One month later.
Jia Xingtian and Yun Shan gathered all the medicinal ingredients required for the Ancestor Breaking Pill. (TL/N: Before, i kept calling the pill as ''Breaking Ancestor Pill'' which is the same but, it should be Zong Breaking Pill or Ancestor Breaking Pill in English. I will use this onwards.)
Ye Hao then once again refined pills in the square of the Alchemist Guild.
He refined two Ancestor Breaking Pills in a single attempt!
The success rate was one hundred percent.
After completing the pill refinement,
Yun Shan and Jia Xingtian repeatedly bowed in thanks. Compared to before, their attitude had become even more respectful.
At the same time, Ye Hao refined an Emperor Extreme Pill for himself and Yun Yun, and refined a pill to improve physical constitution for Ya Fei.
Several high-quality pills were refined, yet it only took a single day and night.
When Ye Hao finished all the pill refinement, Fa Ma rushed over immediately.
With a thud!
He knelt cleanly and decisively in front of Ye Hao.
"My lord, this humble one, Fa Ma, has been trapped at the Fifth-Tier Alchemist level for many years. I ask my lord to give me a little guidance."
Fa Ma had clear self-awareness. He knew that he was already advanced in age. Even if he kowtowed until his head bled, Ye Hao would never accept him as a disciple.
Therefore, he settled for the next best thing and asked Ye Hao for a bit of guidance.
Such a small request should not be rejected, right?
"Your soul strength is fairly good compared to the other alchemists in your guild, but it is still too weak in the end. If you wish to improve your alchemy, cultivating soul strength is indispensable."
As he spoke, Ye Hao clenched his palm and took out a black scroll.
"This is an entry-level method for cultivating soul strength. Study it well. Perhaps it will be of some use to you."
"Thank you, my lord. Thank you, my lord."
Fa Ma trembled with excitement. His whole body shook as he accepted the black scroll with trembling hands, then repeatedly kowtowed in gratitude.
When he raised his head again, Ye Hao had already disappeared.
When Ye Hao returned to the Miteer Auction House, he received a message.
It was from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, who had gone to the Chu Yun Empire to gather information. It said that the Little Fairy Doctor had encountered trouble there!
The Chu Yun Empire was considered a second-tier empire on the Dou Qi Continent.
However, in the Northwestern Continent, it was a gathering place for top-tier forces.
Here existed factions famous for using poison, such as the Poison Sect and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate.
The entire Chu Yun Empire was famous for poison.
This was the paradise of poison masters and the forbidden land for other cultivators.
...
Poison Sect.
On an enormous square several thousand zhang wide,
there stood five gigantic statues of poisonous creatures: a snake, a centipede, a scorpion, a toad, and a spider.
Red silk was draped over the statues.
The surrounding buildings were covered with the character for "double happiness," and many large red lanterns were hung everywhere.
A red carpet stretched from the entrance all the way to a platform dozens of zhang tall.
At this moment, the square was filled with a roaring crowd. Looking around, there were dense masses of people everywhere.
Faintly visible above the square was a layer of grayish-brown mist.
These were the poison formations set up by the Poison Sect to protect the sect.
Even some experts who had just stepped into the Dou Ancestor realm would not dare to intrude easily.
"The auspicious hour has arrived! Welcome the newlyweds!"
Duu
Duu
Duu
Several bare-chested burly men blew horn trumpets.
Eight strong men carried a large red bridal sedan chair and slowly walked toward the platform.
Thunderous cheers erupted from the surroundings.
When the sedan chair reached the steps below the platform,
a man dressed in a bright red robe leapt down from the platform and arrived directly in front of the sedan chair.
He reached out and lifted the curtain.
Inside sat a woman wearing a red dress with an extremely beautiful appearance.
However, there was no joy of marriage on her face. Instead, her pretty face was icy cold.
Her jade hands were tightly clenched into fists.
If looks could kill, the man in red robes would already have been pierced by ten thousand arrows.
The man in red robes did not mind. Instead, a smug smile appeared on his face.
"Little Fairy Doctor, today is the day of our wedding. Don't look so gloomy."
"Du Feng! I already told you that I have someone I love. Why must you keep forcing me?" (TL/N: Was there such a person like Du Feng? i can't find him on wiki. And it was little fairy doctor the sect leader instead. Probably he died somehow and the girl took his place.)
Du Feng laughed strangely.
Several months ago, he encountered the Little Fairy Doctor on Ten Thousand Poison Mountain.
Seeing that she was not only extremely beautiful but could also rapidly increase her strength by consuming poison,
he felt both envy and concern that such talent might fall into the hands of the Ten Thousand Poison Gate or the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate.
Thus, under the identity of a poison master, he struck up a conversation with her.
