I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 198 - 196: Xi Yuan Tournament (Part 22)
Chen Qi went crazy, the Earth Elemental Spirit surged out recklessly, and his shoe soles ground against the ground, creating white smoke. Shangguan Lin Yuan finally gave up struggling and let Chen Qi drag him along, colliding and rubbing against the ground.
Seeing this scene, even Cui Tianxiao knew he had caused trouble. Holding his bow, he was at a loss: "What, what’s happening here?"
Li Xing gave him a sudden flick on the forehead: "That’s not tumbleweed, it’s the seedling of a Blood-sucking Vine. Elemental Attacks are useless and will only cause them to evolve into a superspeed state!"
Cui Tianxiao was shocked; so this was the desert’s most ferocious plant, the Blood-sucking Vine! No wonder Chen Qi’s face turned green with fright.
"Then, what should we do?"
"Pull them up!"
Cui Tianxiao, Ye Qingting, and Qi Ming, with clumsy hands and feet, pulled the exhausted Chen Qi and others onto the back of the Red Armored Scorpion, while Li Xing returned to the head of the scorpion and tossed a Rejuvenation Pill into its mouth.
The Elixir took effect immediately, restoring Da Hong’s depleted strength to full.
The Red Armored Scorpion let out a roar, and its speed increased significantly. Even with the load doubling, it still energetically widened the gap between it and the Blood-sucking Vine.
"Da Hong, give it a push, charge up that dune!"
Though the Red Armored Scorpion had never seen a Blood-sucking Vine, high-level Star Beasts have a sixth sense for predicting danger.
The Red Armored Scorpion, having survived over three hundred years, was an expert at seeking advantages and avoiding harm. Although the thorn balls looked unremarkable, the Red Armored Scorpion held an unyielding belief not to let the thorn balls touch it.
Therefore, without Li Xing’s urging, the Red Armored Scorpion ran for its life, finally reaching the dune Li Xing mentioned, before the Blood-sucking Vine caught up, and climbed up with its legs and claws.
This dune was extremely steep, approaching an eighty-degree angle with the ground, making it impossible for the Blood-sucking Vine to roll up and only able to surround the dune.
Finally reaching a safe area, the Red Armored Scorpion crashed to the ground, laying its segmented body and gasping for breath.
Li Xing had the Three Thousand Lotus transform into a ring of fire, circling the Red Armored Scorpion to prevent it from dying of cold, then jumped off the scorpion to stand on the dune and observe the Blood-sucking Vine closely.
On the back of the Red Armored Scorpion, the Take No Nonsense Team and the Desert Boat Team occupied each end. The atmosphere wasn’t harmonious, but there was peace.
Chen Qi poked Shangguan Lin Yuan and whispered: "Yuanzi, how do you think they managed to tame the Red Armored Scorpion? Can we get one too?"
The Red Armored Scorpion’s broad back made even desperate escape runs feel unshaken, an excellent means of desert transport.
Also, there has never been a precedent for taming a Star Beast. From the moment Chen Qi stepped on the scorpion’s back, he felt an immense sense of pride and heroism. If there was a way for him to tame a Red Armored Scorpion, he wouldn’t let the opportunity slip.
Shangguan Lin Yuan, dragged by Chen Qi, had his skin scraped off, blood dripping, looking terrifying.
Hearing Chen Qi wanting to stir things up again, Shangguan Lin Yuan sternly admonished: "I advise you to settle down. If so many great people in history couldn’t do it, what makes you think you can?"
Chen Qi defied: "Damn! If I can’t, then how can the Take No Nonsense Team? Aren’t we all Elemental Spirits?"
"Let me tell you why you can’t!" Shangguan Lin Yuan pointed to the circle of fire surrounding the Red Armored Scorpion and continued: "Do you know what that is?"
"Of course, it’s Primordial Fire. The Take No Nonsense Team only has one Fire Elemental Spirit, so that must be Li Xing’s Primordial Fire."
"Exactly. The reason the Red Armored Scorpion can appear in the desert is entirely due to Li Xing simulating the heat of magma with Primordial Fire, keeping the scorpion warm and allowing it to run energetically."
"The Earth Lungs Area is six to seven hundred kilometers from here, and even at full speed, the Red Armored Scorpion takes more than five hours to reach. I’m also a Fire Elemental Spirit User, but honestly, if I were to keep Primordial Fire at a comfortable temperature that doesn’t burn the Red Armored Scorpion for five hours straight, I couldn’t do it."
