Martial Peak - Chapter 748
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It was impossible to know how long the Saint Pill in the jade bottle had been stored here, but suffice it to say, the Pill Cloud had been gathering World Energy and nourishing this pill for countless years.
Such a pill could no longer be considered a mere Saint Pill! Its value now is simply incalculable!
Especially for an Alchemist like Yang Kai, it had immense research value. Β If he was able to comprehend even a fraction of the mysteries of this Pill Cloud, Yang Kai would also have a greater chance of one day refining a similar pill.
All kinds of thoughts quickly intertwined in Yang Kaiβs head and his expression rapidly changed back and forth.
Inside the jade bottle, the Pill Cloud seemed to exude a subtle attraction, drawing the surrounding World Energy into the pill.
Yang Kai lifted his eyes from the pill reluctantly and stared at the thin man solemnly.
The other party was also scrutinizing Yang Kai, and the moment their eyes met once again, a green light flashed from the thin manβs hand and in the blink of an eye, the room was filled with a poisonous mist.
βHeh heh, you dumb brat, donβt blame me for being ruthless, blame your own stupidity for being so naive,β The thin man sneered as he watched Yang Kaiβs figure become wrapped up in poisonous mist.
As he spoke these words, the thin manβs True Qi surged as he summoned a dagger into his other hand and thrust it straight towards Yang Kaiβs chest.
In this instant, the thin man had brought out his full strength to kill Yang Kai!
A Saint Pill with a Pill Cloud that had been stored for several millennia, such a treasure wasnβt something just anyone could just simply take. Both Yang Kai and the thin man were aware of this fact and had to act.
As long as Yang Kai could obtain this Saint Pill, this trip to the bottom of the sea could be considered a resounding success, there wouldnβt even be a need to keep searching for other treasures and could simply leave right now.
Shrouded in the green poisonous mist, the thin man wore a half-crazed expression.
βClankβ
Yang Kai didnβt move and as the dagger struck him, a spark erupted from his chest, but that was all, even his skin wasnβt broken as he stared back at the thin man coldly.
The smile on the thin manβs face quickly converged as his eyes filled with surprise which soon turned to horror as his expression warped.
He had not held anything back when he attacked, yet not only did he fail to kill Yang Kai, his own hand had instead been bloodied from the recoil. Β When he stabbed Yang Kai, it was as if he had been trying to stab a wall of steel. This strange youthβs body was incomprehensibly hard.
βIdiot!β Β Yang Kai brushed his chest and smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes before turning his eyes to the thin man, βIf you hadnβt done that, I wouldnβt have had a reason to kill you. You brought this upon yourself, friend!β
βImpossible, how did youβ¦ Even a Transcendent shouldnβt be able to resist the effects of my poison, how are you completely unaffected!?β Β The thin man trembled fiercely, a sense of fear and terror filling his heart.
βNothing is impossible,β Yang Kai smiled lightly, his figure flickering just as the thin man was about to make a run for it, blocking the latterβs path of retreat as he swiped his hand towards the other sideβs throat.
The thin manβs eyes bulged as his hands quickly tried to cover his neck, his voice failing to escape from his throat. Β After stumbling a few steps backwards he fell to the ground dead!
A Peak Immortal Ascension Boundary cultivator was no more difficult to kill than an ant for the current Yang Kai.
After the thin man died, Yang Kai swiftly collected the remaining jade bottles, hurriedly opening them to see if there were no other pills with Pill Clouds before quickly moving towards the exit.
βWhat happened? Β what the .... happened?β Β The three cultivators who had been rummaging around outside the house all rushed inside, almost colliding with the stumbling Yang Kai and hurriedly asked.
Although the confrontation between Yang Kai and the thin man had taken place out of sight, the sudden burst of True Qi just now had not been missed by them, so they naturally had come to investigate.
βRun, a trap was triggered!β Yang Kai shouted, his face turning slightly blue.
The three men glanced behind Yang Kai quickly and when they saw the green poisonous fog billowing towards them, they couldnβt help feeling stunned. Β None of them dared stay any longer, all of them hurriedly running out with Yang Kai following close behind.
βWhat happened inside?β Hai Wang Gu saw the four people run out in a hurry, each of them with a shaken look upon their face, and hurriedly asked.
βThere was a seal inside one of the rooms and when my friend was inspecting it, he accidentally set off some kind of trap,β Yang Kai quickly explained, his face now a slightly unhealthy shade of green.
βWhat happened to him?β Β Hai Wang Guβs expression changed greatly.
βHeβs dead!β
βDead?β The group of cultivators suddenly became noisy.
After arriving here, they had been treasuring hunting for more than half a day yet had not once encountered any kind of danger, so many of them had thought that this Ancient Ruin was extremely safe, but now that one of them had inexplicably died, they couldnβt help feeling slightly uneasy.
βHow come youβre alright?β Β Hai Wang Gu eyes flashed as he stared towards Yang Kai questioningly.
βI was farther away from the trap when it went off but it seems I was still poisonedβ¦β Yang Kai coughed, the shade of green on his face quickly growing darker as he did so.
As soon as everyone heard him say so, they hurriedly backed away, most of them showing fearful looks as if they were afraid being near Yang Kai would also implicate them.
Yang Kai observed all this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief!
A moment ago the thin man had released a cloud of poisonous mist, probably thinking it was a good strategy. When someone outside asked what happened, he would just give the same explanation Yang Kai currently was.
