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Chapter 181 Pills that can help one break through to the Dao Realm?

Huang Zongshao was taken hostage by Xu Ning and brought to their residence.

As soon as Xu Ning entered the courtyard, he knocked out all of Huang Zongshao's subordinates with his true energy.

"What's that noise?"

At that moment, Xiang Nanchun heard the sound and opened the door.

Then Huang Zongshao was seen being controlled by Xu Ning, and his subordinates from the Demonic Sect were lying on the ground.

"I heard you were looking for me?"

Xu Ning looked at Xiang Nanchun with a half-smile.

Xiang Nanchun was taken aback. Seeing Huang Zongshao's state, he immediately realized what was happening and hurriedly tried to escape from the mansion.

Xu Ning wouldn't give him that chance. He unleashed a burst of true energy, and Xiang Nanchun's body stiffened instantly before he fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Xu Ning grabbed Huang Zongshao by the neck with one hand and Xiang Nanchun by the collar with the other, dragging the two of them directly into the house.

"So you're the alchemist the Illusion Blood Sect invited from Yanshui Prefecture?"

Xu Ning casually sat on a soft chair and threw the two of them directly onto the floor.

"Are you the alchemist behind the Wei family business?"

Xiang Nanchun forced himself to remain calm as he sized up Xu Ning.

"good."

Xu Ning smiled: "I heard that the Illusion Blood Sect invited you to Jifeng Prefecture to refine a kind of demonic pill?"

On the way there, Xu Ning had already gotten a lot of information from Huang Zongshao, including information about the Demon Core of the Illusion Blood Sect.

Xu Ning had Huang Zongshao bring him here to find out the situation regarding the Demon Pill and the Illusion Blood Sect.

Otherwise, Xu Ning would either kill these demonic martial artists directly or hand them over to the Yuansheng Sect.

Xiang Nanchun did not answer, but instead glanced at Huang Zongshao.

It's obvious that Huang Zongshao had already revealed the information beforehand.

Since the facts were already stated, Xiang Nanchun naturally had no need to hide anything. He was not a member of the Illusion Blood Sect to begin with, and since Vice Sect Master Huang had already revealed the truth, he had no reason to insist on anything.

"Yes, the Illusion Blood Sect invited me over to refine a pill called the Demon Blood Pill. According to them, after consuming this Demon Blood Pill, one can break through the Void Realm barrier and advance to the Dao Realm."

Xiang Nanchun told the truth.

"The Demon Blood Pill? Can it help one break through to the Dao Realm after consuming it?"

Xu Ning was also taken aback.

Currently, Jifeng Prefecture, and even Liewu Prefecture and Feiyun Prefecture, do not have a single Dao Realm Grandmaster on the surface.

If someone could truly break through to the Dao Realm, then it would indeed be possible to rebuild a dynasty and rule over several states.

"Are you sure this Demon Blood Pill really has such effects?"

Xu Ning wasn't entirely convinced.

"I don't know about that; it was the Illusion Blood Sect that invited me."

Xiang Nanchun said, "Originally, I had no intention of going to Jifeng Prefecture to refine this Demon Blood Pill, but the reward they offered was too generous, and I had made friends with their sect leader during our travels, so I agreed to go."

"Tell me the origin of this Demon Blood Pill."

Xu Ning looked at Huang Zongshao, who, as the vice sect leader of the Illusion Blood Sect, surely knew the answer: "Why didn't you refine it before, but are refining it now?"

Although Huang Zongshao was worried about the Illusionary Blood Sect, his life was clearly more important at the moment.

"The recipe for this Demon Blood Pill was obtained by our sect leader, Feng Changge, several months ago when he was exploring a secret realm in an outer state. After obtaining it, he began to use the entire sect's resources to search for materials and alchemists to refine this Demon Blood Pill. However, the process of refining the Demon Blood Pill is extremely complicated and difficult, and ordinary alchemists simply cannot refine it successfully."

