104: Chapter 104 Elder Huang Yang reacts swiftly

Elder Qian Yunchang nodded with satisfaction. "You are very clever."

Liu Tingting finally understood. So, that was the reason.

"The people of the Chiyan Sect snatched Elder's Divine Pill, causing you to lose the opportunity for Foundation Establishment. If they continue to obtain poisonous herbs in the future, Elder will not be able to rest in peace even in death," Xia Shaoxin continued calmly.

"Correct!"

A deep sense of resentment welled up in Elder Qian Yunchang's eyes.

"Therefore, you must leave. For your own sake, and for mine, you must leave."

"Take advantage of the fact that the Sect Head is still immersed in the joy of obtaining the Medicinal Pill and the Sect is in chaos. Just say that you are acting under my orders to go to the capital to purchase medicinal ingredients for Alchemy. No one will suspect a thing."

Liu Tingting hurriedly said, "If we leave and never return, wouldn't that be considered defecting?"

"Do not fear. I will hold on for a few more days, and when the time comes, I will announce your expulsion from the School. From then on, you will have no further ties with the Chiyan Sect."

As long as he was not yet dead, he was still an Elder and naturally had this authority.

Hearing these ominous words, Liu Tingting's expression was one of shock and terror.

"Master, will you really..."

Elder Qian Yunchang's eyes were melancholy as he said miserably, "The meridians in my body have long since scattered. How much longer I can live depends on how long the life-prolonging pill grants me."

Liu Tingting could not help but shed tears.

Elder Qian Yunchang took out a black wooden plaque and gave it to Liu Tingting.

"This is a Magic Treasure I obtained by accident. Its Rank is very high, but I do not know what it is used for, nor how to activate it. You take it."

As Liu Tingting took it into her hands, a burst of noisy sounds suddenly rang in her ears.

It lasted for a few seconds before gradually fading away.

"What kind of strange phenomenon is this!" Liu Tingting exclaimed.

"Hehe, you also heard the strange sound, right?" Elder Qian Yunchang said proudly. "It is very Advanced, isn't it? I do not understand it, so you take it and study it."

He then took out a Storage Pouch and gave it to Xia Shaoxin.

"I heard that you have studied many so-called useless formulas. I was also an Alchemy fanatic back in the day; I studied all the formulas in the Danfang Pavilion, which wasted a lot of my Spirit Stones."

Xia Shaoxin took it, opened the mouth of the bag, and peeked inside. It was full of envelopes.

"All the Pill Formulas of the Chiyan Sect are here. You do not need to spend money; they are a gift!"

"Thank you, Elder!" Xia Shaoxin was quite moved.

"I personally accepted you as my Personal Disciple in front of everyone, yet it seems you have never once called me Master! Although there was no formal ceremony, you always call me Elder, Elder—isn't that too distant?"

Xia Shaoxin hurriedly knelt and kowtowed three times.

"Disciple Xia Shaoxin pays respects to Master."

Hehe.

Elder Qian Yunchang smiled with satisfaction.

"The path of cultivation only allows for progress, not retreat. Once you fail, you will die without a burial place. You must be careful in the future and do not follow in your Master's footsteps."

He waved his hand.

"Go now, do not delay. Once the Elders realize what is happening, they will surely lock you up!"

"Remember, leave the Yue Kingdom as soon as possible. Do not actually go to the capital. Go!"

The two dared not linger and hurriedly stood up, walking out the door.

Before stepping out the door, Liu Tingting turned back and called out, "Master..."

"Get out!" Elder Qian Yunchang roared with all his might.

Liu Tingting was stunned; her Master had never spoken to her so roughly before.

She never expected that his last words to her would actually be "Get out."

Knowing her Master's good intentions, she dared not hesitate and turned to follow Xia Shaoxin.

In the courtyard, Wang Xinhao, Deacon Qin Wen, and a dozen others had not returned to their own rooms, but were sitting nearby, meditating and regulating their breath.

Everyone knew that since Elder Qian had just distributed his inheritance, he did not have much time left, so they had to stay nearby to look after him.

Cultivation Disciples did not have as many tedious formalities as Mortals, who held elaborate funerals when someone died, but they did not want things to be too sloppy either.

