Chapter 138: Life 66, Age 21, Martial Master 3
During my debriefing, the quick boost to my fire affinity seemed to only anger Instructor Yuan, and she once more called for me to change my cultivation technique. I again demurred. I wanted to see if I was right about it raising my affinity permanently.
After she gave up on trying to convince me to change my technique, she wanted me to talk through what I experienced inside the Trial. I knew this was her main job as our instructor, but I wanted to avoid talking about my alchemy ability, so I glossed over almost everything. Frustrated by my lack of cooperation, she angrily sent me away.
Once the meeting was over, I met with my classmates once more to discuss our experiences.
YuLong was sitting with a hangdog expression on his face. “The Fire Peak is hell. I was able to get through the first levels easily with Fang’s formations, but after that, there were things made out of pure fire. How am I supposed to smash something made out of fire!? I used the trap formations to get by the first few, but after that, I couldn’t do anything.”
I patted him on the shoulder to console him. “I’ll think about what I can do for you. I might be able to make something that will let you deal with those creatures better next time.”
Zhuge Yan shook his head. “Don’t bother. The Trial changes each time you go in. At least, the Dark Peak Trial changes. Use what you learned to think of new strategies, but don’t focus too much on creating solutions for only what you saw this time.”
I nodded in agreement and then turned to LiTing and JiaQi. “You two went to grab some treasures, right? Get anything good?”
JiaQi’s face broke out into a grin, and she placed a large egg on the table.
“Not sure what she is, but she was my reward for clearing ten stages. Hopefully she grows up fast enough to help me with the Trials, but even if not, she’ll still be a strong beast in the future.”