The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1741: Chapter 1838: Movements of All Parties

In the Sky Swallowing Palace, Fang Lin and Zhong Wuwei guarded a Pill Furnace, both sets of eyes fixed on the swirling smoke inside.

This was Zhong Wuwei’s Pill Furnace, inside which a special pill was being refined.

The pill was called the Ban Breaking Pill, a high-grade sixth-tier pill with very unique effects, one of which was to dissolve all seals within the user’s body.

This pill is extremely rare in the current era, with almost no Pill Refiners aware of its existence. When Fang Lin told Zhong Wuwei about refining the Ban Breaking Pill, the latter looked confused, indicating he had no idea such a pill existed.

It was Fang Lin who explained the detailed method of refining the Ban Breaking Pill to Zhong Wuwei, letting him take on the refinement. After all, Fang Lin currently had no cultivation, making it impossible for him to refine the Ban Breaking Pill himself.

Luckily, there was someone like Zhong Wuwei, a very skilled Pill Refiner, in the Sky Swallowing Palace. Otherwise, even trying to refine pills would be a troubling affair for Fang Lin.

Zhong Wuwei was once the top genius of the Pill Alliance’s Alchemy Tao, especially admired a hundred years ago when his fame was unrivaled. Now, he has reached the level of a Six Cauldrons Pill Refiner, enough to earn the title of Master Zhong outside.

However, despite Zhong Wuwei’s strength as a Six Cauldrons Pill Refiner, the Ban Breaking Pill was new to him, resulting in failures in the first two attempts. This was the third attempt.

"Even though the Ban Breaking Pill might dissolve the seals within your body, it will make advancing your cultivation much more difficult in the future," Zhong Wuwei said with a hint of concern.

In reality, the Ban Breaking Pill’s true purpose previously was to allow the user to immediately break through a cultivation barrier, with effects that were instant.

However, pills with such good effects naturally have their downsides. The drawback being that it makes breakthroughs in cultivation exceedingly difficult afterward. If used excessively, it can forever lock the user at a certain level.

Fang Lin calmly said, "For now, the priority is restoring my cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Wuwei didn’t say more, understanding that whether the Ban Breaking Pill could restore Fang Lin’s cultivation was uncertain.

For seven consecutive days, Fang Lin and Zhong Wuwei didn’t leave the Pill Refining Room. Fang Lin made timely adjustments during the two refinements, and fortunately, this time the refining had no mistakes, going smoothly.

On the eighth day, the Ban Breaking Pill was finally completed. Fang Lin eagerly took one and went off to a closed-door retreat for cultivation.

In the quiet room, Fang Lin sat cross-legged, repeatedly attempting to activate the Nine Cauldron Skypassing Spell, but as before, it couldn’t be activated. The more he tried, the more pain he felt in his apertures and meridian channels.

However, Fang Lin was not anxious; the Ban Breaking Pill’s effects were just starting to take place.

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In a blink, three days passed.

Fang Lin walked out of the quiet room, looking resigned, his expression indicating to others that he had surely failed.

"How did it go?" Zhong Wuwei asked upon approaching, since it was his pill refining.

Fang Lin shook his head. "The Ban Breaking Pill couldn’t dissolve the seals within me."

Zhong Wuwei sighed, "It seems we’ll need to find another way."

Fang Lin was not too disheartened; he had already expected such an outcome. The seals imposed by the mysterious Hidden Kill Hall Master could not be removed merely by a Ban Breaking Pill; that would be too easy.

Arriving at the main hall, Dugu Nian was in discussion with others.

Fang Lin conveniently overheard matters regarding the ancient magic tree and the demon beasts, standing by to listen a while.

"The Tang Emperor already entered the Ancient Demon Ridge, but no confirmed news has come out yet. Although the Great Sage Equal to Heaven intervened, he won’t assist the Tang Emperor without reason," the elderly Nangong Shoujian said to Dugu Nian and the others.

Dugu Nian nodded slightly, looking towards Juechen.

In a low voice, Juechen reported, "Many from Qin Nation have died, the demon beast was not slain and remains unaccounted for."

Fang Lin suddenly asked, "Did any strange powerful beings appear in Qing Nation?"

Juechen replied, "Two people appeared, both with Half-step Immortal cultivation."

"Do we know their identities?" Dugu Nian inquired.

Juechen shook his head, indicating a lack of knowledge.

"A mysterious strong figure appeared in Tang Country as well, possessing greater cultivation than the Tang Emperor. This person repeatedly halted the massacre by the ancient magic tree," Nangong Shoujian added.

Fang Lin’s expression subtly changed, having heard before of the deep foundations within the Nine Countries not apparent on the surface. Now, it seemed indeed the Upper Three Countries concealed their trump cards. It’s no wonder the Great Sage Equal to Heaven nearly managed to conquer Yuan Country but chose to retreat, not daring to fully engulf it. He likely feared that Yuan Country’s hidden trump card would drive the demon beast clan into a desperate fight.

"What about the Hidden Kill Hall?" Dugu Nian looked at Cao Xuesheng.

Cao Xuesheng stepped forward, gently replying, "The Hidden Kill Hall is mostly no longer active within the Nine Countries."

"Were any new bases found?" Dugu Nian asked.

Cao Xuesheng replied, "Three locations were found, but none were guarded by experts."

Within the great hall, only the Silver Fox was absent, who had been constantly monitoring the regions of Ten Thousand Mountains, essentially keeping an eye on the Sealing Sword Pavilion.

Currently, the opponents faced by the Sky Swallowing Palace, namely the Sealing Sword Pavilion and Hidden Kill Hall, are most direct. Regarding other Nine Countries, none dare oppose the Sky Swallowing Palace.

Thus, the Sky Swallowing Palace’s focus on the Sealing Sword Pavilion and Hidden Kill Hall is especially intense, virtually monitoring their movements at all times. Particularly the Hidden Kill Hall, a mysterious behemoth, still maintains significant secrecy, with little known about it.

Especially after the encounter with Sun Yunling, everyone in the Sky Swallowing Palace understood the true fright of the Hidden Kill Hall.

"Among the alchemical clans, the Long Family has become a target for many. The other major alchemical clans are taking action against them, while the Pill Alliance watches from the sidelines, not participating in the chaos." Zhong Wuwei said, having been responsible for tracking the movements of the Pill Alliance and alchemical clans.

"The tree is singularly outstanding; though Dragon Haotian has ambition and methods, the Long Family receives too much attention. Once interests are involved, the seemingly united alchemical clans are undoubtedly scattered sand," Fang Lin murmured.

At that moment, a sword light suddenly flew in from outside the Sky Swallowing Palace.

Dugu Nian snorted, reached out to catch the sword light, but it turned into a golden invitation card, embroidered with an ancient longsword.

On this day, all corners of the world, the Nine Countries Seven Seas, received invitations from the Sealing Sword Pavilion.

All swordsmen, ascend the Sealing Sword Pavilion!

ps: Third update, heading out for a massage.