「True Martial Association, Jiangbei Branch Headquarters.」
Lu Liangfei, despite his battered body, was busily attending to everyone. Wei Shanhe and the others constantly monitored Huangfu Zhan's condition, while Lin Tang continued to help him expel the cold poison.
"Wei Zichu, can you check how much ti has passed?"
"Ah? Oh, let see... two hours and fifty-nine minutes."
"What? Less than a minute until the three-hour mark?"
Lin Tang was shocked, like a student who hadn't finished their exam paper with only monts to spare. He imdiately went full throttle.
"I promised to cure him within three hours, and I have to do it in that ti. It would be too embarrassing otherwise!"
BOOM!
With the injection of violent True Qi, Huangfu Zhan felt like he was about to explode.
"Hey, hey, hey, it doesn't matter if you're a little late! No one will laugh at you!"
"Please, don't be so reckless!"
Wei Shanhe and the others had their hearts in their throats.
Lin Tang, however, turned a deaf ear and continued to increase his output.
"AAAAAH—!"
The previously weak Huangfu Zhan let out a pained howl. He could sll the scent of death with chilling clarity. In a daze, he began to have a deep suspicion. Lin Tang is trying to take this opportunity to kill ! He's not really trying to save at all!
"You dare!" Huangfu Zhan was both enraged and terrified, like a cat whose tail had just been stepped on. He sprang to his feet, ready to fight back with all his might.
His own energy collided with Lin Tang's True Qi and rebounded, instantly coursing through his ridians. Under this extre pressure, that energy was drawn toward the secret marks Lin Tang had placed within his body. Like a flood bursting through a dam, it surged toward several key acupoints.
Huangfu Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood. It froze into chunks in mid-air before shattering as it hit the ground.
"You murderer!"
"Kill him!"
A group of enraged n launched their attacks, intending to kill Lin Tang and avenge their Chairman.
Wei Shanhe was filled with imnse regret. I actually brought a wolf into our ho. If it weren't for my introduction, how could the Chairman have trusted Lin Tang so easily? How could he have let him perform the treatnt without any defenses up?
"It's all my fault, all my fault!"
Just as Wei Shanhe was about to shed tears of regret, SWOOSH! Like a phantom, Lin Tang dodged the attacks from several people.
"Look carefully! Your Chairman isn't dead!" he said, rolling his eyes.
"Huh?"
The crowd paused and turned their heads in unison. They saw Huangfu Zhan seated cross-legged, a surging energy swirling around him, perating him inside and out.
"This is..." The crowd was shocked.
Wei Shanhe's tears imdiately receded.
"The Chairman... he actually broke through!"
"Heavens, is he stepping into the Master Realm?"
"So Lin Tang... Master Lin not only cured the Chairman but also helped him break through?!"
"First, Master Lin cured Vice Chairman Wei and helped him break through! Now it's the Chairman..."
"Such dical skill is simply incredible!"
They all stared at Lin Tang, their gazes burning with fervor. Every one of them was thinking the sa thing. If I asked for his help, could I achieve a breakthrough too?
"HAHAHAHA—"
Huangfu Zhan shot to his feet, his energy skyrocketing and cracking the ceiling. He was ecstatic, overjoyed! He never imagined that his misfortune would beco a blessing, allowing him to successfully reach the peak of the Innate realm and stand on equal footing with Yan Renjie!
"Eh, just the peak of the Innate realm?"
"I thought it was the Master Realm..."
"Co on, can you not be so greedy? Reaching the peak of the Innate realm is already a miracle, okay?"
"That's true..."
Regardless, everyone was swept up in a wave of ecstatic joy. They flocked around Lin Tang like adoring fans, eyeing him as if he were a priceless treasure.
Lin Tang said helplessly, "Your Chairman's foundation was solid and he was ripe for a breakthrough. As for the rest of you, you're not there yet. Even if I wanted to help, you wouldn't be able to break through."
Upon hearing this, the crowd's excitent turned to disappointnt.
"Everyone back off! Do not be disrespectful to Master Lin!" Huangfu Zhan shouted. Then, his face wrinkling into a broad grin, he bowed deeply to Lin Tang. "It turns out you were deliberately provoking just now. I misunderstood your intentions and thought you wanted to kill . I was impudent, please forgive !"
He imdiately ordered his subordinates to transfer two hundred million to Lin Tang as a consultation fee.
"Master Lin, if you have any other requests, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will go through fire and water for you!" Huangfu Zhan added.
