Strong Enemies at the Gates! Target: Sea Heart Flame

Three days—neither long nor short.

Lu Heng made the most of every moment.

During the day, he repeatedly practiced the instant-cast transitions of the Five Elements Spirit Wheel True Art in the secret chamber. At night, he circulated the Five Spirits Chaos Art to continue tempering his cultivation.

By the time he finished cultivating on the evening of the third day, his early one-star Dou Zong peak cultivation had become utterly stable. He was only one step away from breaking through to the middle stage.

He had also refined the Five Elements Roulette three times.

The activation delay of his innate divine ability had been reduced from three breaths to half a breath. The Five-Color Wheel could form with a single thought and be dismissed at will.

Enough.

"Brother Lu Heng."

Qing Lin stood at the entrance to the secret chamber, holding a bowl of soup.

"Elder Su Qian's men came by. They said you should go to the Back Mountain tonight."

Lu Heng took the bowl and drained it in three gulps.

"What time did they come?"

"Half an hour ago." Qing Lin took back the empty bowl and hesitated. "That Enforcement Team member left in a hurry. He didn't look too good."

Lu Heng nodded and rose to leave.

In the courtyard, Zi Yan sat cross-legged atop the stone table, propping her cheeks up with both hands as she stared blankly into space. Xiao Yi Xian leaned against a corridor pillar, reading a book, though the corner of her eye remained fixed on the courtyard gate.

"I'm going to the Back Mountain. Stay in the courtyard and don't go out."

Xiao Yi Xian closed her book.

"Is it that matter?"

"Mm."

"How long?"

"Not sure. I might be back before dawn, or it could be later."

Zi Yan