Soul Emperor Martial God

Whoosh...

The Blizzard Sword appeared out of thin air in Xiao Yi's hand.

With a single swing, the chains binding the two people were instantly broken.

A wave of Spiritual Energy wrapped around the two as Xiao Yi waved his hand.

"Go." Xiao Yi commanded in a low voice.

"Trying to leave?" The Floral Spirit Sect elder shouted angrily, "You've repeatedly entered our Floral Spirit Sect to snatch people, do you really think our sect is a place where you can come and go as you please?"

"Sorry, there are some things I need to clarify." Xiao Yi replied with a playful smile.

"This matter determines whether or not I'll stay in a certain place for a long time."

"But I'm in a hurry, and time is crucial for me."

"So, I have no choice but to fight my way out."

As these words fell, two brilliant Ice Pattern lights shone on Xiao Yi's arm.

From the sword, a wave of starlight surged forth.

With a swing of the sword, several elders of the Floral Spirit Sect were instantly blown away.

Xiao Yi waved his hand, quickly leaving with the two wrapped in Spiritual Energy.

"Chase them!" The Floral Spirit Sect elder roared in anger.

However, the elders' speed was clearly no match for Xiao Yi's.

Within a few breaths, Xiao Yi had already left the dungeon.

Just as he was about to forcefully leave with the two, suddenly... swish...

Above the entire Floral Spirit Sect, a wave of Formation Power emerged, instantly enveloping the whole sect.

"Sect-protecting formation?" Xiao Yi frowned.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

Within the Floral Spirit Sect, figures swiftly leapt out.

In just a moment, hundreds of Floral Spirit Sect martial artists had surrounded Xiao Yi and the other two.

"Boy." The Floral Spirit Sect elder coldly stared at Xiao Yi, "We let you go once before, and yet you come to our sect to cause trouble again."

"Do you really think there's no one in our Floral Spirit Sect?"

Xiao Yi glanced at the Formation Barrier in the sky and sneered.

"Do you think such a second-rate trapped formation can keep me here?"

"Break for me." Xiao Yi waved his hand, and starlight descended from the sky.

Boom... boom... boom...

As the starlight descended, it instantly shattered the Formation Barrier.

With a powerful kick, Xiao Yi, using his formidable Physical Strength, immediately leapt into the high sky with the two.

His figure flashed, swiftly flying away.

"Such strong Physical Strength."

"Such speed."

The faces of the Floral Spirit Sect martial artists were filled with shock.

And Xiao Yi had already transformed into a streak of light, disappearing from everyone's sight.

...

A thousand miles away, Xiao Yi returned to the place he and Tong Ye had landed earlier with the two.

"Speak, what's really going on?" Xiao Yi directly faced the two.

"I don't believe you would really try to kill the Young Sect Master and the Alchemy Elder of the Floral Spirit Sect over a task assessment."

The two looked distressed, hesitating for a moment before producing a scroll.

"The Floral Spirit Sect is not as glamorous as it appears."

"The dealings behind the scenes of the Floral Spirit Sect are more terrifying than you imagine."

"What dealings?" Xiao Yi asked in a deep voice.

"Murder and robbery." The two said simultaneously.

"The Floral Spirit Sect appears to be a prestigious sect, renowned in Floral Spirit City."

"But in secret, disciples and elders from the sect often intercept martial artists outside of major cities, leaving no survivors."

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, "How do you know?"

"You don't need to know." The two shook their heads, "We won't say, and to be honest, we aren't clear on the specifics."

"All we know is that all this is tied to this pill recipe from the Floral Spirit Sect."

The two handed over the scroll.

"The recipe for the Floral Spirit Pill?" Xiao Yi asked, puzzled.

The two nodded.

Xiao Yi took it, looked it over, and his expression changed drastically.

"Is this really the Floral Spirit Pill recipe?" Xiao Yi's eyes turned cold.

"What?" Tong Ye asked, puzzled, as he looked at the scroll, but found nothing amiss.

"This is not the Floral Spirit Pill." Xiao Yi said coldly, "To be precise, it is the Hualing Pill."

"Hualing Pill? What is that?" Tong Ye asked, confused.

"Human Pill." Xiao Yi spat out the words coldly.

"Human Pill?" Tong Ye murmured in confusion.

Xiao Yi nodded, "It's a pill made from humans, known as a Human Pill."

"The Floral Spirit Pill, no, the Hualing Pill, is such an elixir."

"Using the essence, blood, and entire cultivation of a martial artist as materials to refine it, thus giving it an extraordinarily miraculous healing effect."

"Externally, it reinforces the body, internally, it replenishes the mind, it can be considered a Healing Holy Medicine."

"However, this kind of elixir has extreme side effects; martial artists themselves cannot notice anything wrong, but with long-term use, their cultivation will silently and permanently be halted."

"Why?" Tong Ye asked further.

Xiao Yi replied in a deep voice, "The elixir is refined using the essence and blood of other martial artists."

"The entire elixir's aura greatly conflicts with the natural aura of other martial artists."

"Over time, this conflict will eventually erupt."

Tong Ye was startled, exclaiming, "Only a fool would buy and consume such a pill."

"How come martial artists throughout the entire Floral Spirit City, and even nearby major cities, haven't realized it?"

"Why are so many martial artists rushing to buy the Floral Spirit Pill?"

Xiao Yi nodded, "The trouble with the Hualing Pill lies in this."

"Martial artists of average ability can't detect it; and when they do, it is already years later, too late."

Tong Ye gave Xiao Yi a puzzled look, "Are your alchemy skills very strong? Or are you a high-grade, even a Holy-grade Alchemist?"

"I wouldn't say strong, but decent." Xiao Yi's face looked somewhat displeased.

Tong Ye glared at him, "This pill recipe leaves me confused; but after one glance, you determine it's this Hualing Pill."

"Is that what you call decent? You're fooling no one."

Xiao Yi ignored Tong Ye, instead mumbling to himself, "How did the Black Cloud Academy, so many miles away, know of the issues within the Floral Spirit Sect?"

"The Black Cloud Academy is just an academy, not an intelligence force..."

"It looks like I'll have to return to the Black Cloud Academy to ask for clarifications."

Xiao Yi was speaking to himself.

Just then, a light continuously flickered from his bosom.

The same happened to Tong Ye and the two others.

Xiao Yi took out the Task Scroll from his bosom.

The source of the flashing light was this very Task Scroll.

"The Prohibition on the Task Scroll has been triggered." Tong Ye said solemnly, "This proves that there are other assessors nearby."

Xiao Yi closed his eyes to sense, then looked in a specific direction.

"A battle is breaking out miles away."

"Let's go have a look." Tong Ye promptly suggested.

The other two beside them also appeared restless.

"You guys wait here, I'll go check it out." Xiao Yi said before his figure flashed, and he flew off controlling the air.

"We're going too." Tong Ye and the other two smiled, immediately following.

...

Thousands of miles away, in a part of the Demon Beast Forest.

Two groups were facing off against each other.

One side was a group of young Heavenly Talents, only a dozen or so in number.

The other side was a group of martial artists, numbering in the hundreds.

If one were to guess, this was a Demon Hunting Team.

"A bunch of insolent kids, how dare you try to steal from our Sky Tiger Demon Hunting Team?"

"Either hand it over quietly, or don't blame us for being rude."

From within the Demon Hunting Team, a burly man in the lead sneered.

Among the dozen Heavenly Talents, one of them stepped forward, staring directly at the man, "Sky Tiger, if you want a fight, then let's fight, no more nonsense needed."

...

Third update.