Chapter 61: Presenting The Nine Serenities Pill... Tricking The Gu Worm...
Amira, observing from a distance, also rushed back to her tent. Her heart pounded with the fear that something might go wrong and she'd be abruptly killed. Fortunately, the threat from the 'immortal' seemed to have a greater impact.
Despite the ordeal, the night passed uneventfully. However, Kranos could already predict a storm was brewing, and it would finally erupt on the day he left this planet.
The next day quickly approached. According to the plan Kranos had discussed with Amira after her 'secret' was exposed, she no longer needed to act secretive. Instead, she should behave casually, as before.
Kranos watched her for a while before no longer paying attention. Since everything was settled and he now had a new way to deal with the beast, he no longer needed to concern himself with her. He would only occasionally check on her, just in case she let something slip.
As time passed, Kranos's cultivation made significant progress. From the initial fifth-stage Golden Core realm, he advanced to the sixth-stage Golden Core realm in the remaining month and a half.
His time path also saw a significant increase, firmly reaching the fourth-stage Time Core realm. Although Kranos felt the progress of his time path was quite slow, he knew that such was to be expected.
At this moment, Kranos opened his eyes, which flashed with brilliance. Surprisingly, even though it was morning, the skies were darkened as if... For a better reading experience, visit M(VLEMPYR).
"It will rain today," Kranos muttered in his heart. He could feel the moist weather. "How nice, truly great weather to slay the worm demon," Kranos murmured inwardly, standing up from his cultivation.
Over the past month, he was able to roughly pinpoint the worm demon's location by tracking Ko's movements. With a single thought, his figure vanished. Kranos could feel his movements becoming elusive and swift. With time, he even had the idea of integrating his space and time elements to create a movement technique but decided to do it when he reached the academy.
In a secluded tent, set apart from all the other tents in the mountain range, an old man paced, his hands clasped behind his brown robe. The old man's expression alternated between fear, nervousness, anxiety, and many other emotions.
However, he soon shook his head fiercely, a ferocious gleam in his eyes. The next moment, he took his hand from behind his robe. Tightly clasped in his palm, one could see a faintly glowing white medicinal pill.
The old man was Ko. He glanced at the pill in his hand and muttered, "It seems I can't wait any longer. I've tried for the past month and a half to master that technique, but it's too difficult to comprehend."
What he didn't know was that the cultivation technique the immortal had given him was fabricated. Kranos had simply mixed up different languages from his previous life to create the effect that it was profound.
Ko slowly walked out, heading towards the mountain range. As soon as he stepped out of his tent, he noticed the darkened skies. "It seems the words of that immortal are true," he thought, obviously believing the change in weather brought about a certain weakness to the worm demon, just as the immortal had said.
With a few steady strides, he reached the mountain range. He had to make sure everyone was in place for when he took control of the worm demon. With this thought, he immediately called them all over.
Soon, more than twenty cultivators stood before him. Ko thought for a moment before speaking, "Master is in need of a particular treasure. It is called a Nine Serenities Petal, said to be able to cure one's injuries and return them to peak health. Your mission is to find this flower, no matter where."
The Nine Serenities Petal was a true immortal treasure he had read about in an ancient script, but it didn't exist in the lower realm. He was just using this as an excuse to send them away. What he didn't know was that a pair of silver eyes was constantly watching his every action.
Upon hearing Ko's words, all the cultivators shouted in unison, "We obey the master's order!" Soon after, they took their leave, going in various directions in search of the petal.
Seeing this, Ko took a deep breath. "Now, for the difficult part…" He turned his gaze to a distant, dark cave a few meters away from the mountain range. This was precisely where the worm demon stayed.
Ko immediately approached the cave. In a few minutes, he was already at the entrance. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke in a loud voice, "This servant pays the master a visit."
The cave was silent for a while before a cold, deep voice resonated from within, "Come in."
Seeing this, Ko was immediately overjoyed. He stepped into the dark cave. Although everywhere was dark, he could faintly see due to his cultivation. In a few steady steps, he had already reached a round desk.
In the middle of the desk was a jar, and inside the transparent jar was an insect that looked similar to a worm. Although it had been more than a year since that battle, the worm had barely been able to regain its strength.
"What brings you here?" a deep voice resounded inside the cave once again.
Ko hesitated for a moment. He had already thought of many ideas, but he knew that none of them would work. He immediately gritted his teeth and spoke solemnly, "Master, I have brought the Nine Serenities Pill for you. I hope you can bestow me with more power!"
"The Nine Serenities Pill?" The deep voice sounded stunned. Of course, the worm demon knew about the Nine Serenities Pill; after all, it wasn't from this world. But... "What is a Nine Serenities Pill doing in this lower realm?" it was immediately puzzled.
"Place the pill on the table. Let me study it closely." The worm demon didn't think Ko would play any tricks on it since it knew Ko's character; he was an extremely ambitious man and wouldn't do anything that would not benefit him.