sinovels Chapter 164: The Mark
Chapter 164: The Mark
"Yang Jiuli, it's you who ruined my Sun!" Sun Dushui suddenly stood up and glared at Yang Jiuli with bloodshot eyes.
"So you are the alchemist from Alchemy Shop No. 9!" Sun Haohua looked at Yang Jiuli and said coldly.
"I am Yang, the alchemist of Shop No. 9!" Yang Jiuli walked into the main hall and spoke calmly, then bowed to Li Jun, who was in the main seat.
"Greetings, Elder, Steward Li!"
He then gestured to Li Yourong.
Li Yourong nodded slightly, but her heart was filled with worry.
Yang Jiuli smiled faintly and returned his gaze with a look that told him not to worry.
Li Yourong was slightly relieved, but she was still uneasy, wondering why Yang Jiuli was so calm.
"Doesn't he know how serious the consequences of this matter are?" Li Yourong murmured to herself.
At this moment, Yang Jiuli had already looked at the Sun family grandfather and grandson.
"You want to test the medicine on yourself and prove that the pills I refined are poisonous?" Yang Jiuli said, looking at Sun Haohua who was holding the pill bottle.
"You refined poison pills and killed my elder brother. For the sake of all cultivators in the world, so that they may not be harmed by you, I am not afraid to test the pills with my own body. I only hope that you will be executed after my death!" Sun Haohua said to Yang Jiuli with bloodshot eyes. He wished he could kill the person in front of him.
However, he also knew that taking rash action was not the way to solve the problem.
After all, with a Foundation Establishment elder from the Li family in charge, Yang Jiuli, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, was certainly no match for him.
Even if the assassination is successful, it will not lead to a true conviction, and ultimately will not be enough to vent anger.
As he spoke, he opened the elixir bottle and poured out a 'tendon-regenerating pill' to take.
However, just as he opened the elixir bottle, Yang Jiuli made a hand gesture, and a flash of green light appeared at his fingertips, which transformed into fine needles that shot out.
call out!
The needle flashed and pierced Sun Haohua's right hand.
The spilled pills rolled onto the ground.
"What do you want to do!" Upon seeing this, Sun Duhua flew into a rage, abruptly standing up, with a cold mist swirling around him.
Before him, a top-grade magical artifact, the Cold Origin Mother-Child Sword, floated, poised to strike.
"Junior, you're courting death!" Sun Bufan, who was in the main seat of the hall, suddenly stood up. A chill swept out from his body, and the mist around him swirled, making it seem as if a vast river was flowing through him, making him feel as if he were standing on a great river.
The cold air rising from the great river caused the mist above his head to swirl, and frost and snow appeared, drifting down.
This is Sun Bufan manifesting the extraordinary phenomena of his Immortal Foundation, showcasing the extraordinary nature of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
In addition, a swirl of water from the long river beneath his feet, like a water snake, swept towards Yang Jiuli in front of him.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, this is Black Wind City, the territory of my Li family..." Li Jun immediately stood up, and a gust of wind swirled around his body. A human flower appeared above his head, and the gust of wind within the 'human flower' transformed into a tornado.
The gust of wind swept through, shattering the water snakes that were attacking Yang Jiuli, turning them into ripples that flowed across the ground.
"That was close..." Huang Cheng, who had come with Yang Jiuli, gasped in shock inside the main hall.
When the Foundation Establishment cultivator made his move, the power he displayed was overwhelming, causing his soul to freeze and making it difficult for him to even breathe.
If it weren't for the First Elder's intervention, he thought that Ninth Brother would surely have perished here.
"What is Ninth Brother doing?" At the same time, Huang Cheng looked at Yang Jiuli with a face full of surprise.
He couldn't understand why Ninth Brother, who was always cautious, would act rashly.
"Could it be..." Li Yourong looked at Yang Jiuli with a surprised expression, her mind racing with a myriad of thoughts.
Finally, she looked at the pills that had rolled onto the ground.
