One Pill Shook the Imperial Capital, Sending Every Faction into an Uproar! (Extra-long chapter)

"Puff!"

"Blood-Burning Art!"

The Ghost-Faced Man bit his tongue, temporarily regaining consciousness. A surge of intense blood energy erupted from his body, and strange, blood-red patterns spread across his skin, crawling like living creatures. His aura instantly surged!

Seven-Star Dou Huang!

Peak Seven-Star Dou Huang!

Eight-Star Dou Emperor!

"Roar!"

The Ghost-Faced Man's eyes were bloodshot. He roared, his muscles bulged, veins popped, and a blood-red mist surged around him, transforming into a dense, blood-red shield to protect him.

Bang! Bang!

Countless icy blue fist imprints slammed into the shield. In just a few breaths, the shield was instantly covered with cracks, countless blood-red mists dissipated, and surging dark blue flames rose up, instantly engulfing the entire shield!

Click!

With a sharp crack, the shield shattered, Ghost-Faced Man retreated rapidly, shouting, "Wait! I am willing to submit to Lord Heavenly Poison!"

"I can also pledge allegiance to you, sir!"

Before he could finish speaking, an ice-blue figure shot out, countless ice-blue patterns spreading across its palms, forming a dazzling fiery maple leaf that slammed into his chest with overwhelming force!

Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique, Thousand-Leaf Heaven-Burning Palm!

Bang!

The chest collided with the fiery palm, and a terrifying shockwave spread out from the point of impact. Immediately afterward, a shrill scream rang out, and a shadow flew backward along the ground, crashing heavily into a tree trunk not far away!

"Puff!"

The Ghost-Faced Man spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes wide with rage, his face filled with resentment. His blood-stained hands reached out as if trying to grab something, but ultimately fell limply to the ground, utterly devoid of life.

Gui Li is dead!

Upon seeing this, the remaining four Black-Robed Man were horrified. They then transformed into four streaks of black light and fled in different directions.

"Roar!"

"Where do you think you're going!"

A loud shout rang out, mixed with the Heavenly Dragon's Roar, like an angry dragon raising its head to roar to the sky. Sharp soul sound waves spread out, stirring up visible energy ripples, and rushed towards the four figures!

"Puff!"

All four coughed up a mouthful of blood, their eyes were bloodshot, and their heads were throbbing. But they still dared not stop for a moment and flew forward as fast as they could. Under the crisis of life and death, they all showed an extremely strong will to survive!

Boom!

The next moment, a dazzling blade of light ripped through the sky. Blue and cyan colors intertwined on the blade of light. Wherever it passed, countless trees withered, and bursts of vibrant life were drained away and frantically poured into the blade of light, causing the light to surge and emitting a loud blade cry!

Call out!

A piercing sound of air being torn apart rang out, and the blade's light sliced across the sky. In the distance, a faint crimson color appeared, and a terrifying aura, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, rushed towards them. It transformed into four crimson blade lights and shot out towards the four people!

Earth-tier Middle-grade Dou Technique, Azure Flame Asura Blade!

Click!

The blade flashed across the sky, and the four figures who were about to take off suddenly stopped. The Dou Qi Wings behind them instantly dissipated, and they turned into eight figures falling down. Each person was split in two, truly a swift blade!

The Black-Robed Man flapped his wings and slowly descended to the ground. With a wave of his sleeve, five balls of flame shot out, landing on the five corpses and instantly burning them to ashes.

Immediately, with a flick of his hand, five jet-black Storage Ring fell into his palm.

"Brother Gu He, where are you headed?"

At this moment, the Black-Robed Man suddenly focused his gaze, and a hoarse voice rang out as he looked at the furtive figure with a half-smile.

"Uh, sir, I am also willing to pledge my loyalty to Heavenly Poison. I am Sixth-Grade Alchemist, and I will certainly be of great use to you!"

Seeing that he had been discovered, Gu He forced a stiff smile and quickly begged for mercy.

"Hehe..."

Lin Chen removed his mask, revealing his handsome face, and then said with a playful expression, "Is that so? What if I said I'm not from the Heavenly Poison Sect?"

"It's you?"

A look of shock appeared in Gu He's eyes, his mouth gaped open, and his face was full of disbelief.

"You're not..."

"To make a long story short, Brother Gu He, I saved your life. Remember, you owe me a life. I happen to have some business to attend to in the Imperial Capital. Come with me."

Lin Chen waved his sleeve and took out the contents of the five Storage Rings. The highest-ranking pills among them were only fourth-grade, and there were no valuable items. However, there was a scroll containing the Blood-Burning Art, which piqued his interest.

"Interesting. A secret technique to enhance strength by burning one's own essence and blood? High Xuan Tier, not bad at all. At least usable up to the Peak Dou Emperor."

