"What happened?"

"A Rank Three array has erupted; is someone daring to battle in White Tiger City?"

"Could it be a demon sect invasion?"

A late-stage Foundation Establishment master self-detonated, and the entire city felt the shockwave, causing everyone's face to change drastically, with unprecedented attention.

Meanwhile, on White Tiger Mountain, in the blink of an eye, a figure had already flown over, landing at the center of the explosion.

This was a slightly older woman, her face full of wrinkles but not too old, holding a sword in her hand.

She was Luo Sulan, the fourth disciple of the Fake Pill level powerhouse, White Tiger Master, from White Tiger Mountain.

Appearing at the scene, she only needed a glance before her brows furrowed deeply.

Centered around Zuo Wen's residence, the ground for miles around had collapsed, nearby residences were directly destroyed, and those farther away also suffered various degrees of damage.

"A late-stage Foundation Establishment master self-detonated!"

She murmured under her breath, then instantly looked at Xu Qiuhui, "Qiu Hui, Junior Sister, what's going on here?"

Xu Qiuhui's lips were stained with a trace of blood, her complexion pale, the explosive shockwave injured her significantly.

"Reporting to Senior Sister Luo, I, Zhang Deyi, and Zuo Wen were collaborating to refine a Primordial Spirit Pill, but when the pill was formed, Zhang Deyi tried to monopolize it and attacked me and Zuo Wen..."

She briefly explained the sequence of events.

Luo Sulan was instantly astonished, "He actually wanted to refine a top-grade Primordial Spirit Pill?!"

After speaking, her gaze quickly swept the surroundings, eventually fixing on a storage bag not far away.

She beckoned, and the storage bag fell into her hands.

A scan with her Divine Sense.

This storage bag contained numerous treasures, including several Third Grade Spirit Medicines and various Magical Artifacts, but the most precious were two pills.

She took out the two pills and glanced at them, her eyes showing disappointment, "One ordinary Primordial Spirit Pill and one inferior pill... It seems he ultimately failed."

Her eyes were filled with deep regret.

If Zhang Deyi had successfully refined a top-grade Primordial Spirit Pill, it would have been wonderful.

White Tiger Mountain could reap the benefits, perhaps even producing a second Golden Core powerhouse!

"Right, he failed at the last moment. When I opened the pill furnace, the light flickered, and even I thought a top-grade pill had been refined, but later, it was just a false celebration..."

Xu Qiuhui lamented and felt relieved.

She was knowledgeable about top-grade pills, and when she opened the furnace lid and saw that flash of brilliant light, she truly believed a top-grade pill was born.

But unexpectedly, it was just a false celebration.

The clear consolation was that luckily it wasn't a top-grade pill, otherwise, firstly she wouldn't have been able to keep it, and secondly, she would be doomed.

Eventually, Zhang Deyi was obviously struck by the result of the pill refining, so he directly departed, seemingly overlooking her.

This also gave her the opportunity to fight back.

Luo Sulan didn't hand the two pills directly to Xu Qiuhui but instead took the pills and Zhang Deyi's storage bag to carefully examine the scene.

This involved top-grade pills, necessitating strict scrutiny.

In case Xu Qiuhui conspired to keep them for herself.

She released her Divine Sense, sweeping over every inch of soil within ten miles around, but found no issues.

Li An's courtyard had already turned into ruins under Zhang Deyi's self-detonation and array's eruption, with no clues discernible.

No abnormalities; it seemed Xu Qiuhui wasn't lying.

"Hmm? This person is still alive?"

But immediately, Luo Sulan's gaze fell on Li An; she sensed that despite his severe injuries, Li An was barely alive.

She conducted a careful examination.

"Two Tier Two Divine Soul protection Magical Artifacts and two Tier Two other protection artifacts; no wonder he managed to survive... He is truly a sly fox."

Luo Sulan examined and quickly understood.

The two Tier Two Divine Soul and other protection artifacts were left by Li An intentionally; otherwise, surviving would seem unreasonable.

Taking advantage of Li An's unconsciousness, Luo Sulan then inspected Li An's storage bag item by item.