"There was no other way, so our sect leader sent me to Yanshui Prefecture to find Xiang Nanchun and ask him for assistance."

Now that he is at the mercy of others, Huang Zongshao has laid everything bare.

"Um……"

Xu Ning had been carefully sensing Huang Zongshao's emotional fluctuations but had not noticed anything unusual.

What Huang Zongshao said is most likely true.

The Demon Blood Pill, which can break through to the Dao Realm by consuming it, sounds very bizarre, but it should actually exist.

If a Beast Tamer can leave behind a map of a demon beast in Jifeng Prefecture, then experts from other powerful prefectures may also leave behind their legacy in other places.

However, although Xu Ning felt that Huang Zongshao was telling the truth, he still tested him.

"Are you telling the truth? If what you say is true, then that secret realm should have been left behind by a Grandmaster of the Dao Realm."

"It must have been left by a Grandmaster of the Dao Realm."

Huang Zongshao quickly explained, "Our sect leader was only at the ninth level of the Void Realm, but after coming out of that secret realm, he became a half-step Dao Realm Grandmaster."

Huang Zongshao knew that the Illusion Blood Sect and the Yuelan Sect were mortal enemies. If he wanted to survive in Xu Ning's hands, he had to show absolute obedience and value.

"A half-step Dao Realm Grandmaster?"

Xu Ning raised an eyebrow.

Xu Ning only had a superficial understanding of the half-step Dao Realm Grandmaster; this realm was a transition between the Void Realm and the Dao Realm.

However, Xu Ning did not know how a half-step Dao Realm Grandmaster was defined or what their combat strength was.

Before leaving the Yuelan Sect, Xu Ning was not yet at the Tongyin Realm and had not advanced to the high-level Void Realm. Therefore, neither Mi Xingye nor He Mingye had explained the higher-level martial arts power system to Xu Ning.

"A half-step Dao Realm Grandmaster's strength far surpasses that of a True Domain Realm expert. Your Yue Lan Sect has many hidden past elders who are at this level."

Huang Zongshao also mentioned some things that Xu Ning didn't know.

"Oh?"

Xu Ning asked again, "Do you know what a half-step Dao Realm cultivator is?"

"All I know is that a half-step Dao Realm Grandmaster has mastered the method to advance to the Dao Realm, but is unable to break through. I know nothing else."

Huang Zongshao responded.

"I see..."

Xu Ning pondered for a moment. He planned to wait half a month until he entered the Yuansheng Sect, then see if he could find someone knowledgeable to ask and learn more.

After a pause, Xu Ning pressed Huang Zongshao for another question: "Did Feng Changge ever mention what ambitions he would have after successfully refining the Demon Blood Pill?"

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zongshao's expression froze.

Seeing Xu Ning staring at him menacingly, Huang Zongshao still braced himself and said, "He said that after he advances to the Dao Realm, he will successively destroy the major sects of Jifeng Prefecture, such as Yuelan Sect and Qianmiao Sect, and rebuild the martial arts dynasty of Shifengxu."

"Oh……"

Xu Ning chuckled softly, but a sense of apprehension lingered in his heart.

If the Demon Blood Pill truly has the effect of helping people break through to the Dao Realm, then Feng Changge might actually be able to achieve this.

"It seems I must return to Jifeng Prefecture as soon as possible and bring this news back..."

Xu Ning's gaze swept over Huang Zongshao and Xiang Nanchun.

This made both of them feel a sudden tightness in their chests.

If Xu Ning were to harbor murderous intent, the two people in this state would be utterly powerless to resist.

"Eat this."

Xu Ning took out four white and blue pills with a cold aura emanating from their surfaces.

"This is... an Ice-Sealing Pill!"

Upon seeing this, Xiang Nanchun's expression changed drastically.

"As expected of the alchemist who was invited to refine the Demon Blood Pill, his knowledge is indeed extensive."

