Su Wan’er, Master Fen Lin, and Master Qin Yaomei are dead. They were killed by Xiao Lingtian: These words echoed in Mo Qinghe’s ears continuously. “Wh– Why?” “What happened, master?” Teng Jiuxuan asked, taking a step forward. “Did Xiao Lingtian kill them to find Lin Yuan’s identity?” Mo Qinghe growled, gritting his teeth tightly. “Yes, he was enraged with an urge of revenge for Xiao Chen. He found out Lin Yuan’s whereabouts from Ying Yue and brutally wounded Chen Ming.” Teng Jiuxuan elucidated the impasse situation to Mo Qinghe. “Zhen Yueli healed Chen Ming’s wound, getting him back safely along with Xiao Rong.”“Xiao Rong… Is he okay? Xiao Lingtian is his cousin… He will wreak havoc if he learns about Lingtian’s death.” Mo Qinghe frowned, letting out a wet grunt.“No, master. He knew about the fact that I killed Xiao Lingtian. He said ‘Xiao Lingtian deserves death for his sins.’ Don’t worry master, he is fine.” Teng Jiuxuan snickered, darting toward the academy gate. Zhen Yueli a

The afternoon class hall was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance. Unlike Mo Qinghe’s strict and heavy atmosphere, this hall was warmer, but strangely suffocating because of the intense heat of the question lingering within the room. At the center stood a middle-aged man wearing dark-red robes.His sharp eyes had traces of exhaustion, but beneath them rested a frightening experience. From him, an aura of Flame Panther oozed out across the academy hall. He was Dan Zhenren.The academy’s apothecary master. Only one silly question held the reason for the silence in the hall: “What is Stability?”“Cultivation, Alchemy, Combat, Synchronization — everything depends on one principle; it is Stability,” Dan Zhenren continued, carrying a calm smile on his face. “But, what really is this stability?”Almost all the disciples frowned immediately. The question sounded simple, but it was strangely difficult. The collective murmurs began to linger across the hall.“It is a simple question, right?”

Lin Yuan took the beast essence stones and immediately went to the medicinal garden to inspect the things there. As Lin Yuan entered Dan Zhenren’s medicinal garden, a faint wave of essence immediately lingered against his face. Unlike the outside academy grounds, the atmosphere here felt calmer and smoother, as though the essence itself was flowing more naturally. Rows of spirit herbs stretched across the garden beneath carefully arranged essence formations. Lin Yuan slowly walked into the garden, his dark eyes quietly observing everything around him.He saw Green Spirit Grass, a pale-green herb with thin shimmering leaves swaying gently beneath the wind. This is used for making healing potions and essence recovery mixtures. Suddenly, Lin Yuan’s gaze was attracted by a crimson colored flower. It is a Crimson Flame Orchid, a crimson-colored flower blooming beside heated stones. Its petals released faint heat waves into the surroundings. It is used for fire-attributes enhancement and f

CRACK!The tiny fracture across the medicinal pill widened slowly. Lin Yuan’s eyes narrowed as the crack extended. Inside the cauldron, the compressed essence began trembling violently. The green medicinal sphere rotated faster and faster as unstable essence fluctuations leaked into the surroundings.HISSSSS!!The medicinal fragrance within the chamber suddenly became chaotic. The nearby disciples instinctively stepped backward.“Lin Yuan,” Chen Ming muttered nervously.Lin Yuan immediately reduced the flame intensity, then increased it again. He was trying to stabilize the collapsing structure, but the instability had already spread through the entire pill. The compression balance was broken.Dan Zhenren silently observed from the center of the hall, his expression remained calm and gentle, but his eyes were sharp and focused.Lin Yuan’s beast essence slowly flowed toward the pill again, trying to heal the fracture carefully.For a brief second the crack stabilized, but it is for a s

The atmosphere inside the Thousand Lantern Pavilion became increasingly heated after the Mu Yue Clan acquired the Rank 4 Thunderfang Leopard’s Beast Core. Discussions echoed continuously throughout the massive hall while the cultivators from other clans silently measured each other’s reactions. Lin Yuan calmly sat within the Qing Clan section, his eyes quietly observing the surroundings.This auction was far more than simple trading. It was a battlefield of wealth, influence, and status. The weak remained silent and unhappy, but the powerful spoke once and obtained everything. Meanwhile, Mei Lanyin stood gracefully beneath the golden lantern lights at the center stage, her faint smile never disappearing.“The second treasure of today’s auction…” Mei Lanyin stated, slowly gesturing toward the attendants behind her.Two attendants carefully carried an ancient black wooden box toward the platform. The moment the box appeared, the atmosphere inside the hall subtly changed. Even several c