Supreme Protector!

Either of these options is too far off for Rong Xi.

But there's no rush. As a person, you must have dreams; otherwise, wouldn't you just be a salted fish?

Rong Xi didn't aspire to achieve anything great, but that didn't mean she wanted to be a lazy bum!

Hmm, why not set a goal first and practice alchemy to its fullest extent?

Rong Xi possesses some talent in alchemy. Of course, the extent of that talent remains to be seen. However, she does have a system, albeit one that isn't easy to use.

"Baby, go back and tell them that if we want to continue using the Royal Pavilion's blessed land, ask them to prepare spiritual medicine. From now on, we won't need spirit stones anymore!"

Since we're going to refine pills, we need a sufficient amount of spiritual herbs.

According to the game's rules, alchemy and weapon crafting both require a certain level of proficiency. To increase proficiency, you need a massive amount of medicinal herbs to refine pills.

As for the top-grade alchemy furnace used for cheating in the system, it can only be abandoned.

"Okay!"

The baby answered and glared at Rong Xi, "Master, is there anything else you need?"

"It's gone!"

Rong Xi thought about it and realized that there was indeed nothing wrong.

Rong Xi's decision caused an uproar in the capital.

The Imperial Palace Grotto-Heaven is the foundation upon which the royal family maintains its transcendence. It was previously free to use, but later a usage fee was required, and now, even this usage fee is subject to a limit.

A miracle cure!

In the Qing Dynasty, and indeed, even throughout the entire cultivation world, spiritual herbs were a hard currency, even more valuable than spirit stones. After all, while the exchange rate for spirit stones fluctuated, spiritual herbs were always in high demand but difficult to find.

When the Crown Prince received the message from the baby, he was devastated.

Previously, the Crown Prince was displeased when Zuo Tang advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. Later, some good news finally arrived: Wuliangha also advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

The Uriyangkhad, from the Guoluo clan, were unquestionably loyal to the court.

Therefore, when Nalan Mingzhu sent a message back, the Crown Prince's depression over Zuo Tang's advancement to the Nascent Soul stage vanished. However, his joy didn't last long before a situation that nearly drove him to collapse occurred.

"Senior, could you—"

"No bargaining. If there's no miraculous elixir, then there's no point in discussing anything!"

Having received Rong Xi's instructions, Bao Bao naturally wouldn't be polite to the Crown Prince. Moreover, with the initiative in her hands, even if the Crown Prince had any complaints, he could only accept it.

"senior!"

The prince wanted to say a few more words, but the baby simply disappeared.

The frustrated crown prince could only go to the Cining Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager; this matter required a proper procedure. If not handled properly, the Aisin Gioro family's rule would be unstable.

...

While the Crown Prince, feeling utterly dejected, went to see the Empress Dowager to discuss a solution, Rong Xi was already preparing to embark on her alchemy journey.

Alchemy furnace?

have!

Medicinal herbs?

No shortage!

Then, a problem arose: she didn't have a flame to refine pills.

For alchemy, it is best to use fire from the earth's veins.

Yes, in order to control the fire, the earth fire vein needs to be specially modified to ensure that the flame temperature can be adjusted at any time. Otherwise, if the temperature control for alchemy is not handled properly, it may lead to failure.

"System, can you do me a favor?"

Rong Xi immediately called on the system, "Help me check, where are the earth fire veins around here?"

"Travel five hundred li west, and you'll reach the seventh mountain peak!"

The system responded quickly.

Compared to its previous indifferent attitude, the system is still aloof, but it can still respond to Rong Xi's greetings.

This was also the transaction rule that Rong Xi reached with the system.

The system extracts spiritual energy from Rong Xi's body to grow, and at the same time, it also provides Rong Xi with some assistance.

Thanks!

Rong Xi chuckled, in a great mood.

Zichuan City is located on the northwestern border of the Qing Dynasty. Beyond Zichuan City lies a world inhabited by demons and ferocious beasts. Rong Xi didn't know what the situation was like 500 li away, so she naturally had to investigate first.

"Taotie, Qiongqi, let's go!"

Rong Xi went out, summoning Taotie and Qiongqi, to investigate the situation five hundred miles to the west. If feasible, she planned to build a villa there for alchemy. Of course, if the environment were even better, Rong Xi wouldn't mind causing some trouble there.

To refine elixirs, a large amount of materials are needed.

The Imperial Scripture Pavilion's blessed land, which she possessed, could not be exposed to the light of day for the time being. Similarly, the system's blessed land could not be exposed to the light of day.

Therefore, if the conditions there are good, Rong Xi plans to plant various kinds of spiritual herbs there.

Although Rong Xi didn't like this sudden shift to farming, medicinal herbs were truly scarce in this world. Collecting herbs from outside was quite difficult, so it was better to grow them herself.

After all, Rong Xi needed a truly massive amount of various medicinal herbs.

"Madam!"

Seeing that Rong Xi was about to leave, Granny Rui and Granny Xiang immediately stepped forward.

"Let's go together! Let's go together!"

Knowing that these two were acting out of concern for her safety, Rong Xi didn't refuse. Although the strength of Granny Rui and Granny Xiang was insignificant compared to Taotie and Qiongqi, they were her chosen guardian nannies, and it was their duty.

As a result, seeing that Granny Rui and Granny Xiang went along, Magpie and Jiangzi also wanted to go.

Rong Xi simply brought everyone along, and riding in a flying chariot, guarded by Taotie and Qiongqi, they flew out of the Yong Prince's Mansion and headed west towards Zichuan City.

"Master, where are we going?"

Once outside Prince Yong's residence, the magpie resumed its chattering nature, tugging at Rong Xi and asking questions incessantly.

Are we going out to have fun?

"Master, look! There are so many cranes over there!"

"...Magpie, that's not a crane, that's a mourning bird!"

"Master, what is a mourning bird?"

"The mourning bird, like the vulture, feeds on carcasses."

Rong Xi answered calmly, then slowly narrowed her eyes. "Mourning Death Birds feed on corpses. And right now, there seem to be several hundred Mourning Death Birds gathered there. So many Mourning Death Birds gathered together clearly indicates a large number of corpses."

"Let's go take a look!"

At Rong Xi's command, Granny Rui immediately controlled the flying chariot to change direction and fly towards the place where the mourning bird was circling.

The distance of several dozen miles was covered in the blink of an eye.

Looking down from the air, Rong Xi's expression immediately changed.

In a valley below, tens of thousands of corpses lay prostrate—not the corpses of ferocious beasts or monsters, but the corpses of humans.

This place, according to the Qing Dynasty's territorial records, was clearly a desolate land, teeming with countless demonic beasts and ferocious monsters. But now, there are no demonic beasts or ferocious monsters, only tens of thousands of corpses.

"vomit……"

When Granny Rui controlled the flying chariot to land, Rong Xi saw the corpses up close and immediately vomited.

These people died in a very unsettling way, and their clothing was completely different from that of the Qing Dynasty.