As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1631 - 429: Heavenly Poison Rising Dragon Pill, the Ubiquity of the Underworld, the Old Dragon God Betrayed [Monthly Ticket Requested]
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Yet, Fang Hanshu didn't sink into utter despair, since a spark of hope lingered.
His eyes turned toward Li Che, dressed in a black shirt adorned with golden lotus embroidery, hovering suspended in the sky, his expression soft and entirely non-threatening.
Evidently picking up on Fang Hanshu's stare, Li Che tilted his head a touch and gave a subtle smile: "Great Elder, no need to worry."
"Everything remains perfectly stable."
Fang Hanshu experienced a mild shock.
Evidently, the full implication of Li Che's assurance about perfect stability escaped him.
"The Underworld, it's present in every corner."
Li Che paused briefly before elaborating.
The instant after, he descended smoothly onto the city wall, fingers splayed open, and the Guanyin Lotus Main Battle Tank materialized at once, settling down beside him as Li Che laid his palm against it, his gaze radiating vivid light.
Meanwhile.
Within the study room.
Li Che's actual body, with eyes glowing softly.
Lv Taibai's push toward the Divine Tribulation Realm had caught Li Che somewhat off guard.
Thankfully, though, a transmission arrived from Gu Changqing, the Soul Capturing Alchemy Saint, announcing the successful creation of the Heavenly Poison Pill and the Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill.
This effectively sealed the last element in Li Che's strategy for pursuing the Old Dragon God.
With a casual snap.
The dark chess token warped and grew in the air, reshaping into Gu Changqing's profoundly deferential figure.
"Lord!"
Gu Changqing appeared in his alchemist's robe, his features brimming with thrill and zeal.
"You've completed the refinement?"
Li Che inquired, a grin on his face.
Certainly, soul capturing proved most effective for enlisting experts, such as this Alchemy Saint Gu Changqing, who delivered immense support.
Li Che had once considered handling pill refinement personally, yet his grasp of alchemy stayed shallow; he'd need to begin from the basics.
Such an endeavor would demand vast mental energy, far less gratifying than the current setup of directly ensnaring an alchemy saint to manage the crafting.
"Divine Weapon Saint Hand, Divine Pill Saint Hand, Divine Talisman Saint Hand, Divine Sculpture Saint Hand, Divine Array Saint Hand... Among these five key crafts, I've secured two saints already, and later I'll pursue those for divine weapon, divine talisman, and divine array."
"To truly claim the title of all-profession saint hand!"
Li Che burst into robust laughter.
The soul-capturing power, after all, formed part of Li Che's own arsenal?
Under those terms, declaring oneself an all-profession saint hand carried no fault at all?
"Show me..."
Li Che narrowed his gaze, curiosity piqued by the Poison Pill.
Gu Changqing beamed, flicked his sleeve abruptly, and a dark jade bottle rose into the air.
Through a thought, a sleek black pill, lustrous like fine jade and emitting a radiant sheen, emerged from the bottle—not looking like a mere pill, but more akin to a precious black jade orb.
Furthermore, an intensely potent herbal aroma permeated the space, stirring the body and spirit into eager agitation.
Without prior knowledge, who'd suspect it as a Poison Pill?
All would mistake it for some exceptional Treasure Elixir!
"How does one deploy it? You can't simply make someone swallow it outright; folks aren't idiots—they won't just gulp down a mysterious tablet."
Li Che eyed the Poison Pill appreciatively, then shifted his attention to Gu Changqing with intrigued inquiry.
Gu Changqing responded smilingly: "Lord, this [Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill] stands as the crowning achievement among the Heavenly Poison Pills from the Yin Xuan Ancestor, featuring a distinctive activation: guided by intent, the pill spins—one turn yields mist, two turns thickens it, three turns... up to nine turns unleashing a celestial poison veil, with the rising dragon pill taking shape, beyond even gods' rescue."
Hearing this, Li Che grasped the pill's application right away.
"A wide-area assault?"
"Precisely, Lord... And this serves as the Detoxification Pill; once consumed, it provides lifelong resistance to the Rising Dragon Pill's toxin."
Gu Changqing, showing utter devotion, produced a pristine white jade bottle.
Li Che chuckled aloud.
He nodded, extracted the Detoxification Pill, and took it in—tasting faintly sweet.
White sugar—Gu Changqing had mixed in white sugar!
Li Che's eyes sparkled intensely as he stored the Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill, clapping Gu Changqing on the back: "Excellent..."
"For the next fine accomplishment, you'll receive early rewards."
Having dangled this promise to the captured soul.
Li Che then loosened up his frame.
Fingers extended fully, he skipped the Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame for concealment, instead drawing forth the black and white Underworld Yama Mask and affixing it over his features.
As his eyes snapped open, golden flames blazed and danced.
Fist closing tight, the Thunder Chess Piece gripped firmly in his grasp.
His entire form then disappeared tracelessly.
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...
The clash stood poised to ignite!
As the imperial army's Mystic Iron Spirit Wood Warships drew within five li of Qianyuan Taoist City.
Tension gripped everyone's hearts without fail!
Yet nobody wavered, none retreated; each unleashed a mighty aura, poised in readiness.
Bracing for combat!
All recognized too that the court's renewed assault on Qianyuan Taoist City would strike with greater ferocity and gravity than before—the regime tolerated a single setback, yet hardly a repeat!
The array of powerhouses atop Qianyuan Taoist City locked their sights downward too, projecting auras to apply crushing force.
Rumble—!!!
Once the warships came to a stop, Xie Yushen's gaze sharpened instinctively.
He glanced at Grandmaster Huang Mei nearby, and distantly at Ning Caisen, Sect Master of the Seven Treasures Divine Sect, his eyes profound.
Meanwhile, the Old Dragon God donned gleaming golden armor, his twin dragon horns poised as if to rend the heavens, locks whipping wildly, exuding raw savagery.
He advanced a step, launching skyward.
Abruptly, his figure twisted, shifting into his authentic True Dragon shape—a colossal hundred-zhang serpentine form materialized above Qianyuan Taoist City, shrouded in gloomy clouds, with dragon whiskers, horns, and scales gradually revealing themselves, glinting with splendor!