Your Ambition Goes No Further Than This

Whew!

Qiu Yan's body continued to expand rapidly. Within him, blood surged like a tide, coursing through his veins, washing away impurities and connecting his entire body.

Expand! Expand! Expand!

The surging Five-Treasure Pill spread throughout the body and flesh.

In fact, the moment Qiu Yan swallowed the pill, he used his divine power to refine it, removing any hidden dangers and verifying its authenticity before the medicinal effects spread.

A surge of energy erupted, heat churned, and Qi and Blood boiled.

Qiu Yan felt his body brimming with power. He turned around and strode away, arriving at a place shrouded in smoke. The smoke was rising from the ground, and a figure struggled to his feet—it was the servant boy.

The young servant had just made a powerful move, his palm strikes were fierce, and he was a person who had achieved success in Life Cultivation. However, after being hit by the medicine cabinet, his entire back was covered with black liquid, his flesh rotted, exposing his bones, and he fell into weakness.

Seeing Qiu Yan approach, he immediately raised his hand in a defensive stance, and was about to beg for mercy, but before he could even utter a word, Qiu Yan's fist had already landed!

Snap!

The arm that was blocking his face was completely broken, and then the swollen fist slammed into the servant's head, causing it to immediately dent and his eyes to become bloodshot.

"Spare me..."

He only managed to utter one word before collapsing to the ground, red and white substances flowing from his mouth and nose.

With one punch killing the servant and eliminating any future trouble, Qiu Yan stood still, focusing his mind and comprehending the situation. He quickly caught sight of a phantom moving through the flesh and blood, and immediately channeled his energy to block it.

Having the experience of refining the Power Soul, Qiu Yan was now quite adept at it. He surrounded the illusory figure, then gathered all his Qi and Blood, Yang Qi, medicinal power, and the gentle breeze formed by the Soul Shadow, and poured them into the illusory figure!

Unite! Unite! Unite!

The expanding body gradually shrank, and the illusory image within it became increasingly solid!

Essence Soul!

The Essence Soul manifested and sank downwards, landing directly in the lower abdomen.

Subsequently, patterns appeared on Qiu Yan's lower abdomen, the lines intertwining and transforming into a pattern that resembled a crescent moon and a wolf's head combined together.

As soon as the pattern took shape, Qiu Yan felt a warm current nourishing his lower abdomen.

This location is often referred to as the Dantian in Daoism scriptures.

Then, a warm current spread, penetrating every part of the body, and a feeling of increased lifespan arose in the heart, while the blood flow throughout the body suddenly stopped!

Qiu Yan's face suddenly turned bright red, and he felt as if all the blood vessels in his body were about to burst!

He knew this was a critical juncture. He focused his mind, kept his thoughts clear, and noticed a burning sensation in his chest.

A burning passion in my heart!

Congealed Essence Blood!

Once the Essence Blood were formed, the blood began to flow again, and Qiu Yan's body returned to normal. Exhaustion and weakness overwhelmed him, and he felt at his limit both physically and mentally, wanting to collapse and sleep immediately.

"However, the accumulation required to refine the Essence Soul has exceeded my Original Edition expectations. Although the Five-Treasure Pill is potent, it has weakened me after refining the second essence. Since that's the case, we must be thorough today! Only then can we deter others and buy time to recuperate."

With that thought in mind, he mustered his strength, raised his right hand, glanced at the talisman in his hand, and with a thought, his consciousness sank into it.

Within the talismans lies the space of consciousness.

A labyrinth lingered in the Void, with Doctor Physician Huang sitting cross-legged in its center, surrounded by illusory, spinning medicine cabinets.

Several chains danced and weaved around the phantom, attempting to approach several times but being blocked by the phantom and unable to succeed.

Suddenly, Physician Huang raised his head and looked into the Void: "So that's how it is. That day outside Ma Yang's window, five Living Souls, including mine, were vying for the right to enter the window. The one that succeeded in the end was your Living Soul."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared in the Void; it was Qiu Yan.

