Chapter 40: Wang Bo's Wrath

  More than half a month later, Wang Bo furrowed his brow and sat on a wooden chair with a thoughtful expression.

  "This kid has been gone for so long? Even if he wasted all those mature spiritual medicines of mine, it shouldn't take this long, should it?" Wang Bo stroked his beard with one hand, feeling somewhat uneasy and worried that Shi Sheng would bring disaster to the medicine courtyard.

  Just as Wang Bo was about to go and take a look, the back door opened and Shi Sheng walked out with a smile on his face, but when he looked at Wang Bo, his eyes dodged slightly, as if he had done something wrong.

  "What's taking you so long? Did you succeed or not?" Wang Bo asked in puzzlement.

  "Luckily, I've finally managed to successfully refine two of them!" Shi Sheng smiled slightly.

  "What? Two? With just a few mature Golden Ling flowers, you managed to refine two of them on your first try? It seems that your talent is indeed top-notch!" Wang Bo's eyes sparkled as he looked at Shi Sheng.

  "Cough, cough..." Shi Sheng cleared his throat twice and awkwardly said: "Wang Bo, I used those immature Golden Ling flowers of yours to practice my technique, and only after feeling that there was no problem did I start refining them."

  "What? How many Golden Ling flowers are you going to waste?! Even if your technique is correct, but the Golden Ling is not mature enough, it's impossible to refine the elixir. This is a complete waste!" Wang Bo said with a scowl on his face.

  "Wang Bo, don't be too excited, I've refined two pills and I'll give you one. It should make up for those unripe medicinal materials. As for the mature ones, I'm afraid they can also be exchanged for a lot. However, the remaining silver coins will still be returned to you!" Shi Sheng said as he tossed out a small bottle, which was caught by Wang Bo.

  "This is about right, heh heh!" Wang Bo looked at the bottle of dan medicine and got a single Open Mind Dan, seeming to calm down a bit.

  "Wang Bo, it's been more than half a month since he didn't go home, I'll go back and take a look first, and come to find you when I have time!" Shi Sheng said, and then hurriedly left the place.

  "What's the hurry, kid?" Wang Bo looked at the small bottle in his hand and couldn't help but smile slightly: "It seems that this kid's alchemy skills can be cultivated."

  After a moment of contemplation, Wang Bo came to the secret room with some unease, opened the medicine garden and took a look. His eyes widened instantly, his mouth agape, and the corner of his eye twitched. All the medicinal materials for refining Kaiyuan Dan, even those that were not yet mature, had been completely cleared out by Shi Sheng.

  "Little rabbit, how dare you run so fast! Wait for me..." Wang Bo's angry roar echoed through the air, his eyes blazing with fury as he gazed at the empty space in the medicine garden, muttering curses under his breath.

  ……

  "This old man is probably furious, hehe, wait for him to calm down and go again another day!" Shi Sheng ran quickly along the road back home, his heart full of excitement.

  Actually, using those mature spiritual medicines to refine the Kai Nian Dan, Shi Sheng only successfully refined one. According to Wang Bo's initial proportions, Shi Sheng's alchemy aptitude can only be considered mediocre.

  However, Shi Sheng spent day and night refining the Qitian Chaos Dew to accelerate the growth of the spiritual medicine. He then used it to mature all the medicinal materials that were about to ripen, restarting the refinement process. Later on, he became even more skilled and managed to refine three elixirs, but only gave one to Wang Bo.

  "Heh heh, as long as Sister Wan'er can sense the spiritual energy, we can use this Mind-Opening Pill to open up the Spiritual Realm!" Shi Sheng was overjoyed and finally ran back home.

  As soon as he entered the yard, Shi Sheng found an extra large water vat, which seemed to be newly bought. Feeling thirsty, Shi Sheng walked towards the vat in a few steps.

  A loud muffled sound!

  Just as he approached the water tank, a small fireball suddenly shot out from behind it. Shi Sheng tried to dodge, but was still hit on his injured shoulder blade by the fireball. The pain caused him to grimace and stumble forward a few steps before regaining his balance.

