Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 737: Iceflame City

"Oh?"

Ji Jian and the other two looked curiously at the Jin Ling Saintess.

The Jin Ling Saintess, enchanting and seductive with her revealing figure, didn't beat around the bush, "Have you ever heard of the Heaven Warding Pill?"

"What, the Heaven Warding Pill? You have such a treasure?"

Whether it was Ji Jian, Liu You, or Jiang Yu, each was a dominant force in their own right; naturally, they had heard of the Heaven Warding Pill.

The three looked at the Jin Ling Saintess in astonishment, speaking in unison.

As its name implied, the Heaven Warding Pill, upon consumption, could temporarily sever one's connection with the Heavenly Dao, rendering oneself undetectable by it.

The Heavenly Dao is all-encompassing, yet it has its flaws; some ancient cultivators discovered this weakness and thus developed the Heaven Warding Pill.

But the Heaven Warding Pill was extremely rare; the three of them had only heard of it, never having seen it with their own eyes.

"Indeed, this is a low-level Heaven Warding Pill, capable of shielding an early-stage Divine Being from the Heavenly Dao for the duration of an hour," declared the Jin Ling Saintess with her head held high.

"Early stage Divine Being, one hour, that's more than enough!" The three swallowed hard, their eyes shining with a fierce light.

"Since that boy is the enemy of our four families, we cannot send forces from just one family to the Lower Realm. It must be a joint effort from all four families," continued the three powerful beings, wary that the Jin Ling Saintess might want to monopolize the Spiritual Pearl.

"Naturally."

The Jin Ling Saintess nodded in agreement, without refusal.

In fact, she had no desire to involve the Jiang, Ji, and Liu families at all. If she could send someone to the Lower Realm alone to assassinate Qinchuan, obtaining the two Spiritual Pearls would be a piece of cake.

Regrettably, she did not possess a Magical Treasure capable of traveling to the Lower Realm.

Despite the increasing number of people from the Lower Realm in the Divine Wilderness Continent, the Upper Realm's vast territory meant that such individuals were still few and far between.

In the Tian's southern region, only the Jiang Family possessed a Divine Artifact that could penetrate the Barrier to the Lower Realm.

So, she still had to rely on the Jiang Family's passage to the Lower Realm.

"This passage can be maintained for two months, and now more than ten days remain. Hence, let's return to our Sect and clan first, and after five days, each of us will bring one Cultivator, ready to go to the Lower Realm," said Jiang Yu.

"Agreed!"

All present unanimously consented, thereby finalizing the plan.

...

Qinchuan was unaware that the four major powers of the Upper Realm were already plotting to use the precious Heaven Warding Pill specifically to deal with him.

At the moment, he was safely making a breakthrough in the Secret Room.

With a series of events unfolding, Qinchuan felt an increasing urgency to improve his Realm.

His Soul was now exceedingly powerful, but without a corresponding Spiritual Power Body to sustain it, he often found it difficult to act freely.

After reflecting in his heart, he had been in secluded cultivation in the Secret Room.

In the past few days, the entire Tianqing City could only sense a chaotic aura of the Dao in the sky above, as colorful rays of light continuously burst forth from the city center, dyeing the entire city with splendid colors, a truly beautiful sight.

They understood that this was a phenomenon produced by some important figure making a breakthrough.

However, such phenomena usually occurred only for a brief moment during a breakthrough; it was rare to see them multiple days in a row.

Eventually, some powerful beings standing atop high buildings discovered that these phenomena emanated from the Qin Residence.

"It turns out that the National Teacher has made another breakthrough!" fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

The cultivators, who had been feeling somewhat puzzled, suddenly understood everything, and it all made perfect sense.

Now, in their eyes, Qinchuan was a figure on par with a Great Emperor. Even if he ascended to the heavens in broad daylight today, no one would find it strange.

...

"What do you think, how does the National Teacher's strength compare to that of a few ordinary Great Emperors now?"

Although the Exquisite Pavilion was now wholeheartedly supporting the Tianyuan Royal Family and no longer sold intelligence, as a mortal tavern, its business was booming, with people coming and going.

Even due to Tianyuan's development and expansion, the main pavilion of Exquisite Pavilion in Tianqing City had become the most bustling tavern and market place.

Although it suffered an attack from a Divine Realm powerhouse more than a month ago, Tianqing City and Exquisite Pavilion quickly recovered.

Cultivators who came and went stopped here to talk and debate.

Of course, the content of their conversations was mostly about Qinchuan, the National Teacher.

"In my opinion, the National Teacher is about to break through the shackles of a Great Emperor and ascend to the Divine Realm," said a cultivator, as he clinked glasses and spoke loudly.

"Brother Nian speaks wisely. Not only has the National Teacher unified the entire Dongju Continent under our Tianyuan lineage, but he has even extended our territory to overseas lands. Truly, it is a blessing for Tianqing City and a fortune for Tianyuan Nation!"

Another cultivator accompanying him agreed heartily, his neck thick with enthusiasm.

"Old Mo, are they really talking about that Qinchuan we met that day?"

In one corner of the Exquisite Pavilion sat a white-dressed girl. She was clad in a white robe, her aura ethereal, surrounded by a misty atmosphere that flowed gracefully, giving her an air of refined otherworldliness.

To her sides sat two inconspicuous, elderly men in green robes, devoid of any aura.

The three were plain and ordinary, but if a powerful being arrived, they would discover that the trio's aura was quite extraordinary, with the two old servants having hidden their Emperor Realm presence.

The white-dressed girl had reached the late stage of the Great Saint, and was only a step away from achieving the Supreme Saint.

However, she appeared to be in her early twenties. A Great Saint in her early twenties...such talent was truly terrifying.

"This humble servant is not sure either," replied the strong man called Old Mo, shaking his head. Soon after, he added, "However, looking at the central statue in the city, it really does look identical."

"And at that time, he made friends with Li Zhi. Now Li Zhi has become the emperor of Tianyuan Nation. It's very likely he's the same Qinchuan we met that day."

"I still don't think it's him. When I saw him back then, although his Dao Magic was profound, he was still beneath me in realm. I've made rapid progress in my cultivation over the last few years, advancing by leaps and bounds even in the Upper Realm. But even now, I haven't reached the Supreme Saint.

How could Qinchuan suddenly be able to slay an Emperor Level powerhouse?"

The white-dressed girl still didn't believe it. She couldn't fathom how a cultivator from the Meridian Opening Realm could grow into someone capable of slaying an Emperor Level existence in just a few short years.

The three of them didn't speak very loudly, but they didn't shield their voices from the others, either. Among those present, there were cultivators with profound cultivation levels who heard the doubt expressed about Qinchuan. Instantly, countless cultivators turned their heads to look in their direction.

"Young lady, how dare you doubt the National Teacher?" a middle-aged cultivator said sternly.

Many other cultivators stared at the trio with intense gazes. Had it not been for the prohibition against fighting in the Exquisite Pavilion, they might have already thrown the three out.

Just as the crowd grew indignant, someone suddenly recognized the white-dressed girl.

"Bai Ruoxi! You're Bai Ruoxi!"

An abrupt voice suddenly rang out, exclaiming in shock.

"Bai Ruoxi? What Bai Ruoxi?" the crowd murmured in confusion.

But after that reminder, more and more cultivators began to remember: "I recall now, a few years ago, this fairy taught the Dao Magic in Tianqing City!"

It turned out...

This white-dressed fairy was Bai Ruoxi, who had once taught Dao Magic in Tianqing City and had a brief encounter with Qinchuan.