Volume 1, Chapter 31: The Limit of Qi Refining, The Forbidden Path

No matter what, this seemingly calm second trial had already transformed into a complex and intricate battlefield.

Rice was the Lakers’ third star, averaging 18 points per game in the regular season, and still maintaining 15 points per game in the playoffs before the finals. Yet Hill had effectively shut him down, turning him into a low-output, inefficient perimeter liability.

Seeing Sun Wukong safe, Huahua finally breathed a sigh of relief. She reported that her business dealings had gone smoothly and that she had already negotiated with Swift Shuttle. In seven days, she would pick up the goods: a purple-grade swift shuttle, whose speed rivaled even the orange-grade.

However, the risk was extremely high. The entire city was hunting for Chao Yongqiang, and if caught, death would be the only outcome awaiting him.

Although Senior Brother Xu was injured, at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refinement, his strength surpassed that of her, Mo Xinrong. Over the years, her master had favored her greatly, funneling cultivation resources her way. Now she stood at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

“Young master, after all, the Black Tiger Sect’s daughter is madam, our mistress. We dare not speak out of turn. Please forgive us, young master,” the servant said, unable to meet his gaze.

“Weren’t you going to freeze me?” Stone breathed heavily, eyes wide as he looked toward Luo Fengqing.

Luo Fengqing’s aura remained formidable. Those personal guards lay on the ground motionless, trembling as if they had seen a monster.

At the TPC conference room, Lin Chong pointed at the images on the screen, saying, “After analysis and comparison with some archaeological data we previously unearthed, this giant is more accurately described as Gaia Ultraman, who appeared in ancient times to protect humanity. Also, the destructive entity has appeared on Earth before.”

The rebellion had been going well; the county town had fallen, several landlords and wealthy men inside the city were killed, food supplies were seized, and even Miss Hua was captured in a vehicle.

Last night, she coaxed him for a long time, but he refused to take his medicine. In the end, she was the one dragged to bed by him.

Fu Hongxue lowered his head, staring at the knife in his hand with a strange expression in his eyes. He finally understood Ye Kai’s meaning.

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Tong Ran lingered on the edge between sleep and awakening, struggling to open her eyes to see who was before her.

I quickly smiled and said, “The dish is so authentic, it’s the best I’ve ever tasted.”

Situ Leiyan instinctively pulled Xiao Xixi into his embrace. After a moment’s thought, he hid her behind him and raised an eyebrow as he looked at Qi Zhiming, who had reappeared before them, his expression turning serious again.

Of course, since two games were pre-installed, Lindy also needed to consider the differences between the two games.

Qin Qing no longer showed earlier displeasure, but still felt a bit embarrassed when Zhao Gao saw through her thoughts. She feigned anger, saying, “Whether he establishes an heir has nothing to do with me.” Yet discerning eyes had already seen the feelings between her and Ying Zheng.

“Then let’s watch the latest American horror movie. Everyone on the forum says it’s terrifying. Since there’s a crowd, why not watch it together?”

At this thought, Bai Lei felt a slight regret—he should have, instead of just suspecting Ouyang Qian, inquired about her family’s situation.

“You’re my child—why are you still buying things here? You’re no stranger,” Wangmu, busy in the kitchen, glanced at Bai Lei and grumbled disapprovingly.

Those words stunned everyone for a moment—Jiang Ya seemed to awaken, forgetting that this was East City, not the places where he roamed freely backed by ICPO connections.

Finally, unable to figure it out, Qi Tianchang simply gave up pondering and pressed on.

Zhuang Xiaoyan obediently turned off her computer. She was quite tired, and now she wasn’t afraid he would misbehave, since her ‘monthly visitor’ hadn’t left yet.

Gao Tongtong was in the same class as her. Judging by Gao’s grades, there was no way she belonged in the same class. It was obvious she had bribed the principal with money.

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Those clan members who had never tasted fine wine swallowed their saliva incessantly at the sweet fragrance in the air.

Meanwhile, Captain Wu, who had interrogated two assassins overnight, wore a sharp and handsome face, but his somewhat sickly brilliance made the man before him shudder involuntarily.

“Ugh…” Chen Lin suddenly felt dizzy and nauseated, unable to stop herself from vomiting. Then she cried out loud, like a lonely, helpless child.

Lin Yi was different from other doctors. In recent days, Tang Mengying had often seen a steady stream of patients at other doctors’ stations, but not a single patient had come to Lin Yi’s, which was eerily quiet. Under these circumstances, it indeed did not interfere with Lin Yi’s gaming.

Watching the person before him bite his lip, breathing rapidly, cheeks flushed, it was like a powerful medicine injecting into Jiang Shuo’s body.

The result, unsurprisingly, was that he successfully condensed the Immortal Golden Core in one go, becoming the sect’s strongest Nascent Soul prodigy.

Such a person was truly the pinnacle expert of the cultivation world, having achieved the unity of heaven and man. Though the Nirvana realm required undergoing repeated rebirths, with each elevating and evolving life’s level, the difference between them remained vast.

Waiting for death filled him with helplessness. Looking again at Jiang Shuo’s expression, it was even more terrifying.