"This killing intent… it feels familiar…" the middle-aged man murmured as he rose to his feet, stepping onto the surface of a small, tranquil pond where he had been seated in meditation.
After a moment of silence, he spoke in a slightly loud and clear voice, "Xiao Meilin."
In the next moment, a tall and beautiful woman with facial features similar to Xiao Hua but much more mature appeared before him like a ghost.
"Is this about the killing intent?" she asked.
He nodded, "Investigate it."
"Could it be… him?"
The man turned to look at a certain object in the distance and responded after a moment of pause, "It's a little earlier than anticipated, but it's possible."
A broad and somewhat sadistic smile appeared on Xiao Meilin's face.
"I'll be back," she said before vanishing like smoke.
She disappeared the next instant.
Back at the Inferno Alchemist's headquarters, once Yuan's killing intent stopped increasing, he created a sword using it.
