Chapter 1708: Walking Ou

After Duan Ling Tian released Bai Li Hong from the torture rack, he discovered something was amiss. "Based on Senior Brother's Pristine Saint Stage cultivation base, this wound shouldn't have caused him to pass out..."

Duan Ling Tian began to assess Bai Li Hong's body as soon as he thought about that. Soon after, he discovered there was an unknown energy suppressing Bai Li Hong's True Origin in his body. This energy is constantly weakening as Bai Li Hong's True Origin fought back. Once this energy had lost its power, Bai Li Hong's True Origin will return again.

'Origin Sealing Pill?' A name appeared in Duan Ling Tian's mind instantly. He thought of a pill that could seal the True Origin of a Saint Stage cultivator. Unless one was forced, no one would voluntarily take the pill because it had a very unique and pungent smell that could not be masked. Origin Sealing Pills were similar to Close Energy Powder. Close Energy Powder was used to seal a cultivator's True Energy. It could be used to seal cultivators at the Mortal Shedding Stage and Saint Rudiment Stage while Origin Sealing Pills were used to seal Saint Stage cultivators' True Origins. However, the Origin Sealing Pill could only seal the True Origin for a certain period of time. As the effects of the pill wore off, its suppression of the True Origin would gradually weaken until it finally disappeared.

"No wonder Senior Brother passed out after being tortured." Duan Ling Tian had a furious expression on his face when he realized what had transpired.

Bai Li Hong was no different than a regular human after taking the Origin Sealing Pill. He would not have been able to hold on for long if he was continued to be tortured in this way.

Soon after, Duan Ling Tian's attention returned to the Origin Sealing Pill's effect in Bai Li Hong's body. "It seems like the pill is only able to suppress the True Origin of a Pristine Saint Stage powerhouse... It'll be easily eradicated by a Refined Saint Stage powerhouse's True Origin! Although I'm just a Pristine Saint Stage cultivator, my Sun True Origin is not inferior when compared to an ordinary Refined Saint Stage powerhouse's True Origin. I might be able to help Senior Brother get rid of the Origin Sealing Pill's effect."

Duan Ling Tian began to work on dispelling the effect as soon as he thought about it.

Duan Ling Tian noticed his hypothesis was correct as he was trying to dispel the effect of the pill. The Origin Sealing Pill's effect began fading as soon as his domineering Sun True Origin entered Bai Li Hong's body. It as though a rat was running away from a cat. Duan Ling Tian managed to completely rid Bai Li Hong's body of the effect Origin Sealing Pill's effect in just several minutes. Just like that, Bai Li Hong's True Origin was no longer suppressed.

With his current cultivation base, Bai Li Hong regained consciousness very quickly since his cultivation base was no longer suppressed.

When Bai Li Hong saw the ordinary and unfamiliar face before him, he asked, "You are..."

"Senior Brother," Duan Ling Tian said as he reverted to his original appearance.

"Junior Brother!" Bai Li Hong let out a shout of surprise as he stared at Duan Ling Tian, "You ... How come you're here?"

Bai Li Hong noticed the dead bodies surrounding him before Duan Ling Tian was able to reply. He quickly identified the corpse of one of the men who had regularly tortured him. He was a Pristine Saint Immediate Stage Martial cultivator and also revered elder in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family.

"Junior Brother... You killed all of them?" Bai Li Hong said with a shocked expression on his face.

"Yes," Duan Ling Tian nodded before he said, "I'm here to bring you back, Senior Brother."

"Back?"

Bai Li Hong finally realized what was happening. It took him a while to register Duan Ling Tian's words. He immediately shook his head and said, "I know you're rather powerful, Junior Brother, but there are far more powerful people in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. Apart from that, there are several Refined Saint Stage cultivators as well... Moreover, the Imperial Family has recently invited a powerful guest. Rumor has it that he's a Martial Cultivator at the peak of the Refined Saint Stage who had injured Sect Leader Zi Yun." Bai Li Hong felt more and more ashamed as he spoke.

"Therefore, you should leave quickly before they discover your presence here... If anything bad were to happen to you because of me, I won't be able to forgive myself." Bai Li Hong urged Duan Ling Tian to leave since he was afraid of implicating Duan Ling Tian.

"Senior Brother, I've already heard about what happened to Sect Leader Zi Yun," Duan Ling Tian said as he shook his head, his eyes flashing brightly.

"There's a reason why I did not plan to leave immediately after rescuing you. Senior Brother, do you trust me? Can you do as I tell you for now?"

