Free Web NovelChapter 353: Taking Pills
Wang Yufan and the others followed the Fengcheng City Lord to an empty clearing and stopped.
Someone asked, puzzled, "City Lord, why have we stopped?"
The Fengcheng City Lord turned to look at everyone and said with a smile, "We’ve arrived."
"What? We’re here already? I don’t see so much as a single hair here," someone in the crowd said.
Of course, it wasn’t just him; others also raised the same question.
Just then, the Fengcheng City Lord cupped his hands towards Wan Wudao, the formation master standing nearby.
Upon hearing the Fengcheng City Lord’s words, Wan Wudao then walked forward about ten meters under everyone’s gaze, continuously forming hand seals and runes.
As each rune fell, the entire world began to tremble, and streaks of light hung down from the sky, forming a massive scroll. Beneath this enormous rune scroll, an entrance wide enough for only two people appeared.
Seeing this, everyone gasped. It turned out the entrance to these Ancestral Ruins was so well hidden; no wonder so few people had discovered it over the past ten thousand years.
After casting his spell, Wan Wudao turned to the crowd and said, "As per the Fengcheng City Lord’s request, the entrance to these Ancestral Ruins has been found. However, I sense that this is merely a passage to the Tianhuang Yuanzu Relic; the true entrance might be inside."
After hearing Wan Wudao’s explanation, everyone looked at the Fengcheng City Lord.
The Fengcheng City Lord also nodded and said, "Master Wan is absolutely correct. Therefore, I once again urge everyone to consider carefully. There are tempting treasures inside, but they can also cost you your life. So, if anyone wishes to leave before entering, do so quickly. If you drag everyone down after entering, I will not be lenient."
After the Fengcheng City Lord finished speaking, an aura of the Yuandao Realm’s fifth layer pressed down on everyone. Feeling the Fengcheng City Lord’s oppressive aura, everyone’s breathing tightened.
However, the temptation before them did not make anyone here timid. Every single one of them was a martial practitioner, and the martial arts techniques, cultivation methods, and treasures within these Ancestral Ruins would definitely allow them to improve their realms.
The Fengcheng City Lord and Wan Wudao exchanged glances. Then Wan Wudao said with a smile, "Good, since everyone has such confidence, then let us all enter."
The Fengcheng City Lord and Wan Wudao led everyone into the passage that only allowed two people to enter.
However, Wang Yufan, who stood at the very back, saw and heard everything. He always felt that there was something amiss with the Fengcheng City Lord and Wan Wudao, but he couldn’t quite pinpoint it. Wang Yufan was already secretly preparing himself.
As everyone entered the passage wide enough for only two people, a vast mountain range stretching for ten thousand li appeared before them, and in front of this mountain, there was a chasm about a hundred li wide.
Everyone saw this scene, their eyelids twitching, because scorching magma flowed at the bottom of the chasm.
Just then, someone in the crowd, seeing this, immediately shot across the chasm.
However, Wang Yufan, who stood at the back, saw the Fengcheng City Lord’s reaction to this scene; he didn’t offer any warning, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards. This all happened in an instant, though. Besides Wang Yufan, no one else noticed.
Then, with a "boom," the figure who had tried to cross the chasm exploded in mid-air.
This scene instantly made everyone’s scalp tingle.
"Fengcheng City Lord, what happened?"
"Everyone saw what happened, didn’t they? Before coming, I already said that you had to follow my arrangements, or you wouldn’t be able to pass, but some people just don’t believe it. Look, this is the result," the Fengcheng City Lord said.
Hearing the Fengcheng City Lord’s words, the crowd began to discuss. Some people had also entertained the same thought just now, and they were now Rejoice that they hadn’t ended up like that person.
Seeing the crowd’s reaction, the Fengcheng City Lord nodded in satisfaction and said, "It seems everyone has made their decision, and that’s good. According to our previous exploration, the magma in this gully is not ordinary magma. This magma is very likely to be the Phoenix True Fire obtained by Tianhuang Forefather from the depths of the Land of Divine Fall, one of the four forbidden lands in the Primordial Spirit Realm.
And in this gully, there is not only Phoenix True Fire, but also a very powerful anti-flight formation. Not only that, but there is also a hidden formation in front of this formation. Only those below the Yuanji Realm can enter the ruins on the other side."
Hearing the Feng City Lord’s words, someone in the crowd said, "Then that means the Fengcheng City Lord and Lord Wan Wudao can’t go in."
Hearing this person’s words, the Fengcheng City Lord smiled and said, "That’s where you’re overthinking. Wan Wudao and I are both going in, but we won’t just go in directly like this. Our cultivation levels will be suppressed below the Yuanji Realm.
Of course, besides the two of us, if there are any other people here, you can all suppress your cultivation. If anyone can’t suppress it, you can find me."
