69: Chapter 69 Using Connections to Return the Sun and Moon Essence Pill

"Has Dad still not sent you a message?" Fang Zhuo asked, feeling a bit worried himself. Bai Qiming had come to Origin Star to hunt Exotic Beasts for money; who knew which Wilderness Area he had gone to?

"Not yet."

Bai Shiwei shook her head, the panic in her beautiful eyes deepening: "He told me before that he was in the B09 Wilderness Area."

Wilderness Areas were classified based on the Life Level of the Exotic Beasts. Areas starting with the letter A represented regions where Exotic Beasts below Level 20, of the primary and intermediate levels, were primarily active.

Wilderness Areas starting with B were primarily for Level 30-39 Exotic Beasts, though there were, of course, a small number of Level 0-29 Exotic Beasts.

The B09 and B12 regions were adjacent to each other on the map, forming a 'pin' shape; it was hard to say whether they had been affected by that King-level Exotic Beast.

Wilderness Areas starting with C were also known as Forbidden Zones, where Transcendent Exotic Beasts above Level 40 primarily lived and were active.

A King-level Exotic Beast was even above a Transcendent Exotic Beast! They were equivalent to the Flying Martial Artist of the Blue Moon Federation, possessing peerless strength and high intelligence. Once an Advanced Martial Artist encountered one, it was almost certain death.

"Don't worry. I'll ask around within the Group first. The Wilderness Area is so vast, even if Dad wanted to run into that King-level Exotic Beast, it wouldn't be that easy. It can't be that coincidental."

Fang Zhuo patted his wife's shoulder.

Bai Shiwei pursed her lips and nodded in agreement, her expression easing slightly.

Such intelligence would certainly have reached the Starry Sky Group, which was based in Starry Sky Base City, in the first instance. Hopefully, her father was fine.

"Hello, Sister Lan, this is Fang Zhuo." Fang Zhuo dialed the number; it was the woman from the Supervision Department who had come to find him last time.

"Fang Zhuo?"

In the Supervision Department, Sister Lan sat in her office, answering the phone with some pleasant surprise.

"It's like this, a King-level Exotic Beast appeared in the B12 Wilderness Area last night. Has the list of victims affected by it been released yet?" Fang Zhuo asked. "Could you give me a copy, or help me check and see if Bai Qiming is on it?"

"The list is not convenient to disclose, but I can help you check it. Please wait a moment."

A sound of 'clatter-clatter' keyboard typing came from the phone, making Bai Shiwei feel panicked and flustered. Fang Zhuo wrapped his arm around her.

Not long after, Sister Lan spoke:

"Fang Zhuo, I didn't find him. You can rest assured. By the way, who is this person to you? Did he go missing last night? Does he need the Group's help to find him?"

"My father-in-law. If that's the case, I'll have to trouble you, Sister Lan."

Fang Zhuo didn't stand on ceremony.

"Okay, it's no trouble. I will let you know as soon as there is any news." Sister Lan was very enthusiastic. After hanging up the phone, she pushed away her office chair, the smile at the corners of her mouth uncontrollable.

In this way, the relationship between Fang Zhuo and her Supervision Department had drawn a step closer. As long as Fang Zhuo could really break into the top ten of the rankings, there was a high probability he would choose the Supervision Department!

"Dad isn't on the list?"

Seeing Fang Zhuo nod, Bai Shiwei let out a heavy sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't dead, that was fine.

"I asked people from the Group to help look for Dad. You don't need to worry too much. Perhaps he is just deep in the Wilderness Area, busy hunting."

Fang Zhuo comforted her.

"Mm-hmm, let's practice first, Husband. Since I've had your help, whether it's taking martial arts pills or the extra training at night... my Life Level has improved quite a bit."

Bai Shiwei didn't want Fang Zhuo to be too distracted either, saying, "In these two days, my Life Level should be able to improve to Level 26."

"Not bad."

Fang Zhuo also looked forward to Bai Shiwei becoming an Advanced Martial Artist as soon as possible.

"Let's work hard together!" Bai Shiwei clenched her fist and said.

...

The young couple settled down to practice, which lasted until four in the afternoon.

"Buzz~"

Fang Zhuo's phone vibrated.

Bai Shiwei's spirit stirred; she threw the wooden saber in her hand onto the ground and quickly looked over.

"Huaxia Bank account ending in 8114 received 11.6 million, balance 12,040,023. Note: Automatic transfer from Liyu Net collection."

"...It's not news about Dad."

Fang Zhuo pressed down on his phone and said, "I sold some resources given by the Group and just received the transfer."

