“Haha, it’s you!” one of the horned tigers said with a cold sneer. There was a scar on the corner of his eye; it had been left by Meng Wei 100 years ago. He had been filled with hate and thirst for vengeance for this entire time. Who would’ve thought that he would have the opportunity to exact revenge now?
He was the first horned tiger to lunge over.
The streak of tigers roared upon seeing this, and they all lunged toward Meng Wei and her companions.
The leading horned tiger had no option but to roar and charge over.
“Kill them! Kill them!” Hu Feiyun shouted as she hid behind Shui Yanyu’s back. She liked to spectate battles and excitement, yet she was especially afraid of death. Thus, she would naturally stay back to watch the commotion while egging others on to join the battle.
Ling Han shook his head, and it didn’t look like he would force her to join the battle.
The Rain Emperor and the others needed to improve through battles, yet Hu Feiyun’s situation was a bit unique. All she needed to do was raise her cultivation level. Empress Luan Xing’s willpower would slowly awaken as she did so, and it would guide her to reach an even higher cultivation level.
Thus, she didn’t need to participate in battles, as the existence of Empress Luan Xing’s willpower meant that she had already “experienced” this process.
Meanwhile, Shui Yanyu seemed very enthusiastic. She drew her sword and charged toward the horned tigers. She didn’t want to be a beauty who couldn’t help in battle—she also wanted to prove her abilities and worth.
Of course, she wasn’t stupid, either, and she chose the weakest member among the streak of tigers. This horned tiger possessed a similar cultivation level to her, and they immediately became locked in an intense battle.
The Asura Demon Emperor was responsible for protecting her. Although his battle prowess was only at the low extreme of the Sun Moon Tier, such a battle prowess was almost saintly in this mystery realm. Thus, Ling Han was extremely at ease.
However, the Asura Demon Emperor didn’t dare to use his power wantonly, as it was possible that he would be targeted by the restrictions in this place.
With both Ling Han and the Asura Demon Emperor not participating in the battle, Meng Wei and the others were quickly plunged into a perilous situation.
Chapter 1178 - Entering the Alchemy Room
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The leading horned tiger was a little puzzled.
He had only suppressed his ferocity and tried to persuade Ling Han and the others to leave because he was apprehensive of their strength. However, judging by the situation right now, these humans had simply come to seek death!
There were only two people who hadn’t joined the battle yet. However, one was a human who was clearly at the Mountain River Tier. Regardless of how powerful he was, his maximum cultivation level could only be at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. A streak of 10 tigers would be enough to deal with him. Meanwhile, the other person was an asinine puppet. Their influence on this battle would be even more negligible.
‘Was I being too cautious?’
The horned tiger felt that this was the case. They had killed and eaten countless humans during the past tens of thousands of years, and they had barely come across any hitch. Humans were indeed very weak.
He became far more at ease upon thinking of this, and he let out a long roar before shouting, “Brothers, attack!”
The dozens of remaining horned tigers roared in reply and instantly charged into battle.
Meng Wei and the others were plunged into an even more precarious situation.
“Handsome guy, hurry up and help us!” Meng Wei shouted.
“Brat, it seems like you’re the leader of these people,” the leading horned tiger said. He glared at Ling Han, and continued, “Very well. I’m the leader of the horned tigers, so let us battle, king to king!”
“Sure!” Ling Han said with a smile. He clenched his right hand into a fist and punched outward.
Boom!
Origin Power surged and Regulations fluctuated, forming a devastating beam of light.
Peng!
A wall was instantly obliterated. However, the power of Ling Han’s fist still hadn’t completely dissipated yet.
Peng, peng, peng, peng!
A whopping 11 walls were obliterated. However, this wasn’t to say that the power of Ling Han’s fist had dissipated. In fact, the might of his fist had already surged out of the manor—there were no more walls for it to obliterate.
The beam of light quickly became a small dot in the distance. However, it left a trail of destruction in its wake, with the deep pits in the ground revealing its devastating might.
The environment in the Immortal Realm was extremely stable, and it was very difficult for cultivators at the Mountain River Tier to cause widespread damage. However, Ling Han had already reached the pinnacle level of the Mountain River Tier, and his power was more so eight stars above his cultivation level. Thus, his destructive power was also becoming stronger by the day.
The leading horned tiger winced, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
“I missed…” Ling Han muttered to himself. He then grinned, and said, “What did you say just then? You wanted to battle me, king to king?”
‘Battle my f*cking a*s!’
The leading horned tiger wanted to cry. ‘You’re just toying with me now!’
Ling Han’s strike had been terrifying, and even if the entire streak of tigers were to defend against it together, it was still extremely likely that they would be insta-killed.
He finally came to a realization. ‘These humans are indeed very ordinary—except for this man!’
“Stop the battle! Stop the battle!” he shouted frantically.
“It’s already too late,” Ling Han said. “I can’t wait to eat some tiger meat.”
He flicked his finger and instantly disposed of the leading horned tiger.
He had initially wanted to toy with the leading horned tiger for a little longer, but upon thinking of the alchemical pills and pill recipes that might be in the manor, he decided to deal with him as quickly as possible. If he allowed the battle to drag on for too long, who knew what unforeseen circumstances would arise.