  Never thought that even his own home was not safe, and there was no defense at all. Shi Sheng felt that his concept of the world needed to change immediately. It wasn't just encountering enemies that would bring danger, but rather he needed to be on guard everywhere.

  "Who?" Shi Sheng's face turned gloomy as he looked around, but the small fireball that hit him burst open with a "puff" sound, and his gray robe was only slightly charred before returning to normal.

  Shi Sheng narrowly escaped the dark passage, and although this small fireball was not fatal, he would have been burned if he had been wearing ordinary clothes. Fortunately, his ice silkworm robe was impervious to water and fire.

  "Robes? You actually have robes, I've advanced to the Sea of Transformation realm and my sect hasn't even issued robes!" Just then, a figure flashed behind the thatched hut, and Zhou Tao slowly walked out.

  "No, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary monk's robe. Even the one given by the sect to Xu Feng Shixiong, if not infused with spiritual energy, would at least leave a mark when blocking this small fireball."

  And he had obviously not been on guard before, and under the circumstances of no spiritual power support, this monk's robe did not have any signs of being burned at all. It seemed that it was not simple! Just then, Lu Yuan's figure slowly walked out behind Zhou Tao.

  "Are you two again?" Shi Sheng saw the two of them and couldn't help but frown. Last time, he had managed to repel them by luck, but now although he had advanced to the Hua Hai realm, he hadn't practiced any of the Five Elements basic spells, not even a simple fireball.

  On the other hand, both of them are in the Sea Boundary stage. Once they start fighting, I will definitely be at a disadvantage. Last time, Lu Yuan's strength was average, probably because he had just advanced to this stage. After such a long time has passed, Lu Yuan's strength must have increased significantly compared to before.

  "Hmm, just the two of us? That Taoist robe looks good on you. I was thinking of teaching you a lesson, but if you hand it over willingly, we might let you off. Otherwise, you're dead for sure." Zhou Tao said with a faint smile.

  Shi Sheng narrowed one eye and smiled: "You two want to kill me? Aren't you afraid of the sect's punishment?"

  Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed and he thought to himself: "Stone Daoist friend, if you're just a lone cultivator, then our sect wouldn't bother with such trivial matters, nor would anyone stand up for you."

  Shi Sheng didn't bother with idle chatter, and with one hand on his chest, he immediately pulled out a waist card, holding it in his hand as he shook it at the two of them. The object was roughly the size of a palm, with an overall silver-gray color, and on top were printed the two faintly golden characters "Tian Xuan".

  "Two Taoist friends who came to Wugu Mountain should know this thing, right?" Shi Sheng saw Zhou Tao's surprised expression and smiled with satisfaction.

  "This... So you're a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, it seems that I really can't kill you!" Zhou Tao was taken aback for a moment, then revealed a strange smile, Shi Sheng couldn't help but feel some doubt.

  "It's fine, let's just forget what happened today. You two can leave now!" Shi Sheng suppressed his anger, thinking that once he had the power, he would definitely teach the two a lesson, after all, they had bullied him to this extent in his own home.

  "Haha!" Lu Yuan burst out laughing: "Don't tell me that Shi Daoist doesn't know that our Wugu Mountain and your Tianxuan Sect have had a falling out? Humph, although we don't dare kill you, snatching your Daoist robe and teaching you a lesson - as long as no one dies, the sect won't intervene."

  "Last time, Zhou was a bit reckless when he fought with you. He had just entered the Sea of Transformation and hadn't even mastered the Fireball Technique yet. Now, both Zhou and I have been in the Sea of Transformation for some time, and we've also obtained our sect's spiritual instruments and learned the Five Elements Techniques. Last time, Lu suffered a loss, but this time I promise not to kill you!" Lu Yuan said with a smile, while Zhou Tao showed a playful expression. (End of chapter, next chapter will be even more exciting!)

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