It was Tang Xinwan.
However, Tang Xinwan at this moment lowered her head, a blush appearing on her face, not daring to look at Ye Cangtian.
Seeing her own transformation, she finally realized she had misunderstood Ye Cangtian, and thus dared not meet his gaze.
Yet, she absolutely did not expect that at this moment, she had managed to stun Ye Cangtian and the others.
Even though they were at a distance, everyone could see that Tang Xinwan’s skin was moist and tender, crystal clear, unlike anything that could be achieved with cosmetics.
It was a purely natural sensation.
“Wow wow wow…”
Finally, Yao Bao’er couldn’t resist and rushed directly to Tang Xinwan’s front. Her slightly chubby little hand pinched and prodded Tang Xinwan’s skin, exclaiming continuously.
“Sister Xinwan, how did you do it…”
Tang Xinwan glanced at Yao Bao’er, raised her small hand, and pointed at Ye Cangtian, “It’s the Youth Preserving Pill he gave me…”
With that, Yao Bao’er decisively scrambled back to Ye Cangtian’s side, and quickly extended her little hand, saying, “Boss, you can’t be so unfair. When there are benefits, you must learn to share!”
On the other side, Gu Yue and Gu Qin, seeing Tang Xinwan’s transformation, also came to Ye Cangtian’s side, their eyes filled with expectation.
No woman dislikes beauty, and the three girls were naturally no exception.
“Yes, all of you.”
Ye Cangtian said with a wry smile. To be honest, he hadn’t intended to give the three girls the Youth Preserving Pills.
Although he didn’t know the specific effects of the Youth Preserving Pill, he believed its efficacy would far exceed expectations. Now that Gu Yue and Gu Qin were by Tang Xinwan’s side to protect her.
If they also took the Youth Preserving Pill, he didn’t know if he could handle it.
But seeing the expectant gazes of the three girls now, he felt a pang of softness and had to take out the pills again, distributing them to the three girls.
Of course, along with the Youth Preserving Pills, he also distributed Foundation Establishment Pills and Small Return Pills.
He would not be stingy with these two types of pills, as they could improve strength, which would make things easier for him in the future.
Having received the pills, the three girls were content. Even breakfast didn’t seem as appealing. They immediately returned to their rooms to take the pills, while Tang Xinwan familiarized herself with her body in her room.
After all, having ingested the Foundation Establishment Pill, all aspects of her body had greatly improved, and she needed a process to get used to it.
For a time, the villa fell silent.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian also took out a Creation Pill, looked at it for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and swallowed it.
The Creation Pill could increase his strength, and he was only a step away from the Earth level. If he could break through to the Earth level, it would also be a form of assurance for this trip.
The pill entered his stomach, and instantly, a warm current flowed through his entire body, and the spiritual energy within him also began to stir. Ye Cangtian quickly circulated the Heavenly Circulation technique, launching an assault on the final bottleneck.
Time ticked by, and sweat had already soaked his clothes.
At some point, Ye Cangtian opened his eyes and sighed.
Indeed, a single Creation Pill had improved his cultivation, but it had not achieved the expected effect. He still had a thin veil separating him from the Earth level realm that he could not break through.
Ultimately, this led to his failure at the last moment.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian took out several pieces of paper and, following the method taught by Elder Long, made the pieces of paper float in his hand.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces… nine pieces!
When nine pieces of paper successfully floated, separated by one centimeter, Ye Cangtian was completely stunned.
According to Elder Long, an Earth level expert could float at least ten pieces of paper.
Doesn’t that mean he was truly just a thin veil away from the Earth level, with the possibility of breaking through at any moment.
Bao’er is indeed a genius!
Feeling his own progress, Ye Cangtian muttered to himself.
He hadn’t held much hope for the Creation Pill before.
After all, it was developed by Bao’er herself, and even Bao’er called it unstable. Taking this pill had a certain element of gambling for Ye Cangtian.
But he never expected such a significant improvement.
You must know that he could originally float seven pieces of paper, and now with two more, it was equivalent to a twenty percent increase in strength!