"Junior Brother, how can I not trust you? However, what do you mean by there's a reason you're not planning to leave immediately after rescuing me?"

Bai Li Hong was confused, but he finally understood after Duan Ling Tian explained his plan.

"Junior brother... Are you confident about this?" Bai Li Hong took a deep breath as he looked at Duan Ling Tian. It was as though he was seeing him for the first time.

"Relax, Senior Brother! Even if I have to risk my life, I definitely won't risk yours!" Duan Ling Tian said with a laugh. However, his eyes were filled with anger.

"Alright, I'll risk everything with you today!" Bai Li Hong decided to trust Duan Ling Tian.

Fifteen minutes later, an old man walked out of the dungeon within the Windfall Nation's Imperial Palace. The old man's robe was stained with blood, and it startled many of the guards stationed near the dungeon.

"That's Bai Li Hong!"

"How did he escape? "

Although the guards stationed outside dungeon were not aware of what happened inside, they recognized Bai Li Hong and knew the reason he was detained in there. They tried to stop him from leaving, but they did not expect that an old man that had been force-fed an Origin Sealing Pill could defeat them so easily.

"How's this possible?"

They were all shocked. "He's fed an Origin Sealing Pill every fortnight... I remember he has just taken an Origin Sealing Pill three days ago! How did the pill's effect wear off so quickly?" When they realized they were up against an Early Pristine Saint Stage Martial Cultivator, they naturally stopped going against him.

Many people entered the dungeon after Bai Li Hong openly left. They all noticed the corpses strewn on the floor. Among the corpses, they saw Lord Qiu, an Intermediate Pristine Saint Stage Martial Cultivator.

"Oh, no! Lord Qiu is dead!"

"How can this be possible? Isn't he an Early Pristine Saint Stage Martial Cultivator? How can he kill Lord Qiu? Lord Qiu is an Intermediate Pristine Saint Stage cultivator!"

"Who am I supposed to ask for answers? I also want to know how Bai Li Hong is so powerful even though he had taken the Origin Sealing Pill three days ago. It doesn't seem like his True Origin is suppressed."

"We need to report this to Revered Elder Huo as soon as possible!"

Bai Li Hong walked out openly in the palace as chaos reigned in the dungeon. He defeated all those who tried to stop him along the way. In the beginning, it was mostly Martial Cultivators who had not reached the Saint Stage so he was able to deal with them easily. However, he began to feel the pressure when a few Pristine Saint Stage cultivators joined in to stop him.

As the few Pristine Saint Stage cultivators joined in the battle, an arrogant-looking old man appeared and said coldly, "Bai Li Hong, you continuously refuse His Highness' invitation to become the Interim Advisor of the Imperial Family. You even dare to leave the dungeon without permission. Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"

This was the old man who had forcefully brought Bai Li Hong away from the Situ Clan two months ago. This old man was the leader of a group of members from the Imperial Family. As a Martial Cultivator at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage, he was rather respected in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. In this world where the strong ones were revered, his cultivation base at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family was only inferior to a few people.

The Pristine Saint Stage cultivators present on the scene all paid their respect to the old man as soon as he arrived. "Revered Elder Huo!"

"Huo Jin!" Bai Li Hong face paled and his eyes gleamed with fear when he noticed the old man.

He had gained a deeper understanding of the old man after staying in the palace for some time. This old man was a Martial Cultivator at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage. Moreover, he was also the strongest person, not counting the Refined Saint Stage powerhouses in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. This meant the few others powerhouses at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family were weaker than him.

"I led the team that 'invited' you here, Bai Li Hong. However, I just realized that I've underestimated you. Although I am unsure how did you escape, you sure are bold to walk about so openly after injuring the people from the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family!" Huo Jin stepped closer as he spoke. Soon after, he arrived near Bai Li Hong.

"This is bad! Lord Qiu is dead!" A terrified voice was heard in distance from the direction Bai Li Hong came from.

"What did you say ?!"

Everyone present on the scene was shocked when they heard this. They all turned in unison to look at Huo Jin.

Huo Qiu was Huo Jin's nephew. Lord Qiu was his only nephew in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family.

Hu!

Huo Jin moved as swift as a gust of wind as he caught the messenger while everybody looked on. "What did you say?" Huo Jin asked with a grim expression on his face.

"Revered Elder Huo!"

The messenger was terrified when Huo Jin caught him. He was just a regular guard in the dungeon after all.

He immediately pointed at Bai Li Hong as soon as he noticed him and cried out, "It's him! He was the one who killed Lord Qiu, Revered Elder Huo!"