After seeing off Li Qiu, Chen Ke's face was as gloomy as a rainy day.
What was supposed to be a pleasant reunion turned out to be bad news.
The intelligence about intercepting the Chen family's caravan was sent out by the assassins last night, and the Hidden Dragon Pavilion only verified it this morning.
In other words, if those assassins act tonight, neither the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, the Imperial Guards, nor the local garrison will be able to come to their rescue in time.
Of course, there are many experts in the Imperial Palace and the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, who can come to the aid of the Chen family's caravan within a day.
But these experts are all pampered and aloof, how could they possibly be mobilized casually, especially for the sake of the Chen family?
In the eyes of those people, could the Chen family's little matter even be considered a big deal?
The fact that Hidden Dragon Pavilion sent Li Qiu to deliver the message already showed Chen Ke a great favor.
Suddenly remembering something, Chen Ke turned around and glanced at the two female guards.
A female guard immediately understood and bowed, saying, "Young master, I will inform Her Highness the princess immediately!"
Chen Ke nodded: "Thank you for your trouble!"
To be honest, he really didn't want to ask the Qin princess for help.
Although the Qin princesses wielded considerable power, most of them remained hidden or, moreover, tacitly agreed to remain in a state of "slumber."
If these people are activated rashly, it will inevitably alarm various forces and cause unnecessary trouble.
As for the people openly associated with the princess, they all bear the heavy responsibility of protecting her. To avoid arousing suspicion, the number of these experts is very limited.
Therefore, whether they were experts in the open or in the shadows, it was very troublesome for the Qin princess to mobilize them.
Everything else is negotiable, but how could Chen Ke not care about the life of his wealthy father?
He dared not hope that the assassins sent by the other side were just ordinary people that he could take care of by himself.
He can't afford to lose.
If you lose, your father will be gone.
The guards hurriedly went to inform the princess, and Chen Ke rode in a carriage towards the manor in the western suburbs outside the city.
When Chen Ke arrived at the manor, the female guard who had gone to inform the princess was already waiting at the gate.
This efficiency is truly remarkable.
The female guard stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Young master, His Highness has already sent someone to Shu Prefecture at top speed. This is the token His Highness gave you."
As she spoke, the female guard handed Chen Ke a black token.
The diamond-shaped token is carved from wood, with simple and ancient patterns engraved on the front and back.
When Chen Ke received the token, he clearly felt a mysterious aura emanating from the token's patterns.
He immediately realized that the token was used to identify someone.
Presumably, the expert sent by the Qin princess also possessed the same token.
In this way, when the two sides fight at night, they can distinguish friend from foe by the scent on the tokens.
"Please thank Your Highness for me." Chen Ke nodded, put away the token, and strode towards the manor.
Entering the cultivation room in the courtyard, Chen Ke sat down cross-legged, took out two low-grade spirit stones, and began to refine them with care.
Regardless of who ambushed the Chen family's caravan or how many people they sent, Chen Ke had to prepare for the worst.
At this moment, even if his strength increases by only one point, that extra point could potentially save his father's life.
The wood-attribute energy within the spirit stone surged wildly into Chen Ke's arm and entered the spiritual sea space within his dantian.
boom!
The spiritual sea space was filled with billowing clouds and surging green light, and then suddenly trembled.
The space that was more than three feet has increased by four feet!
The leaf suspended in the very center radiated a vibrant green light, frantically devouring all the energy that surged in.
A spirit stone instantly turned into gray powder and slipped through Chen Ke's fingers.
Next, Chen Ke picked up the second spirit stone and continued refining it.
In one go, he refined four low-grade spirit stones. Although his spiritual sea space did not expand further, the upper limit of his wood attribute spiritual value increased by 80 points.
Feeling a little bloated, Chen Ke stood up, stretched for a moment, and then summoned the light model of the Fuyou Divine Ship.
After advancing to the Refining Mansion Realm, he has entered a completely new realm and a new world.
At his peak, surely he can crack another module, right?
A colossal green orb, shrouded in a soft glow, displayed countless runes that shifted and changed in an instant across nine layers of light, weaving together a mesmerizing radiance.
On the outermost layer, only five sets of runes were changing, and now it looked much cleaner.
Chen Ke observed intently for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his palm, and a set of runes on the light screen immediately froze.
One thought after another was released, probing and pondering the changes in every line and the order of every interweaving.
Having understood the situation, Chen Ke clicked on "Array Pattern Simulator" from the upper left corner of the window.
Upon entering the simulation space, Chen Ke focused intently and began to crack the module.
Just as he had expected, the improvement in his realm made his soul perception more acute, and his control over wood-attribute energy more adept.
In less than half an hour, Chen Ke had successfully simulated it!
With a sigh of relief, Chen Ke exited the virtual space, summoned the light cluster model of the Fuyou Divine Ship again, and began the formal decryption.
The first attempt failed.
The second attempt failed.
The third attempt also failed.
The fourth time, Chen Ke calmed his mind and slowly slid his fingers through the air. Green light was drawn out from his fingertips, and a mysterious pattern was forming.
Chen Ke avoided the several failed turns one by one, and finally copied the complete graphic.
Buzz!
The mysterious figure, suspended in mid-air, suddenly emitted a burst of green light and flew towards the model of the light cluster.
The drawing Chen Ke made perfectly overlapped with the fixed drawing on the light screen.
It was a success!
Mysterious thoughts emanated from the ball of light, entered Chen Ke's mind, and inscribed mysterious messages into the depths of his soul.
Huh, it's a transforming module?
I wonder if it can turn into a Transformer?
Chen Ke read the message and couldn't help but smile. He was overthinking it!
Sitting cross-legged, Chen Ke took out two more low-grade spirit stones and refined them in the blink of an eye.
The spiritual sea space has increased slightly, and the maximum value of wood attribute spiritual points has increased by 40 points.
The fourth to last module has been successfully cracked!
The third to last module has been successfully cracked!
The second to last module has been successfully cracked!
With unstoppable momentum, Chen Ke cracked three modules in one go.
Indeed, people can't get by without being pushed.
If it weren't for the sudden crisis, Chen Ke doubted he would have had such a strong fighting spirit and such focused dedication to cracking the modules of the Fuyao Shenzhou (Soaring Divine Ship}.
After refining the eighteenth spirit stone, Chen Ke slowly opened his eyes and stood up.
Most of the day has passed, and there is still an hour before it gets dark.
There's only one module left.
He stared at the final changing pattern on the outer layer of the green light cluster, and a powerful fighting spirit surged within him.
Again!