"Congratulations, Skeleton Saint, on your return to the peak!"

Su Ran’s flattery shot forth, all to get the Skeleton Saint to quickly give him his mission reward, "With Your Excellency presiding over the undead, we no longer have to suffer the bullying of other races! Let all gods, spirits, beasts, and demons stand aside!"

"Do not underestimate these races."

After regaining his strength, the Skeleton Saint didn’t become as arrogant as Su Ran had imagined. Instead, he wore a grave expression and looked into the distance, lost in memories best left behind. After a while, he turned to Su Ran, "Back then, it was because of my arrogance that I ended up sealed in the Demon Tower. It’s better not to speak of such dark past."

What a nag! I don’t care about your past, just give me my mission reward already...

Su Ran was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, continuously glancing at the platinum treasure chest, signaling to the Skeleton Saint that it was time to honor his promise.

"Haha, Skeleton Warrior, there’s no need to be so impatient. How could I possibly covet your reward?"

The Skeleton Saint laughed heartily, his laughter filled with liberation and relief from the past.

Great, I got laughed at by the BOSS.

At that moment, Su Ran’s heart somehow calmed down. He understood that what was meant to be his would come to him under the direction of fate. Let the Saint laugh, there’s no need to fret about it.

"Skeleton Warrior, please step forward."

The Skeleton Saint didn’t make it too hard for Su Ran. After reining in the radiant lights emanating from his body, he strode forward and easily opened the platinum treasure chest.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity of waiting for this thrilling moment, it finally arrived!

Seeing the platinum treasure chest opened, Su Ran couldn’t control his lower half. Before he had time to contemplate, he realized that he had somehow already reached the chest.

"What the hell, is this some kind of international joke?"

When Su Ran looked inside the platinum treasure chest with excitement, his facial expression instantly turned priceless.

For inside the chest, there was nothing at all.

At this moment, Su Ran felt like he had been played. All that effort, and for what? How could he not be infuriated?

"Your Excellency, is this the treasure vault you spoke of?"

Su Ran’s face darkened, and his tone became somewhat stiff as he coldly looked at the Skeleton Saint.

There’s a saying that kindness is often taken for weakness, and the good horse is the one that’s ridden. It couldn’t be truer!

Hmm?

That’s not right!

Before Su Ran could vent his internal resentment, he unexpectedly noticed the Skeleton Saint’s half-smiling expression. That’s when he realized, there must be something more to the empty platinum treasure chest! novelbuddy.cσ๓

"Your Excellency, you must be kidding with me, this joke is not the least bit funny. Hurry up and bring out the Healing Pill."

Having figured this out, Su Ran looked at the Skeleton Saint with a wry smile, hoping he would perform some magic trick to conjure up the treasures from the chest, so he could take a good look.

"Skeleton Warrior, you have passed the test. You are very impressive, whether in adaptability or reaction speed, you are stronger than my own subjects,"

The Skeleton Saint was very pleased with Su Ran’s performance and asked in a deep voice, "Would you be willing to take up the position of commander and lead the undead to become powerful?"

Commander?

Su Ran was quite surprised. He hadn’t expected to receive such a position at this time. It was evident that the Skeleton Saint had also noticed the weaknesses of the undead: empty-headed, slow to react, driven solely by hatred, with questionable intelligence!

If Su Ran had been commanding the previous attack, he would have ordered the undead troops to surround the portal by now, killing each one that entered, slaughtering pairs as they came through! How could he allow Dai Xuan to raise such a storm here?

Of course, if a group of players were to rush in, escaping would be the first priority...

It’s not wrong to say that the undead race is the lowest caste.

"My lord Skeleton Saint, will my commander’s reward affect the Healing Pill?"

Su Ran voiced his biggest worry, feeling that this BOSS’s intelligence was comparable to a human’s, and it might have already set a trap, waiting for him to fall into it—he had to be on guard!

In Su Ran’s words, if he did not clarify this, he wouldn’t have peace of mind!

"How can you forget your reward!"

The Skeleton Saint glared at Su Ran but didn’t seem too angry. He reached into the empty Platinum treasure chest and said, "I’ll give you your reward first, so you can set your mind at ease!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Skeleton Saint pulled out a smooth and lustrous pearl, translucent and fragrant, which was evidently no ordinary item.

"Skeleton Warrior, what are you standing there for, foolishly? Come and receive your reward!"

Su Ran hurried forward and took the precious Healing Pill into his hands. Although he had been psychologically prepared, at that moment, he felt like he was in a dream, his soul going soft.

The moment Su Ran touched the Healing Pill, the system went crazy again, and flamboyant red text floated across the server.

"Ding! Congratulations to player **** for obtaining the legendary Dreamseeker’s Mirror, turning the mirror into elixir, henceforth glimpsing the Divine Secret and attaining immortality!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player **** for obtaining the legendary Dreamseeker’s Mirror, turning the mirror into elixir, henceforth glimpsing the Divine Secret and attaining immortality!"

"Ding! Congratulations to player **** for obtaining the legendary Dreamseeker’s Mirror, turning the mirror into elixir, henceforth glimpsing the Divine Secret and attaining immortality!"

...

Ten consecutive system announcements sent all the players in the server into a frenzy, speculating about who the lucky one was. Meanwhile, they also snapped Su Ran out of his reverie.

"Phew, it’s good that it didn’t expose my information; otherwise, I would have become quite famous again."

Su Ran felt fortunate that he was wearing the Illusion Demon robe, which kept his player name hidden from everyone else. But what worried him was that in the real world, he was about to be invited for a "tea" by special departments.

"What should I do? I can’t just never log off, can I?"

Su Ran fretted in silence, knowing that if he logged off, he would be monitored and located. In real life, he was just an ordinary person who didn’t wish to have any dealings with those departments. Su Ran understood that if he was taken away by force, his freedom would be restricted. Yet, he urgently needed the elixir to cure his illness, and he could not use it unless he brought it back to reality, which put him in a tough dilemma.

"Skeleton Warrior, don’t get too excited just yet. Having this Healing Pill may not necessarily be a good thing. Remember, if you do not have the determination to risk your life, use it with caution!"

At this critical moment, the Skeleton Saint couldn’t help but throw a damper on Su Ran’s excitement. But what surprised it was Su Ran’s indifference, as if he had been aware all along, which made the Skeleton Saint view him differently.

He had heard this phrase, ’if you do not have the determination to risk your life, use it with caution,’ twice before—the first time from Daoist Wang in the Imperial City. And just like that, several months had slipped by.

It was evident that the original inhabitants of the God-Demon Continent treated the legendary Dreamseeker’s Mirror with disdain, as if it were a viper, wishing to keep as far away from it as possible, to avoid entanglement with karma.

Indeed.

In the game world, you couldn’t even see Nutrient Solution, so this phenomenon made sense.

"I have a treasure which can be paired with the Healing Pill to minimize its toxicity."

The Skeleton Saint spoke in a mysteriously hushed tone, "Skeleton Warrior, have you ever heard of the Divine Secret Elixir?"