Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Are You Introduced by the Ungrateful Son?

"Little Black, come out!"

Lu Chen casually locked the door before he softly called out.

Little Black cautiously crawled out from under the bed, its long, vertical pupils revealing a glint of wariness.

"Interesting," Elder Tianyao’s mouth curved into a smile, but he couldn’t help showing a hint of regret, "What a pity, this Black Jiao Snake has lost its toxicity!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was once again taken aback.

He did not know that to save itself, Little Black had injected all its toxic essence into Lu Chen’s body!

Since then, Little Black could no longer produce any poison.

It was because of this poison that Lu Chen had managed to neutralize some of the effects of the nine-leaf purple flower.

Otherwise, given Lu Chen’s condition at the time, it certainly would not have been possible for him to recover so quickly.

Moreover, due to the interaction between the medicinal power and the poison, Lu Chen had actually developed a certain resistance to various poisons.

That was also why he had not been felled by Gou Fugui’s hypnotic rosemary!

"A pity," Elder Tianyao first shook his head, then looked towards Lu Chen and said, "But it’s probably better this way, the Polar Treasure Meeting might not want this Black Jiao Snake anymore!"

Lu Chen couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Tianyao, is this Black Jiao Snake now useless?"

Hearing this, Little Black was greatly alarmed, thinking Lu Chen would abandon it and no longer seek demon pills for it. It quickly slithered toward Lu Chen, rubbing against his feet back and forth to curry favor.

Lu Chen knew what Little Black meant and couldn’t help but smile, saying, "Little Black, don’t worry, I wouldn’t abandon you!"

For now, Little Black’s greatest use to Lu Chen was still as a sentinel.

Moreover, he was a person of deep emotions. Although Little Black had harmed him before, essentially, it was because he had taken the nine-leaf purple flower.

"To think there could be such a Black Jiao Snake that understands human nature!"

Elder Tianyao was also quite surprised, nodding slightly and asking, "Chen Lu, what do you want to say to me?"

Lu Chen hadn’t expected Elder Tianyao to perceive his intentions!

Seeing this, Elder Tianyao softly chuckled, "If you have nothing to say, then why lock the door? Could it be you’re thinking of attacking this old man to silence him?"

Lu Chen gave a wry smile and said, "The student wouldn’t dare!"

While speaking, he had already made up his mind, reaching into the bedding and pulling out the book "Spiritual Medicine Identification Yearbook" that Zhao Chang had given him.

The expression on Elder Tianyao’s face instantly became animated!

"Were you recommended to me by that unfilial son?"

"Unfilial son?"

At this label, Lu Chen’s expression became even more animated.

"What, Zhao Chang didn’t tell you that I am his father?"

Elder Tianyao’s face hardened once again.

Lu Chen said helplessly, "Teacher, Doctor Zhao really never told the student! Originally, the student wanted to use this book to enter the Heavenly Book Academy, just that I happened to save Yu Qingqing’s life, so I thought better than to trouble my teacher!"

Elder Tianyao’s eyes showed a touch of admiration as he said, "Chen Lu, you’re young, but you’ve got quite a mind on you. It seems that being worldly-wise like you, you’re more likely to survive at the Heavenly Book Academy!"

Lu Chen fell silent.

The implication was that the Heavenly Book Academy was not a safe haven.

He had already learned this from Yu Qingqing’s words; otherwise, he wouldn’t have resolutely killed Wu Chiren.

But hearing this from Elder Tianyao made it all the more significant.

"But you can rest assured," Elder Tianyao smiled faintly, "The unfilial son is the unfilial son, you are you. Just focus on cultivating here!"

With that, Elder Tianyao spoke no more and walked straight out of the room.

And Lu Chen knew his attitude.

"I never expected to gain this much! However... if even Elder Tianyao speaks of the situation within the academy, dangers must indeed be present!"

At that thought, the sense of crisis that had barely dissipated returned once more.

Lu Chen glanced at Little Black and said, "I will continue my cultivation practice; keep an eye out for me!"

"Hiss!"

Little Black immediately climbed onto the bed, raising its head high, and resolved to be even more vigilant this time.

Fortunately, it was Elder Tianyao who had come. If it had been someone else, it might have been dangerous!

Lu Chen immersed himself once more, concentrating intently on his cultivation!

Gradually, the Spiritual Power within Lu Chen’s lower abdomen became predominantly red, and it wasn’t until the Spiritual Power was fully saturated that he realized what normally took four to five hours had now taken twice as long!

Lu Chen knew that this was not because he was absorbing a single type of Spiritual Power but because whenever he encountered intertwined Spiritual Powers, he would temporarily stop absorbing, trying to minimize the entry of other Spiritual Powers into his body along with Fire Spiritual Power.

As a result, the time spent naturally increased.

"Phew...when it comes down to it, practice makes perfect..."

Lu Chen exhaled a breath of stale air, musing that if he could become proficient, it would be great to be able to absorb whichever type of Spiritual Power he wished in the future.

But before that, Lu Chen had to try out whether this approach would benefit his Heavenly Inquiry Spear technique.

Otherwise, all of it would be meaningless.

No sooner had he stood up, footsteps sounded from outside, followed by Yu Qingqing’s voice, "Lu Chen, I’ve bought the demon pill!"

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