Trillionaire's Slice of Life

Chapter 1151: Chapter 725 The Great Terror Descends _2

“One minute of accelerated time flow ends, regular time flow will resume in three seconds,

Three!

Two!

…!”

At the very moment when the last vestige of voice was about to vanish from his mind, Chu Mo suddenly reached out his hand and snatched a leaf that was frozen mid-air, stuffing it quickly into the clenched fist of the girl’s palm.

As he had just steadied his stance, the system’s final second reminder ended!

“One!”

The next instant, the scenery before him returned to normal, and Chu Mo only felt a fleeting afterimage before his eyes. The delicate girl who had been suspended mid-air in the previous moment now landed on the ground with a swift motion. Then, upon realizing her attack had missed its mark, she saw Chu Mo appear by her side with an unchanging expression, and immediately a hint of caution flashed in her eyes as she rapidly retreated. Within a few flashes, she had already reached the side of the Xue family’s young miss.

“Miss… that person…!”

Before the girl, who possessed the strength just shy of a Grandmaster, could finish her remark, the Xue family’s young miss suddenly spoke up:

“Xiao Die, open up your palm!”

With a face full of confusion, the girl in the pink skirt innocently spread open her hand, and at this moment, a withered yellow leaf lay in the center of her tender palm.

“Gulp!”

This was not the sound made by the two young ladies, but rather the simultaneous gulp of two elders, one dressed in black and one in white, who stood behind them.

In the instant that time returned to normal, the two elders, who had already noticed something amiss, quickly disengaged from their fight with Qin Lan and Lei Ting and hurried over to the side of the Xue family’s young miss, at the same time adopting a defensive stance.

If previously the two elders still harbored some hope, the leaf before them now was enough to confirm that the suspicions they held in their hearts were indeed true.

“Mr. Chu…!”

Lei Ting, with blood at the corner of his mouth, as well as Qin Lan, whose breathing was disordered, also returned to Chu Mo’s side. Even though Lei Ting had already suffered serious injuries, his spirit was extraordinarily resolute. Moreover, the look in his eyes when he gazed at Chu Mo was filled with a blend of absolute respect and fear.

“Here is a Heavenly Spirit Pill, take it and use it to recuperate your body!”

Chu Mo took out an exquisitely crafted wooden box from his pocket, and inside this box made of Zen Fragrance Wood was that exceptionally precious Heavenly Spirit Pill.

A few days ago, Chu Mo had asked Lei Ting if he wished to consume the Heavenly Spirit Pill to increase his strength. Lei Ting, sitting in the passenger seat at the time, was eager to do so, yet he also feared that using the pill on himself would be too wasteful, and so he felt torn.

At that time, because Chu Mo was also reluctant to waste the pill and was fond of Lei Ting, he did not insist on giving the Heavenly Spirit Pill to Lei Ting to use.

Now, however, the moment the system store opened, the once exceptionally precious Heavenly Spirit Pill felt as common as any ordinary medicine in Chu Mo’s eyes. He had just glanced at his system store and found countless invaluable treasures available. As for the so-called Heavenly Spirit Pill, it was merely the most common of items.

And most importantly, just now, when Lei Ting realized he was in danger, although he was already struggling to protect himself, he still desperately tried to rescue himself. Even though he was ultimately stopped by the white-robed elder opposite him, Lei Ting’s loyalty could never be erased.

Chu Mo was always clear about rewards and punishments; he simply wouldn’t allow refusal. He threw the exquisite wooden box in his hand to Lei Ting, and once it was caught, he spoke in an undeniable tone:

“Take it immediately!”

This time, Lei Ting did not hesitate at all. He had just overstepped his bounds in fighting the white-robed elder and sustained internal injuries. If he were to rely solely on himself to recuperate slowly, it might take half a year for his injuries to fully heal.

However, with the precious Heavenly Spirit Pill here, not only could his injuries heal instantly, but the vast Spiritual Energy within the pill could remodel his body and enhance his cultivation level.

