Volume 1, Chapter 136: The Despair of Reyline

Like the previous Zhong Gao, both of them put away their medicinal pills, retrieved spiritual herbs once more, and resumed refining!

Racing against time!

Ji Die paid no heed to this; his entire focus remained locked upon the pill furnace before him.

As familiar medicinal pills materialized one by one inside the furnace, he slapped the top of the vessel, and in an instant, five streaks of light flew out, which he promptly gathered into a jade bottle.

"The first batch, complete!"

At the very same moment, the stone stele suspended in the midair radiated a brilliant glow, and beside each name upon it, the numeral "1" appeared.

Zhou Ji was among them as well. He raised his head to look at the stele in the sky, spotting numerous familiar names upon it, such as Gongsun Sheng and Lin Xi, basically...

Normally, someone of such a hulking and robust build would have his speed hindered and appear somewhat sluggish. Yet, to everyone's surprise, the burly man possessed extraordinary agility.

Of course, from Chen Xi's perspective, he genuinely harbored the ambition to shoot blockbuster films and make a fortune, but the words he had just uttered were also spoken straight from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, had Chen Xi spoken these words three to five years later, they would have been far more thunderous and profound. For by that time, the domestic film market was heavily dominated by cash-grab, exploitative youth films and similar pitfalls, causing considerable alarm.

At this moment, Jian Xuanji sat cross-legged amidst the bamboo grove. With the bamboo shadows rustling, her graceful posture and flawless curves were breathtaking, and her skin remained translucent and lustrous. Even though her cultivation had been lost, the physical body that had once undergone transformation remained unchanged.

As for the Void-Dao Dream Realm, it happened to be a realm opened up by Duyu. Duyu was a broad-minded monarch who practically never handled affairs of state for a single day, delegating all governmental duties entirely to his subordinate ministers.

A heavily built, bald man with a fierce expression strode right up to him in two strides, grabbed him by the collar, and jerked him close, bringing their faces so near that the tips of their noses were less than half an inch apart.

Lei Xiaoya's expectant gaze began to fade. She had already noticed that the once-gentle Shu Zijuan was wearing a cynical and mocking smile upon his handsome lips, and she knew then that she was wrong—wrong beyond any hope of redemption.

However, to influence the spatial rules of the entire array, it was still necessary to wait until the formation reached its absolute peak, at the very instant when the teleportation array was about to transport those within it away. Only then would the rule-like power of the formation exert a momentary influence upon the rules of this space.

Possessing these two mountains of gold, Han Jing knew that returning to his former peak in both alchemy and martial arts would be an absolute breeze.

He was now the boss, and the greatest advantage of being the boss was that many demanding and thankless tasks no longer required his personal execution.

A wicked smirk curled the corners of his mouth, and he intentionally rubbed his head against the soft, warm spot, breathing in greedily through the tip of his nose, completely indifferent to the abyss in which he found himself.

"Father—aren't you thirsty after speaking so much in one breath? Sit down and drink a cup of tea first, and this son will slowly talk it over with you!" Zhou Yu and Dian Wei stood up to escort Zhou Xian to the host's seat, where he settled down, before taking their seats alongside him.

Eric did not dwell too much time or energy on the matter. He merely imprinted the appearances of Hades and Gabriel in his mind, intending to repay the favor should they ever cross paths again.

At this moment, Yang Jing resembled a maddened lioness, lunging directly toward Long Yi, fully prepared to fight him to the death.

Luo Qi, whose stray thoughts had just returned, coldly loosened his grip on Lin Sisisi's hand. "Get back to work." He might be a playboy, but he never preyed on his own staff—that was a matter of principle, unless that particular subordinate possessed the breathtaking beauty of the boss.

"Uh... To be honest, this is my first time here too." Coulson was stunned for a moment as well. He had originally assumed that the "renovated and expanded" description simply meant a slight broadening of the area, never imagining that Fury had actually constructed an underground plaza right here.

He still felt somewhat dazed, constantly feeling that since the other party had handed over five thousand yuan, it couldn't possibly be that simple.

"Hehe—my word as Zhou Yu is as good as gold! From this day forth, Jiang Qin is promoted to deputy general, temporarily assigned to serve under Dian Wei's command and await deployment—Jiang Qin has made a fine start, and all you soldiers present should strive to follow suit," Zhou Yu said with a smile. Dian Wei's intentions coincided precisely with his own; how could he possibly let slip such a military talent?

The best approach was for Qin Weihe to conceal his identity, fabricating the illusion that his family had gone bankrupt, leaving him heavily in debt, homeless, and with no acquaintance in the world save for Fang Luo. For the first two days, he would put on a desperate act as if his world had collapsed, pretending that a proper young master of wealth had turned into a debtor with no way left to live, driven to the brink of suicide.

"Someone—go and check for me, where is that battle drum coming from? Return and report at once—" Wu Huan was still immersed in the joy of sudden wealth when the sound of battle drums echoing in his ears shattered his sweet dream, and an ominous premonition welled up within him.

All of this information had been gleaned by Lin Feifrom the young handsome man, who had seemed immensely pleased with himself, believing he was playing those ordinary mortals right in the palm of his hand.

Suddenly finding a strange taste in his mouth, Zhuo Xingyu immediately spat out the shredded potatoes he had just bitten into, only to discover that mixed among the fine potato shreds were a few leaves of coriander.

"Shang Zhaoyi, do you know that I just saved your life?" A lazy voice suddenly drifted from behind Shang Zhaoyi. Startled, Shang Zhaoyi withdrew her gaze from the scenery and swiftly turned her head to look behind her.

No wonder! No wonder a place like this possessed such an abundance of spiritual materials; cultivating medicinal herbs in an environment with such dense spiritual energy was simply effortless.

Su Yu's singing was soft and warm, lingering in people's hearts like a gentle stream of warmth.

"Senior Brother Chen, are we just going to let them go like this?" Watching Yang Mingyang and the others depart, the eighth-layer Qi Condensation disciple of the Earth Spirit Sect asked.

The remaining disciples of the three strongholds and three forts were so terrified that they stood aside, not daring to make a sound. In the presence of immortals, they didn't even dare to entertain the thought of fleeing, staring blankly at Yang Mingyang as they awaited his judgment.

He tried channeling spiritual energy into the token once more, but trying any single type of spiritual energy proved entirely ineffective. Unreconciled, he poured all five types of spiritual energy into the token simultaneously, and as a result, a miracle occurred.

Yin Li naturally discerned Zhuo Xingyu's intentions, but she was utterly powerless to stop them. For now, she could only clench her fists tightly, glaring in impotent fury.

The "Heaven," brimming with a clear and pure aura, still existed, but the "Earth," filled with a turbid and dark aura, was swallowed whole by the sword scar in an instant, vanishing alongside it into absolute nothingness, completely erased.