How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

Hong Butian raised an eyebrow: "Was he secretly jealous of you or had some ulterior motive, so he killed you?"

"Well..."

The ring pondered for a moment, then sighed: "Back then, he invited me to a gathering of friends on a high mountain, and we had a very pleasant conversation."

When the conversation reached its peak, he excitedly told me that he had developed a medicinal formula and had already prepared pills. According to ancient records, these pills could help cultivators more easily overcome tribulations...

On the spot, he took out two pills, gave me one, and said with a smile that after he refined the pill, he immediately notified me so that we could share this ancient pill together..."

"Then……?"

Hong Butian frowned, gradually forming a guess in his mind. He estimated that this elder had died after consuming that pill.

It's quite ironic that the Grand Elder of the Medicine King Sect was poisoned to death...

"I was deeply moved after hearing this, and immediately swallowed the pill without hesitation."

The ring sighed, "That pill is colorless and odorless, and its specific medicinal properties are completely indistinguishable, but the more indistinguishable it is, the more I feel that it is effective."

really……

Hong Butian nodded to himself.

"My friend burst out laughing after seeing me take the pill..."

"Your friend completely tore off his hypocritical facade and, with a sinister grin, killed you?!"

Hong Butian's expression was somewhat indignant: "Just as I thought, I can't stand this kind of betrayal more than anything else in my life..."

"Ahem, that..."

The ring interrupted Hong Butian's short essay, and he whispered, "My friend laughed heartily, saying that he liked straightforward people like me, and immediately took the pill as well..."

Hong Butian: "???"

"One is poisonous?"

Hong Butian guessed, "The other one isn't poisonous?"

"No, he misunderstood the formula; both pills are highly poisonous!"

The ring sighed, "Not long after, we both succumbed to the poison and died suddenly..."

"boom!"

Hong Butian's head was spinning. He shook his head, looked at the bloodstains on the big tree in front of him, and touched his forehead, which was wet.

"so?"

Ignoring the wound on his forehead, Hong Butian hesitated to speak.

"Yeah, that's right."

The ring sighed: "This was an accidental death."

"Didn't I tell you in the chapter where I first appeared that I ended up in this situation due to an accident..."

Hong Butian: "???"

Hong Butian: "..."

"My friend was filled with remorse before he died, feeling that it was bad enough that he died, but that he had dragged me down with him..."

The ring's voice carried a hint of sorrow: "Then, with his last bit of strength, he protected my soul within this ring, and died with a bitter smile..."

"Ah this..."

Hong Butian was at a loss for words, and could only sigh, "Please accept my condolences. It's just a pity that someone of your noble character died for such a reason..."

"Sigh, perhaps. But in my opinion, as long as one is on the path of exploration and progress, even if the reason is absurd, it can be considered a worthy death..."

The Grand Elder sighed, “Our Medicine King Sect has gone through many hardships and passed down from generation to generation. It has grown from a small beginning to its current scale. We have faced annihilation many times, but we have always survived.”

This is inseparable from the self-sacrifice of our predecessors who tested the medicines on themselves and developed the formulas. Some even choked to death or died from overeating, yet they are still respected by us, their descendants..."

"That is indeed worthy of respect..."

Hong Butian sighed, his eyes shining: "If that's the case, then the Medicine King Sect is indeed a place worth visiting!"

"Haha, of course! This place isn't far from the canyon where my Medicine King Sect is located. If you hurry, you should be able to get there by dawn tomorrow!"

"Is that so?"

Hong Butian nodded and sped up.

As for the wound on his forehead, it was just a minor scratch, not even worth mentioning. After all, he was a Qi Refining stage cultivator, and it would be completely healed in the blink of an eye!

The next morning, in Medicine King Valley.

"So... this is the Medicine King Sect you were talking about?"

Hong Butian stared blankly at what was in front of him, asking the ring a question, but this time he received no answer.

Before me lay ruins, broken windows and shattered tiles, with what appeared to be congealed bloodstains in some places…

"This, this, this..."

The ring was incoherent and unbelievable.

"I, I, I... How could this be? How is this possible! No, this is impossible!"

"Calm down first..."

"I can't calm down, how can I calm down!"

The Grand Elder, on the verge of collapse, roared angrily, "This is my sect! My sect! Tell me how it has become like this?!"

"If you ask me, I definitely don't know..."

Hong Butian raised his hands above his head, looked at the long sword resting on his neck, and swallowed hard.

"But this hero who's holding a sword to my side might know something..."

"Hey, calm down, calm down! Please don't do anything! Killing someone is wrong!"

"Who are you calling a hero!"

A soft hum sounded behind Hong Butian. The person behind him held a sword to Hong Butian's neck and slowly turned to face him, allowing Hong Butian to see the other person's appearance clearly.

Uh, a beautiful girl in black, who looked to be in her early twenties, was looking at Hong Butian with a sneer.

"My master sent me to investigate the now deserted Medicine King Sect, saying there might be some clues left here..."

Zhao Zhuji looked at Hong Butian warily and sneered, "As expected, I caught a suspicious character right away. Is this the reason why criminals always return to the crime scene...?"

“Ahahaha?”

Hong Butian blinked: "Suspicious? A criminal? Who is it?"

It must be this ring, right?

It must be a ring!

He's the most suspicious one!

"Don't pretend you don't understand!"

Zhao Zhuji roared, "Demon, show your true form! Behold my magic weapon, the Small Demon-Revealing Mirror!"

"Ok?"

Hong Butian watched as the girl suddenly pulled out a small round mirror and looked it at him, his face instantly appearing in the mirror. He blinked.

"Well, I have been traveling a lot lately and have become a bit unkempt, but you can't put a sword to my throat just because I'm not hygienic, can you?"

"what?"

Zhao Zhuji looked into the small round mirror and found no change. She immediately widened her eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

"How could it even conceal the [Small Demon-Revealing Mirror]?"

What kind of monster are you, to possess such abilities?!

After a pause, Zhao Zhuji frowned and said, "As expected of the guy who could destroy the Medicine King Sect, you do have some skills... Tell me! What exactly is your original form?"

"Uh……"

Hong Butian chuckled and said, "Is it possible that I'm actually a person?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Zhuji scoffed, "Ever since the Medicine King Sect was destroyed, who would come to such a remote place?!"

"..."

Hong Xiaotian remained silent, gazing intently at Zhao Zhuji.

"You called me inhuman!"

Zhao Zhuji's face flushed red with anger: "How dare you!"

"I didn't say anything!"

Your eyes have already said it!

"..."

"See, you've tacitly agreed!"