At eight in the evening, the city was abze with lights and nightlife.

  While other young people were beginning to enjoy the night, Lu Ming finished his dinner at a rge cafeteria and immediately returned to his hotel to go online.

  He couldn't be sure if his actions earlier that evening, when he took out a group of first-tier ghost beasts, had exposed him.

  Therefore, he needed to level up to 50 as quickly as possible to ensure he had enough strength to face any potential dangers ahead.

  Before reaching level 50, he also had to ensure his absolute safety.

  So, before leaving the city, Lu Ming summoned a hundred Undying Demon Emperors with his mind, ordering them to sweep the area within a five-hundred-yard radius around him.

  Through Shared Vision, he ensured there were no ambushes by God Syers or ghostly creatures nearby before leaving the city.

  Upon reaching the Medicine Hall, Lu Ming repeated the process.

  He commanded a hundred Undying Demon Emperors to lurk in inconspicuous spots and dark corners within five hundred yards of the Medicine Hall, constantly monitoring the surroundings.

  This way, if the God Syer Squad approached with ghostly creatures, Lu Ming would know immediately and could evacuate the Medicine Hall in advance.

  "Before level 50, I can retreat, tolerate, and avoid."

  "After level 50, it will be my time to sy!"

  Murderous intent fshed in Lu Ming's eyes.

  His hatred for Qin Feng, Ye Ling'er, and Qin Ci grew with each passing day.

  He headed straight to the ninth level of Medicine King Valley.

  Lu Ming continued the unfinished task from the afternoon, grinding on.

  Meanwhile, outside the Medicine Hall, Qin Ci indeed arrived with a group of elite pyers from the God Syer Squad!

  In the darkness, a group of ghostly creatures following Qin Ci were eager to move.

  Their sharp eyes were fixed on the Medicine Hall standing in the distant valley.

  A hint of murderous intent flickered in Qin Ci's eyes.

  "This time, Nether, if you dare to show up again, I'll make sure you have no pce to be buried!"

  As he spoke, just as Qin Ci was about to give the order for the God Syer pyers and ghostly creatures behind him to attack the Medicine Hall, he seemed to sense something.

  He opened his backpack and took out the map fragment he had found in the tomb near Starlight City.

  A guide suddenly appeared on the fragment!

  Following the direction of the guide, Qin Ci looked up at the distant Medicine Hall!

  His eyes lit up with realization.

  "Wait! Could the other fragments of this map be hidden inside that Medicine Hall?"

  At this moment, a curious assassin beside him asked, "Vice-captain, what exactly is this map?"

  "The Imperial Seal of Great Xia!" Qin Ci said excitedly, "Although I don't know exactly what it is, since the boss said so and instructed me to find all the fragments and assemble the complete map, it must be something extraordinary!"

  Hearing this, the assassin nodded and said, "If it's such an important thing, if it's really hidden in the Medicine Hall, it might not be easy to get. Maybe it's hidden in the secret map under the Medicine Hall, in Medicine King Valley!"

  "It's said that Medicine King Valley is extremely difficult to conquer. The Li family has been trying for five years and only managed to reach the fifth level... They seem to have sought out Nether to help them conquer Medicine King Valley."

  Qin Ci stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "If that's the case... then can't I just wait for Nether to clear Medicine King Valley, get the fragments, and then kill him to snatch them?"

  "Two birds with one stone, vice-captain, you're brilliant!" the underling praised.

  Qin Ci sneered, "Nether, I'll let you live a few more days for now."

  "Once I use you to get the map fragments, I'll personally send you to your grave!"

  "In the meantime, I can continue to cultivate the power of the ghostly creatures!"

  Thus, he abandoned the original pn to attack the Medicine Hall directly.

  Qin Ci led the God Syer Squad pyers and ghostly creatures, gradually retreating into the darkness.

  Little did they know, all of this was observed by a pair of eyes hidden in the shadows...

  Inside Medicine King Valley.

  Through the Shared Vision with the Undying Demon Emperors stationed outside the Medicine Hall, Lu Ming observed Qin Ci's actions and pns clearly!

  "Just as I expected, the second map fragment is indeed inside Medicine King Valley!"

  "It seems that clearing the tenth level of Medicine King Valley will greatly increase the chances of obtaining the map fragment!"

  Not only could he use Medicine King Valley to level up, but he could also improve Li Wan-ning's favorability towards him and obtain the map fragment of the Imperial Seal of Great Xia!

  For Lu Ming, it was a triple win!

  If Qin Ci had directly attacked earlier, Lu Ming would have had to abandon the Medicine Hall and find another pce to level up.

  All his pns would have been disrupted!

  Thinking of this, Lu Ming felt he should thank Qin Ci: "Thanks for giving me this opportunity."

  "Since you want to use me to get the map fragments, I'll py along."

  "Just wait, I'll give you a big surprise!"

  "Qin Feng, you like using hostages to threaten your opponents, don't you?" Thinking of Guan Yu, who died tragically at Qin Feng's hands because his daughter Guan Xiaotong was threatened, Lu Ming's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Soon, you'll taste the feeling of being threatened!"

  Under the rampant sughter of the Undead Legion, combined with the double experience bonus effect of the level 10 Body Shaping Pill, Lu Ming's level was advancing towards 48.

  Meanwhile, Lu Ming noticed that with his repeated use of Sword Draw, the skill's proficiency had reached over 90%, about to break through from C-level to B-level!

  His divine power accumution was at 92 points, just a step away from activating the god-exclusive skill at 100 points!

  The number of fifth-tier Undying Demon Emperors surpassed two thousand, nearing full capacity!

  Everything was just right.

  When Lu Ming reached level 50, what awaited him would be an earth-shattering evolution and ascension!

  Just as Lu Ming was thinking this, buzz!

  His backpack suddenly stirred.

  Lu Ming opened his backpack to find the Scroll of Deification of the Goddess Nyx emitting a golden glow!

  There was no flicker.

  It seemed that at this moment, the power of Nyx's true love was incredibly profound!

  Lu Ming felt something.

  Turning around, he indeed saw Li Wan-ning approaching!

  He recalled how he had previously invited Li Wan-ning to dinner and a movie to get closer, only to be rejected with the excuse of studying alchemy.

  Lu Ming deliberately asked, "Not studying alchemy anymore?"

  "I am!" Li Wan-ning smiled sweetly, "But I want you to accompany me while I study!"

  "Don't worry, Nether brother, you do your thing, I won't disturb you!"

  With that, Li Wan-ning obediently ran to an empty spot nearby, sat cross-legged, and continued to study alchemy based on online information.

  She occasionally stole gnces at Lu Ming, her eyes full of admiration.

  When Lu Ming caught her, she would pretend to loudly recite the alchemy knowledge points from her materials, disguising her true focus on Lu Ming rather than her studies.

  Lu Ming didn't expose Li Wan-ning.

  He let her secretly watch him.

  And he let the Scroll of Deification in his backpack continue to absorb the power of true love from Li Wan-ning...

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