"As soon as possible..."
Han Kang's expression shifted slightly when he heard this.
But he said nothing more. He soon departed with his orders and passed the instructions on to everyone.
"Senior Brother Han, what did Master say?"
Before long, Ji Feng, another Foundation Establishment true disciple of the Nine Spirits Sect, came to ask about the experiments' progress.
"Master ordered us to begin human trials as soon as possible." Han Kang told him Shi Jizi's decision.
Ji Feng hesitated upon hearing this. "I still feel something isn't right."
"What isn't right?" Han Kang asked.
"There's something sinister about that Ji Earth Grand Tai Sui. It doesn't seem like anything good," Ji Feng said. "Master is being too impatient. The dispute over Nine-Wan Island may have unsettled him. He should calm his mind first."
"Heh, that Ji Earth Grand Tai Sui certainly doesn't look docile or harmless, but... Junior Brother Ji, there are some things you can't judge by appearances alone." Han Kang sighed, a hint of wistfulness entering his voice as he told him helplessly, "You must understand that our master has grown old!"
"Old?" Ji Feng shuddered, abruptly awakening to the truth.
That was right. How could Master fail to understand something as simple as putting caution first?
Others could afford to take their time, but he could not.
He... could not afford to wait!
Han Kang said, "If we follow a cautious research plan, fortifying each step as we conduct one trial after another, when will we ever finish?
"In ten years, twenty years, or a hundred?"
Ji Feng had no answer. Not just him-even a more accomplished Core Formation expert could not have answered that question.
Han Kang continued, "This is a bottomless pit. No one can guarantee they'll ever reach the bottom."
Master was still