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The green and blue flames were suspended a foot above the ground, pulsing steadily.

That seemingly calm flame contained a temperature that caused one's heart to palpitate. One could faintly see that the space around the flame was burning to the point of trembling.

From this, it could be seen just how terrifying the flames were!

Above the flame was a medicine cauldron that was about half the size of a human head. The green gas around the cauldron was dense, and from time to time, strange sounds came out from the cauldron.

Clearly, the medicinal pill that was being refined within this medicinal cauldron was definitely not ordinary!

A middle-aged man with a pale complexion and bloodshot eyes was staring at the medicinal cauldron in front of him. His face was filled with excitement as even his lips were trembling slightly. "The Essence Purification Pill is finally about to be formed …"

This was a deep canyon located at the border of the Eastern Region, Tianwu Kingdom, in a mountain range called the Pill King Valley.

In this endless mountain range, there were countless valleys like this one. The Medicine God Valley, however, was the most famous one in these valleys.

The reason for this was, in the Medicine Valley, there lived a grade five Medicine King that could shake the Eastern Region — Lin City!

When Lin City was mentioned, everyone's first impression was that Lin Mu's pill refining skills were unparalleled in the world. Lin City seemed to have access to all sorts of pills below Grade 5. In the entire Eastern Region, there was almost no one who could compare to it. It could even be called a godly art!

Other than the divine arts of alchemy, what was even more interesting was the strange physique of Lin City's' Heavenly Life and Death Pulse '.

In the World of the Nine Continents, if anyone wanted to step onto the road of cultivation, they had to have two essential prerequisites — meridians that could allow their elemental energy to circulate normally, as well as an outstanding physique.

If he wanted to advance further, he would have to step into the Dao of Immortality. The foundation of his fleshly body was transcendent, and even more so, the foundation of his cultivation!

As for Lin Cheng, he had a Heavenly Life or Death Pulse when he was born. His meridians had shrunk and it was impossible for him to contain heaven and earth origin energy. He was determined by his family to be a cultivation trash and unable to cultivate for the rest of his life.

Because of this, Lin Cheng was greatly humiliated and looked down upon by his clan members.

Annoyed, he ran away from home at the age of fifteen, traveled the world, and went through all sorts of hardships, treading the mountains and valleys where magical beasts wreaked havoc, looking for miraculous medicines. In order to change the trash constitution of his Heaven's Life and Death Meridian, he narrowly escaped death countless times.

Fortunately, the effort he put in wasn't in vain. Because of this, he was familiar with the characteristics of countless medicinal herbs and obtained quite a few pill formulas. But the most fortunate thing was that he accidentally discovered a kind of Heaven and Earth Primordial Flame in a dangerous place — Azure Flame!

Although he was a cripple and did not have any elemental energy in his body, he had managed to obtain a strand of azure fire after numerous attempts!

Dozens of years later, he was honored as the Pill King.

During this period of time, he'd searched the world for spirit medicines and improved the pill recipes, finally allowing him to research and produce the Marrow Washing Spirit Pill.

"Gulp …"

Within the medicinal cauldron, the strange sounds became even louder, and the strong medicinal fragrance could not be concealed even by the cauldron lid as it pervaded the air.

Lin Cheng was extremely excited, "It's a success! The Bone Ablutionary Dan was finally going to be a success!"

At this moment, he clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of excitement and expectation. "After consuming the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead, I will no longer be at the Heaven's Life and Death Pulse. I will be like a normal person and step onto the path of cultivation. One day, I will even be able to step onto the path of immortality …"

A refreshing fragrance exuded from the medicinal cauldron, causing an intoxicated expression to appear on Lin Cheng's face.

"Hu!"

He took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down. However, his hands were still trembling uncontrollably as he reached out towards the cauldron.

The Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead that could rejuvenate a person was right in front of his eyes. This was the supreme dan he had yearned for in his life. His life was going to change immensely. How could he not be excited?

"Marrow Cleansing Divine Pill!"

Lin Cheng mumbled and was about to lift the lid of the cauldron.

Swoosh!

