Blackwater City, the military barracks.
Only after returning to his quarters did Gu Chenfeng let out a long breath.
In the end, he had escaped danger without incident, and Zuo Qianhu had noticed nothing amiss.
However, judging by this woman's habit of repaying even the slightest grievance...
She probably would not let the matter rest and would most likely keep searching for him in the Northern Plains Forest.
"Fortunately, I've already gotten what I needed. I won't have to hunt deep in the forest for a while, so I can lie low."
He took a moment to settle his nerves.
Gu Chenfeng first took out several Formation Flags and some Source Crystals, burying them around his quarters.
A simple concealment formation took shape.
Shangguan Bingxin had taught him all these basic formation-setting techniques.
As for the Formation Flags, he had seized them from the Huangfu Lineage back on Roosting Phoenix Mountain.
With the formation concealing him, Gu Chenfeng took a Pill Furnace and various spiritual materials out of his storage ring.
A long night invited many dreams; Gu Chenfeng intended to refine a fourth-rank Body-Tempering Pill immediately.
"Primordial Marrow-Refining Pill!"
It was a particularly potent Body-Tempering Pill, immensely effective for Warrior Realm Body Cultivators.
Not only was the pill expensive, but it was impossible to buy even if one had the money.
Fortunately, Gu Chenfeng was a Fourth-Rank Alchemist himself, which saved him a great deal of trouble.
He began refining the pill right there in his room.
At stake was whether he could break through to the diamond realm.
And master the first level of the Azure Dragon Transformation Technique, then quickly break through to the source core realm.
Gu Chenfeng was exceptionally careful throughout the refining process.
He painstakingly refined each spiritual material.
He was especially cautious when