148: Do you want Medicine King Valley?

Dressed in a white Daoist robe and holding a wooden staff, his steps were light as he walked.

As an elder of Medicine King Valley and a Sorcery Grandmaster, his status was no less than that of the Lu Family's patriarch or the Wu Family's patriarch.

Members of some families even had to bow respectfully.

The old man's gaze swept around, instantly locking onto Ling Xian.

Ling Xian noticed this as well. "I thought Medicine King Valley wasn't interested in the pill formula; turns out they just went to fetch an elder."

He had been waiting for this opportunity to strike at Medicine King Valley in one fell swoop.

Han Xintian followed beside him, speaking a step ahead of Elder Shen: "Mr. Ling, my Medicine King Valley loves to befriend the world's heroes..."

But before she could finish, Elder Shen's words interrupted everything.

"Are you Ling Xian?"

"I am."

"Do you know that your body tempering pill formula belongs to my Medicine King Valley?" Elder Shen sighed, seemingly in regret.

Ling Xian was dumbfounded. He didn't even have a physical formula himself; how could Medicine King Valley be so thick-skinned?

Han Xintian was also dumbfounded. This wasn't what they had agreed upon. Wasn't the plan to prioritize making a connection?

Everyone present was stunned. They thought Medicine King Valley would either try to befriend Ling Xian or take action against him, but they never expected them to shamelessly demand the formula like this.

"The pill formula?" Ling Xian sneered.

"Correct. This formula was stolen by a traitor of my Medicine King Valley many years ago. I didn't expect it would end up in your hands today." Elder Shen spoke with righteous indignation, as if it were the absolute truth.

Ling Xian let out a scoff. He thought only a Child of Destiny would experience such things, but he never expected to enjoy this kind of treatment himself one day.

"Good! Good! Good!" Ling Xian shouted 'good' three times in a row, leaving everyone confused.

Now Ling Xian could confirm that perhaps the minor luck from the destiny gift bag actually had some use.

It was the case with the autumn moon blade, and it was the same now.

He wouldn't believe it if someone said there was no luck involved.

"I don't have it. What do you plan to do?" Ling Xian was speechless; he really didn't have a physical formula.

"Then you are an enemy of my Medicine King Valley!" Elder Shen said decisively, his aura fierce and upright.

For a moment, the villa fell into dead silence.

Many martial artists dared not speak, while some from the Lu and Wu families wore strange smiles, choosing to watch the fire from across the river.

Han Xintian's mind raced, and she said softly: "Mr. Ling, my Medicine King Valley is sincere. You can join us as an Enshrined Expert, with a status comparable to an elder.

You could even browse various pharmacopoeias and medical texts of our Medicine King Valley.

Even the Valley Master would personally guide you."

Immediately, the crowd grew restless.

"Holy crap, I thought it was a disaster for Mr. Ling, but it turned out to be a windfall."

"If it were me, I'd definitely agree on the spot."

"Sigh, comparisons are odious. The difference between martial artists is like heaven and earth."

Even the expressions of Old Man Wu and Old Man Lu shifted uncertainly.

One playing the bad cop and the other playing the good cop—wasn't this a guaranteed win?

"Hahaha, interesting, interesting." Ling Xian clapped his hands. "Then what was the meaning of your Medicine King Valley sending an elder to kill me?"

Everyone was confused again. What changed now?

Only Elder Shen and Han Xintian knew Ling Xian was referring to the incident at Tongxuan Valley.

"Hand over all your thousand-year precious medicine, and I might spare Medicine King Valley from destruction!"

"Hmm?" Elder Shen was also short-tempered. "Arrogant!"

Their Medicine King Valley wouldn't even fear an eighth-stage expert's attack; why would they fear a kid who killed an elder?

A prodigy? A monster? They could talk about that when he was actually qualified.

Elder Shen's confidence came from the fact that Medicine King Valley was both a formation sect and a sorcery sect.

Although they had no eighth-stage expert sitting in town, with several Grandmasters and the entire sect cooperating with their formations, even an eighth-stage expert wouldn't dare to barge in recklessly.

Moreover, Medicine King Valley's connections spanned the world.

If they couldn't beat Ling Xian, did they really need to fear him once they hid back in their sect?

The crowd also nodded in agreement. Indeed, Medicine King Valley had an unbroken thousand-year heritage; how could it be destroyed?

"Stubborn and foolish." Elder Shen was about to make a move.

In his view, Ling Xian's own strength was surely not that great, as long as he killed him before his protector could act.

The Donghai Ling Group behind him wouldn't offend Medicine King Valley for the sake of a single junior.

Bang!

Elder Shen was sent flying backward.

However, the one who acted was not Ling San, nor Ling Xian, but the Living Dead!

"Kid Ling, you didn't happen to know I broke through to the Master realm and called me here specifically to help you solve this little trouble, did you?" The Living Dead was a bit annoyed, feeling that Ling Xian was using him entirely as a tool.

In fact, that was exactly the case.

"You've broken through to the Master realm?" Ling Xian looked at the Living Dead with slight surprise.

"Kid Ling, what's that supposed to mean?" The Living Dead briefly straightened his tattered clothes, wanting to defend himself.

"My martial arts talent isn't low; it's purely because I was obsessed with medicine that I was delayed.

Otherwise, I would have already tried to break through to Grandmaster, or maybe I'd even be one by now."

The Living Dead was right; a person's energy is limited. To be able to cultivate to the Master realm in the gaps of a lifetime spent researching medicine meant his martial talent was naturally not bad.

"Cough, cough... The Living Dead?" Elder Shen stood up, somewhat surprised and even showing a hint of respect.

As a member of Medicine King Valley, how could he not recognize the two divine doctors of the Martial Arts World: Living Dead and Flesh White Bone?

In his Medicine King Valley, perhaps only the Valley Master could compare; the rest just had the advantage of numbers.

"Greetings, Senior Living Dead!" Elder Shen's previous arrogance vanished, and he instead patted the dust off his white robe and bowed respectfully.

Unfortunately, the Living Dead ignored him completely.

"Senior, do you intend to stand on Ling Xian's side?" Elder Shen frowned, his tone turning unfriendly as his respect faded.

As the words fell, Wu Shanhe also shook his head helplessly and stepped forward.

"Mr. Ling, you killed my Wu Family disciple Wu Gou. I cannot sit idly by; please give us an explanation," Wu Shanhe said in a heavy voice.

Wu Gou was just an excuse; the real reason was that this cooperation could not be broken, so he had to stand with Medicine King Valley.

Lu Qingshan, however, did not step forward.

For his Lu family, this cooperation was optional.

Cooperation was better, but without it, the loss would be manageable.

Whoosh! A figure swept over.

"Ling Xian, you killed a member of my Blood Hand Alliance. You must give an account for this today!" This middle-aged Western man with blonde hair spoke broken Dragon Country language, holding twin sabers and radiating murderous intent.

He was an Ability Users, and an S-rank Ability Users at that.

Clearly, Medicine King Valley had come prepared and invited these experts.

At this point, the onlookers weren't stupid; they began to leave in various directions. This kind of excitement could be fatal.

"Holy crap, Kid Ling, how did you provoke so many experts?" The Living Dead looked at the three Master-level experts, feeling a bit dumbfounded.

He had only just broken through. Don't be fooled by how he sent Elder Shen flying with one palm; he had used a massive amount of True Qi just to show off.

In a real face-to-face battle against three Masters, he was also a bit timid, so he subconsciously pulled out a bag of medicinal powder of unknown effect.

"Wait, you're scared already? I was just about to ask if you wanted Medicine King Valley," Ling Xian's tone sounded like a joke, yet also serious.