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Francis and Ethan suddenly fell silent, each bowing their heads and pondering the current changes.
It was obvious that Winford had no ill intentions towards Ethan. On the contrary, a Body Fortifying pill had given him great benefits!
In fact, the fact that Winford clearly had the power to kill Ethan but didn't do so already explained a lot!
If he had intended to harm Ethan, he wouldn't need to use such roundabout methods!
Moreover, Ethan's Sun and Moon Beads were treasures more valuable than the Requiem Tower. Winford took the Requiem Tower but didn't even touch the Sun and Moon Beads, which basically confirmed that he was likely a descendant of Leandro, and his purpose in taking the Requiem Tower was merely to reclaim their own belongings!
"Why aren't you guys talking? After all this time, what's the situation with Ethan? Is it good or bad?" Angela asked, staring at the two of them in confusion.
Although she was now a Half-Step Grandmaster, she had mostly advanced thanks to Ethan. She was still quite ignorant about the path of cultivation and found it hard to understand the conversation between the two men.
"It's good news, I guess. At least for now, it seems the benefits I've gained are greater!" Ethan nodded with a wry smile.
"You don't seem too happy about it. Do you know that Body Fortifying pills, these ancient elixirs, have long been extinct? Even the recipes are unknown. Many people would kill for one!" Francis looked at Ethan's helpless expression and snorted.
"Even so, I still don't like benefits being forced upon me! This feeling of being out of control makes me very uncomfortable!" Ethan said seriously.
Just now, he had thought of many things, recalling everything that had happened since he started cultivating. It seemed as if an invisible hand had been controlling everything, as if it had all been arranged!
In fact, Ethan almost had an answer in his mind, a name he was unwilling to mention at the moment: Matthew!
Whether it was the Sun and Moon Beads or the SA Guild's secret realm, Matthew's influence was evident. From his carefully arranged fake death to the mysterious appearance of Winford, it all made Ethan suspect that Matthew was behind everything!
Was it really him?
Ethan was almost certain of the answer, but he couldn't understand why Matthew would do this.
He was originally just the third son of the Wilson family. How could he have such great ability and foresight to orchestrate all of this, even planning Ethan's future?
Having figured out one question, Ethan found that he had even more questions in his mind!
"Alright, you two, come with me back to the Tiger Mount secret realm. That body refining technique is still in the Literati Tower. I'll get it for you when we return!" Francis reminded them seriously.
"Didn't you make copies of those ancient books? The ones in the Literati Tower are all originals. Why didn't you copy this one?" Ethan asked in surprise.
"I read each ancient book before making a copy, and only selected suitable ones to copy. This body refining technique is special, so it wasn't included." Francis explained calmly.
Ethan didn't press further. He would soon get the body refining technique and could see for himself what was special about it.
"Through the Tiger Mount secret realm, we'll go directly back to Novaria!"
Angela looked at her parents and said, "Mom, Dad, Ethan, and I have to go now. Take good care of yourselves!"
"Don't worry about us. Just be careful and stay safe, you and Ethan!" Lorenzo earnestly advised.
"Your dad is right. We're getting old. Our only hope is that you both live well. Remember to protect yourselves!" Cynthia also advised Angela with a look of reluctance.
"Yes, I know. Ethan will take good care of me. Don't worry!" Angela nodded quickly.
Summoning the Sun and Moon Beads to open the passage to the Tiger Mount secret realm, Francis led Ethan and Angela into the passage, returning to the Tiger Mount secret realm.
If nothing else had happened, after having dinner with Lorenzo and Cynthia last night, Ethan had planned to take Angela back to Novaria through the Tiger Mount. Unexpectedly, they were delayed by another day!
Given the current situation, Ethan didn't know if he could go back. If Chloe and the others saw him in his current sickly state, they would undoubtedly be worried and start questioning him.
After arriving at the Tiger Mount secret realm, Ethan instructed Angela. "Angela, you go back to Novaria and tell my mom. She's the only one who knows I got into trouble, so she won't worry."
"Okay, I'll go back and reassure them. You come back as soon as possible so everyone can be at ease!" Angela nodded and agreed, then returned to the villa area in Novaria through the fixed passage outside Breeze Pavilion.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the Literati Tower!" Francis said, leading Ethan directly to the Literati Tower.
Soon, Francis retrieved a yellow-covered ancient book from a hidden compartment on the bookshelf and handed it to Ethan.
Ethan looked closely and saw the large characters on the cover!
However, he rolled his eyes when he realized he couldn't recognize a single character!
Taking the ancient book, Ethan flipped through several pages and found that it was filled with characters he couldn't understand, leaving him dumbfounded!
He finally understood what Francis meant by "special"!
How could he copy a book he couldn't even read?
"Can you understand what's written here?" Ethan asked, wide-eyed.
"Nope!" Francis shook his head straightforwardly.
"Then how did you determine this was a body refining technique?" Ethan was stunned!
"I can't read the text, but I can understand the pictures!" Francis pointed seriously to a human anatomy diagram in the ancient book, reminding Ethan.
Ethan was taken aback and quickly realized that the book primarily used illustrations with supplementary text. It really required looking at the pictures!
"What are these drawings?" Ethan started from the first page and found that each page had various diagrams, initially showing meridian flow charts and later depicting various strange postures.
Just looking at the bizarre postures in the illustrations made Ethan feel uncomfortable!
What was this? Did ancient cultivators practice yoga?
But this kind of yoga looked even more inhuman than the popular versions. Could a normal person even perform some of these moves?
"So, how much have you understood?" Francis asked, seeing Ethan deep in thought.
"I need to study it more. Are you sure this is the only body refining technique among all the ancient books?" Ethan asked skeptically.
"Yes, this is the only one." Francis nodded affirmatively.
'Could this also be part of his plan?' Ethan frowned, thinking to himself.
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