"That's good, that's really good, haha, I've successfully refined an eighth-grade pill!"
Lin Shuainan became excited after confirming Ling Feng's good condition.
Ling Feng could understand Lin Shuainan's sense of accomplishment.
He even envied Lin Shuainan a little.
After all, Ling Feng had never truly refined an eighth-grade pill himself!
"It's a shame the pill furnace exploded. I'll find you a better one."
Ling Feng called out to Lin Shuainan and turned to leave his residence.
Lin Shuainan wanted to follow, but Ling Feng stopped him.
It was likely that their recent activities in the outer sect had already spread.
Going out now would easily attract attention.
It was better to keep a low profile during this period.
Liu Fang quickly received Ling Feng's summons and was waiting by the courtyard gate late at night.
"Senior, please instruct me!"
Seeing Liu Fang bowing before him, Ling Feng's mouth twitched. What was this woman doing just now?
She was wearing such an outfit, a sheer gauze that revealed the eye-watering scenery within.
Ling Feng instinctively shifted his gaze and said coldly, "I need a pill furnace."
Liu Fang was taken aback. "There is a terrestrial fire pill furnace in this courtyard, and it's of no low grade. Senior, you..."
"It's broken! I need a pill furnace of better quality. Can you get one?"
Ling Feng interrupted Liu Fang's nonsense indifferently.
Liu Fang's eyes widened. The terrestrial fire pill furnace was broken?
It was rarely used, so how could it be broken?
Could it be that Ling Feng had refined some extraordinary pill, causing it to be damaged?
Almost instinctively, Liu Fang thought of the convergence of spiritual energy before, such a vast amount of spiritual energy. Could it be because Ling Feng had refined a very high-grade pill?
This was highly possible!
But what did these matters have to do with Liu Fang?
Liu Fang snapped back to reality and saw a hint of impatience in Ling Feng's eyes.
Liu Fang quickly nodded repeatedly at Ling Feng. "Yes, yes, I'll go do it now!"
Even if this matter was very difficult, Liu Fang would never say so.
What a joke.
When faced with a task given by Ling Feng, even if it couldn't be completed, it had to be completed, otherwise, death was imminent!
"Try to get one of higher grade. If you do this well, I'll consider sparing your life!"
Ling Feng said indifferently as a reminder.
Liu Fang trembled all over, bowed, and left.
Only after Ling Feng's figure disappeared did Liu Fang start to pant heavily.
"If I do well, he'll spare my life? Does that mean he never intended to spare me from the beginning?"
Thinking of this, Liu Fang's body couldn't stop trembling.
If Ling Feng wanted to kill her, it would only take a single word.
But why hadn't Ling Feng killed her yet?
It was because she was still useful to Ling Feng. If she were useless, her fate would be terrible.
"What should I do? Should I just wait for death? Even if I find a pill furnace that satisfies him this time, what about next time? As long as I fail to satisfy him next time, he will definitely kill me. But what choice do I have if I don't do as he says?"
Liu Fang muttered incessantly.
Liu Fang knew the methods to break the soul blood curse.
The first method was for her own cultivation to surpass Ling Feng's. As long as her cultivation was stronger than Ling Feng's, she could easily retrieve the soul blood.
The second method was to find a master whose cultivation surpassed Ling Feng's and who knew how to break the soul blood curse to help her.
Such masters definitely existed in the Ten Thousand Sword Sect. Liu Fang believed that even if Ling Feng was in the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn't be stronger than all the experts in the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.
Therefore, should she find the influential figures in the Ten Thousand Sword Sect for help at this time?
If she revealed Ling Feng and the other person's suspicious identities now, perhaps there would still be a chance... to atone for her crimes!
Liu Fang's heart was in extreme turmoil, but no matter how much she struggled, the final answer came quickly.
Liu Fang ultimately could not resist the fear in her heart and quietly entered the inner sect.
And if Liu Fang were to reveal the information about Ling Feng and the other person.
Then Ling Feng and the other person would soon be targeted by the high-ranking officials of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.
Coincidentally, the inner sect elder that Liu Fang found was none other than Zhang Zhicong, another sect leader controlled by Ling Feng!
In front of Zhang Zhicong, Liu Fang knelt with extreme reverence and recounted everything word for word.
"According to you... these two have now been settled in the outer sect by you? And they are even treated as honored guests?"
Zhang Zhicong's face was grim. He dared not contact Ling Feng actively during this period.
He only knew that after some time, Ling Feng and Lin Shuainan would have the opportunity to enter the inner sect, and that would be the real headache.
However, Zhang Zhicong did not expect that such a matter would occur so quickly.
This Liu Fang, whose soul blood was already controlled by Ling Feng, still dared to betray Ling Feng and reveal this matter.
"Yes, I was forced to do so. If I didn't do as they said, I would be killed by them immediately! Sect Leader Zhang, please help this junior resolve the soul blood curse on me, otherwise, I will die at any moment!"
Liu Fang was almost in tears.
Although she knew that her words were useless, because Zhang Zhicong's cultivation was definitely not Ling Feng's match.
According to Liu Fang's guess, Ling Feng was at least in the Nascent Soul stage.
And Zhang Zhicong before her should not have reached the Nascent Soul stage yet.
But these useless words from Liu Fang would inevitably be passed on to higher levels through Zhang Zhicong's mouth, and there would definitely be elders or other powerful figures to help her solve the trouble!
Now that it was a critical moment for her life, Liu Fang would try any chance she had!
"I cannot resolve this soul blood curse. I need to report this matter. Now, tell me first, where are the two people you settled? So I can prepare!"
Zhang Zhicong walked up to Liu Fang and asked in pursuit.
Liu Fang's face showed joy, and she quickly told him the location of Ling Feng and the other person's residence.
She also mentioned that Ling Feng and the other person might be refining pills and asked Liu Fang to find a pill furnace.
After Zhang Zhicong heard everything, he instantly grabbed Liu Fang's neck with one hand, and his powerful true essence instantly restrained Liu Fang's ability to move.
Even Liu Fang's attempt to self-destruct her Golden Core was impossible.
Liu Fang looked at Zhang Zhicong in horror, her eyes widening in disbelief. "Why, why?"
"Why? Hmph, it's very simple, because my soul blood is also in the Master's hands. You ignorant fool, the Master asked you to do something, and you dared to betray the Master. Your time of death has come!"
"What? You..."
Liu Fang looked at Zhang Zhicong as if she had seen a ghost. She truly never dreamed that Zhang Zhicong was also controlled by Ling Feng.
Then wasn't she walking into a trap today?
Before Liu Fang could figure all this out, Zhang Zhicong exerted force with his hand.
Crack!
Liu Fang's neck snapped, and her meridians were all shattered by Zhang Zhicong's terrifying sword energy. In an instant, this disgusting woman died on the spot.
Zhang Zhicong waved his hand, and Liu Fang's body instantly disappeared.
Then Zhang Zhicong sent a message to Sect Leader Hong.
In less than a moment, Sect Leader Hong appeared before Zhang Zhicong.
"What's going on?" Sect Leader Hong's face was grim and somewhat anxious.
"What else could it be? Aren't you responsible for contacting the Master? Didn't you notice if that Liu Fang had any problems?"
Zhang Zhicong was filled with shame and anger, adopting a completely accusatory tone.