Two Realms: I Will Become the Immortal Emperor

Chapter 64: Chapter 65: The Otherworld Version of the Colleague Rat Race

Jinyun Valley.

Before a bamboo forest sat a luxurious, sprawling mansion with three main courtyards.

This was the residence of Tributor Li.

”Brother, Jinyun Valley is in urgent need of the Cold Frost Pill. It must be incredibly important, yet you keep making excuses to put it off. Aren’t you afraid of provoking Jinyun Valley’s dissatisfaction?”

Li Hong looked at his elder brother, his face etched with worry.

Though they were blood brothers, the younger, Li Hong, was powerfully built, with a square face and a wide mouth—nothing like his elder brother, Tributor Li, who had short, stout limbs and a small, squat frame.

”It would be one thing on any other day, but the circumstances are special right now!”

”The more special the circumstances, the more it highlights my importance, wouldn’t you say?”

Before he could finish, Tributor Li cut him off.

”Lu Yi wants to use that kid to counterbalance me, but too bad for him—the boy doesn’t have the skill! He can’t refine the Cold Frost Pill, so Jinyun Valley will have to come crawling back to rely on me! The day they kick him out is the day I resume my alchemy!”

”As long as I’m around, the Valley can forget about having a second Pill Master Tributor!”

Tributor Li poured a cup of wine, looking perfectly serene and self-assured.

Pill Masters were hard to find.

And Tier One High Grade Pill Masters were even rarer.

Over the years, it wasn’t that Jinyun Valley hadn’t tried to cultivate other Pill Masters, but all their attempts had ended in failure.

”As long as you’re confident, Brother, that’s all that matters.”

Li Hong smiled.

”You’ve already reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and have a good chance at Foundation Establishment, so you’re in desperate need of Cultivation Resources. All the more reason why we can’t afford any mistakes right now.”

Tributor Li took a sip of wine, his gaze fixed eagerly on Li Hong.

He himself had no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment, but thankfully, Li Hong had a decent aptitude and was worth cultivating.

Over the years, he had supported him all the way to the Eighth Layer. This was a critical moment. ’If the Valley gains another Tributor, how will I embezzle resources in the future? If it affects Li Hong’s breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, wouldn’t all my years of effort be wasted?’

”Tributor Li, the storeroom isn’t authorizing the withdrawal of the Ice Spirit Branches you requested!”

Just as the two were chatting, a disciple hurried over and said in a low voice.

”Why?”

Tributor Li’s gaze turned cold as he shot a frosty look at the disciple.

The disciple flinched, saying fearfully, ”Valley Master Lu has ordered that since Tributor Chen has begun refining the Cold Frost Pill, the Ice Spirit Branches are to be prioritized for his use!”

”He can refine the Cold Frost Pill?”

Tributor Li was in disbelief.

”Yes! And Tributor Chen said the Valley can come pick them up in three days.”

After speaking, the disciple hurried away.

Leaving only the two brothers in the small courtyard, their expressions grim.

”Brother, what should we do?”

Li Hong thought grimly, ’This is bad.’ The Ice Spirit Branch was a key material for the Realm-Breaking Pill, as well as the main ingredient for refining the Cold Frost Pill.

Tributor Li’s expression shifted constantly; this situation was completely unexpected.

Hearing Li Hong’s urgent question, he let out a soft chuckle, then abruptly stood and walked toward the inner courtyard.

”Brother, what are you doing...?”

”Lighting the furnace. It’s time for alchemy!”

From the courtyard came Tributor Li’s voice, laced with scorn. ”If you refine something that can’t be consumed, you can’t call it an elixir. Since that brat claims he can refine the Cold Frost Pill, let’s just let Jinyun Valley see for themselves whose elixirs are of a higher quality.”

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In the Cave Mansion’s Alchemy Room, Chen Che sat before the Chixia Tripod.

Holding his breath and concentrating, his hands continuously formed a series of complex seal techniques.

As a torrent of True Essence poured into the Chixia Tripod, flames churned within the side hall, sending out waves of heat that grew more intense by the moment.

But inside the Pill Furnace, enveloped by his Divine Sense, it was a completely different scene:

A dense layer of frost had already formed on the inner wall of the Pill Furnace, and it was constantly spreading outward, as if turning the interior into an ice cavern.

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