Wu Ling Palace

"What?! Feng'er's Life Token over?!"

In a scenic garden within the Wu Ling Palace, a middle-aged man who had been meditating suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes, like those of a predatory beast, were fixed intently on the broken jade slip in the maid's hand. The maid's breath caught in her throat; she feared the middle-aged man would take his anger out on her.

The middle-aged man reached out and summoned the jade slips, which flew into his hand. Each jade slip contained a wisp of Li Yunfeng's remnant soul. Once Li Yunfeng died, the jade slip would shatter. Moreover, based on the soul connection within the jade slip, he could also find out the approximate location of Li Yunfeng's death. If he was lucky, the murderer would not have had time to leave.

The middle-aged man clutched the jade slip, his face extremely grim. For the Wu Ling Clan, who possessed ancient bloodlines, their ability to reproduce was lower than that of the Mortal Clan. Even those who had lived for tens of thousands of years did not have many descendants, especially those with pure bloodlines. For example, Li Yunfeng's father, Li Jiuxiao, had only seven or eight children, among whom Li Yunfeng was the most outstanding.

With Li Yunfeng dead, one can imagine the resentment in Li Jiuxiao's heart.

Fifteen minutes after Yi Yun left, Li Jiuxiao arrived at Old Man Wang's residence, only to find it completely empty.

"Ah!"

With a roar, Li Jiuxiao's energy blasted the entire house to pieces. He searched his surroundings with his senses but found nothing. This chilled Li Jiuxiao to the bone, as it meant that his son might have died in vain!

The feeling of his son being murdered in Wucheng, yet being unable to find the killer, was driving him mad.

Gazing at the ruins, Li Jiuxiao's face darkened as he swept his gaze around, then he said to his followers behind him, "Immediately find out what this place is!"

"Master, there's no need to investigate. This place is Wang Mu's residence. Young Master Yunfeng mentioned before that he would come here. Since Wang Mu is no longer a disciple of the Wu Ling Clan, some members of the clan intend to take back his house. Young Master Yunfeng probably came to see Wang Mu because he knows him..." a follower said.

"Wang Mu!" Li Jiuxiao's gaze turned cold, and he directly raised his hand to interrupt his attendant.

Li Jiuxiao knew his son's personality very well. He knew that Li Yunfeng was unlikely to actually come to visit Wang Mu; he was more likely there to kick him while he was down.

Li Yunfeng Li Jiuxiao Yunfeng did, but if Li Yunfeng lost his life here, that would be a different story. Whoever dared to touch Li Yunfeng, he would tear them apart alive and torture them for a thousand years until they died!

At this very moment, Yi Yun, the murderer who killed Li Yunfeng, had already arrived outside the Wu Ling Palace. This Wu Ling Palace was a city within a city, with a city wall surrounding it that was a hundred meters high, reaching straight into the clouds. The city wall was made of black iron and looked extremely heavy. The city wall was engraved with Dao patterns, and after being reinforced by the Wu Ling Clan's array masters for thousands of years, the Dao patterns had become an integral part of the city wall. Once activated, it would be as solid as a rock.

Around the city walls, the Wu Ling Clan guarding the city were all dressed in uniform silver armor, holding long spears, and their energy was like billowing smoke. Just this formation alone made the outsiders who came to the Wu Ling Palace feel uneasy.

Since flying was not allowed in the Wu Ling Palace, Yi Yun entered the palace directly on foot.

"Pass!"

As Yi Yun approached the city gate, two tall Wu Ling Clan spoke in deep voices.

Yi Yun showed his pass.

"Entry fee to the palace: one hundred Mid-grade Spirit Jade!"

Yi Yun's brows twitched. The Wu Ling Clan could enter and leave the Wu Ling Palace for free, but other clans had to pay a fee. However, the fee was too high, and martial artists with meager resources simply could not afford it.

Yi Yun tossed out a bag of spirit jades and stepped directly into the Wu Ling Palace.

Although Wu Ling Palace is called a palace, it is not actually the residence of the Wuling royal family, but the residence of the entire Wu Ling Clan. It is just like a city. Upon entering the palace, there is a 30-zhang-wide avenue, with magnificent pavilions on both sides. These pavilions also have shops and restaurants. There are many pedestrians on the road, and the restaurants have waiters and managers, but there are no eunuchs or palace maids.

By searching Li Yunfeng's Soul Searching, Yi Yun gained a general understanding of the layout of the Wu Ling Palace, and he headed directly towards the Refining Heaven Pavilion.

The Refining Heaven Pavilion is an exquisite building, towering high with several stories. A plaque hangs outside the door, bearing the two characters "Refining Heaven" in a very imposing calligraphy.

The Pill Dao Alchemy can lead to the heavens; at its most profound level, one can refine elixirs that can reverse the laws of nature, but these are all legendary realms. The Medicine God wanted to refine Elixir of Resurrection, which, if successful, would be a elixir of the highest level, but unfortunately, he ultimately failed.

This Refining Heaven Pavilion is quite confident, using "Refining Heaven" as its name.

As soon as Yi Yun arrived in front of the Refining Heaven Pavilion, a servant immediately came to greet him.

The waiter was dressed in the robes of an alchemist; he was a low-level alchemist with a cultivation level at the Dao Condensation Realm.

Even the servants at the Refining Heaven Pavilion are low-level alchemists, which shows its high status.

"How can I help you, sir?" the waiter asked as he approached.

"I've come to buy medicine," Yi Yun said, casually naming the few medicinal herbs he wanted.

The pills Yi Yun was going to refine came from the <Dragon Emperor Art>, and the formula was unique. He wasn't worried that the other party would make any connections just from hearing about a few medicinal ingredients.

The waiter nodded, led Yi Yun into the shop, and then said, "Please wait here for a moment, sir, while I go and inquire for you."

"Good."

Yi Yun strolled around the shop. The shop on this floor was probably just for display. Yi Yun didn't see any rare medicinal herbs. Most of the pills on display were pills made by the alchemists of the Refining Heaven Pavilion, and they weren't very high grade.

The truly good stuff can probably only be found upstairs.

Just as Yi Yun was waiting, another group of people arrived outside the door.

These people were dressed simply, and their cultivation level was not very high.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance, another waiter came out of the Refining Heaven Pavilion and led them to a corner of the shop. Then, they invited in a pill refiner, Pill Dao refining skills were only slightly better than those of the waiters, and he was not worthy of Yi Yun's attention.

As soon as the alchemist appeared, these people immediately took out packages from their Space Ring.

Yi Yun glanced at them only once and then paid them no further attention. These people were probably collecting medicinal herbs, as they brought out fresh herbs, while the alchemist was responsible for evaluating them.

Judging from their appearance, they were probably gathering herbs specifically for the Refining Heaven Pavilion. Their process seemed to be a regular occurrence. Moreover, everyone remained silent, simply handing over the herbs they had. If they were there to sell herbs, their expressions would probably be quite different.