Chapter 49: The Final Task

  Until entering the territory of Dusk Village, the loud cry of "Crow Lord" still echoed in Leiga's ears, and it was unforgettable.

  It must be admitted that when he heard the first cry of "Crow Lord", his heart was really frightened, and he only wanted to escape quickly. He is not a nobleman, but just an ordinary boy who has just ended his wandering life, he deceived Dustmud Village, deceived Dulan Enemy, and deceived Shi Dong who trusted him.

  But this guilty feeling soon crumbled when all the villagers of Dusty Village were cheering and shouting "Crow Lord", he was left with only pride and satisfaction - fifteen years old, empty-handed, and conquered a village by his own strength, he deserved to be proud.

  Of course, he was not prepared to stay and become some kind of "lord", Shep had said that the lord of Raven's Peak had died twenty years ago.

  A place without a lord is one that pays no taxes, and similarly, a place without a lord is one with no law and order. Rega can understand why the people of Dustmire village yearn for the appearance of a new lord, if there was someone who could protect them, take charge on their behalf, they would rather pay taxes, provide for him, however, Rega has more important things to do than become the Crow Lord.

  When they returned to Xu Lingtian's residence, the sky had already darkened. Lei Ga pushed open the iron gate and walked into the desolate courtyard.

  "Alchemist, I'm back."

  As he had expected, there was no response from inside the house. Leiga judged that Xu Lingtian must be in the middle room arranging his own secrets, but he didn't rush to investigate and instead waited calmly in the courtyard.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, before long, the black canopy of the middle house was lifted, and Xu Lingtian hastily appeared in front of Leika.

  "I thought you..."

  His eyes swept over Rega, his gaze falling on the fish basket in his hand, and he was suddenly so excited that he couldn't speak.

  "Just like last time, I was just delayed by some things."

  Lei Ga didn't rush to hand over the Angry Claw Lobster, but instead stood calmly in place.

  Xu Lingtian tried to reach out several times, but forced himself to pull back. His shoulders were unnaturally tense, and the smile on his face was like sour milk.

  "So you're saying it's another insignificant little thing?"

  "Yes."

  "Why is it that every time you complete a task, there are always some minor unrelated things?"

  "The splendor of life always exceeds my expectations."

  "So it was."

  Xu Lingtian burst into a loud and absurd laughter: "Looks like next time you're doing the task, I should leave some more time for you."

  This is exactly what I want!

  Lei Ga's mouth corners floated a barely noticeable smile, and then he picked up the fish basket, "Let's talk about the next task."

  Xu Lingtian stretched out his thin and bony hands, holding the fish basket, his eyes eagerly peering into it.

  "It's it! It's it! You really did it!"

  With just a bottle of thirty-minute underwater breathing medicine and a bottle of high-efficiency recovery medicine, he subdued the barbaric beast that was two levels stronger than him. Xu Lingtian couldn't help but feel utmost admiration in his heart.

  "The battle must have been intense? Are your injuries severe? Did you drink the high-potency recovery medicine?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Facing Xu Lingtian's three questions, Lei Jia only answered with a single word. Thinking back to the intense battle underwater, Lei Jia's muscles couldn't help but ache all over, and he intentionally left behind the high-efficiency recovery medicine without drinking it, this being something he especially didn't want Xu Lingtian to know.

  "Great..."

  Xu Lingtian's grey pupils swept over Leiga Zhou's body, then lifted the black curtain on the left side of the house, gesturing for Leiga to follow. "Come in with me."

  Lei Ga stepped into the room, and was immediately stunned by the scene before him. The two eternal magic candles were still lit, but the originally cluttered platform had been cleaned up spotlessly, leaving only a few unidentifiable herbs and a cup of golden liquid. The medicine rack against the wall had also been cleared, with large and small packages piled up in the corner.

  "Are you moving?"

  Xu Lingtian put the angry lobster from the fish basket into a large vat filled with a thick, transparent liquid and then tightly tied the mouth of the vat with cloth. After doing all this, he turned around and smiled meaningfully at Lei Ga, "Not moving house, just want to send these things to someone."

  After finishing speaking, he immediately turned around and became busy in front of the platform again.

  Lei Ga nodded slightly, his eyes filled with doubt. After all, Meina's family was considered his relatives, and now that Meina's father had passed away, if Hsu Ling Tian wanted to pass on the things he had accumulated over the years, it should be to Meina. However, Meina was only five or six years old, so was it really suitable to give her these medicinal materials and alchemy tools?

  Lei Ga thought for a moment and decided not to interfere with other people's family affairs. After all, his goal was the Moon Demon Grass, as long as Xu Ling Tian didn't welch on the deal when the task was completed, that would be enough. Before coming to Dusk Village, Xie Pu had warned him to be careful of Xu Ling Tian, and through his contact with Dusk Village, Lei Ga could feel that Xu Ling Tian's task definitely wouldn't be so simple.

