Chapter 108: Where Bai Yu Is

"Are you sure you want to make demands at this time?" Bai Yuan's voice sounded somewhat low, and his gaze gradually turned cold.

The atmosphere inside the Ice Fire Yin-Yang Eye seemed to freeze at this moment, and the remaining four bodies of Mu Junwu all turned their gazes toward the Wood Body.

The white-haired Golden Body stepped forward, her golden eyes full of indifference, and she lightly said: "Wood Body, are you trying to betray the teacher and destroy the ancestors? Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now."

The Fire Body clenched his fists, his long hair behind him rising like flames, and in his dark red eyes, it seemed as if a world-ending fire was ignited.

She shouted angrily: "Wood Body! How dare you use the eldest senior sister's safety as leverage! Believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"

The Water Body remained silent, quietly watching the Wood Body.

The kind-hearted Earth Body walked to Bai Yuan's side, took his hand, and coquettishly said: "Master, please don't be angry with the Wood Body."

Immediately after, the Earth Body turned his gaze and said: "Golden Body, how are you speaking? We are all the master's disciples, restrain your killing intent a bit? And Fire Body, you, what's the point of being so fierce? It's not good to scare the Wood Body."

After the words fell, the Earth Body's gaze returned to the Wood Body, and she spoke softly: "Wood Body, apologize to the master, and the master will forgive you."

Under everyone's gaze, the Wood Body lowered her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and she said in a wronged tone: "Master, the disciple knows her mistake."

Bai Yuan took a deep breath, calming his emotions.

He said: "Then let's go set up the formation..."

"Yes, Master." The Golden, Wood, Water, and Fire Bodies departed.

Watching the Wood Body's back, Bai Yuan let out a helpless sigh.

In appearance, she was almost identical to the original Mu Junwu; seeing her so heartbroken, Bai Yuan also couldn't bear it.

But reproduction is an instinct of life; the Wood Body simply couldn't suppress herself, how could Bai Yuan dare tell her everything and let her run wild?

Knowing that if the Wood Body runs wild, the merged Mu Junwu would likely be influenced by her and become flirtatious, which is something Bai Yuan does not want to see.

"Master, you clearly have a method, why not tell her?" The honest Earth Body, after the others left, finally couldn't hold back and voiced the doubt in his heart.

This is also the doubt in the hearts of the five bodies.

Bai Yuan lowered his head, silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh and said: "Once I find Xiao Yu, I'll tell her the method!"

The Earth Body's face lit up with joy as he said: "Thank you, Master; I'll go tell the Wood Body now—she should be very happy."

Bai Yuan helplessly shook his head and said: "Go."

The Earth Body left, and Bai Yuan waited quietly.

Not long after, the Five Elements Formation enveloped the entire demonic forest, and Bai Yuan, using the power of the formation, began to furnace-refine the Golden Origin Pill.

The Golden Origin Pill, as a third-grade basic pill, is a level that half of intermediate alchemists can only hope for but cannot reach.

But the current Bai Yuan can, relying on the Five Elements Formation, refine it with his late Foundation Establishment cultivation and the ability of an intermediate alchemist.

As time passed second by second, batch after batch of medicinal herbs entered the furnace, turned to ash within, and three gleaming golden pills finally appeared in the cauldron.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully refining the Golden Origin Pill; reward: Advanced Alchemist, 100,000 Virtue Points."

In his mind, the system's voice sounded, and Bai Yuan instantly felt a vast amount of knowledge flooding into his brain, as if it were about to burst him open.

This feeling seemed like only a moment had passed, yet also like an eternity, until Bai Yuan, in a daze, felt as if he had used it thousands of times, and after the knowledge became extremely familiar, that miraculous sensation faded.

He slowly opened his eyes; clearly only a moment had passed, but Bai Yuan felt as if he had traversed ages, and from this moment on, he was indeed an Advanced Alchemist.

"Ding! System issued a mission."

【Mission Description: Set up the Protective Sect Formation】

【Mission Content: The formation is capable of resisting Early Golden Core】

【Mission Reward: Advanced Formation Master, 100,000 Virtue Points】

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully setting up the Great Protective Sect Formation; reward: Advanced Formation Master, 100,000 Virtue Points."

Bai Yuan smiled slightly; this was not unfamiliar to him, he felt that previous sensation arise again in his heart, and vast formation knowledge continuously poured into his mind.

【Mission Description: Enhance the Personal Spirit Weapon】

【Mission Content: Upgrade the Personal Spirit Weapon to Third Grade】

【Mission Reward: Advanced Artificer, 100,000 Virtue Points】

Bai Yuan had no intention of refining another Personal Spirit Weapon; he opened the System Mall, and his gaze quickly landed on an item.

【Object Seeking Guide: The object or person sought by one's heart will definitely point to the correct direction (invalid for Nascent Soul Stage and above, or special circumstances)】

【Price: 100,000 Virtue Points】

Bai Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; although the Object Seeking Guide's function is singular, it is extremely effective for finding people, and more importantly, it is affordable.

This made Bai Yuan delighted.

After decisively choosing to purchase, Bai Yuan's hand produced an object of unknown material, a 'Compass' without a needle.

Bai Yuan silently recalled Bai Yu's appearance in his heart.

Instantly, a needle appeared within it.

Bai Yuan, delighted, flew toward the direction indicated by the needle, but after just one second of flight, the needle disappeared.

Bai Yuan instantly stopped, but no matter how he later thought of Bai Yu's appearance, he could not make the needle appear again.

Bai Yuan:???

"System, are you blackmailing my Virtue Points?" Bai Yuan gripped the 'Compass', shaking it continuously; the needle would appear with the shaking, then instantly vanish again.

"System, is this a defective toy you gave me?"

However, after swinging it for a while, Bai Yuan noticed something off; he placed the Compass where the needle had appeared, and he immediately understood the reason.

Because the needle's direction was straight down beneath him!

Bai Yuan: ……

Bai Yuan felt both surprised and delighted, yet also a bit annoyed and embarrassed, saying: "Well done, Bai Yu, hiding down there—Master comes and you don't come out; just wait until I drag you out and see how I deal with you!"

Without hesitation, Bai Yuan protected himself with the power of the Five Elements Formation and dove headfirst into the milky white and crimson-clear hot spring directly below.

The opposing forces of ultimate fire and ultimate ice continually struck Bai Yuan, yet they could not break through his surface shield.

However, after entering the hot spring, Bai Yuan did not find Bai Yu, only discovering a hole at the exact center of the spring.

"Is this what Xiao Yu dug?" Bai Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he directly activated the Yin‑Yang Creation Scripture, turning into Yin and Yang qi and drilling into the cave.

He went deeper following the small opening.

Ten meters… a hundred meters… a thousand meters… two thousand meters… finally, at the three‑thousand‑meter depth, Bai Yuan saw a lotus, finely carved from blue jade.

Yet atop the lotus's seed pod were two perfectly clear round beads, one red and one blue.

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong?" Bai Yuan shouted.

But Bai Yu gave no answer.

The splendid blue lotus remained motionless.

At that moment, if the disciple count on the system panel had not stayed unchanged, Bai Yuan would have suspected that Bai Yu was already dead.

(End of chapter)