After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"Please don't do this."

Before confirming Lin Da's identity, Bailuo didn't want anyone touching his ears.

Due to Lin Da's peculiar technique, Bailuo's cat tail was stiffly straight behind him. The slightest relaxation would prompt an embarrassing sound from his throat.

In the past twenty years, Bailuo's cat ears had never been touched. Yet here they were, held in Lin Da's hands, being repeatedly kneaded as if they were walnuts...

The intense stimulation was unbearable for a modest little cat girl who valued her purity.

Looking at Bailuo's frowning but adorable expression, Lin Da smiled knowingly.

There'd be plenty of opportunities in the future; there was no rush now.

Suddenly, something came to his mind, so he said, "The food sent to Wendy is about to run out. Remember to replenish it."

"Alright," Bailuo nodded.

...

Night.

When the Ice Abyss plunged into silence and the students' snores began to rise and fall like waves.

Lin Da donned a black robe and a mask that concealed his face and aura, quietly slipping out of the Ice Abyss.

He headed toward the northern outskirts of Cyan City, to a small tavern.

Upon entering, he greeted the owner briefly and went straight upstairs, pushing open a door into a private room.

Swish swish swish.

Numerous black-robed figures fixed sharp gazes on him.

Each person present exuded terrifying magical power fluctuations, faint yet palpable.

Not one of them was inferior to Lin Da in strength.

To gather them here, Lin Da had relied on Angel's connections and paved the way with a large amount of wealth to make this meeting happen.

The number totaled twelve.

These individuals were Lin Da's greatest trump cards.

"You're the Magic Pharmacist 'Li Cha'?"

A peculiar figure with a gaunt face, eyes blossoming with vines and flowers, rasped out the words.

"The name doesn't matter. All you need to know is that I've brought what you wanted."

Lin Da snorted coldly, slamming his hand onto the center of the round table in the room.

On the rough wooden tabletop, several items instantly appeared.

——Twelve identical blue boxes, neatly arranged.

Cube-shaped, palm-sized.

Lin Da snapped his fingers. With a bang, all the boxes were opened by an invisible force.

The black-robed figures held their breath, staring intently inside.

Inside each box were two potions.

One was a viscous red liquid resembling blood; the other was milky white, radiating a holy glow.

As soon as the boxes opened, the thick magical elements nearly materialized into substance, flooding the room!

The eyes of the twelve black-robed figures widened, their breathing quickened, and their hearts pounded violently.

"Blood Melting Potion, Heavenly Spirit Secret Medicine..."

The burly Black Bear Beastman with dark fur-covered ears revealed a greedy look in his eyes.

"An impressive display indeed."

"Tsk tsk, in the outside world, these would cost over ten million Purple Gold Coins."

"Perfect! With the Heavenly Spirit Secret Medicine, I'll surely break through to the Sacred Rank!"

The crowd's gazes burned with desire, as if they were spectators yearning for glimpses of a Succubus's alluring dance through sheer fabric, itching to take action.

Lin Da glanced at the Beastman, sneering, "I've brought the items, and I hope each of you will honor the agreement and arrive on time at the 30th floor of the Mystic Realm's Dragon Fall Mountain Peak."

"Otherwise, hehe... You should know the consequences of offending a top-tier Magic Pharmacist."

Upon hearing this, the black-robed figures' expressions shifted dramatically.

The Black Bear Beastman's eyes gleamed fiercely, his nostrils emitting white steamy breaths.

These individuals hailed from various provinces as powerhouses; some were even leaders of factions, while others hid their identities, secretly serving under the Four Great Dukes.

Where they came from, even a stomp of their foot could cause cities to tremble.

Yet they had never been threatened so unabashedly.

"An answer, please?"

Faced with their signs of defiance, Lin Da remained unfazed, his voice growing colder.

The atmosphere in the room turned silent and oppressive; an ordinary person would likely have been drenched in sweat by now, retreating under the intimidating gazes to lower their demands.

But Lin Da had thoroughly studied their backgrounds. Those who had come were either desperate for [Blood Melting Potion] or had been fruitlessly pursuing [Heavenly Spirit Potion].

He held their lifelines in his grasp, unafraid they wouldn't comply.

Even in the worst-case scenario, he had two Experience Cards as backup.

Seeing no one respond, Lin Da chuckled coldly, "You can stay stuck at Sacred Rank forever."

His hand stretched toward the potions on the table.

"Wait...!"

The Black Bear Beastman couldn't hold back, scratching his head anxiously as he stood up. "Understood, I, Brother Bear, accept your terms. Even if there's a Giant Dragon at Dragon Fall Mountain Peak, I'll slaughter it."

"Count me in as well—life-or-death, I'll still attend!"

"For the Blood Melting Potion and Heavenly Spirit Secret Medicine, I'm willing to risk it all!"

The group remained dissatisfied with Lin Da's attitude, but their eyes never left the potions on the table. Their throats felt parched, saliva thickness increasing as if they hadn't had a drop of water in three days...

The invisible barrier between Sacred Rank and Heaven Rank was one that many struggled to cross.

They wondered how "Li Cha" managed to obtain so much Heavenly Spirit Secret Medicine and the Blood Melting Potion that could counteract Dark Corruption.

All they knew was that whoever could produce such precious items could easily eliminate someone at the Limit Saint Level without much effort.

This "Li Cha" must have someone at the pinnacle of the continent supporting him—or perhaps "Li Cha" himself hailed from some ultra-powerful faction.

Such a figure was not someone they dared antagonize.

"Departure time is tomorrow noon."

"Keep the Heavenly Spirit Secret Medicine for yourselves. The Blood Melting Potion will be given after the mission is accomplished."

"At noon, head to other cities near Cyan City and enter the 30th floor through the World Tree there."

Lin Da explained systematically, "After entering, consume the Heavenly Spirit Secret Medicine first to breakthrough to Heaven Rank."

"The Mystic Realm allows a grace period of half an hour to an hour for levels exceeding its limit."