Who exactly is the Ling family? This is just a breakthrough in a minor realm, yet it has generated such a great deal of attention. Who is it? A big question mark arose in everyone's mind.
The people in the Ling family were also shocked, especially Ling Yue. Although she had guessed the identity of that person and knew that the person's power was unfathomable, she did not expect that the other party was a few years younger than her. If she was not mistaken, the other party was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. A late stage of the Nascent Soul realm in his teens. In the entire Taiyan Continent, apart from Xiu Qiyu, there was only Ye Xiruo, a prodigy. These two were truly speechless.
"Miss, is that Miss Ye inside?" The old steward looked at the blooming lotus flowers in mid-air with a shocked expression. He really didn't expect that Miss Ye was not only very good at alchemy, but also had such a high level of cultivation. The Ling family is saved now.
Just as Ye Xiruo was preparing to refine the antidote pill, a familiar energy fluctuation suddenly came from her body. Her true essence reached its peak in an instant. She was about to break through. She was still a little short. Could it be that Brother Xiu Qi had broken through?
A look of surprise flashed across Ye Xiruo's face. Brother Xiu Qi was alright, and his power had even increased. This was truly the best news imaginable.
Because this breakthrough was entirely due to Xiu Qiyu, coupled with Ye Xiruo's own accumulation, the breakthrough went very smoothly. In less than half a day, the magnificent green lotus in the sky disappeared and returned to calm. However, many people were still unable to recover from the shock they had just experienced.
This is an extraordinary phenomenon. Only those exceptionally talented geniuses will experience such a phenomenon every time they break through. Who exactly is this peerless genius from the Ling family?
The tranquility of Maple Forest City was shattered by Ye Xiruo's breakthrough.
In the city lord's mansion, the city lord, who was drinking and making merry with a beauty in his arms, saw the strange phenomenon coming from the Ling family, pushed the beauty out of his arms, and stood up.
"I never imagined the Ling family had hidden themselves so well. Not a single piece of information has leaked out over the years. Ling Feng, that old fox, is about to die, yet he still left behind such a contingency plan." Such a talented disciple must have joined a sect long ago. Perhaps it would be easy to kill him, but if one offends the sect behind him, the consequences would be something that a small city lord's mansion like his cannot afford.
The city lord's expression shifted rapidly, as if he were considering something. After a long while, he sighed, "So be it. It seems the Ling family shouldn't have perished. If the Ling family had died, the Han family would have become the sole power, which wouldn't have been good for the city lord's mansion. If Han Lin hadn't relentlessly pressured him, he wouldn't have agreed to join forces with the Han family to destroy the Ling family." Now that things had taken a turn for the better, his promise to Han Lin could naturally be nullified.
"Someone come here."
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
"From today onwards, I will be in seclusion for cultivation, and no one is to disturb me, understand?"
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
Inside the main house of the Han family, Han Lin's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. At this critical juncture, where did the Ling family find such a powerful expert? Why hadn't he received a single piece of information?
Han Lei sat trembling in his seat, not daring to utter a sound. His father was furious. Ahead of him sat a tall, handsome young man with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes. This was none other than Han Lei's older brother—Han Yan. He was twenty-two years old, at the late Golden Core stage, the same level as Ling Yue, but Ling Yue was three years younger than him. Therefore, from childhood, Ling Yue had stolen much of Han Yan's spotlight. Thus, ruining Ling Yue had become almost an obsession for him.
But now he saw something. The most talented person in the Ling family was not Ling Yue, but someone else. The string in Han Yan's mind snapped, and he didn't even hear what Han Lin was saying.
"Big brother," Han Lei called out softly. His older brother's expression was really strange.
"Go and find out who broke through in the Ling family. I don't believe the Ling family can be so lucky as to cultivate a peerless genius."
"What does Father mean?"
"Perhaps his relationship with the Ling family is not what we imagine."
Han Lei shrank back; his father was determined to kill him. Regardless of whether that genius was actually a member of the Ling family, his father would not let him go. He was merely a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; did he really think he could change the Ling family's destined destruction? Utterly delusional.
"Go to the city lord's mansion, don't let that old fox take the opportunity to escape."
"Yes, Father."
A while later, Han Yan returned with a gloomy face. That damned city lord, feigning illness now, clearly intends to stand by and watch, breaking his previous promise. Damn it.
Han Lin's expression was indifferent: "Once we destroy the Ling family, the City Lord's Mansion will be ours sooner or later. The entire Maple Forest City will be ours as long as we are surnamed Han."
"Yes, Father."
"Yan'er, contact your master right now. I estimate that that old bastard Ling Feng will die in the next couple of days. When that happens, the Ling family will be in chaos, which will be the perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"I will contact my master immediately."
Han Lei was well aware of why his master was helping the Han family; it was all for profit. Once the Ling family was destroyed, the Han family would dominate Maple Forest City and reap even greater benefits.
Ye Xiruo had already obtained the antidote pill found by the system. Coincidentally, this antidote pill was a sixth-grade pill, but it had to be refined simultaneously for its medicinal properties to complement each other. Refining five pills in one batch was incredibly difficult. Even refining a low-grade seventh-grade pill wasn't this difficult.
Before this, Ye Xiruo had already attempted to refine the pills, but unsurprisingly, she had failed each time. Her face was ashen, and a sense of frustration rose within her. Refining pills beyond one's level was extremely difficult; the higher the level of the pill, the harder it was. Her failures were understandable; she had done her best. However, although Ling Feng's condition had been temporarily stabilized, if she couldn't refine an antidote within ten days, he would still succumb to the poison and die. She simply couldn't bear to watch a life perish.
Ye Xiruo gritted her teeth and continued refining, but failed again. Silently, she poured out the ash from the green hue. She hadn't expected to break through. Although it was thanks to Brother Xiu Qi, the feeling of such a significant increase in strength gave her great confidence. This must be Heaven's favor, sending such a great gift when she needed help most.
With her strength greatly increased and her mental power also improved slightly, Ye Xiruo Kai seriously summarized the lessons learned from her failures, marked all the possible mistakes, and then tried them one by one. If it didn't work in the outside world, she would refine it in her space. She refused to believe that she couldn't refine the antidote pill in a hundred days.
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