Inside the room, Lin Fan shook his head helplessly. People these days were truly narrow-minded. The alchemists on the Dan Ding Peak were really not much—completely clueless, never reflecting on themselves, and recklessly coming here to cause trouble. They really had no sense at all.
As he thought, Lin Fan couldn’t help but chuckle. Looking at how comfortably he was living now, he was admired by all the outer disciples and had an endless stream of pills to concoct.
He had not only made a fortune off them but also earned their deep admiration. Such talent—besides himself, who else could possibly compare?
However, Dan Ding Peak certainly wouldn’t let this go so easily. They might even send some elders to intervene. After all, the outer disciples formed the foundation of the sect, and Dan Ding Peak had long controlled the supply of pills for these disciples. Now that Lin Fan had taken over their source of income, it wouldn’t be easy to settle this matter.
Still, even in just half a month, Lin Fan had deeply sensed the terrifying wealth of Dan Ding Peak.
With their alchemy success rate, ten portions of materials yielded only one pill—what a rip-off! In Lin Fan’s eyes, Dan Ding Peak was practically deceiving the disciples.
After all, their success rate was extremely low. Compared to Lin Fan’s alchemy success rate, they were practically useless.
Of course, these were just Lin Fan’s guesses; the actual situation remained uncertain.
Soon after, Lin Fan stopped pondering and began pulling out the materials one by one, inspecting each. There was nothing particularly valuable—just ordinary herbs that could be exchanged within the sect. It seemed that only people like Jian Wudi could obtain the higher-grade materials.
The next day.
Dan Ding Peak had not known peace since the previous day. Li Shun had been carried back from Wuming Peak by his juniors, wailing in agony with a pale face, continuing like this until the next morning.
Seeing Li Shun’s miserable state, the disciples of Dan Ding Peak were filled with anger.
“That bunch from Wuming Peak has gone too far!”
“Yeah, we absolutely cannot let this slide. Not only did they steal our business, but they also ruined Brother Li like this.”
“Brother Li, what should we do? Should we report this to the Grand Elder?”
…
At this moment, Li Shun lay motionless on the bed, his eyes dull and unfocused, as if he had lost all hope in life.
Beside him, his young apprentice wept bitterly, his heart full of sorrow.
Then Li Shun finally spoke, his voice hoarse and filled with resentment.
“Wuming Peak is truly oppressing us too much. I must inform Elder Gu about this!” Li Shun said with hatred, his eyes burning with a fierce flame. If he didn’t make Wuming Peak pay for this, he would no longer be human.
“Right, let’s tell Elder Gu and have him intervene!” Everyone nodded in agreement.
Elder Gu was in charge of the outer sect affairs, a high-level disciple of the Grand Elder. After reaching the Divine Entry cultivation stage, one could choose to become an inner sect disciple or remain on the mountain as an elder.
Elder Gu had chosen to stay by the Grand Elder’s side, becoming the elder of Dan Ding Peak, responsible for all outer sect matters there.
At the main hall of Dan Ding Peak, the central alchemy hall of the outer sect.
“Junior Li Shun requests an audience with Elder Gu.” Li Shun, supported by his juniors, shouted outside the grand hall.
“Brother Li, the elder is currently refining pills. Please wait a moment,” a disciple hurriedly approached and bowed.
…
Not long after, a voice came from inside the hall.
“Enter.”
Li Shun and the others then entered the hall. This time, they were determined to ask Elder Gu to intervene and restore justice for them.
As soon as they entered, Li Shun immediately broke free from his supporters and, with a sobbing voice, threw himself onto the floor.
“Elder, please help us!” Li Shun cried desperately, while the other juniors also began weeping bitterly.
Elder Gu, middle-aged and with a slight frown, asked, “What happened?”
This was the first time he had seen such a scene. Dan Ding Peak held a slightly higher status within the sect, mainly because it controlled the sect’s pill supply, so its disciples were always treated with respect.
Seeing Li Shun and the others crying like this was quite unusual.
“Senior, those from Wuming Peak are simply unbearable…” Li Shun cried out, then exaggeratedly recounted their tragic experiences.
Elder Gu’s calm expression gradually changed. By the end of the story, he was furious.
“Is all of this true?” Elder Gu’s face darkened, clearly shocked.
A Wuming Peak actually managed to take over the entire outer sect’s pill supply? If that were really the case, where would that leave Dan Ding Peak?
He didn’t care much about other matters, but when he heard that not a single outer disciple had come to Dan Ding Peak for pills, his expression turned extremely grim.
If Dan Ding Peak lost its outer sect disciples’ alchemy business, what use would he, as the outer sect elder of Dan Ding Peak, be? He would become nothing more than a figurehead.
“Everything my junior said is true. Please, Senior, grant us justice!” Li Shun wept. Seeing Elder Gu’s anger, he inwardly rejoiced. Once Elder Gu intervened, what problem could there still be?
“Hmph! Wuming Peak is truly despicable. The Sect Leader, out of pity for their plight, granted them a mountain, yet they dare to disrupt the sect’s millennia-old order. Unforgivable!” Elder Gu’s eyes flashed with fury, already deciding to settle this matter.
“Elder, should we inform our Master?” Li Shun asked.
“No. Our Master is currently in seclusion. I can handle this myself,” Elder Gu replied.
Even if this matter reached the Sect Leader, Dan Ding Peak would still be in the right. Wuming Peak establishing their own mountain was the Sect Leader’s decision, so they couldn’t say much about that. But now, they had dared to provoke Dan Ding Peak—how could that be tolerated?
“Tomorrow morning, accompany me to Wuming Peak. I want to see what kind of ability this person has,” Elder Gu said coldly.
Li Shun and the others immediately broke into smiles.
“Elder, once you go, that kid will be shaking in fear.”
…
After Li Shun and the others left, they all wore expressions of schadenfreude.
“Tomorrow, when Elder Gu arrives, we’ll take our revenge.”
“Hmph! Even though he was personally appointed by the Sect Leader, he broke the rules first.”
“This person wants to overturn Dan Ding Peak’s millennia-old traditions. How can we allow that?”
Li Shun, who had been holding his breath in anger, finally felt a sense of relief. All he had to do now was wait for Elder Gu to arrive tomorrow and show them Dan Ding Peak’s might. Then, perhaps he would finally dare to act recklessly again.
Especially that disciple of his—he must be properly disciplined. Daring to treat him like that—what courage!
“Senior, let me help you back. Tomorrow will be an interesting show,” the flute-playing apprentice said.
“Alright…”
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