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"An ancient pill formula?"
He Lianhong froze, then hurriedly said, "There is indeed one—as long as you spare my life, I will fetch that formula after returning to my sect and present it to you with both hands—"
"Let you go back? Do you think that's possible?"
Chen Cheng said impassively, "My patience is limited. You have one sentence. You had better give me something worthwhile, or I won't hesitate to erase you."
At those words—
He Lianhong's pupils abruptly contracted. His lips trembled, but he could not get a word out.
He could clearly sense that Chen Cheng was not joking. If his next sentence was wrong or inadequate, Chen Cheng would snuff out his life on the spot.
"The formula was copied from an Iron Stele in the ruins on Mount Tianyue. It's all written in ancient script that nobody can read. The Divine Owl Sect's senior members consulted many ancient texts and barely managed to establish that it was a pill formula."
He Lianhong blurted it all out in one breath, terrified that the slightest pause would provoke Chen Cheng into killing him.
"Go on," Chen Cheng said casually.
"Yes—"
As though granted a reprieve, He Lianhong took several deep breaths before continuing, "I'm the sixth elder of the Divine Owl Sect's Alchemy Hall. As long as you let me return, I can definitely fetch the formula—"
"Enough nonsense."
Chen Cheng asked, "Since the Divine Owl Sect's people entered the ruins, why didn't they take the Iron Stele instead of copying its contents?"
"I wasn't there at the time—"
He Lianhong said, "Afterward, I heard that the Iron Stele appeared to be the core of a sealing formation. Removing it by force might break the seal. If some ancient demon were released, the loss would