320: Chapter 320 Hidden Secrets, Seal Broken

Inside the secret room.

Liu Ling was in the middle of refining a pill. The Break-Obstacle Pill was a Tier 6 medicinal pill with a significant failure rate, but he had been refining medicine non-stop lately.

His alchemy skills were becoming increasingly refined.

Golden flames danced, burning within the medicinal cauldron; a faint medicinal fragrance permeated...

The medicinal cauldron spun continuously in mid-air, the golden flames within it churning violently. Under the impact of the energy, ripples appeared in the space.

Within the cauldron where the flames rose, a thumb-sized, light purple medicinal pill began to take shape, slowly forming under the heat of the flames.

After an unknown amount of time, a deep purple medicinal fragrance emanated from the cauldron and echoed throughout the secret room.

"Is the pill about to be completed?"

His nose twitched slightly as he inhaled the purple medicinal scent, feeling energized. An Alchemist's pride was found in the moment a pill was successfully formed.

The medicinal cauldron Liu Ling used was not bad, and coupled with the peerless divine fire he controlled, his refining efficiency was extremely high.

The golden flames extinguished. Inside the cauldron, a thumb-sized, round pill, light purple in color and emitting a faint glow, spun around.

The moment the purple pill was formed, a fierce wave of energy erupted from it.

A portion was blocked by the cauldron, while the rest surged in all directions.

If it were to truly collide, this secret room would surely be destroyed.

Humph!

Liu Ling snorted coldly and clenched his palm. An invisible wave of soul power spread out; when the two collided, most of it was resisted.

His expression shifted, and he intentionally left an opening.

Waves of energy broke through the constraints and surged toward the outside of the secret room.

"The Break-Obstacle Pill must succeed. This old man has waited so many years..." Outside the secret room, Tu Xingzi waited anxiously.

His expression was filled with worry.

Tu Xingzi sensed the danger and stepped back. Instead of being angry, a smile appeared on his aged face.

"Did it succeed?" Tu Xingzi said excitedly. The energy impact surged out of the Shanhe Shop and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"This is..." The scout investigating outside the door sensed the intense energy fluctuations and flickered away into the distance.

This was the person the burly man had sent earlier to investigate Hun Tiandi.

When the last trace of energy dissipated, Liu Ling withdrew his soul power and curved his palm into a claw. The light purple pill...

...shot out from the cauldron and hovered in his palm.

Holding the Break-Obstacle Pill, its surface was light purple, round and lustrous, with mysterious patterns forming on its surface.

Observing the pill up close, it contained surging energy.

He nodded slightly, flipped his hand to take out a jade bottle, and placed it inside.

With a wave of his sleeve, he put away the cauldron. Looking down at the large pile of medicinal herbs on the table, he unceremoniously collected them.

"Jie jie, consider this the payment for refining the pill!" These medicinal herbs would sell for at least a million gold coins at an auction; Liu Ling was not going to return them to Tu Xingzi.

He stood up, opened the door of the secret room, and walked out.

Tu Xingzi paced back and forth at the door, his face tense. As time passed, he looked at the closed door of the secret room and sighed softly.

It had taken several years just to collect the ingredients for the Break-Obstacle Pill.

If it failed, who knew how long his recovery would be delayed?

A look of worry appeared on his face.

"Master, half an hour ago, a terrifying energy erupted from the Shanhe Shop. I don't know the reason," the scout said respectfully.

"Oh? Could it be..." The burly man was puzzled, then as if thinking of something, he suddenly stood up.

"Bring some men and follow me to the Shanhe Shop!"

"Yes, Master!" the scout replied and then left.

"I hope that's not true..." the burly man said softly, walking out of the hall.

"Could it have failed? I hope that guy brings me hope... after all, he managed to escape from Queen Medusa's hands!"

Tu Xingzi's expression shifted as he waited anxiously.

In the corridor, as time passed, he suddenly looked up and saw Liu Ling walking out. He hurried forward and said urgently, "Well, did it succeed?"

