Supreme Emptiness

That's right, that's right!

Absolutely!

Truly a diligent and motivated child!

Jiang Fan was secretly excited.

He never expected that Qingde was so valued by Sanqing Mountain, entrusted with such an important pill recipe.

Even more unexpected,

was how studious Qingde was.

He was treating the pill recipe as if it were scripture to memorize.

"East Sea Demon Emperor, I advise you to stop dreaming these unrealistic dreams."

"Just listen to me honestly."

"If I'm pleased, the transaction for your Sea Demon Clan's Cold Cicada Silence Pill can be completed on time."

Xuanyang crossed one leg over the other.

His murky eyes roamed freely over the enchanting curves of the East Sea Demon Emperor's chest.

In his mind, indescribable beautiful scenes had already begun to appear.

The East Sea Demon Emperor's face darkened.

"Senior Yizhu."

Suddenly,

Jiang Fan's voice echoed in her mind.

This slightly startled her, but she quickly calmed down.

Had Jiang Fan used some sort of mysterious treasure to transmit his thoughts?

"Jiang Fan?" she tried to respond in her mind.

Jiang Fan's smiling voice came through.

"Mission accomplished."

"I've got the pill recipe."

Hmm?

The East Sea Demon Emperor's exquisite eyes quivered slightly.

Her mind was somewhat excited, also somewhat unsure.

"Is it accurate?"

Jiang Fan replied, "Try reciting it to see how the old thing reacts."

"Recite the pill recipe to him."

The East Sea Demon Emperor's heart surged with excitement.

As Jiang Fan began reciting the pill recipe,

she revealed a hint of a smile and said, "I'm sorry, Xuanyang."

"I will no longer follow the orders of your Sanqing Mountain."

"The true pill recipe was deciphered by that senior a long time ago."

Xuanyang chuckled, "Again?"

"Fine, then recite it and let me give up."

Today, he believed he had the East Sea Demon Emperor cornered!

Even the Heavenly King himself couldn't ruin his plan.

"Zen Heart Embryo Mud, two taels and three qian."

The East Sea Demon Emperor merely recited the first ingredient.

Xuanyang's expression froze.

His eyes were filled with deep suspicion: "Just this one ingredient?"

"Seven-Colored Mysterious Ice, nine qian."

What?

Xuanyang's old eyes widened, starting to panic a bit.

"Just two ingredients don't mean much."

"This pill requires a total of twelve ingredients..."

The East Sea Demon Emperor no longer paused and recited everything in one breath.

"Qingchen Purple Fruit, six taels."

"Sea Amber Essence Crystal, one qian."

...

"Forget Spirit Juice, seven taels."

By now, Xuanyang had already stood up.

His old face was filled with amazement, his eyes blank.

It was as if the sky was falling.

Seeing his expression,

the East Sea Demon Emperor's heart surged with excitement, an excitement she had never felt before in her life.

Even when she got married,

she was never this overwhelmingly excited.

It was real!

The Cold Cicada Silence Pill recipe was real!

Completely cracked!

With this recipe, the Sea Demon Clan could seek another Four-Star Soul Master to refine it.

They could create as many Cold Cicada Silence Pills as they wanted.

No longer needing to be at the mercy of Sanqing Mountain.

No longer allowing them to extort at will.

No longer having to grovel with a smile to please them.

Much less being threatened so blatantly to offer up her body!

Thinking of this,

her gaze turned cold, slowly moving her head to icy stare at Xuanyang.

"Old thing!"

"Reeking of death, yet you still entertain thoughts about me?"

Without the constraints, the East Sea Demon Emperor was like a caged tiger to Xuanyang.

The distraught Xuanyang's expression changed abruptly.

Quickly cupping his hands and saying, "East Sea Demon Emperor, please calm your anger."

"What I just said was only a joke, just a joke."

This place is the sea's territory.

In a real fight, how much benefit could he get?

The East Sea Demon Emperor laughed angrily, "A joke?"

"Then let me joke with you too!"

