"Bang!"
A palm struck down.
With eyes filled with unwillingness.
Zhao Xingjin still collapsed to the ground, gradually losing all signs of life.
Watching the floating streaks of light drifting out from the body, Ye Liuyun didnât hesitate for a moment and collected them right away.
Another gold talent tag!
Zhao Xingjinâs alchemy talentâYe Liuyun wasnât about to let it slip by.
Although it couldnât directly boost his cultivation, having it was definitely better than nothing. Besides, it was free; who wouldnât take it?
As for a Pill Fire talent like the Nether Bone Fireâ
Ye Liuyun lifted his hand and lightly rubbed his fingers together.
A faint green flame blazed briefly between Ye Liuyunâs fingertips.
Unlike the sensation of being burned, now that the Nether Bone Fire belonged to him, Ye Liuyun realized the flame carried no chillâinstead, it felt intimately familiar.
"Not bad!"
Ye Liuyun was more than satisfied with this haul.
Seeing Si Nan and the others gathering nearby, Ye Liuyun snuffed out the Nether Bone Fire, then spoke directly.
"Search this place. See what other treasures the Zhao family has stashed away!"
This was one of Lingdan Cityâs top pill refining clansâthereâs no way the Purple Jade Pill Furnace was their only prize.
"Yes, sir!"
Looting homes was routine now; ever since theyâd started following Ye Liuyun, these subordinates had gotten plenty of practice.
So as soon as Ye Liuyun gave the order, all of them got to work, faces familiar with the process, not hesitating for a second as they began scouring the estate.
After all, the Zhao family had no one left.
If they didnât take these things for themselves and left them here, itâd just be a gift for someone else. So thenâwhy not make it a gift to themselves from the start?
While his subordinates kept themselves busyâ
Ye Liuyun glanced sideways, scanning near the courtyard wall.
Several heads that had popped out quickly ducked back the instant Ye Liuyun spotted them.
Ye Liuyun had noticed the spying long ago.
He just hadnât bothered to care.
It was simple, really.
The Zhao family was one of Lingdan Cityâs top families, and here he was, raising hell on their own turf.
Say what you willâ
The other top pill clans, on the same level as the Zhao family, would definitely send people to investigate.
And that was exactly what Ye Liuyun wanted.
The Zhao family was finished. Another pill refining clan would have to take their place and supply Pills for the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Ye Liuyun had no intention of knocking on every door himself; let them come seeking him instead.
Those scouts probably got scared out of their wits.
After all.
Even a Grandmaster Realm like Zhao Xingjin got slaughtered by Ye Liuyun like it was nothing.
If it were them, theyâd be dead before they could even take a punch.
They were probably desperate to bring the news back, unwilling to stay even a moment longer.
"Sir! Sir!"
Right then.
The call from his men snapped Ye Liuyunâs focus back.
Turning his headâ
Si Nan was running straight over at speed.
"What is it?"
The urgency looked like theyâd uncovered something serious.
"Sir, youâd better come and see this yourself."
Si Nan and the others were briefly at a loss for words.
Maybe they just didnât know how to explain it to Ye Liuyun.
In the end, they could only have Ye Liuyun come see for himself.
Ye Liuyun offered no objection.
He followed Si Nan and the others to a place in the Zhao estate resembling a dungeon.
He hadnât expected it.
This elegant Zhao family mansion masking a place so dark underneath.
,,,
Inside the dungeon, frail figures were locked upâmen and women both, all of them thin and weak, clearly underfed, looking as if they could barely stand.
In the centerâ
A massive alchemy furnace sat. Judging by the shape, it was like a giant version of the Purple Jade Pill Furnace, except without any Spiritual Qi. So, not a true Spiritual Artifact.
It was just a furnace carved to look like the Purple Jade, nothing more.
But inside, the flames burned bright greenâYe Liuyun could feel it.
It was definitely the Nether Bone Fire.
Even with Zhao Xingjin dead, the Nether Bone Fire down here kept burning.
The people trapped in the dungeonâ
When Ye Liuyun and his group arrived, none had the slightest hope of rescue.
Instead, every one of them curled up tighter,
as if fearing Ye Liuyunâs crew would hurt them. Their eyes brimmed with nothing but terror.
"Sir!"
This time,
Feng Feiyi also came over.
"This is what I saw the other day!"
Feng Feiyi summarized what had happened back then.
Sheâd wandered into the Zhao familyâs dungeon by accident. Maybe she was just too confident, or maybe she really didnât think anyone would find it.
The Zhao familyâs guard down here was so lax it was essentially unguarded, so Feng Feiyi had zero trouble finding it.
And that dayâ
The Zhao family people were tossing the prisoners into the pill furnace, one after another.
It seemed they were being used as ingredients, to make the Pill Fire burn hotter, for refining Pills.
Feng Feiyi never claimed to be some pure-hearted good person.