CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 40: WEST RIVER PILL REVISED EDITION

West River Pill (Revised Edition): After ingestion, the user can activate their innate divine techniques to the greatest extent. Side effect: Depletes half of the divine power origin.

Han Yu’s face turned dark, and he inwardly cursed, "Are you planning to hold on to Young Master Xiao’s words ’Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west bank’ forever? Can’t you come up with another name?"

"Because I’m not good at naming!"

Glass said matter-of-factly.

"Wait! You said it can be replenished in over ten years? If she relies on her own cultivation, how long will it take to fully achieve it?"

Han Tu suddenly remembered Little Artifact Spirit’s style, thinking about how others could take advantage, and how Lu Dayou needed to use a year of Qi fortune to achieve a realm breakthrough.

After a moment of silence, Little Artifact Spirit replied quietly.

"Five years."

"Isn’t she able to achieve the results five years in advance. It’s just cut in half, so it’s very fair!" Little Artifact Spirit quickly added.

Han Yu’s face darkened, knowing well that there’s no such convenient thing; this was cutting off a person’s future achievements by several years to compensate for the present.

It perfectly matches the style of Little Artifact Spirit.

"Why don’t you ask her? She might be willing. This is already an opportunity presented to her. If a person doesn’t know how to save themselves, no one can save them!"

On the other side, after Han Yu finished speaking, the three people across from him hadn’t reacted yet. After a moment of silence, they had to speak again.

"I have a pill that might... might change your situation."

Bai Jingliang was the first to jump up, exclaiming in surprise, "Are you serious?"

Hearing about the possibility of changing his sister’s condition, he got excited immediately regardless of what pill it was.

"But..."

Han Yu’s "but" instantly brought Bai Jingliang back to his senses.

"Does it still have side effects? And significant ones at that?"

Bai Jingliang asked cautiously, looking conflicted.

Han Yu nodded and then looked quietly at Bai Junya.

"Taking it will greatly activate your divine techniques, but the activation condition is the depletion of half of your divine power origin."

He felt a pang of toothache when saying this, as it seemed like the kind of statement Little Artifact Spirit would use to trick people.

"Then let me do it."

Bai Jingliang volunteered; as long as it could help his sister, he didn’t mind the side effects. Unfortunately, Han Yu shook his head, looked between him and Lily, and explained, "You and Lily won’t benefit from taking it, only she will."

Bai Junya looked at Han Yu blankly, her small mouth slightly open, with a hint of cuteness, "Is it really that miraculous?"

In this matter, Bai Jingliang had the most to say. He frowned, but nodded solemnly, "Don’t forget he can make a hundred people single spirit root, and... I’ve also taken his pill that speeds up cultivation."

"But sister, you need to think it over carefully, about the side effects..."

Han Yu nodded, speaking earnestly, "Therefore, consider carefully whether to take it or not."

Bai Junya collected herself from the shock and slowly calmed down.

After a long time, she suddenly raised her head, looking at Han Yu.

"Then why are you helping me?"

Han Yu was a bit puzzled by this sudden change. Weren’t they discussing the side effects? Why was she casting him a strange glance?

Bai Junya’s expression was indeed complicated. Such a pill was unheard of, but its value must be immeasurable, yet this man was offering it to her so generously, could it be...

Han Yu blushed under her gaze, realizing Bai Junya had misunderstood, he quickly said awkwardly, "Well... I’ve given pills to many people, your brother even received two from me."

This naturally included the time with Yin Shaoyang.

Bai Junya also blushed, feeling she had been presumptuous.

"Miss Bai, to be honest, being born in a noble family, wanting to not be manipulated while refusing to cultivate means even if you avoid the Qin Family today, there may be other families in the future."

Han Yu sighed softly; as Little Artifact Spirit said, self-help is the only right path. If one doesn’t know how to save oneself, no one can save her.

"I’ll take it!"

The firm voice came from beside her, Bai Junya said decisively.

