Chapter 84: Can the Blood of the Pill Fragrance Sacred Body Be Refined into Pills?

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Can the Blood of the Pill Fragrance Sacred Body Be Refined into Pills?

Li Xun listened to Xing Rong’s account patiently, his brows furrowing slightly.

The fact that she could plot all this was enough to prove that this woman had sufficient ambition and cunning. However, he had somewhat underestimated just how vast her ambition truly was. What Xing Rong wanted was far more than just the position of Xing Family Patriarch.

"Having ambition is a good thing, but if it grows too large, beware of choking on it," Li Xun said flatly. Standing up again, he added, "Go and do it. Wait until you become the Xing Family Patriarch before considering anything else."

After leading Fang Xu out of the restaurant, Li Xun paused his steps, turned to look at him, and asked, "What benefits did she promise you?"

Fang Xu didn’t hesitate. He simply cupped his hands and replied, "Ten percent of the profits from Fenglin Town’s Blood Food business."

Li Xun was somewhat surprised by his honesty. He nodded and said, "Compared to her, your ambition is far too small."

Fang Xu smiled. "Crown Prince, as the saying goes, a snake whose greed knows no bounds will choke trying to swallow an elephant. I know exactly how much capability I have."

Everyone had ambitions, and Fang Xu naturally had his own. But displaying one’s ambitions so nakedly, like Xing Rong did, was highly unwise. Desire was a weakness in human nature; the moment you revealed it to others, you became easily exploited.

"Alright, I will head back first. Remember my royal father’s words and cultivate diligently." Fang Xu’s performance left him quite satisfied, so he didn’t want to pursue the matter of him taking Xing Rong’s benefits.

After parting ways with Li Xun, Fang Xu glanced at his friend list, which now had six empty slots. He immediately bought some alcohol from a wine shop and hurried toward Tilan Mountain.

Lately, he had been keeping his friend list full every day. However, those newly added friends rarely lived past three days. From this, Fang Xu concluded that the ruins deep within Tilan Mountain had to be incredibly dangerous!

On the virtual panel, the arrows pointing toward inheritances were densely packed. A rough count showed that there were already sixty to seventy of them. Most of these arrows pointed deep into Tilan Mountain, while only a small fraction directed toward other locations.

He didn’t know if claiming an inheritance had a time limit or a capacity cap, so he could only continuously accumulate them. Whether he could actually obtain them was secondary; it was never wrong to be prepared.

The number of Martial Artists in Fenglin Town was steadily increasing. Originally, there were still some sturdy trees along the mountain path leading from the town to the Tilan Mountain ruins. But since some major factions often drove their carriages directly into the mountains, the obstructing trees along the way had gradually been leveled, forming an open Great Dao.

Carrying the alcohol, it took Fang Xu a great deal of effort to find a low-level fierce beast on the outskirts of Tilan Mountain. After hunting it down, he started a fire to roast the meat by the side of that broad road trampled out by countless people. New friends soon came knocking.

Seeing his friend list restored to full capacity once again, Fang Xu didn’t stay on the mountain for long and headed straight back to Zhiyuan Hall.

Before he even stepped through the door, he noticed that something was amiss.

Several exceptionally tall, magnificent horses were actually tied up at the entrance of Zhiyuan Hall!

Cloud-Stepping Steeds!? Looking at the rather majestic horses, Fang Xu recognized them at a glance. These were the exact same Cloud-Stepping Steeds that Mu Xuan and the other two from the Ascension Association had ridden!

Had the people from the Ascension Association arrived as well?

Driven by curiosity, he slowly walked into Zhiyuan Hall. Sure enough, there were several people sitting around the stone table in the inner courtyard. Lu Qingluo was standing to the side, listening to the questions of a middle-aged Martial Artist.

Hearing the commotion, a familiar figure among them slowly turned around.

"Fang Xu, you’ve come at the perfect time." The speaker was none other than Mu Xuan, whom he had met once before.

The others also turned around one by one to look at Fang Xu.

Meeting their gazes, Fang Xu walked up slowly, cupped his hands toward Mu Xuan, and said, "Senior Brother Mu, may I ask who this senior is...?"

Mu Xuan quickly introduced him, "This is Eldest Senior Brother, Su Cheng."

