Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 142 - Expelled From The Treasure Pill Pavilion

The Xue Clan was a prestigious clan in the Imperial City. Their history could be traced back to five hundred years, and they had tens of thousands of descendants. Whether it was the Imperial Academy or the army, the Xue Clan’s descendants were present in every sphere. Such a formidable entity wasn’t something to be trifled with.

“Are they tired of living to wage a war with the Treasure Pill Pavilion?” Everyone still had no idea what was happening. The Xue Clan might be strong, but they were only based in the Great Yan Dynasty. On the contrary, the Treasure Pill Pavilion was a transcendent existence, not subjected to the imperial court’s restriction. No clans in the Imperial City dared to cause trouble in the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

The managers and attendants in the Treasure Pill Pavilion immediately halted their tasks and hurriedly followed the Xue Clan’s group. Some even rushed to notify the higher-ups of the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

In the assessment room, Liu Wuxie held three Soul Converging Pills. The three pills had pill runes on them, and each was perfectly round.

“T-These are the Soul Converging Pills?!” Sheng Lian looked at the pills in Liu Wuxie’s hand with disbelief. It was unimaginable to refine fourth-grade pills so easily.

“That’s indeed the Soul Converging Pill. It’s even higher quality than those sold by our Treasure Pill Pavilion!” Sang Yan confirmed. He wasn’t a four-star alchemist, but he was familiar with the pill. As he had interacted with pills for his entire life, he could naturally recognize it.

Lan Ruoyu was stumped because she had mocked a noble four-star alchemist and nearly made a move against him. Now, seeing the four-star alchemist, her mind was in turmoil.

As for Bai Lin, Cao Qingli, and Tang Yan, they sat on the ground, drained of energy. That was especially true for Bai Lin, who had mocked Liu Wuxie earlier. He was so afraid that he retreated outside.

Jiang Yue’s face, however, was dark and menacing. He resembled a predatory beast selecting its prey, intent on devouring Liu Wuxie. As he slowly advanced towards Liu Wuxie, his murderous intent intensified with each step.

“Master Jiang, what are you trying to do?” Sang Yan stopped Jiang Yue and questioned.

“Kill him!” Jiang Yue said in a cold voice, determined to kill Liu Wuxie. The Treasure Pill Pavilion only had three four-star alchemists: Master Mao, another person, and him. Thus, he wouldn’t allow another four-star alchemist to appear in the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

He had the lowest status among the three four-star alchemists, as he had relied on pills to become a four-star alchemist. The Treasure Pill Pavilion only had three chambers for four-star alchemists. If Liu Wuxie became a four-star alchemist, there was a high possibility of Liu Wuxie replacing him.

Despite Jiang Yue’s involvement in leaking the answers to Shangguan Cai, Liu Wuxie had won the championship. Due to this, Ji Yang had lost the fourth-grade pill offered as the prize. Given these circumstances, there was no way Jiang Yue could let Liu Wuxie go.

“Master Jiang, have you gone insane? He has successfully refined a fourth-grade pill, making him the youngest four-star alchemist in the Great Yan Dynasty! Yet, you want to kill him?” Sheng Lian stepped forward and raised his voice.

“Someone like you wants to stop me?” Jiang Yue was enraged, unleashing a powerful aura that sent Sang Yan and Sheng Lian flying away. As he was a high-level Marrow Cleansing Realm expert, there was a huge gap between their strengths.

After sending Sang Yan and Sheng Lian flying away, Jiang Yue appeared before Liu Wuxie.

“Brat, you’ll die today!” Until obtaining his alchemist token, Liu Wuxie couldn’t be considered a true alchemist, and Jiang Yue wouldn’t have to bear any consequences for killing him.

Liu Wuxie’s blade appeared in his hand as he looked at the exit. With his speed, there was a good chance he could escape unscathed.

“Master Jiang, you dare disregard the Treasure Pill Pavilion’s reputation and make a move against a four-star alchemist? I will report this matter to the Pavilion Master!” Sang Yan got back to his feet angrily.

“Reputation?” Jiang Yue sneered. “Don’t think that I don’t know you two helped him cheat during the assessment. How can a brat possibly refine a fourth-grade pill? Everything must be set up by the two of you!”

Jiang Yue’s facial expression became sinister. He strongly believed that Sang Yan had secretly helped Liu Wuxie, and the Soul Gathering Pill was placed in the cauldron long ago.

“You...you...” Sang Yan was furious. If Jiang Yue were to kill Liu Wuxie, he could claim that Liu Wuxie had cheated, and with Liu Wuxie dead, Sang Yan would be powerless to refute it. After all, the notion of an eighteen-year-old alchemist was both unbelievable and unprecedented in the Great Yan Dynasty.

With a swift motion of his hand, Jiang Yue unleashed a powerful shockwave that sent the cauldrons in the room flying away along with Cao Qingli, Tang Yan, and Bai Lin, landing in the courtyard.

Liu Wuxie raised his blade and went into the Overlord Fist gesture with his left hand, planning to take the attack head-on. But just when Jiang Yue’s palm was about to land on him, a loud boom came from outside as the doors were smashed apart, and a large group of people charged in, filling the courtyard.

This made Jiang Yue stop and turn to look at the entrance. Simultaneously, there was a powerful murderous intent directed at Liu Wuxie like an arrow.

“Prepare to meet your end, Liu Wuxie!” Xue Chunyu stormed in, sword in hand, his eyes aflame with rage—a chilling aura of murderous intent swept across the courtyard.

This unexpected turn of events left Jiang Yue perplexed, but he saw it as an opportunity to extricate himself from the current predicament with the Xue Clan stepping in.

