The God-Defying Pill Emperor

Qingyun City outskirts, Yu Family Manor. In the dark dungeon, a faint candle flickered. “Finally, it’s done!” Looking at his wife, Yi Qianmo’s eyes held a complex expression. “I hope you can keep your promise.” “Yes, finally, it’s done!” Across from him sat a woman. The woman was extremely beautiful, dressed in a long red robe that accentuated her slender figure. Her skin was fair, like jade, without a single flaw. This was his wife, the most beautiful woman in Qingyun City, the apple of the Yu family’s eye, Yu Wei. Compared to his wife, Yi Qianmo was pale, emaciated, and his deep-set eyes were filled with a pair of dull, resentful eyes. Yu Wei looked down at him, her eyes devoid of the affection a wife would show her husband; instead, her tone was filled with pity: "I will keep my promise and let you leave, and I will also protect your family." Hearing this, the helplessness in Yi Qianmo's eyes lessened slightly, and a glimmer of hope appeared on his face. At the age of five, he awakened his ninth-grade talent, but this talent did not bring him good fortune; instead, it brought disaster to him and his family. All of this was because his family was a small, insignificant family in Qingyun City. Thus, battles between various powerful forces ensued, escalating rapidly. His father was killed before his eyes to protect him, and the entire family was on the verge of destruction. At the critical moment, the Yu family stepped in to help, but on the condition that he marry into the Yu family. To protect his family, Yi Qianmo became the Yu family's son-in-law. He originally thought the Yu family valued his talent and wanted to groom him. He never imagined that his marriage into the Yu family was merely a means to an end, to serve as a cultivation vessel for his beloved daughter, Yu Wei, who possessed nine souls. Yi Qianmo was ruthless, but he knew that if he didn't become this vessel, the Yi family, deprived of protection, would be wiped out. Yu Wei promised him that if he cooperated, she would release him upon completion of his cultivation and ensure the safety of his Yi family. Thirteen years! He had spent thirteen long years in this dark dungeon, finally awaiting the day he would see the light of day again. "However..." Yu Wei's voice was low and serious. Suddenly, she drew her sword and thrust it at him. The sword flashed; he was powerless to resist! "Why!" Looking at the severed tendons in his right hand, Yi Qianmo was both shocked and furious. "I've cooperated with you for thirteen years! Now you've achieved the Ninefold Perfection, why do you still treat me like this!" "Why?" Yu Wei remained expressionless, saying, "Do you think that thirteen years ago, when several major families joined forces to coerce your Yi family, it was merely because of your Ninefold Perfection?" A slight smile appeared at the corner of her eye. "In their eyes, the Ninefold Perfection was just an opportunity. What they wanted was your Yi family's Great Yi Sword Technique. Legend has it... that it's a sword technique close to that of immortals. If..." "Xiu, in this entire Qingyun City, I'm afraid there isn't a single family that can rival your Yi family!" "If my Yi family truly possessed such a sword technique, how could we have allowed several major families to come and kill my father!" Yi Qianmo's face was contorted with pain and resentment. "How could I willingly become your Yu family's son-in-law, your Yu Wei's furnace for cultivation!" "Now that things have come to this, what's the use of hiding it anymore?" Yu Wei laughed loudly. "Do you really think that no one knows about our Yu family secretly cultivating this sword technique?" "How could you possibly..." Yi Qianmo's heart skipped a beat; he couldn't believe his ears. "How could I possibly know?" Yu Wei picked up on his words, her eyes filled with pity. "Old Master Yi was quite the schemer. Even after his son was killed, he didn't reveal the Great Yi Sword Technique." "He probably knew then that even if he revealed the technique, the Yi family would still face annihilation. So he simply agreed to let you marry into my Yu family. If my Yu family hadn't been so powerful, our fate would probably have been no better than your Yi family's. And once you mastered the sword technique, I'm afraid my Yu family, and even all the other families in Qingyun City, would be wiped out!" With that, Yu