Chapter 411: Giving the Third Brother Medicine; The Beginning of the Witch Clan

The heavens were ink-black, the Milky Way inverted, and countless streams of chaotic energy descended from nothingness, transforming into delicate strands of mysterious light.

Above the Divine Court, Taiyi held the Chaotic Bell aloft, standing midair with a posture as upright as a pine yet as light as a feather, his aura otherworldly.

He showed no sign of having just endured a great battle; his entire demeanor was relaxed, a faint smile playing on his handsome face.

“Your cultivation is supreme, Taiyi is in awe!”

“In our earlier duel, I lost.”

Taiyi’s gaze burned like torchlight, his expression calm and unashamed.

He had fought Nüwa for nine days straight, and it seemed she had bombarded him relentlessly with three divine artifacts.

Yet in truth, she had never wielded her most frequently used and truly lethal artifact—the Crimson Sleeve Heavenly Knife.

Moreover, none of her ten Dao-body incarnations had appeared.

They weren’t merely seen raiding sacred beings on the Li Guang Plains.

If Nüwa wished, she could manifest ten Dao-bodies—Creation Nüwa, Creation-Nurturing Nüwa, Life Nüwa, Time Nüwa, Space Nüwa, Marriage Nüwa—and directly challenge the entire Divine Court’s upper echelon.

Moreover,

【I always get the impression her power doesn’t end here?】 Taiyi trusted his spiritual intuition—he strongly suspected Nüwa had already broken through Taiyi Da Luo.

Yet when faced with Taiyi’s straightforward admission of defeat, Nüwa shook her head.

“Your techniques were also not exhausted; what just happened was merely a stalemate.”

Remember, all the Taiwei deities were subject to the Heavenly Emperor’s authority.

If Taiyi chose to reveal himself and switch to the shared account of 【Sun Radiance Supreme Elder】, he could activate certain coercive measures only the Heavenly Emperor could wield.

For instance, imprisoning Nüwa in the Heavenly Dao’s black box.

Then, no matter how she fought, she would inevitably lose.

Only if Nüwa truly decided to rebel and sever ties with the Taiwei Heavenly Court could she possibly reverse the tide using her Taiyi Da Luo power.

Seeing them still at an impasse, the Heavenly Consort Yinglong stepped forward to mediate: “No fight, no friendship—come, let’s eat and chat!”

“Isn’t it just the title of 【East Emperor】?”

“We can discuss this calmly!”

Taiyi also felt this was sufficient, so he said: “Please join the banquet—I accept the title of 【East Emperor】!”

“Good!”

Thus, Nüwa entered the Divine Court and seamlessly integrated with its members.

Hmm, this time not physically.

Jin Tingshan.

“My two fellow Daoists, be careful!”

“The technique I’m about to use is a newly comprehended supreme alchemical method—its power is boundless, its transformations unfathomable. A single misstep might… well, you’ll see for yourselves!”

Taishang’s face broke into a mysterious smile.

His eyes, usually as still as a deep well, now sparkled with an indescribable excitement.

“Taste my Alchemical Great Art!”

As he spoke, Taishang swept his wide sleeves.

In an instant, hundreds upon thousands of pills, glowing with strange hues, exuding rich medicinal fragrances, yet subtly radiating ominous energy, surged forth like a tidal wave from his sleeves!

These pills were countless in variety, dazzling to behold—each contained an extremely pure and immense amount of energy.

There were the emerald-green pills, brimming with vitality, capable of instantly replenishing boundless primordial energy—the 【Ninefold Nourishing Primordial Pill】!

There were the golden-glowing pills, densely inscribed with Dao patterns, said to revive the dead and restore flesh and bone instantly—the 【Taiqing Soul-Returning Pill】!

And there were the violet-hued pills, wreathed in auroras, capable of directly replenishing a cultivator’s primordial qi and dramatically boosting their Dao cultivation—the 【Hunyuan Qi-Replenishing Pill】!

…

Yet astonishingly, after producing these top-tier healing elixirs and cultivation treasures of the Honghuang era, Taishang did not consume them to enhance his own combat power.

Instead, he directed them at Qinglong and Yuchen Daojun.

“Mengzhang Daofriend, beware!” Yuchen Daojun’s spiritual sense flared—he formed a seal with his left hand to protect himself while whispering a warning to Qinglong; together, they tore through space and time to flee.

“Trying to run? Too late!”

