65: Chapter 65 I think you just want to play mahjong with Su Changhe!

Cao Kun keenly sensed the abnormality of this matter.

A dignified Peak Revered Master at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, a high-ranking powerhouse at the tip of the Hehuan Sect's inner court pyramid.

Just out of seclusion, and he just happened to be passing by the Pill Pavilion?

And he just happened to take a fancy to an Outer Sect manager who had just broken through to the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment?

In the inner court of the Hehuan Sect, which year didn't have a few Disciples breaking through to Foundation Establishment?

There were plenty of young talents with superior Aptitude and excellent bone age.

Nangong Wan had been a manager in the Outer Sect Scripture Pavilion for over a decade, remaining obscure the entire time.

Even if she had a sudden burst of development that triggered some Spiritual Qi phenomena,

at most, she would be promoted to the status of an inner court elite Disciple.

Taking her directly as a Personal Disciple? Absolutely impossible!

This old thing definitely didn't take a fancy to some bullshit Aptitude.

He must have seen that Nangong Wan has a special Physique.

He wants to use the guise of taking a Disciple to bring her back to Yunyu Peak as his exclusive cultivation Cauldron!

You old geezer, you dare to covet my person?

You must be tired of living!

Cao Kun's Face broke into a smile as warm as a spring breeze as he stepped forward.

He firmly grasped Xie Wuwang's newly cupped hands and shook them up and down with great familiarity.

“Peak Master Xie is too polite. For Senior Sister Nangong to join Yunyu Peak and receive your personal guidance, it is a great stroke of luck for her.”

Feeling Cao Kun's enthusiasm, Xie Wuwang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seemed that although this kid was incredibly murderous, he wasn't a complete mad dog who didn't understand social graces.

As long as he gave him enough Face to stabilize him, taking the person away today would be a success.

“Not at all, not at all. It's just that Wan'er's talent is extraordinary, and I couldn't help but appreciate her potential...”

Xie Wuwang stroked his beard, intending to put on the facade of a benevolent Revered Master and follow the flow to make a quick exit.

However, Cao Kun changed the subject, cutting him off directly.

“However.”

“Senior Sister Nangong has just entered the inner court, and her foundation is still a bit thin. Peak Master Xie, as a Peak Revered Master and a highly respected Nascent Soul powerhouse...”

“The meeting gift for this exceptional recruitment of a Personal Disciple... surely it must be very generous?”

“I wonder what protective Magic Treasure Peak Master Xie has bestowed? Why not bring it out so a Junior like me can broaden my horizons?”

At the entrance of the Main Hall.

Manager Zhang and the other five were peeking through the doorframe.

Hearing these words, they all gasped in unison.

Extortion!

This was flagrantly extorting a Nascent Soul powerhouse!

That was Peak Master Xie of Yunyu Peak!

Usually, when he moved about the inner court, who didn't treat him with the utmost respect?

This Elder Cao was something else; having just taken over the Pill Pavilion, he immediately turned around and asked a Nascent Soul Senior for a meeting gift.

The managers looked at each other, seeing deep awe in each other's eyes.

Compared to this ruthless man, their previous methods of embezzling Spirit Stones from the accounts were like children playing house.

Xie Wuwang's amiable smile froze on his Face, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

A meeting gift?

All he had been thinking about today was how to bring this top-tier Cauldron back to his peak without anyone noticing.

He hadn't considered this at all!

Taking a Disciple at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment was usually just a matter of tossing a few Spirit Stones to go through the motions.

Who would actually bring out a prized treasure?

But now, being put on the spot by Cao Kun in public, Xie Wuwang was in a difficult position.

Don't give it? This kid had even split Su Changhe's Nascent Soul Avatar yesterday.

If they fell out on the spot, it was uncertain whether his old bones could even walk out of the Pill Pavilion's Main Hall in one piece today.

And Nangong Wan, the fat sheep already in his mouth, would also fly away.

Give it? Ordinary scrap metal wouldn't be presentable.

Taking it out would be a slap to his Face as a Nascent Soul Peak Revered Master.

Cao Kun, a man who ate people without spitting out the bones, would definitely use it as an excuse to cause trouble.

Xie Wuwang gritted his teeth, his heart bleeding profusely.

You have to lose a fly to catch a trout.

As long as he brought this Samsara Holy Body back,

and fattened her up with the resources of Yunyu Peak,

when the time for the optimal cultivation harvest came, he would drain her completely.

