliness complex, and it was obvious Xiao Xun Er already liked Xiao Yan.

Why bother making himself uncomfortable?

There are plenty of fish in the sea, Brother Hao Yun. Now that you have Xiao Xun Er, don't go provoking Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and the others.

Huh?

Shen Wen's finger, flipping through the ancient book, paused. He remembered there was another little girl in Mo City.

Qing Lin, who possesses the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils... she could be cultivated; having her as a little maid would be nice. As for letting the Heavenly Serpent Mansion cultivate her?

What a joke.

What trash is the Heavenly Serpent Mansion? The Pill Tower has everything. Even if they don't have something, the Pill Tower's connections are enough to obtain cultivation techniques suitable for Qing Lin.

Hai Bodong stared sharply at Shen Wen, and a cold, powerful aura spread out from his body.

"Who are you!"

Before Shen Wen could speak, Cao Ying coldly snorted, and Dou Qi instantly spread out, shattering all the surrounding pressure.

"Speak properly."

Cao Ying's eyes, hidden beneath her hood, stared at Hai Bodong. He was merely a Dou Huang, not even qualified to be a gatekeeper in her family.

And he dared to bare his fangs at her husband?!

Hai Bodong, however, was filled with shock. He was naturally very familiar with this aura, as he himself had once been a Dou Huang.

The critical point was.

He saw Cao Ying's appearance beneath the hood. That youthful aura was impossible to fake. Such a young Dou Huang?

"Dou... Dou Huang!"

Shen Wen returned to the counter, looked at Hai Bodong, and smiled, "Decent demeanor, but lacking in strength."

"Let's introduce ourselves: Pill Tower. Shen Wen, Seventh-Rank Alchemist!"

"The Pill Tower!! You... you are from the Pill Tower?"

Hai Bodong's expression froze.

He had naturally heard of the Pill Tower, the holy land for all Alchemists in the extremely distant Central State.

Their region was simply the countryside compared to Central State.

This Shen Wen actually claimed to be from the Pill Tower!

His gaze couldn't help but fall upon the Seventh-Rank Alchemist badge still on the table. "You..."

"Are you really a Seventh-Rank Alchemist?"

"Pill Tower certified. As you said, who would impersonate a Seventh-Rank Alchemist?"

"Are you done being shocked? It's better coming to your little place; the shock feels more genuine." Shen Wen hung the Alchemist badge on his chest.

Hearing Shen Wen's words.

Dan Chen and Cao Ying exchanged glances, both seeing the speechless look in the other's eyes. Forget about small places.

Even in Central State, a Seventh-Rank Alchemist that young was unique!