The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 264 - 173: Core Formation Turmoil (3)

She was actually a little worried because Fang Yong was her mainstay in the Sect.

If he went missing, the impact on her would be enormous.

But she still forced herself to remain calm.

Just as she was about to leave, a woman walked over.

The woman looked toward Fang Yong’s residence. "Hasn’t Fang Yong returned?"

Once Cheng Yu saw who it was, she immediately bowed her head. "Greetings, Senior. I don’t know where Young Master Fang has gone, but it might be related to the recent all-nighter incident."

The person who had arrived was none other than Wang Yan.

To Cheng Yu, she was also the representative of the person backing Fang Yong.

Moreover, the other party was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, not someone she could afford to offend.

Wang Yan looked at Cheng Yu. "I know you have your own little ideas, and a bit of ambition too."

"I wouldn’t dare," Cheng Yu said in alarm.

"Don’t be nervous. It’s not like I’m going to eat you," Wang Yan said, looking at Cheng Yu calmly. "However, I must remind you to know your place."

"I understand," Cheng Yu replied at once.

Afterward, Wang Yan handed Cheng Yu the Elixirs that were to be sold and then departed.

Back at the shop, Cheng Yu took out the Elixirs and began to sort them.

There were some Formed Pills and some flawed Inferior Pills.

She needed to sort them out and then sell them to the appropriate customers.

While inspecting the Inferior Pills, however, she discovered one that was very close to being a Formed Pill.

After a moment’s hesitation, she pocketed it.

Then she paid for it with her own Spiritual Source.

This time, she didn’t dare use the lowest price.

She had never dared to harm the shop’s interests. The most she would do was purchase something for herself at its lowest price, because the slightest misstep could get her burned.

As it was, she was already relying on others, walking on thin ice.

Although she felt that Fang Yong would protect her, she couldn’t just keep causing trouble for Young Master Fang.

That night, after she finished her sales, she went to the back of the shop.

She lived at the shop.

There was a room here that belonged to her.

It wasn’t large, but it was equipped with a desk and chairs.

There was even a vanity.

In truth, she was already very lucky.

She went inside, sat down, and took out the Elixir she had pocketed earlier that day.

First, she checked the skin beneath her clothes. There were bruises there.

Her mother had left them.

They were meant to prevent her from casually giving her body to a man.

Some things were too important. If a woman wanted to secure a good match for herself, she couldn’t afford to lose certain things.

If one day she wanted to marry, her mother would undo the marks, as long as she approved of the man.

It wasn’t that she was unwilling, but the marks brought her great pain.

She wanted to try and destroy them.

The matter was too humiliating for her to have told Fang Yong.

’As long as I raise my Cultivation, I should be able to break them.’

Then, she took the Elixir.

She began her Cultivation.

The Elixir dissolved the moment it entered her mouth, its essence beginning to nourish her body.

But halfway through her Cultivation Skill’s cycle, the Elixir’s power suddenly raged out of control like a wild beast, then began to furiously Attack the bruised areas on her body.

The immense pain nearly caused her to pass out.

’Is there something wrong with the Elixir?’

Before she could think any further, she discovered amid the pain that the bruises were actually starting to fade.

’Why is this happening?’

’A blessing in disguise?’

But the excruciating pain didn’t stop.

Eventually, she passed out.

「Meanwhile.」

Wang Yan arrived at Wei Ran’s residence.

Wei Ran was still sitting on the floor, staring at an arcane pattern on the ground.

"That girl, Cheng Yu, should have taken the Elixir by now. She has probably passed out," Wang Yan said.

Wei Ran nodded slightly. "By the time she wakes up, those little schemes of hers you mentioned should be a thing of the past. From now on, she won’t have to harm our interests."

Wang Yan nodded. "That should be the case if all goes smoothly. Still, we should have Fang Yong give her a reminder."

"You go find Fang Yong and let him know," Wei Ran said dismissively.