Riordan could feel the air around him become denser. He tried moving his body but couldn't. No matter how he tried he wasn't able to move his body an inch.His pupils dilated, his body freezing instantly. He tried thinking of a way to extricate himself from this situation but couldn't. He wasn't an alchemist like Jeffery. There was no way he could break free from whatever he was doing right now.Daniel who had been standing some meters away couldn't help but notice the anomaly. Riordan who was supposed to paralyse Jeffery appeared to be paralysed himself. He was standing at one position without moving.As if that was not enough Jeffery's injury was rapidly healing. It was as if his shin had not been broken by Riordan earlier."W-what's going on?" his pupils dilated as he moved backwards. He had never seen something like this in his entire life!Rita on the other hand was surprised. Although she wasn't shocked she still couldn't understand what was happening right now.How was Jeffery

Kimiko sat on his bed thinking. He was thinking about how Jeffery had made a breakthrough this morning. His boss had come to meditate outside today and had somehow managed to grow more powerful than before.He remembered how Jeffery had told him that he was going to check up on something in the alchemy room. He remembered how the bright white light had shown, illuminating the dark night.He had felt a mysterious energy back then. An energy which he hadn't felt in his entire life as a martial artist.It felt like Qi but it was way more different than Qi. It didn't seem to belong to this world. It was like something from another world—strange yet powerful.Although he didn't want to pry into Jeffery's secrets, he still felt the need to know what that was. He wanted to know what the object that had helped Jeffery in his breakthrough was.Perhaps by doing this, he too would be able to make a breakthrough. He would be able to advance from being a professional alchemist to an advanced alche

Jeffery flung Daniel into the air afterwards. His face didn't betray any expression as he watched the man crash to the ground. It was a loud thud which echoed within the meeting hall.There was a cracking sound. Something within the man's body had broken. Perhaps it was his rib or spine. But something had definitely broken within his body.Right now his entire body was consumed by pain. He felt like passing out. But he couldn't. He was still wide awake suffering through the pain.His head was spinning rapidly. A great sense of dizziness assaulted him. His vision was now blurry and his hearing distorted. But he could still feel the overbearing pain."I hope you don't attempt any stupid act," Jeffery said as he walked towards the man. "You've heard your niece. She has given me the permission to end your life.""P-p-please," Daniel begged. "Please spare my life.""You would have thought about that when you were scheming things," Jeffery said. "You even tried to kill your niece on three o

After hearing what Daniel had to say, Jeffery grabbed him and stared into his eyes. His expression was still devoid of any emotion. But his eyes had turned very cold. They were like those of a monster looking at its prey."I just hope you're not leading us into a trap," Jeffery spoke in a cold voice."I'm not," Daniel immediately shook his head. "I swear."Jeffery didn't say anything else and turned to look at Rita. He was wondering whether to carry her along. Then he thought against that idea.Although they knew that Daniel was leading them into a trap, they didn't know the nature of the trap. They didn't know if there would be other cultivators present. And they didn't know if the levels of these cultivators would be higher than his.They didn't also know where the trap was set—whether it was Daniel's house or along the way. They just knew that the man had obviously set a trap.So Jeffery wasn't willing to allow Rita follow him. There was so much danger. He didn't want any harm to b

Daniel drove across the highway, his Toyota Camry speeding past several cars. His hand was clamped around the steering wheel tightly, his eyes fixed on the road.Occasionally he would look at the rearview mirror to see what Jeffery was doing at the moment. So far the young man was doing nothing. And as usual his face was expressionless.Jeffery was seated behind him with his legs crossed. His eyes were fixed firmly on Daniel who was driving. Obviously he was watching the man closely.Attempt anything funny and I'm going to kill you, he kept on thinking within himself. I'll kill you without thinking twice.Of course he knew Daniel wasn't stupid enough to try anything while driving. Daniel already knew he was an alchemist and would be able to kill him within the blink of an eye. It would be pure suicide to try anything funny.And so Daniel continued to drive, his focus mainly on the road. He took several bends at some point. But most of the time he was driving straight."Isn't your curr