All Master Forrest thought of at that moment was to rain on Phoenix Valley's parade; he did not want to see them being too pleased with themselves.Elder Maurice coldly looked at Master Forrest after that.As an elder, he could not just look at Master Forrest insulting Phoenix Valley and not do anything about it.Elder Maurice chuckled. "How do you know if your Conrad and Jameson will be able to refine it? During the first segment, the two of them were weaker than Claude and Benedict."They only managed a thousand and fifty pill runes between them, while our side had a hundred more. Can't you see the relative strengths?"Master Forrest almost lost his rationality in his anger. He no longer cared if continuing the argument would be good for him or not. All he wanted to do was vent his frustrations and suppress Phoenix Valley.He narrowed his eyes and remarked, "Elder Maurice, surely you know that completing pill runes might be a proof of talent, but it has not much to do with bein
Despite Bradley's calm exterior, the sweat on his forehead revealed how anxious he was at that moment.After all, this was a very important moment for him. As long as he completed the last 20 pill runes, he would be able to successfully refine the Three Suns Pill, and he would then pat his chest and guarantee that he was the fastest among the other participants.Only those who had tried this before would know how arduous the test was. Even though Fane had talent, Fane could not have possibly been faster than him.Bradley had a nervous look on his face as he condensed the pill runes. He could not help but mumble to himself, "If I hadn't had experience with ancient pill runes, I wouldn't have been able to condense and refine them in such a short time."Since refining pill runes required using true energy, Bradley had expended most of this internal energy, and even his internal organs were starting to hurt.He endured the pain, regardless; the only thing on his mind was condensing th
Master Forrest's expression completely darkened at that point. Elder Maurice was basically in cahoots with Fane, putting him in a bind and forcing him to agree!Master Forrest, though incredibly frustrated, relented with a nod. If he did not, Elder Maurice would no doubt spread the word about this, and he would gain a reputation for being petty. He could not allow his reputation to be ruined, and to add worry into the mix, the materials were not prepared with his own resources, too!Master Forrest had to give his consent, though with a mere nod, after careful deliberation.Fane smiled. He did not want to give up any chance to make any spirit crystals, and the Three Suns Pill could be sold for a good price.Before, Fane had been refining sixth-grade pills. Even though the Three Suns Pill was a seventh-grade pill, the secrecy behind the recipe meant that it was much more expensive than regular seventh-grade pills.After seeing Master Forrest nod, Fane wasted not a second longer, not
Bradley had pride. After Fane had overpowered him before, he refused to admit defeat, even though he did not say too much about it. Even if Fane's results were better than his, Bradley believed that he was more talented than Fane.The reason Fane's results were better than his was that Fane was just slightly more talented in condensing pill runes, but that was all. Fane would not be able to one-up him in any other situation.His hypothesis had been proven right, and the pride in his heart soared once more, evident by how radiant he looked.However, Bradley was surprised that Master Forrest did not praise him after all that he said.Sure, they should not go overboard with the praises and congratulations, but Bradley felt like Master Forrest would have at least said something along the line. After all, Master Forrest regarded him so highly…but nothing came after he waited quietly for a moment.Bradley could not help but frown as he looked up at Master Forrest, who looked back at him
They were not even qualified to be spoken about in the same conversation as Fane. The difference in talent between them and Fane was like an insurmountable gulf, but he still could not admit that Fane was far better than Bradley.Bradley suddenly coughed violently and slumped over as his breaths became uneven. His coughs seemed so startlingly terrible that it looked like he could cough out his lungs.Even though Bradley was just at the early stage of the innate realm, he was already at the innate realm. His constitution was fundamentally different from that of a regular person. Without being injured, he would never get sick.Since his coughing could not have been caused by sickness, then there was only one other possibility.His emotions had run too wild, and it affected his whole body, causing him to cough violently.Master Forrest looked at Bradley worriedly as he held Bradley's arm while he patted Bradley's back.Bradley's breathing got worse as he coughed. It looked like he w
Thus, Elder Maurice chuckled humorlessly as he looked at Bradley. "You can't beat him, so you say he's just a blip on the road. You seem to think that all you need to do is get over this, is that right? Can you use your head when you're saying all that?"Fane isn't just a blip on the road to you; he's a mountain that you'll never scale. There's such a huge gulf in your results, so how could you agree with Master Forrest?"Master Forrest's face twisted in rage at Elder Maurice's words. It had not been easy for him to console Bradley, but Maurice just had to come out and ruin everything!Master Forrest immediately knew what Elder Maurice was up to.The second match was still underway, and the results were not certain yet. No one knew if a third round would have to be carried out. As long as there was a third round, Bradley would still be Sky Peak Pavilion's trump card.If Bradley completely collapsed, then the results of the third round would be obvious.Master Forrest would not le
"This sum is nothing to the Sky Peak Pavilion. Won't we be laughed at if we accept your pill?" spoke Master Forrest, though stiffly and through gritted teeth.He looked at Fane as if Fane was a mortal enemy.Fane's lips twitched helplessly. Master Forrest was acting like a brainless shrew, he thought to himself. It seemed like he could do anything at that moment.Fane was not someone who would force others. Since they did not want it, he kept it for himself. The spirit crystals he would gain would be his own, so Fane calmly placed the Three Suns Pills that he refined into a box before keeping it in Mustard Seed.Only then did Fane look over at Bradley behind Master Forrest. Bradley's eyes were wide at that moment as he looked at Fane with a complicated expression.There were many complicated emotions playing in his mind at that moment, and hatred was the most prominent one.Fane did not feel like bothering to see what Bradley was thinking at that moment. After all, to him, Bradle
Meanwhile, Bradley fell into complete silence with his head hung low, seemingly to have been suppressed. Fane, on the other hand, glanced at him for a moment before he ignored Bradley entirely.The two sides faced each other, and after over 15 minutes of silence, the tense atmosphere gradually subsided. Master Forrest was visibly worried over Bradley, fretting that Bradley might have melted under the pressure, and thus did not have the time to bother with Phoenix Valley's representatives. His full focus was on Bradley.Elder Maurice looked at Fane, and the latter could practically feel the pair of eyes on him. "If you have anything you want to say, just go ahead," said Fane, mildly irked.The agitated Elder Maurice let out a light cough and spoke, "I just can't seem to relax. Claude and Benedict aren't reliable. I'm worried that we'll lose."Fane gave a light nod.Elder Maurice's worry was warranted. After all, no one could tell what level Claude and Benedict were at. Almost 20 ho
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.