Chapter 1476: Death Wish
Half a step from the Intermediate Tier, half-awake and half-asleep, half-dead and barely alive.
With so many innate gifts boosting him, Jiang En didn't even let out a groan. He simply closed his eyes and entered the Clear Dream.
"So, have you decided? What kind of ritual should we design for Northern Jiang En?"
As a hypnotist, Fu Qian didn't rush to act. Instead, he returned his will to reality and consulted the young woman beside him.
Uh...
Expert Fu spoke so freely that Wen Li immediately understood there was no need to worry about the person inside overhearing them.
Even so, her pretty brows remained slightly furrowed. For a moment, she seemed unable to make up her mind.
The nature of what they were doing depended on how one interpreted it. In a sense, they were practically designing someone's fate.
To have something so divine suddenly fall on her shoulders made her feel the weight of her responsibility.
"Weren't you just saying how, after truly crossing that threshold, you realized that the difficulty was different for everyone?"
Since they were working through their lunch break, Fu Qian wasn't demanding that she hurry. He merely asked, a little curiously.
On the way here, when the topic of rituals came up, the relaxed Wen Li had shared quite a few reflections on joining Shangjing's supernatural circles, learning more about the Path of Advancement, and what she'd come to understand.
Fu Qian had taken the opportunity to ask her to think back over them for reference.
"That's definitely what struck me the most. But some rituals, while simple, use rather strange methods."
"Also, I'm sure Jiang En was proactive enough to look into this kind of thing himself. What if he's heard of the ritual we choose? Wouldn't