Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 553 - 8: Fake Pill Realm

Inside the Dao Alliance Enforcement Bureau.

A young man in a daoist robe is talking on the phone.

"Patriarch Zhuge, two practitioners from Huang Mountain have come to the Dao Alliance Headquarters for a visitation. Didn’t you previously say that if practitioners from Huang Mountain arrive, I should intercept them and personally greet them?"

An elderly voice is transmitted from the other end: "Hmm, well done, first see what these two people want."

"I understand that, just leave it to me... By the way, Senior... last time you mentioned the Foundation Establishment Pill..."

"What’s the rush? Such Immortal Pills are not easy to refine. The Ancestor opens the alchemy furnace once every three years. If there are extras, your promise won’t be missed."

"Yes, yes." Qingfeng smiled apologetically: "Senior is right, I’m too impatient. With my current cultivation, even if I had a Foundation Establishment Pill, it would be difficult to establish my foundation. I should settle for a few more years."

"Then, Patriarch Zhuge, I will go and meet those two people first."

After hanging up the phone, Qingfeng put away his smile.

A moment later.

Inside a tasteful meeting room with artificial mountains and flowing water, Huang Qianyun led Huang Zhiqiu to successfully meet with Qingfeng, the cultivator from the Dao Alliance Enforcement Bureau.

"Friend Qianyun."

"Friend Qingfeng."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Qingfeng began to inquire about Huang Qianyun’s purpose.

"Friend Qingfeng, I want to report the Huang Mountain Demon Lord!" Huang Qianyun got straight to the point, causing Qingfeng’s pupils to constrict.

"Is it that Foundation Establishment Great Perfection demon..."

"Exactly." Huang Qianyun said: "Yesterday, an unknown cultivator arrived at Huang Mountain and had a confrontation with the Huang Mountain Demon Lord. My granddaughter and I sensed the battle fluctuations and secretly observed, discovering some things."

"That Demon Lord has been secretly eating humans. According to Dao Alliance regulations, any demon beast that eats humans should be directly exterminated."

"Such a matter actually exists." Qingfeng took a deep breath and asked: "You mentioned the unknown cultivator; what was the outcome of the battle with the Demon Lord?"

"The Demon Lord is dead."

"What!" Qingfeng’s pupils constricted again.

He was very aware that the Huang Mountain Demon Lord was a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator and was also a sworn brother of the Zhuge family’s Fake Pill Ancestor.

Yet, it died at the hands of a passing cultivator?

What realm must this cultivator be?

He suddenly felt that this matter had become somewhat thorny.

Regarding the secret consumption of humans by the Huang Mountain Demon Lord, which Huang Qianyun mentioned, he wasn’t surprised. If it weren’t for this matter, the Zhuge family might not have instructed him to pay attention to reports from the Huang Mountain region.

Facing a Daoist like Qianyun who stubbornly wants to report the sworn brother of the Zhuge Ancestor, Qingfeng felt quite helpless. However, if it were merely a stubborn reporter, it would be easier to handle. But, this matter involves the death of the Demon Lord and an unknown cultivator, making it complex.

"The Demon Lord may be dead, but its consumption of humans hasn’t caused any ripples, suggesting there must be a practitioner secretly erasing evidence for it! Friend Qingfeng, my true desire for the Enforcement Bureau to investigate is to find out who is aiding the Demon Lord in consuming humans!" Huang Qianyun said seriously.

"Understood." Qingfeng nodded: "Thank you for the report, Friend Huang. This matter is... of great importance. I’ll find a way to contact Director Yi An. Since you both have traveled far, I’ll arrange a place for you to rest first. Once the director responds, I’ll immediately convene a meeting and invite colleagues to discuss this matter, and at that time, I’ll also invite Friend Huang over."

"Thank you." Huang Qianyun clasped his fist in salute.

...

The Huang Mountain Demon Lord, the sworn brother of the Zhuge Ancestor, was dead. This matter quickly reached the ears of Patriarch Zhuge, one of the only two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Zhuge family.

