Chapter 228: Core Memory
Just as Wei Ping was praying for his allies to hurry to his rescue, he quickly shook those thoughts out of his mind.
When did I grow so weak? Leaving my fate to others?
Wei Ping had grown up alone from an early age. He was once proud of his independence and resourcefulness, but he had at some point become reliant on his companions! The unwillingness to allow such a travesty to continue reignited his determination. His mind started to race in a different direction. He began brainstorming ways to survive, whether it be by escape or by buying more time. He had to stack the deck in his favor.
Having just witnessed a man being sucked dry of his life force nearby, all the passive plans were quickly thrown out. He needed to be proactive and do something quickly.
His captor, Yuan Kai, had returned upstairs after claiming the life of a victim. From the conversation Wei Ping had overheard, he believed he was trying to break past the shackles of mortality, like he had been desperately trying to do. The main difference was that these deviators had no scruples with taking other human lives to fuel their progress.
That meant he was like a human Foundation Pill to these deviators. Yuan Kai could return at any time to claim another pill to make another attempt to break through.
Even knowing his allies were on the way, Wei Ping had a feeling they might not make it in time. There were just too many Foundation Establishment cultivators in this stronghold. No matter how strong their two allies from Nightmoon Valley were, it was hard to defend someone else while fighting a life-and-death battle against overwhelming numbers.
I’m just too much of a burden! Wei Ping dejectedly thought.
This train of thought soon led him back to the wall he had found to be insurmountable in recent times. The wall to the Foundation Establishment realm.
He believed his chances of survival would exponentially increase if he managed to break through. He wanted to do so right away to stop being a burden. This feeling had grown so strong that Wei Ping would’ve already consumed a Foundation Pill by now if his space ring was still with him.
His lack of resources made him beat his head against his knuckles as he tried to come up with alternatives.
“Hey, you,” a voice whispered. “There’s no use beating yourself up over the situation. If you make too much of a ruckus, our owner may come and punish us, so please stop.”