CHAPTER 842: CHAPTER 842: QING YAO PAYS A VISIT

With a boom, the entire room shook violently.

Tie Shan’s Golden Core suddenly exploded, and the vast spiritual energy burst forth, rippling out like waves on a lake.

The immense impact directly shredded his flesh, splattering it against the walls, doors, and windows.

"Uh... Chen Nan... Elixir Pill..."

Tie Shan’s eyes widened, and after uttering his last few words, he died completely.

He had already guessed that there was something wrong with the elixir pill he took, but it was too late. He felt infinite remorse in his heart, wondering why he had to offend Chen Nan in the first place?

After offending Chen Nan, why did he still want to act as if nothing had happened and have Chen Nan refine the elixir pill for him?

These questions were destined to remain unanswered for him.

After cultivating to the Golden Core Realm, the Golden Core becomes the life core of a cultivator, and if the Golden Core shatters, one’s cultivation is ruined.

Tie Shan’s internal blood and mana clashed, causing the Golden Core to explode, shattering his body, leaving no possibility of survival.

The moment the Golden Core shattered, the entire Undying Sect felt it.

Sect Leader Lu Qingfeng and several other elders of the sect quickly arrived outside Tie Shan’s room.

An elder opened the door and saw an extremely tragic scene, Tie Shan’s head stained with blood, his eyes wide open, unwilling to rest in peace.

"This is..."

Lu Qingfeng’s eyes widened in shock; after all, Tie Shan’s manner of death was truly too horrific.

Another elder stepped forward, pinched his nose, and began to examine the scene. Soon he reached a conclusion.

"Sect Leader, Elder Tie Shan should have gone berserk during a breakthrough."

"Berserk?" Lu Qingfeng frowned deeply, as Golden Core Stage cultivators rarely encounter heart demons.

Those without firm willpower wouldn’t be able to cultivate to the Golden Core Stage.

Yet it appeared Tie Shan had indeed gone berserk, which made him immediately think of Chen Nan.

Chen Nan had refined an elixir pill for Tie Shan, probably intending to use it to break through his bottleneck. Could it be that Chen Nan was behind it?

"Check if Elder Tie Shan was poisoned," Lu Qingfeng said.

The elder continued to investigate, shook his head, and said, "Sect Leader, there are no signs of poisoning, and there’s not a trace of toxin in his blood and flesh; it shouldn’t be poison."

Lu Qingfeng breathed a barely noticeable sigh of relief, thinking this incident probably had nothing to do with Chen Nan.

But for some reason, he intuitively felt that Chen Nan was somehow related to this incident, despite lacking evidence.

"In that case, see to it that Elder Tie Shan is given a proper burial. Such an accident is something none of us wish to see, but since it happened, there’s nothing we can do about it."

Lu Qingfeng didn’t want to offend a seventh-rank alchemist over Tie Shan; with one, they could cultivate a second Tie Shan, possibly even a third or fourth!

So regardless of whether Tie Shan’s death was related to Chen Nan, Tie Shan could only be considered to have died from going berserk.

Although other elders felt a sense of survival anxiety, Tie Shan was never liked day-to-day, so his death didn’t sadden many.

Some even secretly felt a bit fortunate.

They were glad that this brainless fool was gone; otherwise, who knows what trouble he would have brought to the Undying Sect, especially since he almost offended Chen Nan before.

At this moment, Wang Sheng hadn’t even left the mountain gate of the Undying Sect when he heard five bell tolls echoing from the mountain.

"Brother, what happened on the mountain?"

He stopped an Undying Sect disciple beside him and asked.

The disciple shook his head, "I don’t know either, but five bell tolls mean an elder has passed away."

"An elder?" After thanking him, Wang Sheng left the Undying Sect, glancing back as he walked away, "Could it be Tie Shan who died?"

"It would be great if it’s Tie Shan!"

...

Returning to Qingshan Sect, Wang Sheng relayed the incident to Chen Nan, leaving Chen Nan quite surprised.

"In such a hurry, huh?"

He knew the deceased elder must be Tie Shan, as no other elder would be so unlucky.

His surprise was not about Tie Shan’s death, but rather that Tie Shan was so impatient to take the elixir pill the moment he got it.

This could be considered his own doing, leading to his downfall.

If it weren’t for secretly contacting Liu Ping and urging him to cause trouble, Chen Nan wouldn’t have been able to kill Liu Ping and obtain the Nightmare Flower.

Without the Nightmare Flower, Tie Shan wouldn’t have died so tragically.

"Alright, thanks for your hard work this time, go on with your tasks."

Wang Sheng cupped his hands and nodded, "Understood, senior brother."

Shortly after Wang Sheng left, someone knocked on the door of the Alchemy Room.

"Who’s there?"

Chen Nan’s tone was somewhat displeased since everyone knew he disliked being disturbed while refining alchemy.

Mainly because he couldn’t reveal the Heaven-Burning Flame in his hands.

"Chen Nan, it’s me."

Upon hearing a familiar voice, Chen Nan was instantly delighted and hurried over to open the door.

Standing at the door, who else could it be but Qing Yao?

In just a few days apart, Qing Yao seemed even more beautiful in Chen Nan’s eyes, her whole being exuding a tempting allure.

"Qing Yao, why are you here?"

Qing Yao smiled gently, "What, not welcoming me?"

"I wonder who said they were short of hands and asked our Medicine Immortal Valley to come and help, but seems like someone doesn’t want to acknowledge it."

Chen Nan waved his hands repeatedly, "How could that be, I just forgot about it while I’m busy with alchemy."

"Quick, come in."

He pulled Qing Yao into the Alchemy Room, completely ignoring the boundaries between men and women, as they were now a pair of lovers without an official status.

Tang Zhirou, who happened to see the two pulling each other, inexplicably got a bit angry.

"Hmph, shameless couple..."

She was about to curse but remembered that Chen Nan was her senior brother, realizing it wasn’t appropriate, so she stomped her foot in frustration and went about her own business.

This time, Medicine Immortal Valley brought over a dozen disciples to help set up the Golden Core Ceremony and brought many useful items, showing great thoughtfulness.

In the Alchemy Room, Chen Nan held Qing Yao’s hand, continuously gazing into her eyes, making Qing Yao feel embarrassed.

"Have you seen enough?"

"I can never see enough," Chen Nan said slyly.

Qing Yao blushed, thinking how shameless this man was, saying such embarrassing things, but she was still secretly delighted inside.

After a while, she calmed down and said seriously, "Chen Nan, I’m here for a serious matter."

"Did you know that Liu Ping was killed?"

As she spoke, she fixed her eyes on Chen Nan, noticing that he didn’t show any surprise, and her heart skipped a beat.

Chen Nan admitted frankly, "I know because I killed him. Do you plan to report me?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Yao immediately pinched Chen Nan’s waist hard, "What are you saying? How could I report you? Is that how you see me?"

The pain almost made Chen Nan jump; even as a cultivator, the soft flesh on his waist still hurt!