Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5196 The Pill Sovereign’s Divine Statue

chapter 5196 the pill sovereign’s divine statue

as yu qingxuan stepped into the palace, a divine light started to emanate from every corner. all the pill furnaces quivered in response to her presence, as if they had been waiting for her all their existence.

confusion clouded yu qingxuan’s face as she entered. for reasons she couldn’t quite grasp, everything here felt strangely familiar to her.

long chen noticed a faint divine light flowing out of yu qingxuan as well, slowly merging with the palace’s energy. she was clearly forming some sort of resonance with the place.

“long chen, i suddenly feel a bit afraid!” yu qingxuan’s voice quivered as she clenched long chen’s hand.

sensing something significant was happening, long chen tightened the grip on her hand and softly said, “how about we leave? i’ll help you bring out whatever pill furnace you want.”

long chen could sense yu qingxuan’s soul fluctuations growing more intense, as if her sealed memories were starting to awaken. knowing that yu qingxuan had gone through a thousand reincarnations, each filled with suffering, long chen cherished her deeply. he didn’t want her to relive that pain; instead, he wanted her to live a peaceful, carefree life by his side.

but unexpectedly, the first academy’s pill institute seemed to resonate with yu qingxua and began to awaken her memories. that made him feel uneasy.

“no. i want to see this place. just don’t leave me, okay?” said yu qingxuan, tightening her hold on long chen’s hand.

despite the fear in her eyes, there was also a strong sense of curiosity. long chen wanted to stop her, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so. he was at a loss as to what to do.

the palace’s fluctuations maintained a set rhythm. although everything around seemed familiar to yu qingxuan, nothing specific stood out. long chen slowly began to relax.

seeing the fear and curiosity in her eyes, long chen felt a pang of heartache. of all the people in the world, yu qingxuan was the one he owed the most. he had sworn to protect her in this lifetime.

“you’ve got your pill furnace. let’s go,” said long chen as he squeezed out a smile. hopefully, they could leave before something unexpected happened.

lu chengkong interjected, “other than the pill furnaces, we have records left behind by the heads of the institute throughout the generations—the embodiments of their life’s work. if you’re interested, you can take a look at them. also, this is just the outer palace. in the inner palace, you can pay your respect to the pill ancestor’s divine statue.”

the moment lu chengkong mentioned the pill ancestor’s divine statue, long chen’s heart thudded. he instantly had a bad feeling and said, “those aren’t interesting. every person has their own alchemy style, and we don’t need to copy other people’s paths. qingxuan, you’ve just gotten a pill furnace. let’s go back and test it out.”

unfortunately, long chen’s attempt at bringing yu qingxuan away was not effective. she was extremely interested in the divine statue and pulled him forward. “i’m curious about the pill ancestor. as we are both alchemists, it’s only right for us to pay our respects. after all, we’ve received their blessing here. what do you think?”

now, how could long chen possibly say no? he could only summon his guts and continue deeper into the palace.

yu qingxuan didn't bother with the records of the institute heads. instead, she went straight for the inner palace, the most central part of the pill institute.

however, long chen and yu qingxuan were shocked to find that while the outer palace was extravagant and luxurious, the inner palace was incomparably shabby. it looked as if it was about to collapse.

seeing their shocked appearance, the disciple accompanying them said, “this is the pill ancestor’s divine statue. ever since the pill institute became degenerate, no one paid their respect to the pill ancestor. they probably didn’t have the face to!”

this disciple scoffed at the successive institute heads and their attitude. if he wasn’t passionate about the pill dao, he would have long since left the pill institute.

the gates slowly opened, and the four of them walked in. apprehensive, long chen looked inside and was stunned.

“isn’t this a bit too much?”