In her mind, Little Artifact Spirit cheered excitedly, "Ping, it’s time to act! Quickly spit out my pill, hurry up."

Huh~tch~

The Glazed Bottle trembled, and soon the bottle mouth sprayed out a sky-blue pill. Han Yu caught it mid-air as it descended, withdrawing it from his Sea of Consciousness.

With a determined look, Bai Junya took the pill from Han Yu with outstretched hands and swallowed it without hesitation.

Gulp!

This was the sound of Han Yu swallowing, as Bai Junya’s action of tilting her head made her chest look very prominent.

Everyone stood simultaneously, quietly watching Bai Junya.

A bit cold!

This was not only Bai Junya’s feeling at the moment but everyone’s sensation.

The tea room suddenly became much cooler, and a sense of moisture permeated. Bai Jingliang touched his head, indeed his face was wet, and looking up, he was shocked.

A layer of mist had unknowingly covered the ceiling above them.

Gradually, droplets formed and began to fall like a drizzle.

Splash!

It was indeed raining!

The droplets fell more frequently, quickly pelting the floor with splashing sounds!

There was nowhere to hide; the entire room was raining, and ultimately, everyone got drenched.

Bai Junya’s palace outfit was soaked through, revealing her graceful curves.

Han Yu feasted his eyes, hoping for the rain to be heavier and last longer.

Of course, this was impossible.

In just a moment, the clouds and mist were absorbed back into Bai Junya’s body.

In Han Yu’s vision, a sky-blue aura incessantly drew from Bai Junya and converged into his body.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the Glazed Bottle was upside down, constantly drawing in the sky-blue aura, as Little Artifact Spirit laughed happily within.

"Hurry up..."

The others remained oblivious, Bai Jingliang and Lily simply stared at Bai Junya in shock.

"Is this the Divine Technique?" Bai Jingliang was incredulous. Wasn’t this the legendary ability to command wind and rain?

"It seems really powerful," Lily also nodded, speaking with envy.

Suddenly, the Glazed Bottle fell again, and Bai Junya’s face turned pale, her whole body trembled, a feeling of dizziness overwhelmed her, and she collapsed weakly.

"Careful."

Han Yu, standing nearby, instinctively reached out to catch her, just in time to have her fall into his arms, a soft sensation pressing hard against him.

"Let go of her!"

An angry shout came from outside the group.

The tea room door had been opened at some point, and Qin Hao stood there with cultivators, his face dark with rage, his hand trembling uncontrollably.

Today, he had specifically come to Tianning City to see Bai Junya, but after entering the Bai Family residence, he found no one.

A servant later reported that she was at the tea room, and he rushed over in haste, only to see this scene upon opening the door.

The woman he was soon to marry was embracing another man, seeming as though she had voluntarily attached herself to him.

This was simply... simply unbearable to behold.

His whole face flushed red with rage, a surge of blood went to his head, and without hesitation, he grabbed the sword from a cultivator behind him and slashed towards Han Yu.

"Catch her."

Han Yu shouted to Bai Jingliang as he pushed Bai Junya towards him. As the Blade Qi approached, Han Yu reached out his hand to disperse it forcefully.

"Ghost Slaughter!"

With a quiet shout, the True Essence condensed into thousands of fine needles, each the size of a cow’s hair, flying towards Han Yu.

Pop, pop...

The continuous sounds rang out as each fine needle landed on Han Yu and vanished instantly, leaving Qin Hao in disbelief.

If it weren’t for the small holes pierced into the floor, he would doubt whether he had held back.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t, which only increased his shock and fear. How could there be such a terrifying physical body?

Bai Jingliang was even more astonished; he had never imagined that Han Yu was this formidable, especially when Qin Hao was also a cultivator in the Other Shore Realm!

"All together now!"

He didn’t dare be careless, and called to his accompanying clan members.

"Use the Combined Attack!"

A dozen or so cultivators drew their swords simultaneously, wielding their swords together, and a massive wave shook the whole tea house.

