noffsinger Chapter 163: The Pill Scandal
Chapter 163: The Pill Scandal
Yang Jiuli was unaware of the conversation between Li Wannian and Li Yourong.
Time flies by in the blink of an eye.
After that, Blackwind City was calm and peaceful.
Li Rui stayed in Blackwind City for a month before leaving under the cover of night.
Due to a shortage of alchemists, Black Wind City is experiencing a shortage of pills, leading to a decrease in customer traffic.
Although the Li family was also seeking to invite alchemists from other families.
However, at this turbulent time, none of the alchemists in Chu were willing to join the Li family and get caught up in this vortex.
After all, the news of Liu Yuelong, Ding Xiaoyan, and the others being lured out and killed had already spread throughout all the tribes.
Nobody wants to lose their life here.
Yang Jiuli's pill shop, however, was extremely popular.
Even so, he did not increase the number of times he refined pills, and continued to focus his time on Qi refining according to his own plan.
Li did not make too many demands.
And so, in the blink of an eye, the year was coming to an end.
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This day was the ninth day of the first lunar month.
It was Yang Jiuli's birthday.
At this time, Yang Jiuli had been a member of the Li family of Yunmeng Lake for twenty years!
Inside the cave, Yang Jiuli sat cross-legged on the jade couch, his mind sinking into his sea of consciousness.
He looked at the Three Lives Stone.
Name: Yang Jiuli.
Lifespan: 44/148.
Cultivation Techniques: "Treading Snow Without a Trace," "Jade Cold Hand," and "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique: First Layer Perfected"
"Snowflake Sword Technique", "Thirteen Sword Styles"...
Rebirth with Supernatural Powers:
The Three Lives Talisman (Past Life Talisman) Tier 1. Usable 18 times.
The Three Lives Talisman (Past Life Talisman) Tier 2. Usable Count: (5 times)
Taiyin Evolutionary Divine Technique: Second Level, Second Stage of Spiritual Power.
Immortal cultivation level: Eighth level of Qi Refining.
Mastery of spells: Wind Control, Object Manipulation, Green Wood Cage, Wooden Spikes
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Talisman crafting skill: Tier 2, Low Grade. Successfully crafted the following: "Fire-Slaying Heavenly Poison Talisman," "Netherworld Mist Poisonous Miasma Talisman," and "Frosty Wind Blade."
Alchemy Skill: Second-tier, low-grade. Successfully completed the "Dragon Ginseng Soul-Strengthening Pill" and the "Great Blood Qi Pill".
Formation Skill: Tier 1, Top Grade. Successfully completed the "Minor Cloud and Smoke Formation" and the "Minor Moon-Covering Formation".
Spiritual Root: Top-grade spiritual root. (Under improvement)
Spiritual energy attribute:
Gold: (58/58)
Wood: (88/99)
Water: (66/66)
Fire: (79/79)
Earth: (51/51)
"My wood attribute has improved quite a bit!" Yang Jiuli glanced at the changes in his green wood attribute and then withdrew his consciousness from his sea of consciousness.
As his wood attribute increases, his cultivation speed will become faster and faster, and he will be able to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining in three years.
"Half a month ago, Zhixue wrote to say she was coming to Black Wind City. Given her personality, she should arrive today." Yang Jiuli was in a good mood.
After all, today is Yang Jiuli's birthday.
Previously, Qin Zhixue would always send her letters on Yang Jiuli's birthday.
It's clear she's very thoughtful.
After muttering something, Yang Jiuli got up and walked out of the cave.
Outside, snowflakes were falling.
A fierce wind howled.
Yang Jiuli watered several spirit flowers in the courtyard.
Just as they were about to leave, the protective formation rippled.
But it was Huang Cheng who came to visit.
Yang Jiuli made an opening, and Huang Cheng immediately entered the courtyard.
"Ninth Brother, something terrible has happened!" Huang Cheng said hurriedly.
"What is it?" Yang Jiuli asked calmly.
"Two quarters of an hour ago, someone from the Sun family of Xihe County came and said that a member of their clan had bought 'Muscle-Regenerating Pills' from your alchemy shop and died after taking them!"
Huang Cheng said.
"The Sun family of Xihe County?" Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened.
