Though Xie Jinhuan's thoughts were tangled like hemp, he reacted swiftly. The moment he noticed the furnace exploding, he rose and shielded the two women and the bird against his chest.
Jiang Xian shuddered in fright, but the exploding Medicine Furnace made far less commotion than a clash between experts. She quickly recovered and looked around in confusion. "What happened? Did the furnace explode?"
Distracted by Xie Jinhuan earlier, Lin Zisu had forgotten to watch the furnace. Seeing the Pill Room fill with foul smoke in an instant, her expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly covered her mouth and nose. "Get out, quick! Watch out for the Forget-Righteousness-for-Beauty Powder."
"Forget righteousness for beauty?"
Jiang Xian's eyes filled with confusion as she surveyed the pink mist in the room. "What the hell is that?"
"A potent drug that forcibly stokes a person's kidney fire. Anyone affected loses control on the spot, tossing benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, fidelity, and everything else aside-side-"
As Lin Zisu explained, she suddenly noticed something wrong. Behind her, the breathing of Xie Lang, who was shielding her, began to change-while protecting the two women from burns, Xie Jinhuan had also taken care to isolate himself with Qi to avoid contact with the drug.
But his requirements had been to deal with Sixth Realm old devils and even the Corpse Ancestor, so the drug had to possess three qualities: potent effects, rapid onset, and the ability to penetrate defenses.
Lin Zisu had specifically researched how to breach high-realm cultivators' defensive Divine Abilities. Naturally, it possessed all three qualities, making it practically a targeted drug against Sixth Realm old devils.
Xie Jinhuan had barely carried the two women out the door when he felt an unnamed fire ignite deep within him. His Qi and Blood began surging wildly, his