His gaze swept outside the window.
The sky outside was dimly lit, and the morning star continued to twinkle.
Had a day passed just like that?
Ye Cangtian’s mouth twitched, feeling a sense of loss.
He and Tang Xinwan had always spent little time together, and he had wanted to spend another day with her, but he hadn’t expected that absorbing a pill would take so long.
Helplessly, Ye Cangtian packed his luggage, left a farewell note on the table, and walked out of his home.
He arrived at the Hilton Hotel and rendezvoused with Purple Dragon.
Seeing Xuan Qi arrive, Purple Dragon didn’t say much and directly took Ye Cangtian to the airport.
…
The plane landed.
The moment he stepped off the plane, Ye Cangtian felt a wave of heat strike him. The wind was sandy, and the weather was exceptionally scorching.
This was still within China!
Calming himself, Ye Cangtian pondered. Based on the plane’s speed and the time, he determined that they had definitely not left China.
Considering the surrounding weather, only two words came to mind: Xinjiang!
Could the headquarters of the Dark Association be in Xinjiang?
At that moment, Ye Cangtian finally understood why the Dark Association was opposed to the Hidden Group.
The reason was that the Hidden Group did not allow any forces that threatened their existence to grow within China.
And the Dark Association did not want to remain hidden forever; they too had ambitions, thus they were destined to be irreconcilable with the Hidden Group.
After all, two tigers cannot share one mountain.
After getting off the plane, Ye Cangtian boarded the car that had been prepared for him with Purple Dragon, and they drove away.
After an unknown amount of time, they arrived at the edge of a desert. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but yellow sand.
“The headquarters is in the desert?” Ye Cangtian finally couldn’t help but ask.
“This is the Taklamakan Desert. Once upon a time, there was human civilization, but it was excessively destroyed, which is why it became like this.”
“And our headquarters is hidden in the central area of it.”
Purple Dragon nodded and said calmly.
Taklamakan?
China’s first desert, it seemed all his guesses were correct.
Ye Cangtian muttered to himself upon hearing this, then asked, “Lord Purple Dragon, since it’s within China, doesn’t the Hidden Group have any intentions?”
“Hmph! Of course they have intentions, but they lack the strength!”
Purple Dragon snorted lightly, his eyes showing disdain.
The appearance of two world-class mega-ruins within one country was something everyone wanted to claim as their own, and the Hidden Group was no exception.
It was just that the Hidden Group was unable to do so.
The Hidden Group’s main strength was directed towards the first major ruin, leaving very little power to spare, which was insufficient to control and explore this area.
This provided an opportunity for the Dark Association.
Through decades of effort, the Dark Association had grown from weak to strong, reaching a point where they could be compared to the Hidden Group.
With Purple Dragon’s explanation, Ye Cangtian understood. Sometimes, when something becomes too powerful to control, it is necessary to abandon it.
Otherwise, it might invite catastrophic disaster.
As he thought about it, Ye Cangtian’s gaze swept across the surroundings. He saw many people stockpiling backup water and supplies, riding camels and slowly venturing into the desert. He suddenly felt confused.
These people did not seem like tourists or adventurers.
They were all burly, with fierce glints in their eyes, and there were even many people of European descent among them. There were certainly some vicious criminals.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian looked at Purple Dragon again and said, “Lord Purple Dragon, those people don’t seem ordinary. They might also be here to explore the ruins.”
Purple Dragon nodded, “Yes, your observation is very keen. They are indeed here to explore the ruins.”
Ye Cangtian was slightly taken aback and asked, “Uh, do we need to take action?”
Purple Dragon slowly shook his head, which caused Ye Cangtian to feel even more confused.
After all, Purple Dragon was no benevolent figure.
Among the Earth level experts outside the Dark Association, Purple Dragon was the most ruthless, surpassing even Qing Dao in this regard.
Now, even though he guessed that the other party was also heading to the Dark Association headquarters, he did not intend to kill them, which truly surprised Ye Cangtian.