Chen Qi fell silent. Shangguan Lin Yuan was right. He only noticed the splendor of the Take No Nonsense Team riding the Red Armored Scorpion, not realizing the absolute strength underpinning that splendor.
"Since they’re allowing us to stay here, let’s rest and recover our strength. Stop thinking about nonsense." Having said that, Shangguan Lin Yuan laid down with his clothes on and closed his eyes to sleep.
Though Chen Qi was nearly out of breath from running earlier, compared to the dozen or so exhausting hours Shangguan Lin Yuan endured, he was still full of energy and couldn’t sit still.
Bored, Chen Qi shifted his conversation partner to Bai Ling. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Captain, isn’t Ye Qingting an Ice Elemental Spirit? Why wasn’t he affected by the Elemental Spirit limitation?"
Shangguan Xian Yu maxed out the temperature regulation talisman, using even Chen Qi’s six Energy Stones, yet she was still significantly affected.
Reasonably, Ye Qingting’s condition should be worse than Shangguan Xian Yu’s, but he showed no signs of limitation. That wasn’t logical.
Bai Ling motioned toward the flamboyant display sign: "Didn’t you see that ad? Li Xing invented a new drug."
"Clear Wind Powder?" Chen Qi sneered: "Is it really that miraculous or what!"
Bai Ling ignored him and stood up towards Ye Qingting. Ye Qingting noticed Bai Ling’s movement too. As both were captains and weren’t in direct competition, there wasn’t a need to maintain a tense atmosphere.
So Ye Qingting stepped forward and spoke proactively.
"Sister Bai Ling, is there something you need from me?"
"Captain Ye, I wanted to ask if that Clear Wind Powder is as effective as the sign claims?"
Ye Qingting laughed. "Sister, Ah Xing never jokes about things related to medicine. If you still have doubts, you can check my condition."
Ye Qingting did not use Elemental Power in front of Bai Ling, but the aura around him showed that his Primordial Spirit was abundant and he was in excellent condition.
Bai Ling’s last bit of doubt vanished into thin air.
"I want to buy the medicine."
Li Xing had just climbed back onto the Red Armored Scorpion when he heard Bai Ling say she wanted to buy the medicine. Ecstatic, he hurriedly ran to Bai Ling, rubbing his hands and asking:
"Sister Bai, you have good taste! I don’t have much of this medicine left, selling only to those meant to have it. How much do you want?"
"Uh...I’ll take one bottle for now."
"Alright then. Thirty-two thousand five hundred star coins, you have my contact, just transfer it over!"
After the "Ping—" notification, Li Xing, with a wide smile, took out a ceramic bottle slightly thicker than a pinky and handed it to Bai Ling.
Chen Qi, standing behind Bai Ling watching the scene, got agitated when Li Xing took out such a tiny bottle: "Damn, you’re selling such a small amount for over thirty grand? Are you selling to those meant to have it, or rich people?"
Star Guardian Cui Tianxiao immediately mocked: "A bottle is a single person’s dosage. Did you think you’d get half a pound? Eat it as a meal, perhaps!"
Qi Ming couldn’t stand others criticizing Li Xing either and retorted, "If you use Clear Wind Powder, you won’t need to activate the temperature regulation talisman anymore. Think of how many Energy Stones you save. Isn’t this a good deal?"
Chen Qi had nothing to say. Qi Ming was right. If this medicine could indeed replace the temperature regulation talisman, then the price of over thirty thousand wasn’t just reasonable, it was a steal!
Li Xing: "A mountain is famous for having an immortal, not its height. A medicine is effective, not in its quantity. We were unconnected, but the medicine brought us together. Buy and cherish it while you can, for when you seek it later, it might be beyond your reach!"
Chen Qi snorted disdainfully, cursing a shrewd merchant in his heart.
Years later, when Clear Wind Powder in the Red Hall fetched two million star coins per gram, Chen Qi regretted not stocking up during the competition.
Bai Ling fed the Clear Wind Powder to Shangguan Xian Yu. The cool powder melted instantly, turning into a breeze that swept her limbs, dispelling the accumulated heat within.
Shangguan Xian Yu felt her long-stalled Primordial Spirit quickly begin to circulate again, prompting her to widen her eyes in amazement.
