CHAPTER 533: CHAPTER 316 JUNIOR SISTER: SENIOR BROTHER, I’M COMING IN_2

In every sense of the word.

Zhang Ze felt the changes in his body and then looked at Lu Chen, who had transformed back into a child’s appearance, taking a step back.

"What are you doing? I didn’t really eat you; I just used you as a tripod furnace for a bit," Lu Chen said, amused by Zhang Ze’s expression. "Besides, you didn’t lose out."

"Why?" Zhang Ze asked dryly.

Zhang Ze actually had many things he wanted to ask, but he didn’t know how to start, whether to ask himself, Lu Chen, or this mysterious Illusion Realm.

"Because you’re the most suitable, what else could it be? You have no idea how resistant you are to the drug."

Lu Chen sat on a chair, swinging his legs and smiling at Zhang Ze, "Recently, I used some small means to check on your experiences over the years with the people around you.

"You wouldn’t believe it until you checked; I was shocked. No wonder you could advance to the Golden Core in a few years without any inheritance. It’s because you’re not only fortunate but also tenacious.

"Anyone else trying your approach of picking up whatever cultivation technique they find and consuming whatever they encounter would have kicked the bucket long ago.

"Of course, there’s another reason I chose you as the tripod furnace: we currently have too few Nascent Souls, just me alone.

"We need a second Nascent Soul, and I favor you. In my opinion, you’re the most suitable candidate.

"So it’s really that simple."

Lu Chen jumped down from the chair and with a flip of his hand, a stack of something looked like cultivation technique manuals appeared in her hands.

"I’ve laid the foundation for you and reclaimed most of the drug’s power, but there’s still a bit left in your body. You can’t be complacent.

"Check out these books. Every bit your strength improves gives us more confidence in our plan to steal the Human Emperor Banner.

"You take a break; I have some preparations to make. For the Human Emperor Banner, just follow the lead. I’m off."

After saying this, Lu Chen tossed the books onto the bed and left Zhang Ze’s room with her arms behind her back.

Zhang Ze looked at the celestial sect’s secret manuals scattered on the bed like stacks of cash, certain he was being played with.

"What the heck... I..."

Zhang Ze’s mind was a bit muddled, and after collecting those cultivation technique manuals, he also left the room.

He needed to verify some things.

...

Outside the Illusion Realm.

Lily sat on the ground, feeling aggrieved and sobbing with no tears.

"Poor me, raising Maomao with sausages and pork knuckles, how could you be so cruel and steal him away, you wicked woman, my Maomao..."

Junior Sister sighed, reached into her pocket, and without counting, tossed a pouch at Lily’s feet.

"Is it enough? If not, I’ll give you more."

Lily wiped non-existent tears, sneaking a glance at the pouch. Her eyes were like a ruler, and with just one glance, she estimated the amount of spirit stones inside based on the pouch’s style, size, and the array patterns etched on the embroidery.

She hooked it with her foot, using her invented Lily’s gold-hooking leg, and immediately changed her tune when the pouch was at her side.

"Enough, enough, it’s enough. If you haven’t had enough fun, you can take me with you for a couple of days."

Lily spoke shamelessly, but it was only talk. As she dusted off her clothes, she headed towards the door.

"Maomao! Maomao, sorry to have wronged you these few days."

She called for a long time, but Maomao was nowhere to be seen.

Lily circled back to the house, "Wait a minute, where’s my dog?"

"I don’t know, it’s not with me now," Junior Sister said, sitting on Lily’s bed, effortlessly opening the secret compartment at the headboard, rummaging for snacks and toys inside.

The stuff in there was mostly things Lily had swiped from her...

But Lily didn’t care about that; she dramatically flopped back to the ground, ready to stir up trouble.

Junior Sister sighed at this and tossed another pouch into Lily’s lap, saying, "Sister Qi borrowed Maomao, said there was serious business to attend to. It seems there was a new discovery on Sect Leader Tang’s side, and they needed Maomao’s help.

"As for where exactly they are now, I really don’t know."

After confirming Maomao wasn’t lost, Lily got up from the floor.

She ran to Junior Sister, looking to get closer, but in a quick, unnoticed move, reached for the last piece of candy.

But Junior Sister didn’t give Lily the chance, using the Wandering Dragon Hand to evade Lily’s sneak attack, popping the last candy into her mouth.

"The last one? I’ve saved it since I swiped it from you and didn’t have the heart to eat it!"

Frustrated from her failed sneak attack, Lily cried.

"You even realize you swiped it from me!" Chen Qin said, somewhat speechless.

"So, do you have any more? Give me a bit," Lily asked.

"Nope, this one’s from swiping it from my second sister. She wasn’t willing to give it to me either," Chen Qin replied.

"..." Lily fell silent for a while, recognizing her situation, "What a bunch. No wonder we get along, never mind, enjoy it yourself, I’ll go find Maomao."

With that, Lily bounced off the bed, ran to her wardrobe, and pressed a switch.

Soon, Junior Sister saw a set of armor pop out from the wardrobe.

A small, sleek, silver-white set of Thousand Mechanism Battle Armor, with hand parts extra thickened, like beast claws.

After the Qinghe Association ended, using the data collected by the Thousand Mechanism Cultivator, combined with the first-hand information Dan Dan brought back, Lily had modified the prototype of the Thousand Mechanism Battle Armor [Celestial Promise Holy Sword] that Zhang Ze had fiddled with for a while and then discarded, taking it for her own use.