187: The Immortal Drunken Pill has terrible side effects!
Yan Poshan's hand, gripping the medicinal bottle, did not loosen for a long time.
Li Yan smiled, trying to snatch the bottle back, but Yan Poshan's face remained taut.
"Nephew, although this Immortal Pill can assist your Cultivation."
"But!"
"You must, absolutely must… be careful not to let the rapidly increasing cultivation base cloud your mind, and you must know when to stop."
"You can appropriately use this Immortal Pill, but don't pursue Cultivation to the point of Qi Deviation; you must…"
Yan Poshan dared not reveal the news from the White Jade Capital, for his daughter's life, and for the lives of all his old friends present.
He could only utter some seemingly strange words until the impatient voice of Immortal Weng with One Eye rang out in Yan Poshan's mind.
[Yan Poshan, you talk too much.]
[If you dare reveal even a hint of information, everyone present, including Li Yan and Yan Qingqing, will be wiped out by this old man!]
Only then did Yan Poshan release his grip and give the bottle of Immortal Pills to Li Yan.
The surrounding crowd was filled with jealousy, and Yan Poshan's daughter, Yan Qingqing, pouted, her face full of envy.
"Daddy, you descended from the White Jade Capital and brought a gift for Brother Li, but you didn't bring one for me."
"What does that mean!"
Yan Qingqing stood with her hands on her hips, looking very annoyed.
But she didn't know that cultivating too quickly was useless.
What awaited them in the White Jade Capital was not paradise, but purgatory!
No matter what your identity was in the Lower Realm, whether you were a respected elder, a Sect Prodigy, or a murderous evil cultivator.
Once you ascended to the White Jade Capital, all beings were equal! Everyone was a humanoid Immortal Plant, and everyone had to die.
Except for a small number chosen to be dogs, most people could not escape the fate of entering the Pill Furnace.
Yan Poshan forced a very strained smile: "Daughter, Daddy hopes you can play and enjoy yourself as you wish."
"Daddy won't force you to Cultivate anymore, or force you to endure hardships."
Yan Qingqing showed a confused expression, feeling that her Daddy wasn't very happy after his Ascension, seemingly preoccupied.
But it seemed for some reason, Daddy couldn't say some things?
Li Yan, holding the bottle of Immortal Pills, chuckled: "Uncle Yan, I won't disturb your father-daughter reunion."
"I need to hurry and Cultivate!"
Li Yan was seen happily taking the bottle of Immortal Pills and turning to return to the Forget Dust Hall.
His every move was watched by Immortal Weng with One Eye in the sky.
Immortal Weng with One Eye snorted coldly: "That Yan Poshan almost ruined things."
"But fortunately, this Li Yan is obsessed with Cultivation, putting all his attention on the Immortal Pills, hehe."
This one-eyed old man mistakenly thought Li Yan was blinded by the Immortal Pills and obsessed with Cultivation.
Seeing Li Yan enter the Forget Dust Hall, he felt relieved.
Meanwhile, Yan Poshan, back at the Blood Servant Sect, spent an hour with complex emotions, watching his daughter complain in front of him.
Immortal Weng with One Eye had promised him one hour, and it was indeed just one hour.
Feeling that time was running out, Yan Poshan's large hand pressed on Yan Qingqing's head.
"Daughter, Daddy is leaving."
"When Daddy returns next time, I'll bring you some good things."
At this moment, Yan Qingqing clearly sensed Yan Poshan's strangeness; it seemed Daddy wasn't happy in the White Jade Capital.
Could it be that someone in the White Jade Capital was bullying Daddy?
At this time, Yan Qingqing secretly clenched her fists, vowing to redouble her efforts in Cultivation and ascend early!
That way, she could go to the White Jade Capital, Cultivate even harder, and strive to support her Daddy.
An Immortal Crane flew from afar, accompanied by a long crane cry, and amidst the swirling clouds, Yan Poshan slowly ascended.
