116: Chapter 116 Fourth-Order Dragon-Tiger Golden Core

Eventually, the three decided that the Ye Family would provide the dragon tendon and tiger bones, while the Wei and Wang families would pay a heavy price to visit the Dan Jian Sect and request the Medium Grade Tier 5 Alchemist, Zhang Xuandan, to refine the Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pills.

A single Tier 4 dragon tendon could typically produce nine Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pills. However, no matter how much Ancestor Wei Xinghe, Patriarch Wang Lingyun, and Ancestor Ye Rongming argued, Zhang Xuandan would only agree to provide five Medicinal Pills to the three of them.

That old Daoist Zhang Xuandan even wore a pained expression, claiming that he was the one suffering a loss in this transaction; he was truly shameless.

If not for the Dan Jian Sect's reputation for keeping their word in Alchemy across Cangjiang Prefecture for thousands of years, the three would have long since left in a huff.

It was not as if they couldn't find another Tier 5 Alchemist!

However, just as the deal was about to be finalized, Ancestor Ye Rongming made a small request: among the five Medicinal Pills to be delivered, three had to be High Grade Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pills, or else they would act as if they had never come.

This proposal received immediate and strong support from Ancestor Wei Xinghe and Patriarch Wang Lingyun. No matter how much Zhang Xuandan argued, the three did not back down, and in the end, Zhang Xuandan had no choice but to agree.

He also did not want to lose this opportunity for Alchemy; since becoming a Tier 5 Alchemist, he had only refined Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pills three times.

The three waited anxiously for two months in Zhang Xuandan's Alchemy room at the Dan Jian Sect. Upon receiving the Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pills they had been longing for, they did not linger and headed straight for the administrative center of Cangjiang Prefecture.

"These three families certainly have good luck to have obtained even a Tier 4 dragon tendon." Another Low Grade Tier 5 Alchemist from the Dan Jian Sect, Zhang Daoguo, walked out of the Alchemy room at this moment. Clearly, the Alchemy had been a joint effort between the two, otherwise such a Tier 4 treasure pill could not have been refined so quickly.

"Master, where do you think the three of them hunted that Tier 4 Flood Dragon?" Zhang Xuandan asked, looking at the disappearing figures of the trio with confusion.

Every major Family and Sect of Martial Artists in the East Sea Province would organize dozens of Martial Kings every so often to secretly infiltrate the Inner Sea and hunt for the whereabouts of Tier 4 Flood Dragons; otherwise, they would struggle to ensure that every generation of their own families had no shortage of Martial Kings.

This accelerated the accumulation and Breakthrough of Prodigies within their families or Sects at the Tier 4 Martial Ancestor realm, giving these Prodigies more time to prepare for their Breakthrough to the Martial King realm, or even gain multiple opportunities to attempt the Breakthrough.

"Just have the Sect Master send a few people to Cangjiang Prefecture to investigate, and we will know. Such a major event is not something those three families can hide," Zhang Daoguo said.

"Master, has the news been spread?" Zhang Xuandan asked.

"Yes, I have already sent a message to the Sect Master. I want to see exactly which one of those three has been hiding in our Sect and harming our Disciples." The malevolent look in Zhang Daoguo's eyes was undisguised. His most beloved son, the one most likely to inherit his Legacy, had died outside the Sect under the manipulation of that hidden traitor, and his body remained missing to this day.

"It's just a pity for those three from Cangjiang Prefecture." The trace of reluctance in Zhang Xuandan's eyes vanished in an instant. Better a Fellow Daoist dies than me; if it could help the Dan Jian Sect root out the traitor within, those three Fellow Daoists would have died for a worthy cause.

"Sigh, I hope this operation goes smoothly," Zhang Xuandan said worriedly. The strength of those three was not weak; regardless of who the traitor was, once a great battle broke out, casualties would be inevitable.

"Rest assured, the Old Ancestor will personally participate in this operation." Zhang Daoguo naturally considered the things Zhang Xuandan was worried about. To be safe, he had directly requested the Old Ancestor to come out of seclusion to eliminate a scourge for the Sect.

Although his Disciple Zhang Xuandan's level of Alchemy had already surpassed his own, in terms of influence within the Dan Jian Sect, Zhang Daoguo far exceeded Zhang Xuandan; the extra few hundred years of refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pills were not for nothing.

