18: wrath

Inside the Longevity Chamber of Commerce's reception hall, Shen Lian gently fanned himself, sitting opposite Gu Luoqing.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, how do you wish to cooperate with the Longevity Chamber of Commerce?"

Shen Lian replied directly, "To reclaim everything the Longevity Chamber of Commerce has lost over the years from the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce.

And what you need to do is fulfill all my demands, it's that simple."

Gu Luoqing frowned, scrutinizing Shen Lian as if seeing him for the first time.

In fact, from a moment ago, that familiar simp-like aura on Shen Lian had suddenly vanished, replaced by an unprecedented confidence and composure.

Could it be that this simp has finally awakened?

"Fellow Daoist Shen, would you like to hear me ask a question?"

"Save the nonsense. Trivial topics are a waste of time. Think carefully before you ask."

Seeing Shen Lian's arrogant attitude, Gu Luoqing had no choice but to take a deep breath and ask seriously, "Why do you suddenly want to target Su Yuheng?"

"How is that related to our cooperation?" Shen Lian retorted.

Gu Luoqing: "It's not, just curious. A few days ago, you were so out of place... why have you suddenly changed like this?

If you're just doing this out of spite, wanting to use my name to pressure Su Yuheng,

to make her realize your importance again, then I can play along with this act..."

Shen Lian's eyes narrowed: "I don't have time to play these games of feigned indifference with you. Between Su Yuheng and me, it's already a life-and-death situation.

From the moment I massacred the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce in Wushuang City, there was no turning back. Does that answer shut your boring mouth?"

Gu Luoqing was shocked: "What did you say? You killed everyone in the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce?"

A hint of displeasure flashed across Shen Lian's face: "Just killing a bunch of ants, is it worth your shock?"

Gu Luoqing's face was filled with disbelief; Shen Lian actually dared to lay hands on the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce.

She immediately swept with her Divine Sense.

Indeed, the scene transmitted back to her mind was the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce in Wushuang City, already reduced to ruins.

"You, have you really thought this through?"

"Don't make me repeat myself, and don't test my patience!"

Gu Luoqing closed her eyes and took a deep breath, involuntarily clenching her delicate fists.

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes: "It seems you've truly seen through the true faces of these seven Senior Sisters.

I thought you would continue to wallow until they had squeezed out every last bit of your usefulness."

Shen Lian picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip.

"Everything those seven bitches have was given by me, Shen Lian. Since I could lead them to the Peak, I can naturally stomp them back into the mud.

The humble and weak Shen Lian of the past is dead. The one sitting before you now

is Shen Lian, who has experienced a great tribulation of life and death, and who ultimately vows to ascend to the Great Dao Peak.

No one can obstruct my path to the Great Dao. Before that, I will clean up all these mundane affairs."

"Well said."

Gu Luoqing nodded approvingly.

"We Cultivators should strive to reach the Peak, not waste time on unworthy people.

Fellow Daoist Shen, I was quite presumptuous just now, please forgive me."

With that, Gu Luoqing waved her long sleeve, and a pot of High Grade Spirit Wine and some rare Spirit Fruits immediately appeared on the table.

She filled the cups for herself and Shen Lian, then raised her cup: "This cup, I toast to Fellow Daoist Shen's Rebirth through fire."

Shen Lian also raised his cup: "Then to the Perfection of our cooperation's Karma."

Both raised their cups and drank it all.

Putting down his cup, Shen Lian placed the sixth-grade xiyuan pill directly on the table.

"Do you have a Pill Furnace here that can refine High Grade Medicinal Pills?"

Gu Luoqing was startled: "What do you need a Pill Furnace for?"

"Alchemy."

"You know Alchemy?"

Gu Luoqing found it somewhat unbelievable; in her impression, Shen Lian seemed to know nothing about Alchemy, right?

"You're asking too many questions. Just tell me, yes or no?"

Facing Shen Lian's question, Gu Luoqing looked down at the xiyuan pill on the table.

Then, she quietly asked, "Are you poisoned?"

"Yes."

Shen Lian did not hide it.

"A chronic poison administered by those seven bitches. If it's not expelled early, it will not only affect my Foundation but also endanger my life.

