Supreme Dragon Lord

Chapter 457: Miraculous Elixirs and Medicines!

Qi Yuanchen, watching from the side, didn’t dare to disturb Long Chen for fear of interrupting him. He could only observe the situation quietly. His heart was in his throat; besides praying that Long Chen would be alright, there was nothing else he could do. For the time being, he could only wait anxiously.

「And just like that, three days passed.」

During these three days, Long Chen had been meditating cross-legged, focused on neutralizing the inner strength he had absorbed from Lei Changshan. Finally, thanks to his persistence, the once-chaotic inner strength completely calmed down, no longer showing any signs of rejection.

After suppressing the foreign power, Long Chen didn’t stop. His own inner strength was now incredibly abundant, and he wanted to seize this opportunity to break through in one fell swoop! The inner strength of an Eighth-Layer Warlord Realm expert was incredibly potent for Long Chen, who was only at the Fifth Layer of the War King Realm.

BOOM!

Just one day later, Long Chen harnessed this power to break through four minor realms in succession!

Ninth Level of the War King Realm!

This was even after he had forcefully compressed the absorbed inner strength. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have just broken through four minor realms; he would have directly stepped into the Warlord Realm.

However, he chose not to, suppressing the power in order to solidify his foundation and ensure steady progress through each minor realm. This approach would make his future cultivation far more efficient, accelerating his progress.

Long Chen slowly lowered his palms and let out a long breath, a wave of relief and comfort washing over him.

"Sect Leader!"

Seeing that Long Chen had not only subdued the foreign inner strength but had also successfully used it to advance his realm, Qi Yuanchen was ecstatic. He hurriedly spoke with reverence, "Congratulations on your breakthrough, Sect Leader!"

Long Chen smiled faintly, but when he saw Qi Yuanchen curled up on the ground with his bones pulverized, the smile on his face instantly froze. It was replaced by a grave expression.

"This is all my fault," Long Chen said, blaming himself. "You were implicated because of me. Lei Changshan’s target was me from the start. You wouldn’t have suffered so much if he wasn’t trying to capture me."

Hearing this, Qi Yuanchen just shook his head. He offered a weak yet optimistic smile. "Ultimately, this is because of my own weakness. If I were strong enough, he wouldn’t have captured me, and you wouldn’t have been threatened by him, Sect Leader."

"Sect Leader, I’m so sorry. When I saw you in danger, I could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything... I’m so useless..."

"This really isn’t your fault," Long Chen said directly, cutting him off. "Don’t say another word. Your severe injuries are my responsibility. Rest assured, I’ll see to it that you recover as soon as possible."

"Now... I’m afraid that even if I recover, I’ll just be a cripple," Qi Yuanchen murmured, his eyes dimming.

His injuries were catastrophic: bones pulverized, meridians severed. He was barely clinging to life. The thought of living the rest of his life as a cripple filled him with hopelessness.

Long Chen spoke, "Who said you’re going to be a cripple?"

"Huh?" Qi Yuanchen looked at Long Chen in surprise, not understanding what he meant.

Without another word, Long Chen opened his palm. A brilliant golden light flared, so bright that Qi Yuanchen had to shut his eyes. Immediately after, a rich, potent medicinal aroma washed over him, instantly clearing his mind and lifting his spirits.

He was stunned for a moment before slowly opening his eyes. When he saw the pill in Long Chen’s palm, his face filled with shock. Although he didn’t know what kind of pill it was, he could sense its incredibly high quality.

He looked at Long Chen in astonishment. "This is..."

"This is a Restoration Pill," Long Chen said. "Take it. It will greatly help your injuries."

Qi Yuanchen nodded trustingly. He took the pill from Long Chen’s hand and swallowed it. The moment the pill entered his body, a gentle medicinal energy enveloped him. He could feel his damaged meridians and internal injuries healing at a rapid pace.

What’s happening? He couldn’t believe it was real.

He looked up at Long Chen, his face a mask of disbelief. "Sect Leader, my injuries... they’re healing rapidly! This is... this is too miraculous!"

At that moment, the light returned to Qi Yuanchen’s once-dim eyes. He could see the hope of recovery!

"I told you I would restore you to your original state," Long Chen said with a faint smile. The pill I refined earlier just in case really came in handy. It seems you can never have too many Elixir Pills, especially ones that are so effective for healing injuries.

He continued, "However, your bones were pulverized, which is a very serious condition. Recovering completely from that will still take some time."

"It doesn’t matter!" Qi Yuanchen’s face was wreathed in smiles. "As long as I can recover, waiting is nothing!"

He would have been thrilled to regain even seventy or eighty percent of his former condition. He never imagined that Long Chen could heal him completely! This is nothing short of a miracle! At that moment, his admiration for Long Chen was absolute.

"Come, I’ll take you back first," Long Chen said.

"But..." Qi Yuanchen turned to look at Lei Changshan’s corpse. "Sect Leader, now that he’s dead, how will we answer to the Sect?"

"We’ll tell the truth," Long Chen replied calmly. "Don’t worry. This old scoundrel brought this upon himself, so the Sect won’t hold us responsible."

Speaking of which, Long Chen added, "There’s one more thing."

Qi Yuanchen looked at him. "What is it?"

Long Chen said coolly, "What you saw of my strength here... it stays between us."

"Understood!" Qi Yuanchen caught his meaning immediately. "If anyone asks what happened here, I’ll say I’m not sure. I was already unconscious."

Long Chen nodded. Before leaving, he retrieved Lei Changshan’s Storage Ring. Can’t let good things go to waste!

Back at the Jinglei Sect, Long Chen got Qi Yuanchen settled in and refined several more Elixir Pills that aid in bone recovery for him to have on hand.

Once that was done, Long Chen went straight to Lei Yujing and told her everything that had happened.

When Lei Yujing learned what Lei Changshan had done, her brow tightened, and her face filled with anger. "That bastard! How could Lei Changshan do something so depraved? He brought shame to the very title of Elder. I will report this to the Sect Master. As for his death, it was a fate he brought upon himself. He deserved it!"

After her tirade, she looked at Long Chen with a curious expression. "However, I am quite curious. Lei Changshan was an Eighth-Layer Warlord Realm expert. How did you manage to deal with him all by yourself?"