These horned tigers killed and ate people, so why did he need to show them any mercy?
Sword Qi swept through the surroundings, and horned tigers fell to the ground dead wherever Ling Han passed. At the same time, he stored all of their corpses into his Black Tower. These were his spoils of battle, so of course he didn’t need to share them with Meng Wei and the others.
“This is so easy! Riding on someone’s coattail feels so good!” Meng Wei and the others exclaimed.
They had initially thought that this would be a fierce and dangerous battle. However, it had ended up being extremely simple and relaxed.
Meng Wei led them into the depths of the manor. There was a secret room here, and it was protected with restrictions.
“The restrictions were a lot more complete when we discovered this place 100 years ago,” Meng Wei said. 100 years ago was when she had discovered this place using her unique technique and found that it was filled with alchemical pills.
“That streak of tigers probably resided here in the hopes of opening this secret room as well,” Ling Han speculated. After reaching the Immortal level, the cultivation path of Demonic Beasts was almost identical to that of humans. Thus, alchemical pills refined by humans were also useful to Demonic Beasts.
“Anyhow, the restriction here is still fairly powerful,” Ling Han said as he continued to study it. Although this restriction had already existed for a very long time, it still possessed an extraordinary might. If this hadn’t been the case, the large streak of tigers would have been able to crack it a long time ago.
“Handsome guy, can you crack this restriction?” Meng Wei asked.
“I’ll try,” Ling Han replied. He didn’t mak
e any promises. He walked around the surroundings as he tried to gather a rough understanding of the restriction.
He quickly reached a conclusion. With his deduction abilities, he would be able to crack this restriction in around 10 years.
This would be an impossible task under normal circumstances. After all, this mystery realm would become extremely dangerous in half a year’s time. If outsiders didn’t leave, they would all be massacred. Where would he find 10 years?
However, Ling Han owned a Reincarnation Tree!
Using the fact that he needed to concentrate on studying the restriction as an excuse, he shooed Meng Wei and the others away. He then ordered the Asura Demon Emperor to guard the secret room. Meanwhile, he entered the Black Tower to complete comprehension under the Reincarnation Tree.
One day, two days, three days…
11 days passed, and a confident smile spread across Ling Han’s face.
He had spent an extra day as he had needed to frequently enter and exit the Black Tower. Observing and studying the restriction consumed a fair amount of time.
He called everyone over.
Meng Wei appeared quite astonished, and she exclaimed, “Handsome guy, you’re already able to crack the restriction?”
Only 11 days had passed!
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “I can’t help it. I’m a genius, after all!”
Everyone chuckled upon hearing this. Ling Han wasn’t exaggerating. Being able to crack this restriction in 11 days was a freakish accomplishment—of course, this was under the condition that he succeeded.
Ling Han didn’t waste any time speaking. Instead, he continued to move around, making a few striking motions here, and another few striking motions there. It looked like he was pretending to be some mystical being. After watching him for a while, Hu Feiyun couldn’t help but yawn.
She had never been a patient person.
An hour passed, and everyone suddenly felt as if a weight had been lifted off their shoulders. However, they couldn’t see any visible difference in the surroundings.
“I’ve removed the restriction,” Ling Han said with a smile. He walked toward the room, and sure enough, he made it to the door without suffering a single attack.
He pushed the door of the secret room. It was a stone door, and it made a series of cracking and grinding sounds as it slowly swung inward.
Everyone’s eyes widened in eager anticipation.
The door opened, revealing the pitch-black of the room.
However, immortals naturally didn’t need light to be able to see clearly. They could see the rows of pill cabinets lining the room, all of which were filled with vials of pills.
“We’re rich! We’re rich!” Meng Wei and the others shouted in delight.
Ling Han was the first to enter, and the others all followed behind him.
“So many high-grade Divine Pills!”
“This is the Bone-grinding Pill, and it can increase the toughness of one’s bones.”
“The is the Thousand Crane Pill, and it can free one from the Regulations of heaven and earth for a short while, thereby allowing them to fly.”
“This is the Frost Pill, and it allows one to become immune to ice and snow element secret techniques for a short period of time!”
“Aaaah!”
They were all over the moon as they read the labels on the vials. However, Meng Wei suddenly wailed in anguish when she uncorked one of the vials.
“Leader, what’s wrong?”
“Leader, are you finally cracking because you couldn’t fulfill your desires the other day?”
Her underlings all started to tease her.
“T-the pills have already turned into dust!” There was a look of anguish on Meng Wei’s face.
Chapter 1179 - Berserk Blood Spirit Pill
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‘What?!’
Everyone rushed over to look. Sure enough, there was no alchemical pill in the vial. The only thing remaining was a layer of dust on the bottom.
“No way… This can’t be!”
“What about the other pills?”
They started going through the cabinets and checking the other vials. However, without any exception, all of the pills had turned into dust—they had been sitting here for far too long. They became more and more disappointed with each vial that they checked. In fact, they felt as if their hearts were about to shatter.