After transferring the items from his Storage Ring into his Jade-Green Ring, Lin Chen changed into Alchemist's robe. He then beckoned to Gu He beside him and said, "Let's go. You're Alchemist; you don't need me to feed you healing pills, do you?"

"No need, no need."

Gu He quickly shook his head, took out a green pill from his Storage Ring and swallowed it, then walked with Lin Chen toward the Imperial Capital not far away.

Not long after,

Jia Ma Holy City, Mittel Auction House.

The massive building stood at the end of the street. Inside the auction house, the glittering jade pieces gleamed under the soft lights hanging from the dome, exuding an air of nobility and splendor.

At this moment, inside a luxurious room, countless fruit platters were placed on a jade table. A little girl dressed in a purple dress was wolfing down various fruits and candied fruits from the fruit platters, juice splattering from the corners of her mouth, and occasionally letting out happy moaning sounds.

"Little darling, eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

Hai Bodong handed over a glass of water, smiling as he looked at Zi Yan's satisfied expression. He thought to himself, "Finally, I've served this little darling well. If I'd known she had such a keen sense of smell and the ability to find treasure, I wouldn't have bothered mobilizing the Mittel Family to search for the ingredients for the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill..."

"As expected, there are no incompetent people under your command!"

By the window, a girl in a blue dress was holding a book, her eyes glued to its contents.

Then, bang!

A knock came at the door, followed by a seductive voice, tinged with a hint of awe.

"Elder Hai, the important person you mentioned earlier has arrived. He calls himself Lin Chen."

"What?"

Hai Bodong's expression changed, and the girl in purple and the girl in green beside him also looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

"Go down, I'll go in myself."

A calm young voice came from outside the door, and then the door was pushed open, and two figures walked in.

One of them was Lin Chen, and behind him was a pale-faced middle-aged man who coughed from time to time, looking sickly.

"Gu He? My lord, why did you bring him along?"

Seeing Hai Bodong's eyes flashed with surprise, and he couldn't help but ask.

"I will need his help in some situations, so you don't need to worry about him for now. We've agreed on the terms: he will serve me for thirty years, and if he can save my life in the future, then everything will be forgiven."

Lin Chen said with a smile, then looked at Zi Yan and Qing Lin beside him, his smile deepening, and said, "My darling Zi Yan, did you miss me?"

"Pah, Lin Chen, you're disgusting! I wasn't thinking about you at all!"

Zi Yan crossed her arms, her mouth smeared with juice. She subconsciously licked it with her tongue, glared at her big, round eyes, and huffed, "I only missed you because you brought me something delicious!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen laughed heartily, took out a golden pill, and waved it in front of Zi Yan. The pill was covered with three dense golden lines and emitted a rich medicinal fragrance.

Zi Yan's eyes lit up instantly. Her previously feigned modesty vanished in an instant. She shamelessly fawned over Lin Chen, tugging at his sleeve and saying, "Lin Chen, dear Lin Chen, Brother Lin Chen, I've missed you so much! Give it to me!"

Open your mouth!

Lin Chen smiled and fed the pill into Zi Yan's open mouth. A look of intoxication flashed in her eyes, and then her aura suddenly changed, and a surge of Dou Qi burst out!

Seven-Star Dou Wang!

Looks like you've been eating a lot of good food lately.

A look of surprise flashed in Lin Chen's eyes. He turned to look at Hai Bodong beside him, his eyes filled with inquiry.

Hai Bodong rubbed his hands together and said, "My lord, during this time I took Miss Zi Yan to various parts of the Imperial Capital to search for medicinal materials for the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill. We found quite a few good things, and Miss Zi Yan has consumed quite a bit of them."

"These are the ingredients for the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill. Please take a look, sir."

After saying that, he handed Lin Chen a Storage Ring.

Lin Chen took it, swept it with his soul power, and a satisfied look appeared on his lips. He said, "Not bad, Lao Hai, that's efficient. Alright, while I have some free time, I'll refine the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill for you right now."

"Gu He, you watch from the sidelines and learn as much as you can. After all, you'll be serving me for another thirty years, so your alchemy skills can't be lacking."

Upon hearing this, Gu He gave a wry smile and then nodded. Although they were both Sixth-Grade Alchemist, he considered himself a genius and no less than anyone else.

However, he was certain that he had no chance of being compared to a Sixth-Grade Alchemist who possessed Heavenly Flames.

Lin Chen acted immediately without hesitation, as the Hall of Souls was lurking nearby, and rapidly increasing their own strength was the right thing to do.

With a flick of his sleeve, countless medicinal herbs flew out from his Storage Ring. A dark blue light flashed, and a giant cauldron of flames simultaneously materialized, causing the temperature in the room to rise sharply!

