White Robes—an immortal from the Origin Sect—imperceptibly curled his lip. Contempt lingered in the corner of his eyes.

“But milord, someone who can refine an immortal pill should be an immortal themselves. Immortals are in Darklake Empire…” Wang Tianba fretted after his initial rush of excitement.

“Don’t worry, my Origin Sect will take care of the immortal. They’re at most an august immortal,” White Robes smiled.

Lu Youya had been sent to Darklake merely to probe Lu Tianling’s capabilities. It’d turned out to be a difficult undertaking to fend off a true immortal, so Lu Tianling’s trump cards couldn’t be anywhere near impressive. As for refining an immortal pill… sometimes low level immortals could also create high level pills.

“That is most wonderful!” Wang Tianba gushed. “Although Darklake Empire gained its independence thanks to that trash Sui Ge, we still have a secret pawn in place there!"

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Countless residents of Dark City raised their heads and gawked at the tribulation clouds covering...