Returning to Ancestor Ye Rongming and the other two, ever since they left the Dan Jian Sect carrying the precious treasure, they had stayed tightly together, maintaining a safe distance, and used the Magic Treasure gourd that Ancestor Wei Xinghe had had broken previously to travel quickly.

Along the way, the three were on tenterhooks, deeply afraid of encountering any mishaps and falling into an ambush by multiple Martial Kings.

They did not believe that the Dan Jian Sect would kindly help them keep this secret; perhaps they were also one of the parties plotting against them from behind the scenes.

The transaction for the Medicinal Pills had been settled within the Dan Jian Sect; as for being attacked and robbed outside the Dan Jian Sect, what would that have to do with the Dan Jian Sect?

To the surprise of Ancestor Ye Rongming and the other two, they did not encounter any attacks until they returned to the administrative center of Cangjiang Prefecture.

Since when had the security outside the cities of Great Wei become so good? It was simply unbelievable.

It left the three, who had already prepared for a great battle, feeling rather empty, thinking it shouldn't have been like this.

"Big Brother, are we not going to make a move yet?" Seeing that they were about to arrive at the administrative center of Cangjiang Prefecture, Yao Hu, the second of the Three Bandits of Cang River, said anxiously.

"Cancel this operation!" said Meng An, the leader of the Three Bandits of Cang River. Following them along the way, he always felt a sense of trepidation in the dark, which prevented him from making a decision.

"Yes." No matter how unwilling, Yao Hu dared not defy his Big Brother's decision.

Before the three had retreated very far, they heard an exclamation from not far away: "Dan Jian Sect Old Ancestor, you dare to kill me? My father will definitely not let the Dan Jian Sect off easily."

"Leave quickly." Meng An unleashed his flight Magic Treasure and led his second brother and third sister to flee quickly into the distance. The spectacle of Tier 6 big shots was not something one should watch; it would get people killed.

The three siblings had been plundering in Cangjiang Prefecture for hundreds of years without falling, and there was one crucial prerequisite: never provoke forces that had a Tier 6 Martial Emperor.

Adhering to this principle, the three of them had been living prosperously in Cangjiang Prefecture, without encountering any encirclement or suppression from major powers.

"Listening to the voice, it seems to be Hu Yuanshan of the Hu Family from the East Sea Province. How did he provoke the Dan Jian Sect? The Dan Jian Sect Old Ancestor is actually disregarding his reputation to personally step in and intercept him," said the third sister, Su Yu.

"Ten years ago, Hu Yuanshan, as a Martial King, killed a Tier 4 Alchemist of the Dan Jian Sect who had hopes of reaching Tier 5, right before everyone's eyes on the shores of the East Sea. Today, Karma is cyclical; it is only fitting that this old ghost meets this fate," Meng An said, revealing the secret he knew.

"No wonder. This is just him reaping what he sowed," Su Yu said, instantly understanding why the Dan Jian Sect Old Ancestor was acting this way.

In this line of work, major families and Sects rarely bully the weak. Even if a high-level Martial Artist personally steps in, they would not kill in front of everyone, but at most teach them a lesson.

Everyone has younger generations; if you bully the Disciples of my Family today, tomorrow I can naturally bully the Disciples of your Family. It would be endless; how would that turn out?

As for what happens in the dark shadows? That is a different matter entirely!

Under the "secret protection" of the Dan Jian Sect Old Ancestor, Ancestor Ye Rongming, Ancestor Wei Xinghe, and Patriarch Wang Lingyun returned to the administrative center of Cangjiang Prefecture without any mishaps.

The three looked at each other and smiled at the city gate. After Ancestor Ye Rongming handed the two High Grade Tier 4 dragon-tiger golden pills to the other two respectively, they each returned to their own manors.

"Who do you plan to have consume these three Medicinal Pills?" the old man in hempen clothes asked.

"One for that child Jiefeng, one for that child Yisong. As for the last one, I have not yet found a suitable candidate," Ancestor Ye Rongming said, revealing his thoughts.

"How about giving it to that child Jiexin?" the old man in hempen clothes suggested.