Four months later, Chen Cang once again sank into that state of utter absorption, devoting his body and soul to a single pursuit.
The last time, it had been to improve his alchemy.
This time, he was so engrossed in cultivation that he could not tear himself away.
To others, he looked like a prisoner who had spent years starving and parched, only to suddenly find himself clothed in silk and feasting on delicacies, gorging himself without a care for anything else.
The last time Chen Cang had focused on refining pills in the Xiao Clan, it had lasted five months.
This time, it totaled eighty-six days.
During this period, Chen Cang left early and returned late, often spending several days at a time in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. The few people who had contact with him had grown accustomed to it.
In the current Inner Academy, Chen Cang's name rang loud indeed.
There were quite a few reasons for this.
First, after the Fire Energy Hunting Competition ended and the new students entered the Inner Academy, word spread that he was already a mid-level Dou Ling. Even his battle record with the Law Enforcement Team was dug up, making many senior students and even elders suck in cold breaths and exclaim that this young man was terrifying indeed.
Second, his behavior lately made him the ultimate king of the grind. With a cultivation maniac like him suddenly appearing in the Inner Academy, people naturally had plenty to discuss.
Third, a new student named Wang Si had recently begun selling Clear Poison Pills in the Inner Academy. These pills could suppress fire poison to some extent.
There was no need for a detailed investigation, much less threats or bribes. Wang Si openly revealed that Chen Cang had asked