"That's a Foundation Establishment family under the jurisdiction of Ice River Valley. The leader is a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and they're looking for you to hold you accountable. Master Li and Steward Wan Nian are handling this matter..." Huang Cheng said.
"Under the rule of Ice River Valley... Foundation Establishment families..." Yang Jiuli's gaze sharpened, and a conjecture suddenly arose in his mind.
"Could it be that the people investigating Yifan are cultivators from the Ice River Valley?" Yang Jiuli wondered to himself.
"Ninth Brother, Master Li told me to hide and lay low for a while!" Huang Cheng said.
"This Sun family is clearly after me. There's no way to avoid them now. Come on, let's go and meet them!" Yang Jiuli said. "I want to see how they try to twist the truth and frame me!" As he spoke, he walked straight out of the courtyard.
Having waited so long, the truth is about to come to light, and he is eager to meet this Mrs. Sun.
Although the "Tendon-Regenerating Pill" is an ordinary pill, it will never kill you.
Sun's visit here was clearly premeditated and prepared for a long time.
Therefore, Yang Jiuli concluded that this was aimed at him.
As for the true purpose of the mastermind behind it all, that remains to be verified.
Yang Jiuli also wanted to know the truth.
"Ninth Brother, that Sun family Foundation Establishment cultivator has threatened to take your life!" Huang Cheng said in a panic when he saw Yang Jiuli walk straight out of the courtyard.
"My life isn't so easy to take!" Yang Jiuli laughed nonchalantly.
If Li were to be used by the Sun family to pay for his life, how would he ever be able to establish himself in the cultivation world of Chu?
Besides, how could his elixirs kill people?
Furthermore, today is the ninth day of the first lunar month...
Seeing that Ninth Brother spoke calmly and without any unease, Huang Cheng was surprised and quickly followed after him.
At this moment, in the main hall of Blackwind City.
Two thrones were placed on the left and right sides of the palace platform.
The Grand Elder Li Jun sat upright on the right.
A middle-aged man dressed in white, with his hair tied up and wearing a crown, and with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, sat upright on the left.
This person was none other than Sun Bufan, the Foundation Establishment Elder of the Sun Clan of Xihe County.
Li Wannian sat upright on the right side below the platform.
Li Yourong stood to the side.
Opposite them sat a man from the Sun family, a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.
And a young man standing to the side.
Besides, in the main hall, there was a mat on which a monk lay, his body covered by a white cloth.
"Fellow Daoist Li, if you don't give us an explanation for this matter, the Sun family of Xihe will never let it go!" Sun Bufan said with a gloomy face. A chilling aura emanated from him, causing the temperature in the entire hall to drop suddenly.
Faintly, frost and snow danced in the air above the main hall.
This person was actually cultivating the second-tier mid-grade technique "Frost Art" and had condensed the second-tier immortal foundation "Long River Frost and Snow Falling All Over the Sky". With a thought, the magic power in the Dao Flower in his body could be circulated, causing the nearby cold mist to turn into snow and frost and snow to fill the sky.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, please do not be angry. I am also deeply saddened by the death of this noble prodigy. However, whether this matter is related to the pills of my Black Wind City remains to be seen. After all, this concerns the quality of the pills of my Li family, and we cannot tolerate the slightest mistake." Li Jun said in a cold tone, "If someone has framed us, my Li family will never tolerate it and will definitely seek justice."
"Is that so?" He looked at Sun Bufan, his tone cold and sharp.
A "tendon-regenerating pill" killed someone!
This is a rare occurrence even within the entire cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom.
If this is confirmed, the Blackwind City market will definitely see a sharp drop in foot traffic and will no longer need to operate!
This time, the Sun family came with great force, and their motives were clearly impure.
After all, not long ago, alchemists such as Liu Yuelong were murdered.
Then, more rogue cultivators attacked the Black Wind Mine.
Li Jun had no choice but to assume that the visitors were enemies.
As he spoke, a gust of wind emanated from his body, transforming into a tornado that swirled around him, directly confronting Sun Bufan.
Also from a family of Foundation Establishment cultivators, Li Jun's aura was no less imposing than Sun Bufan's.
"The death of our clan's prodigy is a fact right before our eyes. Do you think the Sun family is trying to extort you?" Sun Bufan said coldly.
