Chapter 266: Undercurrents Abound

rything It's not just about being ruthless or heartless. Since my heart leans towards the path of detachment, why must I walk this path""You won't walk the Path of Ruthlessness! What other path could...The scars of the last battle remain, although the Demon Slayer's Shield has self-repair capabilities, the process is extremely slow.

As soon as it flew out, the Sha Demon Shield arrived before Yun Fei's crystal nucleus and stared greedily, eager to absorb it.

Fang Chen, however, stopped it and asked, "Sha Mo, what exactly is this thing"

Shamo's radiance rippled, conveying the name of this object to Fang Chen.

"Cloud-flying crystal core! It's actually this thing! Your luck isn't bad either.

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Fang Chen was also surprised. This Cloud-Flying Crystal Core was rare and hard to come by.

I didn't expect to be so lucky this time, and actually run into...

"With this, your damage should be able to recover completely, and you might even be able to enter the Xuan rank." Fang Chen asked.

Sha Mo Shield nodded repeatedly, indicating that there was no problem.

Fang Chen smiled faintly: "Since that's the case, then you should refine this item."

Sha Mo Shield was overjoyed and immediately, without being polite, drew Yun Fei's crystal head into the shield and retreated to begin refining it.

Fang Chen saw this and didn't bother, taking out the Luoyan Dan furnace and starting to refine the elixir.

He only refined pills from the Western Rank. Now, these level of pills were effortless for him to make.

He didn't have plans to refine them one by one, preparing to refine seven or eight pills at once.

If other alchemists saw this, they would surely think he was crazy. At the same time, refining seven or eight pills at once is extremely dangerous.

During the refining process, pills will inevitably have various problems due to the materials. If only one pill is refined, it can still be solved.

But several issues appeared first, and there wasn't time to address them, so a possible meltdown could occur.

Once all is lost, the entire furnace of elixir will be destroyed.

For an alchemist, refining multiple high-level pills at once wouldn't just be difficult, it would be foolish.

But if they were to see Fang Chen's refining techniques, they would definitely not have this kind of thought.

Only seeing Fang Chen's divine power running, effortlessly manipulating the alchemy furnace and fire, refining the materials inside.

If anyone saw Fang Chen's refining, they would surely be shocked.

Don't be fooled by their effortless appearance, every step is extremely subtle, and the rhythm is flawless.

The control over divine power and the fire of alchemy is truly unparalleled! It's something that an ordinary alchemist couldn't even dream of matching.

In just the time of a few incense sticks, Fang Chen had already refined several furnaces of medicinal pills.

These are all Western medicine.

With his skills, he could theoretically refine fifth-rank pills. However, the materials are merely average, so he can only refine fourth-rank ones.

Although it's just the West Steps, recovering some of its former strength in terms of cultivation should be no problem. However, to fully recover to its peak, I'm afraid it will take some time.

But as long as I'm back at the Yu Shou Sect, this injury is nothing.

There are still many high-grade elixirs in the Yu Shou Sect. I couldn't take them last time, so I left one behind. As long as I go back, my injuries won't be a problem.

Immediately, he began to take the medicinal pills to heal his injuries.

Where there are divine and demonic bodies, what is consumed are divine pills.

His injuries were recovering at a visible rate, and the scars on his body were gradually fading.

And so, he began his long journey of healing.

But at this moment, outside Tianxiao City it was not peaceful.

Sounds of hurried footsteps echoed through the forest as three cultivators fled towards Tianxiao City.

They would occasionally glance nervously over their shoulder, as if some ferocious beast were behind them.

Suddenly! The view ahead opened up, and in the distance, a tall city came into clear sight. It was Tianxiao City.

Upon seeing Tian Xiaocheng, the three of them were overjoyed.

"Hurry! As long as you enter Tiansmiao City, you'll be safe!"

Someone shouted.

"Who are those people in black afterward Why did they arrest someone at the west"

Just now, they were in seclusion in a cave outside Tianshao City.

Suddenly realizing there was movement outside, I went out to take a look and found that black-clothed men were searching and arresting cultivators everywhere.

The three realized something was wrong, fortunately, each of them had excellent escape skills and managed to flee the encirclement of the black-clad men.

He was eventually found, and has been on the run ever since.

