Lei Erde was not foolish. Cheng Xiaofan's offering of an energy pill at this moment made him realize how formidable those zombie beasts must be.
Cheng Xiaofan's intention was clear: to enlist the aid of the Hidden Black people to fend off some of those monstrous beasts.
However, matters had reached this point, and Lei Erde had no choice but to comply with Cheng Xiaofan's arrangements.
Regardless of the circumstances, as long as this energy pill could enhance the fighting power of the Hidden Black people, he was willing to accept it.
After all!
When great enemies loomed, one had to fight for survival with strength.
"Mr. Cheng, thank you for the energy pill!" Lei Erde pocketed the pill and cupped his hands towards Cheng Xiaofan, saying.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and replied, "Lei Erde, adversity reveals true friendship. You should see that I am a person who values loyalty and emotions!"
"Although your Hidden Black people have repeatedly followed your orders to cause trouble for me in Zhuxi Village, I have a broad mind and never hold grudges. You were unjust to me, but I cannot be unrighteous to you!"
"Don't you agree?"
Lei Erde quickly nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Cheng is a great person!"
Damn it!
Recalling the three hundred billion US dollars he had been extorted by Cheng Xiaofan, as well as the top-tier mobile phone, he couldn't help but curse inwardly.
If Cheng Xiaofan were a good person, then there would be no good people left in this world.
Yet, he could only curse in his mind; he dared not speak it aloud.
"Lei Erde, it's getting late,"
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan waved at Lei Erde and said, "Rest early, conserve your energy, so you can fight those zombie beasts with all your might!"
"Mr. Cheng,"
Lei Erde stammered, hesitating, "Can you return that phone to me!"
He was truly worried that the secrets hidden within the phone might be leaked by Cheng Xiaofan.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan's expression immediately turned grim. "Lei Erde, have you no conscience? I've already given you a large bottle of energy pills, and you still want that broken phone?"
"The fact that I would even ask for your phone shows I think highly of you!"
"Stop dawdling and get out!"
"Alright, alright, I'm leaving!" Lei Erde's face turned ashen with anger, and he could only turn and depart.
However, as he left, he couldn't help but glance at the swirling energy mass in the sky, thinking that perhaps the appearance of those zombie beasts was precisely the opportunity for them, the Hidden Black people, to make a comeback!
Not long after Lei Erde left, Cheng Xiaofan flickered into the spatial realm.
He recalled the ancient jade pieces that Han Cheng had given him. Almost every piece was carved with strange, exotic beasts.
Each beast had a ferocious and sinister appearance.
Suddenly, a peculiar thought struck Cheng Xiaofan.
Perhaps he could use these ancient jade pieces to forge special amulets for those special warriors, which might offer some protection when dealing with the zombie beasts.
Once the zombie beasts appeared, it would inevitably lead to chaos.
At that time, he would surely be overwhelmed and unable to protect every special warrior on his own.
With these amulets, it would be much better.
"Ah, Mr. Cheng, you're here!" Yu Xuanji, upon seeing Cheng Xiaofan in the spatial realm, excitedly greeted him with a radiant smile.
Cheng Xiaofan laughed and replied, "What, you haven't rested?"
Yu Xuanji smiled and said, "Replying to Mr. Cheng, the spiritual energy in this realm is abundant. For the past few days, I've been trying to activate the alchemy furnace using the spiritual energy here."
"Once the alchemy furnace is activated, I can refine pills in this realm from now on!"
Cheng Xiaofan didn't quite understand Yu Xuanji's words and asked with some confusion, "What, you can activate the alchemy furnace using the spiritual energy in this realm?"
Yu Xuanji nodded, her face full of smiles, "Yes, alchemy cannot be done without fire; only with fire can pills be refined."
"However, there is another method that doesn't require fire, but instead uses spiritual energy to refine pills. My master, in the past, used the Yin Yang and Five Elements spiritual energy of heaven and earth to activate the alchemy furnace and refine pills."
Cheng Xiaofan's gaze swept over the alchemy furnace placed beside Yu Xuanji, his eyes slightly narrowing.
He saw that intricate runes were carved on the inside and outside of the alchemy furnace.
Those runes resembled auspicious clouds, and also resembled flowing water patterns. Upon closer inspection, it appeared that those runes were like strands of flames, burning fiercely.
Staring at those flame patterns for too long gave a burning sensation to the eyes.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan finally understood that what Yu Xuanji meant by using the Yin Yang and Five Elements spiritual energy of heaven and earth to activate the alchemy furnace was actually to gather the Yin Yang and Five Elements spiritual energy to ignite these runes.
As the runes were infused with spiritual energy, they would generate an invisible, fierce fire.
The pills refined using this method were exceptionally pure.
With this realization!
Cheng Xiaofan spread his hands apart, stirring the spiritual energy in the spatial realm.
Immediately, he pressed the spiritual energy downwards, covering the entire alchemy furnace.
Boom!
Instantly!
The flame runes carved on the inside and outside of the alchemy furnace emitted a fantastical array of colors, flowing like water.
"Ah, Mr. Cheng, you're amazing!"
Yu Xuanji hooked her arms around Cheng Xiaofan's, exclaiming excitedly, "I never thought you could activate the alchemy furnace with spiritual energy! Quickly tell me, how did you do it?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and said, "With such a formidable master, you must have been a master alchemist yourself in the past."
"Study the runes carved on this alchemy furnace carefully, and you will surely gain insight!"
He knew very well that Yu Xuanji had already mastered the secret technique of activating an alchemy furnace with spiritual energy back in the Tang Dynasty.
However, after her death, some of her memories had been damaged.
There were some things that were better not to explain in detail, but to let her comprehend them herself, which would be very beneficial for the recovery of her memory.
"Okay, I understand!"
Yu Xuanji, being intelligent and perceptive, immediately grasped Cheng Xiaofan's intention.
She noticed that Cheng Xiaofan seemed a bit absent-minded and asked, "Mr. Cheng, have you encountered something?"
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "I'm currently facing some minor troubles. I've returned to the spatial realm to refine amulets for some friends."
He briefly recounted what had happened in the Gobi Desert.
Unexpectedly!
Yu Xuanji became quite excited upon hearing this.
"Ah, a prehistoric oasis on Earth is about to open in the Gobi Desert! I can't believe this is true!" Yu Xuanji exclaimed excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan was stunned.
Back in the Tang Dynasty, no one knew about the term "prehistoric Earth."
This Yu Xuanji spoke as if she were very familiar with it.
He asked curiously, "Yu Xuanji, do you know about prehistoric Earth?"
Yu Xuanji couldn't help but furrow her delicate brows. "Yes, I seem to recall my master mentioning that the extraordinary person I would meet in the future would enter the prehistoric oasis of Earth."
"And after this extraordinary person entered the prehistoric oasis of Earth, they would bring about a completely new era for the entire world."
"In fact, I know very well that the extraordinary person my master mentioned is naturally you!"