After he finished speaking, the crowd began to say, "Can you suppress my cultivation? I can’t suppress my cultivation right now."
Such voices rose and fell, and hearing them, the Fengcheng City Lord said, "Alright, I have a pill here. No matter what your cultivation level is, it can be suppressed below the Yuanji Realm."
Hearing the Fengcheng City Lord’s words, everyone quickly surged forward.
But just then, the Fengcheng City Lord slowly took out the pill and said, "I have a hundred here. I hope everyone can take one, because this pill not only suppresses your cultivation, but also forms a protective shield around your body."
After the Fengcheng City Lord finished speaking, he took out a completely black pill from his Pregnant.
When everyone saw the color of the pill, they all hesitated, because they always felt an unusual sensation from it.
As if knowing everyone’s concerns, the Fengcheng City Lord directly swallowed a pill.
With a "gulp," as the Fengcheng City Lord swallowed it, his Yuandao Realm aura slowly began to fall.
Yuandao Realm Fifth Layer.
Yuandao Realm Fourth Layer.
Yuandao Realm Third Layer.
...
Yuanji Realm First Layer.
Yuankun Realm Peak.
It slowly stopped only when it reached the peak of the Yuankun Realm.
At this sight, everyone no longer worried about the pill in the Fengcheng City Lord’s hand, after all, the Fengcheng City Lord had swallowed that pill in front of everyone.
And everyone reached out to the Fengcheng City Lord to ask for it. However, the Fengcheng City Lord said, "I am not a charitable person. If you want this pill, you need to exchange it for something of equal value."
Hearing this, Wang Yufan, who was standing at the very back, knew that the Fengcheng City Lord wouldn’t be so simple.
"City Lord, what equivalent item do we need to exchange for this pill in your hand?" the crowd asked.
And when the Fengcheng City Lord heard this, he said, "It’s very simple to get this pill. You just need to give me fifty percent of the treasures you obtain in these Ancestral Ruins." The Fengcheng City Lord finished speaking and smiled at everyone.
Hearing this, the crowd said, "How can this work? Can it be one-fourth? Half is too much." And hearing the crowd’s words, the Fengcheng City Lord seemed to have already anticipated it, and continued, "You can choose not to give me half of the treasures, but then you might not be able to enter here. I saw that there were over a hundred people on the way here. And most of the people whose realm is in the Yuanji Realm exceed half. So, if you can’t get in, you might not get anything at all. If you go in, even though you take the pill in my hand, you can still get half of the treasures here. Why not do it?"
Hearing the Fengcheng City Lord’s words, someone said, "City Lord, my strength is only at the Yuankun Realm. Does that mean I don’t need to take your pill?"
And hearing this, the Fengcheng City Lord continued to smile and said, "In principle, you can, but you cannot. Because the magma in this gully can only be resisted by a Yuanji Realm protective shield, and this pill of mine can emit Yuanji Realm protection."
Hearing the Fengcheng City Lord’s words, everyone lost their temper again. They knew that no matter what their cultivation level was, any treasures obtained in these Ancestral Ruins today would be shared with the Fengcheng City Lord. Although they hadn’t obtained any treasures yet, they already felt a pang of pain.
The Fengcheng City Lord nodded in satisfaction at the crowd’s current reaction. Then he continued, "Alright, now take out all your belongings. I need to put a mark on them."
Hearing the Fengcheng City Lord’s words, the crowd stirred once again.
"City Lord, can I swear an oath? Please don’t inspect my belongings," someone in the crowd said.
Hearing the crowd’s words, the Fengcheng City Lord showed no anger. He said, "This is for fairness. As for oaths, I don’t quite believe them. I can guarantee that I will just put a mark on all your belongings. I will absolutely not have any greed for the origin of your items. I believe everyone recognizes the character of your Fengcheng City Lord, right? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have informed you about the discovery of the Ancestral Ruins."
Hearing this, the crowd fell silent once again. Looking at the silent crowd, the Fengcheng City Lord was not in a hurry and kept observing them.
After about a dozen breaths, someone in the crowd finally conceded, "I trust the character of the Fengcheng City Lord. I am willing to let you mark my belongings." Following this, a middle-aged man walked out from among the hundred or so people. The middle-aged man took out a storage bag from his waist and handed it to the Fengcheng City Lord.
And the Fengcheng City Lord, under everyone’s gaze, put his hand into the storage bag and began to grope. Soon, his hand came out of the middle-aged man’s storage bag.
Seeing that the Fengcheng City Lord did not take anything out of his hand, everyone was no longer worried and handed their storage bags to the Fengcheng City Lord one after another.
However, Wang Yufan, who was standing in the crowd, frowned. He always felt that this Fengcheng City Lord was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface.