Wei's longsword flashed, leaving no room for error. Yi Qianmo was like a fish on a chopping board, the tendons in his left hand severed by the sword, gushing out like a spring. "Unfortunately, your patriarch miscalculated one thing. My Yu family didn't want the sword technique, but your Ninefold Sword Technique! The only thing I don't understand is, why can you master it but the others in the Yi family can't?" Yu Wei asked. "You damned, venomous woman!" With his tendons severed, Yi Qianmo ignited the fury within everyone, who erupted like madmen. When he married into the Yu family, his grandfather taught him this sword technique, hoping he would use the Yu family's protection to cultivate it. For thirteen years, he endured being treated like a dog in the Yu family, whether as a furnace for cultivation or subjected to the humiliation of the servants who brought him food, always displaying docility. He knew this was his only hope, and he had to succeed! He didn't want the scene from thirteen years ago to repeat itself! "Won't you talk?" Yu Wei coldly glanced at him, her face expressionless as she unleashed two consecutive sword strikes, severing Yi Qianmo's Achilles tendons. "It's alright, I was just curious anyway." "Even if your Yi family's sword techniques are exquisite, so what? They only approach the realm of immortals. I've already broken through to the Innate Realm, for the sake of immortality!" "You wretch..." Yi Qianmo cursed in agony, "You'll die a horrible death!" "Oh?" Yu Wei smiled lightly, "You think this is over?" "You... what else do you want to do!" Terrification flashed in Yi Qianmo's eyes. Not only were his tendons severed, but even against Yu Wei before, he had no chance of victory. Beyond the Innate Realm—that was the true realm of immortals! "Severing your tendons is enough to prevent you from wielding a sword and walking, but that's not enough!" With a flash, she appeared before him, raising her hand and landing a punch on his abdomen. The domineering force sent Yi Qianmo flying. The excruciating pain nearly made Yi Qianmo faint. “Only by destroying your dantian can you sever all your foundation.” Yu Wei walked up to him, raised her hand to seal several of his major acupoints, and forcibly stuffed a pill into his anus, whispering, “But I promised not to kill you. However… I will help you walk this path of immortality. You can stay here and live as a mortal in peace!” “You vicious, despicable woman!” Yi Qianmo, disheveled and resembling a demon, roared. If only his tendons in his hands and feet had been severed, with that wisp of sword intent within him, as long as he reached the Innate Realm, he would still have a chance. However, with his dantian destroyed, it meant his foundation was ruined, rendering him a cripple. Even with sword intent, it would be utterly useless. His grandfather's expectations for him, and thirteen years of forbearance, were all destroyed in this one moment. He desperately wanted to tear the person before him apart, but he was powerless! “I’ve already instructed the servants not to stop you from leaving, but I think it’s better if you stay here.” Yu Wei didn’t even glance at him, sheathed her sword, and turned to leave. “So this is what you call keeping your promise!” Yi Qianmo, his mouth agape, lay on the ground, letting out a painful roar. Thirteen years of dual cultivation; he had even placed his heart entirely on Yu Wei, but he never expected her to be such a ruthless person. Yes, keeping her promise had destroyed all his hope. He was unwilling, because this was also the hope of his family! “I’m not willing!” His eyes burned red, the anger and resentment within igniting the wisp of sword intent he had cultivated over thirteen years. “Boom!” A deafening explosion resounded in his mind, as if the heavens and earth had been split open. That wisp of sword intent, like a raging fire, burned forth, piercing through his limbs and bones. "The Great Changes return to their source, adversity turns to prosperity, what is inherently flawed can be remedied by acquired means..." A grand voice suddenly resounded in his mind, and a glint of silver flashed in those red eyes. This instantly engulfed his eyes, just like his sword intent, permeating him. If Yu Wei were still here, she would be shocked. Because at this moment, Yi Qianmo was floating in mid-air, like a piece of jade, radiating a silvery luster.