As they approached the city, several figures in black surged out from the forest, their eyes fixed on them with chilling intensity.

Seeing them retreat into the city walls, they did not pursue but instead headed back to the dense forest first.

Seeing these three people were overjoyed.

One person said: “They must be doing something they don't want people to see. We should go to the city and tell the City Lord’s Mansion about it.”

"Hmph, to dare to capture people everywhere! Such boldness!" Another person said angrily.

Having escaped here, they naturally grew bolder.

Another person frowned, but didn't say much.

Three people quickly came to the city wall.

"Stop!"

The guards defending the city immediately spotted them and shouted loudly.

The three people immediately stopped.

One person said: "Quickly report to the city lord! Many black-clad men are grabbing people in the west!"

The guard's expression remained as cold as ever, seemingly discussing something with the people around him. He then said: "Understood, the three of you put away your magic weapons and enter the city."

"Good!"

Three people were overjoyed upon hearing this and stepped onto the city wall.

As soon as Ke Gang landed, the Xi Zhou suddenly burst into streaks of light.

The three were caught off guard and the first to be enveloped by the light, suddenly unable to move.

"Seize them!" the guard shouted.

Immediately, guards rushed forward and captured the three.

"What are you doing! I want to see the Lord Mayor!"

The three of them panicked instantly!

The guard let out a cold snort and said, "See the Lord Mayor This is the Lord Mayor's order. You bunch of cowards think you can escape unharmed by running to some remote place"

Upon hearing this, the three of them shivered, realizing something.

"Those in black are your people!"

"You joined the Jiuxing Tianzong!"

Two major forces control half of the Bei Yuan domain, while other forces survive under these two dominant powers.

And these forces mostly openly or secretly rely on the two major forces, but Tian Xiaocheng is only a small force. Jiuxingtianzong has never cared about this kind of place. This is also one reason why everyone runs here.

But the three of them had already realized that Tian Xiaocheng had joined the Jiuxing Tianzong, and had begun to arrest them, these loose cultivators.

Perhaps all the casual cultivators in Tianxiao City are already caught like fish in a barrel, with nowhere to escape.

The guard sneered: "So what You really think you can escape unharmed just by getting here The Nine Stars Heavenly Sect wouldn't let you off that easily."

"We just want to avoid war!" the man roared.

"Evade The Northern Yuan Domain is at war. As a member of the Northern Yuan Domain, one should fight for it. I advise you to obediently join the battle, perhaps there's still a sliver of hope. If you refuse to fight...there is only the path of death," the bodyguard sneered.

He then waved his hand, signaling for someone to take him away.

And such things were happening elsewhere, too. Cultivators who hid on the periphery, believing they could avoid this war, were discovered one after another.

Either get caught or escape.

But no matter what, he will eventually be caught.

And their fate was only one, that is to be cannon fodder on the battlefield.

The cultivators in the city were unaware of this, and still believed that they had escaped the war sea, and would be able to return to the Bei Yuan Domain after the war ended.

Thus, three days have passed.

When he opened his eyes in the inn, the scars on his body had already vanished.

Feeling the changes within himself, he did not show any signs of delight.

“Alas, the elixir of Xijie Dan remains merely Xijie. Though the wounds on my body have vanished, I have not fully recovered.”

Although spiritual energy can now be used, it has only recovered to the first level of the Zhou Yuan Realm.

"To fully recover, I still need to return to the Beast Taming Sect."

At that moment, his gaze was drawn to the Demon Slayer Shield in the corner.

Only the cracks on Shamo's shield had fully recovered, but the light around him was still intense, and there was a hint that it was going to an even higher level.

It's like there's a thin film in front of you. If you can pierce through it, you'll be able to reach a higher level.

Bang!

A booming sound erupted, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind that swept westward toward Zhou.

Fortunately, Fang Chen had set up a formation that did not cause any harm or noise to the surroundings.

Fang Chen, seeing this, understood that the Shasa Demon Shield was about to enter the Xuanpin realm.

"Are you finally going to enter the Profound Realm I wonder if awakening any talents will happen after entering the Profound Realm." to divorce me"Zhao Shimai's joy instantly vanished, replaced by a cold sneer. "Then let's see if you have the ability," she said coldly.At the same time, she also thought of Meng Chen: "I don't know...