Chapter 232: It's a Real Pill

"Eh?"

The Tuo Dragon King turned his head and lowered his eyes, looking at General Rat at his feet, and then looking at Lin Jue and the other three in the darkness on the right side of the hall, asking in confusion:

"Do you know each other?"

He had thought that both sides might be old friends, and if so, the possibility of keeping these few high-level practitioners to refine pills for him would be much greater. Unexpectedly, both sides were clearly not getting along.

"This Daoist and this General under the Great King's command once had some grudges!" Lin Jue spoke first. After all, it was someone else's territory, so his wording had to be a bit tactful, "I didn't expect him to defect to the Great King's command. It seems that this banquet is not a good banquet for the three of us!"

"Great King! This Daoist is the one I once told the Great King about, the one who, if the Great King's hegemony is achieved, I want to ask the Great King to avenge me!" the rat yaoguai said sharply, "Please send troops to take him down quickly!"

Many guests below were shocked.

The Tuo Dragon King was also shocked.

"Eh..."

The Tuo Dragon King looked left and right, not knowing how to speak for a while, only asking: "What grudges do you two have?"

"This person killed my clansmen! Harmed my Great King!"

As soon as the rat yaoguai's voice came out, many guests looked at him one after another. After he finished speaking, they looked at Lin Jue, who was in the dim darkness, one after another.

Even his junior sister and Fuyao looked at Lin Jue.

"Hu Yan." Lin Jue answered calmly, "Your Great King was practicing in Hui County at the time, and was also a small yaoguai king, and his clansmen were numerous. How long have I been practicing? How could I have that ability? The one who wiped out the rat yaoguai in Hui County was clearly the True Lord Yi Li!"

After hearing what he said, many guests and the Tuo Dragon King looked at the rat yaoguai one after another.

"Isn't it you who reported it?" the rat yaoguai said, "This person is a famous orthodox Daoist! Great King, please be careful of him! Don't eat the pills either!"

"Stop talking nonsense! The reason I formed a grudge with you rat yaoguai in Hui County, isn't it because you were stealing silver in Hui County and stole it to my head? I came to ask for it back at night, but you were used to being arrogant and sent rat soldiers to kill me the first time. How could I endure it?"

Many yaoguai looked at the rat yaoguai again.

The Tuo Dragon King had a difficult expression for a while—

Perhaps these guests didn't know, but he knew that this General Rat's clansmen and the rat king had indeed been stealing silver for the Corpse Tiger King in Hui County. Hearing it this way, it was reasonable for them to form a grudge because of this.

And this was his cave dwelling, and this was his birthday banquet. One side was a yaoguai who came from afar to defect to him and had great abilities, and the other side was a guest who came to celebrate his birthday out of admiration and had even greater abilities. Not to mention that he didn't want to give up either side in his heart, even without these abilities, how could he take action against a guest at this time?

"Great King, don't listen to him! Even the Corpse Tiger King being wiped out was because he reported it!"

Many yaoguai and the Tuo Dragon King were shocked again.

Swish!

Many gazes were cast at Lin Jue again.

"Heh..."

Only to see Lin Jue smile contemptuously.

"You rat yaoguai, in order to take revenge, you really say anything! You are stupid, but do you think everyone is as stupid as you? That Corpse Tiger King had been lurking in Hui County for I don't know how many years. Besides those yaoguai and ghosts who were loyal to him, even the gods didn't know. How could I know? Since I didn't know, where would I go to report it?"

Many yaoguai listened and felt it made sense.

Seeing Lin Jue's expression, it didn't look like a pretense.

His junior sister sat upright, listening carefully, not daring to miss a single word.

But at this time, Lin Jue added another sentence:

"On the contrary, you are the only one who knew about this. In my opinion, it was clearly you who were angry that your clansmen were stealing silver for the Corpse Tiger King, but when the whole clan was slaughtered by True Lord Yi Li in Hui County, the Corpse Tiger King sat by and watched. Unable to bear it, you found a way to leak the news, letting the gods know, and thus wiping out the Corpse Tiger King. Poor Corpse Tiger King, decades of foundation, destroyed in one day." Lin Jue said, "The Tuo Dragon Great King should be careful of you, a yaoguai who abandons his master."

Swish!

Many gazes looked at the rat yaoguai again.

Although Lin Jue was human, in the eyes of the guests, this rat yaoguai was also a stranger, and many guests were seeing him for the first time.

With the conversation between the two, many yaoguai slowly leaned toward Lin Jue.

"Hu Yan!"

The rat yaoguai couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Alright..."

The Tuo Dragon King's mind was very messy, hurriedly opening his mouth: "This is my birthday banquet after all. Since both of you are alive, if there are any contradictions, it's not that they can't be reconciled. Let's talk about it later..."

"Great King! This grudge is irreconcilable!"

