Chapter 069: A Sea of Pills

In the corridor, Yang Tian kept his gaze fixed on the broken stone door. Inside was a mess, the shelves empty, and some brazen fellows had even stripped away the jade shelves.

"Though the pills in here are extraordinary, much of their medicinal power has been lost." He picked up a pill left on the floor. Its grade was high, but the potency had been eroded by time, most of it gone, some even turning into waste pills.

"Indeed. The preservation methods were excellent, but the potency has still faded greatly. I wonder how long the Array Sect's ruins have been sealed?" Xing Hao nodded, a note of regret in his voice.

Many famous ancient pills had lost their recipes. Though some were here, their potency was too depleted to study and recreate the formulas.

"Let's go deeper. We're mainly looking for pills refined with ancient qi. These pills, though precious, aren't much use to us now." Yang Tian clapped his hands, losing interest in the outer area.

"Mm, let's head in." The others nodded and quickly moved inward, encountering many people attacking formations along the way. The formations here were formidable; even the four of them attacking at full strength would take considerable time.

As time passed, Yang Tian and his group had been rushing inward for half an hour. The number of people dwindled, but the dense array of stone doors remained, making their scalps tingle.

Just as Yang Tian was running, Xiao Bai, nestled in his bosom, suddenly twitched, causing him to halt abruptly. He glanced down, but the little creature was still asleep.

"What was that?" Noticing a drop of crystal-clear drool, Yang Tian rolled his eyes. "Little one, even in a deep sleep, you can't forget about eating?"

"Brother Yang, what's wrong?" Seeing him stop, the others turned back, their gazes full of confusion. The stone doors here remained unchanged.

"Uh... nothing." Yang Tian scratched his head and gave an awkward smile. When he saw Xing Hao's twitching mouth, he chuckled. Just as he was about to leave, he froze again.

"Wait, something's off." He waved his hand, focusing all his attention on the wall behind them. There was an extremely faint energy fluctuation, barely perceptible.

"Eh? ... There is something odd." Xing Hao observed for a moment, then nodded. "What do we do? Should we blast the wall open?"

"Alright." Yang Tian stepped back, his eyes locked on that faint energy fluctuation. He suddenly threw a punch, and a crimson fist imprint surged forth, exploding against the wall.

Boom! The loud sound gradually faded. On the wall, a tiny crack appeared, but soon stopped spreading.

"Such a hard wall." Xing Hao exclaimed. He had seen Yang Tian's punching power; his physique was formidable, yet it only managed to create a single crack.

"Let's attack together." Yang Tian pursed his lips, positioned himself at the crack, and shouted.

Bang! Bang! As his words fell, several attacks erupted, fierce winds continuously tearing at the crack. Shan Qu's purple arrows, in particular, dealt exceptionally powerful damage to the wall.

Boom! As energy compressed, a fist imprint surged with terrifying power, exploding against the wall. Blood qi roared out, and under that immense force, the sturdy wall burst apart.

As the dust cleared, a wide corridor was revealed. A beam of emerald light fell upon their faces. The entire corridor was built from top-grade jade, dazzlingly beautiful.

"So beautiful." Dao Yuer's gaze was fixed on the scene, the emerald light casting a holy glow upon her, making her look like a little spirit.

"It is beautiful! What are you waiting for? Let's go in!" Xing Hao licked his lips, let out a howl, and charged inside. If something was hidden with such means, there must be pills inside.

"Uh..." Watching Xing Hao's frenzy, Yang Tian and Shan Qu exchanged glances, shrugged helplessly, and then followed him in.

Both sides of the corridor resembled the outer area, lined with pill chamber doors. These doors were made of jade, giving a very splendid impression.

"No formations." A look of joy crossed Yang Tian's face as he pushed open a jade door. His eyes instantly widened. Inside the chamber, a sea of red ancient pills cascaded toward him like a tide, their dense ancient qi soaring into the air.

"Damn, they're all ancient pills!" The group was stunned, their fervent gazes sweeping over the hundred-zhang chamber, which was piled high with ancient pills. The entire corridor held nearly a hundred such chambers.

"Jackpot!" Yang Tian's throat bobbed, and he licked his lips. Then his body stiffened, and he roared, "Quick, collect the pills! This thick ancient pill qi will attract others!"

"Right, hurry!" Slapping their foreheads in frustration, they opened their void rings and frantically gathered the ancient pills. In just half an incense stick's time, they had broken into five chambers, and Yang Tian's newly acquired void ring was nearly full.

Slap... slap... Just as they were frantically collecting, hurried footsteps sounded from afar. When the newcomers' eyes fell upon the chambers, filled with a sea of maddening ancient pills, their expressions froze. In an instant, bloodshot eyes stared fixedly inside.

"Ancient pills, all ancient pills!" Someone's fervent voice suddenly exploded, making the corridor buzz.

A frenzied looting began. Dozens of people surged in, breaking open jade doors. The vast sea of ancient pills rained down upon them, the heat in their eyes nearly igniting the pills.

"Brother Yang, I could toss these people out myself." Watching the frenzied crowd, Xing Hao's eyes flickered with displeasure. They had discovered these jade doors, and seeing others plunder so wildly annoyed him.

"No need. There are more pills here than we can take. Let's load up first. I feel there's something else inside." Yang Tian said softly. As soon as he entered the chamber, Xiao Bai's body had been trembling, and the front of his robe was soaked with drool.

"Little one, even in a coma, you're so sensitive to treasures. Such a glutton." Yang Tian patted Xiao Bai's head and chuckled.

Slap... slap... After another quarter-hour, another wave of people arrived, frantically collecting the ancient pills from the chambers.

"Let's go deeper." Yang Tian stopped collecting and interrupted Xing Hao and the others' fervor, then dashed inward.

Whoosh! The group flickered and sped down the corridor, leaving behind a crowd of people who had lost their minds, now fighting over a single chamber. Soon, a full-scale battle erupted.

At the end of the corridor, they turned a corner and halted. Before them stood a massive jade door, covered in mysterious runes, with strange energy pulsing.

"There's definitely something here." Yang Tian patted Xiao Bai's head and smiled. Without hesitation, he threw a punch. Soon, many people would be drawn here; the longer they delayed, the bigger the trouble.

Boom! The fierce wind struck the jade door. As the terrifying energy erupted, the dense runes on the door suddenly flared, and a strange energy isolated Yang Tian's attack completely.

"This..." Yang Tian frowned. That punch had used nearly all his blood qi, yet it barely damaged the jade door.

"Let me." Xing Hao stepped forward, a gleaming longsword appearing in his hand. Hundreds of sharp sword energies surged and swept toward the stone door.