Supreme Emptiness

Jiang Fan nodded.

"Hold out your hand."

Hmm?

The East Sea Demon Emperor's smile froze slightly: "Are you serious?"

She subconsciously extended her porcelain-like hand.

Jiang Fan took out a Spirit Pill emitting a rosy fragrance, orange-yellow throughout, with white tiger head markings.

He gently placed it in her palm.

"Eat it."

It was originally prepared while he was cultivating the Iron Blood True Scripture.

Though used for a less advanced Body Refinement Technique.

Its grade was exceedingly high, reaching the Fourth Grade.

But now it was of no use to Jiang Fan.

The East Sea Demon Emperor stared at the orange-yellow Spirit Pill in her palm, stunned:

"It really is a Fourth Grade Spirit Pill!"

"And it's a type I've never seen before."

"Where did you get it?"

Her face was full of surprise.

In her memory, Sanqing Mountain had never refined this type of pill.

Jiang Fan said, "Are you going to eat it or not?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor came back to her senses and poked his forehead playfully:

"Little rascal!"

"Are you trying to irritate me?"

"I was asking you to refine one yourself."

"What's the point of getting it from somewhere else?"

She laughed and returned the Fierce Tiger Pill to Jiang Fan.

"I understand your good intentions."

"I'm already happy that you're thinking of helping me solve the problem."

"But don't trouble yourself; I'll figure out a way to solve it myself."

The implication was that Jiang Fan couldn't help much.

Jiang Fan nodded and put the Fierce Tiger Pill away.

He asked again, "Senior Yizhu, how are the Spirit Pills needed by your Sea Demon Clan different from those used by our Human Clan?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor looked at the approaching large ship and said:

"There isn't much difference; it's more about the materials being closer to the needs of our Sea Demon Clan."

Hearing this, Jiang Fan felt at ease.

This means it can be considered ordinary pill refining.

The only thing needed is a Pill Recipe.

"What kind of Spirit Pill do you need? Can only Sanqing Mountain refine it?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor looked at Jiang Fan in surprise.

She hadn't expected him to be so curious about alchemy.

It's not really a secret, nothing to hide.

"Our Sea Demon Clan, like the Mainland Demon Clan, is born of nature, generally speaking, we don't need Spirit Pills."

"But the sea springs in the Four Seas periodically erupt with an unknown liquid that spreads into the Vast Sea."

"It doesn't affect ordinary fish and shrimp much, but to our Sea Demon Clan, it accumulates in our bodies through breathing and inhalation."

"Once it accumulates too much, the body will mutate."

She paused.

The East Sea Demon Emperor looked at Jiang Fan and sighed softly: "Have you seen my third daughter?"

The East Sea Third Princess?

Jiang Fan nodded.

"How do you evaluate her?" The East Sea Demon Emperor stared into Jiang Fan's eyes.

Jiang Fan rubbed his nose.

How could he criticize someone's daughter in front of her mother?

He had to imitate the East Sea Demon Emperor's way of speaking.

"Your daughter is straightforward, dares to love and hate."

The East Sea Demon Emperor chuckled: "You're getting more slippery."

"Let me translate your words."

"She's a thousand pounds, capricious, shamelessly occupying men."

Uh—

That's not what I said.

Jiang Fan mumbled to himself.

But then, the East Sea Demon Emperor's tone softened, showing a hint of sympathy.

"Did you know she used to look exactly like me?"

"She was once a famous beauty fairy across the East Sea!"

What?

Jiang Fan's eyes widened.

He couldn't associate that mass of flesh with the delicate and undeniably beautiful Demon Emperor in front of him.

How could they even be mother and daughter?

They're simply from different races.

Suddenly.

Jiang Fan frowned: "Are you saying."

"The East Sea Third Princess mutated due to the influence of the sea spring's strange force?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor sighed slightly: "What else?"

"I have two daughters and one son."

"The eldest daughter and second son are both carved out in the same mold as me."

"Only the third daughter looks like this?"

"Even her temperament is indescribable."

Jiang Fan's expression grew serious.

Having never been to the Vast Sea, he wouldn't have known.

The sea spring is truly terrifying.

It holds such deadly drawbacks for those practicing underwater cultivation.

