Chapter 999

"Every customer who comes to this shop understands the rules—we all take what we need and mind our own business. That's why having someone else pick up the item was actually safer than doing it ourselves." From the moment Andrew placed Brent in charge of the storefront, he had already planned for this. After a long period of silence and patience, the timing was finally right. Carefully securing the beast core, Andrew turned his focus to retrieving the Godly Heart Fruit stored back at his sect. Once he had both items in hand, he could begin the alchemy process. Before leaving, he gave Hannah a firm warning. "Take care of yourself while I'm gone. If anything happens and you can't handle it, go straight to the Pill Pavilion for help." Though the Gibson family seemed to have quieted down for now, Andrew remained wary. He knew they might target Hannah as leverage against him. With his belongings secured, Andrew set off for the Holy Spirits Sect, deliberately choosing crowded roads to