Watching Yuchen’s panic and Qinglong’s confusion, Taishang grinned wickedly: “Hehehe~~”

“My two Daoists, the great array is already active—leaving without experiencing it won’t do!”

He swiftly formed intricate hand seals, murmuring incantations.

The pills shot through the air, mysteriously linking and resonating with one another, radiating boundless alchemical radiance.

Instantly, a vast array enveloping the void activated, blocking Yuchen Daojun’s retreat.

Within the array, the medicinal fragrance reached its peak, nearly solidifying into substance!

Countless pill illusions floated and shifted—sometimes forming swords, spears, halberds, and bows; sometimes transforming into dragons, tigers, tortoises, and phoenixes; sometimes manifesting bizarre illusions that bewitched the mind and shook the Dao heart!

Even more sinister, the immense medicinal power emitted by these pills did not gently nourish—it surged like a dam bursting, forcibly pouring into the bodies of Yuchen Daojun and Mengzhang Shenshen through unimaginable, undefendable means!

Some pills ignored protective divine light entirely, burrowing into their skin and pores like parasitic worms.

Others dissolved into invisible medicinal vapors, silently infiltrating their internal organs through breath and respiration.

Even more ruthless pills manifested microscopic alchemical law chains, attempting to forcibly inject their power directly into their Yuan Shen and True Spirits!

“Puh—!!!”

Even with their Da Luo bodies, Yuchen Daojun and Mengzhang Shenshen could not suppress a simultaneous grunt under this overwhelming, violent saturation of pills.

They felt their blood churn, their Yuan Shen trembling—as if the sudden, excessive “nourishment” might burst them open from within!

The effects of the pills surged and exploded within them like runaway horses, clashing and ravaging wildly.

Sometimes they felt endless strength flooding their bodies, as if one punch could shatter a star;

Sometimes their souls felt weightless, as if ready to ascend to immortality amid radiant clouds;

Sometimes they experienced bizarre hallucinations—visions of unspeakable terrors…

Even Mengzhang Shenshen’s usually stern dragon face twisted into a grimace.

He now felt an unprecedented, explosive power surging through every inch of his body.

Struggling to contain the volcanic torrent of medicinal power within him, Mengzhang Shenshen gritted his teeth and asked Taishang:

“W-what array is this?”

“What array?”

Taishang pondered, then smiled: “You may call it the Nourishing Array.”

“These pills are all meticulously crafted nourishing elixirs—one pill restores your vigor instantly.”

“So, how’s your energy? Are you energized?”

“Not energized!” Yuchen Daojun, clad in emerald robes, face icy, gripped his Qingping Sword—his hand trembling imperceptibly.

With so many nourishing pills flooding his body,

he was far more than energized.

He was over-energized!

Yuchen Daojun desperately wanted to ask Taishang: How did you manage to forcibly apply these pills meant for internal consumption—on two Da Luo Sovereigns?

And not just apply them—forcefully externalize them!

“Brother’s alchemy is truly poisonous!”

Yuchen Daojun sighed.

“Not just poisonous—downright malicious!” Qinglong grumbled.

Beneath this array, even his once perfectly controlled, effortless Eastern Yi Wood vitality began to warp and falter in subtle, uncontrollable ways.

For any accomplished deity, this was a terrifying prospect.

Especially for these top-tier Sovereigns who had already attained Da Luo, whose every movement aligned with Heaven’s will, whose words became law.

Every subtle evolution of their power was an outward manifestation of their perfected Dao.

If control over their own power showed such glaring deviations and loss of command, there was only one possibility—their Dao had been polluted, invaded, and twisted by external forces!

“All medicine carries three parts poison—that’s the rule of my alchemy.”

Taishang smirked darkly, gazing at Yuchen and Qinglong. “But this can also serve as the power of the Dao Fruit.”

The Nourishing Array was designed to use these seemingly “nourishing” pills—packed with infinite alchemical toxins and conflicting medicinal properties—to violently assault the Dao hearts of Yuchen and Mengzhang.

“As a Da Luo who governs alchemy, isn’t it reasonable to apply some potent nourishing pills externally while injecting a bit of alchemical poison?”

Is… is that reasonable?!

This was beyond absurd!

Yuchen Daojun was utterly bewildered by his second brother’s sudden “sneaky move.”

He had assumed today’s Dao discussion would merely involve a display of divine techniques and mutual validation of Dao insights.

