Sebastian suddenly thought of someone. Rose!"Rose?" Sebastian tapped out a message quickly and sent it back, but there was no answer."Let's go home," Sebastian said to Rosalie in a low voice."Oh, okay." Rosalie put down the pastry she was holding and picked up her bag. She left the hall with Sebastian. Seeing that Sebastian had gotten into Rosalie's car, Jaxon sent another message to the bald man. His name was Willie Korne.After Rosalie's car had driven slowly out of the parking lot, Jaxon walked quickly over to his own car and caught up to her. Sebastian and Rosalie would have to pass over a stone bridge on their way back to the Moonlyte Club from the Cosmo Hotel, and the area around the bridge was practically deserted. At night, even the street lights flickered on and off. There were also very few pedestrians at night. Rosalie's car had just driven onto the bridge when a large truck drove over from the end of the bridge. It swung across the road and stopped, blocking
Although Willie was afraid, he knew what the rules were. Even if he died, he could not betray his employer.Sebastian grinned as he looked at Willie and said, "You're pretty tough, huh? It's alright. Let me help you remember."As soon as he spoke, Sebastian kicked Willie's calf. There was a crack, and Willie screamed and fainted from the pain. Sebastian bent over and took out a silver needle, which he used to prick some of Willie's main acupuncture points. He woke up at once."Do you remember now?" Sebastian asked, smiling broadly."I… I really…" Willie only got halfway through his sentence before Sebastian's silver needle plunged into his pain acupuncture point. He felt an intense pain from deep in his bone marrow, which traveled all over his body instantly.It hurt so much that his voice changed. The more he struggled, the more it hurt, and he fainted a few more times from the pain. Sebastian roused him every single time.Willie finally understood something. The scariest th
When Jaxon saw the murderous look in Sebastian's eyes, he couldn't help taking a few steps backward. He suddenly slipped and fell down next to the sedan. He felt something sticky under his fingers.Jaxon looked down at his hand instinctively and realized that it was covered in blood. He turned white with fear."I'm sure you were framed, Mr. Lark. How would someone like you know people like them?" Sebastian said, chuckling."That's right! You're right, Mr. Ballard! I really don't know him." Jaxon grimaced. "How about we call the police to arrest him and clear your name, Mr. Lark?" Sebastian asked, smiling."No, no! I don't think we need to do that. After all, you weren't hurt. Arresting people like them wouldn't achieve anything. They'll only try to get revenge in future," Jaxon said quickly. He didn't want Willie to be arrested. If Willie gave him up, he would be ruined."Alright. I'll take your advice, Mr. Lark. However, please take care of things here and move the truck in f
Although Rose tried her best to dodge, one of the black-clad men still hit her in the back, and she spat out a mouthful of blood."Kill them!" Rose pulled out a three-foot-long sword from around her waist and tossed a knife to Sebastian.What every woman cared the most about was their appearance, even if they were an assassin.The scratch on her face had incensed Rose. Sebastian caught the knife and immediately became even more dangerous. The black-clad men saw that they were at a disadvantage. One of them suddenly pulled out a bow from behind him and shot several arrows at Sebastian and Rose. Sebastian and Rose dodged quickly, and the black-clad men grabbed the opportunity. They turned and disappeared into the night."Gavin!" Sebastian rushed over to Gavin and saw that the latter was unconscious. He examined him quickly and saw that he only had broken two ribs. He had no serious internal injuries.Reassured, Sebastian picked him up and walked over to Rosalie's sedan.Rose f
Rosalie sighed deeply and backed slowly out of the room.In the current circumstances, there wasn't much she could do to help. It would be better to let Sebastian take care of the issue in a calm manner. Sebastian stared at Rose on the bed, feeling troubled.It wasn't that he did not have a solution. It was just that if he wanted to save Rose, he would have to take off all her clothes. Otherwise, he would not be able to force the poison out, which meant that she would certainly die.Sebastian reached out a few times to tear her clothes off but shrank back. After all, Rose was around his age. Even if he wanted to save her, he needed her consent. Rose spat out another mouthful of dark blood, and she turned even paler. Her lips were going from dark purple to black.Sebastian saw that she was about to die, and he reached out to tear off her clothes. There was a bloody imprint on her snow-white back.He bent down without thinking and began sucking at her wound. With every mouthful
"You lowlife!" Rose yelled angrily through gritted teeth. She could not accept Sebastian's explanation at all. Sebastian shook her head. He could see that Rose's injuries had stabilized, so he stood up and walked over to the side of the bed. He pulled up her blanket and pulled out the silver needle stuck in the acupuncture point near her navel.Rose was shaking with anger, and tears started in her beautiful eyes."I have to pull this needle out. I can't let it stay in your stomach, can I?" Sebastian asked innocently.Rose turned her head away and refused to look at him. All she wanted at that moment was to stab him to death.However, she could feel waves of intense pain from the wound on her back. A look of pain appeared on her face."Eat this pill, and the wound on your back won't hurt you anymore," Sebastian said, handing her a black pill. "I won't eat it!" Rose said as tears fell down her cheeks.No man had ever seen her body before, but Sebastian had seen everything tha