"If you want to test the poison on yourselves, I, Yang, will naturally not stop you. But how can you prove that this pill was made by me?" Yang Jiuli spoke coldly. Facing the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage, he remained unmoved and calm.
"This..." Upon hearing this, Li Yourong's eyes lit up.
"What do you mean by that?" Sun Haohua asked.
Sun Dushui and Sun Bufan both looked at Yang Jiuli.
Li Jun, however, seemed to be deep in thought.
"If this pill was not made by me, but is a poison pill prepared by someone with ulterior motives, you will naturally die after taking it. However, I will have to bear the blame for your stupidity. I will naturally prevent such a thing from happening."
Yang Jiuli said quietly.
"Ninth Brother, do you mean someone deliberately framed me?" Upon hearing this, Huang Cheng looked at Yang Jiuli with a frightened expression.
Yang Jiuli remained noncommittal.
"If someone really framed me, then taking this pill will make things very complicated!" Li Wannian murmured.
He gasped.
"As expected, Master Yang is as meticulous as ever." Li Yourong murmured. Her eyes shone brightly as she looked at Yang Jiuli, revealing her admiration. Just now, she was taken aback, not understanding why Yang Jiuli had suddenly made a move to put her in danger.
At this point, it seems that if we don't take action, we will truly be trapped in this vortex and unable to be saved.
Li Yourong felt ashamed of her own lack of such thoughtfulness.
Therefore, the more she looked at him, the more she felt that the young man in front of her was exceptionally talented and extraordinary.
Compared to them, I am far inferior.
"What do you mean by this? Do you think the Sun family would use a life to frame you?" Sun Dushui sneered.
"That's right, we have no grudge against you, why would we want to harm you?" Sun Haohua said.
"I am not interested in your intentions... However, if you say there is something wrong with my pills, you must provide evidence to prove that these pills were made by my family. Otherwise, your accusation that my pills are poisonous will need to be addressed properly!"
Yang Jiuli said slowly and deliberately.
"That's right, they've slandered my Li family's alchemists! My Li family of Yunmeng Lake will never let this go!" Li Wannian echoed.
"If you cannot produce any evidence, we will report this matter to a third-tier immortal sect and let them make a judgment!" Li Yourong said.
"Hmph, so this is the Li family! The purchase receipt is here, and the pills are here too, yet you dare to accuse me of slandering you? Is there really no law in this world? You, the Li family, really think you can cover up everything!" Upon hearing this, Sun Dushui's blood boiled with anger.
"It seems you have no other evidence besides the purchase receipt!" Yang Jiuli said calmly. "But I, Yang, can prove it myself..."
"Prove it yourself!" Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Yang Jiuli.
Li Yourong also looked at Yang Jiuli with anticipation.
"You're saying I refined this pill?" Yang Jiuli glanced at Sun Haohua, then looked at the pill on the ground.
"Is it possible that it's fake?" Sun Haohua said coldly.
"There's still one pill left in this bottle. You don't mind if I use this 'Tendon-Regenerating Pill' on the ground to reveal the truth, do you?" Yang Jiuli looked at the pill on the ground, waved his hand, and green wood magic swept out, enveloping it and flying into the air in front of him.
Although Sun Haohua did not know what Yang Jiuli meant, he did not dare to speak up to stop him.
"Uncover the truth?" Sun Bufan, sitting in the main seat, narrowed his eyes and then slowly sat down. "Hmph, I'd like to see what tricks you can pull!" His gaze was gloomy as he stared coldly at Yang Jiuli, a murderous intent gathering in his eyes.
The green wood magic enveloped the pill and flew to Yang Jiuli's front.
The elixir was turquoise and exuded a rich medicinal fragrance.
It looks the same as the "Tendon-Regenerating Pill".
"Manager Li, please come up and examine this pill!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Okay!" Li Wannian stood up and walked closer.
"Would you also like to come and see for yourself?" Yang Jiuli asked Sun Haohua.
