Chapter 309: Blood-Crying Heart Soul Pill

Chapter 309: Chapter 309: Blood-Crying Heart Soul Pill

High above the Chaotic Alliance Domain, a vast army thundered across the sky, heading toward the Great Xia Empire.

Wherever they passed, people on the ground looked up in alarm, their eyes wide with shock.

"Is something big about to happen?"

"The man in the lead... that looks like the Alliance Leader of the Carefree Alliance, Yi Xiaoyao!"

"There aren’t any powerful alliances in the direction they’re headed. Why mobilize such a massive force?"

"Wait! There might not be any powerful alliances in that direction, but Great Xia is!"

"Yi Xiaoyao is going to Great Xia?!"

An uproar swept through the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

Great Xia and the Chaotic Alliance Domain had maintained a delicate balance, staying out of each other’s affairs for a century. But now, Yi Xiaoyao was leading so many powerhouses straight to Great Xia.

Everyone who witnessed this scene could feel it in the air—something major was about to happen.

A great turmoil was about to shake the world.

And at the very root of this turmoil was Yi Xiaoyao, who flew at the head of the Alliance Leaders, his expression grim.

He was frantic. After all, this was about Yun Mengling.

"Faster! Keep up!"

Yi Xiaoyao yelled back at the army struggling to keep pace behind him.

Bai Ye, the Alliance Leader of the Seventeenth Alliance, moved forward. "Commander, while we can keep up, the brothers’ Cultivation isn’t high enough. They can’t match our speed."

Yi Xiaoyao frowned. He knew it was true. Aside from the twenty-seven Alliance Leaders, most of the powerhouses with them were only in the Nascent Soul Realm. How could they possibly keep up with those at the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm?

"Commander, how about this?" Bai Ye proposed. "We twenty-seven can split into two groups. One group will fly with you at full speed, while the other leads the main army from behind. What do you think?"

Yi Xiaoyao nodded immediately. "Good. That’s a solid plan."

He then chose Bai Ye and the seven strongest Alliance Leaders to fly with him. The remaining twenty would lead the army from behind.

Furthermore, based on the intelligence he’d received from Yuncheng regarding the Second Prince’s identity and strength, Yi Xiaoyao assigned specific tasks to the twenty Alliance Leaders who would be staying behind.

"When the army enters Great Xia, do your best to avoid being detected early. We don’t want any unnecessary trouble. Increase your flight altitude!"

"After you enter Great Xia, you will..."

"After this battle, if we achieve total victory, I will give every single one of our brothers a reward that money can’t buy!"

Yi Xiaoyao’s resounding voice reached the ears of the powerhouses from every alliance, stirring their hearts.

"The seven of you, with me! The sooner we arrive, the better!"

With that, Yi Xiaoyao waved to Bai Ye and the other seven. They all unleashed their full speed and were the first to tear through the void.

The sky was now growing dark.

Innumerable streaks of light shot through the darkening sky, like a meteor shower streaking toward Great Xia.

...

As night deepened, a guest arrived at Prince Dan’s Mansion.

Prince Dan’s Mansion, as the name suggested, was the residence of the Pill King, the number one Alchemist in the Great Xia Empire.

The Pill King’s status and reputation in the Great Xia Empire were, of course, beyond question.

And just as everyone knew the Pill King’s name, every person who ever sought an Elixir from him knew that he never received visitors at night.

For this guest to arrive at such an hour showed a true lack of respect for the rules.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, Second Prince?"

In the main reception hall, the Pill King greeted him personally. He was well aware that this Second Prince would, sooner or later, ascend to the throne of Great Xia.

Moreover, Prince Dan’s Mansion was located within the twenty-one cities under the Second Prince’s jurisdiction.

Even someone of the Pill King’s standing had no choice but to set aside his rule of not seeing visitors at night and treat the prince with the utmost courtesy.

The Second Prince swaggered to the high seat and sat down. "I’ve come so late tonight for one reason: to procure two Elixirs."

"Second Prince, you flatter me," the Pill King said with a laugh. "If you desire Elixirs, I will simply give them to you. There is no need for words like ’procure’."