Xu Ning responded in a lukewarm tone.

"Ice-Sealing Pill?"

Huang Zongshao first looked thoughtful, then remembered the effects of the Ice-Sealing Pill.

Once the Ice-Sealing Pill is ingested, the user will immediately fall into a deep sleep.

If the antidote cannot be taken within the time limit, then death is the only outcome.

Xu Ning didn't kill the two men and instead made them take the Ice-Sealing Pill because he felt they were still useful.

The Demon Blood Pill also made Xu Ning somewhat worried about Mi Xingye.

Huang Zongshao and Xiang Nanchun exchanged a glance, their expressions both flustered and filled with hatred.

Huang Zongshao felt that if it weren't for Xiang Nanchun's meddling, he wouldn't have encountered this expert from the Yuelan Sect.

Xiang Nanchun felt that if Huang Zongshao hadn't come to him and invited him to Jifeng Prefecture to refine that so-called Demon Blood Pill, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

"Eat or die."

Xu Ning's words were very straightforward.

Some time ago, Xu Ning refined many functional pills, and the Ice Sealing Pill was one of them.

"eat."

The two of them naturally had no choice.

"You eat one, you eat three."

Xu Ning distributed the dosage of the medicine.

Xiang Nanchun is only at the fourth level of the Void Realm, and taking one pill will achieve the desired effect.

Huang Zongshao was at the eighth level of the Void Realm True Intent Realm. Xu Ning was worried that the medicine was too weak and that he would wake up halfway through, so as a precaution, he had him take three pills at once.

The two men held the Ice-Sealing Pill in their hands, their expressions conflicted.

Once swallowed, one's life is completely in the hands of another.

However, they had no choice but to eat it, so the two of them swallowed all the Ice Sealing Pills.

The moment the Ice-Sealing Pill was swallowed, Huang Zongshao and Xiang Nanchun's skin was instantly covered with ice crystals.

Before they could even feel the chill, their consciousness completely sank, and they fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Ning checked the two of them and then laid them flat on the ground.

Xu Ning had already learned that the courtyard where they were staying was rented from someone else for six months.

For the next three months, leaving the two of them here will go unnoticed by most people.

After doing all this, Xu Ning closed the door and went into the courtyard.

Seeing the unconscious guards of the Illusion Blood Sect scattered all over the place, Xu Ning showed no mercy and eliminated them all, then erased all traces.

To cultivate the Illusion Blood Sect to their level, countless lives must have been lost.

Adding to the grudges between the Illusion Blood Sect and the Yue Lan Sect, Xu Ning showed no mercy in his attack.

After doing all this, Xu Ning secretly returned to the Wei residence.

……

Half a month has passed.

Early that morning, Xu Ning changed into a white robe and went to the Yuansheng Sect with Wei Xingfeng.

Today is the Yuansheng Sect's grand assembly, which will be attended by all the major families of Yunying City.

At this sect conference, Xu Ning will not only witness the talent of the Yue Lan Sect disciples, but also the true strength of the Yuan Sheng Sect's higher-ups.

The Yuansheng Sect is located in the center of Yunying City, and a high wall has been built around the sect.

From the outside, the Yuansheng Sect appears to be a city within a city.

Outside the Yuansheng Sect, disciples were stationed, and people kept coming from all directions. They were either martial arts experts or members of the major clans in the city.

"Master Wei, is it just the two of us who came today?"

Xu Ning asked, "Are the rest of the Wei family members not participating in this Yuan Sheng Sect's sect assembly?"

Wei Xingfeng laughed and said, "They arrived a long time ago. You and I are both high-level Void Realm Martial Masters, so our statuses are different from theirs."

"I see..."

Xu Ning nodded.

Afterwards, the two entered the Yuansheng Sect and, led by Wei Xingfeng, arrived at a simple courtyard.

A sign hangs outside the courtyard: Elders' Hall.

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