The theft of the black box caused a huge uproar in the Pill God Palace, and even the Palace Master Wei Wuji, who had been in seclusion, reappeared.

Wei Wuji is the number one person in the Dan Shen Palace, with his cultivation at the peak of the ninth level of the Danxia Realm. He has been in seclusion, seeking an opportunity to break through to the next level.

When the Pill God Palace was recruiting students, Xue Yuan from the Immortal Sword Sect was too aggressive, forcing him to leave seclusion early and startling Xue Yuan away.

However, the price of leaving seclusion early was that his breakthrough was almost unsuccessful, which led to Wei Wuji going into seclusion again some time ago.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Before Wei Wuji could break through to the next realm, he was forced to leave seclusion once again.

"God, all I want is to quietly go into seclusion, why is it so difficult?"

Wei Wuji shook his head, looking dejected, and sat in the middle of the main hall of the Law Enforcement Academy, with the elders of the Alchemy Academy and the Law Enforcement Academy sitting on either side.

A large crowd gathered again inside the main hall, some still sleepy-eyed, but determined to come and see what was going on.

After learning that Lan Hua had caused trouble again, Kong Xuan didn't even have time to change her clothes and just put on a light gauze dress and followed her.

Imagine wearing a light gauze over your pajamas, and the view underneath... it sounds beautiful.

Ye Jinlian remained indifferent. Although she didn't care about other things, she was quite concerned about Lan Hua's affairs.

Lan Hua and Jiang Xinghai knelt on the ground and described the events in detail, vividly and realistically.

After hearing this, Wei Wuji was completely bewildered. "Do you two even realize the enormity of the mess you've made?"

Lan Hua and Jiang Xinghai exchanged a glance and then shook their heads.

Do you know the origin of this black box?

Lan Hua and Jiang Xinghai shook their heads again, thinking to themselves, "How would we know if you didn't tell us?"

Wei Wuji was speechless, sighed, and then slowly revealed the origin of the black box.

It turns out that the history of this black box can be traced back tens of thousands of years.

Lan Hua thought to herself, "This black box is really well-made; it hasn't broken in ten thousand years!"

The black box was left by the founder of the Pill God Palace, Emperor Dantian. After achieving the position of Heavenly Emperor, Emperor Dantian suddenly returned to the Xuanhuang Continent one day and gave something to the Pill God Palace.

That thing is a black box.

The Heavenly Emperor once left a message: "Once you have achieved a certain level of cultivation, carefully study the contents of this box and find a way to subdue it. Remember, do not open it lightly!"

Although the people of the Pill God Palace did not open the box at the time, they knew that even the Pill Heaven Emperor could not solve the problem, so they dared not open it.

However, this black box was left behind by the Heavenly Emperor Dan, and they dared not discard it carelessly.

As the saying goes, even if the emperor's excrement is smelly, it must be said to smell good.

Realizing that the contents of the black box were extremely dangerous, the group placed the box in the forbidden area behind the cliff, and the matter was left unresolved.

Over time, the people of the Pill God Palace forgot about the existence of the black box, and only the successive palace masters knew about it.

However, over the years, rumors about the black box have never ceased, with everyone saying that the Pill Emperor left a great opportunity for the Pill God Palace.

As for what kind of opportunity it was, there are all sorts of rumors, the most common being the opportunity to become a celestial being.

After listening, Lan Hua felt it was somewhat absurd; it really was a case of "for every policy from above, there's a countermeasure from below."

The Heavenly Emperor's meaning was clear: he wanted everyone to brainstorm and come up with a way to control the contents of the box.

Those people in the Pill God Palace are really incompetent; they just do the bare minimum when it comes to tasks assigned by their top superiors.

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in surprise, completely unexpected that the Pill God Palace had such a past.

“We opened that black box!” Lan Hua said softly.

The voice was very soft, but the noisy hall immediately quieted down, as if Lan Hua's words had a powerful appeal.

Wei Wuji was shocked. "You really opened it?"

Jiang Xinghai said, "I opened it; it has nothing to do with Lan Hua!"

Lan Hua was speechless. At a time like this, why bother distinguishing between you and me?

Wei Wuji asked in a trembling voice, "What exactly is inside that black box?"

Jiang Xinghai said, "A cloud of white mist!"

Lan Hua added, "It's a strange, terrifying fog!"

He then recounted the result of a flock of birds being shrouded in mist, leaving everyone astonished.

"Fog? What kind of fog can drive birds crazy in an instant?"

"This is even more potent than poison!"

Everyone had their own thoughts, but Lan Hua was wondering where that strange fog came from.

Where did the first emperor of all time, the Dan Tian Emperor, go?

Why couldn't even the Heavenly Emperor of Pills dispel this mist? Does this white mist still exist?

Wei Wuji said worriedly, "Now that this box has fallen into the hands of the Immortal Sword Sect and the Overlord Blade Sect, I'm afraid this is not good!"

Zhang Hongdao said, "Does the Palace Master mean that he's afraid they'll rashly open the box and go mad from being exposed to the mist?"

Wei Wuji nodded. "Yes, even birds are so powerful when infected. What would happen if an elder-level expert were infected?"

Zhou Yan'er's imagination ran wild: "Wouldn't that mean the Immortal Sword Sect and the Overlord Blade Sect would fight each other, while our Pill God Palace would reap the benefits?"

Wei Wuji: "..."

Lan Hua: "..."

Zhou Yu gently patted Zhou Yan'er and said seriously, "If the elders are infected and escape from the Immortal Sword Sect, wouldn't that cause chaos in the world!"

Zhou Yan'er stuck out her tongue and said "Oh".

Wei Wuji sighed, "That box came from my Pill God Palace, but outsiders think it's some kind of treasure. If something really happens, the Pill God Palace will be in trouble!"

Lan Hua felt that the Palace Master was too kind. People had come to bully them, daring to kill the disciples of the Dan Shen Palace at the foot of Dan Hua Mountain, yet the Palace Master was still considering their feelings.

"No wonder the Pill God Palace is declining day by day, there are reasons for it!" Lan Hua thought to herself.

Zhang Hong looked at Lan Hua and the other person, and tentatively asked, "Palace Master, what should we do with those two? Should we cripple them...?"

He couldn't bear to see two alchemy geniuses have their cultivation crippled, but their trespassing into the forbidden area was a serious crime.

Wei Wuji was also in a bind.

The two kneeling on the ground were extremely talented, but when they got into trouble, they were also incredibly skilled.

If we were to directly abolish their cultivation, it would be no different from cutting off our own foundation and ruining the future of the Pill God Palace.

If there is no punishment, then what is the point of the rules, and how can the public be convinced?

"Sigh, it's all the pangolins' fault on Danhua Mountain! Of all places to dig, they had to dig into the forbidden area behind the cliff!"

"These two must not be destroyed under any circumstances!"

He feigned great anger, slammed his hand on the table, and said, "These two have disobeyed the clan rules. Throw them both into the dungeon and await their fate!"

Wei Wuji's idea was simple: first, imprison the two men for a while, and then, once the matter had calmed down, find a reason to release them.

This way, at least the two people were saved, preventing the ruin of the Pill God Palace's hopes and allowing his disciples to see his determination to punish them.

Zhang Hong then asked, "What about Cui Mingfeng?"

Wei Wuji waved his hand and said, "That's your Enforcement Academy's business. Interrogate him thoroughly to find out if he's a spy from another sect, by any means necessary!"

"Okay!"