If Felix had continued with his previous approach, the royal family would have only resorted to assassination—such matters were best handled discreetly.

But now, things were different. Felix had openly begun pill cultivation, and soon, all of Martial City would know about it. Once people experienced it, they wouldn't be able to resist. If that happened, the royal family would lose control over the Ascension Pill—something they would never allow.

That was why the Empress, Cordelia Palmer, calle