"Of course!" Sun Haohua stepped forward, also afraid that Yang Jiuli might play some tricks, so he kept a close eye on the pill.
With a flick of his hand, Yang Jiuli sent the pill flying to Li Wannian's eyes.
Li Wannian examined it carefully.
Sun Bufan sneered, remaining calm and collected.
"How is this pill?" Yang Jiuli asked.
"It's of excellent quality, with almost no impurities; it's a top-grade 'Tendon-Regenerating Pill'," Li Wannian said.
As he spoke, his gaze swept over Yang Jiuli, and he frowned.
Because all the pills refined by Yang Jiuli are of the highest quality.
In terms of effectiveness, the two pills are almost identical.
Yang Jiuli took the pill, glanced at it, and said, "This pill is indeed of the finest quality."
"Unfortunately, he wasn't created by me!" he said with certainty.
"It wasn't made by you!" Li Wannian's eyes lit up.
If Yang Jiuli can prove it, then this matter can be settled.
"What evidence do you have that this pill wasn't made by you?" Sun Haohua said.
"Of course there is evidence!" Yang Jiuli moved his hand, and the storage bag in his palm flashed with light patterns, flying out five bottles of pills.
"Yang had a habit when refining pills... He liked to imprint his name on the pills with his divine sense when they were made."
"You can discover this with a single glance using your divine sense."
As he spoke, he flicked his hand, and the caps of five bottles of pills opened, with pills flying out.
They are: Qi Condensation Pill, Blood Condensation Pill, Tendon Regeneration Pill, Azure Mystic Pill, and Lesser Blood Qi Pill.
As soon as the pill flew out, Li Wannian, Sun Haohua, and the others sensed it with their divine senses and went to investigate.
Under the perception of a Qi Refining cultivator, every detail is clearly visible.
"That's... a number nine!" Sun Haohua's eyes lit up as he spotted a number nine on a 'Tendon-Regenerating Pill'.
Moreover, this character "九" also carries Yang Jiuli's divine consciousness, making it unique.
"Is there really a mark?" Sun Haohua's eyes flickered, and he immediately began to sense the other pills.
Upon sensing this, he was astonished to discover that every single pill bore this character.
"There really is a mark left by Ninth Brother!" Huang Cheng, standing nearby, also sensed the mark on each pill.
His eyes lit up, and he looked at Yang Jiuli with admiration, as if he had discovered a new continent.
"If I leave my mark on the pills, others will be unable to use fake pills to smear them!" Huang Cheng thought to himself.
After all, it's a divine imprint.
All are unique.
It's impossible to fake.
"They really do all have marks!" Sun Dushui's face darkened, his expression full of astonishment.
Then, he sensed the 'Tendon-Regenerating Pill' from before.
This unique mark was not found on the elixir.
"No?" Sun Dushui's face darkened.
"How is it?" Yang Jiuli asked, looking at Sun Dushui and Sun Haohua.
"This Tendon-Regenerating Pill indeed has no divine consciousness imprint!" Sun Haohua said, "but that doesn't prove that you didn't refine this pill."
"That's right, but that doesn't prove anything," Sun Dushui said.
"All my pills bear a mark..." Yang Jiuli said. "You can send someone to the pill shop to retrieve the pills for verification now."
As a human from Earth.
I've seen too many counterfeit and shoddy products, which have caused countless disputes.
Therefore, in his previous life, Yang Jiuli liked to leave marks on his pills as a way to prevent counterfeiting.
In this life, he also retained this habit.
"This..." Sun Haohua frowned and looked at Sun Dushui.
Sun Dushui also frowned.
Since Yang Jiuli dared to speak like this, it must be true.
"Furthermore, this pill seems to be of similar quality to the 'Muscle Regenerating Pill' that I refined... but the residual flame aura within it is clearly different. I used earth vein fire... but the refiner of this pill used their own cultivated true fire."
Yang Jiuli said.
"What! The flames are different?" Upon hearing this, Li Wannian's eyes lit up.
Li Yourong also sensed it immediately and left.