CHAPTER 38: DANGER

Next morning, a sound of explosion echoed in the Phoenix and Dragon Dojo.

Both Lin Huang and Wang Chen acted as if they hadn’t heard it at all and simply ignored it.

If the system window was to be believed, Li Mei was extremely talented when it came to refining pills, yet she was still unable to refine the so-called Soul Seed True Nirvana Pill.

He couldn’t stop himself from thinking about it, but after a moment, he didn’t bother anymore. There were a lot of things he didn’t know about pill making, so it was useless to think too much.

While lost in thought, his gaze turned toward the Bodhi Tree, and his face instantly turned darker than charcoal.

After his first attempt to destroy the tree failed, Wang Chen had tried many different ways to get rid of it—for example, using an enchanted axe to chop it down, using oil to burn it, even using herbs—but no matter what he did, the tree stood completely unharmed.

The green, lush leaves swayed in the wind. Wang Chen’s complexion darkened even further; he felt as if the tree was mocking him.

"Damn you, little..." Wang Chen fumed, but there was nothing he could do except swallow his anger. "If this is what you think, little tree... hehe."

As there was nothing he could do against the tree for now, he shifted his focus back to see what his two disciples were doing.

After his first lecture, his eldest and most sincere disciples had spent most of their time in the library reading.

Thinking of how hard Lin Huang was studying, a slightly gratified smile appeared on his face.

He couldn’t stop himself from cheering internally. "Good disciple, work hard..."

Then his attention shifted back to Li Mei, and a slightly serious count automatically appeared on his face.

"Hmmm, I should try to find this so-called alchemical flame for her."

During these days, Li Mei had been searching for an alchemic flame, but her search had failed.

There were just too many things on Wang Chen’s plate. There was also the matter of the mysterious snooping.

"Hmmm, the only way to prevent this is by creating a formation... but where will I find a formation master?"

Wang Chen continued musing. Unconsciously, his thoughts wandered to the Tower. It had been some days since he cleared the second floor. All the mental fatigue he had felt had mostly vanished—so why not try the third floor?

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed logical. But the only thing stopping him from directly going inside the Tower was the incident last time. What if the time on the third floor didn’t flow faster?

Wouldn’t he be completely doomed, especially with the dark clouds hovering above the city? Trouble could come knocking at any moment.

...

"Damn, it’s really so hard..." Li Mei couldn’t stop herself from pouting as she looked at the charred remains of the pill in front of her.

The last remnants of ingredients she had burst into a cloud of smoke.

"It seems to completely recover my damaged soul, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is the only option."

Li Mei felt a sense of urgency she had never felt before, especially after the last incident. A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator had pushed her to such an extent—it was only then she realized just how severe her situation was.

Ever since then, she had been searching for ways to repair her soul.

In the end, she sighed. "It is what it is. As the saying goes, trying to forcibly change the course of a river is foolish. If things aren’t going my way, I can only take the second path."

With how much experience she had, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was just a piece of cake for her. But Li Mei didn’t want to stop there, because now that she had gotten her second chance, she wanted to aim higher—to go beyond the Eternal Emperor Realm.

"In my previous life I used the low-tier concept of rain and a low-grade natural treasure to build my foundation. This time, it can’t be the same."

At first, her plan was to use the Nascent Soul treasure to build her foundation, but she realized it was nothing more than a damaged flag. She had to change her plan.

"I would need to find another Nascent Soul treasure... but how?"

As someone from the future, she had knowledge of many precious treasures, even some hidden ones, but all of them were located in places she didn’t dare approach. With her current Qi Refining-level cultivation, she’d turn into minced meat without a doubt.

Just as she was thinking, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hmmm... there’s still that flower in the village. Given the demons haven’t invaded yet, it should still be there."

As soon as this thought occurred to her, Li Mei’s eyes flashed with seriousness.

"I need to leave."

With that thought, she got up and dusted off her clothes, heading toward the main hall. Before leaving, she had to take her master’s permission.

She had barely walked a few meters when a frown appeared on her face. In the distance, she could feel multiple auras suddenly appearing one after another—one of them even burned brighter than the sun.

"A Golden Core? Another attack?"

Wang Chen also felt the presence of the newcomers at the same time as her, his eyes automatically narrowing into slits.

He wasn’t surprised. After how he had massacred the Blood Fang Gang members, he was already prepared for retaliation.

However, there was one thing that bothered him. According to his recent memory, there shouldn’t be any Golden Core expert in the Blood Fang Gang. Then how?

Surely his eyes weren’t deceiving him, right?

...

Bu Fang’s face was twisted into an hideous expression. The hatred in his eyes was intense. He looked like a broken man who had lost everything, consumed by rage.

Only he knew just how much pressure he had to face after Vice Head Zhang’s untimely death.