After the black-clad figure entered the room, he moved with extreme speed. He took out a brocade box from his Cosmic Bag and silently slipped it beneath Chen Shanmu's pillow.
Having done all this, he erased the traces and turned to leave without the slightest hesitation.
What he did not know was that a figure had been watching him from the shadows the entire time.
Only after he left did that figure—Jiang Bei—slowly emerge from the void.
With a wave of his hand, he seized the brocade box hidden beneath the pillow from a distance. Opening it, he discovered a pill that emitted a rich medicinal fragrance.
"He's already in the Tripod-Asking Realm, yet he still plays such tricks."
Jiang Bei shook his head. "Though I can't really blame them. With spiritual energy this dense, even pigs could fly. At the end of the day, they're just a bunch of children whose temperaments haven't fully matured."
He then closed the lid of the brocade box and left the courtyard as well.
Elsewhere, after the masked man in black came out of Chen Shanmu's home, he headed east and stopped before a residence. After looking around and confirming that no one had noticed him, he slipped inside.
On the gate of that residence were two striking words—Lu Feng!
A moment later, Lu Feng, now changed into different clothes, came out through the main gate with a beaming face. He laughed. "Wisteria Fruit, Heavenly Radiance Herb! They'll be mine soon. Now all I need to do is wait. Hahaha!"
Without further hesitation, he headed straight for the Alchemy Hall.
Inside the Alchemy Hall.
Other than Mo Cangchen, all the disciples had arrived.
Chen Shanmu had also come early and was holding a brush, taking notes on the matters required for pill refining.