However, right at this moment, a sharp piercing sound rang out, and in the next moment, a cold light shot out, aiming straight for Lin City's vitals, overflowing with killing intent.

In a split-second, Lin City's spirit was on the verge of passing away. However, the many years of hardships he had gone through had quickly calmed him down.

At the moment when the cold light was about to touch his body, Lin Cheng used all his strength and rolled on the ground, preparing to escape with the cauldron in his arms.

Swish!

However, just as Lin Cheng's hands were about to touch the Cauldron, he felt his hands loosen as the Cauldron was snatched away by someone.

At the same time, a thin sword was stabbed into the ground at Lin Cheng's original position, leaving only the hilt exposed.

Lin Cheng was furious, "Who is it! Who stole my Cauldron! "Come out!"

He had gone through countless dangers and searched bitterly for half his life to refine this Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead, yet it was taken away by someone else. How could he not be angry?

"Zuo Mu!" It's you! "

After the rage subsided, Lin Cheng's mind raced. Before he started concocting pills, he had asked his good friend Zuo Mu, who had great strength, to guard the valley. How could such an unexpected turn of events occur?!

Other than Zuo Mu, no one else knew that he was concocting the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead. How could someone come and snatch it? Even if there was, he might not be a match for Zuo Mu, this expert at the peak of the Arterial Circulation Realm!

There was only one possibility, and that was Zuo Mu!

"That's right, it's me!"

A voice suddenly sounded from the dense jungle ahead. Following which, a tall and handsome man walked out of the jungle with big steps.

Behind him followed seven or eight men in long robes, as well as a charming woman in a long skirt.

When Lin Cheng saw these people, his expression changed drastically and disbelief appeared in his eyes. "Zuo Mu, you actually walked with them?!"

The seven to eight people behind Zuo Mu were all enemies of Lin City. There were even two alchemists among them. They could be said to be his mortal enemies!

He didn't expect that his good friend would actually come together with his enemy.

"Why are you doing this!" Lin Cheng asked angrily.

Zuo Mu said expressionlessly, "It's very simple. It's for the Bone Ablutionary Dan!"

Lin Cheng's heart trembled. It was really for the Bone Ablutionary Dan!

Anger!

Shortly after, a surge of rage rose in his heart. The only hope he had in entering the path of cultivation was the Bone Ablutionary Dan. These people actually still wanted to snatch it!

"When you were on the verge of death, I used pills to save you. After that, you will recuperate your body and recover in a short span of three years. In addition, your power will advance by leaps and bounds, going from the 3rd level of the Arterial Circulation Realm to becoming an expert who has stepped into the Danhai Realm! "And you …"

Lin Cheng angrily said, "Is this how you repay me?!"

"That's right. I have never denied what you said. If it wasn't for you saving me, I might have been killed long ago, let alone taking revenge. To me, it is indeed a rebirth of grace! "

Zuo Mu's expression was calm, without a trace of shame on his face. "Lin Cheng, to you, this Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead can indeed help you to be reborn and give you an exceptional talent in cultivation. However, you are now in your middle age, so even if you have talent in cultivation, what realm would you be able to reach?! "

Lin Cheng's face was dark as he glared furiously at Zuo Mu.

Zuo Mu shook his head and smiled, "You may only reach the Arterial Circulation Realm for the rest of your life. Don't even think about breaking through to the Danhai Realm. Why waste this divine pellet?"

Lin Cheng was infuriated as he said in a cold voice, "So you threw away your pride, tore off your face, and came to snatch the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead?!"

"My goal is to get the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead. For me, the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead has a huge effect as a guarantee for me to advance from the Arterial Circulation Realm to the Danhai Realm. Once I step into the Danhai Realm, I will be able to step onto the path of immortality.

"It really is a good plan!"

His gaze swept across the few people behind Zuo Mu and said angrily, "You want the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead? No problem! Because you have enough talent, it's not a waste for the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead to be used on you. But what about them?! What do you want from these apothecaries? "My pill formulas?"

