Map shop.
Hai Bo Dong, who had regained his vigor, and Chen Xiao, who had finished the subsequent matters, had no intention of lingering outside the city, so they returned with Teng Shan.
"When does Elder Hai plan to leave Mo City?"
Hearing Chen Xiao's address, Hai Bo Dong smiled with satisfaction.
In the past, this kid always called him Ice Emperor, Ice Emperor. How could it be as close as it is now?
"I'll stay for three to five more days at most. The former city lord of Mo City already suspected my identity. With such a big commotion today, plus Teng Shan's coming and going these past few days, if you think about it carefully, you'll know that my identity is not simple. If I continue to stay, I won't be able to have any peace."
Hai Bo Dong replied with a chuckle.
Having given up the idea of taking him as a disciple and changing it to befriending him, his heart was no longer conflicted at all.
Chen Xiao nodded slightly. In the original trajectory, Hai Bo Dong's identity was never exposed, and people often came to curry favor. Now that his identity was gradually becoming clear, staying any longer would only make the situation more exaggerated.
"Kid, just say what you need. Although I just broke the seal today, my strength has recovered by seventy to eighty percent. What you find difficult might just be a simple matter in my eyes."
Strength brought confidence. The current Hai Bo Dong was no longer the ordinary old man in the map shop. His demeanor and speech truly had the aura of the Ice Emperor.
Hearing this, Chen Xiao no longer hesitated.
"There are indeed two small matters that require Elder Hai's help."
"Tell me about it."
"The first matter is, I want to ask Elder Hai to go to the place where Medusa Queen took the Green Lotus Core Flame. The Green Lotus Core Flame takes a hundred years to form and a thousand years to become a lotus. The flame is born from the heart of the lotus. Medusa Queen doesn't know much about Heavenly Flames. I suspect she won't take that Earth Core Fire Lotus. The Earth Fire Lotus Seeds inside are good things. If Elder Hai can obtain them, how about we split them fifty-fifty?"
With Chen Xiao's current strength, it was absolutely impossible to go deep into the underground magma.
Therefore, to verify this matter, he could only rely on Hai Bo Dong as a laborer.
With the friendship they had built over these past few days, plus the fact that he wouldn't be able to get it without Hai Bo Dong, splitting the gains was only right and proper.
"There's such a thing? You kid, you're clearly of the ice attribute, but you know a lot about these Heavenly Flames. I'll remember that. I'll go take a look tonight. With my sensitivity to that woman's aura and the correct direction, it won't be difficult to find the location where she entered the ground."
This was a good thing, and Hai Bo Dong had no reason to refuse.
In fact, even if Chen Xiao didn't propose to split the gains, as long as he was willing to ask, with how much he valued Chen Xiao now, he wouldn't refuse.
"Elder Hai, call me when you take action."
Deep underground, there was also a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
Now that Qing Lin had also started cultivating, if she could use that Fire Spirit Snake to initially activate her Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils and subdue it, the benefits would be considerable. She would also gain a powerful bodyguard, making her feel more confident when traveling outside.
Killing two birds with one stone, why not?
"Alright," Hai Bo Dong nodded in agreement.
"The other matter is Elder Hai's incomplete map."
As he spoke, Chen Xiao's gaze swept towards the corner.
Teng Shan was not an outsider to Hai Bo Dong, so Chen Xiao didn't need to deliberately hide anything.
"You kid is really still thinking about it! Could it be that woman told you?"
Hai Bo Dong was greatly surprised. He hadn't forgotten the day he first met Chen Xiao.
At that time, Chen Xiao was browsing in the shop, and Hai Bo Dong had been observing his every move out of the corner of his eye.
But after Chen Xiao saw the incomplete map, he acted no different from a normal person, so much so that he had never suspected anything.
Now that he heard this, it seemed that wasn't the case?
"To be honest, I do know a little about this incomplete map. It should be one-eighth of the complete map, and what is recorded on it is also a type of Heavenly Flame, and its ranking is very high. It is definitely not something that people at the Dou Huang or even Dou Zong level can covet. I'm generally not interested in Heavenly Flames, but if I can collect all the incomplete maps, it would also be a considerable bargaining chip."
As long as he showed interest in the incomplete map, it wouldn't be difficult for Hai Bo Dong to guess that he knew some information.
Therefore, Chen Xiao didn't need to pretend to be mysterious. Revealing some information appropriately wouldn't hurt.
"Heh heh, you kid is thinking too simply. I won't hide it from you, this incomplete map was the cause of the conflict between me and Medusa Queen more than ten years ago. After I got it, I studied it hard for so many years with no results, and I haven't heard any news about the other incomplete maps. To increase the possibility, I even split it in half and deliberately took out one part to attract interested people, but over the years, only you kid has been interested in it. To collect all of them, what kind of luck would that require?"
This was true.
For ordinary people, the difficulty of collecting the incomplete maps was no less than finding a needle in a haystack.
If it weren't for a protagonist like Xiao Yan, it would be difficult to find even two in a lifetime, let alone collect all of them.
"If you want it, take it. Anyway, I'm almost sick of looking at it. I can draw it exactly the same with my eyes closed. If you really have the luck to collect all of them and uncover the mystery that day, just satisfy my curiosity."
As he spoke, Hai Bo Dong flipped his palm, and the other half of the incomplete map was also taken out and casually thrown onto the table in front of Chen Xiao.
The reason he was so straightforward was as he had just said.
Collecting the incomplete maps was too difficult, and he saw no hope.
Furthermore, he did remember it very clearly.
In addition, he also didn't want his impression in Chen Xiao's heart to collapse.
Chen Xiao slightly cupped his fists in thanks and didn't rush to put away the half of the incomplete map on the table. He first got up and walked to the corner to retrieve the other half.
Picking up the two incomplete maps, Chen Xiao looked at them carefully with a curious expression, occasionally pulling them hard a few times, and letting out surprised murmurs.
"Don't bother. The material of this incomplete map is very special, I've never seen it before. I've tried many methods, cutting with a knife, roasting with fire, freezing in water, etc., but none of them could damage it. Only this Black Stone Ore can cut it."
With a 'clatter', a palm-sized piece of ore, resembling obsidian, landed on the table.
"What kind of ore is this? I don't recognize it at all."
Teng Shan, who hadn't spoken until now, grew curious. He picked it up and examined it for a long time but still had no clue.
Considering who Teng Shan was, the owner of the wealthiest Mitre Family in the Jia Ma Empire, the fact that even he didn't recognize it showed how rare this black ore was.
"I'm not sure. I happened to pick it up when I went out of the city once. Seeing how sharp it was, I brought it back to try it out. I didn't expect it could actually cut the remnant map," Hai Bo Dong said, shaking his head.
After Teng Shan finished examining it, Chen Xiao took it.
Although he didn't recognize it, he was certain that this black ore was very unusual.
After all, Xiao Yan couldn't damage the remnant map even by using a Heavenly Flame to temper it, yet Hai Bo Dong could cut it. This was already an extremely unbelievable matter.
Now that he knew the reason, Chen Xiao could somewhat understand.
After playing with it for a bit, Chen Xiao put down the remnant map and held the black stone ore, making a slicing motion.
Instantly, the two one-eighth sized remnant maps were divided into four, becoming one-sixteenth sized pieces.
Resisting the urge to cut it again, Chen Xiao picked up the four small pieces, a hint of wickedness in his smile.
Having made progress on the two final matters, Chen Xiao was eager to go back and study the premonition in his mind, so he immediately stood up.
"Qing Lin is probably waiting for me again. Elder Hai, Clan Leader Teng Shan, I'll take my leave now. See you tonight!"
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