Thus, taking the wooden box without any hesitation, Lei Ting carefully opened the box made of Zen Fragrance Wood. Instantly, a rich medicinal fragrance diffused everywhere, and as Lei Ting gently picked up the tiny pill, Xue Yuluo of the Xue family, her face veiled, immediately widened her eyes in shock.

The Heavenly Spirit Pill was a Healing Holy Medicine, and at the same time, it was a precious resource for enhancing strength. If a peak intermediate Great Grandmaster took the Heavenly Spirit Pill, the chance of breaking through the Heavenly Barrier could increase by thirty percent. This was an absolutely fatal temptation for any Great Grandmaster.

The Xue family, which had been hidden from the world for over a hundred years, re-emerged, in part, for the Heavenly Spirit Pill in Chu Mo’s possession!

Miss Xue Yuluo of the Xue family currently possessed the strength of a peak intermediate Great Grandmaster. If she could take this Heavenly Spirit Pill, her chances of breaking through to the upper Great Grandmaster level could even reach as high as sixty percent! This was an utterly terrifying success rate, which also showed the foundation of the Xue family.

Yet now, Xue Yuluo, with her peak intermediate Great Grandmaster strength, could only watch helplessly as Lei Ting across from her swallowed the invaluable Heavenly Spirit Pill. Even though her heart was bleeding at the moment, and her delicate, fair fists were clenched tight, when her gaze fell upon the mysterious young man opposite her, she could only forcibly suppress the impulse in her heart and watch him take the Heavenly Spirit Pill in earnest.

Beside her, under the incredibly complex gazes of several other Great Grandmasters, Lei Ting swallowed the Heavenly Spirit Pill. In an instant, the terrifying and wild Spiritual Power encompassed within the pill swiftly swept through his entire body, not daring to delay. Lei Ting immediately sat cross-legged and began to circulate the Innate True Qi within his body, absorbing and transforming the wild Spiritual Energy.

In just a few breaths, Lei Ting found that the Spiritual Energy he had expended fighting the white-robed elder had swiftly recovered. Then, without delaying further, Lei Ting began to furiously absorb the Spiritual Energy. As the Spiritual Energy circulated through his meridians, Lei Ting could distinctly feel his meridians becoming thicker, transforming from the size of small rivers to that of broad rivers, while his originally thin Innate True Qi was also becoming stronger under the nourishment of the vast Spiritual Energy!

Soon, Lei Ting realized that his meridians had stabilized, and the Innate True Qi within them was also saturated. No matter how much more he absorbed, his Innate True Qi could no longer be transformed, signaling that he had reached his limit. He could only watch as the still immense amount of Spiritual Energy within him gradually dissipated.

When the last trace of Spiritual Energy vanished, a deep sigh couldn’t help but escape from Lei Ting’s heart.

He had absorbed only one-third of the terrifying Spiritual Power contained within the Heavenly Spirit Pill; the remaining two-thirds had been utterly wasted. If he had waited until he reached the level of an intermediate Great Grandmaster before taking the Heavenly Spirit Pill, at the very least, he could have absorbed most of the Spiritual Energy instead of wasting it like now.

However, after a moment, Lei Ting regained his composure. When he slowly circulated the Innate True Qi within his body, he discovered that he had reached the realm of a peak junior Great Grandmaster, just a step away from advancing to an intermediate Great Grandmaster.

Originally, if Lei Ting had cultivated on his own power, reaching this entire realm would have taken him at least five to ten years of arduous cultivation. Now, a single Heavenly Spirit Pill had saved him nearly ten years of hard training, which was certainly a delightful surprise for Lei Ting.

At this time, as Lei Ting, who had absorbed the Heavenly Spirit Pill, slowly stood up, Chu Mo, facing him, finally couldn’t hold back any longer. The pink-dressed young girl suddenly pouted and murmured softly:

“Lowly servant… wasting treasures!”

As the words of the pink-dressed girl fell, Chu Mo suddenly revealed a smile. His gaze fixed directly on the party of one master and three servants opposite him, his voice was ice cold as he said:

“Now, it is time for us to settle our previous accounts!”

As Chu Mo’s words fell, an overwhelming sense of dread descended!