Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Pharmacy Apprentice

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Force Kill

"Junior Brother, don’t believe a word this scoundrel says,"

Zhao Jingyu said, gritting his teeth.

"I’ve heard from the senior brothers in the sect that Cultivators with non-human bodies can recover with just a tiny bit of nourishment..."

"When that happens, who knows what will become of us!"

Bai Mo took a deep breath.

"If I had another chance, I would have stayed in Immortal Arrival City and never come out."

With that, he casually took out two Fire Marrow Pills.

The Pills in his hand gave off a Pill Fragrance and radiated a faint warmth.

This was his last resort.

Zhao Jingyu froze.

"Tier Two Pills, and the quality is this good!?"

The underground palace was very quiet. Bai Mo could feel the Emperor’s turbulent emotions.

"Your Majesty?"

The Emperor came back to his senses and sighed in admiration. "To think, they’re Tier Two Pills."

"It’s not that the Fire Cave Dynasty has no Pill Masters, it’s just that they’ve all left. Even the imperial family couldn’t make them stay."

He shook his head, sighing with great emotion.

"Can these Pills of yours reverse the state of my body?"

That was, of course, impossible.

Bai Mo said bluntly, "Your Majesty’s body has already been completely transformed. Reversing it would be a feat of creation itself!"

The Emperor fell silent.

"Present them!"

Bai Mo didn’t doubt the other’s power. He was merely immobile. Killing the two of them would still be as easy as flipping a hand.

"I hope Your Majesty will keep your promise."

Bai Mo tossed the Pills over.

THWACK!

The moment the Pills landed in his hand, the yin and yang energies clashed. The Emperor’s palm began to sizzle.

He laughed loudly and tossed both Pills into his mouth.

BOOM!

As the Pills went down his throat, immense Spiritual Qi erupted from his body, and a powerful shockwave of energy shook the underground palace.

A chilling aura blasted Bai Mo and Zhao Jingyu in the face, making their muscles feel stiff and causing them great discomfort.

"Ah!"

Zhao Jingyu slammed his fist and sighed in frustration. Just as he was about to speak, he caught a strange look flashing across Bai Mo’s face.

Zhao Jingyu paused, stunned.

"Junior Brother?"

Bai Mo shook his head slightly, his eyes fixed on the Emperor, his breathing a little ragged.

"Senior Brother, just wait..."

CRACK! CRACK!

The sound of bones scraping.

The Emperor, expressionless, straightened his broken bones and set them back in place as if he felt no pain.

"Still haven’t given up on trying to kill me?"

"I’d like to see what you two are capable of."

He rose to his full height, took a long breath, and a hint of a healthy flush appeared on his face, as if he were feeling great pleasure.

For the past two months, he hadn’t felt any sensation in his body.

Now, even the churning pain in his stomach was something he cherished.

Bai Mo coughed.

"Your Majesty, I am a Pill Master. I’m quite confident about the effects of my own Pills."

"Yin and yang are in conflict. For someone with your constitution to consume this Pill... there will likely be side effects."

The Emperor paused, his brow furrowing slightly.

"What..."

He had just opened his mouth when a fiery breath uncontrollably burst forth.

Even Bai Mo and Zhao Jingyu, standing some distance away, could feel the heat radiating from the Emperor’s body.

The medicinal power heated the Emperor’s cold blood until it glowed red, illuminating a tree-like network of veins across his neck, chest, and abdomen.

’Such potent medicinal power!!’

The Emperor’s expression finally changed.

Zhao Jingyu was shocked.

’What a poisonous Pill!’

’Is Junior Brother planning to poison the Emperor to death!?’

Bai Mo, beside him, charged forward without looking back.

"It’s a proper Pill! Hurry up and help!"

’The Emperor could even stomach a Corpse God Pill, how could an ordinary Pill possibly poison him?’

The Emperor’s face was a mask of conflict and pain. The clashing waves of hot and cold within his body left his mind in a state of confusion.

"I..."

He tried to speak, but was shocked to find he couldn’t move his body.

Bai Mo took the opportunity to pounce, forcing two Five Obstacles Pills straight into the Emperor’s mouth.

As the medicinal power burned within him, the Emperor’s bones, flesh, and tendons all tightened uncontrollably, making it impossible for him to move freely.

’It can be done like this!?’