Seeing the two come out, several people hurriedly asked about the situation.

"Elder Qian ordered the two of us to go to the capital to purchase a few medicinal ingredients to refine a life-prolonging pill," Xia Shaoxin said calmly.

Everyone had no suspicions at all.

Liu Tingting was the most valued by the Elder, and Xia Shaoxin was an Alchemist; both were qualified to participate in the matter of the taisui evil pill.

"Hurry and go. There are horses at the foot of the mountain; take two more," Deacon Qin Wen said urgently.

Just like that, the two left the Chiyan Sect quietly, without encountering any obstruction.

An hour or so after they left, Elder Huang returned.

He went straight into the courtyard to visit Elder Qian Yunchang.

After staying inside for a short while, he took his leave and said to Wang Xinhao, "Although you are all very tired, do not all leave. You must keep a few people here to look after him at all times."

"Yes," everyone responded sadly.

"Where are Liu Tingting and Xia Shaoxin resting?"

"Does Elder wish to find them?"

"I have some things to ask them."

"They have gone down the mountain."

"Gone down the mountain for what?" Elder Huang was stunned.

Wang Xinhao said, "Elder Qian ordered them to go to the capital to purchase medicinal ingredients to refine a life-prolonging Divine Pill."

"When did they leave?"

"Not long ago. They left in a hurry. If Elder Huang has something that needs to be done, you can tell me, and this Disciple can handle it properly as well."

Elder Huang glanced at Wang Xinhao and said nothing more.

He left Xueyan Cliff, heavy with worry.

Elder Qian Yunchang had guessed correctly; the Elders of the Chiyan Sect had already begun to churn with undercurrents over the matter of the taisui evil pill.

Theoretically, the Medicinal Pill was in the hands of the Sect Head, who held a high and powerful position; it was a case of "the pavilion close to the water gets the moonlight first."

However, so what if he was the Sect Head? He was only at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

There were plenty of Elders in the Chiyan Sect with the same cultivation level.

Elder Qian Yunchang had proposed holding a council meeting to elect a suitable person to consume the taisui evil pill, and this news had long since spread throughout the Sect.

Before Sect Leader Wu Yin had even returned to his own room, almost all the Elders knew about it.

This was no longer something the Sect Head's status could control.

To consume the taisui evil pill, one needed to adjust their body; it was best to choose an auspicious day, so Sect Leader Wu Yin did not dare to eat it immediately.

At this moment, just one hour after Jia Tianru's death, several Elders had already requested that the council meeting be held immediately.

Elder Huang was, of course, also qualified to compete.

However, Elder Huang thought about it left and right; the competition for this single taisui evil pill was too fierce, and it was easy to offend a whole bunch of people.

Moreover, Sect Leader Wu Yin had a high chance of winning; it would basically not fall into anyone else's hands.

He had long had such a good relationship with Sect Leader Wu Yin; if he won, it would be fine, but if he didn't, he would truly be caught in the middle.

Only then did he think, since Elder Qian Yunchang could go to the Forbidden Ground, why couldn't he? He had even more Disciples under his tutelage.

But if one were to go to the Forbidden Ground, having many people was not the most important thing; they had to be useful.

Among the Disciples of Xueyan Cliff, only Liu Tingting and Xia Shaoxin were talented individuals; the more he thought about it, the more pleasing they seemed.

That was why he had hurriedly returned, taking the opportunity to visit Elder Qian Yunchang to leave a good impression on the Disciples of Xueyan Cliff, while simultaneously taking Liu and Xia away.

As long as he had these two in his hands, the next time he went to the Forbidden Ground to obtain the taisui evil pill, it would be his.

By that time, Sect Leader Wu Yin would already be at Foundation Establishment, and he himself was the Sect Head's staunch supporter. With a Foundation Establishment cultivator backing him, how could the incident with Jia Tianru happen again?

But why had these two left?

The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Even if it was to purchase medicinal ingredients, did it have to be those two?

Elder Huang did not understand Alchemy, but did he not understand Elder Qian Yunchang!

Relying on his powerful cultivation intuition, he suddenly slapped his thigh: "Not good, the old fellow is trying to pull the rug out from under us!"