"Fellow Daoist Li, could it be that your Li clan ancestor has a chance to form a core, so you're doing whatever you want, disregarding the rules and regulations of the immortal sect?" A Sun clan man at the left head of the main hall, who had reached the tenth level of Qi Refining perfection, spoke coldly. This man was named Sun Dushui.
He was the grandfather of the deceased Sun family descendant.
"Although my Sun family is not as powerful as the Li family, we are still a family under the rule of a third-tier immortal sect. Some of our family members serve as elders in the immortal sect. If you do not give us an explanation today, then we will have no choice but to report this matter to the Chu Kingdom's immortal sect and ask them to uphold justice."
Sun Dushui's attitude was cold and hard.
As he spoke, he clasped his hands in a gesture of respect towards the western region.
Upon hearing this, Li Jun frowned.
The Sun family has someone serving as an elder in the Ice Valley, which shows their exceptional background.
If this matter escalates, it will not benefit the Li family.
But if he bows his head, how can the Li family maintain its position in the cultivation world of Chu?
"Fellow Daoist Sun, as I said before, the death of this noble prodigy is a great loss to our clan. As for whether it was caused by the pills of my Li family, that still needs to be investigated. Before we have evidence, my Li family cannot and will not take responsibility for this matter!" Li Wannian said.
"This is the receipt for the pills my grandson purchased, along with the pills themselves... There are three pills left..." Sun Dushui waved his hand.
But then, a light emanated from the storage pouch at his waist, and out flew a purchase record and a bottle labeled "Tendon-Regenerating Pill".
In addition, the words "No. 9 Pill Shop" are engraved on the bottle.
Both Li Wannian and Li Jun released their divine senses.
However, it was observed that the quantity of pills on the purchase record matched the list of pill bottles.
"It is indeed from the No. 9 Pill Shop..." Li Wannian looked at Li Yourong beside him and said in a low voice.
Li Yourong's face was icy, her eyes darting around, her thoughts racing.
"Although you have proof of the pills, how can you prove that the cause was from taking my pills?" Li Yourong said coldly. "If you think you can pin this on my No. 9 Pill Shop with just a purchase receipt, isn't that a bit too frivolous?"
"What You Rong said is very true!" Li Jun nodded.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you've gone too far. Would we risk our lives to frame your Li family?" Sun Bufan sneered.
"That's right, my elder brother is already dead. We just want justice, but you're making things difficult and refusing. Are you taking advantage of the fact that the Sun family has no one to rely on?" A young man standing to the side of Sun Dushui spoke up. This man was named Sun Haohua, the deceased's younger brother.
"Everything must be supported by evidence," Li Yourong said. "Your evidence is insufficient, and my Li family cannot accept this matter."
"Insufficient evidence... Fine, you want evidence!" Upon hearing this, Sun Haohua's eyes turned bloodshot. He strode forward, reached out and grabbed the bottle of pills floating in front of Sun Duhua, saying, "I will take this Li Family Poison Pill right in front of you."
"This..." Upon seeing this, Li Yourong and the others were taken aback.
Sun Haohua was about to open the elixir bottle.
"Wait!" Just then, a cold, eerie voice suddenly echoed throughout the hall.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
But then, a handsome man dressed in blue stepped forward in front of the main hall.
His gaze was like stars, bright and sharp, and he was staring at Sun Haohua, who was holding the pill bottle.
"Master Yang..." Li Wannian frowned upon seeing the newcomer.
"Why is he here!" Li Yourong frowned, her heart filled with worry.
"Master Yang..." Li Jun also looked towards the entrance of the main hall, his brows furrowing.
Although he didn't have much affection for Yang Jiuli, he didn't want the alchemists in this family to be caught in such a storm.
Yang Jiuli stepped into the main hall.
His long hair flew in the wind, he was calm and composed, and his eyes were sharp as he locked onto Sun Haohua.
At this moment, Sun Haohua and the others also looked at Yang Jiuli.
"This kid actually dares to show his face!" Sun Bufan, sitting in the main seat, looked surprised, then a cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Perfect!" he thought to himself with a cold laugh.
If the Li family insists on not handing over Yang Jiuli, this matter will be difficult to handle. We will have to invite a third-tier immortal sect to make a big fuss about it.
Now that Yang Jiuli has stepped in, things are much simpler!