Outside Baiwu City, high in the sky, a fiery red figure was flying swiftly.
The most striking feature was the pair of fire wings span several zhang in length, with each flap, he could cross a kilometer in an instant.
The figure was none other than Xiao Yi.
"Illusion Feather Wings," a rare flying martial technique, ranked as high-level Earth Rank.
The so-called Illusion Feather involved harnessing True Qi within a Martial Artist’s body, along with their controllable power, to create wings.
Different Martial Artists would conjure different wings.
The wings Xiao Yi materialized were naturally a pair of Purple Flame Fire Wings.
Moreover, the size of the Illusion Feather Wings depended on the amount of True Qi a Martial Artist possessed.
With Xiao Yi’s current degree of True Qi, he could only manifest wings several zhang in size.
Due to their non-offensive nature and being merely supportive, cultivation was not difficult.
With Xiao Yi’s perception, it took only a few days to master effortless use.
Typically, even if a Half-step Cave Profound Martial Artist employed the Illusion Feather Wings, they would not match up to a Mysterious Profundity Realm Warrior in flight.
However, the wings Xiao Yi conjured were Purple Flame Fire Wings.
The explosive nature of the flames gave these wings a faster flying speed.
Now, his speed could rival that of a Mysterious Profundity First Layer Martial Artist performing Sky-controlling Flight.
Once he truly entered the Mysterious Profundity Realm and could perform Sky-controlling Flight, with the Purple Flame Fire Wings, his speed would far surpass other Mysterious Profundity Realm Warriors.
From any perspective, acquiring these Illusion Feather Wings had been an exceptionally good deal.
Now, he needed to make a trip back to the Xiao Family.
High above, Xiao Yi took a deep breath, "The feeling of soaring through the sky is indeed exhilarating."
In any world, flying was one of humanity’s dreams.
No wonder ordinary people viewed those in the Mysterious Profundity Realm almost as deities.
Xiao Yi was now heading to the Eighteen Cities of East Desolate.
He had previously avoided going due to the lengthy journey, which would take a long time to return to Baiwu City.
But now with the Purple Flame Fire Wings, he could cover the distance in about seven days.
...
Seven days later, in the Eighteen Cities of East Desolate.
Headquarters of the Gale Demon Hunting Team.
"Still no sign of a Fifth-grade Alchemist? If we delay any further, Xinyue won’t last much longer."
The speaker was a man about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, with handsome features and an extraordinary presence. However, his face was filled with anxiety.
He was Ning Hao, Captain of the Gale Demon Hunting Team, a Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer Martial Artist.
The Gale Demon Hunting Team was a renowned Demon Hunting Team among the Eighteen Cities of East Desolate, commanding more than a dozen sub-teams with over a thousand members.
"Captain, Fifth-grade Alchemists, not even common Mystic Breakthrough Realm Warriors can easily engage them, how could we possibly find one with ease?"
Several people stood in front of Ning Hao.
They were his deputy captains, all of them Mysterious Profundity Eighth Layer cultivators.
Hearing their words, Ning Hao gritted his teeth, "Heavenly Returning Pills are Fifth-grade Elixirs. If we can’t find a Fifth-grade Alchemist, Xinyue is doomed."
"Captain," at this moment, one of the deputy captains spoke, "I heard that recently in Qianle City, a famous Alchemist has appeared."
"Named Yi Xiao, young in age but has successfully refined Fifth-grade Elixirs."
"Yi Xiao?" Ning Hao frowned, and said, "An Alchemist who can refine Fifth-grade Elixirs is no ordinary Pharmacist. How come I’ve never heard of this person?"
The deputy captain replied, "It’s said that he emerged suddenly, moreover, he’s a genius Demon Hunter. In the Demon Hall of Qianle City, nearly all the Alchemy bounty tasks have been completed by him within two months."
"That impressive?" Ning Hao was startled, then pleased, and said, "Immediately post a task at the Demon Hunting Hall, we must find him."
"Captain, don’t worry, we’ve already posted it. However, these past few days, it’s been heard that Yi Xiao has vanished without a trace, I’m afraid it will be difficult to find him."
"Vanished without a trace?" Ning Hao’s expression darkened, "Why would he disappear just at this time? Xinyue doesn’t have much time left."
The deputy captains too showed signs of concern, saying, "Captain, Alchemists are notoriously eccentric, and their whereabouts unpredictable."
"We can’t rush this, we can only wait."
*Slap.* Ning Hao slapped the table and said, "Spread the word, we must find Yi Xiao within three days."
"Yes," The deputy captains responded.
Just as this was happening, a fiery figure swiftly approached from high above.
The deputy captains’ expressions turned cold as they called out, "Who’s this upstart daring to trespass near the Gale Demon Hunting Team?"
"Yi Xiao," Xiao Yi frowned slightly, replying coldly.
Xiao Yi, on his way to East Desolate’s Eighteen Cities, had passed by the Demon Hunting Hall and heard that the Gale Demon Hunting Team had posted an Alchemy bounty task, so he made his way over.