Chapter 244
“Indeed, but if we encounter disciples from the sect, we can mention it casually. Whether they believe it or not is up to them…”
“Brother Li is absolutely right. I’ve decided to avoid anyone from the Holy Lands in the future.”
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“This is the Daughter of Dan Yun, Dan Bai.”
Chen Huai'an pushed the girl forward in front of the disciples of the Sword Pavilion.
The Sword Pavilion disciples immediately looked at her like wolves eyeing a lamb.
“No wonder the Ancestor is so quick; it hasn’t been long, and he’s already found someone!” Su Qinian’s gloomy face finally broke into a smile.
With Dan Bai around, they might be able to concoct the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan, which would solve most of the issues concerning the three direct disciples.
Dan Bai, however, was taken aback.
She had heard of the Sword Pavilion, but she was stunned to find herself in a completely unfamiliar place, and… it seemed that the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion saving her was not a coincidence, but rather something he had been looking for all along?!
Aside from knowing the recipe for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan and how to refine it, she was no different from an ordinary alchemist.
So, the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion must also be after the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan. Why did it feel like she had just escaped the wolf’s den only to fall into the tiger’s lair?
With this thought, Dan Bai instinctively shrank her head back, looking pitifully at Chen Huai'an. “S-Senior, why did you bring me here? I-I don’t know anything… I’m just a fool.”
“Aren’t you looking to repay a kindness? Then help me refine the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan.” Chen Huai'an led Dan Bai into the room, pointing to the three unconscious direct disciples of the Sword Pavilion and the leader of Lingxi Valley, Yun Baiyu, introducing them one by one.
“You don’t need to think we have any ill intentions. I brought you here to refine the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan, but it’s not for any nefarious plan; it’s to save lives.”
“Senior… do you know what the Yaochi Holy Land and the Fenjing Holy Land are planning?” Dan Bai looked at the three tortured direct disciples of the Sword Pavilion and couldn’t help but feel heartbroken. Becoming an alchemist was meant to refine pills to save people; that was her original intention.
Since the Sword Pavilion was not allied with the Holy Lands, and was indeed their enemy, she was naturally willing to help.
“I have a rough idea.” Chen Huai'an nodded. “Didn’t you say your mother, Dan Yun, was captured by the Yaochi Holy Land? You and I share a common enemy; why not join forces?”
“I’m willing to do my part.” Dan Bai bowed deeply.
Originally, rescuing her mother was a daunting task for her.
Now that she had the Sword Pavilion’s support, and with a powerful figure like the Ancestor, it was certainly a good thing; there was no need to be overly sentimental.
However, when she looked up, her brows furrowed slightly as she hesitated. “To be honest, I’ve been studying alchemy with my mother since I was young, and I’ve already mastered the method and recipe for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan.
But the materials for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan are extremely precious, and I don’t have any on me, so I’ll need you seniors to help find them.”
“Leave the materials to me; you just focus on refining the pills.”
Chen Huai'an exchanged a glance with Elder Liu, signaling him to take care of Dan Bai.
Though the Sword Pavilion was poor, the herb garden, managed by Elder Liu, was thriving, and it surely contained some of the materials needed for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan.
Time was of the essence; gathering these spiritual herbs would take time, and they needed to start preparing for the pill refinement now. Not to mention the dire condition of the three direct disciples, there was also the leader of Lingxi Valley, Yun Baiyu…
Chen Huai'an sighed.
He shifted his gaze away from Yun Baiyu.
This leader of Lingxi Valley didn’t have much time left.
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Chapter 262: He, Chen Huai'an, Carries It All!
“Master, something’s happened!”
“What now?!” Yu Yao, the Master, opened her eyes, peering through the gauze curtain at the elder kneeling outside, her expression darkening.
This wasn’t the first time she had been disturbed while recuperating.
She had warned them; unless it was an emergency, they shouldn’t interrupt her.
“The soul lamps of Yu Ling and Yu Quan have gone out!”
“What?!” Yu Yao shot up, furious. “What about Dan Bai, the Daughter of Dan Yun? Have you captured her?”
“No.” The elder trembled under Yu Yao’s pressure, lowering his head as he spoke. “Elder Yu Ling and Yu Quan had already found Dan Bai, but the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion intervened, killing both Yu Ling and Yu Quan, and abducting Dan Bai…”
“Useless! Truly useless!” Yu Yao trembled with rage, her voice hoarse. “That Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion is only at the fifth level of Dong Xu. Even if he’s at the peak of the fifth level, Yu Ling is at the sixth level of Dong Xu. How could he be killed by someone at the fifth level?”
