Dandy Pill God
Chapter 579: The Third Clue! The Invisible Staircase!

Chapter 579: Chapter 579: The Third Clue! The Invisible Staircase!

"How is this possible?"

The long-haired man stared dumbfounded at the Soul-gathering Flag, split in two, disbelief filling his eyes.

You see, his Soul-gathering Flag was a Low Grade True Artifact that had undergone a century of his spirit refinement and contained countless Yin souls.

Under normal circumstances, even when facing a rather ordinary Mid Grade True Artifact, this Soul-gathering Flag would usually have the upper hand.

But now...

No sooner had the long-haired man thought this than he discovered, to his horror, that Zhu Fei’s fingertips had once again condensed a wisp of golden Flame Sword Light!

"No! Don’t! Hou Boss, and Brother Che, save me quickly!"

The long-haired man screamed miserably. Just as he attempted to flee, he saw the wisp of golden Flame Sword Light from Zhu Fei’s fingertips magnify in his pupils!

With a "pfft" sound, without any suspense, the golden Flame Sword Light instantly pierced through the long-haired man’s head and directly burned him into nothingness!

"Mu Laosan!"

It was only then that Hou Boss and Brother Che finally snapped to reality.

The process by which Zhu Fei had killed Mu Laosan seemed complex and slow, but in fact, it was only an instant, so quick that Hou Boss and the other couldn’t even react in time.

"Dammit! How dare you kill my brother; I’ll make you pay with your life!"

Brother Che’s expression turned ferocious as he slapped the top of his head, and a child who looked exactly like him suddenly flew out from atop it.

The child, who appeared to be in his mid-teens, held a blood-red broadsword in their hands—without a doubt, this was Brother Che’s Primordial Spirit.

"Hss—" Zhu Fei snorted coldly, "Primordial Spirit projection? Still useless."

No sooner had the words fallen than Zhu Fei bothered no longer with the two men and brought forth the True Fire Dragon Slayer Sword directly.

The True Fire Dragon Slayer Sword left a trail in the void and when it reappeared, it had already swiftly passed through the third eye of Brother Che’s Primordial Spirit!

"How... How is this possible?"

There was a large hole in the center of Brother Che’s Primordial Spirit’s forehead. He dumbfoundedly looked at the blood-red broadsword in his hands, seemingly still unable to accept that he hadn’t even made his move, yet his Primordial Spirit had already been pierced by the opponent.

"There’s nothing impossible about it. Since you wished to murder and rob, then you must be prepared to be killed in retaliation."

Zhu Fei coldly watched Brother Che’s Primordial Spirit gradually dissipate before he turned his head to look at the now pale-faced Hou Boss.

Without any nonsense, the True Fire Dragon Slayer Sword lashed out again, thrusting directly towards the center of Hou Boss’s forehead!

"Mercy, Big Brother! I... I have valuable information to tell Big Brother!"

Seeing Zhu Fei’s attack descending once more, Hou Boss finally became afraid, crying out in panic.

With a "pfft" sound, the True Fire Dragon Slayer Sword, originally aiming for Hou Boss’s forehead, suddenly twisted mid-air, slicing along Hou Boss’s shoulder and severing his entire left arm and shoulder in one clean stroke!

"I hope your information is somewhat valuable, or else it won’t be as simple as just losing an arm."

Zhu Fei temporarily sheathed the True Fire Dragon Slayer Sword, his gaze ice-cold as he spoke to Hou Boss.

Hou Boss nodded frantically, a mix of terror and relief in his heart.

It was just by a hair’s breadth—just so close—he feared he might have followed in the footsteps of Mu Laosan and Brother Che.

Thinking about those terrifying consequences, Hou Boss couldn’t help but shudder again.

At this point, he didn’t care about his severed left arm and quickly said to Zhu Fei, "Big brother, I have some information about the pathway to the treasure pagoda’s third floor... I don’t know if it’s of any value to you?"

Hou Boss spoke with a quiver, as if fearing that one wrong word would bring upon him Zhu Fei’s wrath once more.

Little did he know that his very words had just saved his life, at least for the moment.

Upon hearing Hou Boss’s words, a flash of golden light suddenly appeared in Zhu Fei’s eyes.

But on the surface, he showed no sign of it, saying sternly instead, "Be clearer and more detailed. You don’t need me to teach you that, do you?"

"Yes, yes, you’re right, big brother."

Hou Boss nodded eagerly again and then continued, "Just a few days ago, a few brothers and I saw an invisible staircase at a place."

He cautiously glanced at Zhu Fei, and seeing no particular reaction from him, he went on with his story, steeling himself, "That invisible staircase is very peculiar; usually, we can’t see it at all, even if we use our Primordial Spirits to observe, there would be no results."

"But the moment you step on it, the invisible staircase will reveal a step, and it seems... there are also some extremely peculiar forces at play on it."

Hou Boss swallowed nervously, as if recalling some terrifying event, fear flashing in his eyes, but he continued, "At that time, some of the brothers who were with me stepped onto the invisible staircase, but later, each of them inexplicably lost their Divine Souls, devoured directly by the staircase."

After listening to Hou Boss’s story, Zhu Fei’s brows furrowed slightly.

He could tell that Hou Boss had not deceived him with his words.

And he could also sense that the place Hou Boss was speaking of might indeed be the pathway to the third floor of the treasure pagoda.

But the problem was, what exactly was this pathway?

Normally invisible and intangible, only revealing itself when someone stepped on it, and it seemed to contain mysterious forces that made it impossible for one to easily pass through, potentially leading to mortal danger.

With all these strange and inexplicable factors, even someone as experienced as Zhu Fei couldn’t understand what was really going on.

Perhaps only by going there himself and witnessing the so-called invisible staircase could he truly comprehend some of it?

With this thought, Zhu Fei exchanged glances with Shui Biyun, who was looking at him, then turned back to Hou Boss, "The place you spoke of, where exactly is it? Do you have a specific location? Or perhaps a map of the route?"

"Yes! Yes! Big brother, I have the Jade Scroll of the invisible staircase’s location."

Hou Boss nodded repeatedly, flipped his hand, and a Jade Scroll appeared, which he offered to Zhu Fei obsequiously, "Big brother, this is the route to the invisible staircase."

Zhu Fei took the Jade Scroll and casually scanned it, finding the map inside to be quite detailed. He estimated that it wouldn’t take much time to find the place.

After thinking it over, Zhu Fei tossed the Jade Scroll to Shui Biyun, then addressed Hou Boss again, "In that case, you’ll come with us on this trip. You had better not have lied to us, or else..."

At that, a chilling glint crossed Zhu Fei’s eyes, which made Hou Boss shudder again, forcing a wry smile.

Today was really an unfortunate day for him – not only had the robbery failed, but he had also lost two men, and now, to add to his misfortune, he had become their captive.

Although Hou Boss was inwardly lamenting, he didn’t dare to show it on his face. Instead, he seemed even more respectful and humble, constantly seeking to ingratiate himself and said with a smile, "Please rest assured, big brother, the things I just said are absolutely true; I would never dare to deceive you."