Rosalie nodded slightly at Sebastian, indicating that he could use the consultation room at the hospital.Sebastian said to Isabel over the phone, "Ms. Jiminez, let's meet at the clinic on the first floor of St. James Hospital in half an hour.""Alright. Are you seeing patients at St. James Hospital now, Mr. Ballard? That's just a privately owned hospital. If you want to work in medicine, I can help you contact the public hospitals in Sunway," Isabel seized the opportunity to try and connect with him."No, that hospital is owned by a friend of mine. It's just more convenient to meet there," Sebastian said. He hung up at once. Sebastian had never even thought about working in medicine. Before he broke through to the Eldoria realm, he would not consider it.…"We meet again, Mr. Ballard." Half an hour later, Marissa pushed open the door to the clinic on the first floor of St. James Hospital. She smiled at Sebastian in greeting."Please sit down, Marissa," Sebastian said. He took
Marissa was amused by what Sebastian had said. She took out a wad of hundred-dollar bills from her bag and put it down firmly on the table, saying, "36? I'd give you 36 thousand!"Sebastian only accepted 36 dollars from her in the end. He had always been an honest man. He would only accept what was owed and not a penny more.After sending Marissa off, Isabel continued toying with the white porcelain bottle. There was a strange light shining in her eyes."What's so interesting about that bottle?" Sebastian asked, frowning."Mr. Ballard, do you and your friend know how to run a business or not?" Isabel laughed at Sebastian's question. "If we didn't, how could we run such a big hospital?" he asked, confused.The truth was that the income from the hospital only barely broke even. After paying the doctors, they only had about 20 or 30 thousand left every month.The money wasn't helpful at all for Arctic Snow Group as a whole."Is that what you meant when you said that you know how
Cries of surprise and disbelief erupted at once. Cedric, who had been confident of winning, was now completely dumbstruck."This is impossible! You're cheating!" he shouted. He couldn't suppress the shock he felt. However, he realized at once that he had blurted it out without thinking.There wasn't a single person within 80 feet of Sebastian. How could Sebastian have cheated?Octavius glared grimly at Cedric. There were over a thousand pairs of eyes watching. Saying that Sebastian had cheated was ridiculous.He was thinking quickly about how to extricate themselves from the mess when a gold pill fell into Sebastian's palm."Although Spirimist pills aren't top-grade mystic pills, I'm sure it's several grades higher than a Spiritual Energy Pill. Would any of the senior members from the Healer Sect be interested in testing out its authenticity?" Sebastian held the Spirimist pill in his hand and turned to look in the northwest direction, where the Medcrofters' grandstand was. A
"Hmph!" Octavius huffed coldly and turned his head to one side."The competition now begins." A white-robed old man walked up to the rostrum and announced the beginning of the competition in a loud voice.The apprentices of the Healer Sect and Medcity all crowded around the sides of the arena to pick the medicinal herbs that they needed. The participants knew that they weren't the main event that day—they were only there to make Cedric stand out.However, everyone wanted to show off their skills in front of a crowd of a thousand people. If they caught the eye of the elders in their sects, they would be able to get the elders' skill passed on to them.Even if they couldn't shine as brightly as Cedric did, they could at least become one of the core apprentices. Sebastian yawned and asked Cedric rather impatiently, "Are you going to compete or not? Aren't you just refining Spiritual Energy Pills? Must you dawdle so much? My time is limited." He pointed to his wristwatch as he spok
Cedric said, "To tell you the truth, I'll be refining a Spiritual Energy Pill today! Didn't you just say that my Spiritual Energy Pill is worthless compared to a mystic pill? Then refine one and show us all! Do you dare to do so?"Cedric shook the waiver he was holding.A white-clad youth sitting behind Octavius couldn't help frowning slightly. His name was Nicholas Thornton, and he was the young sect leader of Medcity. Medcity hadn't sent him to compete in the Medical Congress. His only purpose was to observe. Besides, Nicholas was self-aware and knew that he was no match for Cedric with his own knowledge of pill refining. Therefore, there was no need for Medcity to embarrass itself. However, Medcity and the Healer Sect had a very close relationship. Nicholas couldn't help being worried that Cedric would make a mistake. He lowered his voice and said to Octavius, "Mr. Fuller, if that Ballard fellow really can refine a pill that's in the mystic pill grade, won't Cedric…"Nicholas
