"Sir, take this!" Luo Qian retreated, and Qiao Lan immediately stepped into the opening he had left.
In the days that followed, the lake was never calm, as everyone needed it to practice the Ten-Turn Fusion Essence Art. Every day, its surface churned like a pot of boiling water. The area had once been home to plenty of spirit fish, but as time went by, they—and even the spirit birds—deliberately steered clear, lest they be caught in the crossfire.
Lu Xiaotian, Lu Wushuang, and the others practiced the Ten-Turn Fusion Essence Art without fail each day. With a powerhouse comparable to a great cultivator like Lu Xiaotian as their sparring partner, Niu Kun, Qiao Lan, and the others, who were pushed to their limits, improved by leaps and bounds. Yu Ya benefited considerably as well. After all, outside of training in an art like the Ten-Turn Fusion Essence Art, even the children of a major cultivation household rarely had a great cultivator spar with them every day. Everyone had their own affairs to attend to.
Xiang Qingcheng did not come during that time, but Xu Qin visited a few times. She only said that the Elders' Council had some minor matters to deal with, without giving many details. She arranged a time with Lu Xiaotian for him to visit the council, saying it had to do with Ice Marrow Moon Palace Sand. Then Xu Qin drifted away.
"She's certainly being mysterious about it." Lu Xiaotian rubbed his chin. There was still some time before his appointment with Xiang Qingcheng. He had Lu Wushuang, Niu Kun, and the others spar among themselves, while he went to a relatively bustling part of Xiangdu.
Before a heavily guarded hall stood several bold, spirited characters: Dongyang Alchemy Workshop!
People streamed in and out of