Su Ling hadn't noticed Ye Lingling's little scheme at all, nor had he responded to Gu Yuena's clumsy attempts to please him.
The lingering sense of danger seared his nerves, leaving him restless and on edge.
He desperately needed to grow stronger, even if only by the tiniest amount!
Yet the state of his body was so bad it was almost hopeless.
The backlash from forcibly activating the Destruction God Armor.
And the Raging Elemental Power left behind by Gu Yue's true body.
They were like two deadly poisons entrenched deep in his Meridians.
Forget cultivation—even circulating Soul Power normally had become exceptionally difficult.
He knew there were only two ways he might break through his predicament.
First, obtain a high-quality Life Attribute Soul Ring and use the surge of heaven and earth energy that came with breaking through to forcibly cleanse his Meridians and repair some of his foundation.
Second, refine a high-level pill and rely on its gentle medicinal effects to gradually restore him.
But as for the latter...
Su Ling shot Ye Lingling, who was staring intently at him, an exasperated glance.
With her and the guards lurking in the shadows,
as well as his mother keeping watch over him almost every moment,
there was no way he could slip out to look for those rare medicinal ingredients.
And even if he somehow managed to gather them all, the moment he tried to set up a pill furnace in the estate, he'd probably be summoned straight to his mother.
When Ye Lingling caught his glance, she felt even more aggrieved. Her eyes reddened slightly, but she stubbornly bit her lower lip and stayed silent.
She knew he hated being watched like this, but she was only... afraid something might happen to him again.
Seeing that Su Ling