Free Web NovelChapter 938: Chapter 936: Competing for the Divine Heart
After everything had been discussed and settled.
Wang Zhan and the others headed out of the Sky Pavilion.
Dong Tianlei subconsciously turned his head to glance once at the direction of the back mountain, then laughed and said, "Actually, even without Wang Zhan sitting town Inside Tian Pavilion, I doubt anyone would dare come looking to cause us trouble in person. After all, there’s still a Feng Tianci in the back mountain, and his strength is downright terrifying..."
At the side, Xuan Yu crossed his arms and nodded.
He glanced in the direction everyone had left, then laughed and said, "Right now the Sky Pavilion has already taken shape. Naturally I’m not worried anyone would dare come here to kick up a fuss; that would simply be asking to be humiliated."
"But I’d rather stay Inside Tian Pavilion and hurry up to improve my own strength. That’s what matters most—at the very least, we can’t fall too far behind Wang Zhan and the others."
"Even though we hold high positions now, there are quite a few experts Inside Tian Pavilion. Those Elder Officials are even stronger than we are. So the two of us just happen to be able to take advantage of this period to quickly raise our cultivation. When Wang Zhan and the others come back, we’ll be able to give them a refreshing surprise."
Dong Tianlei also nodded along.
This was indeed what Dong Tianlei worried about the most.
After all, he’d realized that the Sky Pavilion now was far from anything the Profound Ice Pavilion or Luoxing Mountain used to be able to compare to.
The people Inside Tian Pavilion were not only overwhelmingly strong, the atmosphere within the Sky Pavilion was also excellent.
That was something most Sects truly hadn’t managed to achieve.
But all of this was because of Wang Zhan. Although Wang Zhan didn’t meddle much in the day-to-day affairs Inside Tian Pavilion, he had a certain approachability and cohesive pull.
That was why he was able to keep everyone Inside Tian Pavilion gathered around him.
Even a expert like Feng Tianci was willing to stay here of his own accord.
"Alright..."
Xuan Yu took a look at the situation around them, patted Dong Tianlei on the shoulder, then laughed and said, "The two of us shouldn’t keep wasting time. I’m heading back to go into seclusion for a while. If anything comes up Inside Tian Pavilion, just leave it all to you to handle."
"It’s not only Mr. Wang who believes in you, I also believe in you a lot."
With that said, Xuan Yu was already walking off into the distance.
Standing to one side, Dong Tianlei could only shake his head helplessly as he spoke in embarrassment, "You brat obviously just want to use this stretch of time to hurry and raise your own cultivation, and don’t want anything disturbing you. So you’re trying to copy Wang Zhan and play the hands-off shopkeeper. In the end, I still got schemed against..."
Muttering a few words to himself, Dong Tianlei then headed back to his own room.
At the same time, in the back mountain.
Zuo Linglong had already finished refining the elixirs.
It had to be said, with Wang Zhan’s help, the grade of the elixirs she refined kept getting higher and higher.
Clearly, Wang Zhan hadn’t been joking—she really did have very high Talent.
Feng Tianci, who was standing to the side, quickly walked up to Zuo Linglong. He glanced at the elixirs in her hand, then hurriedly said, "I didn’t expect you really managed to refine the same kind of elixir Wang Zhan gave me back then?"
Zuo Linglong nodded, then smiled and said, "All elixirs in this world follow the same fundamental rules. As long as you grasp the knack, it isn’t that difficult to refine those top-grade elixirs."
"No, no, no..."
Feng Tianci took the elixirs excitedly. After carefully examining them, he laughed and said, "Things are absolutely not as simple as you make them sound. And in all the world, how could there be that many Grandmasters of alchemy?"
"For someone your age to be able to refine this kind of elixir already shows your skill is far from weak. I’m sure that in the future, you’ll definitely become a Grandmaster of alchemy in your own right!"
But Zuo Linglong beside him only shook her head with a helpless look. She glanced at Feng Tianci, then Xu Xu said, "Alright, don’t keep putting a high hat on me. I’ve just suddenly realized that refining elixirs is actually quite interesting, so I’m already planning to keep refining some even more interesting elixirs."
"If you need anything, you can just tell me directly. You’re my master, after all—your business is my business. And I won’t be stingy with you!"
Hearing this, Feng Tianci smiled in satisfaction. He walked over to Zuo Linglong, patted her shoulder, then said, "Earlier I heard you wanted to learn some cultivation techniques so you could quickly raise your own cultivation."
"Since that’s the case, I’ll pass everything I’ve learned in my life on to you. I wonder if you’re interested in that?"