Zhuge Ping hadn’t expected that this time the practitioners from Huang Mountain would bring such significant intelligence. If it weren’t for the Ancestor being in closed-door alchemy, he would have rushed to report this matter.

"Damn it, who on earth is it? That snake demon’s cultivation was just ten years short of maturity. By then, its Snake Gall was a crucial material for the Ancestor’s pill refinement. Who beat him to it?"

Zhuge Ping was incredibly angry, imagining the Ancestor’s fury after coming out of seclusion. However, a cultivator who could kill the snake demon, regardless of their origin, wasn’t someone he could afford to offend.

"Are those two from the Qianyun Temple truly foolish or just pretending? Regardless, these two must be handled properly. Luckily, their report was intercepted by Qingfeng. Had it been reported to others, though it wouldn’t significantly affect anything, it would bring a lot of trouble."

He immediately summoned a flying sword, traveling overnight to Penglai Immortal Island, intending to meet these two personally.

Early the next morning.

Huang Qianyun and Huang Zhixin were startled awake, sensing a terrifying presence hovering above them in the separate courtyard.

The two quickly dressed themselves and stepped outside, only to see an old man with a handlebar mustache calmly watching them from mid-air.

"Greetings, Senior."

"I am Zhuge Ping, Patriarch of the Zhuge family. Previously, was it you two who intended to report the sworn brother of our family’s Ancestor for consuming humans?"

"It was us... but..." Huang Qianyun’s heart shook. Indeed, before the matter was thoroughly investigated, it had already reached the Zhuge family’s ears. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He said that this matter couldn’t be reported.

Even if the report succeeded, how could the Dao Alliance truly punish the Zhuge family, which possesses two Foundation Establishment cultivators, for the sake of regular people?

"This matter is a misunderstanding." Zhuge Ping slightly smiled and said: "The Demon Lord only consumed some wicked and extreme death row inmates, which shouldn’t be counted as humans. I trust the two of you can understand."

"Let’s leave it at this. I ask you two, you claimed the Demon Lord was killed by a passing cultivator. Is this true? And what characteristics did this cultivator have? Could you tell me?"

Hearing Zhuge Ping say this, Huang Qianyun remained silent, but beside him, Huang Zhixin took a deep breath and said: "If it were really death row inmates, that’d be fine. But you lie. Among those eaten by the snake demon, there were children. Four or five-year-old children were also death row inmates?!"

"It seems your Zhuge family is the protective shield for that snake demon!"

Lin Jing had purified and absolved the resentful souls with Buddhist blessings, and Huang Zhixin witnessed it personally!

"Little girl, food can be eaten recklessly, but words cannot be spoken recklessly." Zhuge Ping’s face darkened. Killing two cultivators with decent cultivation would be more trouble. He initially planned to let these two off after letting them know not to meddle. He hadn’t expected them to be so tactless.

Buzz.

He directly extended his hand, intending to scare the young girl a bit, to show her some consequences and that not everything could be touched. Upon seeing Zhuge Ping act, Huang Zhixin, however, showed no fear.

For moments ago, the light orb Lin Jing had placed within her spoke.

It was a mushroom.

"By the master’s command, protect you temporarily." The Technique Elemental Spirit Mushroom spoke. Naturally, its other mission was to substitute for Lin Jing, who didn’t need seclusion to break through Void Profound, in observing if there were any Immortal artifacts at the Dao Alliance Headquarters, ensuring the other two couldn’t seize them first.

Indeed, there were treasures!

Boom.

The Technique Elemental Spirit Mushroom materialized a Fake Pill, "Taiyang False Pill," for temporary use by Huang Zhixin; the mana within this Qi Refining maiden surged instantly. The terrifyingly high-temperature mana directly repelled Zhuge Ping, causing the old man to vomit blood in shock, with the blood simultaneously evaporating in mid-air.

At the same time, the temperature at Penglai Immortal Island soared, the sunlight blazed, and the numerous experts stationed there awakened one after another.

"A False Pill realm powerhouse, who is it?!"