"Does the sinner Chen Nan reside here?"
Upon hearing the voice from outside, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.
After all, only officials would question others in such a tone.
"Let's go see who's making a ruckus outside," Chen Nan said, a slight smile tugging at his lips.
Now at the peak of the Ghost King realm, he feared no one seeking trouble.
He only worried that opponents wouldn't be strong enough.
After all, he felt no sense of accomplishment from bullying the weak.
Opening the door, he saw two tall, slender figures, one in black and one in white, standing before him.
Their aura was powerful, and their eyes devoid of any emotion.
One glance was enough to know they were no ordinary beings.
Chen Nan was unaware of their origins.
However, a legend from the mortal realm seemed to hold true.
The Black and White Impermanence belonged to King Yama's command.
Judging by their attire, they were indeed the Black and White Impermanence under King Yama.
"I am Chen Nan. What business do you two little ghosts have with this grandfather?" Chen Nan's lips curved into a charming arc.
The Black and White Impermanence were enraged.
They knew Chen Nan must have figured out their identities, yet he called them "little ghosts."
It was as if he didn't take them seriously at all!
Qi Ye and the others were also tense and uneasy.
They had long suspected that after King Yama consumed the Grand Purity Divine Pill, he would eliminate the Lu family.
However, they hadn't expected him to investigate Chen Nan so swiftly.
The Black Impermanence boomed, "Chen Nan, answer me truthfully. Did you refine that Grand Purity Divine Pill?"
Chen Nan replied, "Yes!"
Black Impermanence: "Was the pill poisonous?"
Chen Nan: "Yes!"
The Black Impermanence roared, "Why did you refine a poisonous pill?"
Chen Nan chuckled, "Why did I refine a poisonous pill? What business is it of yours?"
The White Impermanence said coldly, "That pill caused King Yama to lose a thousand years of cultivation."
Chen Nan's smile remained unchanged, "I didn't force-feed that pill to King Yama."
"Let alone losing a thousand years of cultivation, even if he died, what has it got to do with me?"
"Sharp-tongued!" The Black Impermanence's eyes glinted with cold light. "You are suspected of harming King Yama. Please return to the underworld with us for judgment!"
Chen Nan raised an eyebrow, a playful smirk on his face. "What if I refuse to go?"
The Black Impermanence produced a black chain from his hand. "Then we shall seize your soul and bring it to the netherworld!"
The black chain emitted a chilling glow under the sunlight.
This was the notorious Soul Seizing Chain of the underworld.
Di Ting emerged with a leisurely gait. "Are you two little ghosts this overbearing? Does Little Wu know about this?"
Seeing the figure approaching, the Black and White Impermanence's pupils constricted.
The exposed skin instantly broke out in goosebumps.
Like mice seeing a cat, a tidal wave of shock surged through them.
Although the creature before them was merely an unremarkable-looking thin dog, they had...
They had once ventured deep into the lowest level of the eighteen hells.
They had seen this esteemed figure before!
Yet, in their wildest dreams, they never imagined this esteemed figure was still alive.
And in league with Chen Nan!
Without a second thought, the two immediately knelt and bowed, shouting, "Greetings, Dog Lord! May Dog Lord be blessed with boundless magic and live as long as heaven!"
Qi Ye and the others were also greatly surprised.
While they knew of Di Ting's identity, they never expected that, according to Di Ting, King Yama, one of the ten Kings of Hell, was merely "Little Wu"...
It was utterly absurd!
Di Ting said impatiently, "Go back and tell Little Wu that Chen Nan is my brother. If he's not satisfied, he can come at any time!"
Di Ting's action was not to defend Chen Nan, but to protect King Yama.
If King Yama were to become Chen Nan's enemy, he would be the one to suffer.
Even as one of the ten Kings of Hell, he was no match for Chen Nan.
"Yes, yes, we will relay Dog Brother's words to King Yama."
The Black and White Impermanence were on the verge of wetting themselves.
They couldn't fathom...
That Chen Nan was Di Ting's brother.
Di Ting said impatiently, "Begone!"
"Yes, yes!"
The two immediately vanished like phantoms, disappearing from sight.
They didn't dare linger for even a second longer.
After they left, Wang Qian'er, the young lady of the Wang family, arrived with two attendants.
"Senior Chen, these are the medicinal ingredients prepared by our Wang family. Please trouble yourself to refine pills for us!" Wang Qian'er stated her purpose directly.
After all, Chen Nan had promised to refine pills for the Wang family, as compensation for the Putuo Flower.
Chen Nan casually accepted the storage bag and his spiritual sense entered it.
To his surprise, they had only prepared enough ingredients to refine ten thousand Body Seizing Pills.
Fortunately, they weren't too greedy.
Although he no longer needed to improve his cultivation through pills, he would still fulfill his promise to the Wang family.
Of course, even if he didn't need them, Guo Yu would still need to refine pills to improve his cultivation.
Chen Nan said, "Miss Wang, please return and await good news. Once I have refined the pills, I will deliver them to the Wang family."
Wang Qian'er nodded slightly and left Chen Nan's residence after a brief exchange of pleasantries.
Wang Qian'er held Chen Nan in high regard.
Because she knew Chen Nan had refined the Grand Purity Divine Pill.
The celestial phenomenon the previous night had been witnessed by the entire city.
Later, she heard that the Lu family had inexplicably been exterminated.
Although she didn't know the inner workings of it, she had a premonition.
That all of this was likely related to Chen Nan.
Of course, what exactly had transpired was beyond her ability to pry into as a minor figure.
She only needed to attend to her own responsibilities.
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In reality, the Wang family had prepared enough ingredients to refine one hundred thousand Body Seizing Pills this time.
However, Wang Qian'er had changed her mind.
Although Chen Nan had initially said he wouldn't be angry even if they prepared more ingredients, she felt it would be impolite.
Even if Chen Nan had said so, the Wang family shouldn't treat him like a beast of burden.
This was a matter of basic courtesy.
And the most crucial point:
With the Lu family annihilated, Chen Nan was now the strongest alchemist in the underworld.
Becoming friends with such a person was far more valuable than refining an additional ninety thousand Body Seizing Pills.
After seeing Wang Qian'er off, Chen Nan returned to his room.
He then began refining pills.
However, this time, he did not use a pill furnace.
With his current strength, coupled with the aid of fire laws, he could transform medicinal ingredients into pills even without a furnace.
In the void, ten thousand portions of ingredients for Body Seizing Pills were piled high like a mountain.
As the temperature reached a certain point, they began to melt gradually, like ice under the sun.
Under Chen Nan's control, they formed individual pills.
Chen Nan formed hand seals and compressed the Yin Qi in the air into the pills.
Only then was the refinement considered successful.
"Refining pills presents no difficulty for me now," Chen Nan smiled knowingly. With a thought, he stored six thousand pills in his storage bag.
The remaining four thousand pills were placed in the storage bag that had previously held the ingredients.
Just as he finished refining the pills, Guo Yu's voice rang out, "Big Brother, an old friend of yours is here to see you."
Chen Nan immediately frowned.
Who were his old friends in the underworld?