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That name alone was enough to make one's heart tremble.

The smile on Zhou Ming's face faded slightly as he calmly explained.

"Saint-Slaying Pill. As the name suggests..."

"It is a pill that even a Sage would fall to after consuming."

"What?"

Even Houtu, whose temperament was steady, could not help crying out in shock.

She stared at Zhou Ming in disbelief, as though trying to find a trace of jest on his face.

"One pill can cause a Sage to fall?"

"This... How is that possible!"

"A Sage's Primordial Spirit is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao. He is one with Hunyuan, impervious to countless Tribulations, deathless and undying.

This was common knowledge throughout the Primordial Wilderness! What could harm their foundation and cause them to fall?"

This had completely overturned her understanding.

Yet Zhou Ming's answer was frighteningly calm.

"Why should it be impossible?"

"Deathlessness and immortality were bestowed by the Heavenly Dao."

"If the Heavenly Dao could bestow them, it could naturally take them back."

"Besides, this pill is no ordinary object."

"It was prepared especially for the Three Pure Ones by Hongjun—or rather, by the Heavenly Dao."

"After consuming this pill, they would no longer be masters of their own fates."

"If they disobeyed, the Heavenly Dao would only need a thought to activate the pill's power."

"It could make their Sage bodies collapse, their Primordial Spirits scatter, and cause them to fall completely."

Pangu Hall fell into absolute silence.

Houtu stood frozen on the spot, colossal waves surging through her heart.

"Then they... Won't they be completely controlled by Hongjun from now on, with neither life nor death in their own hands?"

There was an indescribably complex emotion in Houtu's voice—shock, along with a trace of sympathy.

Zhou Ming nodded.

"That is correct."

"Who could they