Zhang Lie shook his head. He told the Yeluo chieftain, "This isn't your fault."

"Thank you for your mercy, your majesty!"

Zhang Lie shook his head. "If you had improperly accounted for the potency of the vial or used inappropriate ingredients, I wouldn't have let you go so easily—but this potion contains elements beyond the purview of potionmaking, which can't be understood using the same framework."

The Yeluo chieftain was very surprised by what Zhang Lie said. He had brewed the potion himself; what extraordinary elements could Zhang Lie be talking about?

While Zhou Ying was absorbing the superior limit-breaking potion, Zhang Lie could clearly sense the power of heaven's might, the remnants of the energy that had been infused into the xuluo's very bones, which had added...