The Bottleneck he had been stuck at for decades in the Early Nascent Soul Stage would surely be resolved.

There was even a great possibility of sprinting directly to the Middle or Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Compared to the grand path to the heavens in the future, bleeding a little now was worth it!

“This... of course there is one! There is!”

Xie Wuwang forced a stiff smile and swept his hand over his Storage Ring.

Two items appeared out of thin air in his palm.

One was an inner armor made of scales, thin as a cicada's wing and emitting a deep blue glow.

The other was a jade bottle carved with exquisite cloud patterns.

“Wan'er.”

Xie Wuwang braced himself and stuffed the items into Nangong Wan's hands.

“This Water Cloud Armor is a peak-grade defensive Magical Artifact refined from the scales of a sixth-rank Cold Water Flood Dragon.”

“When pushed to its limit, it can withstand a full-strength strike from a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator.”

“In this jade bottle is an extremely precious grade 4 Essence Consolidating Pill.”

“It will be of great benefit for you to consolidate your spiritual power as you have just entered Foundation Establishment.”

Xie Wuwang felt sharp pain in his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys; every word he spoke was dripping with blood.

“Consider this... as the meeting gift from your Revered Master!”

A heavy loss.

An absolute heavy loss.

Manager Zhang, peeking from the doorframe, stared with wide eyes.

Internally, he shouted: Elder Cao is freaking awesome!

Nangong Wan held the two treasures that were emitting startling Spiritual Qi fluctuations, completely stunned.

She had been an Outer Sect manager for over a decade, and the most Advanced thing she had ever seen was the grade 5 spirit concentrating pill Cao Kun gave her last night.

Faced with the heavy treasures bestowed by a Nascent Soul powerhouse, she was at a loss for what to do.

“Revered Master... this is too precious, your Disciple does not deserve this...” Nangong Wan subconsciously wanted to decline.

“Senior Sister Nangong, since it is a gesture of goodwill from Peak Master Xie, you should accept it.”

Cao Kun stepped forward from her side and naturally wrapped his arm around Nangong Wan's incredibly curvaceous waist.

The touch was amazing, that ripe womanly charm combined with the firmness of a top-tier Cultivator.

Even a pervert like Cao Kun couldn't help but praise in his heart: Top-tier!

Feeling the scorching body temperature and masculine scent from her waist,

a blush appeared on Nangong Wan's pretty Face.

But not only did she not break free, she felt an unprecedented sense of security in this domineering gesture.

She instinctively leaned into Cao Kun's broad chest.

“When an elder bestows a gift, one cannot refuse.”

Cao Kun held the beauty, looking at Xie Wuwang with a half-smile.

“Peak Master Xie is a dignified Nascent Soul Senior; how can there be any reason to take back something he has given?”

“Wouldn't that be slapping his own Face?”

Xie Wuwang's eyelids twitched wildly, and he almost fainted.

Not only was he pained by the loss of the Magic Treasure, but what made his eyes spit fire even more was Cao Kun's action!

Nangong Wan was his designated top-tier Cauldron, his vessel for breaking through his Realm in the future!

At this moment, she was actually being held in another man's arms right in front of him.

And that woman not only didn't resist, but even showed such a shy and welcoming posture!

But what could he do?

He could only grit his teeth and nod in agreement:

“Elder Cao is right. Wan'er, you... you can accept it with peace of mind.”

Looking at Xie Wuwang's smile, which was uglier than crying,

Cao Kun sneered in his heart.

As expected, his guess was right.

There wasn't even a proper ceremony for taking a Disciple, and the meeting gift was something cobbled together because he was pressured.

This old thing never intended to truly take a Disciple; he was here for a Cauldron.

To be willing to pay such a high price to take her away, his scheme must be grand.

“Peak Master Xie is indeed wealthy and generous, this Junior is impressed.”

Cao Kun pulled Nangong Wan a bit closer into his arms and stared straight into Xie Wuwang's eyes.

“Now that Senior Sister is going to Yunyu Peak, I can rest easy.”

“When I have time in the future, I will definitely visit Yunyu Peak in person.”

Hearing the words “visit in person,”

the hairs all over Xie Wuwang's body stood on end.

Visit Yunyu Peak? You're coming to exterminate the sect, aren't you!

“No trouble at all! No trouble at all!”

Xie Wuwang waved his hands repeatedly.

“Elder Cao has taken over the Pill Pavilion and is busy with a myriad of affairs. How could I dare to trouble you to grace us with your presence!”