Chen Leyao and Song Ling also entered the room, their faces etched with concern. They hadn’t anticipated that the Xue Clan would dare to intrude so brazenly into the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

“Xue Chunyu, it’s been a while!” Liu Wuxie greeted with a smile, maintaining his Overlord Fist stance. As he exited the room, Jiang Yue retracted his aura and trailed behind Liu Wuxie, intending to prevent any escape attempts.

“Brat, I’ll kill you today!” Xue Chunyu roared. Liu Wuxie had crippled his beloved son, destroying his meridians. This was akin to severing his lineage, a transgression that fueled an irreconcilable hatred.

Many people gathered around the courtyard, all wearing strange expressions. After all, Xue Chunyu was the Minister of Revenue and was rarely seen in public. So what was going on?

“I bet you all don’t know yet. I heard that Xue Chunyu’s only son was crippled, and he is probably the one who did it.” It had been two hours since Liu Wuxie crippled Xue Baisheng, which meant the news had already spread far and wide.

“Who is this kid with the audacity to cripple Minister Xue’s son? Is he tired of living?” Discussions buzzed around, with everyone staring at Liu Wuxie. Everyone knew that Xue Chunyu doted on his son greatly, and he would worry for half a day even if his son lost a strand of hair.

Ignoring the surrounding discussions, Liu Wuxie looked at Xue Chunyu and said, “Do you dare to kill me in the Treasure Pill Pavilion?”

His tone held a hint of mockery. They were roughly ten meters apart, with the Xue Clan’s experts surrounding Liu Wuxie.

“Hmph, not even the Treasure Pill Pavilion can prevent me from killing you!” Xue Chunyu commanded, prompting all the Xue Clan’s experts to charge forward, intent on slaying Liu Wuxie.

“Who dares to kill in my Treasure Pill Pavilion?!” A cold voice echoed from behind Xue Chunyu as a woman dressed in white slowly approached, accompanied by two maids and the high-ranking alchemists in the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

They had been alerted to the disturbance in the Treasure Pill Pavilion and had come to investigate.

The Xue Clan’s experts stopped, turning to look at the white-clothed woman as they waited for Xue Chunyu’s next order.

“We pay our respect to the Missus!” Sang Yan quickly stepped forward and bowed to the white-clothed woman.

“What’s going on?” The woman was Mu Yueying. When her gaze landed on Liu Wuxie, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes, as if she remembered something.

Sang Yan, not daring to hide anything, truthfully explained the situation. He started from the point where Lan Ruoyu had tried to make things difficult for Liu Wuxie and went on to describe the assessment. His explanation took five minutes.

Hissing sounds came from the surroundings. An eighteen-year-old four-star alchemist? How was it even possible for someone to get a full score in all three stages of the assessment?

The murderous intent in Xue Chunyu’s eyes grew even denser. He didn’t expect Liu Wuxie’s talent in alchemy to be so high.

After hearing Sang Yan\'s explanation, Mu Yueying’s gaze was like a sharp sword stabbing Lan Ruoyu.

Liu Wuxie had experienced how decisive and ruthless Mu Yueying could be. Back in Azure Billow City, she had slapped the faces of Xue Changnian’s group without any reservation.

“You, get out of the Treasure Pill Pavilion!” Mu Yueying gave her verdict without hesitation, ordering Lan Ruoyu to leave the Treasure Pill Pavilion.

“Master, please save me!” With tears covering her face, Lan Ruoyu suddenly fell to her knees before Jiang Yue. She had worked hard to reach her current status and didn’t want to lose it in this manner.

But no one spoke a word, and even Xue Chunyu chose to keep his mouth shut.

“Missus, isn’t this inappropriate?” If news of his disciple being expelled from the Treasure Pill Pavilion spread, Jiang Yue would lose respect for being unable to protect his disciple.

“Master Jiang, are you trying to teach me how to do things?” Mu Yueying’s gaze pierced through Jiang Yue, who lowered his head as he was afraid to meet her eyes.

“I dare not. I’m hoping you can show some mercy,” Jiang Yue said.

“From now on, Jiang Yue is no longer an alchemist of my Treasure Pill Pavilion and will also be expelled!” When Mu Yueying gave her verdict, Jiang Yue staggered and felt his entire world spinning. He couldn’t believe he was expelled from the Treasure Pill Pavilion and was no longer an alchemist.

The disbelief among the other alchemists was palpable as they realized that Jiang Yue was a four-star alchemist.

Liu Wuxie was equally surprised; he had not anticipated such a firm stance from Mu Yueying. Strangely, no one, including Master Mao, who was standing behind Mu Yueying, attempted to intervene.

The murderous intent in Jiang Yue’s eyes grew even denser as he glared at Liu Wuxie, blaming it on him.

After dealing with Jiang Yue and Lan Ruoyu, Mu Yueying turned to look at Xue Chunyu. She questioned coldly, “Minister Xue, don’t you think you owe me an explanation for bringing people and barging into my Treasure Pill Pavilion?”

No one had ever dared to cause trouble in the Treasure Pill Pavilion, let alone kill someone openly. There was no doubt that Xue Chunyu was the first.

“Lady Mu, this person crippled my son. I’ll apologize to the Treasure Pill Pavilion after killing him!” Xue Chunyu might fear the Treasure Pill Pavilion, but he wouldn’t cower because of that. He could always apologize after killing Liu Wuxie.

“So what even if that garbage was crippled? It wouldn’t matter even if he was killed!” Mu Yueying’s reply choked Xue Chunyu, drawing a burst of laughter from the surroundings.

After all, Xue Baisheng was notorious in the Imperial City for being a wastrel. This was why everyone found Mu Yueying’s comment amusing.

“Lady Mu, what if I insist on killing him today?” Xue Chunyu said with a dark expression.