Li Yan snatched the "Life-Extending Yang Pill" into his hand, as though afraid Fa Nan might regret it the next moment. The instant the pill touched his hand, Li Yan immediately sensed the vitality within it.
At the same time, he felt that the gazes of the surrounding cultivators were all filled with greed and frenzy, making even Li Yan feel as though thorns were pricking his back.
Li Yan believed that at this moment, if Fa Nan opened the cell doors and stopped suppressing them, he would be swallowed up by these people.
He immediately raised a hand to cover his mouth with his palm, then swiftly withdrew both hands into his wide sleeves. Quite a few people immediately noticed this action.
The disappointment and jealousy in their eyes instantly deepened, yet none of them dared speak.
Fa Nan's gaze flickered slightly. Usually, after receiving a "Life-Extending Yang Pill," everyone would immediately swallow it right in front of them.
That way, even if others were greedy and covetous, after witnessing that scene, there was nothing they could do beyond feeling jealous.
"Enough. Withdraw!"
Fa Nan immediately waved Li Yan away.
Not long afterward, Li Yan and the others who had carried out this mission returned to their own cells one after another.
At that moment, however, piercing screams of agony rang out from the plaza, making many people tremble all over inside their cells.
Those were the people from the two cells that had failed to complete their missions. Under Fa Nan's orders, they were being subjected to torture one by one.
"My lord, spare... ah!"
"Next time... ahhh..."
The cries of agony caused the auras of the two Dharma cultivators who had followed Li Yan into the cell to weaken continuously. They had recalled far too many