I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

"Danyangzi, do you know your crime?"

The Medicine Emperor held the Earth's core fire in his hands, his eyes, which had seen through the ancient ways of alchemy, gazing indifferently at Danyangzi, like a god looking down on a lowly ant.

"Crime? Hahaha! What crime have I committed?!" Danyangzi laughed maniacally, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, pointing at the dying child in the distance.

"To become a stepping stone for me to enter the realm of life and death is a blessing this little bastard has accumulated over three lifetimes! The victor is king, the loser is villain—this has always been the way of things! My only regret is that I failed to achieve my goal!"

"Stubborn to the end."

Medicine King Yun Qingzi gently shook his head, the last trace of pity in his eyes vanishing completely.

"Very well. Since you show no remorse, then I will let you experience firsthand the taste of being refined into medicinal herbs amidst endless pain and despair."

As he finished speaking, the hand that held the fire from the earth's core gently grasped Danyangzi's hand.

"A cage of flames, a purgatory for a loyal heart!"

boom!!!

The azure-colored fire from the earth's core seemed to come alive in the hands of the Medicine King!

Flames shot into the sky, instantly transforming into a massive cage composed of countless profound alchemical fire runes, trapping Danyangzi within!

Immediately afterwards, within the cage, wisps of seemingly weak but containing the power to refine all things, azure flames, like maggots clinging to bones, burrowed into Dan Yangzi's body from all directions!

"ah--!!!"

A piercing scream, so shrill it was inhuman, instantly echoed throughout the entire Dan Tower!

Danyangzi frantically channeled his spiritual power, trying to extinguish the flames, but to his horror, he discovered that the flames not only did not go out, but instead used his spiritual power as fuel to burn even more fiercely!

His flesh, blood vessels, bones, and even his soul were being refined bit by bit by the terrifying flames. The excruciating pain that penetrated his very soul drove him almost insane!

"This is...this is...the legendary 'Fire of Refining the Gods'! How could you possibly know such a forbidden technique that has been lost for so long!" Dan Yangzi rolled around in the flames in agony, his face filled with endless fear and disbelief.

The Medicine King Yun Qingzi remained expressionless, simply staring coldly at him.

"I will use your most prized alchemical fire to refine you into a handful of ashes. This is the best punishment for a disgrace to the art of alchemy like you."

All the people from the Pill Tower present felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads as they watched this scene. They were all silent and dared not even breathe.

Their high and mighty Supreme Elder was utterly powerless to resist the mysterious old man!

Finally, after a full incense stick's worth of agonizing wails, Danyangzi's voice gradually faded away.

His powerful Nirvana Realm body, along with his soul, was completely refined into the purest energy source by that terrifying azure flame. In the end, not even a trace of ashes remained.

Both body and soul were destroyed!

Medicine Emperor Yun Qingzi retrieved the Earth Core Flame and returned it to Chu Feng. Then, with a flicker, he returned to the Burial Coffin.

Chu Feng, without any hesitation, directly activated the Burial Coffin, completely devouring the pure energy refined by Dan Yangzi.

After doing all this, his cold gaze slowly fell on the Tower Master of the Pill Tower, who was already pale and slumped on the ground.

"thump!"

The Tower Master of the Pill Tower could no longer withstand the pressure. His knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground, frantically kowtowing and begging for mercy from Chu Feng: "Young Master Chu, spare my life! Young Master Chu, spare my life! This was all Dan Yangzi's idea; it has nothing to do with us!"

"Unrelated?" Chu Feng sneered. "Aiding the wicked is the same as dying."

Too lazy to waste any more words, he directly activated the Burial Coffin. With a flash of bloody light, the tower master of the Pill Tower was swallowed whole.

Immediately, Chu Feng's gaze, like a sharp sword, swept over all the trembling alchemists present.

"Surrender, or die."

These five simple words are like a death sentence.

No one dared to hesitate in the slightest. Led by the Grand Elder, all the members of the Pill Tower knelt down in unison, swearing allegiance in trembling voices.

Thus, the Pill Tower, the sacred site of alchemy that has stood in the Nine Provinces for ten thousand years, has changed hands!

Having dealt with all the enemies, Chu Feng immediately flashed to Dan Chen's side, his brows furrowed as he looked at the child in Dan Chen's arms, whose breath was so weak as to be almost imperceptible.

"Senior, is there any hope for him?" he asked anxiously in his heart.

"Alas, this child's innate medicinal body was forcibly activated, and his foundation has been destroyed. His internal organs and meridians are all failing. Logically speaking, even a god could not save him." The Medicine Emperor's voice carried a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Dan Chen was struck dumb, nearly fainting from the shock.

"However..." the Medicine King changed the subject, "it's not entirely hopeless. In my memory, there is an ancient divine pill called the 'Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill,' which is specifically used to treat this kind of deficiency of one's vital essence. If we can refine it, we can not only save this child's life, but also allow him to turn misfortune into blessing, completely master his innate medicinal body, and have unlimited potential in the future."

"What is the prescription? What medicinal materials are needed?" Chu Feng's spirits lifted.

The Medicine King then transmitted an extremely complex pill formula into Chu Feng's mind.

Chu Feng looked at the densely packed prescription, each one a rare and precious medicinal herb, and felt a headache coming on.

"Don't rush off. Go check out the medicine storehouse in the Pill Tower. Search it thoroughly; you might be able to gather the necessary ingredients," the Medicine King advised.

Chu Feng nodded and said to Dan Chen, who had already fallen into despair, "Elder Dan, don't give up, Fan'er can still be saved!"

After saying that, he picked up the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower and made him lead the way to the Pill Tower's treasury.

Half an hour later, when Chu Feng looked at the mountain of rare medicinal herbs that had almost emptied the entire Pill Tower's treasure vault, a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

"Senior, it's all here! Every single medicinal herb is present!"

"Good! Without further ado, let's start refining the pills immediately!"

Chu Feng made a decisive move and immediately summoned his alchemy furnace in the central alchemy hall of the alchemy tower, preparing to begin refining this ancient divine pill that could bring the dead back to life.

Of course, Chu Feng's current strength is not enough to refine this ancient divine pill on his own, so the Medicine Emperor personally appeared to assist him in refining the pill.

However, just as he put the first ingredient into the alchemy furnace...

In the distant upper realm, within a magnificent palace suspended above the nine heavens, entirely forged from divine jade.

An old man dressed in a star-patterned robe, with Daoist aura flowing around him and an unfathomable presence, suddenly opened his eyes.

He felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if something connected to him by blood had been completely severed.

"Not good!" The old man's expression changed drastically. He did some calculations with his fingers, and his eyes, which seemed to be able to see into the future, instantly became extremely gloomy.

"Something's happened at the Pill Tower in the lower realm!"

"Guards! Go to the lower realm immediately and investigate who dares to threaten the lineage of Dan Yunzi!"

If the Tower Master of the Pill Tower were here, he would be shocked to discover that this old man is none other than Dan Yunzi, the legendary founder of the Pill Tower who has long since ascended to the upper realm and whose whereabouts are unknown!