Translator: Cinder Translations
Alchemy Peak.
The Xuan Refining Room.
Zhou Siyi was busy refining a Falling teor Elixir.
The refining of the Falling teor Elixir was complex, requiring significant ti and effort.
As Zhou Siyi reached the final steps, preparing to condense the elixir, suddenly—
A wave of intense heat surged from the deep cavern beneath the cauldron.
This heat wave ca suddenly like a storm, arriving quickly and departing just as fast, dissipating in an instant.
Strangely, after the heat wave, the temperature in the deep cavern sharply dropped, becoming even lower than it had been before the heat wave.
The rapid change in temperature in the deep cavern caused the cauldron's temperature to beco unstable.
With a loud "bang!"
The elixir exploded in the cauldron, ruining the refining process.
Having failed in her efforts, Zhou Siyi's expression turned sour.
"What happened? The heat in the deep cavern has always been stable; why is there an unusual fluctuation today?"
Zhou Siyi furrowed her brows, muttering to herself.
She stood up, hastily tidied up, and exited the refining room.
Imdiately, Zhou Siyi realized that she wasn't the only one affected by the instability of the heat in the deep cavern; several second-tier alchemists also erged from the refining room with gloomy expressions.
"What just happened?" soone asked curiously.
"Could it be that the Earth Core Refining Fla beneath the ground is experiencing so kind of anomaly?" one person suggested with a suspicious tone.
Zhou Siyi did not participate in their discussions and walked straight outside.
She needed to get so fresh air outside the alchemy room to relieve her frustration over the failed refining.
...
Song Wen sealed the extracted fla into the bronze furnace in front of him.
Putting away the bronze furnace, lightning flashed around him as he rapidly darted outward.
In his hand, he held a passage token, breaking through one barrier after another in the passage. The token had been taken from Wei Ding.
The mont the Earth Core Refining Fla was extracted, the flas surged violently.
Then, the flas rapidly weakened.
The abnormality of the Earth Core Refining Fla would surely attract attention; it was only a matter of ti before soone ca to inspect it.
He couldn't stay here for long!
As for Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding, both of them had suffered severe injuries and had already fainted.
Song Wen did not kill the two; if they died, their soul lamps would extinguish.
If both elders stationed at the Earth Core Refining Fla died at the sa ti, it would undoubtedly raise suspicion. Soone would imdiately co to inspect the Spirit Fla Forbidden Area.
He would leave them behind to bear Fang Pengyi's wrath.
At full speed, Song Wen rushed through the passage in just a few dozen breaths.
Outside the forbidden area, there was no one else.
This place was remote and a sect's forbidden area, so generally, no one would co here.
Once he dispelled the lightning around him, he rose on his sword, flying leisurely toward the sect's exit.
As he flew out of the dense forest, he saw Zhou Siyi standing in midair nearby, her expression troubled.
"Junior Brother Wu, what a coincidence to encounter you here."
The frown on Zhou Siyi's face vanished, replaced by a smile.
Song Wen did not slow down his flight, continuing to head toward the sect's exit.
"Senior Sister, I have sothing to attend to and need to leave the sect for a while."
Zhou Siyi watched Song Wen's retreating figure, suddenly realizing that the position where Song Wen had just taken off was very close to the 'Spirit Fla Forbidden Area.'
Recalling the recent anomalies with the Earth Core Refining Fla, a flash of insight crossed her eyes, revealing her shock.
Watching Song Wen's figure vanish into the horizon, the surprise in Zhou Siyi's eyes faded, gradually giving way to a soft affection.
"Junior Brother Wu, I wish you a safe journey and good fortune."
"I only hope that you and I will have the chance to et again in this lifeti."
After collecting her emotions, Zhou Siyi walked toward the alchemy room.
This place was fraught with danger; she could not stay for long.
As for Song Wen, no matter who asked about him, she would say she had not seen him all day.
...
Two quarters of an hour later.
Soone noticed that in all the alchemy rooms, the heat emanating from the deep cavern had noticeably weakened compared to usual, and it had not yet recovered.
ssages were sent to contact Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun, but there was no response.
Only then did everyone realize sothing was wrong and reported the situation.
After receiving the news, Fang Pengyi did not pay much attention to it.
As the sect leader, he had too many affairs to attend to within the sect.
By the ti he finished the urgent matters at hand and arrived at Alchemy Peak, over an hour
had passed.
He brought several foundational elders with him, passing through the Spirit Fla Forbidden Area's passage to reach the cave where the Earth Core Refining Fla was located.
When he saw Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding lying unconscious on the ground, as well as the significantly weakened Earth Core Refining Fla, it was clear that part of the spiritual fla had been stolen.
Fang Pengyi was instantly filled with rage.
The restrictions within the passage were intact, indicating that the person who had stolen the
fire must be an insider within the sect.
Moreover, their status must not be low.
It was only because Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding had brought the thief into the forbidden area.
"Wake them up! I want to know who did this!"
Under the care of the foundational cultivators, Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun gradually regained
consciousness.
"Who stole the Earth Core Refining Fla?" Fang Pengyi asked sternly.
His voice was as cold as a blade, instilling deep fear in Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun.
Both of them had been rendered powerless, and without any cultivation, they were of no value to the Beastmaster Sect.
They had committed a grave mistake that led to the theft of the Earth Core Refining Fla;
what awaited them would be endless suffering, far worse than being killed directly by Song
Wen.
Both of them, understanding their dire situation, were so devastated that they montarily forgot to respond to Fang Pengyi's question.
"This sect leader asks you again: who stole the Earth Core Refining Fla?"
Under Fang Pengyi's repeated questioning, they finally ca back to their senses.
"It was Wu Sheng!"
"Wu Sheng?!"
After a brief mont of surprise, rage flickered in Fang Pengyi's eyes.
He could not understand why 'Wu Sheng' would take the risk to steal the Earth Core Refining
Fla.
Although the Earth Core Refining Fla was precious, given Song Wen's status in the sect and
his standing with the Grand Elder, if he wanted the Earth Core Refining Fla, there would be
no need to steal it.
He could simply wait for twenty or thirty days until the Earth Core Refining Fla was
sufficiently strong, and the Alchemy Peak would separate so flas to reward the
ritorious.
'Wu Sheng' had a good chance of obtaining the flas if he wanted them.
After all, did Rong Jingyun not also possess the Earth Core Refining Fla?
"Find him! Get 'Wu Sheng' for !" Fang Pengyi ordered angrily.
Then, he looked at Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun on the ground and said,
"Drag these two useless ones to the Law Enforcent Hall, and let them be thoroughly interrogated."
"Leader, please grant a quick death!" Wei Ding cried out loudly.
"Leader, please spare ! I can serve you like a beast!" Zuo Shuiyun pleaded tearfully.
If they fell into the hands of the Law Enforcent Hall, what awaited them would be tortures
worse than death.
Fang Pengyi seed to ignore their pleas, not bothering to respond.
A foundational cultivator used spiritual energy to lift the two into the air and began to carry
them away.
Whether it was due to their severe injuries or excessive fear, both of their faces turned pale.
Their eyes were filled with terror, panic, and desperation.
(End of the Chapter)
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