LOGIN"Spirit stones?!"Both Ruby and Penny were stunned just hearing the world, with Ruby exclaiming, "Well, the Qing Eliminating Society does have a permanent bounty on those. Anyone who finds it and hands it over to Fleur will be rewarded with cultivating pills, cultivation manuals or even promotions within the Qing Eliminating Society… but most never ever encountered one, including myself."Penny nodded in agreement too. "That's right—in the years I've spent in the Qing Eliminating Society, there's always rewards put on offer for bringing Fleur spirit stones. But forget getting one… I've never seen one myself.""So any spirit stone found goes straight to Fleur?" Charlie asked in curiosity. "Yes, as it's to be handed to one's superior immediately," Ruby replied, nodding. "It's always the top in the Qing Eliminating Society's cultivation resource priority list, and even the military governorates must report to headquarters immediately should there be any found."Charlie was surprised
Ruby and Penny noticed Charlie too, and delightedly rushed to the door with Vera.They felt both shock and pain seeing Charlie's condition, as they didn't expect that he would end up so bruised and battered.His clothes were shredded and barely strips dangling over his body, though it did cover the front and his privates.Vera quickly held his hand, asking worriedly, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?""Just a little," Charlie replied, smiling. "But mostly healed, although the clothes are a problem."Vera's pain was obvious on her face, and she squeezed his hand. "Come inside—I'll get a bath ready and some fresh clothes."Charlie nodded. "Thanks, Ms. Lavor.""You're always welcome," Vera replied, and hurried to the bathroom.Perhaps because Norway had fewer research crew members, they had actual bathtubs instead of showers, as they do at research bases with larger teams. Charlie knew that he was a mess, but it didn't matter and spent his time soaking in the bath and cleaning up,
However, the negative promotion kept eating at Fleur. It was not as if she didn't trust Elder Barlin's abilities, but her luck always failed her whenever she came up against her mystery foe, and it was always she who lost in what few run-ins they had.So now it wasn't just the four earls or their bases being uprooted one after the other… All the scholars and members she had sent to find out anything they could still couldn't find a thing!That was why, knowing that Barlin had been fighting at the South Pole, Fleur immediately presumed things didn't look good for Barlin.She didn't even have any idea how many foes she actually had, but she knew that Barlin had been alone when he traveled to the South Pole, and then was almost hunted down by the Americans.That meant he was already in dire straits, and wouldn't stand a chance fighting a formidable cultivator on top of that.That was when Tarlon pointed out, "My Lord, the fact that Barlin traveled alone to the South Pole and mind-b
Most importantly, the fact that Vera's ring didn't teleport Charlie to her side meant he had won, and the thought relieved her right then.Smiling in embarrassment, she explained, "No, I was just feeling a little headache, but I'm better now. We should just stay here and wait for Mr. Wade."Seeing that she was calm, Ruby was relieved and assured her, "There's no reason to worry. Mr. Wade is a great man, and I'm sure he's not in any trouble.""Yes," Vera smiled and nodded. "He'd return to us safely.-Meanwhile, at the Qing Eliminating Society headquarters, Tarlon rushed to Fleur's chambers, entering when he had permission and reporting urgently, "My lord, there's been a situation!"Fleur frowned. "What is it? What's so urgent?""Please take a look at this…" Tarlon said respectfully, handing over a specialized cellphone.Fleur took it skeptically and played the video that was loaded—the news of lightning sighted in deep Antarctica, and her brow creased further and warily. "Forge
Meanwhile, at the Norway research base, all three women were sitting around a tea table by the window, looking out from time to time.Vera made tea, but none of them were in the mood to drink.Charlie had been gone for days, and his fate remained unknown. Vera definitely wanted to call his satellite phone, but was worried that might expose him should he be in a risky position, so she could only wait patiently.Ruby and Penny were worried for Charlie too, just like Vera, as he was traveling to the deep south of Antarctica. Still, as Vera didn't express it, it deterred them from doing so too.That was when Vera's phone screen lit up with a news notification.The research station had a Starlink receiver that operates 24/7, and the network here was not much different from that of a modern city. Vera's phone received many push notifications every day, but it was always on silent mode with vibration turned off so as not to disturb Penny and Ruby's cultivation. But just now, the scre
As for everyone else, Charlie would keep the secret from them for now, judging the situation and then decide accordingly.He then thought he should explore the other levels of the plaza pagoda of the subterranean city too.However, when he tried to exit through the windows around the pagoda, he ran into invisible barriers that he couldn't pass through, preventing him from leaving.He didn't even know which floor of the pagoda he was on, only that there were no stairs or exits. It puzzled him—he had been teleported here by a portal that suddenly appeared in the temple called Trinity Heart, but all nine portals here corresponded to places outside Antarctica. He could go to those nine places located on different continents and in different countries, but he couldn't even leave the pagoda?Even as he was left unsure what to do, a detailed map of the entire subterranean city suddenly appeared in his mind. Moreover, it had eighteen portals marked into it, each usable with a different
At this moment.The Aman Hotel, Tokyo.It was one of the most luxurious hotels in Tokyo.Sophie and Jaime were staying in this hotel. The two of them stayed in the best rooms in the hotel, staying right next to each other. Each room here had three French windows that overlooked the whole night view of
Jiro was truly angry and frustrated at this time.The Apothecary Stomach Pill provided the exact same kind of treatment as the Kobayashi Stomach Pill. This was an absolute benchmark product in itself.However, the effectiveness of the Apothecary Stomach Pill was much stronger compared to that of the K
To Charlie, whether he was using the identity of Master Wade or the young master of the Wade family, he did not take that kind of small fry like Dylan seriously at all.Although the Koch family was also a big and powerful family in Eastcliff, their comprehensive strength was actually not that great.T
Charlie said in a serious tone, “You’ve helped me, so I’m simply returning the favor. Take this pill, and it should extend your lifespan by ten years.”Although the elder had no idea what the Rejuvenating Pill was, he repeatedly nodded in excitement. He threw his cane and got to his knees slowly befo