The pills here were all at least Level Five Divine Pills, and each of them would have commanded an insane price if auctioned. With the large number of pills in this place, the sum of their worth would have been unfathomable. However, they had barely begun to dream about their riches before they were given a rude awakening.
The pills had all disintegrated into dust!
How could they not go crazy?
Ling Han didn’t find this surprising. Time was the greatest enemy of all existence. So what if these were Divine Pills? They still couldn’t escape the test of time. Of course, the higher the level of a pill, the longer it would be able to last. If a pill reached level 10 or above, perhaps it would even develop a spirit and become an intelligent life form!
It would then be a so-called pill spirit, a supreme treasure of the world. Once a Divine Pill gained life, its medicinal effects wouldn’t decrease anymore. Instead, it would absorb the essence of heaven and earth and wound up with even stronger medicinal effects!
However, a pill had to be level 10 or above in order for it to develop a spirit. Not only that, but it would also need to endure a profound amount of time. Even with these two conditions satisfied, there was still no guarantee that a pill would be able to form a spirit and gain life.
Anyhow, who would be willing to refine a Divine Pill and just let it sit there?
“Judging by these pills, this alchemist was below level nine,” Ling Han murmured to himself. “Thus, the pills that he refined are all between level five and level eight. However, pill recipes at this level are the most useful to me.
“I can only refine Level Five Divine Pills right now, but it won’t be long before I break through to the Sun Moon Tier. At that time, even refining Level Eight Divine Pills won’t be too difficult.
“Let’s look around. There should be some pill recipes in this room.”
Sure enough, he found an entire shelf of pill recipes after searching around for a while!
Each pill recipe was recorded in a book. However, their age meant that they were extremely frail. In fact, they would turn into dust at the slightest of touches. Thus, Ling Han placed the shelf—along with its contents—in the Black Tower. That way, they wouldn’t be able to crumble even if they wanted to.
He immediately made two copies of each of the pill recipes. He then retrieved the originals and copies, and said, “Leader Meng, according to our earlier agreement, each of us is allowed to make a copy of the pill recipes. I’ve already made the copies, and the originals are also here. Pick whichever ones you want.”
“When did you make the copies?” Meng Wei asked. She was still sifting through the vials of alchemical pills, stubbornly trying to find a vial that was fortunate enough to have “survived”.
“Heh, just pick,” Ling Han said. He obviously wouldn’t tell her that he had entered the Black Tower and made the copies in the blink of an eye. Moreover, he had made two copies, not one.
Meng Wei carefully compared the two versions. After confirming that not a single character was different, she nodded, and said, “Cooperating with handsome guys indeed gives one peace of mind. Oi, oi, oi, our cooperation is about to end, so why don’t we have a one-night stand before we each go our own ways? I’ve been holding back for so many days, and I’m already itching to go!”
“Beat it!” Ling Han said as he put one of the copies away. However, he left the original pill recipes for her—these would disintegrate upon being touched anyway.
Meng Wei wore a puzzled expression, and murmured, “Have I become less char
ming? That’s impossible! My breasts haven’t become smaller, and my waist hasn’t become thicker. My bottom is also as shapely as before. So, why can’t I win this handsome guy over? Could it be… that he doesn’t like women…? Gasp!”
“I can hear you!” Ling Han said in an irritated voice.
“Leader! Leader!” someone shouted. Their voice was filled with excitement.
“What’s wrong?” Meng Wei asked. “It’s not like the sky has collapsed or anything. Even if it has, don’t we still have this handsome guy to hold it up for us?”
“There’s a vial of pills that haven’t disintegrated yet!” the person shouted.
“What?!” Meng Wei jumped up and immediately dashed over.
Even Ling Han followed behind her curiously.
Most of the pills had already turned into dust, yet there was one vial whose contents hadn’t. Even those who didn’t understand alchemy could guess that there was something extraordinary about this vial of pills. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to last until now.
“Berserk Blood Spirit Pill?” Meng Wei accepted the vial of pills and read its label. “What kind of pill is this?”
Everyone shook their heads. None of them had ever heard of this pill before.
“Heh, this is a rare Sun Moon Tier pill. It can help those at the Sun Moon Tier raise their cultivation level by one sub-minor level. In other words, it can save them tens of thousands of years of time.” A voice suddenly traveled over, explaining the use of this pill.
“Who is it?” They all turned around to look at the door.
“I’m Ji Zhengping,” the person standing at the door said. However, due to the darkness of the room, and due to the fact that light was coming down from behind him, they could only make out his silhouette. Even so, they could still tell that he was a very slim person.
The person paused for a moment before saying, “Hand the Divine Pill over, and I can spare your lives.”
“What if we don’t?” Meng Wei asked.
“If you don’t?” Ji Zhengping chuckled and spread his right hand open. There was an egg-sized object in his hand, and he said, “This is a Viper Poison Explosive Pill. It will explode immediately once thrown, and it will also release a terrifying poison—believe me, no one below the Sun Moon Tier will be able to survive. Humans won’t, and Demonic Beasts won’t, either. If you inhale even a wisp, you’ll die of the poison in half a breath’s time. There’s no exception to this.”
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