No one had ever thought that in an atmosphere filled with Immortal Qi, Yan Poshan was not going to paradise, but to the man-eating Upper Realm.
As Yan Poshan returned to the South Heaven Gate, Immortal Weng with One Eye pulled out a golden-wood willow branch and lashed Yan Poshan fiercely.
Splat!
The barbed golden-wood willow branch tore a gash across Yan Poshan's face.
Accompanying the intense stinging pain, Yan Poshan clenched his fists and endured silently.
Immortal Weng with One Eye's tone was full of warning.
"Yan Poshan, I allowed you a father-daughter reunion, yet you repeatedly tried to reveal heavenly secrets."
"As the saying goes, heavenly secrets must not be revealed. If you dare again next time, this Immortal Weng will not mind sending you and your daughter to reunite."
"I'll have your whole family neatly enter the furnace."
Yan Poshan lowered his head: "I am willing to accept punishment. I will bear the consequences of my actions alone; do not implicate my family!"
Immortal Weng with One Eye raised an eyebrow: "Good! Turn around, I'll punish you with 100 lashes!"
"You two, lash him hard for me!"
At Immortal Weng with One Eye's command, two young attendants took the willow branches and began to fiercely lash Yan Poshan's back.
Despite the willow branches being light, each lash could tear flesh from his body, and coupled with the potent poison on the golden-wood willow branches, the wounds felt like a ball of fire, or thousands of ants crawling, incredibly itchy and unbearably painful.
Everything Yan Poshan endured, Li Yan saw clearly through the Dao patterns.
Sitting on the golden-patterned lotus platform in the Forget Dust Hall, Li Yan's face was stern.
"Yan Poshan tried to remind me and hint at me multiple times."
"It seems this person still has some conscience."
"If I hadn't known the situation, those few words of his would have been enough to alert me."
If Li Yan had been unaware of the White Jade Capital, Yan Poshan's hints, given at the risk of death, would have been enough for Li Yan to sense something.
Unfortunately, Yan Poshan was firmly controlled by the White Jade Capital, and Li Yan was powerless to help him, only hoping he could live longer.
There was no time to feel sorry for Yan Poshan; Li Yan needed to master the Space Rending Claw as quickly as possible!
Now that Immortal Weng with One Eye's surveillance of him was relaxing, he had to seize the opportunity!
He took out the Immortal Pills Yan Poshan had brought and opened them.
When he smelled the medicinal scent earlier, Li Yan had vaguely sensed it.
He then used the System to identify the side effects!
[Drunken Immortal Pill]
[Effect: Accelerates Cultivation.]
[Side Effect: Taking too much will make one dull and foolish.]
Indeed!
It was exactly as Li Yan had thought; Immortal Weng with One Eye would not give him anything good.
This Drunken Immortal Pill was meant for humanoid Immortal Plants, just like Five-Stone Powder; taking too much would make one foolish.
But for Li Yan, this was an excellent treasure!
He unhesitatingly took out a Drunken Immortal Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.
[You have consumed the Drunken Immortal Pill with extremely strong side effects, triggering side effect reversal!]
[Side Effect: Dullness and foolishness reversed → Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability!]
[Current Effect: Hundredfold Comprehension Ability boost!]
After taking a Drunken Immortal Pill, Li Yan's thoughts instantly cleared, and he felt his brain was clearer than ever before.
The Drunken Immortal Pill, which originally made people intoxicated and muddled, turned into a potent stimulant once it entered his stomach.
Li Yan, who already had high talent, combined with the boost from this Drunken Immortal Pill, produced terrifying Comprehension Ability.
Li Yan sensed his surroundings, and after confirming no one was monitoring him, he raised his hand.
"Dragon Claw!"
Li Yan's fingers transformed into golden Dragon Claws.
[Host has comprehended Dragon Soul Protection!]
In just this short time, Li Yan had miniaturized the Dragon Soul Golden Body.
He began to use this golden Dragon Claw to tear open a crack.