Chapter 417 - 199: Divine Pill Valley Reappears in the Jianghu?
Chapter 417: Chapter 199: Divine Pill Valley Reappears in the Jianghu?
But just then, Fang Shuwen’s voice reached his ears:
"What are you thinking about? You’re breaking out in a sweat."
"Take the manual and practice your Martial Arts diligently. Let me see how far you can go in the future."
Lin Fan subconsciously looked up at Fang Shuwen and saw his calm expression. He showed no hostility, but he didn’t seem to have any particular goodwill toward him either.
Instead, there was an oppressive feeling, like one would get from an elder.
’I know very well that this feeling isn’t caused by the blood-soaked title of Human World Demon God.’
This strange sensation came solely from the man standing before him.
He was like a towering peak, standing between heaven and earth.
Merely looking up at him was enough to make one feel an infinite sense of pressure.
’Perhaps giving me this manual was just a small act of patronage, to see how far an insignificant person like me could eventually grow?’
At that moment, Lin Fan suddenly felt that there was no need to get hung up on his pride in front of this man.
Fang Shuwen wasn’t using this method to embarrass him.
He had just done something... a very trivial, insignificant little thing.
After coming to this realization, Lin Fan took a deep breath:
"Thank you... Hero Fang."
After speaking, he put the manual away.
Fang Shuwen smiled at this:
"I get the feeling you were just thinking some very strange things."
"Actually, being a bit more straightforward isn’t a bad thing... Anyway, enough about that. Tell me, how did you end up here?"
"You don’t know?"
Lin Fan was a little surprised, but he explained it to Fang Shuwen anyway:
"Divine Pill Valley has reappeared in the Jianghu."
Fang Shuwen’s fingertips, resting on the table, paused for a moment.
Even Miao Feichan instantly turned her gaze toward them.
After all, Divine Pill Valley was a legend in the Jianghu. What happened back then was, in fact, a great tragedy for the entire Jianghu.
Especially since after Divine Pill Valley’s destruction, such potent Elixir Pills had never been seen in the Jianghu again.
This was a tremendous loss for the entire Jianghu.
If Divine Pill Valley were to reappear in the Jianghu, the impact would be far greater than just a simple matter involving a few people in an inn.
Fang Shuwen narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn’t rush to any conclusions, instead asking Lin Fan to explain the details of what had happened.
Lin Fan didn’t hide anything and told them everything he knew.
To say that Divine Pill Valley had reappeared in the Jianghu wasn’t entirely accurate.
To be precise, a set of ruins belonging to Divine Pill Valley had reappeared in the Jianghu.
The news first spread because a heavily injured Jianghu person, while being pursued, had accidentally stumbled into an Illusion Array.
He stumbled and struggled, barely managing to escape the Illusion Array. He thought he had returned to his original path.
But as it turned out, he had broken into the area within the Array.
Most of the buildings inside were in ruins. Given his severe injuries, he wasn’t in a hurry to leave, so he explored deeper inside.
He eventually discovered that this was actually a site of Divine Pill Valley’s ruins.
He speculated that after Divine Pill Valley was destroyed, the surviving disciples and the lost Elixir Recipes had found their way here to rest and rebuild.
But for some unknown reason, they had been wiped out once again.
In the ruins, the man found some healing medicines. After taking them, his injuries recovered rapidly.
He wanted to search deeper, but he found that the Array within was extremely powerful. Unsure if he could handle it, he had no choice but to leave for the time being.
After emerging from the Illusion Array and killing his enemies, he wanted to find an Array master to thoroughly search the Divine Pill Valley ruins again.
However, the person he sought was problematic... he was nearly silenced, killed by that person colluding with others.
Although the man didn’t die, he knew that his enemies had learned the location of the Divine Pill Valley ruins. Even if he could find other Array masters to explore the site again, he would likely end up with nothing.
In a fit of rage, driven by the thought ’if I can’t have it, neither can you,’ he spread the news.
After his last escape, Lin Fan had originally planned to find a place to diligently practice his Martial Arts.
But by chance, he heard this news, and since he had the exact location, he decided to come and investigate.
’What if I could find an Elixir Pill that instantly increases my Power by twenty years... wouldn’t I soar to the heavens!?’
’If I could get one that instantly increases my Inner Strength by a sixty-year cycle, I’d reach the pinnacle of my life.’
Although the journey would certainly be risky, compared to the potential rewards, the risk was negligible.
He told Fang Shuwen everything from beginning to end.
Even Miao Feichan, who was listening on the side, couldn’t help but be tempted.
However, she just looked at Fang Shuwen, waiting for him to make a decision.
Miao Feichan had wandered the Jianghu for many years. She knew very well what to do, when to do it, and in what capacity.
’Fang Shuwen is protecting me from the Night Rain Tower right now. I can’t just throw my weight around and boss him around, relying on my reputation as the world’s best at Lightweight Technique or as some Jianghu senior.’
If Fang Shuwen felt this would cause unnecessary complications, Miao Feichan would obey, even if she felt it was a pity.
But she didn’t know that Fang Shuwen was thinking about much more at that moment.
As one of the very few people in the Jianghu—perhaps even the only one—who knew that Divine Pill Valley still had descendants,
These Divine Pill Valley ruins held no attraction for him.
Besides, he felt that the whole affair seemed a little too coincidental.
’Cuizhu Mountain Villa is found empty, and then a Divine Pill Valley ruin suddenly pops up over here.’
’Could there be such a coincidence in the world?’
Thinking back on what had happened at Cuizhu Mountain Villa that night, Fang Shuwen stroked his chin. He had a feeling there was a deeper mystery to this matter.