I now need to upgrade this Medicinal Pill. During this time, I hope to have a quiet environment, undisturbed by the outside world."

"Understood. I happen to have a Pill Furnace here. Do you need any other medicinal ingredients?"

"No need. Just take me to the Pill Furnace now. For three days, I don't want any disturbances."

"Alright, please follow me."

Since she had decided to cooperate, Gu Luoqing naturally tried her best to assist Shen Lian, immediately rising to lead him to the Pill Room deep within the bamboo forest in the back garden.

On the other side, Su Yuheng, who had witnessed the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce being reduced to ruins, immediately began searching for Shen Lian's whereabouts with her Divine Sense.

However, after Shen Lian entered the Void Refining Realm, he immediately cast a Divine Ability that shielded heavenly secrets. Unless he willed it, no one could find his exact location.

After several futile Divine Sense sweeps, Su Yuheng was instantly enraged.

"Impossible! That trash only has Soul Transformation Realm cultivation. How could he possibly evade my Primordial Triple-layered Divine Sense search?"

"Damn it, Shen Lian! Why are you doing this to me? How dare you, you trash?"

"Don't let me find you. This time, I will never forgive you!"

"I was originally going to spare your life, letting you linger on, considering how much you helped me before.

Letting you live like an ant among mortals, but now I'm going to drain all your blood for Ye Fan!"

"You can't escape! Absolutely cannot escape!"

She stood there, raging impotently. With a stomp, the entire ruins of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce once again turned into dust, scattering into the air.

Yet, even so, Su Yuheng still couldn't dispel the frenzy in her heart.

Suddenly, she turned her gaze towards the Longevity Chamber of Commerce, ten streets away.

"Gu Luoqing, you must be very pleased right now, aren't you? So many people died in the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce this time, and the compensation in Spirit Stones is no less than hundreds of millions.

You must be very pleased, secretly gloating? It won't be that easy!"

She pulled out a jade token and quickly crushed it.

Just a few breaths later, two cloud-shrouded figures descended from the sky.

"President, what are your orders?"

"Come with me to the Longevity Chamber of Commerce. If I'm not having a good time, that bitch Gu Luoqing absolutely won't either!"

With that, she instantly transformed into a green streak of light, rapidly speeding towards the Longevity Chamber of Commerce.

The two subordinates, also in the Void Refining Realm, immediately turned into cloud mist and followed... Inside the Longevity Chamber of Commerce's Pill Room.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, this is the Longevity Chamber of Commerce's Pill Room. There are six Pill Furnaces inside for you to use as you please."

Shen Lian listened to Gu Luoqing's introduction, looking at the six neatly arranged Pill Furnaces before him, gently fanning himself as he fell into contemplation.

These Pill Furnaces, if placed outside, would be considered High Grade, but to Shen Lian, who had seen Creation-grade items, they truly didn't catch his Dharma Eye.

"Don't you have anything better?"

Shen Lian's question made Gu Luoqing's expression turn strange.

"There was indeed a better Pill Furnace, but..."

"But what?"

Gu Luoqing looked at him, pondered for a moment, and then directly said: "It's just that, back in the Pill Saint Secret Realm, that Emperor-grade Qiankun Cauldron was taken from my Longevity Chamber of Commerce by you, who conspired with Mu Yaoguang."

Shen Lian was speechless upon hearing this, and soon the memory of seizing the cauldron appeared in his mind.

One could only say that everything was his own doing. How could he blame anyone else when his body had been occupied by a simp's Soul for hundreds of years?

But what good was saying all this now?

"Never mind, you should go out first. These Pill Furnaces are sufficient for now."

"Alright!"

Just as Gu Luoqing responded, she instantly sensed a powerful pressure rapidly approaching in the depths of her Divine Sense.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, I have something to attend to. Please make yourself at home here."

With that, Gu Luoqing immediately flew off, disappearing into the end of the bamboo forest.

Shen Lian looked at the scrap metal inside the Pill Furnaces, his brows deeply furrowed.

"Damn it, after getting used to wielding the human emperor cauldron (Great Dao Cauldron Refining Hand), looking at this pile of scrap metal, I don't even feel like touching it!

Forget it, I'll make do for now! I'll talk about it after I enter the Undergoing Tribulation stage and can wield the human emperor cauldron again."