The thin old man stared at L with a cold and questioning gaze.


    “Malevolent?”


    Upon hearing this, L furrowed his brow. “Sir, as you said yourself, we have never met before. What malevolent karma could there be?”


    Despite asking this question, a hint of doubt shed in L’s eyes.


    As someone who possessed the Dragon Gaze Heavenward Technique, he faintly felt that he and Darius were somehow connected by fate.


    But he couldn’t figure out why.


    Did it mean that things wouldn’t go well for him on this trip?


    Or worse yet, would he end up making enemies with Darius or Nemesis Pavilion?


    However, since he had alreadye all this way to fight for his daughter’s future, L wasn’t about to give up just because of some unfounded premonition.


    So he smiled innocently and tried to keep his tone light.


    L looked at the thin old man in front of him and felt that the other party was unfathomable, with strength that he couldn’t see through at all. In other words, the realm of the person in front of him was at least superior to a Golden Core expert. This made L have to be cautious.


    “Well, maybe it’s just my imagination!” L said uncertainly.


    Darius neither confirmed nor denied it. He shook his head and didn’t dwell on the causal rtionship between him and L. Because this kind of connection seemed… not strong. And Darius didn’t think that this young man in front of him could threaten himself or Nemesis Pavilion.


    Thinking this way, he changed his tone and stared sharply at L, asking, “Kid, you want to see my master?”


    “Yes! I came to Nemesis Pavilion this time to meet him. My daughter has been cursed, and I want to seek the help of him,” L said directly without beating around the bush.


    Upon hearing this, Darius nodded without much expression or emotional fluctuations and said, “My master has long withdrawn from worldly affairs, but it’s not impossible for you to meet him if… you can pass my test.”Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    L’s face turned serious. “What test, Senior, please tell me!”


    Darius faintly responded with an “Hmm” and took out a piece of paper from his body, cing it on the table.


    “As long as you canplete this prescription, you can meet my master!” he said.


    L made a sound of surprise and stepped forward to pick up the paper, focusing his gaze on it.


    It was a prescription called “Life-Prolonging Pill,” which could dy the life of a dying person for another seven days. The prescription already listed precious medicinal materials such as hundred-year ginseng, top-grade Rehmannia, Angelica, white Atractylodes, and Poria, which could replenish vitality in the human body.


    At this moment, Darius observed L and spoke with a hint of indifference, “Kid, this prescription is missing a crucial ingredient, which can be said to be the most critical finishing touch. If you can write down this ingredient, you can meet my master and even seek his help.”


    L looked at the prescription, his expression appearing somewhat peculiar.


    Darius noticed this and chuckled a few times, shaking his head. “Kid, countless people have wanted to meet my master, but so far, no one has been able to pass this test. Judging by your appearance, you must be clueless as well. Forget it, go back! Unless someone canplete this prescription, my master won’t show up.”


    Kyrie has been immersed in the study of alchemy for these years and had long ceased to be concerned about worldly matters or show interest in other things.


    L wasn’t the first person to seek an audience with this great witch doctor, but none of the previous visitors couldplete this prescription. Therefore, in Darius’s opinion, this young man in his early twenties standing before him was simply incapable of achieving it.


    However, as soon as his words fell, L revealed a yful smile. “Senior, I’m afraid your master won’t be able to avoid seeing me today!”


    Darius was taken aback by his words, showing a hint of surprise. At this moment, L picked up the brush on the table and started writing on the paper. He appeared calm on the surface, but inside, he was jubnt.


    Damn, I thought it was some kind of life-threatening test. So, it turns out to be an alchemical prescription? In my mind, I have the Dragon Emperor’s Canon, which includes a section on alchemy. Although with my current abilities, I can’t refine most of the amazing pills mentioned in that section, I still know the prescriptions! So, this test, for me, isn’t it just an easy question to score points?


    “Purified scorpion venom 1 gram, into one pill!”


    Darius saw what L had written and immediately uttered a “Hmm?” with a cold smile on his face.


    “Young man, you better not write carelessly! I will show this answer to my master. If you pass, my master might consider making an appearance. On the other hand, if you write nonsense, knowing my master’s style, he might just kill you,” Darius sneered and questioned directly, “This Life-Prolonging Pill is meant to extend one’s life, and the other medicinal ingredients are for supplementing vitality, containing rich vitality. But now, you’ve filled in a poison?”


    L chuckled, “All things in the world reach their peak and then decline! The pill requires other medicinal substances to nourish vitality, which is why the scorpion venom is needed to harmonize as the crucial catalyst.”


    As he spoke, L continued writing, “Initially refined at a temperature of two hundred degrees, aided by rootless water…”


    Hearing L speak so seriously, Darius’s expression suddenly showed a hint of astonishment and uncertainty. In fact, he wasn’t clear about the final medicinal ingredient for the Life-Prolonging Pill…


    Following this, when he saw this young man actually detailing the alchemical process on paper, his face immediately revealed a look of surprise.


    This guy made it all sound so real, could it be…


    “Alright, I’ll ask the elder to pass my answer to the grand witch doctor and see if I can pass the test,” L handed over hispleted work politely and respectfully.


    Darius nced deeply at L, took it, and casually said, “Alright, then wait here for me!”


    Seeing this young man so confident and serious, Darius didn’t dare to be negligent. After all, this “test” was personally ordered by his master, Kyrie!


    Momentster, Darius returned to the small building.


    “Let’s go, follow me! My master wants to see you!”


    Upon hearing this, although L had known the oue for a while, he couldn’t help but show a smile.


    Two minutester, L followed Darius into an underground chamber of the small building, where he met the grand witch doctor.


    As soon as he entered the chamber, L felt a wave of heat hit him. A burly, fiery-haired old man was gazing at him intently.


    “Master, the person has been brought,” Darius bowed to the red-haired old man.


    “Hmm, you may leave,” Kyrie waved his hand.


    The next moment, looking at L, he revealed a hint of yful interest.


    “Young man,e,e!”