Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 448 - 461: Don’t Choose That One, It’s Not Durable

Fighting side by side is the most effective way to foster friendship. Under Mu Can’s formidable strength, Wang Cheng was completely convinced and became a loyal follower behind Mu Can.

"Brother Mu Can, if you need Divine Crystals later, just get them from me. I don’t have anything else I need to exchange," Wang Cheng said as he followed behind Mu Can.

In his eyes, a cultivator like Mu Can was simply too terrifying, even more so than the elders of their sect.

"Haven’t you entered Tongshen Mountain before?" Mu Can suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Alas, I missed the timing. By the time I got there, Tongshen Mountain had already disappeared." Wang Cheng was still annoyed when he mentioned this.

It is said that after entering Tongshen Mountain, one could obtain many cultivation techniques suitable for oneself, but he missed such an opportunity.

"In that case, when we get out of here, I will let you enter Tongshen Mountain for cultivation," Mu Can thought and said.

Wang Cheng was a good person, knew how to behave, and most importantly, he was not a deceitful person. He could be shaped, and Mu Can didn’t mind giving him a hand to let him go further in the Sword Dao.

"Then thank you, Brother Mu Can." Although Wang Cheng didn’t know why Mu Can dared to say such a thing, it didn’t stop him from choosing to believe in Mu Can. In his view, Mu Can would never promise him something without certainty.

"You are lucky, kid. Maybe you’ll be the first outsider to enter Tongshen Mountain," Wang Cai stood out and spoke timely. After some time of testing, Wang Cai had also accepted this sword-wielding young man, thinking maybe he could pull him into the Wangcai Divine Sect.

Seeing this scene, Mu Can did not speak but simply smiled slightly. Indeed, if Wang Cai could pull him into the Wangcai Divine Sect, then it was Wang Cai’s ability.

After all, Wang Cai’s followers were not much different from his own followers, and do not forget, Mu Can was Wang Cai’s master.

"Let’s go, keep moving upward," Mu Can led a person and a dog and continued sweeping upward.

...

"Damn, how do we continue going upward?" Donghuang had always maintained the lead when pushing forward, but he also encountered his bottleneck.

This was a formidable opponent, a robust gnoll wielding a long, huge stick, swinging it vigorously. One heavy blow almost caused serious injury to Donghuang.

"I hate dogs." Under the gnoll’s attack, Donghuang could only struggle to hold on, the Thousand Mechanism Umbrella was already smashed to pieces, and the other Protective Dharma Treasures were also almost destroyed.

"Hey, do you need help?" Dongfeng Shuo had caught up, and the other few people were not far from him.

The plan for Donghuang to take the lead had thus been shattered.

There was no way he could continue fighting.

"How can you help?" Donghuang had completely accepted his fate. At any rate, ranking ahead of Mu Can was enough for him; the specifics of being first or teaming up didn’t matter much to him anymore.

"Just step out of the gnoll’s attack range, and it will disappear," Dongfeng Shuo, who had clearly experimented before, quickly told Donghuang.

Donghuang ran out of the Array’s range, only to see the gnoll that had been chasing him disappear on the spot with a flash of light.

"How did you know?" Donghuang looked at Dongfeng Shuo in surprise.

This old man, who looked quite old, seemed quite unfathomable.

"Because I experimented with it before." The old man gave a response that left Donghuang with no choice.

Dongfeng Shuo had also accidentally discovered the rule that the Gatekeeper would disappear if one stepped out of the Array’s range.

"Recover your strength, and later we’ll continue fighting upwards together," Dongfeng Shuo advised.

Upon hearing this, Donghuang sat cross-legged on the ground, recovering his Spiritual Power and healing his wounds.

"This gnoll is truly formidable. That huge stick hitting down felt like a mountain crashing down." Even now, at the peak of his Martial Saint strength, Donghuang still felt powerless against the gnoll.

Under such a storm-like attack, being able to protect oneself was already good enough, let alone counterattacking.

"Relax, we’re only halfway there. This tower soars into the clouds, with a total of ninety-nine floors. If we can’t even get past this point, then we wouldn’t be able to face what’s ahead," Dongfeng Shuo consoled.

"Alright, I’ll listen to you." Donghuang nodded. At this point, just relying on individual fighting wouldn’t work; teaming up was the real solution.

However, Donghuang kept his guard up. He couldn’t forget that this mysterious old man seemed to have an unknown relationship with Mu Can. At any rate, Mu Can was his greatest enemy, and the humiliation he faced here could only be washed away with Mu Can’s life.

"I’m recovered," Donghuang slowly stood up, now back in his best condition.

"Wait a bit longer," Dongfeng Shuo said, not in a hurry.

"Wait?"

"Wait for someone." Dongfeng Shuo did not intend to explain, and Donghuang did not ask further.

