Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 470 - 484: Tian Ze Ant

Chapter 470: Chapter 484: Tian Ze Ant

"Sir, are there any better alchemy tasks available?"

The Welfare Hall was always bustling with activity, people coming and going; after all, this was where both accepting and submitting tasks took place.

"You have almost taken all the low-level alchemy tasks, and you can’t take on the higher-level ones yet."

There are only about a dozen alchemy tasks each month, and Mu Can had basically taken all the tasks in the first half of the month, leaving him now facing the situation of having no alchemy tasks to accept.

"There are also battle tasks, would you like to give them a try?" The person in charge of each city’s Welfare Hall is generally an old disciple whose strength has reached a bottleneck and who is advanced in age.

Volunteering for the task of managing the Welfare Hall, after three years, one can exchange for an opportunity to enter the Imperial City’s Secret Realm for cultivation.

However, such tasks also depend on the completion status of tasks at each Welfare Hall, and Mu Can’s arrival injected some new vitality into this city.

The old disciple in charge of the Welfare Hall naturally gave Mu Can a higher regard.

"Battle tasks." Mu Can pondered for a moment. The reason he had not accepted battle tasks before was because he had not yet refined the Heavenly Repairing Pill, and once he made a move, it would easily expose his identity.

During the entry test, it was also thanks to the Reincarnation Pearl that he managed to conceal it.

"This battle task is very simple, hunting Great Tianze ants, two task points for each ant."

Mu Can hesitated for a moment, then decided to take on the task directly.

Having been in this city for a while, he had acquired a certain understanding of the local specialty creatures.

These Great Tianze ants are a kind of Demon Beast ant that live in the Great Tianze, and each ant carries a tiny crystal, which can be used in forging weapons and is quite valuable.

Although Mu Can could easily handle a single Great Tianze ant, once they swarmed in groups, even a hundred Mu Cans would have to flee in disarray, and unfortunately, these ants are a kind of social animal that usually moves in groups.

But Mu Can was not afraid, let’s not forget, he himself was skilled in Alchemy Technique, and he also had Wang Cai, an Array Master by his side; dealing with some ants should be a simple task.

And it was one of the most cost-effective battle tasks, which could also be completed alone.

"I’ll take it." Mu Can nodded. Since there were no other tasks available, he needed at least seven hundred task points to obtain Floating Grass.

Just by bringing back three hundred and fifty Great Tianze ants, he could refine the Heavenly Repairing Pill.

"Brother Mu Can, Great Tianze ants are not easy to deal with, why not look for a team to hunt together?" The fat man, seeing the determination on Mu Can’s face, spoke to persuade him.

"Don’t worry, it’ll be fine." Mu Can made his decision, if relying on slowly completing tasks to exchange for Floating Grass, at least two months would be needed, but Mu Can felt that he might not have that much time.

Let’s not forget, the Three Realms are still under threat, so within three years he must obtain enough strength to save the Three Realms.

After finishing his tasks, the fat man left the Welfare Hall with Mu Can.

"Brother Mu Can, are you really going to Great Tianze? It’s really dangerous there," the fat man still wanted to persuade Mu Can.

The dangers within the Great Tianze were not limited to just the Great Tianze ants.

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be alright." Once Mu Can made a decision, it wasn’t easy to change it.

After thinking for a while, the fat man took out a Jade Pendant from his bosom with a pained expression and handed it over to Mu Can.

"What is this?" Mu Can knew that the Jade Pendant must be very precious, otherwise the fat man would not have shown such an expression.

"Transmission Jade, if you encounter danger you can directly crush it; it will teleport you back here," the chubby one explained.

This jade pendant was nearly the continuation of his father’s whole life, bought to keep him safe. As long as he activated and bound it to a Transmission Array, he could crush it and be teleported directly to the corresponding Teleportation Array.

Mu Can felt warmth in his heart; he knew that such a treasure would cost the chubby one’s family most of their fortune.

To give such a treasure to him showed that the chubby one truly considered him a friend.

"Chubby one, believe me, there’s no danger in my trip this time," Mu Can didn’t reach out to take it.

The chubby one’s friendship was much heavier than this item.

"But, Brother Mu Can, it’s really dangerous there," the chubby one was nearly in tears.

"Don’t worry, don’t worry. Don’t you want to pet a cat? Later, when we go back, I’ll lend you Xiao Hei to pet all you want."

Poor Wang Cai was thus sold out by Mu Can.

The next day, Mu Can used his task points to exchange for some herbs. Even though he had Wang Cai and the Reincarnation Pearl, Mu Can still needed to prepare.

Unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t reveal the existence of the Reincarnation Pearl.

Early on the third day, Mu Can left his cabin with Wang Cai, stepping onto the Teleportation Array towards Great Tianze.

Great Tianze was not far from the city where Mu Can lived. It was a swamp bordering a forest.

Inside, the geography and illusions were complex, and a large number of Demon Beasts lived there, just as the chubby one had said. Tianze ants were but one of the minor dangers.

Mu Can refused other people’s invitations to team up in the camp, vanishing alone into the edges of Great Tianze.

"Tianze ants like to live in dry places, so wherever there is water, there wouldn’t be any presence of Tianze ants."

Mu Can had already done his homework before coming; his goal was simple, to take Wang Cai with him and solo clear a small ant nest.

These ants were large enough to be three feet long, but the crystals that could be harvested from them were smaller than a fingernail.

"Meow!" Wang Cai nodded and settled securely on top of Mu Can’s head.

Even in the uninhabited Great Tianze, Wang Cai still hadn’t reverted to his dog form.

"You’re so cowardly you don’t even dare to show your face," Mu Can teased.

"You know nothing. If people found out I came back, not only would I get a terrible punishment, but you wouldn’t be able to escape either. Not even the Reincarnation Pearl could protect us," Wang Cai said furiously in the Sea of Consciousness.

"Where have you been recently?" Mu Can was quite curious about Wang Cai’s whereabouts.

While Mu Can was busy with Alchemy earning task points, Wang Cai was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh, don’t mention it, I wanted to find some clues about my old master, but it seems like he hasn’t appeared here in hundreds of years. I don’t know where he has gone off to enjoy himself," Wang Cai lay dejectedly on Mu Can’s head, sighing deeply.

If Mu Can could contact the Heavenly Dao thief, his life would clearly become much easier.

It wouldn’t be a problem at all to follow the Heavenly Dao thief and enjoy good food and drinks. But the key issue is that not even Wang Cai could make contact with the Heavenly Dao thief.

"The master must have something important to attend to," Mu Can said.

He hadn’t really counted on the Heavenly Dao thief anyway; having the Reincarnation Pearl from his mentor was already enough.