Chapter 141 - 113: Pack It All, Take It All, Take It All Away
Chapter 141: Chapter 113: Pack It All, Take It All, Take It All Away
"..."
In Jiangbei City, Qi Feng, who had just woken up, listened to the message from the Sound Transmission Talisman. His face was blank as he stood silently, gazing out the inn window for a long time without a word.
He had gone to bed rather late last night.
He had been wondering how he would overcome the crisis if he were Chen Fan.
As soon as he woke up, he received a request for help from Chen Fan.
He had assumed Chen Fan wanted the Medicine King Valley to step in and negotiate, but instead, he was asked about pharmacological knowledge. At first, Qi Feng thought he had simply found a wild medicinal herb on Nameless Mountain.
That was perfectly normal.
It was only natural for a mountain that vast to have some wild herbs.
Only when the variety of herbs Chen Fan mentioned grew more and more complex did Qi Feng slowly begin to realize what was happening.
When Chen Fan said he was in the Pill Sect’s Medicinal Herb Garden, he was so stunned he couldn’t speak. In that moment, the worldview he had built over the years seemed to shatter.
’The Pill Sect’s Medicinal Herb Garden?’
’How did he get there?’
’Could the Pill Sect have invited Chen Fan for a tour? Impossible.’
That left only one impossible possibility.
Just then—
Elder Xu pushed open the door and said softly, "Young Master, an urgent message arrived from the Medicine King Valley. Your Sound Transmission Talisman was busy, so they couldn’t reach you."
"First, the Mortal Sect has officially been renamed the Mortal Realm."
"Second, about the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, the Mortal Realm dispatched a flying carriage and launched an indiscriminate carpet bombing on the Pill Sect’s city. The Pill Sect... the entire city was massacred. Barring any surprises, there should be no survivors."
"The Memory Stone that recorded the events is being sent over with utmost urgency."
"The Valley Master has given an order: we are to immediately increase our stakes in befriending the Mortal Realm and establish a friendly, cooperative relationship."
"..."
After a long silence, Qi Feng spoke, his voice hoarse. "I know. The Sound Transmission Talisman in my hand is still connected."
"Domain Lord Chen, the Pill Sect has a large quantity of medicinal herbs. Harvesting them will be quite troublesome."
"The Medicine King Valley isn’t far from the Pill Sect. If you need it, we can send people to help you harvest and transplant the herbs, free of charge."
Chen Fan’s laughter soon came through the Sound Transmission Talisman, sounding exactly the same as it had yesterday.
"That would be wonderful, of course."
"Then I thank the Medicine King Valley for its assistance."
After ending the call on the Sound Transmission Talisman.
Qi Feng turned to Elder Xu. "Send a message back to the Medicine King Valley. Tell my father to have the Grand Elder personally lead disciples to help... clean up the battlefield."
He felt a little dazed.
The Medicine King Valley and the Pill Sect had been enemies for so long. To suddenly learn the Pill Sect was gone... it was surreal...
’Was it really that fast?’
’He killed the Young Master of the Pill Sect yesterday and today he wiped out the entire sect. What’s the fire?’
...
Throughout all of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, every power of any renown received the news, some sooner, some later. All of them fell silent. They had never expected this faction that rose during the rainy season to be so crude and savage in its methods.
The Pill Sect was gone, its entire city slaughtered by the Mortal Realm in the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.
"So many High Level Alchemists, just gone like that. What a staggering loss."
In Jiangnan, an elder from one of the local powers sat dazed by his window. One moment, he had received an order from the Pill Sect to pressure the Mortal Realm; the next, the Pill Sect itself was annihilated. The whiplash from the two consecutive Sound Transmission Talismans left him utterly bewildered.
"Uhm..."
His trusted subordinate asked quietly, "So... should we still apply pressure to the Mortal Realm?"
"..."
The elder looked at his subordinate, his face expressionless. "If you’re an idiot, go get yourself treated."
"I understand."
The subordinate nodded hurriedly but couldn’t help complaining to himself. ’He doesn’t give clear orders, so how are we supposed to act on our own? It’s so annoying. Is it really that hard to just say what you mean?’
...
"Not bad."
Standing amidst the ruins of the Pill Sect’s city, Chen Fan gazed at the endless rows of various medicinal herbs deep within the garden, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. ’This is quite a haul. It should fetch a nice price.’
It’s just that the bombing was a bit too thorough.
A lot of the herbs were blown to smithereens, which was a pity.
"Wang Mazi, you and Big Fish transplant all the Ghost Plants and Heavenly and Earthly Treasures from the herb garden into the carriage. Leave the rest of the herbs for the people from the Medicine King Valley."
"Zhou Mo, you and Xiaoyu go to the high-value buildings, like the Library Pavilion, as quickly as possible. Take everything of value. Qi Chong, you go to that large city nearby and hire some day laborers. Have them scavenge the low-value buildings, like the collapsed disciple residences."
"You only have two hours."
"Time is short, so everyone, pick up the pace."
"We have to leave Jiangnan before nightfall. We don’t want to get trapped here if the rainy season hits tonight."
"Yes, sir!"
After giving these orders, Chen Fan once again directed the Nine-Five Dragon Carriage to land at a breach in the city wall. He didn’t stay in the ruins for long. He had already given the Protective Treasure that could sense killing intent, the Jade Ring, to Zhou Mo.
If by some chance a surviving High Level Cultivator were to suddenly burst from the ruins and attack him, he might be killed.
It was safer to stay in the carriage outside the city.
After all, if Zhou Mo and the others died, he could take them back for emergency treatment, or at the very least, avenge them.
But if he died, the Mortal Realm would dissolve on the spot, and everyone would die.
If he stayed in the ruins, Zhou Mo would have to worry about his safety. By staying in a secure location, he allowed Zhou Mo and the others to focus on looting without any reservations.
...
"..."
Lame Monkey shouldered a large chest and charged into the collapsed Library Pavilion next door. He began stuffing one Bamboo Scroll after another into the chest, not even bothering to read the titles, just taking everything he could grab.
Detailed Herbology.
Cultivation Pill Formula.
Fake Death Pill Formula.
Heart-Piercing Spear Technique.
Hidden World Body Technique.