Having met Su Qiang's gaze, Master Jiang seemed to discern the thoughts in his heart, and with a somber expression, he gave a slight nod and said, "Very well, you are ruthless this time. What compensation do you want?"
Seeing him submit, Su Qiang couldn't help but reveal a smug smile and immediately said with satisfaction, "Of course, I want an elixir that can enhance cultivation level. You, Master Jiang, are an Alchemy Master. Don't tell me you don't have any on you!"
"Fine, Jiang will satisfy you."
Master Jiang, with an indifferent expression, responded, then patted his storage pouch at his waist, took out three alchemy bottles, and handed them to Su Qiang.
Not expecting this, Su Qiang took the alchemy bottles and immediately showed a look of dissatisfaction, "Only three bottles? That's too few!"
As if having anticipated Su Qiang's response, Master Jiang coldly said, "Check what elixirs these are before you say that!"
Startled slightly, Su Qiang promptly pulled the stopper from one of the bottles and looked at the elixir inside.
It was just then that Master Jiang's finger, hidden in his sleeve, suddenly flicked, and a needle as thin as a cow's hair, pitch black in color, shot out from his hand, instantly stabbing towards Su Qiang.
Despite the sudden attack, Su Qiang appeared to be prepared, and instantly, a layer of fiery red glow emerged to protect him.
What he hadn't anticipated was that this body-protecting glow, capable of withstanding a blow from an ordinary late Foundation Establishment cultivator, was easily penetrated by the black needle, striking him right in the brow, a critical point.
Su Qiang, wounded in a vital area, pointed at Master Jiang as if he intended to say something.
But in the end, he didn't manage to say another word before his face turned dark with cyanosis, and he fell to the ground, dead on the spot.
Watching Su Qiang's corpse on the ground, Master Jiang immediately raised his hand and retrieved the needle magic artifact that had entered his brow.
Originally pitch black, the needle magic artifact had now turned silver-white.
Seeing this, Master Jiang couldn't help but show a pained expression and, unable to restrain himself, coldly snorted at Su Qiang's corpse, "Hmph, to die from the Purple Crow Snake's poison, which could even kill a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator, you, Su Qiang, have not died in vain!"
He then quickly searched Su Qiang's body, reduced it to ashes with a burst of fire, and swiftly left the pharmacy, heading for the quiet cultivation area of the Purple Mansion Cultivators in the Xuanzhu Palace inside the marketplace.
Every cultivator entering the marketplace had to register their expected entry and exit times, and if someone didn't appear after the recorded time, the marketplace patrol would start searching.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator like Su Qiang was even more of a focus of the marketplace's attention.
So while killing was easy, wiping clean the traces of the act was the real challenge.
Luckily, Su Qiang was just a Loose Cultivator, and Master Jiang himself was an Alchemy Master with a remarkable background, who also held some evidence of Su Qiang's crimes against other cultivators.
As long as he was willing to pay the price, he could be confident of erasing this incident.
As for Zhou Chun and Wei Tong, who might have already suspected he was behind Su Qiang, Master Jiang was not concerned.
Lanzhou and Lingzhou were far apart, and without evidence, it wasn't likely they would make a spectacle by bringing a Purple Mansion Phase Cultivator over for revenge.
Additionally, the power behind Master Jiang himself was stronger than the Zhou Family!
If Zhou Chun and Wei Tong were smart enough, discerning enough, then this matter would be treated as if nothing had happened.
Unfortunately, after this alarm, it would be difficult to obtain the remaining Spirit Spice from the Fragrant Musk Deer in Zhou Chun's hands!
In Master Jiang's mind, that was truly the most distressing matter.