At that moment, Su Mo stood within the Heaven and Earth Pill Furnace, watching the tense standoff outside with worry in his eyes.
He had known all three sects would come, but the Rain Sect's stance was far firmer than he had expected.
Nor had Du Pingsheng summoning so many people exceeded Su Mo's expectations... he knew that, as a pill cultivator, Du Pingsheng would surely have a few friends willing to come.
Yet he had never expected Du Pingsheng to call so many people over.
Su Mo raised his head toward the heavens, the worry in his eyes deepening. In truth, what worried him most was not the people of the Cloud and Thunder Sects, but that Great Peng...
It was an existence beyond the Inquiry Realm. No number of Inquiry Realm cultivators would be of any use before it.
I have to hurry... Su Mo drew a deep breath, turned toward the outside of the Pill Furnace, and called out.
"Elder Du!"
Still confronting the Cloud and Thunder Sects, Du Pingsheng turned and called back, "How is it?"
"The fire isn't strong enough!"
Looking at Su Mo, who was already in considerable agony, Du Pingsheng asked loudly, "Can you still bear it?"
Su Mo broke into a smile and answered boldly, "Why couldn't I?"
"Good!" Du Pingsheng laughed heartily, drew a deep breath, and turned toward the Flame Sect's party in the desert. "Please help stoke the fire for my disciple!"
The Old Woman froze, hesitation showing in her eyes. "How much of my power should I use?"
As someone at the Inquiry Realm, if she used a spell on a junior who had not even reached Spirit Transformation, she might well turn him straight to ashes.
Du Pingsheng gazed intently at Su Mo within the Heaven and