Return to Spirit Field

"Lu Qingzhu! Li Qingshan!"

As these two names reached his ears, Shen Fan's expression instantly darkened, his brows furrowed. "What business do they have at the Spirit Field?"

"It looks like they came specifically for you!" Old Man Duan sighed helplessly, his face full of worry.

"And then?"

Shen Fan's heart sank, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

If they were really after him, wouldn't that mean the news of him being in the Waste Elixir Chamber had already leaked?

He had finally settled down in the Waste Elixir Chamber. If these two disturbed his life, it would be a huge hassle!

"Zhao Erhu seems to have been instructed by Li Qingshan to tell them you were still at the Spirit Field, just not there today, so they left."

Old Man Duan said quickly.

Hearing this, Shen Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his tense heart settling.

He knew that Lu Qingzhu had always been arrogant. Her going to the Spirit Field today was likely to mock him.

They both came from third-rate families in South Sky City of the Great Li Kingdom, and there was already a competitive relationship between them.

Thinking back, he really had been blind to have fallen for Lu Qingzhu, ignoring his family's objections and helping her in every way possible.

"Did they really just leave like that?" Shen Fan was still a little uneasy and confirmed again.

"That's right!" Old Man Duan nodded.

Shen Fan mused to himself, It's better not to meet them, it saves unnecessary trouble. When we meet again, I'll definitely make you look at me with new eyes and be utterly shocked!

"Oh, right!"

Old Man Duan, not noticing Shen Fan's thoughts, was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "The Spirit Field has posted a task. You need to go to the Inner Sect to move fertilizer and apply it. Completing it will earn you five Contribution Points. Do you want to go?"

"I'm not part of the Spirit Field anymore, can I still go?" Shen Fan was a little confused.

However, just moving fertilizer to get five Contribution Points wasn't a very demanding task.

"We're short-handed right now. Zhao Erhu is even looking for people from other miscellaneous disciple areas today. If you go, find Zhao Erhu tomorrow, and he'll definitely let you go," Old Man Duan explained.

"Alright! Then I'll come find you early tomorrow morning, and we'll go together!" Shen Fan agreed after a moment's thought.

After setting a time, Shen Fan watched Old Man Duan leave and then let out a long sigh of relief.

Although Old Man Duan usually took good care of him, it was on the premise of ensuring his own safety.

Shen Fan could understand this. After all, in this world of the strong preying on the weak, who would help you for no reason?

Old Man Duan had done enough by reaching this point.

If his storage pouch hadn't been reinforced, Shen Fan might have already taken it out to give to Old Man Duan as a token of his gratitude.

Based on this, Shen Fan had built a defensive line for Old Man Duan in his heart. He absolutely could not place all his hopes on him.

Just like himself, he had to act only after ensuring his own safety in everything he did.

The next morning, sunlight streamed onto the roof of the Waste Elixir Chamber.

As usual, Shen Fan took out the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl and eagerly retrieved the reinforced Universe Pouch from within.

However, when he opened the Universe Pouch, he found that the items inside had not changed at all.

The quantity had not increased, nor had the quality improved.

A hint of disappointment appeared on Shen Fan's face.

He really couldn't figure out whether the Universe Pouch, after being reinforced, couldn't reinforce the items inside, or if items originally in the Universe Pouch couldn't be reinforced.

In comparison, he leaned towards the latter.

According to the principle of conservation of energy, although the Universe Pouch was as vast as the universe, it was clearly unrealistic for the items placed inside to multiply or strengthen regardless of their quantity.

However, this viewpoint had not yet been verified.

Shen Fan felt that he needed to find another unreinforced Universe Pouch to thoroughly understand this issue.

Today, he had promised to go with Old Man Duan to transport fertilizer. Before leaving, Shen Fan went to the storage room above the incinerator and carefully packed two corpses into the Universe Pouch. He then buried the Universe Pouch under the accumulated debris of the past few days.

This way, even if someone came here, they wouldn't discover the secret beneath the waste and dregs.

After all, this waste and dregs were mixed with a lot of excrement and other filth from the disciples of Elixir Forging Peak, making it look disgusting.

Most people would take one look and quickly leave.

Therefore, Shen Fan was quite at ease.

Even the Fire Poison Demon Cores, Shen Fan only carried three with him.

It would be easier to explain even if they were discovered.

Shen Fan, familiar with the path, arrived at the Spirit Field.

Several days had passed in the blink of an eye, stirring up a whirlwind of emotions.

Upon reaching the Spirit Field, he saw all the Miscellaneous Disciples gathered, clearly preparing to depart.

"Shen Fan? What are you doing here?" Zhao Erhu frowned, a flicker of displeasure in his eyes.

Li Wei immediately stepped forward, blocking Shen Fan's path, and said fiercely, "Why aren't you tending to your Waste Elixir Chamber and running over to the Spirit Field?"

Old Man Duan quickly stepped forward upon seeing this, a smile plastered on his face, and said, "Uh... Overseer Zhao, I asked him to come."

"Yesterday, I happened upon this child in the mountains and felt he was truly pitiful. If he leaves our Spirit Field, I fear he won't have enough to eat or wear, nor a place to earn Contribution Points."

"So I asked him to try today. Overseer Zhao, you have always been kind-hearted, please give him a chance!"

Zhao Erhu let out a cold laugh and said with feigned understanding, "So it was you, old man, who asked him to come. One old scoundrel and one young scoundrel, you're quite a pair! But what do you take my Spirit Field for? I'm telling you... it's absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Erhu refused outright, his attitude firm.

Just then, Li Wei, with a shifty look, sidled up and whispered, "Overseer Zhao, don't be so quick to refuse. We're short-handed as it is, so what's the harm in letting him come? He's not one of ours from the Spirit Field anyway, and all the Contribution Points will still count towards us."

"Oh?"

Zhao Erhu's eyes lit up, and a sinister smile spread across his face.

He immediately walked up to Shen Fan, putting on a magnanimous air, and said, "Hey! Kid, you've been here for three years after all, and I've watched you grow up.

I'm not a heartless person. The reason I'm doing this is purely out of helplessness. You know yourself who you've offended.

But I'll help in any way I can. Since you're here, then stay!"

With that, he waved his hand and led everyone, preparing to depart.

"Everyone, get your act together! This time we're transporting fertilizer, and we're going to the Inner Sect. You are all Miscellaneous Disciples, so keep your eyes shut to anything you shouldn't see. Be careful of the senior disciples in the Inner Sect, or they'll dig your eyeballs out!" Zhao Erhu roared.