Chapter 960 - Interrogating Tie Niu (1/2)

Hearing that it was actually pills that managed to make Tie Niu and others breakthrough their bottle necks, Lin Mu narrowed his eyes.

'Those kinds of pills are not easy to obtain and are very expensive to make. Even one of the pills that can allow one to reach the nascent soul realm from the core condensation realm would be priced for tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Not to mention, one's that can allow one to breakthrough to the Dao Shel realm. Those kinds of pills might not even be available for sale…' Lin Mu thought.

He looked at Tie Niu and asked further, ”So you simply ate those pills without checking?”

”Of course, what else could I do? I had no reason to suspect it since my son was the best proof they worked. I knew very well that he did not have the talent to reach the Nascent soul realm. His road was supposed to end at the Core condensation realm.

And yet… he proved me wrong. How could I not grab the opportunity when it had served itself on a silver platter?!” Tie Niu said in an agitated tone.

Yet a single glare from Lin Mu, shut his mouth and made him calm down forcibly.

~gulp~

The man swallowed his saliva and took a deep breath before continuing.

”I ate one pill and could instantly feel the new power flowing in my veins. My Dantian that had long since reached a bottleneck started to stir and even my Nascent soul started to absorb spirit Qi once again.

With just that single pill, I reached the very peak of the Adult Soul stage of the Nascent soul realm.

Feeling the impressive effects of the pill, I couldn't stop. One by one, I ate more pills until I had finished all four pills… after that… I finally broke through. But after the breakthrough, I realized something.

My cultivation base… it didn't seem to be fully in my control. My Dao Shell seemed to be a small and even my Nascent soul had changed in its color and form.

I inquired my son, but he just told me that this is the price of using the pills. They can help someone that has reached the end of their road breakthrough once more. Even I knew I couldn't breakthrough to the Dao Shell realm so I didn't mind it after thinking for while.” Tie Niu explained.

”And so you destroyed your foundation and your effort,” Lin Mu added.

Tie Niu felt his heart hurt at those words but knew that he could not deny those words.

”You don't know how it feels… the feeling… the feeling that you have nothing to reach, nothing to achieve. That no matter what you do, your current state is the highest you would reach.

Being at the peak of one's life, when it is so mediocre, is cruel!” Tie Niu exclaimed.

”HUMPH! You say a life of being the mayor of one of the major cities of the empire is cruel and mediocre?!” Lin Mu scowled.