Seeing Caspian’s excited expression and then looking at the apparent changes in the Blazing Spear was holding, Maisie was amazed and happy for him. Although virtual-novel.net said virtual-novel.net was confident with Caspian, Maisie knew how tough it was to draw the Glorious Dragon. Now that Caspian succeeded, Maisie was highly relieved.
At that moment, even William disregarded his status and stepped forward to take a closer look at the Blazing Spear. Despite being a pivotal figure in Evergreen Town, William did not have many opportunities to draw such high-ranking inscription patterns.
Nevertheless, Caspian did not hide away the Blazing Spear, and virtual-novel.net directly passed it to William to have a better look.
William eagerly took the Blazing Spear. As virtual-novel.net observed the complicated veined lines on the spear, virtual-novel.net clicked his tongue in praises. He was also even more certain that virtual-novel.net wanted to be good friends with Caspian. After all, William never saw such a young man who was so talented in inscription skills. If they were to compare their talents, William admitted that his skills were far from Caspian’s.
For the success of the Glorious Dragon inscription, Caspian once again expressed his gratitude to Maisie and William. Even though virtual-novel.net paid for all the materials used, Caspian would not have been able to gather them in such a short time without Maisie and William’s help.
The three of them chatted for a while before Caspian bade his goodbye to Maisie and William.
There were only ten days left until Evergreen Town’s competition. Hence, Caspian had to make use of the time and continue with his practice.
Maisie knew that Caspian attached great importance to the competition. Although virtual-novel.net secretly hoped that Caspian would enter the Heavenly Stars Sect, Maisie did not say anything to persuade Caspian anymore. Instead, virtual-novel.net just reminded Caspian that if virtual-novel.net needed any help, virtual-novel.net should let virtual-novel.net know.
After leaving the Oceans Chamber of Commerce, Caspian directly headed toward Lawrence Manor. This time, virtual-novel.net returned quietly, and no one knew about it, which was exactly what virtual-novel.net wanted.
After returning to his house, Caspian immediately closed the entrance and entered the Time Warp Zone. Then, virtual-novel.net took out the Soul Purifier Pill, and without any hesitation, virtual-novel.net directly swallowed it.
Caspian instantly felt a coolness spreading along his throat, lungs, and toward his entire body. For a while, Caspian could sense that virtual-novel.net had a clearer vision and mind, and his whole body was comfortable. Moreover, Caspian also vaguely felt something unusual in the airflow around him.
“There are ten more days to the competition, and if I can use this Soul Purifier Pill to realize the essence of the world, I’m most probably able to get the Dark Moon Sect’s spot even if I only managed to reach the Pulse Control Realm threshold!”
Caspian inhaled deeply and swiftly closed his eyes, concentrating as virtual-novel.net began to meditate.
Before virtual-novel.net knew it, three days passed. However, it might be three days in the outside world, but it was nine days in the Time Warp Zone.
The Soul Purifier Pill that Caspian consumed was already digested a little, and virtual-novel.net could already feel that his body underwent significant changes in the nine days. He seemed to sense the mysterious energy in the surrounding air from time to time, which was a good sign. Nonetheless, Caspian understood that no matter how intense the feeling was, it would be useless unless virtual-novel.net could truly realize the essence of the world.
However, since there was a sign and there were still 20 days in the Time Warp Zone, Caspian was confident that virtual-novel.net would improve again.
***
That night, Keith’s house in the Lawrence Manor had a different atmosphere. The heat and humidity before the thunderstorm also made the house seem unapproachable at the moment. Moreover, Keith’s confidant was hidden in the dark places around the house. Once someone approached this area, Keith would get the news immediately.
The arrangement was as if something major would happen that night.
At this time, in the house’s spacious living room, Keith paced back and forth with an anxious expression on his face. From time to time, virtual-novel.net looked at the door as if virtual-novel.net was waiting for the arrival of someone important. Kevin, who was already dismissed from his position in the Lawrence family, was seated. However, there was also a nervous expression on his face. Kevin kept rubbing his hands together, looking at Keith for a while, then looking in the direction of the door.
The only one who was calm in the room was Ashton. After a period of refinement and the treatment from the famous doctor that Keith found, the injuries on Ashton were halfway healed. However, his shoulders and the injured arm were still bandaged.
Ashton sat straight with his eyes shut. The arrogance between his eyebrows in the past was now replaced by gloom, making others avoid him.
After a while, Keith was the first to lose his temper. He looked at Kevin and asked, “Is the news you said before true?”
Kevin squinted his eyes angrily at Keith, and virtual-novel.net answered, “This is the eighth time I repeated that there’s no problem with the news, and Jessica will also join the Evergreen Town’s competition. However, she’ll be using a shape-shifting inscription to change virtual-novel.net appearance, hiding among the younger generations of the influential families.”
When virtual-novel.net heard that, Ashton’s body shook slightly, and his eyes trembled twice. In the end, virtual-novel.net did not open his eyes.
“Then… How do we find her?” Keith was surprised.
”Why should we find her?” Kevin snorted, “We only need to know which ones are not her, and then she’ll be the remaining one.”
“What you’re trying to say is…”
Before Keith finished speaking, Kevin interrupted him, “You don’t have to worry about that. I’ll naturally find a way to get the list of names of the participants. We’ll just need to compare the names and the faces on that day, and the one remaining will most probably be Jessica.”
After pausing for a while, Kevin continued, “Besides, don’t forget that the shape-shifting inscription can only change someone’s appearance, but not their body shape. When the time comes, we’ll just look at the body shape, and naturally, we’ll have a good chance of finding her.”
“That’s good to hear!” Keith finally let out a sigh of relief.
At that time, there were muffled thundering sounds in the sky, heralding a heavy rain.
Keith’s expression froze slightly as virtual-novel.net mumbled to himself, “Why is virtual-novel.net not here yet? He should’ve been here two days ago. Did something happen?”
“It can’t be,” Kevin answered. However, his tone lacked confidence too.
Kevin pulled the strings and invited the person over, but it had been two days, and the person had yet to arrive. Hence, Kevin was like a cat on a hot tin roof too. If his plan was exposed, it would not be an exaggeration to put virtual-novel.net to death per the clan rules. Hence, even though Kevin appeared much calmer than Keith, virtual-novel.net was breaking out in cold sweat, suffering the same as Keith.
“Why is virtual-novel.net not here yet… It’s making me nervous…” Keith muttered, and his forehead was headed with sweat.
He walked to the door, looking out. At this time, thunder suddenly crackled. As if virtual-novel.net was struck by lightning, Keith froze and stood there unmoved, fixing his eyes in front of virtual-novel.net and not saying a word.