My Sexy Female CEO

Chapter 1924 383: Infiltrating the Imperial Palace

That was the Constellation Bead, along with her Blood Yin Banner, and yet she just missed them. How can she compensate for the loss from a few days ago? How will she explain to her Master?

"What do we do now?" the expert of the Mysterious Immortal Realm beside her asked.

"What else can we do? Go back to refine medicinal powder, then return to the Immortal's Cave Mansion and see if there are other discoveries," answered the crimson woman.

The vast world made it difficult to quickly find that bastard, so instead of wasting effort and time pursuing him, it was better to return to the Immortal's Cave Mansion to find other treasures. Even finding just one Spiritual Pearl of the Great Immortal Realm could compensate for some mistakes.

The people from the Black Wind Auction had no better plan, so they had to follow the crimson woman away.

However, if they wanted a share of the treasures in the Immortal's Cave Mansion this time, they would have to pay the price, because the crimson woman wouldn't let them reap the benefits without effort.

"If you want to follow us inside, you'll have to pay me two Spiritual Pearls of the Mysterious Immortal First Realm."

"Aren't you asking a bit too much?" Zhang Yaoyao questioned.

"The treasures in the Immortal's Cave Mansion, the kid should not have totally stolen them, so my price is quite reasonable," replied the crimson woman.

"You're all going in anyway, what if we don't pay?" Zhang Yaoyao refused to compromise.

"Then I'll drive the Unicorn Beetles to the entrance and see how you get in," the crimson woman answered viciously.

"You..."

Zhang Yaoyao was furious, as the other party might indeed implement such measures.

Deliberating for a long time, she felt it necessary to discuss with her Second Uncle.

The Second Uncle believed that treasures from individuals of the Mysterious Immortal Fifth Realm were rare, and since they also earned two Spiritual Pearls of the Mysterious Immortal First Realm from the crimson woman, it was not unwarranted to pay her back, so he agreed.

Since Second Uncle had no objections, Zhang Yaoyao wouldn't oppose either, and thus, both sides reached a consensus swiftly.

Other competitors were excluded.

Because the fewer the competitors, the more treasures they could obtain.

...

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan, who escaped the ordeal, had traveled tens of kilometers non-stop and finally couldn't hold on anymore, quickly hiding inside the Immortal Ring for treatment.

The poison of the Unicorn Beetle was quite peculiar, and the Hundred-Cures Pill from the Seven-Colored Immortal Emperor was ineffective against it; he had to find a way to eliminate it.

After ingesting several Hundred-Cures Pills, he concentrated on studying the appearance characteristics of this poisonous bug, to see which other poisonous bug it resembled.

After searching for a while, he found the answer.

This poisonous bug was called the Unicorn Beetle, with a black-red body and a hard exterior, which might not be breached by tools.

In the medical book of the Seven-Colored Immortal Emperor, there's a record of the antidote for this poisonous bug, but the main component of the Hundred-Cures Pill seemed unable to blend with other components of the pill.

In other words, to resolve this poison, he had to refine another antidote.

The medicinal materials needed for the antidote to the Unicorn Beetle's poison were mostly available in the medicine repository of the Seven-Colored Immortal Emperor, except for a missing vine, known as the Clove Vine.

The Clove Vine is a rather rare botanical ingredient, and he might have to exert effort to find it.

Time is of the essence, so he quickly left the Immortal Ring to search for the Clove Vine.

...

Three days later, the crimson woman returned to the Immortal's Cave Mansion of the Mysterious Immortal Fifth Realm, equipped with abundant medicinal powder.

After expelling all the Unicorn Beetles, she joined the people from the Black Wind Auction in searching for treasures.

After searching back and forth, aside from finding some martial arts secret manuals and weapons, they couldn't find anything else, not even a single elixir.

On the wall, they discovered an empty, hidden compartment.

There must have been something in the compartment before, which presumably had been taken by that punk.

If the Cave Master truly had the Constellation Beads, then the Constellation Beads are now with that punk.

"It seems the treasures have indeed been snatched by him."

The crimson woman cursed inwardly.

On this journey to the Immortal Cave Mansion, besides finding a few Spiritual Pearls and Unicorn Beetles, she found nothing else, which was quite a loss.

Zhang Yaoyao was surprised by the crimson woman's disregard for the Cave Master's martial arts secret manual, and she asked, "Don't you want these martial arts secret manuals and weapons?"

"Who cares about such things? If you want them, take them, but you'll have to pay a fee." replied the crimson woman.

"You name the price, I can pay any amount."

These martial arts secret manuals and weapons could be exchanged for many Spiritual Pearls, and even swapping them for Mysterious Immortal Realm Spiritual Pearls would be easy, so she wouldn't be stingy.

"Can you afford three Spiritual Pearls of the Mysterious Immortal Third Realm?" asked the crimson woman.

"No problem!"

"Wow, that was straightforward?" The crimson woman was a bit surprised, feeling she might have asked for too little, could have asked for more.

Since it came to this point, changing the price was impossible. Just consider it selling some junk.

With a transaction completed, receiving three Spiritual Pearls of the Mysterious Immortal Third Realm, the crimson woman was instantly pleased, making the loss not so great after all.

...

Over three days, Lin Yifan continuously inquired about places selling Clove Vine.

He visited various pharmacies and searched in major cities but only received two words - "Not available."

This medicinal plant might only be found in the National Pharmacy, and generally hard to find in civilian areas.

Yet, the National Pharmacy would certainly be heavily guarded, posing a risk if he went.

However, for the sake of his life, he could only risk advancing.

At midnight, he arrived outside the Imperial Palace, took out the Spiritual Pearls, set up an Array, and utilized the Earth Escape Technique to sneak into the palace.

He roamed around, listened everywhere, and watched, finally locating the Imperial Physician of this nation. The National Pharmacy was inside the courtyard.

Sneaking beneath the National Pharmacy, when he tried entering the interior, he discovered obstacles from a Prohibition Formation.

This Prohibition Formation was quite advanced, and it might take him some time to break it.

As long as Clove Vine could be found, it was worth spending time.

So he escaped to a ground without heavy guards and focused on researching breaking methods.

After searching his mind once, he found the breaking method for this array and began to outline the Formation Pattern, breaking it bit by bit.

After a few hours, he finally broke the Prohibition Formation.

Without further delay, he hurried in to find the Clove Vine.

Throughout the process, he moved lightly without making any sound, so he avoided catching the attention of heavy guards around the National Pharmacy.

Upon entering, after checking all the medicine repositories, he found they lacked a medicine called Clove Vine.

However, he did discover some excellent medicinal materials, so he collected them.

While searching the elixirs, he found a bottle that harbored a note.

Retrieving and opening the note, he discovered it was a formula for a chronic poison.

The presence of this formula here indicated two possibilities: one is to harm others, and the other is to refine it to meet national or personal needs.

If it's the second possibility, there's no need to hide it so deeply, leaving only one possibility, which is intent to harm.