Rudy took a deep breath and said, "Ever since Grayson bid us farewell and headed to his courtyard, I haven't seen him at all."I don't know anyone here other than you and him, so I felt like looking for him when I was free. However, he did not seem to be there every time I went over. I asked the person who is staying in the same courtyard as him, but the guy claims to have never met Grayson."Fane said curiously, "He never met Grayson? Do you mean Grayson is missing? He went missing in Phoenix Valley?"Rudy nodded seriously, "I felt like something was wrong, so I found the time to look for Mr. Zayne. However, what made it stranger was that Mr. Zayne told me to mind my own business."He told me that you and I were safe. He said to not ask about anything else and to not think about it either. After that, he sent me back."Saying that Rudy had a sour look on his face. It was evident how scared he was from his expression. Fane's eyebrows furrowed even further. The two of them knew t
Rudy nodded seriously, that was what he was worried about. "What do we do? Are we supposed to just keep on waiting here? I don't want to stay here for a moment longer, I just want to go back to Golden Pills."Rudy was incredibly afraid. Back when Elder Simon did not allow them to head back, he felt troubled but was helpless about it. At that moment, Rudy did not think Phoenix Valley was such a good place, but it was not incredibly dangerous either.Yet, Phoenix Valley had turned into a place filled with uncertainty in Rudy's mind. He did not know when he would get sucked into a whirlpool of danger and never be able to leave.He was afraid that he would die without even knowing what happened to him. Rudy really wanted to leave that place. Even if he would never get resources as good as he would there for the rest of his life, that was fine as well. He just wanted to stay alive instead of feeling terrified and worrisome every day. "I'm so lucky. If I had been the one sent to the cou
Rudy started to thoroughly panic when he heard that. Fane was right. It was not possible for him to escape or even just leave either."Are we supposed to just stay on and be worried and scared every day?" Rudy's tears started to fall from his eyes as he finish his words. He was truly afraid. He felt like he was right next to the gaping maw of a wild beast. If he was not careful, he would fall right in.Fane frowned as he reached out and patted Rudy on the shoulder, "I know you're afraid, but it's pointless to be scared right now. In the short term, we should both be fine."Even if you want to leave, we have to look for the right moment. Without the right chance, we shouldn't do anything."Rudy nodded reluctantly. Fane was afraid that Rudy would be too scared and end up acting out rashly, so he immediately added, "If you do anything and those people notice, they might think we're trying to leave this place. That could cause them to make a move on us. You should know what I mean…"
Unexpectedly, Harold seemed to have completely disappeared. Harold no longer caused him any trouble, which saved Fane a lot of frustration.In half a month, Fane had managed to earn fifty thousand spirit crystals. He was already able to condense three thousand pill runes. Fane was ready to undergo the test to be a seventh-grade alchemist, but he did not do so.Even though he really needed spirit crystals, he could not afford to drop his training. After all, he was a warrior first and foremost. He did not only need ninth-grade spirit crystals to enter Wild Gorge Pass, he also needed to possess certain skills.Thankfully, Phoenix Valley does not only raise alchemists, they raised warriors as well. At noon, Fane called Lou to the pavilion. The two of them sipped on tea as they spoke.As they talked, Fane tried asking how he could get to where the warriors were. When Lou heard that, he immediately knew what Fane was planning on doing. Lou respectfully answered, "The warriors in Phoenix
He never expected that Fane would be as talented in martial art as he was in alchemy which made Lou feel envious.He took a deep breath as he nodded before saying, "Yes, that place is called the Soul Grotto."The Soul Grotto was at the eastern end of where the warriors were. After Fane used the transfer array to arrive at the warriors' area, he asked a few questions before arriving at the Soul Grotto.Fane had thought that the place would still be a grand hall despite being named the Soul Grotto, but he was proven wrong the moment he arrived. It really was a grotto.To put it in another way, it was more like a broken-down cave. There were guards in front of the Soul Grotto as well. Fane had already asked about all the rules for entering the day before, so he did not panic when he arrived.After he showed his identification badge to the guards, the guard waved him in. Only, the guard had a curious look on his face when he saw that Fane was an alchemist. It was probably the first ti
Francis turned around angrily as he stared at the white-haired man, "Can you shut up? Do you think I want to take so long? The outer shell is way too hard! What can I do?!"The white-haired man snorted as he raised an eyebrow and replied, "Don't even try that with me. If you'd just picked a smaller one, wouldn't it be much easier? You're just greedy. You insisted on picking a big one. Obviously, it would be harder!"Francis grunted coldly and ignored the white-haired man. Fane raised an eyebrow, remembering the rules that Lou had said.The size of the soul crystals was not even. The larger the soul crystal, the larger the outer shell. Just a slight increase in the size of the soul crystal would result in a much harder outer shell.Fane could see that Francis was working hard, trying to attack the Soul Crystal. In truth, the soul crystal was not even that big considering all the others. It could only be considered medium-sized. However, it seemed like a shell of that size was alread
Fane calmly nodded.Buck Tooth turned to look at Fane as well. A glint of ridicule flashed across his eyes for a brief moment before he quickly composed himself, not wanting to have any form of conflict with Fane.At the end of the day, alchemists were revered among warriors, and every warrior had a certain degree of respect for alchemists. They needed alchemists to refine pills, after all.The white-haired man let out a laugh as he remarked with a teasing lilt in his voice, "You truly do see everything at every given moment. There are soul attribute fighters even among alchemists. I've never seen you before, so it must be your first time here. Do you know the rules of Soul Grotto?"Fane looked at the white-haired man before he nodded calmly. To this, the white-haired man's lips curled into a meaningful smile."You must continue to work hard. Don't be like this guy; he's been doing it for so long but still hasn't gotten a single soul crystal."The white-haired man had a very natu
The white-haired man's lips stiffened as he shot Fane a stiff glare, but in the end, he no longer pestered Fane with questions. After all, Fane was still a sixth-grade alchemist.Even though he did not know how talented Fane was at alchemy, it was quite likely that Fane would become a seventh-grade alchemist if he was already in the sixth grade at this age. The white-haired man did not want to offend someone who might be a high-ranked alchemist in the future.With that, the white-haired man suppressed the fire in his heart as he turned and returned to sit on his mat.On the other hand, Buck Tooth turned and looked at Fane earnestly as if trying to read Fane's mind from his face.Fane furrowed his eyebrows. He hated being looked at so inquisitively, but ever since he arrived at Hestia Continent, he never ceased to stop attracting such curious gazes.At this point, Fane was content with himself. They could look at whatever they wanted to."Alright! Just a little more! Break!" Every
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.