"You're much too inexperienced to compete in refining pills. I'll give you one final chance to give up on the idea of betting your life," Sebastian said impassively.Cedric wasn't the only one who laughed. Everyone in the venue burst out into mocking laughter."Who does he think he's talking to? That's the young Refinist of the Healer Sect.""Yeah! I heard that a year ago, Cedric had already attained the skill of refining Spiritual Energy Pills, which are the most premium kind among the true pills. How can a layman like Sebastian be so boastful?""I think that he's just trying to give himself a way out. It's a pity that Cedric won't fall for it."Everyone in the crowd was speaking contemptuously about Sebastian.Cedric clasped his hands behind his back and began the Square Steps footwork. He walked slowly down the steps and gazed in Sebastian's direction as he said, "Ballard, I'm not looking down on you, but what gives you the right to brag in front of me?"I don't mind telling
In the center of the venue, there was an empty piece of land that was about the size of a soccer field. Seats rose in tiers around it. The tiers were already filled with martial sect apprentices who had come to watch.Bertie and Drake headed straight to the main grandstand on the north side. They bowed respectfully to Sebastian and said, "Please be seated, Mr. Ballard."Sebastian did not stand on formality with the two of them. He sat in the main seat of the north grandstand at once.Bertie and Drake sat down on either side of him. This made several of the younger people present look at Sebastian. Opposite them, in the south grandstand, several elderly men stared at Sebastian as they muttered to each other. They pointed at him from time to time. One of the old men looked displeased as he spoke to those around him."Those are the elders of the Healer Sect. The ones sitting beside them are elders of other sects who are on good terms with the Healer Sect," Drake said quietly in Se
After ten minutes or so, Sebastian felt as if he was sitting on a volcano. Every single pore in his body felt as if it would catch on fire.The air around Sebastian burst into flame, and even his clothes were burnt to ash. However, the extreme heat turned into extreme cold in just an instant.Layers of frost and ice coated Sebastian's body at once. It was the result of light and dark energy fighting for authority in Sebastian's body. After some time, the spiritual energy in Sebastian's body suddenly surged toward his limbs. Everything happened so suddenly that his skin cracked into deep fissures, unable to withstand the immense pressure.Blood seeped out of the cracks on his skin.Sebastian felt as if there were countless bugs and ants gnawing his body, and the pain made him wish that he was dead. Finally, after an hour, the cracks on Sebastian's body slowly healed as the two conflicting forces of spiritual energy merged into one.As Sebastian slowly opened his eyes, a powerfu
At Sebastian's current level, celestial pills were beyond him.After hearing Sebastian's description, both Bertie and Drake looked at him, their eyes shining. Prior to hearing this, they had been suspicious of where the energy replenishing pills had come from, but they no longer doubted that Sebastian had refined them."I didn't expect you to have the skills of a Refinist at such a young age, Mr. Ballard," Bertie said, looking awed.Sebastian smiled faintly and said, "Refining pills isn't actually that complicated. You just need to control the spiritual energy and the heat with your mind so that you can speed up the decomposition of the medicinal herbs in the medicine furnace. "However, Refinists have different levels of skill, so the effective components that remain at the end of the process also differ."Bertie and Drake both looked confused, so Sebastian didn't explain further. He weighed the cauldron in one hand and said firmly, "Rise!"The palm-sized cauldron rose up into t
After that, Sebastian bought several other rare medicinal herbs from the Wraith Market to use in refining pills.Although the Wraith Market was the most renowned medicinal herb trading market among the mystic martial arts sects, someone like Sebastian was also a very rare customer. He didn't even ask about the price of each herb, and he was very generous. As Sebastian had bought a huge amount of herbs, all of which were very valuable, he would ordinarily be seen as easy prey.However, as he was accompanied by Bertie, Drake, and the rest of the Warrior League members, no one dared to raise their prices. Sebastian only returned to his lodgings after the sun had set. He was immensely satisfied. He casually tossed aside several sacks of medicinal herbs. Carefully taking out a rusty, palm-sized cauldron, he held it gently in the palm of his hand. He scrutinized it carefully, as if it were a precious treasure.Both Bertie and Drake looked curiously at the tiny cauldron. Finally, B
Drake and Bertie knew exactly what Cedric was planning.Although the energy replenishing pills that Sebastian had given them were far better than the Breakthrough pills from the Healer Sect, whether or not the pills had been refined by Sebastian himself was something they had yet to confirm. Even if he had refined them, who could guarantee that Sebastian would be assured of victory against Cedric when it came to pill refining?After all, the Healer Sect had put a great deal of effort into training Cedric, and he was known as a young Refinist prodigy. If Sebastian made even the slightest mistake, he would end up in big trouble! "Okay, I'll take the bet. I just hope you won't go back on your word when the time comes," Sebastian said, smiling slightly. "Alright!" Cedric grinned maliciously and nodded as he said, "Tomorrow, 10:00 am at Greendrake Town. It's ten miles away from here. I hope you won't be late." Cedric threw back his head in laughter as he walked out of the crowd.