Qin Fengming, Master Zhuchen, and the others still had an agreement to fulfill. Since he had accepted the benefits from the other party, he naturally had to honor their agreement. Thus, as soon as he returned to Lie Feng City, Qin Fengming notified Zhuchen.
Qin Fengming did not have to wait long before a voice-transmission talisman entered the Cave Abode where he was staying and hovered before him.
Holding the token, Qin Fengming appeared amid the thin mist in the mountain valley.
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Qin, you returned rather quickly. I only came back a few days ago myself. My Cave Abode is not far from here. How about coming over for a chat?" Master Zhuchen flashed into existence before Qin Fengming. He showed no unusual expression and did not ask about what had happened to Qin Fengming afterward, instead speaking directly.
However, as he faced Qin Fengming now, the lofty attitude he had once held toward him had vanished without a trace.
After witnessing that terrifying swarm of ice-lice insects, who could still look down on the young man before him?
"Very well. Please lead the way, Master." Qin Fengming did not refuse and agreed at once.
After entering the Cave Abode, the two took their seats as host and guest. Qin Fengming spoke without hesitation: "This Qin has only a little more than two years to refine pills. If Master cannot gather the materials for refining True Essence Pills within two or three months, you will have to wait more than a decade."
Thinking about it now, only two or three years remained before the appointed date with Mo Ze. Qin Fengming did not want to miss his agreement with Mo Ze, so he could only refine the pills for Zhuchen during this period.
"Refining eight True Essence