The infusion of consciousness is equivalent to separating a portion of Living Soul and entering the talisman space, which will naturally reveal the aura of Living Soul. When Physician Huang fought with him, Qiu Yan always resisted with his Fate Dao, and it was only now that the other party noticed his aura and recognized him.

Physician Huang sneered, "Trying to trap me? Naïve! You've only condensed Human Soul and suppressed your will and emotions. How can you erase the Earthly Soul? Besides, attacking me is tantamount to challenging the Order of the entire Azure Prosperity City. You'll soon be attacked by everyone!"

Qiu Yan landed from the air, looked at Physician Huang, and replied, "If I don't take action, people will think I'm weak and easy to bully, and soon everyone Metropolitan Examination take advantage of me. Now, you've been defeated by me, your reputation is ruined, your business is gone, and your life is hanging by a thread. If people find out, they'll only fear me and be afraid of me. How could they possibly attack me en masse?"

"Hehe," Physician Huang chuckled strangely, shaking his head, "This is only temporary. Azure Prosperity City is our paradise, coveted by others. Since I took root here, I have absorbed the souls of outsiders to strengthen my own, and tamed the minds of thousands of people, making them happy, joyful, and full of hope. I have made the People's Wishes delicious and palatable. I don't know how much time and energy I have spent. If you want to inherit my position and refine the People's Wishes connected to me, sooner or later you will clash with others..."

He was interrupted by Qiu Yan before he could finish speaking.

"Inherit your position? Let the people of Qingchang County run wild?" Qiu Yan shook his head. "Your body has been damaged by me, your soul imprisoned, yet you still don't know when to advance or retreat. Your vision is nothing special. Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. Although I can't completely erase you for now, but..."

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and several sparks fell into the maze, rising up into the air.

Divine Power Flame!

The flames spread rapidly, engulfing Physician Huang in the blink of an eye. Under the scorching heat, his human form vanished, twisting and changing, with wisps of fire seeping into his soul!

Immediately, screams rang out, filled with resentment, as if they were indignant at the disdain in Qiu Yan's words!

"They actually said I have a narrow perspective..."

Qiu Yan ignored him completely and vanished.

Outside, he exhaled a long breath, his face pale. Then he opened his hands, and two talismans flew over from the side and settled in his palms.

Both of these are Divine Ability Talisman; one was obtained from the Spirit-Locking Picture, and the other from a jade pendant in the courtyard of the medical clinic.

The jade pendant originally belonged to Physician Huang, who used it to hide an underground corpse. Qiu Yan used the Divine Fire of the Kitchen God to burn and refine it, turning it into a Divine Ability Talisman. It also contained three Character Spell, none of which were mentioned in the Curse Compendium.

Concealment Character Spell, Hiding Character Spell, Gathering Character Spell.

Qiu Yan then used the divine power he had previously deployed to sense the kitchen in the courtyard, gather information, and seize upon Physician Huang's weakness. He then used the government to arrest him and bring him to justice. The whole process was swift and decisive.

He anticipated that Physician Huang would be caught off guard and wouldn't have time to pack up the clinic's belongings, so he ambushed the clinic, hiding the Concealment Talisman nearby. He first watched the spectacle of suspicion between master and servant, then seized the opportunity to strike, damaging Physician Huang's physical body, and then captured him in one fell swoop.

"Since it's a den of thieves, it must be hiding a lot of things. This person has condensed the Earthly Soul, so perhaps he has Cultivation Method left behind. Instead of interrogating him, we should search here."

Qiu Yan started searching the room, but soon, exclamations came from outside the door, followed by footsteps.

"The yamen Yamen Runners on rotation have arrived!"

With a sudden thought, Qiu Yan acted swiftly, rushing to the servant's corpse, reaching into his robes to pull out a porcelain bottle. He was quite interested in the insects inside, but then paused, pulling out a small booklet instead.

Ta-da!

The footsteps were very close.

Qiu Yan grabbed the booklet with his left hand, then turned around and grabbed the overturned medicine cabinet with his right hand. With a surge of strength, he lifted the medicine cabinet up and then pushed off with all his might, lifting the entire medicine cabinet off the ground and crashing through the roof with a loud bang!

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