"Great King, please see clearly, don't listen to his bewitchment! Back then, he once bewitched a bear yaoguai to intercept and kill me halfway. Fortunately, I had an old relationship with a pig yaoguai in the local area and was saved by the pig yaoguai, which is how I survived." Lin Jue didn't call him Mountain Lord or Mountain Yili Shenjun, only saying pig yaoguai, "Poor bear yaoguai, he lost his life because of his bewitchment."

"Stop arguing! Both of you are my trusted generals and distinguished guests from afar. No matter how big the grudge is, don't make a scene at my birthday banquet!"

"Hmph..."

The rat yaoguai snorted.

Lin Jue also fell silent.

This hurdle was considered barely dealt with. However, because of this, the Tuo Dragon King's vigilance would inevitably increase greatly.

Fortunately—

The Spirit-Origin Pill he gave the Tuo Dragon King was real, it was just that it was bought with Luo Seng's money and wasn't that sweet.

"Serve the dishes!"

With a shout from the Tuo Dragon King, a team of yaoguai with yellow eel heads walked in, carrying various dishes.

The dishes at each table were different.

A catfish yaoguai was responsible for guiding them.

Lin Jue looked around.

Sitting closest to them was a snake yaoguai. On his table was a plate of raw meat. Judging by the fur, it should be monkey meat and horse meat, and there was also a pot of wine and a wine cup.

Further away, he couldn't see clearly; the light was too dark.

On the opposite side, sky light shot down, and he could see a bird yaoguai, with some small fish, insects, and beans on the table.

Soon, the dishes were served in front of them.

There were a few pieces of roasted horse meat, some boiled beans, and a stewed duck.

There was also a pot of wine and a wine cup.

Chicken Immortal and Rhino General in the front also sat down one after another, only the rat yaoguai still stood by the Tuo Dragon King's side, saying in a low voice:

"Great King, this person comes from Mount Yi. Although he is not one of those Daoists who serve gods, he is truly a famous orthodox Daoist. Coming here, he definitely has no good intentions."

"General Rat, didn't you advise me yesterday that I must keep this high-level practitioner?" The Tuo Dragon King knew they had a blood grudge, so he naturally had a few points less trust in the rat yaoguai's words, and at this time, he had a headache, "No matter what, there is no principle of taking action against a guest."

"Great King, think twice!" The rat yaoguai was relentless, "Great King, please think about it. We have always been low-key in our actions. How did he, a Daoist from another place, know the time and place of the Great King's birthday banquet?"

"Hmm? What do you think..."

"I said it, he is an orthodox Daoist. He must have learned it when eliminating other small yaoguai! If he can eliminate other small yaoguai, does the Great King think that when he comes to the Great King's place today, he will have good intentions? Maybe the death of Green Water some time ago had something to do with him!"

"..."

The Tuo Dragon King thought about it, feeling it made some sense, but also feeling helpless, so he picked up his wine cup, toasted in Lin Jue's direction, and said with a smile:

"Although there have been people coming to my birthday banquet every time, there have been few high-level practitioners with such abilities as the Daoist. I toast the high-level practitioner!"

"Great King is too polite."

Lin Jue immediately stood up and raised his cup.

"By the way—"

The Tuo Dragon King's cup had just touched his mouth when he suddenly stopped and asked Lin Jue: "Since the Daoist is from another place, how did you know that I was holding a banquet here at this time?"

"Reporting to the Great King, I heard it from a yaoguai and ghost." Lin Jue was also calm and polite.

"Oh? Which guest? Is he here?"

"He is here."

Lin Jue turned around immediately and looked at the back of the hall.

In his eyes, he could only see a piece of darkness.

He had seen the rabbit yaoguai when he came in and remembered that he was sitting at the very back of the hall, also on the right, near the door.

However, at this time, he didn't know if the rabbit yaoguai was too far away and didn't hear clearly, or if his courage was too small and he felt intimidated, not daring to stand up to help him speak.

Just as Lin Jue was about to shout for him, he heard a sweet, clear woman's voice:

"Reporting to the Great King, it was a few months ago when they were sailing on the Wei Shui River. This little woman saw that they were quite extraordinary and gave this little woman snacks and wine, so I came out to talk to them and accidentally let it slip. After they questioned me, I told them. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me, Great King."

Hmm?

Lin Jue was a bit surprised and turned to look.

Only to see that red and green figure in the darkness, unable to see clearly, but the position she sat in was also quite forward, presumably because she had a name as a "divine being".

But this was also good.

"So it was Wei Nu who told them! Haha!" The Tuo Dragon King glanced at the rat yaoguai, "What could be wrong? Since Wei Nu brought such a distinguished guest to this King, she should be well rewarded!"

"Thank you, Great King."

"It's a pity you don't eat... spiritual meat, otherwise I would bestow the best upon you!"

"This little woman appreciates it."

"Haha..."

The Tuo Dragon King laughed loudly.

But the rat yaoguai beside him was relentless, even rushing to ask: "You came here today definitely with other intentions. What is your purpose?"

The Tuo Dragon King immediately showed displeasure.

Seeing the expressions of the guests around, they already had the intention of watching a joke.