But Zuo Linglong beside him shook her head and refused, "Back then I did have that idea. After all, only after improving my own strength could I avoid troubling the people around me. But now I’ve changed my mind. If I can make my means of refining elixirs even more formidable, then I’ll have my own way to protect myself in the future."
"No matter where I go, I believe there will be most people supporting me, and they won’t even think of attacking me."
Feng Tianci beside her nodded along.
This really wasn’t a joke.
After all, no matter where a Grandmaster of elixirs goes, he’s someone worshiped by thousands, and there are many who would even give up their lives for a single elixir.
If Zuo Linglong really becomes a Grandmaster of elixirs, then no matter where he goes, countless people will flock to his side.
He could even become the master of a Sect in his own right—it’s not impossible.
After Feng Tianci nodded in satisfaction, he spoke again, "Didn’t expect you to have this kind of awareness at such a young age. As expected, everyone who follows that kid around is no ordinary character."
Right after that, Feng Tianci fell into a brief hesitation.
In his mind, he recalled the appearances of Xiang Tian and the other one.
He had to admit, Xiang Tian was indeed a bit of a freak.
After all, Xiang Tian had grasped the power of the White Tiger Venerable. Though his personality had changed greatly, Feng Tianci could still sense that firm, unyielding aura from him.
Zuo Linglong, however, didn’t bother with Feng Tianci’s attitude. He waved at Feng Tianci, then walked back to the elixir furnace off to the side, and Xu Xu said, "Master, if there’s nothing else, then don’t keep disturbing me. Once I finish refining the elixir, I’ll definitely hand it over to you at the first possible moment!"
Feng Tianci, off to the side, nodded.
His face was full of excitement.
Back then, having Wang Zhan help out even required paying a corresponding price, and Wang Zhan had been very stingy.
But Zuo Linglong and Wang Zhan were completely opposite types of personalities.
Feng Tianci stared at Zuo Linglong for quite a while before finally withdrawing his gaze, then went off to the side and began meditating again.
Although he’d had the support of quite a few elixirs during this period, his strength still hadn’t recovered to its peak state.
So he had to devote all his time to cultivation; only then could he get back to his peak as quickly as possible.
The cave once again became much quieter.
And Inside Tian Pavilion also returned to calm.
Nothing had changed just because Wang Zhan and the others had left.
At the same time, Wang Zhan and the others were already speeding toward a certain mountain range.
These last few days they had indeed wasted quite a bit of time, so there wasn’t much left before the ruins were set to open.
If they wanted to compete with that bunch for the Divine Heart, then they couldn’t afford to keep wasting time.
After three days and nights of traveling back and forth...
Wang Zhan and the others arrived before that mountain range.
Looking out, they saw that quite a crowd had already gathered in front of the range.
With just a rough glance, Wang Zhan noticed that among this group there were quite a few Star River level experts, while Star System level experts were simply too many to count.
Xiang Tian, standing off to the side with his arms crossed, Xu Xu said, "Interesting. Didn’t expect so many experts to show up. Looks like this Divine Heart is a huge temptation for a lot of people. If we want to get our hands on it, it’s probably not going to be easy, right?"
"Mm..."
Before Wang Zhan could speak, Luo Xue folded her arms and said, "You think a Divine Heart is something you see every day? That thing has extremely powerful effects. Even Brother Wang wants to obtain the Divine Heart to consolidate his own strength. If the two of us can get a Divine Heart as well, our strength will also rise step by step."
Hearing this, Xiang Tian shook his head, his face bitter as he said, "A Divine Heart is merely the last thing left behind before a true god is extinguished. How could there possibly be that many of them? Being able to see even one this time is already like having the heavens bless us. And since Brother Wang is extremely interested in the Divine Heart, we naturally have to give it up to Brother Wang."
Wang Zhan, next to them, swept a glance over the pair and said with a smile, "So, you’ve already taken the Divine Heart as something that’s basically in our pocket?"
"Well, what else?"
Xiang Tian said confidently, "Everyone following behind us this time is a top-tier expert Inside Tian Pavilion. Add the two of us at your side, plus your own strength to rely on, and of course the thing is already in our pocket. I don’t believe there’s anyone who can snatch the Divine Heart out of our hands!"
He had to say, Xiang Tian really was quite confident.
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Wang Zhan’s mouth, and he chuckled as he said, "Alright, don’t talk as if everything’s already set in stone. We don’t know what the situation will be like yet, and we’re not clear on the strength of everyone gathered here. It’s better to stay cautious about everything."