"Hey, isn’t this Donghuang? Woof, woof, woof, woof."

Sitting there, Donghuang felt helpless, really reminding him that life is full of unexpected encounters.

If there was one person he currently hated the most, it would undoubtedly be Mu Can, but if there was one thing he hated the most, it definitely had to be this barking dog.

"What are you barking for?" Mu Can looked at Wang Cai with confusion.

"Oh, I was afraid he wouldn’t understand human speech, so I decided to speak a few sentences in dog language," Wang Cai explained earnestly.

Mu Can burst into laughter at this; this dog really knew how to pull a prank.

Donghuang almost spat out blood, but he just snorted coldly.

At this moment, Donghuang knew fighting would be disadvantageous; Wang Cai would surely side with Mu Can. The young man who came with Mu Can carrying a longsword was undoubtedly on Mu Can’s side as well, and with Dongfeng Shuo, whose allegiance was not clear, he figured if he started a fight with Mu Can now, he might just end up being ganged up on.

"Why didn’t you go up?" Mu Can saw Dongfeng Shuo and asked.

"I was waiting for you, young man, without you, I wouldn’t dare to go up with just my old bones," Dongfeng Shuo said, leaving Mu Can speechless.

Grandpa, when you hid your strength close to mine, I still haven’t figured it out, and now you also want to go up with me, I’m a bit scared. Of course, this wasn’t something Mu Can would say out loud.

"Are you together?" Mu Can glanced at Donghuang and asked.

"He’s a kid I picked up halfway, got here by himself but didn’t go up," explained Dongfeng Shuo.

"Together then?" Dongfeng Shuo asked again.

"Maybe," Mu Can thought for a moment and decided it was safer for everyone to go up together.

"Wait, I haven’t agreed yet," Donghuang spoke up.

"Oh, then you can go by yourself, woof! woof!" Wang Cai really didn’t want Donghuang with them.

"You..." If Donghuang were to continue the challenge alone, he probably couldn’t advance from this point. He was already halfway and could fight no longer.

"Let’s go together," Mu Can looked at Donghuang and said, what he really thought inside no one knew.

"Okay," Donghuang nodded.

Together then, no big deal, a great man can bend and stretch, as long as he gets to the top floor, achieves the Void Level, he could still kill Mu Can.

Actually, Mu Can’s intention to kill Donghuang had long diminished, with the threat of extraterrestrial demons looming like a sharp sword over his head, Mu Can wasn’t in the mood to dwell on personal grudges.

Moreover, the grudge between Donghuang and him wasn’t that deep. Mu Can had decided to just give Donghuang a profound lesson when the time came; after all, they were somehow like schoolmates.

"Alright, young man, your righteousness impresses this old chap," Dongfeng Shuo said with a chuckle.

"Old chap? Grandpa, to my knowledge, isn’t it true that no one over fifty years old can enter the core region of the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm? You’re not even fifty and still dare to claim to be an old man?" Mu Can’s words left Dongfeng Shuo speechless.

For a Cultivator, a fifty-year-old Martial Saint should be in the prime of life and not old enough to call himself an old man.

"Alright, let’s keep moving up," Mu Can didn’t say more, and the group entered the Array.

This time, while battling the Gnoll, Donghuang truly felt what an exhilarating fight was.

Neither Mu Can nor Dongfeng Shuo was weaker than him, plus a Sword Cultivator with extraordinary swordsmanship, the four of them fighting the Gnoll could only be described as a one-sided affair.

Moments later, the Gnoll that had made Donghuang duck and cover in the fight turned into scattered pieces and disappeared into the Array.

"Look around, look here, all kinds of treasures available, fair dealing, and cheap prices."

The familiar hawking voice rang out again, and Gabriel appeared once again beside the staircase.

"Let’s go, see if there’s anything you want," Mu Can signaled Wang Cai to come and look.

Wang Cai’s ability to pick treasures was something Mu Can acknowledged and respected.

"Finally, I can buy something. I was almost suffocating," Wang Cai was eager, having saved up Divine Crystals for a long time, and Mu Can had not allowed him to waste them until now. Releasing the restriction, Wang Cai dashed to the stall.

"Let me see what’s here this time." Wang Cai had noticed that every encounter with Gabriel came with different treasures for sale, and the prices varied as well.

"This umbrella is only one Divine Crystal now," Wang Cai remarked with some amazement, the umbrella had previously needed three Divine Crystals.

"Don’t buy that, it’s not sturdy," Mu Can glanced and turned his attention to other items.

"Not sturdy? This can withstand all attacks below the Void Level," Wang Cai objected.

"Anything above Void Level and it’s over. If we move up, there won’t be any sub-Void Levels. But buy one if you like, keep it to give away," Mu Can thought and said.

Donghuang was in tears.

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