Cloud Lang Medical Immortal had been tortured beyond recognition. Though Divine Pagoda Emperor looked rash, he was no fool. Nie Yun had merely said there was something wrong with the pill and told him to bring this man over, and he had understood the meaning. It seemed the interrogation that needed to be done had already been completed.
"How was it? What did he know?"
Too lazy to pay any further attention to Cloud Lang Medical Immortal, Nie Yun looked at Divine Pagoda Emperor before him.
Since the interrogation was over, there was no need to go through the trouble again.
"He knew nothing. The prescription was indeed found in an ancient tomb, and the pill was refined strictly according to the formula. It's just that..." Divine Pagoda Emperor paused. "He said that when the pill formed, some illusions appeared. For a time, he thought the refinement had failed. Even he found it incredible that it ultimately succeeded!"
"Illusions?"
Nie Yun nodded.
That matched up.
It seemed the culprit was someone skilled in heart demons. His guess had been right: these so-called illusions were precisely a method of disrupting the mind, allowing heart demons to be mixed into the pill without him noticing in the slightest.
"Did you discover something? Where is niece Yaoshuang? How is she?"
Seeing him lost in thought, Divine Pagoda Emperor could not help asking.
"I did discover something, but I still can't make heads or tails of it... I've placed Yaoshuang somewhere safe. She's being treated now, and must not be disturbed! But don't worry. With me here, nothing will happen to her!"
Nie Yun waved a hand, offering reassurance.
"That's true. If even you can't save her, I'm afraid no one in the God Realm can!"
Knowing that he was the Descendant of Shennong,