33: Chapter 33 A single pill can cause an uproar

The moment the fleeting bloom pill entered his stomach, Chu Sheng felt as if he had swallowed a volcano.

His Dantian exploded.

This was not a figure of speech; it was a literal "explosion".

That outrageously violent spiritual energy galloped through his meridians like ten thousand wild horses off their leashes, instantly shattering the shackles of the Seventh Grade Qi Induction, surging through the Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade...

Finally, it churned wildly at the peak of the Ninth Grade, almost touching that barrier of Condensing True Essence!

The price was that he now resembled a human explosive charge ready to detonate at any moment.

His robes fluttered without wind, snapping loudly, and his violent aura made him look like an Asura that had crawled out of hell.

The most ridiculous part was that even the air he exhaled carried sparks.

"Ninth Grade of Qi Induction?!"

Chen Meng's pupils dilated in shock, and he felt completely unsettled.

"Didn't the intelligence report say this kid was only at Qi Induction Fourth Grade? What the hell kind of pill is this?"

Chu Sheng grinned, revealing gums stained black by the pill's potency.

"Now, do you still want to seize her?"

He took a step forward, and the bluestone beneath his feet cracked with a "snap," with scorched smoke rising from the fissure.

The entire audience fell into a deathly silence.

No one expected that an obscure guest alchemist would possess such a life-risking forbidden pill.

And judging by his stance, he was the type who would truly risk his life.

Chen Meng's face turned a mixture of pale and green.

Although the opponent's aura was so unstable that it seemed ready to collapse at any moment, his cultivation realm was solidly a level above his own.

Moreover, that pill exuded an eerie vibe; if something went wrong...

"Humph, a piece of trash relying on pills to hold on, how long can you last?"

Chen Meng put on a brave front and shouted, "Get him! Wear him down!"

Several Chen family cultivators steeled themselves and rushed forward.

Chu Sheng sneered, raising his hand to release a cloud of grayish poisonous mist.

It was refined using the residual potency of a life-shortening pill mixed with various poisonous herbs.

He had just come up with the name, and it sounded very impressive.

"Ah!!!"

The first two who touched the mist collapsed, screaming.

The entire audience gasped.

Is this really an alchemist?

This is clearly a walking poison gas bomb!

Chen Meng was both shocked and furious, and was about to make a move himself—

"Enough."

A calm yet incomparably majestic voice rang out, instantly suppressing all the noise.

City Lord Murong Xiao slowly stood up, and his pressure at the late stage of Condensing True Essence descended upon the entire audience like a tangible mountain.

Chen Meng felt his spiritual energy instantly suppressed back into his body, his face turning as white as a sheet of paper.

"The Hundred Refinements Grand Assembly is a place for technical exchange in Jin Xiao City, not a place for private feuds."

Murong Xiao's gaze swept over Chen Meng.

"If the Chen family has any grievances, they can submit a petition according to city regulations or arrange a duel according to the rules of the cultivation world. To openly seize a bride and disrupt the assembly—do you take this City Lord for non-existent?"

Cold sweat trickled down Chen Meng's back as he bowed and said, "City Lord, please calm your anger! This junior was just acting in a moment of desperation..."

Murong Xiao stopped looking at him and turned his gaze toward Chu Sheng, whose aura was still boiling but was forcing himself to stand straight, a hint of deep meaning flashing in his eyes.

"You are called Qin Shou? This pill is quite interesting. The price you paid wasn't small, was it?"

Chu Sheng took a deep breath.

He felt like a deflating balloon, but he couldn't lose face.

He cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the City Lord, the pill is named fleeting bloom pill, and it does indeed shorten one's lifespan. But some things are more important than life."

"Oh?" Murong Xiao said with interest, "For example?"

Chu Sheng glanced at Liu Qingyan behind him, who was pale but had determined eyes, and said loudly.

"Protecting the person who should be protected, and fulfilling the promise that should be fulfilled."

After saying this, he felt a bit pretentious himself.

But the effect was outstanding.

Liu Qingyan burst into tears on the spot.

Murong Xiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Quite interesting. Chen Meng, take your people back. The matter between the Liu family and the Chen family will be adjudicated by the City Lord's Mansion in three days. Before that, whoever dares to act rashly will be an enemy of my Jin Xiao City."

Chen Meng gritted his teeth, but dared not disobey, and left dejectedly with his men.

The disturbance was temporarily suppressed by the City Lord.

He shocked the entire audience and gained the preliminary attention of the City Lord. The crisis was temporarily eased, winning a three-day buffer period.

Chu Sheng looked at the man in the image who was smoking all over like a walking human firecracker, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The self-destructing truck was confirmed.

But the effect was truly fierce; it actually scared the Chen family off.

The question is, how long can this state be maintained?

...

Three days later, the City Lord's Mansion made its ruling.

Murong Xiao gave them both a slap on the wrist.

It was barely enough to maintain a superficial balance.

The entire Liu family was moved to tears by Chu Sheng.

After a period of time, Chu Sheng finally recovered. Of course, the word "recovered" was a bit of a luxury for him.

He was still a bit unsteady when walking, and his aura fluctuated between strong and weak.

But at least he could get out of bed.

The way Liu Qingyan looked at him was becoming increasingly strange, shifting from gratitude into something else.

Liu Chengqian saw this and was happy in his heart, running to Chu Sheng's courtyard every few days to observe the progress.

Finally, with the tacit approval of the Liu family ancestor and Liu Chengqian's willingness to see it through, the two were officially betrothed.

Not long after, they were married.

On their wedding night, red candles burned brightly.

This time, there were no schemes, no poison pills, only the warmth of a natural progression.

Chu Sheng looked at Liu Qingyan, whose cheeks were flushed, and in a trance, he seemed to see the woman from his previous lives who had relied on him for survival.

"In this life, we can finally be together properly," he whispered.

He officially became husband and wife with Liu Qingyan.

A few months later, Liu Qingyan was diagnosed with a happy pulse.

Chu Sheng was overjoyed and almost popped another fleeting bloom pill on the spot to celebrate.

He was slapped awake by Liu Qingyan.

"Many Children, Many Blessings" feedback arrived as scheduled: injuries recovered, cultivation stabilized at Seventh Grade Qi Induction.

The damage to his foundation left by the life-shortening pill was mostly compensated for by the vitality brought by the new life.

His insights into the Dao of alchemy deepened by another level.

After ten months of pregnancy, Liu Qingyan gave birth to a son, named Chu An.

When the child was born, there was actually a faint rosy light accompanying him, which scared the midwife so much she nearly knelt down.

Upon testing his aptitude, he was found to have a Profound-grade low-tier spiritual root!

Far exceeding his parents!

The entire Liu family was excited, regarding it as a sign of the family's revival.

Eldest son Chu An was born, Profound-grade low-tier spiritual root! "Many Children, Many Blessings" powerful feedback!

Chu Sheng looked at the infant in the swaddling clothes in the image and clicked his tongue in wonder.

"Profound-grade low-tier? This is much stronger than the Yellow-grade one Lin Wanqing gave birth to. Does this "Many Children, Many Blessings" trait really have a stacking effect?"

He thought of Lin Wanqing, wondering how she was doing now?

But he had no way to easily return.