As Tony approached the Healing Tower region, a soft fragrance suddenly entered his senses.

Before he could react— A soft hand quietly held his own.

Tony turned his head slightly. Moon Goddess Hikaru stood beside him silently.

She wore a loose silver robe, and her moon-like eyes looked unusually nervous.

"I’ve been looking for you for a long time and even thought of coming to Lily’s residence." she said softly.

"No... Don’t come anywhere near Lily’s residence. My wife is already upset. By the way, are you missing me...?" Tony asked with a deliberate smile.

Hikaru ignored his teasing and immediately pulled him along. "Follow me quickly."

"Where are you taking me?" Tony asked in a questioning look.

"Shhh..." Hikaru gestured him to stay silent and looked around before pulling him away.

The two quietly left the academy grounds entirely.

After nearly twenty minutes of travel through hidden mountain paths, they finally reached a lonely mountain peak far away from the academy.

At the center stood a single small white tree glowing faintly under the fading night sky.

Because of NO-MOON_DAY, it was getting dark from all sides.

Tony observed the strange tree carefully. The surrounding area looked completely ordinary.

But Hikaru walked directly toward a small hole beneath the roots.

"Come."

Before Tony could even ask questions, Hikaru jumped downward.

Tony paused for a second, but then jumped directly. The two bodies slid rapidly through a hidden ice tunnel deep beneath the mountain.

After several seconds— The tunnel suddenly opened.

Tony’s eyes widened instantly.

A massive underground glacier cave appeared before him.

Small water stream flowing at lower reagion and ice flakes streched downward like giant silver swords into a crystal-clear pond below.

The entire underground space glowed faintly blue from countless natural crystals embedded inside the cave walls. Cold mist drifted gently across the water surface.

The scene looked unreal. Even Tony remained stunned for several seconds.

"WoW... This place... How did you find it?"

Hikaru immediately covered his mouth with her hand nervously. "Shhh!!! Don’t shout loudly!" she whispered hurriedly.

Then she tightly held his hand again and slowly guided him deeper inside the glacier cave.

At the center of the underground pond rested a beautiful stone bed entirely made of pure ice crystal.

Beside it were neatly arranged dozens of rare herbs, jade bottles, golden needles, and several glowing moon-colored flowers.

Hikaru stopped beside the ice bed while nervously lowering her gaze. "This is the place I picked. Nobody knows about it. And... all the herbs are already prepared."

She slowly lifted her beautiful eyes toward him.

"Shall we begin...?"

"Are you ready?" Tony asked in return.

Hikaru shifted her gaze away as the meaning was obvious. ’Are you ready to get naked and show your naked body!’

She struggled to keep her thoughts in place.

Tony Clark, on the other hand, was trying very hard not to stare at her too much.

The atmosphere between them felt strangely awkward after their earlier conversation.

Especially the part about her needing to remain naked during the treatment.

"You should first cleanse your body completely," Tony finally said while pretending to sound calm and professional. "The Moon Goddess curse reacts strongly with impure life energy."

Hikaru nodded silently. Without saying another word, she slowly stepped into the crystal-clear pond.

The icy water rippled softly around her body. Even though she entered the water with clothes on, the thin silver robe quickly became wet and tightly clung to her body.

"Haaa..." Tony rubbed his forehead helplessly. ’Why the hell I feel troublesome looking at women body...?’

Trying to calm his thoughts, Tony immediately began preparing the treatment materials. With a wave of his hand, several herbs floated one after another. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

BOOM!!!

A gigantic black cauldron suddenly appeared in the center of the glacier cave.

The heavy sound echoed across the underground chamber.

Even Hikaru turned around in shock.

The cauldron was almost as tall as Tony himself. Ancient beast carvings covered its surface while dark red patterns glowed faintly near the bottom.

The entire object looked ancient and oppressive.

"Where did you get that?!" Hikaru asked with wide eyes while stepping out of the pond slightly.

Tony looked at her soft, plum mounds and grinned proudly.

"The Academy Treasury!"

Hikaru’s lips parted in disbelief.

"But this thing is huge! How did they even allow you to take it out?!"

"Hahaha..." Tony laughed shamelessly. "Don’t underestimate the Clark family heir."

"But how did you pay for this? It must have costed a lot of academy cash, right?!" Hikaru asked while staring at the huge couldron.

"Sadly, those idiots tossed this thing into a corner without knowing its real use. Thankfully, I saw it."

Hikaru stared at the cauldron again carefully. For some reason, she felt a faint ancient pressure leaking from it.

"But... how are you going to use it?" she asked confusedly. "Doesn’t this require enormous flames?"

Tony smirked mysteriously. "That’s why I robbed... ah, I mean borrowed... some useful treasures from the academy treasury."

With another wave of his hand, six crimson crystals floated into the air. The entire glacier cave temperature immediately rose slightly.

"Fire Crystals?!" Hikaru exclaimed.

Tony nodded proudly. "High-grade fire crystals. Enough to melt even steel within seconds."

Without wasting more time, Tony directly placed the six crystals beneath the cauldron.

Then he activated his life energy.

BOOM!!!

The fire crystals exploded with crimson flames instantly. The black cauldron began trembling heavily.

Ancient beast carvings engraved across its surface suddenly lit up one after another.

ROARRRR!!!

A deep beast roar echoed from inside the cauldron itself.

Hikaru’s eyes widened completely. The rising flames beneath the cauldron suddenly twisted upward into the shape of a gigantic fire tiger.

Then another flame transformed into a serpent. Then a wolf. Then a dragon-like beast head.

The entire underground glacier cave became illuminated with dancing beast-shaped flames.

Even Tony became stunned. ’What the hell...? I only wanted to refine some medicine pills. Why is this thing reacting like a legendary artifact?!’

Meanwhile, outside the hidden mountain... Dark clouds slowly began gathering above the sky.

Several disciples inside Nine Lotus Academy raised their heads in confusion.

"Why did the weather suddenly change?!"

"That pressure... what is happening?"

Even several elders came out of their residences while staring toward the distant mountains suspiciously.