Su Xue returned, still carrying that ethereal air. Aside from a slight fluctuation in her aura, there was no sign at all that she had just gone through a battle between immortals.
She returned to Li Su's side and casually tossed several items to him.
Li Su froze, then lowered his head. A moment later, his eyes widened uncontrollably.
There were two pages of scripture and three pill bottles.
Setting the scriptures aside for now, the pill bottles were inscribed with peculiar patterns, like clusters of divine flame.
What were these?
"Worthy of a millennium-old immortal—he had plenty of tricks. We only tangled for a moment before he managed to escape. I couldn't get any more from him. The two scriptures are decent enough; you can have a look at them. The pills are quite ordinary, only treasure-pill grade. They can barely be used for cultivation."
Su Xue sighed, clearly not in high spirits. "My cultivation is still insufficient. Once this matter is over, I'll return to the sect and enter seclusion for a while."
Li Su's heart beat a little faster. His teacher had not only chased the man all the way down, but had also robbed him while she was at it?
He certainly did not think that the Divine Fire Palace immortal had willingly handed those things over to Su Xue. She had most likely used some special method.
At that thought, Li Su could not help drawing a breath. Pressure suddenly settled on him. His teacher had such character—she probably had no shortage of enemies, and people would inevitably target her.
He had to become stronger as quickly as possible. Most importantly, he needed to rise swiftly within the Golden Core realm, suppressing an entire generation beneath him. Only then could he rest easy, unafraid that