SoΒ Yang Kai just borrowed the thin manβs plan to explain his cause of death.
The house was still filled with poisonous mist so no one would go in to investigate it carefully. Β Yang Kai even deliberately inhaled a little of the poisonous mist to make his story more convincing.
βThere was a trap set up insideβ¦β Hai Wang Gu muttered, suddenly turning a suspicious look towards Yang Kai, βWhat did you find inside that house?β
βOnly these jade bottles, I quickly grabbed them before running out,β Yang Kai said, quickly handing over the jade bottles to Hai Wang Gu.
Everyone showed a disappointed look upon seeing this.
They had already found too many jade bottles throughout the ruins but none of them ever had any useful pills inside.
Hai Wang Guβs expression was also not very good as he glared towards Yang Kai distrustfully.
They hadnβt encountered any seals of barriers so far yet now they had suddenly come across one, which seemed to indicate that there must be something particularly valuable inside; otherwise, why would the original owner of the house bother setting up such a trap?
βYou arenβt hiding something, are you?β Hai Wang Gu stared at Yang Kai and interrogated.
Yang Kaiβs face immediately wore a dumbfounded expression, βI donβt have a Universe Bag, where would I hide something?β
Hai Wang Guβs Divine Sense swept Yang Kai and confirmed that there was nothing else on him before nodding lightly.
Although the Universe Bag was a convenient storage artifact, it was not something everyone in Tong Xuan Realm could possess.
Back when he was in Bold Independent Union, of the people that Yang Kai met, only the captains of Bold Independent Unionβs teams possessed their own Universe Bags. Β For this timeβs exploration, most of the foreign cultivators didnβt possess any kind of storage artifact.
βDoesnβt Senior trust me?β Yang Kai stared up at Hai Wang Gu blankly.
Hai Wang Gu hurriedly explained, βJust a routine inquiry, little brother need not pay it any mind!β
Saying so, he no longer paid any attention to Yang Kai and instead helplessly opened the jade bottles.
Originally, he had not expected to find anything in these jade bottles, but upon inspecting their contents, Hai Wang Gu couldnβt help widening his eyes, seemingly having discovered something impossible.
At the same time, everyone smelled a pleasant medicinal fragrance!
βHm?β Hai Wang Gu was amazed, pouring the contents of the jade bottle onto his palm. Β More than a dozen round objects came out, most of which were mere scraps, but mixed in with these dregs were two distinctly different pills.
These two pills had Pill Veins, and as a result, had not suffered any degradation even after so many years at passed.
βSpirit Grade Pills!β Hai Wang Gu called out excitedly!
Everyone else in the group also wore excited expressions as they stared towards Hai Wang Guβs palm, a touch of envy flashing across their eyes.
These two pills were not just Spirit Grade pills, but pills that had given birth to Pill Veins, making them several times more valuable than ordinary pills.
Yang Kai stood to the side, indifferently observing the expressions of the crowd.
He had also checked these jade bottles and knew what was inside, but he intentionally didnβt take them away.
For him, these Pill Vein pills were of little value, he could refine any number of them himself, only the Saint Pill with a Pill Cloud was worth him striving for.
By throwing these jade bottles to the crowd, he had successfully attracted everyoneβs attention away from himself.
Hai Wang Gu quickly opened the other jade bottles and sure enough, was not disappointed, finding several other pills with Pill Veins.
There were various Spirit Grade and Mysterious Grade pills, all of which were perfectly preserved!
βThere really were some good things in that house,β Hai Wang Gu kept nodding and laughing, their Seven Family Alliance was a small force and couldnβt afford to hire any powerful Alchemists, so they naturally couldnβt obtain pills with Pill Veins easily. Β Suddenly acquiring several Spirit Grade pills with Pill Veins had made him quite satisfied.
βIf you find any jade bottles later, you canβt turn a blind eye to them, there may be other such pills inside them!β Hai Wang Gu swiftly stored these gains away before calling out to everyone in his group.
Everyone nodded in response, none of them had considered this aspect before and only now remembered about the legendary Pill Veins.
βLittle brother has contributed a great merit!β Β One of the foreign cultivators patted Yang Kaiβs shoulder intimately and applauded.
No one bothered mentioning the thin man who had died.
Everyone had only just met each other, so even if one of them had died a miserable death, no one was going to shed any tears for him.
Yang Kai kept coughing, his face showing a pained expression as he murmured, βItβs a pity that my friend who went inside with me didnβt come outβ¦β
Hai Wang Gu turned to look at him, and although he didnβt actually think so in his heart, still opened his mouth to say, βLittle brother can rest assured, after going back, weβll make sure thereβs something in it for your friend. Β If we can find any of his friends or relatives, this Hai will definitely send some of this timeβs benefits to them. For now though, letβs set this matter aside. Here, take this detoxification pill, it was personally refined by my Hai Familyβs chief Alchemist, it should help stabilize your condition!β
Having obtains some unexpected gains, Hai Wang Gu no longer doubted Yang Kaiβs story, and instead showed the minimal amount of concern necessary to maintain a good public image, handing over a pill to the latter.
βMany thanks!β Yang Kai took it. He inspected it slightly to determine it really was just a detoxification pill and that nothing sinister had been added to it before throwing it directly into his mouth, sitting down cross-legged as if he was circulating a healing art and said, βAll of you can go on ahead, donβt let me hold you back. Iβll catch up soon.β