Lin City recognized these few people. They were all famous alchemists from various places. When Lin Cheng's fame was rising, he had sparred with these alchemists several times and they were all slightly superior to him.

Later on, Lin City went to various places to search for treasures of heaven and earth, and they also had conflicts with each other. Therefore, they were not unfamiliar with each other.

"Pah!" Pow! "Pah!"

The person behind Zuo Mu clapped lightly with a pleased smile on his face, "As expected of the Medicine King, you are indeed a dragon among men, you are extremely intelligent!" That's right, since you're going to die, what's the use of keeping the pill formula? Why don't you hand it over, and consider it as doing good deeds and doing good deeds? "

Another old man took two steps forward and arrogantly said: "This old man is rather interested in the azure flame within the heart of the Medicine King."

"As long as these alchemists can obtain your alchemy recipes and azure flames, their skill in alchemy will not be weaker than yours." The pills that I need in the future will be provided by them! "

Zuo Mu spoke without any concealment, "Although your alchemy skills walk alone in the Eastern Region, you don't have any Yuan Li in your body and can't refine higher level pills. As for these few people, they can!"

"What a good plan!"

Lin Cheng's countenance turned extremely gloomy, as hatred filled his heart. When his gaze landed on the only female present, his eyes turned ice-cold.

"Princess Anya, when you begged me to heal your royal father, you promised me that the Kingdom of Tian Wu would never make things difficult for me. I wonder why your Highness is here today?"

"Your Highness Pill King has miraculously returned to life, and you have treated my royal father's illness, as well as used pills to extend my royal father's life. Anya is extremely grateful."

Princess Anya's red lips parted slightly, her posture graceful, but her words were enough to freeze Lin Cheng's bones. "It is because of your endless gratitude to Your Highness Pill King that Your Excellency has been able to peacefully refine these pills in the Pill King Valley and not be disturbed by outsiders. It is only because Anya has obstructed all those who covet Your Excellency Pill King, that the two of us owe each other nothing!"

"Hahaha …"

Lin Cheng was infuriated to the extreme and laughed out loud, "Good! They didn't owe each other anything! "For Lin City to be able to refine pills peacefully, I must really thank Princess Anya and the royal family for taking care of me. Hahaha …"

"Lin Cheng, as a member of the Lin Family, you should contribute to the family!" A middle-aged man said loudly, "On account of us being from the same sect, if you hand over the pill formulas, I can help you beg everyone to let you go."

Lin Cheng's expression instantly turned ice-cold, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour. He glared at the person in front of him and said, "Lin Tao, you are really my good brother! "Back then you humiliated me in the family, and now you dare to steal my pill formula, I must thank you for your respect!"

This middle-aged man's name was Lin Tao, and he was Lin City's half-brother. He was also an apothecary, but now, he wanted to face him in life and death as well, causing Lin City to rage.

"Lin Cheng, back then, you left home without permission, and this was already a serious crime. Now that my family has sent me to capture you, if you know what's good for you, hand over the pill formula. Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing brotherly affection!" After being ridiculed by Lin Cheng, Lin Tao's face darkened as he spoke with killing intent.

"Haha …"

Lin Cheng laughed out loud, "Everyone knows what you guys are thinking, why do you need to find so many reasons?!"

"Lin City, cut the crap!" An apothecary shouted, "Hand over the pill formula and tell me where the azure blue flames are hidden. You can leave an intact corpse here today. Otherwise, I'll let you have a taste of the burning flames!"

"You think you're qualified?!" Lin Cheng's expression was ice-cold, his black hair fluttering in the wind. "My Lin City may have had a rough life, but I've never lowered my head to anyone before. Do you think you're worthy of threatening me like that?!"

He looked around with an icy gaze. Zuo Mu, Lin Tao, Princess Anya of the Kingdom of Tian Wu, as well as a few other famous apothecaries in the Eastern Prefecture had long since sealed off their escape routes. Determination filled his eyes.

"My Lin City has gone through so many hardships and hardships to reach this point, how can we allow you all to humiliate us?!" Lin Cheng decisively said, "If you want to achieve your goal, you'll have to step over my dead body!"