Liu Ling remained expressionless. Looking at the anxious Tu Xingzi, he flipped his hand to reveal a jade bottle and tossed it to him.

"Take a look!"

Tu Xingzi scrambled to catch the tossed jade bottle, looking quite disheveled as he caught it carefully.

Seeing the light purple pill, wild joy appeared on his face.

The Break-Obstacle Pill was finally in his hands!

He hadn't expected him to actually succeed; he truly was 'hiding his strength'!

"Old Mister, the pill is a success. What about the snake scale flower?" Liu Ling said with a light smile.

"Could we wait until I take it and recover my strength before talking about the snake scale flower?" Tu Xingzi's expression shifted, and he said with a slightly embarrassed look on his aged face.

"Hmm?" Liu Ling snorted coldly. Golden flames rose in his eyes, and a life-threatening danger began to flow from him.

"We had an agreement. You help me refine the Break-Obstacle Pill, and I give you the snake scale flower. But no one knows if this pill can actually break the seal!"

Tu Xingzi said with some difficulty. Liu Ling's aura was slowly being released; if it weren't for the snake scale flower, he would have killed him already.

"Old thing, don't push your luck. Once you cross the line, it'll be death by ten thousand fires!"

"As you wish!" Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind. It was Hun Tiandi, who had just come out of seclusion.

The old thing's repeated delays had made him impatient.

The snake scale flower was very important to Qing Yue and extremely hard to find; otherwise, he would have let the ten thousand soul banner speak to the old thing already!

"Thank you for your understanding, Little Mister!"

He then entered the secret room to refine the Break-Obstacle Pill.

After Tu Xingzi entered the secret room, a glimmer of faint blue flame flashed in the depths of Hun Tiandi's eyes as he sneered.

"Otherwise, even if you are some Earth Emperor, this King would make sure you rest in peace!"

Inside the secret room.

Tu Xingzi didn't waste any time and swallowed the Break-Obstacle Pill. Waves of medicinal power spread out. Half an hour later, a fierce energy erupted from his body.

The previously silent Tu Xingzi's aged face changed. A five-colored talisman flashed on his forehead, and five small snake tails sealed the Battle Qi in his body.

A light purple glow flashed on his face as the two energies collided and pulled at each other.

This made Tu Xingzi suffer in pain. An hour later, the Five-Snake Evil Poison Seal dimmed, and the light purple energy surged fiercely, forcibly pushing the talisman out of his body.

The moment the Five-Snake Evil Poison Seal left his body, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Two beams of sharp light shot out, and a terrifying aura emanated from him. The energy that had been suppressed in his body for decades surged out.

The tables and chairs in the secret room were reduced to powder.

"This damn seal is finally broken. I have achieved the Dou Huang level once again!" Tu Xingzi hovered in mid-air, his aged face filled with wild joy.

"Oh... it was actually broken?"

In the small courtyard, Mei Niang sensed the moment the Five-Snake Evil Poison Seal dissolved and vanished. She slowly peeked out of her room door.

Hun Tiandi and Liu Ling were waiting for Tu Xingzi to come out.

"Your Majesty, someone has broken in?" Liu Ling suddenly looked up toward the front yard, where dozens of auras were moving.

"Who are you people, daring to break into Master Tu's shop..."

In the blink of an eye, the leader, a burly man, brought dozens of people and forced their way in. Looking at the group of strangers, he questioned them coldly.

"This woman is really beautiful..." The burly man's first glance fell upon Mei Niang.

Her enchanting and seductive aura triggered the desires in the burly man's heart, and a cold glint appeared in his tiger-like eyes.

The subordinates behind him were also deeply attracted.

Hun Tiandi ignored them completely, sitting in the courtyard and slowly drinking Spirit Wine.

Yan Xing watched coldly. Looking at these doomed fools, he sighed in his heart: "Of all the people to provoke, you just had to provoke this god of slaughter!"

After learning Mei Niang's true identity, Liu Ling was greatly shocked.

His admiration for Hun Tiandi reached its peak.