Looking at the remaining Tearful Shark Heart, Duanmu Wudi said, "It's still early before the Three Families Martial Arts Tournament. Why don't we refine another batch of Divine Transformation Pills?"
"No problem!" Lan Hua thought to herself, "Old fox."
Duanmu Wudi gave a wink, and Duanmu Zhi Qiu took out a jade bottle and put the remaining eight Divine Transformation Pills into it.
In his view, even if the Nascent Soul Pill didn't have the effect of breaking through realms, he had still gathered so many spiritual herbs, which could be used for other things, and it would be a waste not to keep them.
After everyone left, Nalan Ruode and his wife stayed behind.
"Brother Lan, is this Divine Transformation Pill really effective?" Nalan Ruode asked.
Lan Hua smiled and said, "Of course it will be useful. If there are no unexpected events, those two should be able to break through to the next realm in two to three months at the earliest!"
Duanmu Qian exclaimed in surprise, "So fast? It took me half a year to successfully break through to the next realm!"
“Yes, it lasted for a whole six months, and I worried about it for six months!” Nalan Ruode said with a laugh.
Lan Hua couldn't stand it anymore, "If you two want to show off your love, please do it outside. Don't disturb my alchemy!"
After saying that, Lan Hua began to tinker with the alchemy furnace, preparing to refine the second batch of Divine Transformation Pills.
After the two left, Baxia appeared inside the house.
"Brother Hua, what do you think of that Nascent Soul Pill?"
Lan Hua sighed softly, "Since it can be refined into a high-grade pill, I feel that this Nascent Soul Pill should be somewhat reliable!"
With nearly a month to go before the martial arts competition among the three families of the archery world, Lan Hua has been frantically cultivating, aside from refining pills.
Lan Hua's presence was felt every day on the martial arts training ground, unintentionally sparking a trend of diligent cultivation among the aristocratic families.
Seeing Lan Hua working so hard, the young members of the Duanmu family were unwilling to fall behind and joined the wave of cultivation.
During this period, Lan Hua had fought against Duanmu Zhi Qiu and Duanmu Rong on several occasions.
Among the young scions of aristocratic families, Duanmu Qian is the strongest, with a cultivation level at the fifth level of the Dan Shen realm.
Duanmu Zhi Qiu and Duanmu Rong are roughly equal in strength, both at the fourth level of the Dan Shen realm.
To Lan Hua's surprise, Duanmu Qian possessed the White Crystal Ice Flame, and her inner fire was the same as that of the cold and beautiful Huo Xiaoxiao.
Perhaps for this reason, Duanmu Rong gifted Huo Xiaoxiao the Crimson Moon Bow and the Invisible Arrow Technique.
Lan Hua also learned another piece of information: the aristocratic families' trump card archery technique, the Armor-Piercing Invisible Arrow, requires an extremely high level of cultivation from the practitioner.
Only those who have reached the Refining Spirit Realm or higher are qualified to cultivate.
Even though Duanmu Qian possessed top-grade Dan Fire, her cultivation level was only at the Dan Divine Realm, so she was still not qualified to cultivate.
Lan Hua thought about it and agreed. Since it was a secret archery technique, it couldn't be learned easily.
The Invisible Arrow Technique is already a superior skill, and coupled with its long-range output, it is practically invincible.
Time flies.
One month later.
The two young masters from noble families who took the Transformation Pill are still in seclusion, and there is currently no news of them.
However, for Lanhua, no news is good news.
If there's news within a month, it's most likely bad news, indicating that the two people in seclusion are very likely to have perished.
Five days later, it will be the day for the three families to hold a martial arts competition.
The martial arts competition will take place at Zhuiyi Peak.
Duanmu Zhi Qiu once told him that Zhuiyi Peak was a sacred place for archery cultivators, and all archery cultivators could go to Zhuiyi Peak to cultivate.
Two archers at the Yuanxiang Realm are stationed at Zhuiyi Peak, and the bow embryo is kept there.
For the safety of the fetus, the Haoran Prefecture Archery Division, the Lü family, and the Duanmu family each sent a master to the site.
The Duanmu family sent their Grand Guest Elder, Liu Xiangtian, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Refining Spirit Realm and was about to break through to the Yuanxiang Realm.
