寒 Dao Si, clearly speaking for all melee fighters, saw those pairs of fervent eyes, and Long Haochen nodded with a smile. “Okay, I’ll guide everyone in cultivating now. After resting for a while, we’ll find a way to return to the Alliance.”

Instantly, everyone concentrated on learning the skill “Ripple of Light,” and their gratitude towards Long Haochen was quietly buried in their hearts.

Collective learning of a secret technique, especially a personally comprehended one, was probably unheard of in the history of the Temple Alliance.

At times like these, individual comprehension was fully displayed.

A day later, Han Yu was the first to comprehend the essence of “Ripple of Light,” and the second was Sima Xian. Although Sima Xian was a priest, he was a violent one. He grasped the essence of “Ripple of Light” almost simultaneously with Han Yu. Relatively speaking, as a priest, it was obviously much more difficult for him to comprehend a knight’s self-created skill than it was for Han Yu, yet he was only a moment behind.

Seeing this scene, Long Haochen couldn’t help but smile. When a person loses something, they often gain something else. Sima Xian, unable to learn healing magic, indeed had a unique talent for learning offensive skills.

On the other hand, on the side of the Fourth Grade Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad, none of the three melee professionals had found a single clue, and neither had Li Xin.

Long Haochen didn’t say it aloud, but he understood in his heart that individual comprehension was greatly related to one’s innate internal spiritual power and attributes. The main reason why Sima Xian and Han Yu were able to comprehend it so quickly was that their innate internal spiritual power, after receiving his talent suppression sharing, had reached as high as eighty, and both of them were of the light attribute. All of his comprehension was based on the condition of the light attribute, so it was naturally easier for them to learn than for others.

After three consecutive days, Dian Yan and Han Dao Si gave up on comprehending “Ripple of Light” in frustration. Although Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan still hadn’t learned it, these two women seemed to be competing with each other, practicing relentlessly every day.

What they pursued was also offense, and they had seen the enormous effect of the “Ripple of Light” skill. Moreover, Long Haochen was so willing to impart it, they had both made up their minds that they would not give up no matter what.

Of course, persistence cannot completely compensate for the difference in comprehension. It was still difficult to say whether they would eventually learn this skill. But at least with effort, there was hope for success.

Lu Xi had been watching coldly from the sidelines. After so many things had happened, he sighed secretly in his heart. It seemed that his demon hunt squad would never catch up with Long Haochen’s. Unless they encountered some amazing opportunity in the future, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

Seven days had passed since they came here to rest. Han Dao Si had secretly gone ahead to investigate and found that the Fearful Howl Cave had been completely controlled by the demon race army. He didn’t dare get too close, but the message he brought back told everyone that at least three demon lords had appeared at the Fearful Howl Cave, and there was likely an even more powerful existence than a demon lord there as well. Obviously, the loss of hundreds of Grand Demon Knights had ignited the demon race’s true anger. Moreover, they were determined to secure the Fearful Howl Cave.

Lu Xi approached Long Haochen alone. “Team Leader Long, there is a demon race army outside now, but it shouldn’t have much impact on us. Dian Yan and Yi Jun have also recovered quite a bit. Apart from equipment damage, both of our teams are basically in optimal condition. Shouldn’t we try to find a way back?”

Long Haochen nodded and said, “That’s right, this is not a place to stay for long. However, Sister and Yuanyuan are still comprehending ‘Ripple of Light.’ If we interrupt them now, they may never have another chance to comprehend it. If we want to return to the Alliance safely in the fastest possible time, the best way is still to take the route of the moon demon race, just like we did when we came.”

Lu Xi was stunned. “Are you saying, we should go find that Moon Night Chamber of Commerce president?”

Long Haochen nodded and said, “That’s right. Cai’er placed a restriction on her, so we don’t have to worry about her playing any tricks. With her cover, we should be able to save a lot of effort in returning to the Alliance.”

Lu Xi said, “But, this still has some danger. What if that Moon Night recklessly exposes us? Wouldn’t that be…”

Long Haochen said, “I’ve thought about this too. Although the possibility is extremely small, we have to guard against it. I plan to make a trip to the moon demon race’s place alone. Moon Night once left me an address, right next to the Demon God Palace in the Central Province, the Moon Demon Palace. I’ll go and test her out myself. If everything is normal, I’ll come back and pick everyone up. This will be safer. And with the blood contract teleportation between Hao Yue and me, even if I encounter danger, I can still escape.”

Lu Xi looked deeply at Long Haochen and smiled bitterly. “Compared to you, this team leader, I’m simply useless.”