The remaining three copies of the Thunder Fire Blade secret manual that were returned a few days ago, plus the one he had ordered himself, totaled four copies. He had listed them all on Liyu Net for 2.9 million each, 100,000 lower than the original price.

Today, they were finally all sold.

Of this money, 1/4 was money from selling non-returned resources, which could be used to purchase cultivation resources for Bai Shiwei to use first, triggering the return.

The other 3/4, although the resources purchased could not trigger a return, could still be used normally. Nearly 9 million was still a considerable purchasing power!

"Let's see what good stuff is available in the Group's internal special martial arts pills."

Fang Zhuo wiped his sweat and immediately logged into the Group's internal network. On the cultivation resources page, he immediately took a fancy to pills that looked very similar to the sun-moon pill.

"sun-moon essence pill?"

"The medicinal effect is more than twice that of the sun-moon pill, yet there are almost no impurities... Internal special supply, priced at 1.5 million each. The cost-effectiveness is actually much higher than buying the external version of the sun-moon pill!"

After reading the introduction, Fang Zhuo immediately took a fancy to it.

For him, with Innate Divine Ability 2 'Devour', the difference in pills didn't matter much; he could absorb them perfectly. Generally speaking, just buying the good ones and the ones with high cost-effectiveness was enough.

But Bai Shiwei was different. Her Martial Aspect Sky-Swallowing Python was unique in that it could absorb the essence of the sun and moon to strengthen her body!

This point had to be considered and utilized. I must let Shi Wei become an Advanced Martial Artist sooner, preferably before getting the 'phoenix essence blood' at the end of the year.

Fang Zhuo made up his mind and immediately ordered 8 pills, spending 12 million directly.

In less than ten minutes, the Group's internal delivery person delivered the goods to the door.

Bai Shiwei's beautiful eyes shone brightly. She kept swallowing her saliva, staring straight at the pill box in Fang Zhuo's hand.

She only felt her Martial Aspect Sky-Swallowing Python becoming restless.

The faint shadow of a fair giant python flickered behind her.

That was an instinctive desire—the Martial Aspect Sky-Swallowing Python's desire for the essence of the sun and moon!

"Husband, what kind of pill is this? Such rich essence of the sun and moon!" Bai Shiwei asked suspiciously; this was definitely not a sun-moon pill.

"sun-moon essence pill."

Fang Zhuo saw Bai Shiwei's salivating appearance and couldn't help but laugh. This state of Bai Shiwei's was somewhat like when the two of them were intimate at night.

"sun-moon essence pill?"

"Yes, the Starry Sky Group internal special version. The sun-moon pill you took before was a castrated version of this, with less than half the effect."

Fang Zhuo opened the lid, and a faint fragrance immediately escaped, permeating the room.

"Quick, try it."

Fang Zhuo handed over two boxes, one containing two pills and the other containing six, for a total of eight sun-moon essence pills constantly drifting with fragrance.

Bai Shiwei's beautiful eyes widened. How much would this cost? Based on the price of the sun-moon pill, 1.2 million each, that would be nearly 10 million!

And hearing Fang Zhuo say that this sun-moon essence pill had more than twice the effect of the sun-moon pill, even with the employee discount, it was unlikely to be lower than 1.2 million.

"Husband, your contract with the Starry Sky Group might provide a lot of resources, but the requirements and subsequent assessments are definitely high. You should keep them for yourself. My own cultivation progress is actually quite good right now!"

Bai Shiwei swallowed her saliva, forcibly suppressing the palpitations of her Martial Aspect Sky-Swallowing Python.

"It's okay. I signed a customized contract, and there are more resources than I can use. Sharing some with you won't affect my cultivation progress."

Fang Zhuo advised, pinching the two sun-moon essence pills that could trigger a return, and said, "Come, open your mouth."

"Maybe not."

Bai Shiwei shook her head. This time it was really too much, and now their situation was different. With the grievances from the Ding Family, it was best for Fang Zhuo to use all resources first.

Letting Fang Zhuo grow at the fastest speed was the optimal solution.

"Behave."

Fang Zhuo laughed and said, "Believe me, this is the best for us."

"Okay~ I believe you, Husband." Bai Shiwei couldn't figure it out, but she still obediently opened her mouth, feeling both moved and sweet in her heart.

Half an hour later.

Bai Shiwei swallowed the two returnable sun-moon essence pills one after another.

A familiar light screen appeared before Fang Zhuo's eyes:

[Wife Bai Shiwei consumed 2 sun-moon essence pills. Currently, Bai Shiwei's Life Level is Intermediate Martial Artist. The return coefficient is 4, returning 8 sun-moon essence pills.]