"That's why we must regularly dispel the accumulated strange force from the sea spring in our bodies."

"Otherwise, if it accumulates too much, one will end up like my third daughter."

Jiang Fan suddenly understood.

"And the way to dispel it is with a certain Spirit Pill refined by Sanqing Mountain?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor nodded gently: "This pill is called the Cold Cicada Silence Pill."

"It's the only Spirit Pill our Sea Demon Clan has found over the years that has a definite effect."

"Other Spirit Pills either have too poor an effect, or their effectiveness varies, and some even cause side effects."

"Only the Cold Cicada Silence Pill is universally beneficial to our Sea Demon Clan; its results are consistent and harmless to the body."

"This pill can only be refined by Sanqing Mountain. If they don't sell it, we'll be in trouble."

Thinking of her third daughter's condition.

Her eyes showed a mix of sympathy, worry, and hatred.

Jiang Fan thought as he looked towards Gu Xin'er: "Vice Building Master Gu."

"With the capabilities of Jiangshan First-class Building, how many Cold Cicada Silence Pills can you get?"

Gu Xin'er raised her small hand.

Her thumb and index finger formed a "zero."

"Not a single one."

Gu Xin'er also sympathized with the plight of the Sea Demon Clan, but she couldn't help either.

"Many in Jiangshan First-class Building have thought of hoarding this pill to sell it at a high price to the Sea Demon Clan."

"But, Sanqing Mountain refuses to sell them."

"They only sell to the Sea Demon Clan and in a fixed quantity. Once sold out, there's no more."

"There's no channel to obtain them outside."

Upon hearing this.

The East Sea Demon Emperor nodded slightly:

"Over the years, we of the Four Seas have openly and secretly asked friends from other races to help purchase this pill."

"Even the power behind me has stepped in."

"Hoping to secretly stockpile a batch of Spirit Pills."

"Yet Sanqing Mountain refuses to sell a single one."

Jiang Fan understood.

Why Sanqing Mountain dared to directly order the Four Seas, warning them not to aid the Mainland.

It's because they've got the Four Seas tightly controlled.

Relying on just one Cold Cicada Silence Pill, they've forced compliance from the Four Seas.

Fortunately, the Sea Demon Clan still has those various spirit pills as alternatives.

Without the Cold Cicada Silence Pill, they won't immediately face disaster.

Otherwise, Jiang Fan has no doubt that Sanqing Mountain would exploit the Four Seas to the fullest, demanding whatever they want.

Staring at the giant ship of Sanqing Mountain ahead.

Jiang Fan frowned deeply.

This time, the East Sea Demon Emperor was truly in trouble.

After thinking for a while, he whispered in the East Sea Demon Emperor's ear:

"Senior Yizhu, have you ever thought about obtaining the Pill Recipe?"

"With the Pill Recipe, you could hire another Four-star Soul Master and not have to be at the mercy of Sanqing Mountain anymore."

The East Sea Demon Emperor's expression grew serious, and her voice lowered even further: "Such thoughts must not be entertained."

"It's a major taboo of Sanqing Mountain."

"Back when I first took the throne, I targeted the Pill Recipe, and shortly thereafter my third daughter encountered danger on an outing."

"She wasn't physically harmed, just trapped somewhere for half a year."

"As the Cold Cicada Silence Pill on her body was exhausted, her body underwent mutation."

"Then, she inexplicably got free."

Hearing this.

Jiang Fan squinted his eyes.

It seems that the East Sea Third Princess's mutation was deliberate.

And undoubtedly orchestrated by Sanqing Mountain!

He remembered his first encounter with Xuanyang from Sanqing Mountain.

Just because Jiang Fan, the West Sea Crown Prince, and the East Sea Third Princess were also present at the gates of the Tiger Demon Emperor Mansion.

He had immediately intended to kill.

His cold-blooded nature left a deep impression on Jiang Fan.

To control the Sea Demon Clan with such unscrupulous means is quite typical of Sanqing Mountain.

Looking at the East Sea Demon Emperor, whose eyes were filled with hatred and yet forced to endure.

Considering Sanqing Mountain's attempt to let Hell Beasts rampage across the Continent.

Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed.

"Senior Yizhu, I'll help you acquire the Pill Recipe!"