Elder Bing Xin's breath was caught in her throat. The [Blood-Ignition Pill] was a taboo alchemical creation from the dark eras of the Western Sacred Lands. It forcibly extracted a cultivator's potential, burning their lifespan to temporarily grant them strength equivalent to the Core Formation Stage for a few hours.
Once the effect faded, their meridians would be crippled, turning them into mortals. If they survived the cardiac strain at all. It was a one-way ticket. Will their allied sects even agree to it?
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Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, in the opulent, gold-gilded headquarters of the Golden Carp Trading Guild.
Guild Master Jin Cheng sat behind his massive desk, which was no longer cluttered with parchment scrolls and bamboo slips. Instead, it was completely clear, save for a single, glowing token hovering in the center.
The [Distributor Token].