In Li An's storage bag, there were more than thirty Tier Two runes, a set of Tier Two arrays, and other suspicious items like Tier Two Profound Turtle Shell and Tier Two Soul-Calming Horn, all hidden together in an ancient well.

There were no top-grade pills.

Aside from having more runes, everything seemed fine.

"Qiu Hui, Zhang Deyi only managed to refine one qualified Primordial Spirit Pill."

Luo Sulan spoke flatly, "Zhang Deyi is dead, what was the order of selecting pills between you two?"

Xu Qiuhui instantly understood Luo Sulan's implication.

Zuo Wen could either be saved or forsaken.

If Xu Qiuhui's selection order was ahead, then they would save Li An, thereby establishing good relations with the Treasure Pavilion.

If reversed...

Then it might be better to let Zuo Wen perish, making Xu Qiuhui the rightful possessor of the normal Primordial Spirit Pill...

Xu Qiuhui replied, "Junior Sister is behind... Master Zuo's condition seems quite complicated, very difficult..."

Her words were calm, an eerie tranquility.

In the Cultivation Realm, it's common to sacrifice everything for the sake of resources and interests for cultivation.

Luo Sulan nodded.

But at this moment.

"Pavilion Master—"

"Where is the Pavilion Master!"

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Treasure Pavilion were rapidly approaching.

As they arrived, Luo Sulan's face slightly changed; she hadn't anticipated the Treasure Pavilion's people to arrive so swiftly.

It's too late to act now.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators were named Cao Jiang and Yan Lei, both being Li An's confidants within the Treasure Pavilion.

Especially Yan Lei, who was personally aided by Li An from Qi Refining ninth layer to Foundation Establishment stage, hence his absolute loyalty to Li An.

Arriving so quickly indicated Li An's prior arrangements, although he didn't explicitly inform them of his actions, he made sure they wouldn't intervene in Pavilion affairs recently and remain nearby for immediate support.

Yan Lei rushed to Li An's side, checked his condition, and couldn't help but become horrified, raising his eyes to ask:

"Miss Xu, Senior Luo, what has happened that led the Pavilion Master to end up like this?"

Xu Qiuhui and Luo Sulan exchanged a glance, and Xu Qiuhui had no choice but to recount the events.

With Yan Lei and Cao Jiang's arrival, there was no chance to covertly eliminate Li An anymore.

"So, this is what happened..."

Cao Jiang said, "Yan Lei, quickly escort the Pavilion Master to the pavilion, use the best Spirit Medicine, and we must save his life!"

Yan Lei nodded, immediately lifting Li An and racing towards the direction of the Treasure Pavilion.

While Cao Jiang remained behind, saying, "Senior Luo, may I know how many pills Zhang Deyi managed to refine?"

Luo Sulan coldly replied, "Are you suspecting me of embezzlement?"

Cao Jiang bowed his head, "I dare not."

"Good that you don't; this affair was a joint effort between your Pavilion Master and my Junior Sister, others have no right to interfere, nor do you have the qualifications to inquire."

She coldly stated: "Once your Pavilion Master awakens, he'll be informed of the situation."

"Qiu Hui, let's return to the mountain—"

Xu Qiuhui then followed Luo Sulan, heading towards White Tiger Mountain.

Cao Jiang was left standing there, his brows tightly furrowed.

...

Zhang Deyi's self-detonation caused significant waves throughout White Tiger City.

Especially occurring at the critical time when White Tiger Mountain was under lockdown; such events were bound to incite wild speculations.

White Tiger Mountain meticulously investigated numerous times.

Only to find results identical to those Luo Sulan had initially discerned.

Zhang Deyi's self-detonation left nothing, his corpse showed no indication of being another's puppet before death.

Li An's dug tunnel had collapsed under the self-detonation and array eruption, leaving no trace.

Moreover, when Xu Qiuhui last regained consciousness, witnessing Zhang Deyi's disappointed madness served as the strongest evidence.

Everything was within Li An's calculations, flawlessly executed!

Eventually, after a month of repeated investigation, White Tiger Mountain chose not to pursue the matter any further.

...

Yet Li An, after a month, remained unconscious.

His injuries were too severe.

...

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