Precious Treasure Pavilion.
Inside a quiet room filled with a delicate fragrance, Huo Xiyan, the Pavilion Master of Precious Treasure Pavilion, reclined on a couch, her beautiful eyes filled with distress.
She wore a red dress, her skin was as white as jade, her figure was curvaceous, and her thighs were long and slender. Especially her pair of sparkling, clear eyes exuded an alluring charm.
“It’s too difficult to achieve astonishing results in this small Yanlong City! Father is so ruthless, I don’t know when I’ll be able to go back!”
Huo Xiyan swung her fair and delicate feet, muttering to herself in distress.
“Miss, something has happened!”
Just then, a pretty young girl in a green dress walked in, her eyes filled with anxiety.
“Lü Luo, what happened?”
Huo Xiyan asked curiously.
“Five-colored auspicious clouds have appeared above our Precious Treasure Pavilion, and the unusual phenomenon has attracted many onlookers!”
Lü Luo quickly said.
“Five-colored auspicious clouds?”
Huo Xiyan was slightly stunned and walked to the window.
Her pupils suddenly constricted. Sure enough, she saw a surging expanse of five-colored auspicious clouds hanging in the sky, looking mysterious and extraordinary.
At the same time, Huo Xiyan felt that the vast spiritual energy from all directions was swirling like a vortex, rushing towards the Precious Treasure Pavilion.
The spiritual energy within a hundred-mile radius seemed to have been completely devoured by the Precious Treasure Pavilion.
“Devouring the spiritual energy within a hundred-mile radius? How overbearing! This is a method only available to Transformation Dragon Realm martial artists, and there shouldn't be any Transformation Dragon Realm experts in Yanlong City!”
Huo Xiyan’s eyes revealed a hint of solemnity.
Then, she looked at her maid, Lü Luo, and asked seriously, “The source is precisely my Precious Treasure Pavilion! Precious Treasure Pavilion, has anything unusual happened today?”
“Unusual things? It doesn’t seem so, does it? Oh, right, Miss, a mysterious black-robed person came to Precious Treasure Pavilion today. He bought dozens of spiritual herbs and rented an alchemy room!”
Lü Luo was slightly stunned, then remembered something and quickly said.
“Renting an alchemy room? An Alchemist? Could this unusual phenomenon be related to him?”
A hint of contemplation appeared in Huo Xiyan’s eyes.
“He should be an Alchemist! Miss, I heard that the mysterious black-robed person is quite extraordinary. Even a Spirit Sea Realm deacon couldn't discern his cultivation, suspecting he might be in the Dao Foundation Realm, or even… stronger!”
Lü Luo explained.
“A Transformation Dragon Realm Alchemist? Or perhaps, he refined some kind of spiritual pill that can cause celestial phenomena?”
Huo Xiyan's mind stirred. She instinctively felt that the unusual phenomenon above the Precious Treasure Pavilion must be related to that mysterious black-robed person.
“Miss, should I wait for that mysterious black-robed person to come out and invite him over?”
Lü Luo asked.
“You can! Never mind, I’ll go take a look myself!”
Huo Xiyan’s eyes were filled with curiosity.
Whether it was a Transformation Dragon Realm Alchemist or a spiritual pill capable of causing celestial phenomena, it all indicated that the mysterious black-robed person was extremely extraordinary.
How could such a significant figure appear in the small Yanlong City?
…
“He left?”
Huo Xiyan looked at the empty alchemy room, somewhat astonished.
She hadn't expected that the mysterious black-robed person would be so decisive, leaving directly.
“Bring me the list of spiritual herbs that Alchemist purchased!”
Huo Xiyan pondered for a moment, then suddenly said.
“Yes!”
Soon, a deacon from Precious Treasure Pavilion brought over the list of spiritual herbs purchased by Ning Chuan.
“Profound Spirit Grass, Blazing Flame Flower, Frost-Resistant Wood, Golden Radiance Fruit, Covered Earth Root… This is?!”
When Huo Xiyan saw the list of spiritual herbs Ning Chuan purchased, her eyes widened instantly, and her beautiful eyes were filled with an expression of disbelief.
A monstrous wave surged in her heart.
This list of spiritual herbs was extremely similar to a pill formula she had obtained in an Ancient Ruins.
That pill formula was called the Perfect Marrow Cleansing Pill!
Its medicinal effect was ten times that of a Marrow Cleansing Pill. It could cleanse the meridians and marrow, allowing a person to be reborn and transform into a martial arts genius.
However, after so many years of research, Precious Treasure Pavilion had never successfully refined the Perfect Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Now, she actually discovered that someone in Yanlong City had refined a Perfect Marrow Cleansing Pill?
“The unusual phenomenon just now was probably caused by the emergence of the Perfect Marrow Cleansing Pill! That mysterious black-robed person can actually refine the Perfect Marrow Cleansing Pill? If I obtain a Perfect Marrow Cleansing Pill, wouldn't that mean I'm guaranteed to win?”
Huo Xiyan secretly speculated in her heart, her maiden heart pounding wildly, her beautiful eyes filled with extreme excitement and anticipation.
“Investigate! Investigate with all your might! We must find out the origin of that mysterious black-robed senior. Whoever finds him will be rewarded with one hundred spirit stones!”
