249: The identity of the old beggar

Therefore, when Hu Mingda first came to Danling State for an inspection, Pang Gaoming approached him and proposed the idea of working together.

Pang Gaoming was very clear that, relying solely on his own strength, he probably didn't have much confidence in obtaining that Nine-Rank Pill.

After all, when he made his move, he was certain that the few who had survived from back then would surely stop him!

Therefore, he needed the help of an outsider at this time, but cooperating with someone who wanted to seize the Origin of Alchemy was, to say the least, like asking a tiger for its hide.

However, Pang Gaoming did not care; his true body was currently in a deep slumber, and he had inherited its will. Everything he did was to help the true body reacquire this Medicinal Pill for further refining!

After nearly one hundred thousand years, the true body's cultivation in Alchemy had also improved significantly, and it was now confident in completing the final step on its own.

Hu Mingda had originally been worrying about how to obtain the Origin of Alchemy; if he were to seize it by force, the commotion would be too great!

Currently, the situation between Thousand Stars State and the other three states was extremely tense; if they caused any major commotion in Danling State, the other three states would surely intervene and cause trouble!

At that point, everything would become uncontrollable, so when Hu Mingda received the order from Wuji Pavilion, he was also instructed to keep a low profile.

Once he made a move, he had to finish it within a short period!

This matter caused him great distress.

He was the Sixth Elder of Wuji Pavilion, with the strength of a Half-Step Yang Solid, only half a step away from a true Breakthrough!

Yet, this very last half-step had blocked him for nearly ten thousand years!

But as long as he could successfully obtain the Origin of Alchemy and return it to Thousand Stars State, the resulting blessing from heaven and earth would surely allow him to break through.

Just then, the appearance of Pang Gaoming gave Hu Mingda a heaven-sent opportunity!

He almost immediately decided on his plan.

That was the plan to help Pang Gaoming seize the Origin of Alchemy for him!

Then, while taking advantage of the moment the other party successfully obtained the Origin of Alchemy, he would directly use a Dao Grade Magic Treasure to wipe him out!

At that time, the Origin of Alchemy would be at its most concentrated moment, and it would only take a short while to collect it all completely.

Of course, that was not what Hu Mingda told Pang Gaoming; at the time, he said that when Pang Gaoming succeeded, he would simply join his Wuji Pavilion and bring the Origin of Alchemy back to Thousand Stars State.

Hu Mingda said that this would be considered bringing back the Origin of Alchemy for Thousand Stars State, and he himself would also receive the blessing from heaven and earth.

After some thought, Pang Gaoming agreed to Hu Mingda's request, and thus the two officially began their cooperation.

Hu Mingda brought a continuous stream of resources and help to Pang Gaoming, allowing him to complete the breaking of the Formation and Restriction as quickly as possible.

Dan Ding was deceived by Pang Gaoming, believing that once he obtained the Medicinal Pill, he could become a supreme Great Grandmaster, so he was also doing his utmost to push this matter forward.

The ending of the story had originally been set.

One hundred years later, when Xuan Hongxue successfully obtained the Medicinal Pill and completed the final step of refining, it would be the moment for Hu Mingda to bring out the Heavenly Source Spirit Gourd and collect the Origin of Alchemy!

But he never expected that Lu Hao would intervene, somehow using some unknown method to pass through the one hundred thousand layers of Formation and Restriction, obtain the Medicinal Pill, and shatter everyone's plans!

Now both sides were on the same front; no matter who it was, they could not accept the Medicinal Pill being successfully refined by Lu Hao!

Therefore, besides those thirty-two Nascent Void Cultivators, Xuan Hongxue and Hu Mingda themselves also suddenly attacked the Formation and Restriction fiercely.

The Cultivators that Hu Mingda had brought with him also attacked in unison, wanting to break the Formation and Restriction as soon as possible.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Bursts of loud roaring sounds rang out continuously, and one could see the one hundred thousand layers of Formation and Restriction decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In just a short while, only eighty thousand remained!

Lu Hao watched the people attacking outside with a calm expression, just preparing to launch a counterattack.

A familiar voice echoed for ten thousand miles, actually drowning out the continuous roaring sound of the collisions!

A ragged, unkempt old man slowly appeared in Lu Hao's field of vision.

Seeing who it was, Lu Hao chuckled and said:

"Old Beggar, long time no see, hahaha. What brings you here today?"

The Old Beggar narrowed his eyes, looked at Lu Hao, and said:

"Today is the day of the greatest turmoil in my Danling State; of course I must come. The Origin of my Danling State must never be taken away by those with ulterior motives!"

"The matter was urgent. When I received the news, I had to go to a few other places, so I was a bit delayed."

The Old Beggar looked at the Formation and Restriction, then said leisurely:

"But I think it shouldn't be too late."

Lu Hao smiled and said:

"Not late, not late. Lu thanks you for your help, Old Mister."

"Little friend Lu, you are too polite. It is we who should be thanking you. If not for your sudden emergence, which disrupted their layout, we wouldn't even know what their true layout was."

"Little friend Lu, by helping my Danling State protect the Origin of Alchemy, you are bringing benefits to billions of Cultivators!"

As he spoke, three more old men appeared behind the Old Beggar, radiating their auras, their energy piercing the rainbow!

They were all at the Ninth Level of the Nascent Void! The three auras intertwined and overlapped, actually giving a faint feeling of tearing the sky apart!

Guo Yongsi also stepped forward to stand with the four of them, aligning himself with their front.

At this point, of the seven Cultivators who had survived the Alchemy session back then, five had already appeared here.

The spectators below had long since retreated a million miles away; if they were caught in the crossfire here, it would be troublesome.

Even now, they still didn't know what was happening; after all, there was an information gap.

Xuan Hongxue also stopped attacking the Formation and Restriction, looked at these people coldly, and said word by word:

"Good, good, good. None of you are dead, and you've all come out today to stop me. I want to see whose hands the prize will fall into today!!"

The Old Beggar stared coldly at Xuan Hongxue and said coldly:

"I was just thinking the same!"

As he said this, an aura surpassing the four others suddenly erupted; it was actually the Half-Step Yang Solid Realm!

"What?! Qu Feiang!! You... you actually broke through to the Half-Step Yang Solid?"

"Hmph! I was at the Eighth Level of the Nascent Void back then! Is it strange that I have broken through to the Half-Step Yang Solid now?! If not for that serious injury, with my Aptitude, I would have fully broken through long ago!"

Hu Mingda, who was to the side, heard this and retorted directly:

"Boastful! Relying on you? You want to rely on your own ability to break through to the Yang Solid Realm? Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue from talking too much?"

He himself had been stuck at the Half-Step Yang Solid, so he naturally scoffed at Qu Feiang's words.

"Don't waste your breath, let's fight and see!"

"Come then! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Qu Feiang snorted coldly and charged directly at Hu Mingda. Seeing this, Hu Mingda was not to be outdone and retaliated immediately.