Crackle. Crackle. James silently watched the silver colored flames burning around the body of the Pill Furnace in front of him. Staring at the burning flames unconsciously made him recall those bonfires memories he spent with his master. "Sigh.." James sighed deeply as he cleared his head of these distracting thoughts.. No matter how much he remembered those memories, his Master was now dead so those memories were always going to be in the past. Flicking his fingers, he wrapped his Spirit Qi around the several herbs in front of him, compressing them until he completely excavated the slightest drop of essence from them. This process took him several minutes to complete.. After that, he carefully placed the excavated medicine essence into the Pill Furnace which was already heated. "Too hot" activating his Spiritual Imprint, James took complete control over the Spirit Formation, adjusting the intensity of his flames to his satisfaction. During the earlier process of a Pill refi

"Sigh.. I really need to make money so I can at least buy a bicycle or a mode of transport. I can't keep on borrowing someone's scooter whenever I want to go out" James mumbled to himself as he rode down a scooter down the asphalt of a bustling road. Although it was currently noon, the road was almost jam-packed with moving vehicles and walking pedestrians alike. "If I sell those pills I refined, I wonder how much I am going to stand to make? a majority of them are Nirvanic pills so surely they won't sell for cheap, right?" he thought inwardly. Back when he was with his master, he didn't need to worry about the secular use for money. Was it food? they hunted down animals in the forest and roasted their flesh.. was it clothing? his master was a gifted craftsman. During the time he spent with his master, James only had two focus.. cultivate his martial qi and practice alchemy. He didn't even need to worry about the herbs or ingredients because his master always seemed to provide th

"You mean our wife right? if I remember correctly, I am yet to sign my consent regarding our divorce.. so it isn't farfetched to say we are sharing the same wife.. my fellow husband-in-law" these snig remarks echoed loudly in the air, eliciting gasps of shock from the spectating journalists around. "Y-- you!" Diego pointed his shaky finger towards James nose as his eyes went to bloodshot.. The most frustrating part was that he couldn't muster any arguments to refute. The bastard totally made him lose face today! "Hmpfh. Keep dreaming" just when Diego was befuddled regarding what he was going to say as a come back, a sneer rang out as a middle aged woman in red cocktail dress with a luxurious silver colored bead necklace hanging around her neck sauntered towards the trio. Every step this be newcomer took contained unbridled confidence.. "M-mother?" Becca cried in a mixture of delight as well as shock. This confident lady was actually the current Matriarch of the Blue Family

James had revised the kind of excuse he was going to give for his lateness while he was being led to the VIP lounge at the top floor of Silver Gate Restaurant. However upon his arrival, what he never expected to encounter was the scene of Mr. Krios standing on his feet, appearing youthful and healthy. "You!!" Charlotte was the first to notice James presence, causing a scowl to appear on her face. "What do you think you are doing showing your face here?!" she angrily marched towards him, about to land a crisp slap on his face. According to the good Dr. Hamilton, this bastard almost killed her father! to think he'd be shameless enough to show his face!! As a Martial Cultivator, James easily saw through Charlotte's intentions, casually sidestepping which caused the slap to miss his face by a few inches. Charlotte immediately retracted her palms in embarrassment. The bastard dodged her slap! "Ah. Young Friend.. you are here.." Seeing the friendly smile on the other party's face,

"Mum, you really don't have to do all this hard work again. Now that I have returned, I promise to easen up your stress" James sighed helplessly when he saw his mother walk through the door. Judging from her sweat drenched appearance, she had just finished a day of labour at her vegetable farm. "Don't worry. Over the past two years during your absence, I was able to survive. There's no way I'm going to break down now.." although she felt exhausted, Stella still forced out a smile. Seeing her in this state caused James to develop a twist in his heart. No matter what, he was going to repay all the sacrifices she's done for him a hundred fold. His next action was just going to be the first. "Eh?" Stella's brows shot up in anger when she noticed the uncovered bowl of soup on the table. "You haven't touched your lunch yet?" "R-Really? My breakfast has barely digested.." James awkwardly stroked his stomach as he lied straight through his teeth. "It's three pm" Stella gave him a su