Having studied the physique of Cultivators for years, Zhao Jingyu’s worldview was shattered. He rushed over and pried open the Emperor’s mouth, only to find the two Pills still stuck in his throat.

The two fumbled frantically. Under the Emperor’s furious and astonished gaze, they spent a good while prying open his jaw and squeezing his throat before the two Pills finally slid down.

"I will have you executed!!"

The Emperor’s eyes were bloodshot. He finally managed to turn his head, looking as if he were about to breathe fire.

Seeing this, Zhao Jingyu broke out in a cold sweat.

He activated his technique, his body beginning to glow. With a roar, he unleashed a flurry of punches, hammering them into the Emperor’s abdomen.

Bai Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead.

’The Emperor’s body is incredibly hot now. Looks like there’s no need for external force to activate the Pills.’

"Senior Brother, don’t waste your energy, I..."

THUMP! THUMP!

The Emperor’s abdomen instantly swelled, and whatever was inside shot rapidly up toward his chest cavity.

The momentum was ferocious!

...

In the grand hall above, the atmosphere was rather delicate.

A Foundation Establishment disciple from the Miaofa Sect, surrounded by everyone, was continuously using Talismans.

The four Cultivators from the Douchen Sect were all new to the Foundation Establishment realm and bore injuries of varying degrees.

Now, they looked at Mo Tianshu with considerable fear in their eyes.

’Such combat prowess is already beyond the Foundation Establishment realm.’

’Although he’s suppressing his cultivation level, he has channeled all of his attainments into the sword pellet in his hand, allowing him to still exhibit Foundation Establishment-level combat power.’

No wonder he was so famous in the outside world as "Mo Qi"!

"Senior Brother, later, should we..."

One of them asked his sect brother beside him in a very low voice.

"Don’t be hasty. Let’s wait until we find the Emperor. If the Emperor isn’t here, there’s no point in saying anything."

Mo Tianshu shot them an indifferent sideways glance. He had clearly heard their conversation but didn’t care.

"How much longer?"

He asked coldly, causing the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Miaofa Sect to tremble.

"Soon, very soon!"

After slapping down eight large talismans in a row, he chanted an incantation. In just a moment, immense Spiritual Power was channeled over.

Earth, wind, fire, and water flowed through them, and in an instant, the Talismans burned to ash.

A mixture of smells spread out.

Under the corrosion of the different types of Spiritual Qi, the earth and rock blocking the underground palace dissolved, creating a passage visible to the naked eye.

Qi Yang looked extremely anxious, muttering to himself.

’Navigating the Cultivation Realm really is a matter of fate. One wrong step and you’re doomed beyond recovery.’

’But Junior Brother Bai has good fortune...’

Wan Shenxiu tugged at his sleeve. The only three remaining outer disciples hurried to follow Mo Tianshu into the passage.

The Douchen Sect and the other Foundation Establishment Cultivators also surged inside.

Just as they entered, the familiar scent of the Five Obstacles Pill assaulted their nostrils.

’In such a sealed-off place, can Junior Brother Bai and the others still be alive?’

Wan Shenxiu’s expression changed.

The group rushed in, and before they could even stop, they heard a series of beast-like roars.

"It’s the Emperor!"

The eyes of an elderly Foundation Establishment Cultivator native to the Fire Cave Dynasty lit up. Looking out, he saw a figure in the underground palace glowing with red light.

At this moment, the shirtless Emperor’s meridians were completely illuminated by his boiling blood, outlining a set of profound patterns on his skin.

Blackish-red smoke escaped from the Emperor’s orifices, causing him to roar continuously in agony.

Under the corrosive effect of the Five Obstacles Pill, that glowing, profound pattern was rapidly disappearing.

"This is our great fortune!"

Two Foundation Establishment Cultivators immediately cried out, wild with excitement, wanting to get closer but not daring to.

"Junior Brother!"

Qi Yang ran over, looking at Bai Mo and Zhao Jingyu huddled in the corner.

"How are you two?"

Seeing that Mo Tianshu had also arrived, Bai Mo finally felt a sense of relief.

"We’re fine."

’Guess we’re lucky to be alive.’

Mo Tianshu’s eye twitched.

"How are we fine? If you didn’t have a plan, Junior Brother, the two of us would have been left for dead in this godforsaken place."

"Given the climate here, in a hundred years we’d probably have been reduced to a pair of dried gourds..."