He was afraid that things would change if they delayed.

This kid Cao Kun didn't play by the rules at all; if he came up with another dirty trick to extort him, his meager family assets wouldn't be enough to pay him off.

He had to leave immediately.

“Wan'er is my beloved Disciple, and I will naturally teach her everything I know.”

“No time to lose. Wan'er, follow me back to the peak. I will open a Spiritual Qi Immortal Cave for you right away to help you go into seclusion and stabilize your Realm!”

With that, Xie Wuwang waved his sleeve, making a gesture to use his spiritual power to sweep Nangong Wan away.

“Wait a moment.”

Cao Kun stood his ground, and his hand around Nangong Wan's waist showed no intention of letting go.

“Peak Master Xie, what's the rush?”

Xie Wuwang's movement froze, and he suppressed his anger: “Does Elder Cao have any further instructions?”

“I wouldn't call them instructions.”

“It's just that I've just taken over the Pill Pavilion. That old thing Ye Ting left behind a mess, with hundreds of thousands of entries in the Spiritual Plant accounts in complete chaos.”

“I'm currently lacking a trustworthy person who knows the ropes to help me manage things.”

Cao Kun turned his head and looked at Nangong Wan in his arms.

“Senior Sister Nangong has been a manager in the Outer Sect Scripture Pavilion for over a decade. She is more than familiar with various records and accounts.”

“As for the matter of seclusion, there's no rush. Let's push it back for now.”

The disguise on Xie Wuwang's Face completely fell away.

His fists were tightly clenched, and the spiritual power of the Early Nascent Soul Stage surged wildly within his body.

This was too much! Simply too much!!

He extorted my top-tier Magic Treasure,

and now he wants to keep my top-tier Cauldron?

Does he really think this Nascent Soul powerhouse is made of clay?!

“Elder Cao!”

Xie Wuwang's voice was dark, each word deliberate.

“Wan'er is already my Personal Disciple. Returning to the peak for seclusion is official sect business. Surely you don't want to forcibly interfere in the internal affairs of another peak as well?!”

Facing the anger of a Nascent Soul powerhouse,

Cao Kun showed no intention of backing down.

The purple-gold Golden Core inside him slowly rotated.

After merging with the chaos remnant sword, that terrifying aura of slaughter faintly emanated through his Meridians.

It actually sliced the Nascent Soul pressure in mid-air into pieces!

Xie Wuwang's pupils suddenly contracted.

In that black Qi, he truly felt a death threat capable of obliterating his own Nascent Soul!

“Xie Wuwang.”

Cao Kun pulled back his smile, not even bothering with the polite title of Peak Revered Master.

“I said, the Pill Pavilion needs her.”

“The person stays. Do you not understand human speech...”

“Or do you want to go keep Grand Elder Su Changhe company?”

Xie Wuwang's entire body trembled with rage at these words.

He looked at Cao Kun's punchable Face, the spiritual power in his palms gathering and dispersing, dispersing and gathering.

He didn't dare to gamble.

This kid was a complete lunatic.

He even dared to kill the inner court Grand Elder; killing one more Yunyu Peak Revered Master seemed like it wouldn't be any psychological burden for him.

If he made a move now, facing that bizarre black Sword Qi, he didn't have any confidence in getting away unscathed.

To lose his old life for a Cauldron he hadn't even tasted yet was not a good deal.

Xie Wuwang dissipated the spiritual power surging around him.

He forced himself to swallow his full chest of rage and humiliation.

“Fine. Very well.”

“Since Elder Cao is busy with Pill Pavilion affairs, then Wan'er will be lent to the Pill Pavilion for a few days.”

He looked at Nangong Wan, who was hiding behind Cao Kun without saying a word.

“Wan'er, after you finish the miscellaneous tasks at the Pill Pavilion, report back to Yunyu Peak as soon as possible.”

With that,

Xie Wuwang snorted coldly, not wanting to stay for another second, and directly transformed into a streak of light, vanishing from the spot.

High in the sky hundreds of miles away.

Xie Wuwang's Face was distorted, and he roared and swore in his heart:

“Cao Kun! You little beast!”

“I'll let you be arrogant for a while longer!”

“A top-tier Cauldron like Nangong Wan will sooner or later be something in this seat's pocket.”

“Once this seat finds an opportunity to harvest her, it will be the time you, little beast, meet your end!”

Nangong Wan