The Second Prince snorted. "If I want an Elixir, why would I need you to *give* it to me? As long as you can make it, I can afford any price."

The Pill King nodded awkwardly. "Of course. What kind of Elixir does the Second Prince require?"

"The first needs to have the effect of removing traumatic scars."

the Second Prince said. He couldn’t stand the thought of a scar marring Yun Mengling’s flawless body.

"That is simple," the Pill King said quickly. "The Four-Stripe Ice Skin Jade Bone Pill I refine has this exact effect. After taking it, her skin will be left without a single trace of a mark."

"And what is the second Elixir you require, Second Prince?" the Pill King asked.

The Second Prince glanced at the two Golden Armor Powerhouses beside him. They understood immediately and cleared everyone else out of the hall.

"Tell me, Pill King, can you refine an Elixir... that can capture a woman’s heart?"

the Second Prince continued. "After she takes it, she must do whatever I tell her to do! Even if I tell her to die, she must do so without hesitation!"

The Pill King’s expression changed at his words.

’Just this afternoon, I heard this very prince is to marry the granddaughter of the Yunzhou City Lord tomorrow. For him to come here now and ask for such an Elixir... his intentions are all too clear.’

In the next moment, the Pill King’s expression returned to normal. He lowered his voice. "Second Prince, an Elixir with such an effect... that would be a Forbidden Pill!"

"A Forbidden Pill, you say? What’s so ’forbidden’ about it?"

Hearing that it might be possible, the Second Prince’s interest was instantly piqued.

"Forbidden Pills are all inhumane and sinister," the Pill King explained. "If anyone were to learn of their creation, the Alchemist would be condemned by the world. That is why no one dares to make them, and the methods have gradually been lost to time."

The Second Prince waved a dismissive hand. "No matter. Heaven will know, earth will know, you will know, and I will know. This matter concerns my reputation as well; I have no intention of letting a third person find out."

"Very well. The Elixir the Second Prince requires... I did see something like it once, in my youth. It was in a volume of Ancient Pill Records. An Ancient Pill Formula for something called the Blood-Crying Heart Soul Pill!"

The Pill King continued, "To perform the Alchemy for this Blood-Crying Heart Soul Pill, one must use the heart’s blood of thirty-six women deeply in love with you as the Elixir Guide. That is the greatest challenge. I can procure the other materials myself."

"Thirty-six women deeply in love with me? That may be difficult for you, but for me, nothing could be simpler!"

The Second Prince burst out laughing. "As it happens, I’ve grown tired of my forty-two concubines. When I return, I’ll just have them all killed, take their heart’s blood, and have it sent to you."

The Pill King’s face froze. ’This Second Prince is truly ruthless,’ he thought. ’To kill his own concubines, women who are devoted to him, just like that, without a hint of hesitation...’

"What is it? Is there something else we need to prepare?" the Second Prince asked, noticing the Pill King’s expression.

The Pill King quickly composed himself and added, "However, there is one thing I must inform you of, Second Prince. Because this is one of the Ancient Pill Formulas, even I will have difficulty refining it to a high quality. As such, taking it will inevitably have some... side effects."

"What side effects?" the Second Prince demanded coldly.

"First, taking the Blood-Crying Heart Soul Pill will affect one’s aptitude, severely hindering their Cultivation," the Pill King said.

The Second Prince was unconcerned. "It doesn’t matter. She’s just a woman, a plaything. What use does she have for aptitude or Cultivation?"

"Second, it will cut the user’s lifespan in half!" the Pill King added.

The Second Prince still just smiled faintly. "Still no matter. By the time that woman has lived out half her life, I’ll likely have grown tired of her anyway, even if her beauty hasn’t faded."

He couldn’t be bothered to hear any more from the Pill King. "Let me ask you this," he cut in. "Will these side effects affect the woman’s beauty?"

"No, they will not," the Pill King said, shaking his head.

"Then that settles it! As long as she has a pretty face and a perfect body for my enjoyment, what does anything else matter? Why should I care!"

The Second Prince let out a strange, derisive laugh, then rose to his feet and departed, leaving one last command. "Oh, and one more thing. This Elixir must be delivered to me before noon tomorrow!"

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