Eldest Senior Brother? Fang Xu paused for a moment before slightly cupping his hands. "Greetings, Eldest Sen—"

Before he could finish, the middle-aged man named Su Cheng raised a hand to cut him off. "You haven’t officially joined the sect yet, so there is no need for such formalities.

"Even if you do join, whether you can advance from the Outer Sect into the Inner Sect and be accepted as a disciple by the Stewards will depend on your own abilities. Wait until you become an Inner Sect Disciple before calling me Senior Brother."

Although Su Cheng’s words were somewhat polite, the arrogance in his tone was glaringly obvious. Fang Xu rubbed his nose awkwardly and didn’t dwell on it any further.

"It is good that you are here. I have a matter to ask you about." Glancing at Fang Xu, Su Cheng got straight to the point. "Wuhuan is a Registered Disciple that Master took in many years ago. I heard there was some conflict between you two?"

Fang Xu slightly cupped his hands. "Yes."

Su Cheng continued, "I also heard that you brought in people from the Huangzhou Yun Family to have him killed?"

This sentence was heavy with interrogation, and Fang Xu could feel a faint oppressive aura radiating from Su Cheng.

"He wanted to kill me, so why couldn’t I kill him?" Facing that subtle pressure head-on, Fang Xu replied, neither haughty nor humble.

Seeing this, Su Cheng smiled faintly and stood up. "Wuhuan saved Master’s life back in the day; Master owed him a great debt of gratitude. Master is very unhappy that he was killed in such an unclear manner."

Hearing this, Fang Xu furrowed his brows. He knew that since Su Cheng had brought the conversation to this point, he was about to state his terms. He just didn’t know what kind of conditions the other party would propose.

"I observe that the little girl possesses the Pill Fragrance Sacred Body..." As Su Cheng spoke, he looked toward Chu Muyun, who was sitting in a wheelchair nearby, and chuckled softly. "Although she is physically disabled from birth, nourishing Elixirs with a small amount of blood from the Pill Fragrance Sacred Body can increase the success rate of concocting pills."

Relying on his status, he completely looked down on Fang Xu. He couldn’t even be bothered to make up a single excuse, openly declaring his intent to use Chu Muyun’s blood for Alchemy!

"You want to use Mu Yun’s blood for Alchemy?" Overwhelming fury surged in Fang Xu’s heart upon hearing Su Cheng’s words, yet his expression remained utterly calm.

"Don’t reject it just yet," Su Cheng said mildly, slowly clasping his hands behind his back. "Using her blood for Alchemy doesn’t mean taking her life.

"We only need to draw a small amount of blood each day, which can easily be replenished by eating more Blood Food.

"You should know that my master is a Pill Master. Although he is only a Steward, his status in the Ascension Association is comparable to that of an elder.

"And I am Master’s most favored disciple. As long as I put in a good word for you and her in front of Master, the two of you will definitely pass the year-end assessment without any trouble.

"Furthermore, even if you fail to cross the Ascension Platform when the time comes, I still have a way to rescue your master."

After haughtily tossing out his terms, Su Cheng’s face brimmed with absolute confidence, as if certain that Fang Xu could not possibly refuse these conditions.

"I have always heard that Steward Xu is a highly respected senior of great virtue. I never expected that he would actually use my sister’s blood for Alchemy," Fang Xu said evenly, forcibly suppressing the rage in his heart.

"Brat, do not insult my master!" As soon as his voice fell, another young man who had been silent all this time suddenly stood up and glared furiously at Fang Xu.

"Master’s Alchemy Dao has reached the Transformation Realm. Why would he ever use such dirty tricks for Alchemy?" As the young man spoke, he cast a disdainful glance at Su Cheng. "Eldest Senior Brother, you cannot pin this matter on Master."

"You!" Su Cheng whipped around to glare at the youth behind him, then furiously flicked his sleeve. "Naturally, I won’t do things in Master’s name!"

With that, he turned back to Fang Xu. "You have no room to bargain on this matter.

"You and the other girl are the ones who possess the Immortal Sect’s travel pass. That little girl over there does not. If I want to take her away, no one will dare to object!"

As he spoke, a terrifying aura violently erupted from Su Cheng’s body!

Under the suppression of this aura, Fang Xu felt as if he were carrying a massive mountain on his back, his bones CRACKING under the weight!

It was absolutely terrifying! Su Cheng’s aura was even more fearsome than Li Xun’s! Could he actually be a Martial Venerable!?