CHAPTER 299: CHAPTER 299 GOT INTO YOUR BED(1)_1

"There’s only one week left until the girl’s college entrance exams. This week, let her focus on her studies and calm her mind. I also need to think again about whether to tell her now. Alas, such misfortune has befallen our family," Shangguan Zhi sighed heavily, his aged silhouette moving upstairs.

In the room, Shangguan You’s figure once again flashed into the space. Looking at the Purple Lotus where Lin Mengjie lay within the Crystal Coffin, her spirit started to waver. After a while, Shangguan You shifted her gaze to look at the red Fire Spirit Pearl surrounded by purple mist on another lotus leaf.

It was time to make the Fire Spirit Pearl hers. Shangguan You slowly extended her hand. The Fire Spirit Pearl, originally on the Purple Lotus, slowly began to float upward, flying towards her hand. She felt a warm glow rush towards her body.

The Fire Spirit Pearl disappeared into her palm again. Shangguan You could clearly sense a new fiery red glow in her body’s meridians, in addition to the existing light blue and brown glows. It wasn’t as dense as the other two, and she felt she couldn’t yet fully unleash the Fire Spirit Pearl’s power.

With a flick of her finger, a fiery red element appeared at her fingertips, dancing merrily. Shangguan You’s heart filled with joy. The formula for the Marrow Cleansing Pill reappeared in her mind. Inferno Fire, the Fire Element!

This revelation showed her why she had been failing. Relieved, she sighed deeply.

With a thought, the light blue and brown elements also appeared around her. Watching the three elemental clusters dance joyfully, Shangguan You swept away her recent displeasure.

She moved towards the Medicine King Tower, approached the intricately carved, fiery red door on level 4, and placed her hands firmly upon it. She slowly infused her Spiritual Energy into the door. CREAK. She pushed open the door leading to level 4. A fiery red light shone so intensely that she involuntarily closed her eyes.

Fiery red and green lights streamed into her body bit by bit. The fiery red element quickly merged with the Fire Spirit Pearl in her meridians. The fiery red light within level 4 only dissipated after all its elements had integrated into her body.

"Inferno Fire," Shangguan You called out softly. The flame in her hand surged like a dragon from her fingers towards the now golden Medicine King Cauldron. She swiftly tossed the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill into the Medicine King Cauldron again, driving the Fire Element to slowly refine the medicine. The Fire Dragon, formed from flames, was slowly refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Moments later, waves of fragrant medicinal aroma wafted from the Medicine King Cauldron. "Return," Shangguan You commanded sharply. The Fire Element quickly vanished, and the Marrow Cleansing Pill in the Medicine King Cauldron was successfully refined.

"Great! The Marrow Cleansing Pill is finally a success!" Shangguan You wiped the sweat from her forehead. Looking at the elixir in her hand, she thought, Now I can change my family’s constitution!

Only then did Shangguan You slowly begin to understand: To fully utilize the power of the Five Spirit Pearls, I need not only the five pearls themselves but also to integrate the five colored elements from the Medicine King Tower.

I’ve already obtained three Spiritual Pearls and can control them. That green element must be the elemental power of the Wood Spirit Bead. If I can just get the Wood Spirit Bead, then I can fully utilize its power. Then, if I find the Gold Spiritual Bead, the fifth Spiritual Pearl will be completely mine to use!

After stowing the elixir, Shangguan You surveyed level 4. It was still the same spacious hall, lined with a row of bookshelves. Each level of the tower held countless books on various subjects. Whenever Shangguan You had time, she would browse through them, searching for useful knowledge.

Just as her hand touched a bookshelf, a sharp pain pierced her brain. Then, like a gushing spring, information was forcibly poured into her mind. This information was different from before; it wasn’t from the Medicine King Canon, nor was it about elixirs, but rather incantations and mental cultivation techniques.

After a while, Shangguan You dazedly received the knowledge flooding her mind. This is... knowledge on how to control the undead! An inexplicable anxiety leapt in her heart. She immediately flew out of the space and dove under her covers.

No sooner had Shangguan You lain down in bed than her window CREAKED open, and a dark shadow swiftly entered the room. As the shadow approached, Shangguan You’s brows furrowed. She detected the strong scent of blood.

The intruder let out a muffled GRUNT, advancing step by step toward where Shangguan You lay. Her heart clenched. Who could it be?

Sensing the thick smell of blood, the heavy footsteps, and feeling a hand already above her head, Shangguan You suddenly threw off the covers, leaped out, and kicked fiercely at the intruder.

"URGH!" Another muffled grunt sounded as the dark figure fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. "Miss," the person cried out faintly, then spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted. Shangguan You halted her attack and leaped down from the bed. "Huo?" She looked at the fainted figure, her eyebrows twitching, and quickly propped up the unconscious man. How could it be Huo? He should be at the Inferno Sect! Why is he here, and so badly injured?

A Golden Needle flashed as she pierced Huo’s body with it. She then fed him several Jade Dew Pills. After a few moments, the unconscious Huo slowly regained consciousness.

"What happened? Why are you injured? Why are you here in the middle of the night?"

"Young Master... he has been captured," Huo replied, his voice cold and filled with deep anxiety and unease.

"Zhuge Feng? Who captured him? Who has such capability, to break into the Inferno Sect’s territory? Could it be Zhuge Ao?" Shangguan You’s brows furrowed. She had been so anxious to leave that place, she hadn’t bothered to deal with Zhuge Yang and the others. If only she had known, she would have landed a few more palm strikes and sent them straight to King Yama!

"It was the former master. He came to the Inferno Sect with two formidable old men and a middle-aged man. As soon as they arrived, they injured our Young Master and all our people. Over a hundred of us, yet we couldn’t defeat those two old men," Huo said, lowering his head, his eyes filled with disappointment.