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Chapter 2157: Chapter 2125: Schemes

Konggu Venerable is someone who truly understands self-preservation.

Although he has lived here for many years and has some different thoughts about the Sea Edge Realm, the other party was able to annihilate the Five Great Powers so swiftly and sacrifice millions effortlessly. Let’s not even mention that his injuries aren’t healed yet—even if they were, he might not get involved.

It’s not a matter of being selfish or not; in such a world, to live well, one must first learn to preserve oneself.

Li Chen’s gaze seemed somewhat somber: "There’s nothing I can do about the dead; I’m no saint. Those people are already gone, and I’m powerless. If this group isn’t here for me, then so be it. But if they truly are, I can only make sure they never return."

Upon hearing these words, Konggu Venerable couldn’t help but feel a bit unsettled.

It’s not that he’s worried about Li Chen encountering danger; he’s just afraid that if Li Chen gets inadvertently eliminated by those people while his own injuries aren’t healed, then all efforts so far will have been in vain.

Glancing at Konggu Venerable at the side, Li Chen said calmly, "Don’t worry. I’ll definitely fulfill what I promised you. Just some pills, not enough for me to skimp on."

Li Chen estimated his own alter ego’s strength; while outside, he had probed a bit. Among the Seven Great Powers, there were also some formidable experts. Although they hadn’t reached the Soul Realm, their cultivation was not low. For someone who could swiftly decimate such powers and sacrifice countless individuals, Li Chen conservatively estimated that their cultivation might be no lower than an Eighth-Rank Heavenly Sovereign.

And it’s not just one!

To wipe out the Five Great Powers simultaneously, it indicates that there are at least five of them!

Five experts above Eighth-Rank Heavenly Sovereign appearing simultaneously in a place like the Sea Edge Realm is indeed a thought-provoking matter.

Thinking it over, Li Chen’s gaze suddenly fell on the Konggu Venerable beside him.

When Konggu Venerable sensed Li Chen’s gaze, he immediately felt something was amiss. Instinctively, he wanted to find an excuse to leave, as he suddenly had a bad premonition.

But before he could speak, he heard Li Chen’s leisurely voice, "One Purging Disaster Pill, for a favor. How about it?"

Instantly, Konggu Venerable found himself unable to speak, unable to move his feet.

The Purging Disaster Pill is unlike other pills; it has no other purpose, only one—to purify pill toxins.

No matter how powerful a cultivator is, they cannot avoid contact with pills: those that aid in cultivation, restore cultivation, relieve pain—numerous and varied. As the saying goes, medicine is three parts poison; as cultivators consume more pills, the accumulated pill toxins increase.

Such pill toxins may not appear significant at first, but as one’s cultivation deepens, these toxins become one of the greatest obstacles to advancing to the Supreme Realm!

The more pill toxins accumulated in the body, the greater the barrier when breaking through to higher realms!

For those determined to reach higher realms, this is unquestionably a distressing issue.

But the Purging Disaster Pill has a singular purpose—to purify pill toxins!

Perhaps at a Low-Rank, there may be some pills to cleanse pill toxins, but they’re too low-level. For Higher Grade cultivators, only the Eighth Grade Heavenly Pill, the Purging Disaster Pill, can be effective.

As for others, while not entirely useless, they’re not too far off.

Moreover, although the Purging Disaster Pill is an Eighth Grade Heavenly Pill, its difficulty in refining is no less than some Ninth Grade Heavenly Pills, arguably the toughest Eighth Grade Heavenly Pill to refine.

Even Konggu Venerable, upon hearing Li Chen’s words, couldn’t help but look at him in shock, "Can you refine the Purging Disaster Pill?"

Konggu Venerable felt his heart racing intensely at this moment.

Those capable of refining the Purging Disaster Pill are mostly Ninth Grade Heavenly Pill Grandmasters, possibly even the legendary... Pill Saint Ancestor!

It’s said that at the Pill Saint Ancestor level, their refined pills are immensely valuable even to Palm Realm powerhouses, compelling them to treat such figures with respect.

Although Konggu Venerable doesn’t know if it’s true, standing before him, if this man can indeed refine the Purging Disaster Pill, then even if he’s not the Pill Saint Ancestor, he’s undoubtedly at the pinnacle of Grandmaster Level Heavenly Pill Masters.

"So, are we teaming up?" Li Chen looked calmly at Konggu Venerable, not worried about being rejected in the slightest.

After this period of interaction, he roughly understood what kind of person Konggu Venerable was—faced with such a temptation as the Purging Disaster Pill, he certainly couldn’t refuse.

"What do you want me to do?" Konggu Venerable licked his somewhat dry lips and asked.

Li Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "I can help you recover from your injuries ahead of time, but afterwards, you still have to follow me. If those people are indeed here for me or if they enter the East Suburb Realm and I encounter them, that’s when I need you to serve as bait."

"Bait?!" Konggu Venerable’s voice immediately heightened, primarily because Li Chen didn’t bother hiding his intentions, using the straightforward term ’bait’ directly.

Almost instantly, Konggu Venerable understood the danger involved.

"No way! At least five of them are on my same level, perhaps even higher. Even if my wounds heal, it’s still courting death!" Konggu Venerable hastily waved his hand in refusal.

"Relax." A slightly peculiar yet somewhat vicious smile appeared on Li Chen’s face, "I won’t send you to your death. I’m someone who prefers careful planning before taking action. So, listen to my plan first, then decide if you’ll join."

Konggu Venerable couldn’t help but show hesitation. He really didn’t want to confront unnamed powerful foes, but facing the allure of the Purging Disaster Pill, he was at a loss on what decision to make.

"Fortune favors the bold, I’ll risk it!"

In the end, Konggu Venerable gritted his teeth and agreed, "Tell me your plan first. If it’s not feasible, I won’t take risks with you."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Chen’s face.

...

In the snow-laden Folded Space within the Ancient Tower, Li Chen’s true form gazed at the figure clad in a black robe: "Ling Canghai, it’s been a while!"

Though it seemed like a friendly greeting between old acquaintances, everyone present could sense the killing intent in Li Chen’s eyes.

"You... it’s you!" Ling Canghai stared at Li Chen as if he had seen a ghost.

The saying, "Enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred," rings true here.

"It seems you haven’t made much progress over the years," Li Chen’s eyes looked eerily at Ling Canghai. "Arrogant towards the weak, yet kowtowing to the powerful."

"The score between us has been delayed for too long; isn’t it time we settled it?!" As he spoke, a chilling killing intent erupted unrestrained from Li Chen’s body.