Chapter 713: Mutation
Li Yuan struggled to suppress the restless fiery poison within his body, his purple eyes flashing with killing intent.
The words of Thorn still seemed to echo in his ears, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.
His gaze suddenly swept eastward—towards the eastern continent of the human realm.
Li Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, got up, and swiftly headed east.
...
Lingyun Kingdom.
After handing over the bottles of fourth-grade pills she had refined to the Pill Association, Ye Fei returned directly to Lingfeng Academy.
On her way back to the academy, Ye Fei noticed that most of the shops on both sides of the road had their doors tightly closed, and there were far fewer pedestrians.
Guiyuan City, which used to be bustling day and night, is now as quiet as a ghost town.
"Have you heard? The demons are coming again!"
"Isn't that agreement that demons won't enter the human realm for a hundred years a joke!"
"The demons are truly a bunch of untrustworthy bastards! They're despicable!"
"If the demons really invade the human world, what are we ordinary people supposed to do...?"
Several passersby whispered among themselves, their faces showing both anger and unease.
Ye Fei overheard what the passerby was saying, and her eyes darkened.
A feud sparked a three-year war and ignited a century-long mutual hatred between humans and demons.
And what will become of her, a half-human, half-demon?
Ye Fei sighed inwardly, shook her head to shake away those negative emotions—now was not the time to think about these things, she needed to focus on her cultivation!
She quickened her pace, eager to return to the academy and continue her cultivation.
Upon returning to the academy, Ye Fei happened to see Huang Rongyu and Mu Jingshen following behind the dean as they walked out of the academy's main hall.
"Xiao Fei? Did you just go out?" The dean saw Ye Fei and strode towards her.
Ye Fei smiled and nodded: "Yes, I just went to the Pill Association to sell pills."
The dean smiled upon hearing this, his eyes shining with excitement: "Little Fei, Little Fei, I heard that you can now refine fourth-grade pills. Do you want to show off at the upcoming pill refining competition?"
Ye Fei shook her head: "Dean, actually I don't have that plan for the time being."
The dean asked in surprise, "Why? You don't want to go?"
"Although I am an alchemist, I think it's more important to intensify my cultivation right now." Ye Fei smiled indifferently. "Besides, the Alchemy Conference isn't just once in a lifetime. There's plenty of time to go again in the future."
The dean pondered for a moment, but did not object: "What you said makes sense."
Ye Fei smiled gently, her gaze shifting from the dean to Huang Rongyu and Mu Jingshen behind him.
Since that night at the Lantern Festival, she hadn't spoken a single word to Huang Rongyu.
Ye Fei noticed that Huang Rongyu was staring intently at her, so she pursed her lips, looked away to avoid his gaze, and bowed to the dean: "Dean, I'll go back to cultivate now."
The dean waved his hand: "Go, go!"
Watching Ye Fei's departing figure, Huang Rongyu lowered her eyes, concealing the fleeting bitterness and pain.
Is this really how things can stay between them forever?
*
night.
Ye Fei sat on the bed, holding "Wu Xiang Bu" in her hands, her eyes focused on every word on it.
"All forms are illusions..." Ye Fei softly read the words above, raising an eyebrow.
Li Yuan once said that the cultivation of the Formless Step lies in the three words: lightness, speed, and shadow.
She knew the meaning of those three words, but to truly understand their deeper implications...
Ye Fei rested her chin on her hand in distress.
Just as I was about to continue flipping through the pages, a strange gust of wind, seemingly from nowhere, swept into the room, instantly extinguishing the candlelight!
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