Strange.Extremely strange.That’s the feeling Li Shen’s been getting ever since this little boy attacked him.His attacks were strong, extremely strong, especially when one looked at the fact that he was releasing ripples of the late Foundation Realm cultivator.Only geniuses on the Top Chosen rankings could battle across realms, even across major realms as Li Shen came to know.There were some extraordinary individuals that could go toe-to-toe with Core Formation realm experts despite being in the late stage of the Foundation realm. He had met those people and fought with them. And even though he battled most of them to move into the top five of the rankings as the Faceless Hero, there were four that even he was hesitant to battle at his current strength.And the Poison Progenitor was one of those four.But who was this brat?His Daoist Magic is strong, but Li Shen was getting the sense that his attacks were only strong on the surface but at their core they were weak. Like shells o

Li Shen looked at Xian coldly upon hearing his mention of Jun.“He was such a weird fellow springing up out of nowhere to ruin my plan I spent years developing.”Xian turned his head to the side and released a puff of air. Turning back to Li Shen he said.“Why do I feel like he’s related to you?”“He’s my disciple.”Li Shen’s eyes flickered as he said that.“Is that so…”Xian said as his words trailed off. He turned around and walked towards Lihua.Seeing him coming up towards them, Li Wen took a defensive demeanor and shot him a glare.Xian paused and said.“Do you mind?”Li Wen frowned before he looked towards Li Shen.Li Shen nodded towards him and with his confirmation, Li Wen rose and stood to the side, however, he still glared at Xian.Xian ignored him and approached Lihua who was writhing in agony before grabbing her hand.Lihua’s body tensed as her veins become visible on her skin. They were purple as they snake towards Xian's palms.After a second or two, all the poison was a

“Their deaths will be on your hands if you go any further than this brother Shen. Just help me perfect this formula and I’ll release them. I won't have to use this method again as well, potentially saving more lives in the future.”What Lihua had sensed was Li Shen being held captive to do Xian’s bidding.“I know you’ve contacted the Celestial Academy so they could be here at any moment. I think you’ve stalled enough, tell me how to form the connection.”Li Shen’s eyes narrowed for a brief moment before he released Xian’s neck.“The Four Rune Transmutation Principles.”Li Shen said simply after a while.Xian upon hearing that had his eyes flicker with thought.“Of course!”He suddenly exclaimed in excitement.“Why didn’t I think of this before? If I could use the Four Principles of Rune Transmutation I could restore the Soul and Core rune inscriptions to match the physique rune without losing or reducing their function.”What a breakthrough!Xian’s expression was bright as this was a

Li Shen hearing that question paused his patting to Jun’s relief.“Karma, well, it’s not only one of the most powerful forces in this world but almost one of the most complex and abstruse forms of power. Everyone has Karma, wait no, not quite.”Li Shen folded his arms and raised his head in thought. He was trying to find a way to explain one of the most mysterious concepts that ever existed.Li Shen wouldn’t dare say he knew it well, but he knew more than the average person due to Avarice's insatiable greed for knowledge.“Rather than everyone has it, it’s more like every breathing and none breathing thing in this world has some form of Karma. Karma itself is a form of connection between all things under heaven. Some Karma connections, or strings, can be stronger or weaker. For example…”Li Shen suddenly lowered his head to look at Jun.“My decision to take you in as my disciple has formed a strong Karma String between us. And because that Karma String has been formed with good intent

‘W-Why is there so many?!’With a glance and Li Shen estimated it to be around half a million.That was not to mention the Spirit Artifacts he saw off to one side, along with the cases of wooden boxes and vials containing valuable Alchemy medicinal pills.There were manuals of various techniques as well but they weren’t the academy’s own but ones donated or sold by disciples who acquired them outside of the academy.“Do you like what you see?”Li Shen heard the Head Elder ask with a chuckle.He looked up to see while he was busy being shocked by the number of resources, the hall had cleared out some time ago.Turning to the Head Elder, Li Shen asked.“Can I ask why I’m getting so much resources from the academy?”Li Shen understood this might be Ye Fei’s doing, but there were others in charge of decision-making. It was unheard of that one faction was receiving all of the resources, even if the accumulation was only equivalent for a year.“The Sword Pavilion has acknowledged your Facti