"Great King, please see clearly. We three just like traveling for pleasure and seeing the excitement of the human world. Hearing that the yaoguai king here was holding a banquet, we felt it must be extraordinary, so we brought heavy gifts to attend the Tuo Dragon Great King's birthday banquet! Not to mention that there are so many high-level Daoist practitioners here today, what purpose could we have that we must choose this time? And I even brought my junior sister?"

Lin Jue said, pausing:

"On the contrary, you, when you were in Huizhou before, you dealt with tiger yaoguai and bear yaoguai, but now you defect to the Tuo Dragon Great King. Could it be that you have another agreement with that Leopard King in the northwest?"

The cave was quiet for a while.

Many yaoguai looked at each other.

The Tuo Dragon King couldn't help but look at the rat yaoguai beside him.

The rat yaoguai felt cold in his heart.

Before, when he came to defect to this Tuo Dragon King, he had agreed with him that he would avenge him in the future. However, now that his enemy was in front of him, not only did he not have this intention, but he was even suspicious of him.

"Don't argue anymore, both of you!" The Tuo Dragon Great King said, "This King once overturned a pleasure boat on the water and captured some human singing girls and dancers. Let's have a human song and dance, and by the way, serve the good food!"

Lin Jue and the other three sat still.

Not long after, a team of small yaoguai with yellow eel heads walked into the hall, carrying various dishes.

The dishes at each table were different.

A catfish yaoguai was responsible for guiding them.

Lin Jue looked around.

Some small yaoguai forced a team of singing girls and dancers into the hall.

These singing girls and dancers were all pale with fear and trembling, but they were forced by these small yaoguai to piece together intermittent blowing and playing sounds, trembling and dancing in the middle.

Some dancers couldn't stand steadily and fell in front of Lin Jue.

The two looked at each other. The woman was still terrified, hurriedly climbing up, while the Daoist was angry in his heart, remaining silent.

There were also small yaoguai serving fresh flesh and blood. Looking at it, it was clearly mutton, but it was only placed on the tables of some yaoguai. Six or seven out of ten guests didn't have it.

Luo Seng knew as soon as he saw it; this was human meat.

The three of them looked at each other and remained silent.

Although they had psychological preparation before coming, and Wei Nu had already warned them in advance, but as long as they were normal people, seeing their own kind reduced to blood food, how could they treat it with a normal heart?

They could only silently remember where these yaoguai who ate people were sitting.

When the banquet dispersed and all the guests went out, Lin Jue and his junior sister pretended to walk slowly, while Luo Seng stood at the door, seemingly waiting for them, but actually remembering the appearance of these yaoguai.

After the banquet.

The Tuo Dragon King returned to his sleeping cave, transformed into his original form, and stared at a small bottle in front of him with vertical pupils.

At this time, he was a bit distressed.

Before, the military advisor had told him that top-grade pills had too strong a spiritual charm and couldn't be contained by ordinary bottles. If there was no special method to seal the spiritual charm, it would slowly lose its effect.

He didn't expect to encounter this—

He had only gotten this pill yesterday, and today the spiritual charm on it had faded a bit, as if it were passing away with time.

Not long after, a heavy sound of footsteps came from outside, accompanied by the sound

"Snap..."

Crushing the elixir bottle, a startling and exotic fragrance immediately wafted out.

General Rhino did not hesitate, placing it into his mouth.

"Hiss..."

Long Wang felt a deep pang of heartache, yet he did not stop him.

Then they saw General Rhino's eyes instantly focus; he actually sat down and began to cultivate and gain insights directly.

Long Wang crawled slowly along the ground, his form massive and long. His pair of vertical pupils drew close to observe General Rhino; just from the mysterious changes in his body, he could tell that this elixir had astonishing medicinal effects.

"..."

Long Wang felt even more heartbroken, but thinking that this was, after all, his trusted general, he recovered slightly.

Half a day later, General Rhino finally opened his eyes.

"How is it?"

Long Wang asked immediately.

"My King! Immortal elixir! It must be an immortal elixir!" General Rhino said, his voice shaking the stone cave, his steady eyes revealing determination. "If we obtain the formula for this elixir, why worry that our hegemony will not be achieved?"

"What use is obtaining the formula?" Long Wang lay there lazily. "This is far more powerful than the elixirs refined by the military advisor; how could it be refined just by relying on a formula?"

"Keep this person!"

"I want to as well! But do you think we can manage to keep him?"

"Tie him down!"

"Is that a good idea?"

"I don't know!"

"Sigh, let's ask him to refine a furnace of elixir first and see what happens."

"..."

At this moment, outside the cave.

The gray-robed middle-aged man, only as tall as a person's knee, had just arrived outside, preparing to find Long Wang again to offer some persuasion. Hearing these words, he immediately shivered, revealing a look of terror.

This elixir really is the Spirit Origin Pill...

Since that is the case, he already knows—

He certainly cannot compare to the Spirit Origin Pill.