"Young Master Qin, don’t."

Bai Junya had just woken up, her face slightly pale, and upon opening her eyes, she saw Han Yu facing a group of cultivators alone and quickly spoke up.

Qin Hao, thinking she was pleading, felt even more furious.

"Kill them for me!"

A massive whirlwind instantly swept through the tea house, Bai Jingliang’s expression changed, and he hurriedly pulled Lily and Bai Junya out.

Boom!

The tea house collapsed with a loud crash, Bai Jingliang and the others narrowly escaping the collapse. Upon looking back, all they could see were the cries of agony coming from within the immense cloud of dust.

When the dust settled, Han Yu stood where he was, his clothes tattered but unharmed, while a group of cultivators across from him were panting slightly, their chests heaving as they looked at him.

"This... how is this possible..."

The Qin Family’s Combined Attack Technique excelled at defeating the strong with numbers, even if a Half-Step Divine Gaze cultivator just stood there, motionless, they would be dead if hit by it.

Yet Han Yu’s clothes were merely torn, and their renowned Combined Attack Technique ended up being nothing more than a joke, ruining only his clothes.

"Had enough yet?"

Han Yu’s face was terrifyingly grim, as the previous blow had made him grit his teeth in pain.

Now, he too was fired up, and with a leap, he charged into the group like a tiger among sheep, knocking one of them flying with a punch.

A cultivator had controlled his sword to take to the sky, attempting an attack from above. Han Yu smirked coldly, and with a wave of his hand, his Fire Series Divine Technique transformed into a Fire Dragon that snaked upward.

That cultivator was terrified and tried to escape with his sword, but the Fire Dragon quickly caught up, wrapping him in flames and sending him plummeting down. It wasn’t until then that Han Yu withdrew his technique, and the cultivator lay half-dead, unconscious.

"Do you still want to fight?"

Han Yu stepped by step towards the last person, looking at Qin Hao.

Qin Hao’s face turned from red to white, finally settling on a steely green, as he forcibly uttered, "You seduced my fiancée, the Qin Family won’t spare you."

"You’re full of it, my sister never agreed to marry you," Bai Jingliang suddenly stormed over, angrily rebuking him.

"Hehe! The black and white contract has been signed. Does the Bai Family intend to renege?"

Qin Hao sneered coldly at him.

Bai Family’s brother and sister turned pale, unaware of when this had happened.

"And as for you, Bai Junya won’t end up with you. Offending the Qin Family means you’d better not hope for a peaceful day in Tianning Prefecture."

Qin Hao sneered viciously, his face twisted beyond recognition, no longer the image of a noble young master.

He could envision the Qin Family’s relentless pursuit of the person afterward, determined to kill him and quell his heart’s hatred.

But he never considered that Han Yu never had the concept of powerful Noble Families or a mighty Qin Family.

Han Yu only remembered the priceless saying: act when it’s time.

So he stepped closer and closer, Qin Hao felt a burst of terror and cried out in panic, "I am Qin Hao, the eldest son of the Qin Family in Tianning Prefecture!"

Han Yu found him noisy, coldly smirking, "Open your mouth."

Naturally, Qin Hao had no intention of obeying, sensing that nothing good would come of it, and he began to retreat.

Annoyed, Han Yu swiftly charged, and as Qin Hao tried to escape with his sword, he was seized by the ankle and brutally slammed to the ground.

"Open your mouth!"

Han Yu commanded again.

Qin Hao shook his head vigorously.

"Then I’ll force it!"

Qin Hao heard something terrifying and instinctively tried to cover his rear, but instead, a series of punches landed on his abdomen, making him vomit bile, and then some foreign object suddenly slid down his throat...

His expression turned blank, struggling to vomit it out, Han Yu frowned as he saw him trying to expel the Pill and quickly delivered another punch. Qin Hao howled, head tilted back, and only when Han Yu saw the Pill swallowed successfully did he nod in satisfaction...