Fang Pengyi’s Fury
Translator: Cinder Translations
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Alchemy Peak.
The Xuan Refining Room.
Zhou Siyi was busy refining a Falling Meteor Elixir.
The refining of the Falling Meteor Elixir was complex, requiring significant time and effort.
As Zhou Siyi reached the final steps, preparing to condense the elixir, suddenly—
A wave of intense heat surged from the deep cavern beneath the cauldron.
This heat wave came suddenly like a storm, arriving quickly and departing just as fast, dissipating in an instant.
Strangely, after the heat wave, the temperature in the deep cavern sharply dropped, becoming even lower than it had been before the heat wave.
The rapid change in temperature in the deep cavern caused the cauldron's temperature to become unstable.
With a loud "bang!"
The elixir exploded in the cauldron, ruining the refining process.
Having failed in her efforts, Zhou Siyi's expression turned sour.
"What happened? The heat in the deep cavern has always been stable; why is there an unusual fluctuation today?"
Zhou Siyi furrowed her brows, muttering to herself.
She stood up, hastily tidied up, and exited the refining room.
Immediately, Zhou Siyi realized that she wasn't the only one affected by the instability of the heat in the deep cavern; several second-tier alchemists also emerged from the refining room with gloomy expressions.
"What just happened?" someone asked curiously.
"Could it be that the Earth Core Refining Flame beneath the ground is experiencing some kind of anomaly?" one person suggested with a suspicious tone.
Zhou Siyi did not participate in their discussions and walked straight outside.
She needed to get some fresh air outside the alchemy room to relieve her frustration over the failed refining.
...
Song Wen sealed the extracted flame into the bronze furnace in front of him.
Putting away the bronze furnace, lightning flashed around him as he rapidly darted outward.
In his hand, he held a passage token, breaking through one barrier after another in the passage. The token had been taken from Wei Ding.
The moment the Earth Core Refining Flame was extracted, the flames surged violently.
Then, the flames rapidly weakened.
The abnormality of the Earth Core Refining Flame would surely attract attention; it was only a matter of time before someone came to inspect it.
He couldn't stay here for long!
As for Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding, both of them had suffered severe injuries and had already fainted.
Song Wen did not kill the two; if they died, their soul lamps would extinguish.
If both elders stationed at the Earth Core Refining Flame died at the same time, it would undoubtedly raise suspicion. Someone would immediately come to inspect the Spirit Flame Forbidden Area.
He would leave them behind to bear Fang Pengyi's wrath.
At full speed, Song Wen rushed through the passage in just a few dozen breaths.
Outside the forbidden area, there was no one else.
This place was remote and a sect's forbidden area, so generally, no one would come here.
Once he dispelled the lightning around him, he rose on his sword, flying leisurely toward the sect's exit.
As he flew out of the dense forest, he saw Zhou Siyi standing in midair nearby, her expression troubled.
"Junior Brother Wu, what a coincidence to encounter you here."
The frown on Zhou Siyi's face vanished, replaced by a smile.
Song Wen did not slow down his flight, continuing to head toward the sect's exit.
"Senior Sister, I have something to attend to and need to leave the sect for a while."
Zhou Siyi watched Song Wen's retreating figure, suddenly realizing that the position where Song Wen had just taken off was very close to the 'Spirit Flame Forbidden Area.'
Recalling the recent anomalies with the Earth Core Refining Flame, a flash of insight crossed her eyes, revealing her shock.
Watching Song Wen's figure vanish into the horizon, the surprise in Zhou Siyi's eyes faded, gradually giving way to a soft affection.
"Junior Brother Wu, I wish you a safe journey and good fortune."
"I only hope that you and I will have the chance to meet again in this lifetime."
After collecting her emotions, Zhou Siyi walked toward the alchemy room.
This place was fraught with danger; she could not stay for long.
As for Song Wen, no matter who asked about him, she would say she had not seen him all day.
...
Two quarters of an hour later.
Someone noticed that in all the alchemy rooms, the heat emanating from the deep cavern had noticeably weakened compared to usual, and it had not yet recovered.
Messages were sent to contact Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun, but there was no response.
Only then did everyone realize something was wrong and reported the situation.
After receiving the news, Fang Pengyi did not pay much attention to it.
As the sect leader, he had too many affairs to attend to within the sect.
By the time he finished the urgent matters at hand and arrived at Alchemy Peak, over an hour had passed.
He brought several foundational elders with him, passing through the Spirit Flame Forbidden Area's passage to reach the cave where the Earth Core Refining Flame was located.
When he saw Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding lying unconscious on the ground, as well as the significantly weakened Earth Core Refining Flame, it was clear that part of the spiritual flame had been stolen.
Fang Pengyi was instantly filled with rage.
The restrictions within the passage were intact, indicating that the person who had stolen the fire must be an insider within the sect.
Moreover, their status must not be low.
It was only because Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding had brought the thief into the forbidden area.
"Wake them up! I want to know who did this!"
Under the care of the foundational cultivators, Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun gradually regained consciousness.
"Who stole the Earth Core Refining Flame?" Fang Pengyi asked sternly.
His voice was as cold as a blade, instilling deep fear in Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun.
Both of them had been rendered powerless, and without any cultivation, they were of no value to the Beastmaster Sect.
They had committed a grave mistake that led to the theft of the Earth Core Refining Flame; what awaited them would be endless suffering, far worse than being killed directly by Song Wen.
Both of them, understanding their dire situation, were so devastated that they momentarily forgot to respond to Fang Pengyi's question.
"This sect leader asks you again: who stole the Earth Core Refining Flame?"
Under Fang Pengyi's repeated questioning, they finally came back to their senses.
"It was Wu Sheng!"
"Wu Sheng?!"
After a brief moment of surprise, rage flickered in Fang Pengyi's eyes.
He could not understand why 'Wu Sheng' would take the risk to steal the Earth Core Refining Flame.
Although the Earth Core Refining Flame was precious, given Song Wen's status in the sect and his standing with the Grand Elder, if he wanted the Earth Core Refining Flame, there would be no need to steal it.
He could simply wait for twenty or thirty days until the Earth Core Refining Flame was sufficiently strong, and the Alchemy Peak would separate some flames to reward the meritorious.
'Wu Sheng' had a good chance of obtaining the flames if he wanted them.
After all, did Rong Jingyun not also possess the Earth Core Refining Flame?
"Find him! Get 'Wu Sheng' for me!" Fang Pengyi ordered angrily.
Then, he looked at Wei Ding and Zuo Shuiyun on the ground and said,
"Drag these two useless ones to the Law Enforcement Hall, and let them be thoroughly interrogated."
"Leader, please grant me a quick death!" Wei Ding cried out loudly.
"Leader, please spare me! I can serve you like a beast!" Zuo Shuiyun pleaded tearfully.
If they fell into the hands of the Law Enforcement Hall, what awaited them would be tortures worse than death.
Fang Pengyi seemed to ignore their pleas, not bothering to respond.
A foundational cultivator used spiritual energy to lift the two into the air and began to carry them away.
Whether it was due to their severe injuries or excessive fear, both of their faces turned pale.
Their eyes were filled with terror, panic, and desperation.
(End of the Chapter)
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