"Don't you need a medicine cauldron?"

Gu He watched this scene with a look of surprise in his eyes. He knew that Alchemist could use cauldrons to increase the success rate of their pills.

Unless there are a very few extremely confident Alchemist, they wouldn't use a cauldron when refining a certain pill. But that's usually done by high-level Alchemist refining pills of a lower grade than themselves. The Purple Spirit Recovery Pill is Sixth-Grade Pill, so how could he dare to do that?

Lin Chen ignored Gu He's thoughts; once he started refining the medicine, he devoted himself entirely to it.

Within the giant, Dark-Blue Flame, countless tiny ice crystal snakes darted about, their mouths spewing out tiny flames that melted the medicinal herbs. Dozens of drops of different colored Medicinal Liquid instantly condensed and began to fuse!

"So fast!"

"Is this really Sixth-Grade Alchemist?"

"Is Heavenly Flames really that powerful?"

Gu He's face showed a look of shock. He couldn't help but move closer to Lin Chen to observe the changes within the medicine cauldron up close. He then exclaimed repeatedly, "Not a single mistake has occurred! Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"

Immediately, Lin Chen chuckled, his hands forming a hand seal. Countless Medicinal Liquid merged and, as if drawn by a force, began to spin wildly. In the distance, the faint outline of a pale purple pill could be seen gradually condensing...

Time flowed slowly amidst the alchemy process...

Several days later,

Boom!

Suddenly, a thick purple beam of light shot into the sky above the Mittel Auction House. From within the beam, a rich medicinal fragrance instantly spread out, and ripples of energy, almost tangible, shot out in all directions from the auction house as the center!

For a time, the streets and alleys of the entire Imperial Capital were filled with a rich and refreshing medicinal fragrance!

Inside the auction hall, several figures stared in disbelief at the scene, with Gu He being the most shocked.

He gazed at the towering pillar of light with adoration, his eyes burning with fervor, and couldn't help but shout, "To have refined a low-grade Sixth Grade pill into a mid-grade Sixth Grade pill—such superb alchemy exists in the world!"

"Turning the rotten into the miraculous, sir, you are truly a divine being!"

"This is the true way of alchemy!"

Meanwhile, in the heart of the Imperial Capital, atop a high-rise building belonging to the Imperial Family.

A figure dressed simply in hemp clothing gazed at the purple pillar of light shooting into the sky, his eyes filled with astonishment. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Such terrifying fluctuations from the pills... could it be that Gu He has arrived in the Imperial Capital?"

"Guards, investigate this immediately!"

"Yes, Elder Jia."

In the darkness, a figure clasped his hands in a fist salute, then slowly retreated, instantly merging into the shadows and disappearing from sight.

In a chaotic, dense forest north of the Imperial Capital.

Several figures in black robes stood before the scorched, reddish-brown earth. One of them squatted down, reached out, grabbed a handful, and sniffed it.

Immediately, he looked up at the Black-Robed Man before him, cupped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "My lord, Gui Li died right here!"

"The killer is skilled in using Fire Attribute Dou Qi!"

The Black-Robed Man robes nodded coldly, then seemed to realize something, his gaze suddenly turning towards the direction of the Imperial Capital, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Immediately, he asked, "Are there any hidden Sixth-Grade Alchemist in the Imperial Capital?"

"My lord, according to our undercover report in the Misty Cloud Sect, Gu He is currently the only Gu He -Sixth Grade alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire. Apart from him, even the president of the Alchemist Guild, that old man Fa Ma, is only Fifth-Rank Alchemist."

"Then how do you explain this commotion?"

The Black-Robed Man narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them. His tone suddenly turned icy as he said, "Investigate! At this critical moment, you can't even gather complete intelligence on the enemy!"

What use are you to me?!

"Heavenly Poison, please calm your anger! I will investigate immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the Black-Robed Man around them all knelt down, cupped their hands in a fist salute, and pledged their loyalty.

Inside a guest room at the Mittel Auction House.

The black-robed figure who was meditating suddenly changed his expression, then looked up at the window and was immediately attracted by the purple light that shot into the sky.

A glint of light flashed in the black-robed youth's eyes, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Teacher, you're right! I've truly broadened my horizons. There's actually Sixth-Grade Alchemist among the younger generation of the Jia Ma Empire!"

I am truly ashamed of myself!

"You idiot, isn't that the younger generation? That kid surnamed Lin has come to the Imperial Capital!"

"I sensed the aura of his Heavenly Flames!"

Within the Bone Flame Ring, the Yao Lao's aged voice rang out, tinged with shock.

After not seeing him for several months, how come this kid's alchemy skills have improved so much?