Lord Came Back From The Battlefield

Fortunately, Stout returned just in time; otherwise, Azure Dragon and the others would have been in a worse situation. Despite his injuries, Stout’s combat prowess made him a formidable opponent against those in the mid to late stages of the Perceiving Dao Realm, alleviating much of the pressure on Azure Dragon and his companions.

During this period, dozens more people from the City Lord’s Mansion surrounded them, but they were mostly in the early stages of the Perceiving Dao Realm or the Entering Dao Realm, essentially there to be defeated. With Billy’s arrival, the battle ended in less than ten minutes. The opponents of Purple Spirit and White Feather were also killed with Billy’s assistance. Thus, the largest branch outside the Sacred Hall Sect headquarters was completely overthrown.

“Casey, take Stout and Bob to collect the storage rings on the ground and leave here as soon as possible,” Billy instructed Casey.

“Boss, shouldn’t we check out the City Lord’s Mansion? There must be a lot of good stuff in there!” Stout asked loudly.

“No time for that!” Billy responded. “We’re not far from the Sacred Hall Sect headquarters. They must have already sent a message there. We need to leave immediately!”

“Understood!” Stout replied.

Billy then walked over to Hades, intending to ask him some questions. However, upon reaching him, he found that Hades had already died by suicide.

A quarter of an hour later, they boarded their starship and headed towards Great Blue City. Shortly after their departure, a terrifying aura swept across the sky above Nether Abyss City as dozens of powerful figures arrived. Soon, an extremely angry voice echoed through the void.

“Call everyone back. We will raze Great Blue City to the ground another day!”

Ten days later, Billy and his group returned to the Domain Lord’s Mansion. Everyone, including Ivy, had recovered from their injuries during the journey back. Upon their return, Harleen, Casey, and the others entered the Gathering Spirit Array to train day and night. They knew that killing Hades would not go unpunished by the Sacred Hall Sect, and Great Blue City could face a storm of retaliation. Therefore, they needed to improve their cultivation as quickly as possible.

Starting the next day, Billy, Ivy, and Stout began researching the crafting of the Sky-Splitting Pill. Ivy and her brother had memorized Hades’ half of the formula by heart, and with Old Alfie’s other half, they had a complete recipe for the Sky-Splitting Pill. Stout spent most of a day purchasing almost all the listed ingredients in Great Blue City in bulk.

Although Great Blue City did not sell the four main ingredients mentioned in the formula, they had plenty in their storage rings. Over the past year, they had collected many natural treasures, including Spirit Fruit and herbs needed for the Sky-Splitting Pill. Notably, Billy had Reese Pope, the Domain Lord’s Mansion steward, acquire a high-grade alchemy furnace. The Sky-Splitting Pill was beyond supreme grade level, classified as a mystic-grade elixir. The sacred grade furnace they brought from Forbidden Ruins Space was insufficient for crafting such a high-level pill.

“Boss, this alchemy furnace seems to be only supreme grade. Can it handle crafting the Sky-Splitting Pill?” Stout asked on the third day as they entered the alchemy room.

“It’s worth a try,” Billy nodded. “If it doesn’t work, we’ll have Purple Spirit reinforce it.”

“Oh right! I forgot about Purple Spirit!” Stout smacked his lips. “Last time we crafted those supreme grade Chi Condensing Pills, she helped out.”

“Let’s begin,” Billy nodded slightly.

“Alright!” Stout said as he lit the furnace fire.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

The crafting process for the Sky-Splitting Pill was similar to that of supreme-grade Elemental Pills. The raw materials were added in three batches at different times, a task naturally assigned to Stout. Ivy managed the furnace fire for the first and second stages. Although she was in the mid to late stages of the Perceiving Dao Realm, crafting the Sky-Splitting Pill required much more spiritual power than Elemental Pills. By the end of the second stage, her spiritual power was nearly depleted.

“Ivy, take a break. I’ll handle it from here,” Billy said before looking at Stout. “Add the main ingredients!”

“Got it!” Stout nodded and added the four main ingredients into the furnace.

Billy then sat cross-legged as powerful spiritual energy burst from his brow, enveloping the entire furnace. Soon, the furnace fire turned azure blue.

Time passed quickly; half an hour flew by as the room’s temperature soared to its peak. Like last time when crafting supreme-grade pills, it wasn’t long before the furnace began to shake slightly. As time went on, the shaking frequency increased, almost beyond Billy’s control.

Seeing this, Ivy immediately released her spiritual power to stabilize the furnace’s shaking frequency. After half an hour of meditation, her spiritual power had fully recovered and was just enough to reinforce the furnace. However, within two-quarters of an hour, the shaking frequency increased again, and Ivy’s aura became chaotic.

“Billy, we might need Purple Spirit’s help,” Ivy said after taking a deep breath.

“Alright,” Billy nodded and focused his consciousness inward.

Purple Spirit usually slept inside Billy’s body but could be easily awakened from her light sleep.

“Billy, are you crafting pills again?” Purple Spirit emerged from Billy’s body.

“Yes,” Billy smiled. “This pill is quite challenging; we need your help to reinforce the furnace.”

“No problem!” Purple Spirit responded.

She covered the furnace with source energy, immediately stabilizing it. Half an hour later, the furnace fire turned azure blue again as a faint pill fragrance filled the room.

Boom… Suddenly, a dull thud came from inside the furnace, growing louder by the moment.

“What’s happening?” Stout couldn’t help but ask.

“The pills are probably forming,” Ivy replied.

“And then?” Stout asked again.

“I don’t know!” Ivy shook her head.

Not only were they puzzled, but even Billy didn’t know what was happening. Despite years of pill crafting experience, this was a first for him.

“The pills might be trying to escape on their own,” Purple Spirit said with a tilt of her head.

“Escape on their own?” Stout looked at Purple Spirit in disbelief. “Little missy, don’t scare me! Are you saying these pills could become sentient?”

“Don’t be so surprised!” Purple Spirit pouted. “Some high-grade pills do have a certain level of intelligence; it’s entirely possible!”

“What?” Stout exclaimed in shock.

Billy and Ivy also looked at Purple Spirit with bewildered expressions.