Chapter 397 - Chapter 397: Chapter 27: Cooperation_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 27: Cooperation_1

Inside Wang Ba’s mansion.

The meditation chamber.

Wang Ba, Yuan Wenzhi, and Zhang Tailai sat facing each other.

After delivering the tea, Bu Chan left the meditation chamber and shut the door behind her.

“Master Yuan, you have worked hard this time!”

Wang Ba got up and bowed, a grateful look on his face.

But Yuan Wenzhi looked apologetic:

“During my trip, I could only find six spirit materials. I’ve disappointed Shen.”

“I wanted to keep searching, but upon hearing that Zhang Daobai from Zhenling Palace has fallen and chaos is imminent, I feared for Shen’s safety and had to rush back.”

“However, seeing Shen unharmed, I can rest assured.”

Saying that, he took out a storage bag from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

Wang Ba, suppressing his eagerness, expressed his heartfelt gratitude once again.

At the same time, he produced a portion of the recently prepared Class II chicken essence.

He apologized,

“The time was short. Master Yuan, if you are in a hurry, could you wait a few more months?”

Upon receiving the chicken essence, Yuan Wenzhi was overjoyed. Hearing Wang Ba’s words, he chuckled,

“That’s alright. My brother and I don’t have much to do anyway, so we might as well wait in Yong’an City. Plus, we can lend a hand if any issue arises.”

“If Shen needs our help, feel free to say so.”

“How can I…?”

Wang Ba was a bit overwhelmed by the offer.

“Why not? I’ve said it before. Among the Rogue Cultivators in Yan State, you are a rare talent. We will help as much as we can.”

Yuan Wenzhi smiled gently.

“Alright, you can go. We won’t keep you.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba nodded, his expression conflicted.

“Let me arrange accommodations for you…”

“No need to trouble yourself. My brother and I can stay together. We are cultivators and don’t need to be accommodated.”

Yuan Wenzhi waved his hand, rejecting Wang Ba’s proposal.

Left with no other option, Wang Ba could only accompany them to the gate.

“Get him out of here!”

Several Sect cultivators hurriedly passed in front of them, dragging a bloodied-looking rogue cultivator.

“Shen, you can go back. It’s not far, you don’t need to escort us further.”

Yuan Wenzhi remained polite as ever.

Wang Ba’s face showed admiration.

“With the two of you here, I feel much more at ease. Thank you, both of you!”

Yuan Wenzhi just waved his hand.

He and Zhang Tailai then walked into the alley opposite.

Wang Ba slowly withdrew his gaze, which inadvertently fell on the rogue cultivator passing by, being escorted by the Sect cultivators.

His eyes slightly narrowed.

A thoughtful look in his eyes.

“Rogue cultivators…”

Soon, Wang Ba let out a long sigh.

As if he had understood something.

Without further hesitation, he went back to his mansion.

Almost immediately, he rushed back to his meditation room and took out everything from the storage bag given by Yuan Wenzhi.

To his surprise, among the six spirit materials given by Yuan Wenzhi, there were exactly the last four spirit materials missing from the Wu Monkey King’s bloodline breakthrough recipe.

“Unexpectedly, the bloodline breakthrough materials for the Wu Monkey King were gathered first.”

Wang Ba couldn’t help but sigh a little.

Then he immediately began the work of arranging the materials.

Soon, he released the Wu Monkey King from the Spirit Beast Bag.

He then fed it the mixed oral spiritual medicine, and personally applied the rest to the Wu Monkey King’s body.

Afterwards, he immediately used the Teleportation Talisman with the Wu Monkey King, leaving Yong’an City.

Then, they hid in a deep mountain.

Very soon, he noticed a burn-like phenomenon appearing on the surface of the Wu Monkey King’s body.

Wang Ba was overjoyed.

“It’s working!”

“My approach is correct!”

Honestly, Wang Ba had some confidence in the bloodline breakthrough recipe he had formulated, but since his understanding of Class III spirit materials was still insufficient – he only inferred from ancient books and similar spirit materials’ properties – there was still the possibility of failure.

However, the performance of the Wu Monkey King showed that his cultivation approach was correct, and his usage of Class III spirit material was also sufficient.

Not long after.

The original silver hair on the Wu Monkey King gradually began to turn golden.

But its body grew smaller.

The half-human-high Wu Monkey King was now roughly the size of half an arm.

Accompanying the changes in its body, was a much more apparent change in its aura.

In Wang Ba’s perception, the Wu Monkey King had already been close to the peak of Class II. Now it’s fully at the peak of Class II.

And it seemed ready to strive for a higher stage.

Once it stepped up to the next stage in terms of aura, it would mean that the Wu Monkey King had successfully entered Class III.

Of course, during this process, thunder tribulation would occur. It would only be regarded as a Class III spirit beast after surviving the thunder tribulation.

However, Wang Ba’s expression changed rapidly.

Because he realized that the spiritual power, which was transforming to Class III, suddenly stopped transforming.

“Darn it! The Wu Monkey King’s bloodline is too strong. I should have added a Class III beast’s Inner Core to facilitate the process!”

Wang Ba instantly realized his mistake.

But it was too late.

The hair on the Wu Monkey King, which had been transforming into a golden color, instantly stagnated.

And the Wu Monkey King’s size ceased shrinking.

Its aura was in a state of limbo, looking both like Class III and Class II…

“It failed.”

A deep sense of disappointment welled up in Wang Ba’s eyes.

The hopes he had for the Wu Monkey King’s promotion were immense.