Chapter 140
Gu Tongxuan put away the mirror. "Fellow Daoist Han, turn back now and continue refining the Yin-Yang Soul-Replenishing Pill. Pretend you never learned the truth about this pill. If you do, the Gu Clan will not only refrain from making things difficult for you, but will also give you a reward far beyond your expectations. What do you say?"
"Yin-Yang Soul-Replenishing Pill."
This was the first time Han Yi had heard the name of the evil pill the Gu Clan intended to refine.
"And if I refuse?"
Han Yi raised his head and looked at the array around him. His expression suddenly calmed. His earlier furious rebuke had merely been a last-ditch gamble. If the Gu Clan did not yet know that he understood the details of the pill refinement, he might have found an opening to act. Yet the Gu Clan had come equally prepared.
"Refuse? That is not up to you, Fellow Daoist Han. Once you stepped through the gates of my Gu Clan, you had no choice but to obey."
Gu Tongxuan's expression suddenly turned vicious.
Han Yi looked at Gu Tongxuan, his face filled with confusion. "Gu Zhijing is not in South Huai City. The three of you are merely Qi Refining cultivators, yet you dare make such a decision and commit such a heaven-defying atrocity. Why? Even if you kill me, once the Mystic Pill Sect investigates, they will certainly uncover the truth. When that happens, the Gu Clan will face the calamity of extermination."
This was what Han Yi had never been able to understand, and it was one of the main reasons he had lowered his guard before this.
Gu Zhijing could not possibly bury the entire Gu Clan merely to ensnare a Qi Refining alchemist. It made no sense at