Long Haochen patted him on the shoulder and said, “Team Leader Lu, don’t say that. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have made it this far. We are members of a team, and this time, being able to gain something in the demon race is the credit of everyone. We are a united collective, and everyone needs your healing even more. That’s settled then. Tonight, I’ll leave with the cover of night. I’ll leave things here to you. Cai’er has lost her four senses now, and she can’t teleport with Hao Yue, so I have to leave her behind. If there is danger here, Hao Yue will notify me immediately and teleport me back.”

Lu Xi nodded and said, “Go ahead with peace of mind, I will take good care of concealment.”

The simple exchange between the two team leaders had determined the team’s future direction.

Long Haochen returned to Cai’er’s side, gently took her hand, and wrote his decision in her palm.

采儿依偎在他身边，用纤细的手指在他掌心中轻轻的划动着，“早点回来。”

Cai’er snuggled beside him, gently tracing his palm with her slender fingers, “Come back soon.”

There was no entanglement, nor insistence on going with him. This was Cai’er, always thinking of Long Haochen.

Gently embracing her, feeling the softness of her delicate body, Long Haochen’s tense expression of the past few days finally relaxed a little. He had decided that after this return, he would not lead the team on missions again until Cai’er recovered her lost four senses. He would stay in the Holy City and accompany her through these difficult days.

“Lin Xin, come here for a moment.” Long Haochen called out to Lin Xin, who was not far away, diligently refining pills.

Lin Xin carried his pill-refining equipment with him. In order to allow him to refine pills with peace of mind, Long Haochen had specially cleared a flat space for him.

Hearing Long Haochen’s call, Lin Xin hurried over, “Team Leader, the results these days have been pretty good. Although we’ve encountered many difficulties this time, we’ve obtained more good materials than I’ve had combined before. It’s just that the conditions here are relatively simple, and I haven’t had the mind to research new medicines yet. But at least I can refine some of the old pills. I’m mainly focusing on refining the Great Spirit Recovery Pill. The first batch should be out today, and I estimate I can get seven or eight of them.”

Just as Long Haochen had said, everyone had demonstrated an indispensable role during this mission. Everyone had seen with their own eyes how Lin Xin’s pills played an important role at critical moments.

Of course, both the Explosion Spirit Pill and the Bloodlust Pill had certain side effects. For this team, what was more important now was the Great Spirit Recovery Pill. After all, there was still a certain stock of the former two pills. He could make more Great Spirit Recovery Pills and distribute them to the Fourth Grade Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad. Of course, they had to exchange merit points for this stuff. One hundred merit points per pill, this was the price set by Lin Xin. Anyway, according to him, this was a super low price.

Lin Xin definitely had the essence of a profiteer. In the end, he didn’t collect the Fourth Grade Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad’s merit points. On the condition of guaranteeing to provide each of them with three Great Spirit Recovery Pills, he deprived the Fourth Grade Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad of the qualification to obtain all the demon beast corpses. This included the demon beast corpses that had already been collected. All of the demon beast corpses obtained by Lu Xi and their storage magic tools, except for the magic crystals, were exchanged by Lin Xin in this way. It was definitely profitable, but only Lin Xin himself knew how much he could earn.

Long Haochen nodded and said, “I didn’t call you over to ask about your pill refining. We don’t understand these things, so just take care of it yourself.”

Lin Xin was stunned and said suspiciously, “Team Leader, then what’s the matter?”

Long Haochen glanced at the others not far away and lowered his voice, “I want to ask you, what’s going on between you and my sister? You guys have been very strange these days.”

“Ah?” Lin Xin was startled, almost jumping up, his face suddenly as red as a cooked shrimp.

“There’s really something going on?” Long Haochen was shocked.

“No, no.” Lin Xin quickly defended, “What could possibly be going on between me and Sister Li Xin? Nothing at all, really nothing.”

Long Haochen said unhappily, “Your acting is really bad. If you had a mirror, you could take a look at yourself. Your face is redder than a little girl’s. You won’t say it, right? Okay, I won’t force you. Go ahead. I’ll go ask my sister later. If I find out that you’ve been bullying my sister, hmph.”

Lin Xin said with a bitter smile, “Team Leader, great Team Leader, please let me off the hook. It’s too embarrassing, I really don’t want to say it.”

Long Haochen’s face sank and said, “Lin Xin, my sister reprimanded you, she was wrong. But, our two teams are after all working together on a mission now. We must help each other, trust each other. I don’t want you to have any grudges in your heart, otherwise, if we encounter danger again, it may lead to the consequence of a team wipe. Do you understand?”

Lin Xin really couldn’t bear it anymore, “Boss, it’s not that serious. How could I hold a grudge against Sister Li Xin! I, I…”

Long Haochen stared at him, waiting for him to continue.

(To be continued)