He invited her to join the Poison Sect.
The unsuspecting Little Fairy Doctor saw that he did not seem like a bad person and agreed.
Who would have expected that once she arrived at the Poison Sect, Du Feng would reveal his true nature.
He demanded that the Little Fairy Doctor marry him.
She refused.
Du Feng sealed her Dou Qi and imprisoned her.
He deliberately chose an auspicious day to marry her.
He believed that as long as he controlled her and turned raw rice into cooked rice, with the Little Fairy Doctor's help, the Poison Sect would be able to step on the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate in the future and become the number one sect in the Chu Yun Empire.
There would even be a chance to become the strongest force in the entire Northwestern Continent.
During this time, although the Amethyst Winged Lion King came once to rescue the Little Fairy Doctor,
it was intercepted and repelled by the poison formation outside the Poison Sect.
This made Du Feng even more confident and unscrupulous.
"Even if I die, I will never marry you!"
The Little Fairy Doctor said coldly.
"Is that so?"
Du Feng grinned.
"That is not up to you! Not only will you marry me today, tonight this sect master will also consummate our marriage!"
"You!"
"Ladies! The sect master's wife is feeling unwell. Support her and complete the ceremony with me!"
Two maidservants walked over.
They were about to step forward to assist her.
Suddenly!
Boom!
A thunderous explosion came from the sky.
Du Feng frowned and looked up.
He saw that directly above them, an enormous blue-green giant hand dozens of zhang wide descended from the sky.
Faintly, a voice could also be heard.
"Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger, five fingers shaking heaven and earth!"
Boom!
With overwhelming momentum, it carried a terrifying might that seemed capable of smashing the entire earth into fragments.
Du Feng remained fearless.
"The momentum is not bad, but with only this level of power, it probably cannot break my sect-protecting formation."
The others in the Poison Sect were not panicked either. Instead, they watched calmly like spectators, looking at the descending giant hand.
Bang!
The giant hand slammed into the sect-protecting formation.
Ripples spread across the formation. After a moment, it stabilized again.
Then Du Feng saw a figure completely enveloped in deep blue flames appear above the formation.
"Who dares attack my Poison Sect? Are you tired of living?!"
Du Feng's emerald wings shook as his body rose into the air.
He flew into midair.
Only then did he discover that the flaming figure was actually a teenage boy with sword-like brows and star-bright eyes.
"Where is the Little Fairy Doctor? Send her out now, and I will leave you an intact corpse."
"Ignorant junior, you speak big words! Do you know that outside this formation lies the poison array set by the ancestors of my Poison Sect? You are standing within it now and must already be poisoned. If you kneel and kowtow a few times, this old man might leave you an intact corpse!"
Du Feng sneered.
"This poison formation is your reliance? Then I will break it."
"Arrogant! You should worry about yourself!"
"Heaven-Burning Heavenly Flame!"
Ye Hao waved his hand.
Boom!
The blue and green Heavenly Flame surged wildly and gathered in the sky, forming a gigantic fireball.
"Break!"
Boom!
As Ye Hao pointed toward the formation,
the fireball instantly exploded.
It was as if a rain of fire fell from the sky!
Crackling sounds rang out as the flames smashed onto the formation.
The poisonous gas surrounding the sect-protecting formation began to boil violently like water brought to a boil.
The color of the poison gas rapidly faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"T-This… how is this possible?!"
Du Feng's expression changed drastically.
Those poisonous gases were the foundation of the sect-protecting formation.
If the poison gas disappeared, the formation would become nothing but an empty shell!
Crack!
Several seconds later, the sect-protecting formation shattered violently.
"Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Hand!"
A golden giant hand shot out from Ye Hao's palm and rapidly expanded with the wind.
In the end, it grew to dozens of zhang in size.
Then it crashed down!
Boom!
The statues of the five poisonous creatures in the square shattered like tofu the moment they were struck.
Du Feng's face turned green with rage.
"Bastard! You dare come to my Poison Sect and cause trouble. Get out of here for this old man—"
Before he could finish speaking,
Ye Hao moved instantly and appeared in front of Du Feng.
"A mere Three-Star Dou Emperor dares to show off in front of me?"
With a casual palm strike, he slapped Du Feng.
The blow smashed him straight into the ground beneath the square!
In an instant,
dust and smoke filled the entire square.
Wails and cries echoed everywhere.
Ye Hao slowly descended toward the square below, landing in front of the bridal sedan chair like a god descending from the heavens.
"Sorry. I came late."
Ye Hao said with a smile.
"Hao-gege!"
Tears instantly welled up in the Little Fairy Doctor's eyes.
Du Feng's weak voice came from beneath the rubble.
"Ancestor… s-save… save me…"
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