This Pill's Effect Was Far Too Powerful

After an hour or so, Jiang Yuan emerged from his room.

Dan Chen, who had been waiting outside for who knew how long, looked at him curiously when he came out. "Jiang Yuan, you're out? How did your secluded cultivation go?"

Hearing her question, Jiang Yuan stretched and replied casually, "Not bad. I just worked out a pill formula."

The moment he finished speaking, Dan Chen grew excited. Brimming with curiosity, she kept tugging at Jiang Yuan, asking him to explain exactly what the pill did. With a helpless smile, Jiang Yuan began explaining.

"After taking this pill, you can briefly prevent your opponent from using Dou Qi during a fight. That Forbidden Character Art Dou Technique gave me the inspiration, so I worked out a corresponding pill formula."

Although Dan Chen had already witnessed just how powerful Jiang Yuan was, hearing this still left her thrilled.

Then she murmured to herself inwardly, My heavens, this pill's effect is far too powerful! If we can produce it in batches, we probably won't have to worry about people from the Hall of Souls hunting us down anymore!

Dan Chen grew more excited as she spoke. She knew all too well how rampant the Hall of Souls was on the Dou Qi Continent. Many Pill Tower disciples had suffered at its hands. If this pill could truly be produced in large batches, it would be nothing short of a trump card for the Pill Tower.

Seeing her reaction, Jiang Yuan smiled without saying anything more. Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded from around a corner in the corridor.

He turned to look and found Thunder Venerable and Feng Qing'er standing there.

He had no idea when they had arrived, but they had already heard the conversation between him and Dan Chen. Thunder Venerable and Feng Qing'er exchanged a glance, shock written all over both their faces.

Jiang Yuan also noticed cold sweat beginning to bead on Thunder Venerable's forehead. Having just heard Jiang Yuan say he had worked out a formula for a pill that could prevent an opponent from using Dou Qi, Thunder Venerable figured the Pill Tower's power would soar if it could be produced in batches.

And the inspiration for this pill had come from the very Forbidden Character Art that had sealed his own Dou Qi. The mere thought sent a chill down Thunder Venerable's back.

At that thought, Feng Qing'er's expression also turned ugly. If she had known from the start that Jiang Yuan was this powerful, she would never have offended him, no matter what.

Now, not only had she humiliated herself, but even her teacher's cultivation and Dou Qi had been sealed. What was she supposed to do now?

"My young friend Jiang Yuan..."

After stammering out those words, Thunder Venerable tried to make his voice sound as gentle as possible, though the smile on his face was rather stiff.

"I... I've come to apologize to you sincerely. I failed to recognize your greatness and offended you. Please be magnanimous and give me a chance."

"As long as you lift the seal, I'll do anything. From now on, our Wind-Thunder Pavilion will obey your every command."

Thunder Venerable spoke with utter humility, without a trace of his former bearing as a Dou Zun expert. Yet Jiang Yuan stood there looking at his pleading expression with a face as cold as ice.

In fact, he paid no attention to Thunder Venerable's words. He could not even be bothered to spare him a glance.

When Jiang Yuan said nothing, Thunder Venerable grew even more anxious. He stepped forward twice and continued, "My young friend Jiang Yuan, I'm sincere. What will it take for you to forgive me? Just say the word, and I'll do it!"

As soon as that humble plea left his lips, Feng Qing'er hurried to plead along with him. "Jiang Yuan, please give my master a chance. I'll never trouble you again, I swear!"

Yet Jiang Yuan's expression remained icy. Looking at the master and disciple before him, he found them laughable. They had shown no such humility when they wanted to kill him. Now that they knew fear, they had started playing pitiful and trying to win his sympathy.

He could not be bothered to waste any more words on them. In the end, he said only, "Scram."

At that word, Thunder Venerable froze on the spot, and the smile on his face stiffened completely. He opened his mouth to say something more, but Jiang Yuan's single command had cut off everything he wanted to say.

Beside him, Feng Qing'er shuddered in fright and stood there, no longer daring to make a sound.

After saying that, Jiang Yuan did not spare them another glance. He turned and walked toward the other end of the corridor. Dan Chen hurried after him, and before long, the two of them had left.

Thunder Venerable stood rooted to the spot for a long time, his expression shifting from embarrassment to despair. In all his hundreds of years, this was the first time anyone had told him to scram to his face.

And the person who had done so was a young Pill Tower disciple. Yet Thunder Venerable was not even in a position to lose his temper. With all his Dou Qi gone, he was no different from an ordinary person. Never mind Jiang Yuan, who could seal his strength—even some insignificant nobody could probably kill him.

Standing there and looking in the direction Jiang Yuan had left, Feng Qing'er bit her lip, then cautiously glanced at Thunder Venerable. "Master, sh-should we go back first and think of another way...?"

Thunder Venerable did not answer at first. He fell silent, then let out a long sigh. "Let's go back."

With those words, he turned and headed toward the guest hall, his retreating figure looking especially stooped and forlorn.

Feng Qing'er hurried after him, and the two disappeared one after the other at the end of the corridor. Meanwhile, after Jiang Yuan and Dan Chen left the guest hall area, Dan Chen could not help glancing back before saying softly, "Jiang Yuan, did you see Thunder Venerable's expression just now? He looked so ridiculous! Haha!"

Hearing her teasing remark, Jiang Yuan could not help chuckling. "Serves him right."

Dan Chen laughed along with him, then remembered the pill formula he had mentioned earlier. "Oh, right, Jiang Yuan, is that pill formula you mentioned real? Can it really stop an opponent from using Dou Qi?"

Jiang Yuan then explained, "Yes, the inspiration did come from the Forbidden Character Art. But I'll need some more time to prepare the medicinal ingredients before I can actually refine it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dan Chen nodded. "That's fine, that's fine. If you really manage to refine this pill, our Pill Tower's power will soar!"

The two walked off, chatting and laughing, leaving Thunder Venerable and his disciple Feng Qing'er facing each other in silence inside the guest hall.