At the sound of the voice!
Ying Zheng's expression did not change, but killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Xu Fu.
Back then, all the Alchemy Masters in the palace had already been put to death.
Only Xu Fu had slipped through the net.
As for Xu Fu, Ying Zheng in the past had trusted him without the slightest doubt; if not for the appearance of his own son, which made him stop taking those so‑called Spirit Pills, perhaps by now Ying Zheng would already be gravely ill, with not long left to live.
Especially after stepping onto the path of Cultivation, when he first entered the Innate Realm and, after the Eight Extraordinary Meridians were opened, the toxins were forced out of his body—only then did Ying Zheng realize how long he had been poisoned by those Spirit Pills.
"Summon him."
Ying Zheng said in a low voice.
At the sound of the voice.
Outside the hall, Xu Fu straightened his robes and crown, then raised his head and puffed out his chest, striding in toward the hall.
He clearly still did not know that Ying Zheng already harbored killing intent toward him, nor did he know the fate of those Alchemy disciples of his.
"Your subject Xu Fu pays respects to the Emperor."
As soon as he entered the hall.
Xu Fu respectfully bowed to Ying Zheng.
All eyes in the Court immediately fell on Xu Fu, somewhat strange.
Feeling the scrutinizing gazes of the Ministers, Xu Fu's expression did not change.
"Eight years have passed."
"Where have you been?"
Ying Zheng asked in a cold tone.
Xu Fu's heart jolted, and he immediately said, "In reply to Your Majesty, your subject went to seek the Immortality Elixir for Your Majesty."
"And did you find it?" Ying Zheng sneered inwardly.
"The Immortality Elixir exists only in legend; it belongs to the Immortals and Gods."
"Though your subject exhausted all efforts, I still did not find it, but your subject did find an Immortal, a true Immortal."
"Your subject beseeched the Immortal for a long time, and finally the Immortal bestowed upon me a Spiritual Medicine. Though it is not the Immortality Elixir, it can extend Life by a hundred years."
"Today, your subject is willing to offer it to the Great King."
Xu Fu spoke with a face full of respect, then cupped his hands, moved his mind, and a porcelain bottle appeared in his palms.
After summoning the pills out from the storage ring, Xu Fu could not help feeling somewhat smug inside.
This ability to conjure objects out of thin air should surely astonish the entire Court.
Only,
what surprised Xu Fu was that
when the Spiritual Medicine appeared in his hand, the entire Court was still silent as a grave, calmly watching him.
As if this little trick of his had not shocked the Ministers at all.
"What's going on?"
"Why are the Ministers in this Court not surprised in the slightest?"
"This summoning of an object is no Mortal ability."
Xu Fu clearly had not expected that this trick of his would fail to startle the Court officials.
However.
After seeing this move from Xu Fu,
the Ministers' gazes on Xu Fu instead grew even more solemn.
"There is no trace of Martial True Qi on this man, but rather a special kind of power that is not Martial Dao Power."
"Moreover, there is an unimaginable Blood Evil Qi on his body, extremely bloody."
"He should have a Storage Magic Treasure."
"This person's origin and purpose are indeed problematic."
"Back then, only after His Majesty was reminded by the Crown Prince did he learn that the Spirit Pills were poisonous, and these Spirit Pills were all created by the man before us—enough to show that he intended to murder His Majesty."
"Now that he has returned, he must have a purpose..."
Many Ministers thought to themselves, filled with coldness.
"How could Ying Zheng show no reaction at all?"
"I clearly said it could extend Life by a hundred years."
Yet on the high seat, Ying Zheng sat straight upon the throne, without any response.