Chapter 201: Xing Li's Backbone

Hearing Su Yutong's words, Wang Jianqiang nodded, then his figure flickered and appeared before Long Tao, casually tossing out a pill.

"What is this?"

Looking at the pill suspended before him, Long Tao's gaze flashed.

Wang Jianqiang glanced at him and said indifferently, "This pill is called the Soul-Devouring Pill, a Fourth-tier Low-Grade poison pill. Once ingested, you must take the antidote once every year, otherwise the poison will slowly seep into your Soul, eventually causing your Soul to disintegrate and leading to death; even a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator cannot resist it."

"Eat it, otherwise, I will kill you right now."

Hearing this, Long Tao's heart sank.

His expression shifted for a moment, then he made up his mind.

If he ate the poison pill, he might not necessarily die.

But if he did not eat the poison pill, he would certainly die.

He clearly had no choice left.

He grabbed the poison pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang nodded with satisfaction.

This Soul-Devouring Pill was a Pill Formula he had learned while performing alchemy tasks in Shenfeng City.

At the time, he felt this Soul-Devouring Pill was quite practical, so he had refined a few extra beyond the quantity required for the task to keep as spares.

After all, every time he used a Soul Seal to control someone, the burden on his Soul would increase.

Theoretically, with his current Soul strength, he could only control twenty people at most.

The slots were precious.

Someone of Long Tao's caliber was not yet qualified for him to plant a Soul Seal.

It was perfect to use this Soul-Devouring Pill to control him instead.

Next, he took out another pill and tossed it to Long Tao, "This is the antidote; take it within three days to avoid dying from the poison."

"However, the poison will flare up again in a year, and you will need to take the antidote again to save your life."

"If you don't want to die, then honestly work for me. If you perform well, I might consider completely detoxifying you after this Immortal Palace Assessment ends."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Long Tao nodded bitterly.

Following this, Wang Jianqiang did not continue to stay at the Battle Stele Plaza.

After leaving a mark on Long Tao's Sound Transmission Talisman, he collected the Storage Rings of Lin Yichen and Song Renshou, and left the North City District with the three women, Mu Lingxi, Su Yutong, and Xing Li.

Although the four of them had left the North City District, the turmoil in the North City District had not ended.

The news that a woman named Mu Lingxi had defeated both Song Renshou and Lin Yichen in succession, rising to the top of the Battle Stele in one fell swoop, was like a thunderclap exploding in a calm lake.

In just half a day, it had spread throughout the entire North City District.

Countless people were shocked by it.

Less than a day later.

The entire Shenmu City was shaken by it.

They felt shocked by the strength of that woman named Mu Lingxi.

However.

Only those who had watched the battle at the Battle Stele Plaza that day knew.

Mu Lingxi was not the most terrifying one among the four that day.

The person with the most terrifying strength had never taken Lin Yichen seriously from beginning to end, only revealing a bit of his strength when the battle ended.

But even so.

The combat power displayed by that casual punch of his still made everyone feel terrified.

Just as the entire Shenmu City was plunged into a massive shock, the protagonists, Wang Jianqiang and the others, had already returned to Su Yutong's residence.

In the main hall, Xing Li's face was flushed, her eyes tightly shut, trying her best not to pay attention to the movements inside the room.

Her heart was full of speechlessness.

On the night they returned from the North City District, these people had entered the room, and until now, over a dozen hours had passed.

They still hadn't come out.

Especially that Mu Lingxi, she had just fought a great battle; could she handle it?

Hum~

Just as Xing Li was silently complaining in her heart, a bone-chilling aura of power suddenly emanated from the room.

Immediately after, a cool breeze blew out through the gap in the door.

At the same time, the faint sound of crackling lightning drifted out.

Noticing this scene, Xing Li's eyes widened, and she was deeply shocked in her heart.

No...

This...

What on earth are they doing?

How could they even be using a Dao Domain?

Nearly ten more hours passed.

The door finally opened again.

Wang Jianqiang pushed the door open with a somewhat pale face and walked out, leaning against the wall.

He felt a bit fortunate in his heart.

He hadn't expected that a Dao Domain could also increase recovery speed.

Su Yutong, on the other hand, was nothing to worry about.

However, after combining the Three Lives Body and the power of the Triple Dao Domain, that girl Mu Lingxi was simply ferociously overwhelming.

She nearly made him capsize.

Fortunately, the Pure Yang Power was powerful enough; in the end, he was still a cut above and managed to suppress the arrogant Mu Lingxi.

Hearing the sound of Wang Jianqiang leaving the room, Xing Li turned her head to look.

Watching the scene of Wang Jianqiang laboriously supporting himself against the wall as he moved to a chair and sat down by holding the armrest, her expression turned strange for a moment.

She turned her head to look toward the door, and seeing that Mu Lingxi and Su Yutong had yet to appear, she couldn't help but ask, "Where are Fairy Su and Fairy Mu?"

Wang Jianqiang leaned back against the soft backrest and let out a long breath.

Hearing Xing Li's inquiry, he looked toward her, a forced smile appearing on his weak face, "They practiced a bit too much and are resting in the room."

Practiced?

Who is she trying to fool?

Xing Li gave Wang Jianqiang a strange look and fell silent.

Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept over her graceful figure, and he said intentionally or otherwise, "Has Fairy Xingli thought through the proposal I made earlier?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, a flash of unnaturalness crossed Xing Li's expression.

Her face flushed red, and she shook her head repeatedly.

As a Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage Perfection, her Spiritual Power had long since been cultivated to its current limit.

If she wanted to continue improving her cultivation, the only path was to increase her Soul strength.

However, relying purely on self-cultivation, the increase in Soul strength was too slow, far from the speed of cultivating with Soul Jade.

And the Soul Jade she had on her had already been confiscated by Wang Jianqiang back when they were in the Ancient Battlefield.

On the way back from the North City District, she had hesitated repeatedly, but in the end, she couldn't help but ask Wang Jianqiang to purchase Soul Jade.

At the time, Wang Jianqiang had generously stated he wouldn't charge a fee and would gift her the Soul Jade for free.

Just as she was feeling joyful, Wang Jianqiang had brought up the tenets of the Junzi Sect, requiring her to resolve Karma for him first.

She had been decisive in her attitude and refused on the spot.

The Star Palace was an ancient power that dominated a region of the Ancient Domain, a righteous sect of high standing.

A Star Envoy was a title only the ten strongest of the contemporary younger generation of the Star Palace were qualified to hold.

It represented the highest level of the Star Palace's younger generation and was the face of the Star Palace.

As a Star Envoy, her heart was proud.

How could she be as casual as those demonic sect women?

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang shrugged, "Still the same words: I never force others in such matters."

"Whenever you have thought it through, you can come find me at any time."

"It's just that by then, it might not necessarily be free."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Xing Li was silent for a moment, then said with a firm expression, "That day will never come."

"Even if my cultivation makes no progress from here on out, even if I am eliminated from this trial, and even if I am unable to reach the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime, I will absolutely never compromise with you on such matters!"

"Good backbone; I hope Fairy Xingli can remain this firm." Wang Jianqiang smiled.

"Please make yourself at home, Fairy Xingli; I will return to rest first."

Saying this, Wang Jianqiang stood up.

With one hand supporting his waist and the other against the wall, he slowly walked back into the room.