Chapter 111: Training Dogs, Spirit Pills, Artificing, and Judging People (13,000 words—too much content to name)

Cui Dingyi’s honesty or dishonesty meant nothing to Wang Yulou.

People say the heart is like water, but water flows downward, while the human heart always rises a little higher—and wants to rise even higher.

Everyone has the potential to become immortal; why endure being slaughtered patiently when you might as well take a desperate risk?

No matter how many rules and restraints exist, before burning ambition they are merely fuel.

Moreover, the very existence of restrictions gives meaning to transgression.

A faint ting rang out; in an instant, the Green Rainbow Sword struck the Blood Dropper, forcing Chen Shui Zunzhe to retreat several steps—his right palm’s tiger’s mouth had split open from the previous strike by Huan Yin.

The middle-aged man suddenly froze, halting all movement. His gaze stiffly turned toward them.

The white monstrous beast, racing down from the mid-slope, was headed straight for Zhan Pei—who would soon be torn apart by its claws.

Lieyan and Tiankuang exchanged a glance, nodded, and leapt inward, sliding down the winding cave.

“Don’t think this is ordinary,” Yang Sha said as if reciting a martial secret: “The Fengshui Geography Annals are my grandfather’s lifetime of observations from ancient tombs—extremely valuable.”

“Zixuan Immortal,” the Purple Gold Dragon spoke, after a long pause, uttering a name long buried in dust.

Li Qing nodded—he had seen it too. Though the Soul-Swallowing Pearl held a slight advantage, it could not obliterate these monsters in one blow; whenever one was wounded, another replaced it immediately. This wheeling battle was devastating for the Soul-Swallowing Pearl.

“Hmph, Qi Qi, if you ever find your father, don’t recognize him—where was he when he abandoned you?” Han Fei said with righteous fury.

No one likes a poison master whose nature is treacherous and cunning; the profession itself is labeled as one of the lowest nine classes.

In the moment of shock, several instructors from Zichuan Academy couldn’t help but draw in sharp breaths.

Next chapter preview: After Fan Li killed the two Earth Warts, his spirits plunged to rock bottom. In his despair, he encountered Jiang Yan! What was the reason behind this?

After seeing off Shang Fusu, Yan Niang smiled and invited Mo Yi, who had been waiting at the door, into Nalan Xue’s chambers. Even empresses and imperial consorts allowed physicians into their rooms when ill—how much more so Nalan Xue, merely a princess?

The Yi Kingdom’s light cavalry had charged with the intent to break through, wielding only swords and knives. Now, with flames erupting and rear support cut off, their horses panicked and bolted; they could barely hold on without falling, let alone reach for bows or crossbows from their saddlebags.

Lin Hai was already a man of immense strength, and with the enhancement of his spiritual weapon, he posed a serious threat to any spiritual beast below the fourth rank.

Bai Yujin placed Shu Keyue on the bench of Wangyue Pavilion, stared at her peacefully sleeping face, and frowned in strange unease.

Shang Fusu treated the two children, who both resembled Nalan Xue, equally: when Nalan Mo Ran disliked meat, he ordered the cooks to prepare vegetarian dishes, placing them on the opposite side of the table, and had his personal eunuch steward feed her.

Following the direction, Hua Shangxue saw the teahouse; as she lifted her eyes slightly, she thought she glimpsed a familiar back—she felt she had seen it before, yet could not recall where. Too bad the person faced away; had she seen the face, she might have remembered who it was.

After seeing off Jing Qi, Feng Mo, and Feng Duan, Shi Yi returned nervously, only to find Jiang Yue sitting calmly beside the stone table, setting up a game of weiqi as if nothing had happened—instinctively, he frowned again.

Upon hearing Sima Xi’s casual remark, Sima Jing’s eyes flickered involuntarily—especially when she learned the four of them had escaped first and planned to wait in Shang Country—her smile instantly brightened even more.