At night, Lan Hua meditated as usual.
Suddenly, the communication jade talisman on his body lit up.
Lan Hua frowned slightly upon seeing the responsive communication jade talisman.
Because that jade talisman was given to us by the Xuan Yu Alliance.
Lan Hua muttered to herself, "Why would the Xuan Yu Alliance send me a message so late?"
With a light tap of her right hand on the jade talisman, a message arrived, which surprised Lan Hua.
That was bad news: Su Mu, a former top player on the Blood Ranking, had died a violent death.
"how so?"
Lan Hua was very puzzled. "Didn't Su Mu go to Sin Island to become a bounty hunter? Could it be that he was killed by someone else while on a mission?"
Baxia replied, "Brother Hua, do you think it's possible?"
"Su Mu is, after all, a Blood Ranking expert with peak Danxia Realm strength. He has been immersed in the way of assassins for decades and has extremely rich assassination skills."
He was able to accept the mission because he was absolutely confident; even if he couldn't defeat his opponent, he could at least protect himself!
Lan Hua frowned. "Brother Ba, are you saying there's more to this than meets the eye?"
"Could it be that Su Mu misjudged him, or that the person who wanted to arrest him knew someone was after him and set a trap for Su Mu to fall into?"
"Besides, every mission carries risks!"
He snorted arrogantly, "Do you think Su Mu is that stupid?"
"Too!"
Lan Hua said, "It seems I have to go back to the Xuan Yu Alliance and find out what's going on!"
Hearing Baxia say that, Lan Hua had a bad feeling.
Before dawn, Lan Hua went to find Duanmu Zhi Qiu.
The latter was still meditating in his room when he was surprised to hear that Lan Hua was going back to the Xuan Yu Alliance.
"Brother Lan, if we return to the Xuanyu Alliance at this time, I'm afraid we won't make it in time for the Three Families Martial Arts Tournament."
Lan Hua smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's only a two-day journey to the Xuan Yu Alliance. We won't be staying there for long."
After I'm done, I'll go straight to Yi Feng to find you. Three days' journey should be enough!
Duanmu Zhi Qiu nodded slightly, "Alright, although I don't know what's making Brother Lan so anxious, I hope Brother Lan won't forget about the martial arts competition!"
"Don't worry, the martial arts competition is related to my Yueque Bow, I won't fall behind. Let me tell the family head!"
After saying this, Lan Hua soared into the sky.
Two days later, Lan Hua arrived at the Xuan Yu Alliance, where all was quiet.
Su Mu was just one of the many people in Xuanyu. Although his cultivation was at the peak of Danxia Realm, he was not particularly outstanding.
His death had no impact on the alliance.
It was as if a drop of water had fallen onto the surface of a lake, without even a ripple appearing.
This is the Xuanyu Alliance. It appears to be a unified entity, but it is still filled with indifference.
Lan Hua's return has sparked a heated discussion within the alliance.
He was received by the steward Yao Feiyang as well.
Yao Feiyang said, "After Su Mu died, we found his body immediately. Considering his good relationship with you, I sent this message to you!"
"Is his body still preserved?"
Yao Feiyang nodded. "As soon as you sent the message, I ordered people to collect Su Mu's body. It's currently placed in the main hall of the cemetery behind the mountain!"
"Thank you, Brother Yao!"
There is a cemetery on the back mountain, where people from Xuanyu are buried, at least giving them a final resting place.
When Lan Hua arrived at the cemetery hall, Su Mu's body was placed on a wooden table.
Upon seeing the wounds on Su Mu's body, Lan Hua's expression changed slightly, and a bad thought arose in her heart.
Lan Hua said in a deep voice, "It was a one-hit kill, and the sword mark was extremely ordinary. The person who killed him must have been at least at the Core Formation Realm!"
Yao Feiyang nodded. "That's right, Vice Alliance Leader Sun said the same thing!"
Suddenly, Lan Hua noticed the communication jade talisman on Su Mu's body and felt that there might be something else inside.
After all, Su Mu was once a top expert on the Blood Ranking, so it was impossible for the person who killed him to leave any trace.
Lan Hua asked, "Brother Yao, can this communication jade talisman store information?"
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