Chapter 101: Lin Wan'er Encounters an Ambush

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  Lin Wan'er's room was empty, the quilt neatly stacked at the head of the bed, and the door tightly closed. There was no sign of Lin Wan'er in the living room either, obviously she was not home!

  As for Lin Wan'er going out, Shi Sheng didn't think much of it, but what made Shi Sheng unexpected was that there were clearly some dust on the quilt, apparently no one had been back for several days. In this case, how could Shi Sheng not worry?

  To know the current perception is much clearer than what is seen with one's own eyes, even if one has gone to the room in person, their eyes may not necessarily see the dust on the quilt. Shi Sheng had some worries and took more than 100 refined talismans to the main hall to find Wang Bo.

  Wang Bo was sipping tea in the great hall when he saw Shi Sheng come out, and for a moment his eyes flashed with a hint of something, but then he smiled as if nothing had happened: "You've managed to get out? How was it? What materials did you buy this time?"

  "Can't Wang Bo think of something better?" Shi Sheng shrugged, put the bag on the ground and said: "By the way, when did Sister Wan go out? Does Wang Bo know where Sister Wan went?"

  Wang Bo stroked his beard and shook his head, saying: "She's been out for three to five days now? This girl didn't tell me anything either, I'm not too clear where she went, but you don't have to worry, every few days, she'll come back once!"

  "Alright!" Shi Sheng replied helplessly, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind.

  It is said that cultivators in the Wu Ling realm have only a faint white aura on their forehead, which flickers on and off. In the Sheng Ling realm, the white aura becomes much more pronounced. By the time they reach the Hua Hai realm, they can already achieve inner concealment, and basically no white aura can be seen on their forehead.

  But he could feel the intensity of his opponent's aura, and roughly judge his opponent's cultivation. He didn't know what realm Wang Bo was in! Shi Sheng thought to himself.

  I've always thought Wang Bo was mysterious, probably a hidden mastermind. Now that I've finally advanced to the Yuanhe realm, I can finally use my intuition to probe into others' strength realms.

  The stone's intention was released, and then swept towards Wang Bo. He found that Wang Bo's body was light and agile, with a white aura flashing on his forehead, which was very consistent with the description of the Ascension Realm.

  Moreover, Shi Sheng felt a special weak aura on Wang Bo's body, which was exactly the one emitted by Bai Mang. Shi Sheng was not unfamiliar with this, it was a manifestation of the strength and weakness of the power of thought energy.

  Only when one reaches the Yuanhe realm or above can they glimpse the cultivation realm of others. However, Wang Bo's aura was not strong, and compared to himself, it was like heaven and earth apart. Thus, Shi Sheng felt that Wang Bo was indeed a cultivator in the Ascension Realm.

  "Wang Bo, later you help me buy some medicinal materials, I'll help you refine a Gathering Mind Pill. Now that I've advanced to the Yuanhe realm, my success rate in refining pills will be much higher. As for the Congzhi Pill, I successfully refined it some time ago!" Shi Sheng didn't hide anything.

  "What? You've reached the Yuanhe realm?" Wang Bo's eyes widened in apparent disbelief: "You actually succeeded in refining the Congzhi Dan?"

  "Not bad, I see that Wang Bo is still stuck in the Ascension Realm. He must be lacking only one Aggregation Dan!" Shi Sheng said with a serious face, although this old man was somewhat unkind to himself, but Shi Sheng was still grateful to Wang Bo from the bottom of his heart.

  "Alas!" Wang Bo sighed and shook his head, "The elixir only increases the chances of advancing in rank, it's not a divine elixir that guarantees advancement after consumption. Back then, I wasn't given the Gathering Mind Elixir by my sect because my talent was insufficient. You don't have to waste your energy."

  Shi Sheng waved his hand: "Wang Bo, I am also in the sect and deeply understand the sect's system. They didn't give you the Gathering Spirit Dan, it doesn't necessarily mean they think you can't advance to the Sea of Consciousness realm."

  Sometimes the sect's resources are limited, and it's likely that even if you advance to the Sea of Transformation realm, it will be difficult to further reach the Yuanhe realm, so the Gathering Mind Dan will naturally be given to others who have better qualifications.

  "Now Wang Bo is no longer in the sect, whether he can advance or not, I will refine a pill for him. Don't worry, regardless of success or failure, I'll bear the cost of the medicinal materials!" Shi Sheng said solemnly.

