Chapter 958

As they went deeper into the Fire-Lost Forest, the surrounding trees became dense. Wherever Su Xiao passed, faces appeared on the fiery red trees. Being stared at by these faces was definitely not a pleasant experience.

A tree house appeared ahead. The tree house was entirely composed of the branches of fiery red trees and occupied a large area.

Lilim walked quickly to the tree house, and the two wooden doors woven from branches opened.

"Long time no see, Lilim Mia..."

An old voice came from inside the tree house, the voice slightly hoarse.

"Just Lilim is fine. I don't know what grudge my grandfather had against me to give me such a long name."

Lilim bowed toward the tree house, while kicking Su Xiao with her toe.

"No need for that. I am just an old man hiding in a remote star system. I am already gratified that you could come to see me. Come in."

There was a hint of a smile in the old voice. Lilim turned to face Su Xiao and said silently: 'His old man has a bad temper, be polite, and you are not allowed to grab things!'

Su Xiao didn't speak, just followed Lilim into the tree house.

Just as he walked into the tree house, Su Xiao smelled a very strange odor. It was hard to say what this odor was, as if it were the smell that only existed after mixing multiple alchemical materials.

Inside the tree house, an old man with a thin figure and a withered face sat in front of an experimental table. The old man sat there like an old tree that was about to wither and die.

"How is your father? The last time I saw him was over a hundred years ago."

The old man put down the test tube in his hand, his arm like a withered branch resting on the armrest of the seat.

Click-clack~

The seat turned. Only then did Su Xiao discover that the old man had no legs, his body connected to an alchemical mechanism similar to a wheelchair.

"My father's body is very healthy. Thank you, Tree Sage, for your concern."

The old man was called the Tree Sage. One must know that not everyone in the Void was qualified to be called a Sage. To be called a Sage by others, one must have reached a very high level of attainment in a certain field for others to respectfully call them a Sage.

"Is that old Demon God, your grandfather, still as irritable as ever?"

The wrinkles on the Tree Sage's old face deepened, and he smiled very gently.

"Uh~"

Lilim was slightly embarrassed.

"He will be angered to death by himself one day."

The Tree Sage seemed to have some personal grudge with Lilim's grandfather.

"Eh~"

Lilim was even more embarrassed.

"Tree Sage, my grandfather passed away seventeen years ago."

"..."

The gentle smile on the Tree Sage's face disappeared.

"Another one gone. Counting the time, he didn't die a natural death, did he? Was he killed by someone else?"

"This..."

Lilim seemed to have some unspeakable difficulty.

"If it's not convenient to say, forget it. Let's talk about business. You didn't come here just to see me this time, and you even brought a Destroyer."

The Tree Sage looked at Su Xiao, his turbid eyes seeming to be able to see through many things.

"It's like this: he wants to hone his Alchemy here. Among the alchemists I know, you are the top alchemist, so I brought him to see you."

Lilim flattered him without any sense of incongruity.

"A Destroyer interested in Alchemy? This is rare. Aren't the hobbies of Destroyers traveling the Void and killing whoever they don't like?"

The Tree Sage sized Su Xiao up; he seemed to have seen a Destroyer before, and might even have fought one.

"Whose disciple are you? This purity of Qing Gang is definitely not inherited by a mediocre person."

The Tree Sage did indeed have some understanding of the Shadow of the Destroyer and took the initiative to ask Su Xiao. Thoughts raced through Su Xiao's mind; it was unwise to make things up at this time.

"Mervyn Waltz."

This was the only Destroyer Su Xiao had ever seen, although the other party was in soul form.

"Mervyn Waltz!"

The Tree Sage sat up straight, and Lilim looked at Su Xiao in surprise. Noticing this scene, Su Xiao secretly said it was bad.

"So it is Mervyn Waltz's disciple. In that case, such pure Qing Gang is not strange."

The Tree Sage's expression returned to calm, while Lilim was not calm at all.

"Your master is Mervyn Waltz?!"

"Literal meaning."

Actually, Mervyn Waltz couldn't be considered Su Xiao's master. Su Xiao really didn't know the names of other Shadows of the Destroyer and could only use Mervyn Waltz to make up the number.

"To be his disciple and still be alive, I admire you a bit. Your survival ability should not be weak, especially in terms of pain tolerance."

Hearing Lilim's words, Su Xiao felt deeply about it. His current pain tolerance was astonishing, and this was all thanks to Mervyn Waltz. He had three experiences of almost being pained to death alive: once when mastering the Spirit Shadow physique, once when mastering the Devouring Core, and the last time when awakening the Spirit Eater talent.

He would never forget these three intense pains. Two of them were related to Mervyn Waltz; that guy was always forgetful at critical moments, or rather, deliberately forgetful.

"Destroyer, you have already mastered some Alchemy. What do you want to learn from me? Just speak plainly. I once owed your father a favor."

"Alchemical Biological Manufacturing."

"Biological Manufacturing, let me look for it."

The alchemical wheelchair under the Tree Sage's butt moved, driving toward a large row of bookshelves in the tree house. A moment later, the Tree Sage had an extra thick book in his hand. Su Xiao didn't recognize the characters on the book cover.

Seeming to have thought of this point long ago, the Tree Sage picked up a leaf from the experimental table on the side and pasted it on the cover of the ancient book.

"Do you recognize this kind of character?"

Su Xiao shook his head.

"How about this kind?"

The characters on the cover of the ancient book changed. Because he had performed missions in multiple worlds, Su Xiao had mastered quite a few types of characters.

"I recognize it."

"That's good. Take this book and go there. There are materials you need to use for practice. If there is anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me."

The Tree Sage handed the ancient book to Su Xiao and pointed to a small wooden door in the depths of the tree house.

"Thank you."

Su Xiao took the ancient book. The ancient book and materials provided by the Tree Sage were no small favor, but there was no private friendship between Su Xiao and the Tree Sage. The Tree Sage was repaying a favor to the Demon race, and the Demon race was using this to test Su Xiao, testing whether he was a good ally.

Su Xiao didn't request treasures from the Demon race, but instead let the other party help him create an opportunity—an opportunity to improve Alchemy.

Su Xiao was the beneficiary of the alliance between the Demon race and the Shadow of the Destroyer. If he wanted to step into the Void a long time later, having an ally like the Demon race would reduce a lot of resistance, at least in terms of intelligence.

Therefore, Su Xiao directly ignored the Demon race's test, didn't request treasures, and instead proposed a transaction intention—that is, letting Lilim help him find an opportunity to improve Alchemy. Whether the Demon race accepted the reward was not important; he was just showing an attitude.

Still the same saying, there is no free lunch in the world. However, it is different if someone is treating you. The current situation is exactly the Demon race treating him.

Su Xiao didn't have much time left. He must improve Alchemical Biological Manufacturing in a short time, after which he still had to return to the arena to fight a few more matches.