Whoever Dares to Save You, I'll Kill

　　"If you sacrifice your ten-thousand-year lifespan to complete the pill!"

　　Under normal circumstances, the Jiamu Mountain Ancestor would have only chuckled and dismissed such a statement as a joke. But this wasn't a joke now.

　　He really did it!

　　The Pill Dragon appeared; what grade of pill could this be?

　　Recalling Chen Xia's crude alchemy technique earlier, sorrow welled up within him. He'd rather believe that his ten-thousand-year lifespan was the reason for the success than accept Chen Xia's method.

　　The emerald-green Pill Dragon no longer hid, emerging fully and staring directly at the cauldron.

　　Standing aside, Chen Xia knew he had entered the final step of pill completion: guiding the Pill Dragon into the furnace to finish the pill.

　　The Pill Dragon rolled in the celestial tribulation, suddenly glowing before spiraling above Chen Xia's cauldron, attempting to steal its essence.

　　Chen Xia's eyes flickered with a crimson hue, and a crescent moon of the same color spread across the sky.

　　Wearing a crimson crown, Chen Xia smiled at the frantic Pill Dragon. "It can imprison not just cultivators but also monsters."

　　Suddenly, no one stood before the cauldron except for the shining furnace where the pill was almost formed.

　　A knowledgeable cultivator remarked, "This must be a small world-like spell, sealing the Pill Dragon inside!"

　　Moments later, ripples appeared in the void, layer upon layer of waves.

　　First, a hand emerged atop the cauldron, followed by an arm entwined with the Pill Dragon facing the furnace.

　　Chen Xia's gaze deepened. The hand on the cauldron snapped its fingers, softly saying,

　　"Completion."

　　Bang!

　　The entire cauldron exploded into powder, dispersing into the air.

　　A rich fragrance instantly filled everyone's nostrils, impossible to ignore.

　　Then came unparalleled pill light, overpowering everything, forming a radiant pillar.

　　Finally, the pill appeared.

　　A large pill with black and white patterns, densely covered in pill marks!

　　Silence enveloped the scene. Cultivators were speechless, dumbfounded by the sight of the pill. After a while, someone exclaimed in disbelief,

　　"Pill Master…a Pill Master?!"

　　Such figures existed only in the upper realms!

　　"Yes."

　　A soft voice echoed throughout the venue.

　　Several beams of light appeared in the sky like doors opening.

　　A figure stepped out, hands behind his back, appearing like a celestial being.

　　The middle-aged man from Victory Mountain who had been twirling a ring on his finger looked surprised and hurriedly greeted,

　　"Victory Mountain's Qin Ding, welcoming the esteemed guest!"

　　Upon hearing this, the surrounding cultivators were astonished.

　　Only one kind of existence could be called 'adult' by Victory Mountain's patriarch…

　　An upper realm's supreme cultivator!

　　Ignoring Qin Ding, the figure, dressed in dark purple robes with seven dragons winding around them, said with a smile,

　　"I didn't expect a Pill Master to emerge from the middle realm. When Qin Ding complained about you beating Qin Guan, I thought you were reckless. Turns out you have some skills."

　　Chen Xia replied, "Just returning the favor to Qin Guan, nothing more, it was appropriate."

　　"Do you know who I am?" He raised his hand, a beam of light landing on it like a sword of light.

　　Chen Xia tilted his head slightly, "What do you want?"

　　"My name is Li Guang, from the upper realm, considered the main sect of Victory Mountain. As for my realm…"

　　He paused, then continued with a proud smile,

　　"The Heaven Mending realm has twelve heavens, and I happen to be at the twelfth heaven."

　　Upon hearing this, the cultivators were stunned.

　　A twelfth-heaven Heaven Mending cultivator was practically the top figure below Quasi-Saints, a renowned figure even in the entire realm, let alone the middle realm!

　　How could Victory Mountain connect with such a person?!

　　"What do you want?" Chen Xia frowned.

　　He had seen Emperors; a twelfth-heaven Heaven Mending cultivator wasn't much to him. If pushed, he could make things difficult.

　　His restraint now was due to needing the pill for the yellow dog, otherwise, he would have taken the pill and left.

　　Li Guang pointed out three demands:

　　Return Qin Guan's soul lamp.

　　Publicly apologize to Victory Mountain.

　　Give him the pill as compensation for troubling him.

　　Chen Xia remained expressionless until Li Guang mentioned the third point, then frowned.

　　"I can refine pills for you later, but I need to take this one."

　　Li Guang's smile faded, pointing at the pill before Chen Xia, saying firmly,

　　"I said, I want this pill."

　　No one dared speak or even murmur, realizing Chen Xia had truly provoked a formidable opponent.

　　As a Pill Master in the middle realm, Chen Xia was unmatched. But in the upper realm, a low-grade Pill Master couldn't stand against a twelfth-heaven Heaven Mending cultivator.

　　In fact, Li Guang considered these demands generous towards Chen Xia.

　　Normally, he would have beaten the other party nearly to death first.

　　The atmosphere grew tense.

　　Chen Xia suddenly reached out, gripping the Great Dao Cycle Pill tightly, looking straight at Li Guang, calmly replying,

　　"I refuse."

　　His green robe fluttered in the breeze, hair gently swaying.

　　In his determined black eyes, a bright light flashed. Looking down, he saw blood seeping from his chest, pierced by a light arrow.

　　"A mere Pill Master, do you think I dare not kill you?" Li Guang sneered.

　　Silence fell, everyone was shocked.

　　An upper realm Heaven Mending cultivator was going to kill a middle realm Pill Master!

　　Zhen Hu turned away, closing his eyes, neither speaking nor daring to look.

　　He knew that if he spoke, it wouldn't just be Chen Xia's death but the entire Starry Sky Pill Sect's demise.

　　This wasn't a matter of worth but of extermination.

　　Bai Jie paced anxiously beside him, advancing and retreating, unable to muster the courage.

　　Blood trickled from Chen Xia's lips as he pulled out the light arrow, wiping the blood with his sleeve, still gripping the pill firmly, calmly stating,

　　"I refuse."

　　Li Guang lifted his head, extending a finger and flicking it forward coldly, "Then die."

　　A beam of light abruptly coalesced into a thread, piercing Chen Xia through, blood splattering everywhere.

　　Chen Xia gritted his teeth, never letting go of the pill, trembling and muttering,

　　"Past…past future…"

　　Before he could finish,

　　Hundreds of miles below, in a small house, the great yellow dog, who had slept for centuries, suddenly opened its eyes. The sky darkened as blue light shone from its eyes like an entire universe.

　　With a face full of anger, it tore through the sky, traveling through time and space, appearing ruthlessly in the middle realm, eyes fixed on Chen Xia impaled by light.

　　Its blue eyes glowed intensely, body trembling with rage, turning to Li Guang with overwhelming killing intent, shouting,

　　"Die!"

　　The sky shattered like broken glass, falling endlessly.

　　Behind the shattered sky, a massive finger wrapped in millions of spells crushed down!

　　True Immortal Spells!

　　Li Guang's expression turned to shock, incredulously shouting,

　　"Save me, Ancestor, save me!"

　　"If your ancestor dares to save you, I'll kill your ancestor. Quasi-Saints saving you, I'll kill Quasi-Saints. Saints, Great Saints, Quasi-Emperors, Emperors, whoever dares to save you, I'll kill them all!" the yellow dog roared with unparalleled killing intent.

　　The immense finger landed from the sky.

　　Millions of spells pressed down.

　　This finger weighed more than the heavens!