Nine Realms Sword Emperor

Chapter 1960: Chapter 1963: Ancient Sacred Pill

For Chu Fengmian, increasing his own strength right now was the top priority. The only reason the Sword Dao Sect could establish itself in the Nine Domains and settle down in peace was because it had Chu Fengmian’s protection.

Without Chu Fengmian, the Sword Dao Sect would have been destroyed long ago.

Chu Fengmian still hoped to obtain some Elixir Pills that could boost his strength, or even help him break through his Realm. That, to Chu Fengmian, would be the greatest fortuitous encounter.

One after another, Chu Fengmian opened several more Pill Furnaces. Without exception, the Elixir Pills inside were all Human Dao Pills.

This made Chu Fengmian feel somewhat disappointed.

Within this palace, Chu Fengmian had already collected a full seventeen Pill Furnaces. Aside from three of them that contained no Elixir Pills at all,

the remaining fourteen Pill Furnaces were all filled with Human Dao Pills. Though the quantities varied, in total there were over a thousand pills.

Human Dao Pills were mid‑ancient grade Sacred Pills. A thousand Human Dao Pills were enough to create a thousand genius Disciples. Even the current number one Major Sect of the Canghai Star Territory, the Sea Sacrifice Sect, could not possibly possess so many Human Dao Pills.

These seventeen Pill Furnaces, without a single exception, were all thrown by Chu Fengmian into the Divine Tree, to be devoured and refined by the Divine Tree.

The seventeen Pill Furnaces were all half‑immortal artifacts. Although such Pill Furnaces were inferior to other Spiritual Artifacts in terms of refining materials, they were numerous.

After all seventeen Pill Furnaces were devoured by the Divine Tree, the Divine Tree grew noticeably taller, and its branches and leaves became much more luxuriant.

The several roots embedded in Chu Fengmian’s body also became even thicker. Although Chu Fengmian’s Realm had not advanced, his strength and his fleshly body had undergone considerable change. In terms of power, he had improved by a full thirty percent.

This harvest could be said to be quite substantial, yet Chu Fengmian still did not quite believe that this palace contained only Human Dao Pills.

His gaze fell upon the last Pill Furnace.

This final Pill Furnace was the very first thing Chu Fengmian had noticed upon entering the palace, but he had never opened it, intentionally leaving this one for last.

This Pill Furnace’s structure was clearly different from the others. Even after who knew how many ages, there was still a bright luster on its surface, as if it were brand new.

The quality of this Pill Furnace far surpassed that of the other seventeen. It was also positioned at the very center of the palace, surrounded by the other Pill Furnaces like stars arching around the moon.

Those other Pill Furnaces were all used to refine Human Dao Pills, but as for this one, it was very likely different.

"Open!"

Chu Fengmian walked up to this Pill Furnace and glanced at it. A surge of Spiritual Power condensed in his palm and then struck out toward the furnace, attempting to open it.

But all of a sudden, countless Forbidden Array Formations surfaced on the Pill Furnace, resisting Chu Fengmian’s power and preventing him from opening it.

This palace had already lain in ruins for several million years. This Pill Furnace had definitely long since lost its master and endured millions of years.

By all rights, the power of this Pill Furnace should long ago have been worn away.

Previously, when Chu Fengmian opened the other Pill Furnaces in this palace, he had easily opened every single one.

But this time, when faced with this Pill Furnace, Chu Fengmian suffered a setback.

Even with his strength, he still could not forcibly open this Pill Furnace.

The Forbidden Array Formations on it were definitely laid down by a figure at the Heavenly Human Realm, or even an absolute powerhouse among the Heavenly Human Realm. Though millions of years had worn away much of their might, they were still enough to block Chu Fengmian.

"I don’t believe it. A dead object, after millions of years, how much power can it still have? Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique! Devour for me!"

Chu Fengmian let out a cold shout and pushed the power of the Swallowing Heaven Origin to the limit. Instantly, the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique flooded into the Pill Furnace, frenziedly devouring the power of the Forbidden Array Formations on it.

The power of these Forbidden Array Formations was incomparably tyrannical. Chu Fengmian had no way of opening it from the outside by brute force, so he chose to attack from within and devour all of the Forbidden Array Formations.

Boom!

The Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique surged into the Pill Furnace and began madly circulating, devouring the power of the Forbidden Array Formations within.

The entire Pill Furnace shook violently, as if it wanted to resist the power of the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique.

But such a Pill Furnace was, after all, just a dead object, and it had been in silence for millions of years. Its power was already less than a tenth of what it once was.

It could still resist some external force, but when faced with the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique, it practically had no ability to fight back.

"Boom!"

As the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique continued to circulate and devour, the Forbidden Array Formations on the Pill Furnace began to totter, showing signs of shattering at any moment.

Chu Fengmian could also see that the Forbidden Array Formations on it had similarly endured millions of years, and the power within them had long been worn away by a great deal.

"Crack!"

Under the relentless devouring of the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique, a fissure suddenly appeared in the Forbidden Array Formation enveloping the Pill Furnace.

From this fissure, an incomparably pure medicinal fragrance suddenly wafted out.

The moment he smelled this fragrance, Chu Fengmian felt his body become incomparably comfortable. The medicinal aroma contained in this Pill Furnace alone seemed to have some effect on him.

If this medicinal fragrance were bottled up and taken out to sell, it would be a peerless treasure worth cities to many Emperor‑Sovereign Realm, or even half‑step Heavenly Human Realm powerhouses.

If the fragrance alone had such an effect, just how astonishing must the Elixir Pills inside be?

"Ancient! The Elixir Pills in here are definitely Ancient Sacred Pills!"

A fiery gleam flashed in Chu Fengmian’s eyes. Only Ancient Sacred Pills could possess such medicinal fragrance.

This proved that the Elixir Pills in this Pill Furnace were indeed not Human Dao Pills, but other Elixir Pills.

If this was an Ancient Sacred Pill that could be used to raise one’s Realm, and if Chu Fengmian obtained it today, then combined with the Immortal Stones he had accumulated all along and the small Immortal Ascension Pills he had refined, he could directly choose to break through and step into the half‑step Heavenly Human Realm.

Thinking of this, Chu Fengmian did not hesitate in the slightest. He increased the power of the Swallowing Heaven Secret Technique, blasting at the opening. The Forbidden Array Formations on the Pill Furnace were already at their limit and began to shatter one after another.

Chu Fengmian reached out with his hand and directly opened the pill casket in the deepest part of the Pill Furnace. A dragon‑eye‑sized, entirely yellow Elixir Pill, covered in ancient pill patterns, appeared within Chu Fengmian’s pupils.