  If Xu Lingtian wanted him to do something evil, he could have directly killed Xu Lingtian and taken the Moon Demon Grass. However, the previous tasks didn't seem to have any problems. A group of spiritual essence and a weakened dragon shrimp had nothing to do with reviving Yinxia. The spiritual body itself had self-awareness, and Xu Lingtian wouldn't let it enter Yinxia's body to devour her lover's broken soul, nor would he put the angry claw of the dragon shrimp on Yinxia.

  What intentions are hidden behind those two tasks? Is it really just for the sake of studying new medicines, as Xu Lingtian said?

  All sorts of uncertain guesses have led Rega into a thinking deadlock. Perhaps, only the last task can reveal the truth.

  Lei Ga's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he stared at Xu Ling Tian's busy figure, asking in a low voice, "Are these herbs being prepared for my final task?"

  "That's right, everything will be over soon."

  Xu Lingtian replied casually without even lifting his head.

  "What's this again?"

  "Subterranean respiratory agent?"

  If the last task was to dig out Yín Lì Shā, then it would indeed require underground breathing medicine. But with Xǔ Líng Tiān's consistent cautiousness and cunning, the last task absolutely wouldn't be that straightforward.

  "There is no antidote for a poisonous injection in this world, at least I couldn't make one."

  Xu Lingtian didn't mind the probing in Leijia's words, he just smiled slightly and continued: "Do you still remember what I said? The last task is simpler than the previous ones, it's just a relaxing errand."

  "Errand?"

  "Even if it's just a legwork task, why would you go out of your way to create new medicine?" Lei Ga asked with a puzzled tone.

  Xu Lingtian put down his work and said to Lei Jia: "Do you still remember the Flame Lizard's Blood Potion?"

  Lei nodded, "Remember, it was the bottle of medicine you gave me after I picked up the black giant sword and returned to the Violent Crow Tavern, which quickly restored my body temperature from near freezing point to normal. But what you're making now is a golden yellow potion, whereas the Flame Lizard's Blood Potion is blood red."

  "Don't be impatient, listen to me tell you slowly."

  Xu Lingtian said, "To the east of Dusk Village, there is a small volcano called Dwarf Furnace. The mountain is barren and bare, with hot air rising from its peak all year round. Most of the fog in Dusk Village is related to the volcanic ash. The Flame Lizard lives in the caves on Dwarf Furnace Mountain."

  "Are you asking me to go collect the blood of the Flame Lizard for you?" Rega asked.

  Xu Lingtian shook his head, "The Flame Lizard is only a second-rate savage beast, its blood isn't rare. What I want you to do is enter the depths of the cave and retrieve for me the alchemy tool box that I lost in the cave many years ago. And the medicine I'm making now is to help you withstand the high temperature of the magma."

  Alchemist's Toolbox?

  Lei Ga asked in a calm tone: "Since the temperature inside the cave is very high, shouldn't your alchemy tool box have been burned to a crisp by now?"

  "It was a box with an attached temperature control magic effect, so it wouldn't be damaged by burning."

  Xu Lingtian said: "You only need to bring the box back for me, and I can give you the Moon Demon Grass."

  "Is that all?" Lui asked.

  Although the boxes with magical effects are very valuable, as a master alchemist of the Xuling Tian sect, he can easily buy another one. Moreover, giving up the Moon Demon Grass for just a box is really unbelievable to Leiga.

  "That's all."

  Xu Lingtian paused for a moment and added in a hesitant tone: "The box is fragile, please be careful."

  The things in the alchemy toolbox are actually the most important.

  Lei gave a faint smile, "Understood, I'll be very careful."

  "That's good."

  Xu Lingtian turned his head back, mixed the herbs and solution in a certain proportion, and the golden liquid immediately became radiant, illuminating the entire room as if it were daylight. Even the light of the magic candles was overshadowed.

  "What the heck!?"

  Lei covered his eyes and couldn't adapt to the strong light for a long time.

  Xu Lingtian's gray eyes seemed to be unaffected, and he replied calmly while stirring the medicine: "Shengyang grass plus mangmu grass, combined with various herbs to create a refined solution... A toy? That's right, I call it a money-burning toy."

  The dazzling light gradually faded, and Xu Lingtian stopped stirring, pouring the concentrated medicine into a very small bottle and handing it to Le Ga.

  "However, other alchemists call it: The Finite Panacea."

  Limitless Invincible Potion!

  Lei Ga couldn't help but take a cold breath. Even though he was clueless about alchemy, he knew that this medicine was absolutely not to be leaked outside, and only the core members of large guilds were qualified to come into contact with it.

  "This potion will make you immune to all damage for thirty seconds. Remember to drink it when you need to cross the lava. I could have done this task myself, but I already have a different potion in my system and can't drink another one."

  For a magic box worth less than 100 gold coins, he spent a bottle of priceless limited invincible medicine that could buy a city.

  Lei Ga suddenly felt that he already knew what was inside the box...