"How about you lend me your head to play with!"

Boom—

Even heavily injured, she unleashed a powerful force.

Anyone who has endured a lifetime of grievances would find it hard to stay calm on their day of liberation.

She needed to vent now!

To fiercely vent a lifetime of resentment!

The cabin instantly exploded!

Fortunately, Jiang Fan read the situation and slipped away first.

Qingde was a step too slow.

He was thrown out along with a twisted iron table that had exploded.

Pfft—

He spat out blood from the impact, and upon seeing Jiang Fan not far away, he got up and stayed on guard immediately.

"Brother Qingde, don't worry."

"There's no enmity between us, let our elders fight; it's none of our business."

Jiang Fan said with a harmless smile.

Calling him brother repeatedly,

as if he were genuinely sincere towards him.

Qingde was skeptical, "Have we met before?"

He long felt Jiang Fan was familiar, but couldn't remember for the moment.

Jiang Fan cupped his hands and smiled, "Brother Qingde has forgotten many things."

"I am Jiang Fan, back at the Tiger Demon Emperor Mansion we were both ransacked by Wang Chongxiao."

"In a way, we are both people of similar misfortune."

Qingde finally remembered who Jiang Fan was.

"So it was you!"

That day was extremely chaotic with many people there.

He honestly hadn't paid much attention to Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan said, "Brother Qingde's hypnotism spell was masterfully executed that day."

"We were all knocked out."

"Initially, I was somewhat unconvinced, we're about the same age, how could there be such a gap?"

"Until just now, seeing Brother Qingde reciting scriptures, did I realize where my shortcoming was."

"Brother Qingde's diligence far surpasses mine tenfold."

"With such a gap between us, it is indeed not unjust."

Qingde, who was somewhat wary, felt much more at ease after hearing Jiang Fan's words filled with admiration.

Especially since he spoke so directly to his heart.

Everyone calls him the prodigy of Sanqing Mountain, with exceptional talent.

But how many know of his hard work?

Any spare time is spent memorizing all sorts of sect scriptures.

Day after day, year after year, finally achieving such excellence.

These are things that most people are unaware of.

Unexpectedly, a fellow they had merely met by chance,

could see the difficulties behind his success.

This made him feel a slight fondness.

"Brother Jiang, you flatter me."

"At such a young age, you're at the Seventh Level of Core Formation, you're quite a figure in Taicang State."

Jiang Fan smiled, "Compared to Brother Qingde, I fall far short."

"In the future I'll aim to match Brother Qingde, learning from your unceasing diligence."

"To catch up to your footsteps as soon as possible."

Qingde felt very pleased.

More and more, he found the young man before him to be quite handsome and agreeable.

He couldn't help but smile, "What a pity today is so rushed, with our seniors dueling, it's not appropriate to get too close."

"Otherwise, I would surely insist on having a good exchange of martial paths with you, dear brother Jiang."

Jiang Fan subtly activated the Ancient Heart Mirror, showing a look of regret:

"It truly is a pity."

"I'm very curious about Brother Qingde's hypnotism spell."

"I'd love to experience its power again."

Qingde felt rather proud and said, "It's called 'Forget God Spell', an untransmittable secret of our sect."

"Its power is quite formidable, as long as the caster has a strong enough soul, it's hard to resist below Nascent Soul level."

"However, our Sanqing Mountain actually has an even more powerful hypnotic divine skill called 'Banished Immortal Drunk'."

"It's a divine skill even Nascent Souls find hard to resist."

"I'm currently learning it."

Jiang Fan's heart pounded.

My goodness.

Finally got a bit of juicy info.

He acted calmly, "So was Brother Qingde reciting the content of this divine skill earlier?"

Qingde nodded slightly, "Almost memorized it all."

"Just need to refine some details."

Jiang Fan's heart kept pounding.

Because under the prying of the Ancient Heart Mirror, Qingde had already been silently reciting it in his heart.

This diligent and motivated excellent disciple of Sanqing Mountain,

was about to give away another treasure for free.