Radiance That Reached the Heavens!

"Ha ha ha... Junior Sister Yan'er had never praised anyone like that before. Chu Shidi, you were the first!"

Yan Ming laughed heartily, teasing him with familiar ease.

"With such praise from Little Junior Sister, this senior brother could hardly bear it."

Chu Mu smiled, then changed the subject. "May I ask what favor Yan Shixiong needed this junior brother's help with?"

"As long as it lies within this junior brother's capabilities, Shixiong may speak freely. I will not refuse."

"It is not anything difficult."

"This return to the sect is for Breaking Core to Nascent Soul. The cultivation technique I practice is rather special and requires a matching formation for assistance."

"As for the path of formations, I am almost completely ignorant. Since it concerns Breaking Core to Nascent Soul, I naturally must proceed with utmost caution."

"It just so happens that you are skilled in formations and exceptionally proficient at them. That is why this senior brother shamelessly came to seek you out."

Having said this, seemingly worried that Chu Mu might use some excuse to decline, Yan Ming immediately added, "Rest assured, Shidi. I certainly will not make you work for nothing."

"I heard that Shidi has been searching for the soul of a fire-attribute flood dragon. Several years ago, at Southwest Mist-Hidden Mountain, I happened to encounter a savage fire-attribute flood dragon causing trouble..."

"If Shidi is willing to help with this matter, then this flood dragon soul shall be this senior brother's payment to you."

As he spoke, Yan Ming swept his sleeve, and a palm-sized dark-red Jade Box floated before him. The seal was lifted, and a dense, scorching heat burst forth.

The dragon soul was tiny, crimson from head to toe and wreathed in flames. Faintly, one could even hear its piercing, miserable