The Dark Abyss, the highest point.
By then, it had been more than half a month since Zhao Shuning reached the highest point.
The five people who accompanied her had been taking medicinal baths for nearly half a month.
The first one to break through to the second - grade spiritual pharmacist was Se Se.
Remember when she first broke through to the second grade, she tightly grabbed Zhao Shuning's hand. Se Se, who was always reserved and generous, rarely made such a move.
Se Se told Zhao Shuning that she was her greatest benefactor.
Zhao Shuning was puzzled. It was just an upgrade in rank. Although Se Se was only a first - grade spiritual pharmacist before, she was already at the late stage of the first grade. It was normal for her to break through to the second grade. Why would she say such a thing?
Se Se just said a strange sentence. She said that if her grandfather in the family knew that she had broken through to the second grade, he would die content.
She didn't say anything more about it.
The next person to break through to the second grade surprised Zhao Shuning, because it was Kong Shishuang.
On the day she broke through to the second grade, Kong Shishuang almost screamed the sky down. She said that she had been in the Misty Rain Tower for a long time, and this was her last chance to participate in the trial. The previous two attempts had ended in failure, but this time, she never gave up. Every time the medicinal properties penetrated her skin, it was extremely painful, but she didn't leave.
Because at that time, the words Zhao Shuning had said to her always echoed in her ears. She couldn't always wait for her brother to save her.
The remaining three people didn't have any breakthroughs, but their combat power had increased.
It seemed that the Taiyi Soul - Nourishing Pill had played a certain role in their bodies.
On the contrary, Zhao Shuning had been refining that mysterious pill for more than half a month. It was only now that the pill was finally successfully refined.
Not knowing what its effects were, Zhao Shuning had to put it into her Qiankun Bag, thinking of trying it out later.
Everyone thought that taking spiritual herbs and taking medicinal baths could no longer help them improve their ranks. They thought that they had rested for more than half a month, which should be enough. So they went to find Zhao Shuning together.
Zhao Shuning saw through everyone's thoughts and said, "It's about time. Let's go and take a look."
Just like this, the group of people carefully and furtively followed behind Zhao Shuning and slowly moved towards the center of the highest point.
Zhao Shuning hadn't been idle recently. During the day, she had been inquiring and checking the areas where the forces of those around her spread. She also inquired clearly about all the conflicts among them.
After such a long time, various things had begun to ferment.
This was the best time to act.
At this moment, a major event happened in the center of the highest point of the Dark Abyss.
There were many people standing in the center. At this moment, they all held their own weapons and stood back to back, looking extremely tense.
Because around them, a group of people formed a circle and surrounded them in the center.
Taking a closer look, it was not difficult to find that there was obviously a leader among the people outside.
That person was Wu Long of the Broken Dragon Sect.
Those surrounded in the middle were some second - grade senior students led by Viper. These second - grade senior students didn't join any sect. There were about thirty of them.
Wu Long's big knife was placed vertically beside his feet. His eyes stared directly at Viper in the inner circle, while Viper held a big hammer in his hand. His pair of sinister eyes on his face made everyone feel scared.
"Wu Long, after so long, you finally show your true colors?"
"Viper, it was you who first disrespected my Broken Dragon Sect."
Hearing this, Viper snorted coldly, and his tone was even more sarcastic.
"You're really good at shifting the blame, Wu Long."
Wu Long didn't say a word. He thought that Viper probably didn't want to admit his despicable deeds in front of everyone at this moment. Just right, he didn't intend to talk about the past with him either. It was not a good thing for both of them.
"Wu Long, you want to get rid of me? It's not that easy."
"Viper, you're wrong. We're both trial students of the Misty Rain Tower. How can we use the word 'get rid of'? I just want to remove the threat to me, but I will never threaten your life."
"What do you want to do?"
Wu Long smiled. His smile was indescribably strange and sinister. He leaned forward a few degrees and looked at Viper.
Casually, he said, "Destroy your spiritual root."
Destroying the spiritual root was equivalent to cutting off his cultivation as a spiritual pharmacist.
This move was more painful for Viper than killing him directly.
"Wu Long, aren't you afraid that I'll expose your deeds?"
The man shook his head with a smile. Viper still didn't know him well enough. The reason he could become the leader of the Broken Dragon Sect was not only because of his rank but also because of his brains.
"What deeds could I have? All those despicable things were done by you, Viper. And now, I'm just punishing you for the justice of the Eastern Abyss Wilderness."
"Hahaha—"
Viper laughed. His smile was wild and desolate.
"Wu Long, you're really a despicable villain. If it weren't for my help before, your Broken Dragon Sect would have been taken over by Tianyuan Que long ago. You don't even think about it. How could Zhang Tianyuan allow you to be so arrogant in front of him? You're just at the mid - stage of the second grade. You can't even catch up with Li Can."
Wu Long still smiled, but his smile was full of forbearance at the moment.
Zhao Shuning and the group of people were hiding behind, intently watching the confrontation between the two groups.
"Wow, Xiaoning'er, is this the show you were talking about?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"Zhao Shuning, isn't it a bit unethical for us to do this?"
As soon as Kong Shishuang said this, the other people immediately looked at her.
She swallowed and continued, "Forget I said that."
Se Se even thoughtfully prepared dried fruits for everyone to enjoy and let them focus on watching the show.
"Look, Wu Long has such a good temper. Even when provoked like this by Viper, he's not angry. Do you think they'll fight?"
Zhao Shuning glanced down and threw a dried fruit into her mouth, full of interest.
Wu Long was a very steady person. He was like a smiling tiger. The brighter his smile was, the angrier he was inside.
Zhao Shuning had a premonition that Viper would be beaten badly, but Wu Long would definitely be injured too. Viper's attacks were not easy to resolve.
All she had to do was watch the show in place.
From time to time, she could even clap for them.
When they were tired from fighting and injured, and both were badly hurt, she would reap the benefits as the fisherman.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shuning felt that her plan was really perfect.