“Master, Elder Yu Ling must have underestimated him. She didn’t even unleash her small world. According to reports, that Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion strikes incredibly fast; although he’s at the fifth level of Dong Xu, his understanding of the sword is nearly at the level of Dao, and sword cultivators excel at killing, so…”
“Those are just excuses.”
Yu Yao clenched her fists, feeling helpless.
She couldn’t even predict the location of the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion; otherwise, why would she have waited until now? She would have struck first to subdue him.
Moreover, she realized that if this operation to capture Dan Bai encountered someone from the Zhenwu Holy Land, or if Dan Bai sought help from the Zhenwu Holy Land, then out of respect for Zhang Yibai, the Zhenwu Holy Land would surely intervene. Considering this, she had sent someone to the Zhenwu Holy Land to demand compensation, leaving them in a state of chaos, but she hadn’t expected the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion to appear out of nowhere?!
“Master, what should we do now?” The elder cautiously glanced at Yu Yao, then quickly lowered his head again.
“First, let’s find someone to impersonate Dan Bai. The mother and daughter haven’t seen each other for over a decade; as long as the impersonation is somewhat convincing, they shouldn’t recognize her…”
Yu Yao’s eyes narrowed slightly, her clenched fingers turning pale.
True energy flowed around her, though not outwardly visible, it was building up a tsunami-like killing intent in the shadows.
She hadn’t wanted to deal with the Sword Pavilion and the Ancestor first, as nothing was more important than achieving immortality. But this incident had thoroughly enraged her, so she ordered, “The Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion is unpredictable and can hide in a small world to evade detection. We need to devise a plan to lure him out and then trap and kill him to relieve my resentment!”
“Truly worthy of being a Master.” The elder quickly flattered her. “Why didn’t I think of a strategy to lure the enemy? But… Master, how should we draw out the Ancestor of the Sword Pavilion?”
“Since he’s from the Sword Pavilion, he must be interested in the way of the sword. Ordinary heavenly materials and earthly treasures won’t attract someone like him, an old monster at the fifth level of Dong Xu.” Yu Yao paused, took a deep breath, as if making a certain decision. “Let’s use Zhang Yibai’s Zhenwu Twin Swords as bait. Although the sword spirits have withered, just the name of Zhang Yibai’s sword is enough to lure him into our trap!”
“Huh? Master, aren’t those twin swords in the Zhenwu Holy Land…”
“That’s a fake.” Yu Yao sneered. “I’ve long since put the real ones away. How could such a treasure fall into the hands of others?”
“Truly worthy of being a Master!” The elder was in awe.
Just as she was about to shower Yu Yao with more compliments, a disciple from Yaochi suddenly stumbled in.
She looked terrified, sliding to her knees in front of the elder and Yu Yao.
The elder was taken aback; if she remembered correctly, this disciple was specifically assigned to guard the Yaochi treasury, right?
Was there another problem with the Yaochi treasury?
Her heart sank.
“Master, it’s bad!” the disciple shouted.
Yu Yao’s teeth ground together, her face darkening further. Hearing the words “it’s bad” made her feel agitated.
“What now?!”
“We’re missing a hundred portions of materials for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan from the treasury…”
“What?!” Yu Yao felt her vision darken, as if the world was spinning, and she fainted again.
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“I never expected it! This… this demonic faction shop actually sells materials for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan!”
Chen Huai'an rubbed his hands together, looking at the neatly packed hundred portions of materials for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan in his backpack, feeling quite pleased.
As soon as he exited the small world, he immediately began to deduce and search for materials for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan.
He hadn’t expected that what was far away would be so close at hand.
It was a pity that he had wasted ten thousand coins on the game; if he had opened the
As for why the Demonic Faction Shop had materials for the Hun Yuan Bu Tian Dan…
Chen Huai'an thought it over and began to understand.
Just look at the items sold in this shop.
Buddhist relics, the undergarments of female cultivators from Yaochi, the bellybands of female cultivators from Lingxi Valley, the Yuhua Sect’s techniques for seducing women, various bizarre spiritual roots, a vast array of pills and talismans, and many remnants of righteous path techniques—wasn’t this all just spoils of war?
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