Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 82 Wendy's Missed Call

Yao Chen pondered to himself, "I have a bad feeling. Will Zhongli refuse to help me because of this? Come to think of it, we're not that close..." He felt uneasy and didn't know how to deal with the situation.

"Of course, from a friend's perspective, it's perfectly reasonable for your Uncle Hun and me to assist your master pharmacist. However, the specifics of our assistance need careful consideration. Refining a body is no easy task. Even your Uncle Hun, at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm, needs to constantly take pills to restore his Dou Qi while transferring energy, let alone me, a mere Seven-Star Dou Wang. It will take dozens of days, not to mention a long period of weakness. Your Uncle Hun and Uncle Xu Wu are not without mortal enemies."

"Therefore, without a bond as deep as that of sworn brothers, most people would probably not grant you, Master Yao, this extremely difficult request. After all, no one wants to bear such a heavy debt of gratitude, right?"

"But you are different. Your master medicine practitioner taught you about martial arts, alchemy, and advanced combat techniques and cultivation methods. As his personal disciple, helping your master out of his current predicament is your duty. Therefore, I think that, as a disciple, Master Zhong still recommends that you use your own strength to refine a body for your master. Besides, your master medicine practitioner already possesses the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which would reduce your need for a different kind of flame, wouldn't it?"

Xiao Yan pondered Zhongli's words carefully. After a long while, he slowly nodded and replied:

"Master Zhong is right! I did take too many shortcuts before. Since I promised Master Yao that I would help him refine his body using my own strength, I shouldn't have turned my responsibility into a huge favor that Master Yao would have to repay in the future. Xiao Yan has learned his lesson."

Just as Xiao Yan was about to bow to Zhong Li, Zhong Li met Yao Chen's gaze. With his six thousand years of experience, Zhong Li could have remained completely expressionless, but at this moment, he deliberately showed a slightly upturned corner of his mouth when facing Yao Chen.

Yao Chen was filled with remorse, blaming himself for sending that bottle of "Soul-Pouring Juice" aphrodisiac.

However, regret is useless now; it is better to calmly analyze the current situation.

It's obvious that the two beside him are Soul Emperor and Void Devouring Flame. While one can suppress their battle qi level, neither of them is deliberately suppressing their soul level. With his innate talent for perceiving soul power, Yao Chen can clearly sense that Void Devouring Flame's soul level is exactly the same as that of Yao Dan, the patriarch of the Yao Clan—both have reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm.

As for Yao Chen, although his soul realm has not yet reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, he was fortunate enough to witness the Yao Dan Clan Chief refining pills once when he was young, so he has a certain understanding of the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm soul realm.

In Yao Chen's eyes, the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm was like a towering mountain. Although it was high and reached into the clouds, Yao Chen firmly believed that with his unremitting efforts and extraordinary talent, he would one day be able to reach the peak.

However, for the Soul Emperor's Emperor-level soul, the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm was merely a towering "small mountain," its ground level already several times higher than the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. Moreover, the upper and middle parts of the entire mountain were nothingness, meaning that even if one were fortunate enough to climb from the ground to the summit, looking up, there would be no way to reach the top of the Heavenly Mountain. Unless one could fly, it would be impossible to touch it at all.

This is also the predicament of every powerful soul cultivator who reaches the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. After all, at that level, hard work and talent alone are far from enough; one also needs rare opportunities and extraordinary luck.

Once upon a time, Yao Chen regarded the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm as the ultimate goal he pursued throughout his life. However, just a quarter of an hour ago, after witnessing the Soul Emperor's Emperor-level soul, which was so vast that even lying down, it was impossible to see its limits, Yao Chen's heart underwent a complete transformation.

For someone like Yao Chen who never gives up, facing a towering mountain might make him feel exhausted, but once he has seen majestic peaks hundreds or thousands of times higher, he will feel that he should walk faster, even faster...

However, all the questions pointed to Zhong Li: Why would the Soul Emperor and the Void Devouring Flame obey Zhong Li's orders? In fact, the answer had already emerged in Yao Chen's mind: Zhong Li was a hidden Dou Di powerhouse, but Yao Chen just couldn't accept it for the time being.

However, after eliminating all the impossibilities, even if the remaining answer is absurd, it must be the truth.

"But why would Zhong Li instruct the two to conceal their cultivation levels? If Zhong Li intended to nurture Xiao Yan, then even without using his own resources, simply ordering the Soul Emperor to bring Xiao Yan into the Soul Realm and utilize the Soul Clan's abundant resources to cultivate him would have been an easy task. Although Xiao Yan lacks the bloodline of a Dou Di, he possesses extraordinary cultivation talent, a fact I must acknowledge. But in reality, Zhong Li didn't make that choice. Therefore, the only possibility is—Zhong Li intends to mold Xiao Yan into a true powerhouse, perhaps even… a powerhouse reaching the Dou Di realm!"

As his thoughts drifted to this point, a sense of relief quietly swept through Yao Chen's heart. In the past, he often complained that Zhongli, as Xiao Yan's master, had placed the entire burden of teaching and mentoring on his shoulders. Now, upon reflection, perhaps it stemmed from three things: first, Zhongli's trust in him; second, to ensure Xiao Yan's sincerity in crafting a body for him; and third, to test Xiao Yan's heart. After all, if Xiao Yan were to ultimately betray his promise like Han Feng, Zhongli would never easily pass on the mantle of Dou Di.

"It seems that even if he doesn't win this time, it won't be as tragic as last time. Tsk tsk tsk, Xiao Yan's fate is truly extraordinary, but it's also full of trials. I can imagine that if Xiao Yan later becomes an ungrateful and heartless person like Han Feng, with Zhongli Dou Di's methods, I'm afraid... Xiao Yan's fate would be a thousand times more tragic than Han Feng's."

"However, now that the Soul Emperor has, in a sense, joined our side, I may no longer need to hide and be on high alert from the Soul Palace's pursuit. This is undoubtedly great news for me. However, I still cannot easily reveal this to outsiders, since there are powerful individuals in the world who can capture souls, and some of them will even go to the Soul Palace's branch to purchase souls for their own use."

At that moment, a burst of red light emanated from Zhongli's Lock of the Mortal World. With a slight thought, Zhongli instantly teleported Xiaofeng, who was dressed in Wendy's divine armor, out of the lock.

Just as Xiao Feng appeared, Zhong Li's mind was flooded with Wendy's numerous missed calls...

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