Another Twist

"Ah..."

Qian Pangzi suddenly let out a miserable scream. The eyes that had just released golden light began bleeding incessantly, and he clutched his steadily bleeding eyes in agony.

Long Xuan's expression shifted slightly. This scene felt familiar. Back in City of Sin, a Qian Clan appraiser had suffered the exact same fate while examining a Heaven-Defying Pill.

Clearly, the Reincarnation Pill's grade was far too high, vastly exceeding the Golden Eye's range of detection, causing Qian Pangzi to suffer backlash.

"Are you all right?" Long Xuan asked, pretending to be concerned.

Qian Pangzi waved his hand. "I'm fine. The Reincarnation Pill's grade is simply too high. How could a divine object like this be something a mere Golden Eye could inspect whenever it pleased? Backlash was inevitable."

"I overestimated myself and overestimated the Golden Eye's power." Qian Pangzi spoke with lingering fear, his eyes still filled with dread.

Because he had withdrawn his power quickly enough, otherwise even blindness would have been the least of his troubles. He had truly walked through Ghost Gate just now.

Qian Pangzi panted heavily.

"Since the Golden Eye cannot inspect this pill, can you still determine whether the Reincarnation Pill's effects are genuine?" Long Xuan asked again.

Qian Pangzi waved his hand. "There's no need to inspect it. How could a pill capable of causing such severe backlash to the Golden Eye possibly be fake?"

"Besides, my Integrity Gu has already verified that what you said is true. I only wanted a second layer of insurance and to personally appraise such a divine object."

"Hehe! To personally appraise a pill that once drew Life-Forming Lightning—I can be considered the foremost appraiser of this age. I'll have something to boast about from now on."

Ignoring the pain in his eyes, Qian Pangzi revealed a