A friendly exchange, stopping at the right moment—mutual respect.

Who knew this broad-browed, ethereal second brother would immediately overturn the table, abandoning all conventions?

He’d just dumped a full dose of alchemical poison on him and Mengzhang Shenshen.

Yuchen Daojun now felt mentally exhausted.

【I knew it—I shouldn’t expect the Taiwei deities to stay serious all the time!】

Struggling to suppress the wild, unstoppable surge of medicinal power within him, Yuchen Daojun called out helplessly to Taishang beyond the array:

【Brother! You… you’ve gone far enough! If you keep forcing this down, Mengzhang and I will truly be ‘nourished’ to death!】

Yet Taishang ignored his third brother’s “pleas” entirely.

He spoke slowly: “Third brother, don’t rush, no need to panic.”

“This array, though seemingly perilous, in truth harbors boundless creation.”

“What you are enduring now is the ‘Ten Thousand Calamities Poison Returning to Essence Refining Body Great Art’—meticulously formulated by me using the primordial source of Taiqing Alchemy, combined with Yin-Yang and the Five Phases, the Nine Heavens’ Stars, and even a trace of Chaotic Herbal Principles!”

“The brilliance of this art lies in using poison to counter poison, using calamity to refine the true—capable of ‘nourishing’ your bodies.”

“Therefore, do not resist; open your spirit and fully savor this ‘Alchemy Banquet’ I have prepared specially for you!”

“I guarantee you’ll find it irresistible, unforgettable!”

By the end of his speech, the faint, inscrutable smile on Taishang’s lips had grown even more… chilling.

Upon hearing this, Yuanchen Daojun and Mengzhang Shenjun both felt a strong, ominous premonition surge within them.

“We surrender!”

Yuanchen Daojun acted decisively, immediately shouting surrender.

Mengzhang Shenjun could no longer bear it and surrendered outright.

“Our shrine’s lord can do anything—take him away!”

“He’ll surely shine brilliantly on the ‘Xi Huang’ throne and handle all affairs perfectly!”

By this point, he no longer cared about the conditions he’d set before the battle began.

Getting rid of these two curses was the priority now!

Fuxi, who had been lying motionless, clenched his fists at Qinglong’s cry.

He thought pretending to be dead might be better right now.

Yet this idea was doomed to fail.

Seeing him collapse, members of the Ten Directions Divine Palace were thrown into panic.

They rushed forward, leaning over Fuxi, forcing various divine pills and miraculous medicines into him.

“My lord, you cannot die!” He Shen Bingyi clutched Fuxi’s “corpse,” wailing loudly.

Yunyangzi cried anxiously to Yuanchen Daojun: “Deputy Lord, Deputy Lord, where’s your Purple Lightning Hammer? Quickly retrieve it to save our lord!”

“The Purple Lightning Hammer is with me!” spoke Duobao.

He pushed through the crowd, beaming with excitement, flipped his right hand, and produced the supreme primordial spiritual treasure—the Purple Lightning Hammer.

“Everyone, make way! Our lord needs electrotherapy!”

Duobao swung the Purple Lightning Hammer in a full circle above his head, chanting the true incantation.

“Purple lightning bright, purple lightning grand, my lord, my lord, cry out to heaven and earth!”

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

Dark clouds rolled across the horizon; thunder dragons and lightning serpents roared as thirty-six terrifying violet lightning bolts began to coalesce.

At that moment, Fuxi’s eyes snapped open, and he sat upright with a jolt.

“Wonderful! Our lord has revived!” The gods rejoiced.

Duobao reluctantly retracted the Purple Lightning Hammer.

“Cough, cough… help me up!” Fuxi coughed lightly twice, his face pale, feigning grievous, unhealed injuries, his voice weak.

“Oh, yes, yes, yes!” They carefully supported him.

“Friend, disperse the array—I accept the throne.” Fuxi sighed faintly.

HU HU HU~~

Chaotic currents surged; the surroundings transformed drastically.

The entire training ground vanished.

They were back inside the Wanxiang Divine Palace.

【Huuu~~, finally over.】Qinglong quickly checked his body, fearing Jingyao Shangzun had left him some unorthodox alchemical poison.

Yuanchen Daojun also silently cultivated, purging the alchemical contamination from his body.

Taishang’s move was too ruthless.

Yuanchen had never seen him use it before.