Huo Xiyan said in a deep voice.
“Yes, Pavilion Master!”
Everyone in Precious Treasure Pavilion immediately became excited, their eyes filled with immense anticipation.
One spirit stone was worth one hundred thousand taels of silver.
One hundred spirit stones was ten million taels of silver, and this was merely a reward for finding a person. The entire Precious Treasure Pavilion was stirred up.
And the old deacon who had received Ning Chuan now felt his gut twisting with regret. If only he had known, he would have kept Ning Chuan no matter what.
He had missed out on one hundred spirit stones!
…
“Ning Chuan, you trash, how dare you humiliate me? I will definitely tear you to pieces!”
At the Li Family, Li Yunfei sat in the main hall, his eyes blazing with fury, his handsome face becoming incredibly distorted.
There were many shattered porcelain pieces on the ground, and several servants knelt, trembling with fear.
“Reporting, Young Master, Young Master Shen Ruzhuo of the Shen Family is here to visit!”
Just then, someone reported tremblingly.
“Shen Ruzhuo? What is he doing here? Let him in!”
Li Yunfei’s gaze turned cold.
Shen Ruzhuo was the grandson of the Shen Family’s Great Elder. He had extraordinary martial arts talent, and it was said that he had recently gone into seclusion to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm. Li Yunfei hadn't expected him to come to the Li Family.
Soon, a young man in a white robe with an elegant and extraordinary face walked in, a faint smile on his lips, his eyes deep and bright.
He exuded powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, indicating his extraordinary cultivation.
“Spirit Sea Realm? Shen Ruzhuo, I didn’t expect you to actually break through to the Spirit Sea Realm! What are you doing here?”
Li Yunfei’s eyes flashed as he stared at Shen Ruzhuo and asked.
“Brother Li, I heard that you were humiliated by that good-for-nothing Ning Chuan at the Shen Family?”
Shen Ruzhuo said with a faint smile.
Li Yunfei’s expression turned cold, and he said in a chilly voice, “What? Are you here to gloat? If you have nothing to do, you can get lost!”
“Brother Li, don’t be in a hurry. I’m here to discuss cooperation with you!”
Shen Ruzhuo calmly sat down, leisurely picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip.
“Cooperation?”
Li Yunfei’s eyes flashed, then he scoffed, “Don’t tell me you want to deal with Ning Chuan with me. No matter what, he’s your Shen Family’s son-in-law. Are you trying to betray your own family?”
“Don’t put it so harshly! What kind of son-in-law is that good-for-nothing Ning Chuan? I think only Brother Li is a good match for Qianxun! You and I cooperate, get rid of Ning Chuan, you marry Shen Qianxun, and I become the Shen Family Patriarch. How does that sound?”
Shen Ruzhuo said with a faint smile.
“You actually want to become the Shen Family Patriarch? Hahaha… Shen Ruzhuo, you really are shameless, but I like it! How do you want to cooperate?”
Li Yunfei laughed loudly, immediately becoming interested.
“It’s very simple! I heard that City Lord Zhao’s granddaughter is critically ill from a severe poison, and City Lord Zhao has tried many methods but can’t cure her?”
Shen Ruzhuo asked.
“That’s right! City Lord Zhao’s granddaughter is afflicted with the extremely rare God-Devouring Gu Poison. Not to mention us, even the Three-Star Alchemist of Precious Treasure Pavilion is at a loss! It is said that only a very special high-grade spiritual pill might be able to remove the poison!”
Li Yunfei nodded.
“I heard that Ning Chuan is skilled in acupuncture, and Shen Qianxun’s fire poison was removed by him! What do you think would happen if Ning Chuan treated City Lord Zhao’s granddaughter and she died?”
Shen Ruzhuo said with a playful smile.
Li Yunfei’s body trembled, and his eyes shone brightly. He immediately understood Shen Ruzhuo’s meaning.
“Hahaha… Shen Ruzhuo, Shen Ruzhuo, you are truly sinister! If Ning Chuan treats City Lord Zhao’s granddaughter and she dies, City Lord Zhao will definitely be furious. At that time, even Shen Qianxun will suffer!”
Li Yunfei said with immense excitement.
“That’s right! How to make Ning Chuan take action to save City Lord Zhao’s granddaughter, I don’t need to say more, do I? At that time, not only will Ning Chuan die, but Shen Qianxun will also suffer. As long as she is removed from the position of Patriarch, and I become the Shen Family Patriarch, won’t it be an easy matter for you to marry Shen Qianxun?”
Shen Ruzhuo nodded, a hint of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.
“Good! Shen Ruzhuo, I will definitely fulfill your wish, kill Ning Chuan, and make you the Shen Family Patriarch! Then, I wish us a pleasant cooperation?”
Li Yunfei laughed loudly and raised his teacup.
“Pleasant cooperation!”
Shen Ruzhuo also said with a smile, raising his teacup and gesturing in the air.
His heart was incredibly fervent, filled with anticipation. As long as he became the Shen Family Patriarch, he would be able to obtain that item.
At that time, he would truly be able to soar to great heights.
How laughable, Li Yunfei, did he really think he was after the position of Shen Family Patriarch?