Chapter 206: Chapter 204: Taking It for Himself

Arrogant to the extreme!

Faced with the questioning from the Su Family and the Flowing Cloud Sect, this mere Innate Realm Independent Cultivator actually acted as if nothing was wrong.

Moreover, he had clearly been toying with them with his words.

Su Feng and Wei Qing’s expressions turned incredibly ugly. They wished they could just attack and kill Jiang Jichen on the spot.

However, they still needed Jiang Jichen to retrieve the Ancient Refining Pill for them. Killing him would have to wait until after they had the pill.

Besides, with Jiang Jichen’s constitution that let him ignore Restrictions, there would surely be many other uses for him later.

He wasn’t useless like those people chosen in the Sealed Ancient Land, whose awakened bloodlines were too weak and could only ignore ordinary Restrictions.

But the real treasures were all protected by powerful Restrictions that they couldn’t even touch—like the Ancient Refining Pill right in front of them.

So, even though they were brimming with killing intent, Su Feng and Wei Qing had no choice but to suppress it.

Wei Qing of the Flowing Cloud Sect said in a harsh tone, "Go get the Ancient Refining Pill from the Medicine Cauldron. I can overlook the matter of you kicking my fellow sect member earlier. Otherwise... you should know the consequences!"

Jiang Jichen’s expression changed as he said, "A few Cultivators just went up there and were reduced to a bloody mist. You’re telling me to go? Aren’t you just sending me to my death?"

"You can move freely throughout the estate, so you obviously aren’t afraid of these Restrictions!"

Because they needed Jiang Jichen, Su Feng had to patiently explain and try to placate him.

Normally, faced with such a lowly Loose Cultivator, he would have just slapped him to death. Why would he waste so much breath on him?

However, Jiang Jichen just gave a cold laugh. "Do you take me for a fool? The Restriction on the Medicine Cauldron is obviously many times more powerful than the ones in the estate."

Hearing Jiang Jichen dare to defy him, Wei Qing said grimly, "Of course you’re not a fool. But if you go now, you at least have a chance to live. If you don’t, I’ll cripple you right now and throw you into the Restriction. Do you want to go willingly, or do you want us to force you? The choice is yours!"

Jiang Jichen feigned submission. "I’ll go get the Ancient Refining Pill voluntarily. But if I come back alive, you’d better let me leave!"

Su Feng and Wei Qing nodded with blank expressions.

So, Jiang Jichen walked over to the Medicine Cauldron.

Observing the Medicine Cauldron up close, Jiang Jichen noticed that the patterns carved on it were ancient and mysterious, faintly emanating an extraordinary aura.

Moreover, the cauldron’s material was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. It seemed to hold a world within.

This wasn’t the time for research. He first needed to retrieve the Ancient Refining Pill from within the Restriction.

The Medicine Cauldron’s opening was uncovered, with medicinal energy constantly swirling inside. The Ancient Refining Pill was floating above it.

The Restriction only enveloped the Medicine Cauldron.

Jiang Jichen discovered that the Restriction guarding the Medicine Cauldron was relatively intact, and its power was far greater than those in the estate.

If he wanted to get both the Ancient Refining Pill and the Medicine Cauldron, he had to reach his hand through the Restriction.

So, Jiang Jichen reached his hand through the Restriction.

BOOM!

The moment Jiang Jichen’s hand touched the Restriction, he wasn’t blasted into a bloody mist like the others before him.

But his powerful hand was now a mangled mess of flesh and blood. Bolts of restrictive lightning shot out and struck his body, charring him and causing smoke to rise.

Had it been anyone else, such terrifying restrictive lightning would have likely turned them to charcoal on the spot.

But Jiang Jichen was someone who had endured thousands of lightning strikes. Besides, he was now at the Body Refining Innate Ninth Layer, countless times stronger than before.

The power within his Great Innate Acupoint erupted like a tide, spreading throughout his body and instantly dispelling the discomfort.

Of course, on the surface, he still looked miserable.

His skin was charred, his hand a bloody pulp—a shocking sight to behold.

Naturally, Su Feng, Wei Qing, and the others didn’t care if Jiang Jichen lived or died. They only cared whether he could take the Ancient Refining Pill out of the Restriction.

The entire area was silent, save for the CRACKLE and POP of the restrictive lightning striking Jiang Jichen’s body—a sound that set one’s teeth on edge.

However, Jiang Jichen’s eyes were calm. Instead of grabbing the Ancient Refining Pill as Su Feng, Wei Qing, and the others expected, he gripped the Medicine Cauldron and lifted the entire thing with his bloodied hand.

’So heavy!’

Jiang Jichen was stunned.

He had originally estimated that the Medicine Cauldron would be heavy, guessing he might need to use thirty or forty percent of his Physical Strength.

But now, its weight far exceeded his expectations.

He needed to use one hundred percent of his Physical Strength just to lift the Medicine Cauldron.

One must understand, with one hundred percent of his Physical Strength at the Body Refining Innate Ninth Layer, Jiang Jichen could lift 100,000 jin. This meant the Medicine Cauldron weighed 100,000 jin.

But the Medicine Cauldron was only as tall as a man, and a meter in length and width!

Jiang Jichen lifted the Medicine Cauldron out without showing any strain, so of course, the others couldn’t tell its weight. After all, they had no idea he possessed such immense Physical Strength.

They only saw that Jiang Jichen hadn’t used any Spiritual Power, so they assumed the Medicine Cauldron couldn’t weigh much.

Jiang Jichen pulled both the Medicine Cauldron and the Ancient Refining Pill out from the Restriction. He unceremoniously stowed the cauldron in his Storage Bag, then held the Ancient Refining Pill in one hand.

The Ancient Refining Pill was originally crystalline and lustrous, but Jiang Jichen, in a disgusting move, deliberately gripped it with his blood-soaked hand.

Su Feng, Wei Qing, and the others had already walked over when Jiang Jichen reached into the Restriction. Seeing him retrieve the Ancient Refining Pill, their hearts filled with joy.

But watching him smear his bloody hand all over the Ancient Refining Pill made them frown.

"Hand it over!"

Su Feng said, holding his hand out to Jiang Jichen.

Jiang Jichen was charred black from head to toe and looked severely injured, but his eyes were exceptionally bright.

He suddenly grinned, revealing his white teeth. "Why should I give you something I retrieved? Are you the fool, or am I?"

The abrupt change stunned everyone for a moment.

They thought they had misheard him. However, seeing Jiang Jichen’s serious expression, it was clear he wasn’t joking.

This Junior Cultivator at the Innate Ninth Realm actually dared to claim the Ancient Refining Pill for himself right in front of the Su Family and the Flowing Cloud Sect!

’Has he gone mad?’

Of course, Jiang Jichen hadn’t gone mad. With the Ancient Medicine Cauldron and the Ancient Refining Pill in his possession, he was free to come and go as he pleased.

But if he had tried to take the pill and cauldron by force earlier, the people from the Su Family and Flowing Cloud Sect would have undoubtedly attacked him.

Su Feng, Wei Qing, and the others were no fools. Realization dawned on them. Wei Qing sneered, "You think you can leave this place alive?"

Jiang Jichen couldn’t be bothered to respond. He took the initiative, launching a punch directly at Su Feng, who was standing right in front of him.

CRACK!

It was a casual punch from Jiang Jichen, but Su Feng felt a mortal crisis and immediately activated his Defensive Secret Artifact.

But his full set of Defensive Secret Artifacts couldn’t withstand a single punch from Jiang Jichen and were completely shattered.