  Upon hearing this, Wang Bo's eyes sparkled with delight, and he nodded his head in satisfaction, smiling: "Alright, since you're so enthusiastic, I won't decline either. Who knows, maybe we can even break through to the Sea of Transformation realm! That would be a great accomplishment in this life!" Wang Bo picked up his tea cup, and his gaze at Shi Sheng seemed to have undergone a subtle change.

  "Good, there are over a hundred talismans in this bag. Wang Bo can take them to sell and it should be enough to buy the materials for the聚念丹. Right, let's get two portions, one matured and one unripe!" Shi Sheng nodded and said.

  "Wow, you've refined so many talismans? Hehe, not bad, not bad!" King Bo praised.

  That's when he regained some confidence on the refining symbol, "Alright Wang Bo, I'll go find Wan'er sister first!" Shi Sheng said as he left the hall without looking back.

  After a long silence, Wang Bo nodded with his eyes slightly narrowed as he watched Shi Sheng's disappearing back: "It seems that in the way of alchemy, this kid can still go further, it's worth training him well!"

  ……

  Guhuai Village, Lin Family Old House!

  At the ruins, two brand new spirit tablets were placed, with Lin Wan'er's parents' names engraved on them. Underneath, some fruits and incense burners were arranged as offerings. The whole scene looked somewhat desolate.

  Lin Wan'er stood in the courtyard, her expression somewhat solemn, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes, her fists clenched tightly as she gazed at the robust figure before her, none other than Ma Ming from Wugu Mountain.

  "Haha, I didn't expect that you would come back by yourself!" Ma Ming said to Lin Wan'er with some surprise.

  "Ma Ming, you burned down our old house, what else do you want?" Lin Wan'er's delicate eyebrows furrowed.

  Ma Ming smiled: "You should know that my intention is not here, I am preparing to catch Shisheng, but I do have some doubts. Under the eyelids of Yuanhe and Shao Shangshu, how did you escape from those two thatched cottages? Even Brother didn't notice at all!"

  "You have no evidence at all and yet you want to take Ah Sheng away, isn't that a bit overbearing?" Lin Wan'er asked back.

  "Overbearing? Hmph!" Ma Ming's face flashed with anger: "Because of this matter, Shi Sheng that little brat almost got me killed by Zhou Shifu with one palm. If I don't settle this matter soon, how can I cultivate in peace?"

  I finally got some news about Shi Sheng after much effort, he gained honor tokens for killing evil cultivators and became somewhat famous in the sect, and almost obtained the Condensed Branch Dan to advance to the Yuanhe realm.

  However, it is said that when he killed the evil cultivator, he seemed to use poison. When he went on a training journey with his fellow disciples, he also used a highly toxic spirit tool to kill some demon beasts. Zhou Tao and Lu Yuan, two of his senior brothers, died from a highly toxic poison!

  "How can you be sure it was Ah Sheng who did it?" Lin Wan'er frowned.

  "No need to guess, we'll just catch him and hand him over to Master Zhou. Hehe, I couldn't beat you when I was alive, but can I still not beat you now? Don't think about escaping today, but don't worry, I won't kill you!" Ma Ming said with a single-handed pop.

  Whoosh!

  Three icy cones shot out, Lin Wan'er took a step back, her eyes showing a hint of panic, clearly inexperienced in combat. She then raised both hands and three wind blades flashed out.

  After three loud explosions, the Wind Blade unleashed by Lin Wan'er was easily dispersed with a single strike, but the three ice cones were also reduced in size by half, and were barely blocked by a water screen unleashed by Lin Wan'er.

  "Hmph, I didn't think you'd also reach the Realm of Sea Transformation, but it's just a waste of mental energy, you haven't even practiced the basic five-element spells, and you can barely withstand my casual strike. You might as well give up resisting!" Ma Ming said, his mind urging him on.

  With a whoosh, three ice cones flashed and pierced through the water curtain in front of Lin Wan'er. Despite her efforts to dodge, one of the ice cones still scratched her hand, leaving a wound that bled profusely, with fresh blood dripping from her fingers.

  Suddenly, a white light shot from afar and flew towards Lin Wan'er, who was in a state of panic. When she looked closely, it turned out to be a dagger about the size of a foot.

  Just as Ma Ming was feeling triumphant, his expression suddenly changed. He found that the dagger had stopped just a foot away from Lin Wan'er's body and was frozen in place, unable to move even a fraction of an inch further. (To be continued in the next chapter!)

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