"Greetings to the Sect Leader!"
A disciple from Sword Sect breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Dugu Chen appear, quickly saluting him.
"It’s not that I’m unwilling to give Sect Master Dugu face," Fang Tianzhou has the desire to kill our Pill Sect Saint. If our Pill Sect lets this matter slide, how can we maintain our dignity in the ten regions?"
The atmosphere in the hall became even more oppressive, yet Lin Xuantian’s gaze remained calm as he lightly looked at Dugu Chen.
Sword King Dugu Chen, a famous master of the Sword Dao in the Northern Region and leader of the Sword Sect, was said to possess swordsmanship that could penetrate heaven and earth, unmatched by anyone in the nearby regions.
And Lin Xuantian, one of only seven Alchemy Dao Masters in the ten regions and one of the three giants, was considered a peer of Dugu Chen.
Either of these men could cause a great commotion in the ten regions with a mere stomp of their foot. The development of events had unexpectedly escalated to this level.
Listening to Lin Xuantian’s words, Dugu Chen fell silent for a moment. He looked no different from a common old man in the mortal world.
"Mo Wangchen killed my Sword Sect disciple Fang Ruyuan; I have also heard about this. If Sect Master Xuantian releases Sword Sect Great Elder, I vow to consider this matter resolved. What do you say?"
Fang Tianzhou, the Great Elder of the Sword Sect, was considered the second strongest master next to Dugu Chen and one of the rare powerful figures in the ten regions. His loss at the hands of Lin Xuantian would be a massive blow to the Sword Sect.
Lin Xuantian frowned slightly, but before he could speak, Dugu Chen’s voice came again, "Fang Tianzhou holds an irreplaceable position in the Sword Sect, Sect Master Xuantian. If you execute him, think carefully about the advantages and disadvantages."
As his words trailed off, an alarming oppressive force faintly emanated from Dugu Chen’s body, his voice as icy as the sound of a sword, resonating forth.
"It’s not impossible to release Fang Tianzhou, but what if he attacks Mo Wangchen again?" Finally, Lin Xuantian took a deep breath and squinted as he spoke.
Dugu Chen remained silent, pondering for a moment before saying, "I will personally execute him."
These words slightly stunned the crowd, and Fang Tianzhou, who was restrained in place, also turned slightly pale.
"With witnesses from all over the ten regions present here, I can trust the words of Sect Master Dugu," Lin Xuantian said with a smile, slowly lowering the hand he had raised.
At the same time, the mysterious force restraining Fang Tianzhou suddenly dissipated. Having narrowly escaped death, fear still evident in his eyes, he swiftly moved in front of Dugu Chen.
Dugu Chen looked at him with a neutral gaze, then briefly waved his sleeve, "Go!"
As his voice fell, a gust of wind swept up the Sword Sect disciples and Fang Tianzhou below, turning them into a streak of light that quickly disappeared from the scene.
As the Sword Sect people departed, those present finally let out a sigh of relief, truly afraid that if the two sides had clashed just now, the ten regions would never see peace again.
From the spectator’s direction, Mo Venerable stood up and bowed to Lin Xuantian, "Pill King, we shall take our leave first."
Following Mo Venerable, Xu Menglan and Su Yi also bowed slightly. Su Yi glanced sideways at Mo Wangchen a few more times, then quickly left with the Xuannv Sect group.
The Alchemy competition had ended, and so had the farce; the various forces did not linger much longer, bidding farewell, and then successively left the Pill Sect.
Yet after today, within the Ten Directions Domain, a name would rise to renown!
Pill Sect Saint, Mo Wangchen, possessing a sixth-grade Alchemy Dao skill, had made a stunning debut at the Pill Sect’s Alchemy competition; with his ninth level Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation, he defeated a Returning Ruins Realm powerhouse. Among the younger generation in the Ten Directions Domain, besides Sikong Yi, he was the second to comprehend the Sword Intent, a true prodigy!
Three days had passed since the Alchemy competition; during these days, Mo Wangchen’s injuries had completely healed, and he had arrived at the Qiandan Hall.
Before him, Lin Xuantian was sitting cross-legged in front of the Pill Furnace, engaged in Alchemy. Hearing Mo Wangchen’s purpose of visit, he fell silent for a moment, "You won the first place in the competition; by rights, you indeed deserve one of my promises. Are you certain you want to rescue your father?"
Mo Wangchen nodded without hesitation; his primary goal at present was to rescue his father and others from the hands of the Yun Country Royal Family.
"Back when the Alliance of Hundreds of Nations and Thousands of Sects was formed, our Pill Sect was one of the initiators. Now interferes with the internal affairs of another country and will inevitably invite idle gossip, not to mention, if the Pill Sect intervenes, the Sword Sect will certainly also come forward to obstruct under the name of the Alliance..."
Lin Xuantian looked at Mo Wangchen, paused slightly in his tone and continued, "However, you are now a Pill Sect Saint. If you insist on this, the Sect will naturally lend its support."
"In the next few days, I will send messages to various major sects to rally some forces to come here, accompanied by you back to Yun Country. The Alliance of Hundred Nations and Thousands of Sects includes them as well. If they can join, it would be a considerable boost, at least, it would be somewhat intimidating to the Sword Sect."
"Various major sects?" Mo Wangchen was startled for a moment.
Lin Xuantian smiled and said, "Our Pill Sect is the premier Alchemy Dao sect in the Ten Directions Domain with extensive connections. Those people would probably be eager to participate, to earn a favor from the Pill Sect, which is more important than anything else."
"Besides, I will also have the Great Elder accompany you there. With him around, we wouldn’t have to worry about the Yun Country Royal Family not releasing the people."
The Great Elder Lin Xuantian mentioned was named Feng Yise, also a sixth-grade Alchemist with fifth-stage Primordial Spirit Realm cultivation, hardly matched by anyone across the entire Ten Directions Domain.
Three days later, Mo Wangchen was seated cross-legged in the Wangyou Courtyard. Although he was now the Pill Sect Saint, Mo Wangchen had not left the Wangyou Courtyard and continued to reside there.
At this moment, a sharp aura encircled his body, forming a sort of special domain that made it difficult for outsiders to approach.
Outside the courtyard gate, came the soft call of Zhang Feng.
Mo Wangchen opened his eyes; the Sword Light in his eyes flashed, and a falling leaf in the distance was suddenly cut in half by an invisible blade.
"Come in," Mo Wangchen said indifferently, then stood up from where he was.
"The Sect Master sent someone with a message, asking you to go to Qiandan Hall." Pushing open the door and entering, Zhang Feng still felt the intense aura that had not yet completely dissipated, making his heart slightly tremble.
"Has the time come..."
Mo Wangchen muttered to himself in a low voice; Lin Xuantian rarely sought him, but now asking to meet in Qiandan Hall meant only one possibility: the representatives from the various forces must have arrived at the Pill Sect.
Those people, all soon to accompany him, returning to Yun Country!