Chapter 183 - Another One Comes Aboard (1/2)

Li Jingtian entered meditation and focused on refining the pill. Zhuo Fan and Vicious Pill King were actually just standing there looking at him.

Six hours later, Li Jingtian stood up. Zhuo Fan smiled, “How is it, Elder Li? Happy?”

“Yes, my body feels so free!”

Li Jingtian let a carefree laugh, but then was cut short as he frowned, “However, why is it that my body hasn’t grown in power?”

Grinning, Zhuo Fan said, “That’s normal since it was not a body pill by any means. It’d be odd if you did get stronger!”

“What? You lied?” Li Jingtian’s rage exploded.

Vicious Pill King hunkered for cover behind Zhuo, but the latter was still carefree, “Oh my, Elder Li, you are a veteran and a man with widened horizons. How come you bought into this fairy tale about body pills? Don’t you know cultivators walk in defiance to Heavens? The greater the price the bigger the reward. Relying on pills will only ruin you in the long run!”

“You played me for a fool?!” Li Jingtian’s eyes were red now.

Vicious Pill King shivered as he shook Zhuo Fan’s arm. He tried to make him stop aggravating this old monster.

Zhuo Fan, however, flicked his hand free and laughed, “And, what are you gonna do about it? You think I’m as dumb as those morons you robbed, thinking you can just take my cultivation method? Fat chance!”

“Why you little…”

Li Jingtian was panting in rage, pointing at Zhuo Fan all the while.

The great Mad Dipper Li Jingtian was somebody, even in his early days, that the seven houses would show some respect. But then, he met this young pup who started cursing him.

The shame was unbearable.

No matter if he got the cultivation method or not, Zhuo Fan had to die.

Li Jingtian bellowed and slapped the two. The wave of power coming from him almost blew the two away.

“Kid, your life ends here!”

Vicious Pill King shivered behind Zhuo Fan in fear.

[Steward Zhuo, you tricked him but your Bloodworms plan fell through, so why are you making it worse?]

[You looked so wise with your poise and calmness, but how come why are you hotheaded today?]

Vicious Pill King cried as he wailed inside. Who could have seen this coming? He just got a new lease on life only to die again a month later.

[Is this the end of my poor life?]

In the middle of his lamentation and prayers, Zhuo Fan snorted and made a sign.

“Ah…”

A shriek of pain shuddered the heavens itself. A bloody mark appeared on Li Jingtian’s forehead that forced his palm to a stop but a hair’s breadth away from Zhuo Fan

He then proceeded to hold his head as he collapsed in agony.

Blood flowed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, dyeing the ground red. His eyes bulged out and were ready to pop.

The wail had Vicious Pill King looking stumped. Looking back at Zhuo Fan, he noticed the trademark wicked grin on his face.

“Uh, Steward Zhuo, did it work?” Vicious Pill King blinked.

Zhuo Fan nodded, “But of course. This coot is under my complete control. Elder Yan, you did well today. I will remember this!”

“Great, ha-ha-ha…”

Vicious Pill King’s spirits were uplifted. He looked to Li Jingtian with a proud gaze. [He-he-he, you finally got yours. Who told you to play around?]

[Don’t you know any ploy before Zhuo Fan is paid back many folds?]

Vicious Pill King felt it on his own skin. But seeing the Mad Dipper of Tianyu’s act crushed and shamed, made him chipper.

His admiration for Zhuo Fan grew as well of course

[He even managed to bring a Radiant Stage cultivator to his knees! This boy is too much!]