Mrs. and Mr. Smith

Chapter 746: 746

No one knows what kind of power the Capital City Martial Arts Association truly possesses.

But everyone holds a general consensus.

That is, when it comes to martial arts prowess, no one could compare with the Capital City Martial Arts Association, not even the great families of the Capital City.

Yet, the reason the Capital City Martial Arts Association would be wary of the great families in Capital City purely stemmed from their capital and powerful connections.

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Ethan Smith and the mustachioed man, decided to stay in the Noble Family for the time being.

With the Nobles’ assistance, Ethan Smith could earnestly focus on his cultivation.

Surrounding the courtyard was a deserted mountain forest.

Except for the occasional rustle of leaves when the breeze swept through, the forest was incredibly peaceful.

Ethan Smith retrieved the Ice Heart and the ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs from his Spatial Magic Artifact and laid them down in front of him.

“I’ve been suppressing it for a long time, now with these ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, I can try to directly step into the late-term Military Marquis realm,” Ethan Smith said in a heavy voice.

Having gone through so much, Ethan Smith gradually understood that the amount of qi required for his cultivation was seemingly much greater than that of others.

Thus, despite having so many dharma treasures, Ethan Smith did not dare to be overly ambitious.

“It would be wiser to use this ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herb to refine pills,” Ethan Smith thought inwardly.

At his command, a medicinal cauldron inscribed with dragon images was placed in front of him.

This cauldron was a gift from the Pavilion Master to Ethan Smith.

“Ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs…should at least be used to refine a Divine Rank Pill,” Ethan Smith muttered under his breath.

He slightly closed his eyes and began searching for a formula.

A few minutes later, Ethan Smith zeroed in on a formula named “Purple-Gold Pill”.

This pill was capable of maximizing the qi of the herbs while ensuring the compatibility of the qi with the human body.

“At least ten Purple-Gold Pills could be refined from a ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herb,” Ethan Smith contemplated silently.

He placed the ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herb into the cauldron. Then, a purple spirit fire emerged from his palm.

With a flick of his fingers, Ethan Smith projected the flame into the cauldron. In no time, a blazing fire ignited within.

With half-closed eyes, Ethan Smith controlled the flame, focusing all his divine sense on the alchemy process.

Under the stimulation of the spirit fire, the ten-thousand-year-old herb gradually dissolved into medicinal juice.

The rich medicinal juice emitted a refreshing aroma that got locked within the cauldron to prevent the loss of its medicinal properties.

Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Three days later, the sky suddenly fluctuated, and wave after wave of bizarre clouds hung high.

“Pill cloud formation.” At the Noble Family, Pat Noble couldn’t help but murmur.

“Wow, it’s so beautiful, I’ve never seen such beautiful pill clouds before,” said Guy Noble in amazement.

The Noble Family had many alchemists who had also refined pills before, but they had never seen such pill clouds.

The moustachioed man also lifted his head to look at the sky.

With slightly squinting eyes, he said gravely, “Judging by these pill clouds, it appears to be a sign of the emergence of a Divine Rank Pill.”

Under heaven, not many people could refine Divine Rank Pills. Even the prestigious Divine Alchemist Pavilion had few people capable of doing so.

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At that moment, the pill clouds in the sky were suddenly pierced by several bullet-like rays of light!

Following on, a golden figure soared into the sky, with a wave of his hand, a golden palm immediately obscured the sky!

“Swoosh!”

The palm spanning tens of meters grabbed the pill.

The pill clouds in the sky were also completely dissipated!

Ethan Smith extended his palm, looking at the pills in his hand.

“There are only six.” Ethan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

It was fewer than he had imagined.

“Six should be enough.” Ethan murmured.

After all, these were Purple-gold Pills.

For others, one Purple-gold Pill would be enough to step from the mid-term Military Marquis into the late-term Military Marquis stage.

“Next, I should start attempting to break through.” Ethan said in a deep voice.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, and the suppressed qi began to surge at that moment!

Like a sea of qi, it filled his entire body, leading to swirling winds and rustling sounds in the forest!

Ethan could have stepped into mid-term Military Marquis long ago, but he had always suppressed his realm.

Now that he lifted this suppression, his terrifying qi exploded out like a backlash!

Ethan extended his palm and popped the Purple-gold Pill into his mouth.

At the same time, Ethan swallowed all the remaining Ice Heart!

Such a terrifying amount of qi, like the vast ocean, instantly swept through Ethan’s entire body!

His golden core was immersed in the heart of this qi, spinning slightly. The qi flowed along with it, forming a small vortex inside his body.

Too much qi filled Ethan’s body, causing a white mist to gather around his body.

Ethan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, sweat rolling down his face, as he endured the burden that the qi was imposing on his body.

Stepping into the late-term Military Marquis stage in one go was no easy feat, but for Ethan now, this was the fastest speed.

Time was passing, in the blink of an eye a week had gone by.

The Noble Family, Guy Noble, the man with the mustache, and others couldn’t help but worry.

“It’s been a week already, why is there no movement?” Guy Noble frowned and asked.

“Yeah, there’s no sign of any qi fluctuation in Ethan’s direction either.” Pat Noble said in a deep voice.

At this point, Guy Noble looked at the man with the mustache and asked, “Haven’t you gone to check?”

The man with the mustache shook his head: “Ethan said that he didn’t want anyone to approach during his seclusion, for fear of an accident.”

“I’ll go and check.” Clare Richardson stood up and said.

The man with the mustache quickly stopped her and shook his head: “That won’t do. Ethan specifically told me to keep an eye on you, no matter what.”

Clare Richardson’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, her beautiful eyes staring at the man with the mustache with a hint of chill.

The man with the mustache instantly shivered and subconsciously retreated two steps.

Despite having been with Clare Richardson for quite some time, the man with the mustache was still extremely wary of her.

“I’ll send someone to go take a look.” At this point, Guy Noble said.

The man with the mustache waved his hand: “Forget it, I’ll go.”

Just as they were arguing, a brilliant light suddenly burst from the distant mountain!

The light enveloped the entire forest, a powerful shockwave sweeping out in all directions!

The entire forest seemed to have suffered a catastrophe! Trees were broken, mountains collapsed, and beasts were instantly turned into dry bones!

“What’s going on? How can there be such a powerful force?” The faces of Guy Noble and the others couldn’t help but change slightly!

Even Pat Noble’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Although everyone present was in the realm of Military Marquis, they still felt a powerful sense of oppression.

“Is this power really emanating from Ethan?” Guy Noble exclaimed in surprise.

At his side, the man with the mustache said solemnly, “Even at such a distance, there’s such a sense of oppression. If one were to get closer… they might be crushed into mud! Is this the reason Ethan doesn’t want us to get near?”