So you'll only go through fire and water if you can actually do it, but give up if you can't? Lin Tang scoffed inwardly but said aloud, "I already asked Old Wei to help keep an eye out for any Centennial Elixirs."
"Centennial Elixirs? We have several kinds in the True Martial Association's own repository! I'll have soone fetch them for you right away!" Huangfu Zhan was so overjoyed that he made the generous offer without a second thought.
"Oh? So you had them all along?" Lin Tang asked, surprised, and glanced at Wei Shanhe.
Old Wei, oh, Old Wei, you didn't say a single word about this!
Wei Shanhe's face flushed. He stamred that as only the Vice Chairman, he would never dare promise away treasures from the repository without the Chairman's approval.
"Tch—" Lin Tang snorted in disbelief.
"Big Brother Lin, you're magnanimous, so please forgive my stingy grandpa!" Wei Zichu whispered coquettishly, hooking her pinky finger around Lin Tang's.
Seeing their familiar gesture, Huangfu Zhan burst out laughing and pointed at Wei Shanhe. "Old Wei, you're the one in the wrong here, and yet you try to push the bla onto . To make ands, why don't you just betroth your granddaughter to Master Lin?"
"What?" Wei Zichu snatched her hand back as if shocked by electricity, waving her hands frantically. "No, no, no, that won't work!"
"Why? You don't like Master Lin?"
"It's not that I don't like him... Oh, wait, that's not right! Big Brother Lin is already married! Chairman, please don't play matchmaker!" Wei Zichu said in a fluster.
"He's already married? That truly is a great pity," Huangfu Zhan said, a little disappointed.
Wei Shanhe was, of course, no less disappointed. To avoid any further awkwardness, he quickly changed the subject. "Chairman, since you have broken through to the peak of the Innate realm, if Yan Renjie ever cos seeking revenge against Master Lin..."
"Hmph!" Huangfu Zhan declared proudly, full of vigor. "Master Lin, rest assured. With here, I guarantee your safety!"
He wouldn't have had this confidence in the past. Now, however, regardless of whether he could actually defeat the sword in Yan Renjie's hands, he had to adopt this stance. Otherwise, what was the point of breaking through?
Worst-case scenario, even if I'm no match for Yan Renjie, I should still be able to retreat unscathed. I could then offer him so benefits. Seeing as we're in the sa realm, he should give so face and spare Master Lin's life.
Lin Tang had wanted to say that he didn't need anyone's protection and had never seen Yan Renjie as a threat.
But what's the point? I've said this repeatedly, but Wei Shanhe and the others never believed . I can't be bothered to argue about it anymore.
When he learned that their storeroom contained a dicinal herb called Earth Spirit Ginseng, he imdiately thought of the Five Spirit Pill, which could significantly increase one's cultivation and was especially effective for breaking through bottlenecks.
He naturally knew the alchemy thod for refining the Five Spirit Pill. It required several ingredients over a hundred years old—Fire Ganoderma, Earth Spirit Ginseng, tal Spirit Marrow, Wood Spirit Fruit, and Water Spirit Crystal—along with so supplentary materials and an Alchemy Furnace.
"Are you saying..." Huangfu Zhan trembled with excitent, his gaze fixed on Lin Tang with a frenzied look. "If we gather these five main herbs and refine the Five Spirit Pill, there's an eighty percent chance of breaking through to the Master Realm?!"
"Correct," Lin Tang nodded.
And if I were to assist with a massive amount of True Qi, the chances would be one hundred percent. He decided not to ntion that for now.
"Good, good, good! I will issue the order imdiately to gather them at any cost! When the ti cos, we will have to trouble Master Lin with the alchemy!" Huangfu Zhan said urgently, his eyes glowing.
The Master Realm! If I can break through, the True Martial Association's overall strength will skyrocket. The other powers we once feared will no longer be a threat. Those forces that opposed us but we could do nothing about? I'll be able to wipe them out with a flick of my wrist! To hell with Yan Renjie, he'll have to get out of my way. The temptation is just too great!
Lin Tang smiled faintly, unconcerned that the other party might turn on him and hoard the pills. Huangfu Zhan was no match for him; he didn't have the strength to monopolize anything. Besides, Lin Tang was confident he could produce at least five pills from a single furnace, so there was no fear of them running out. Furthermore, a person could only take one such pill; any more would have no effect.
That was why he felt confident enough to reveal this to Huangfu Zhan, intending to borrow the True Martial Association's resources to gather the necessary dicinal herbs sooner.
Then I can imdiately break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishnt, Lin Tang thought with confidence.
Just then, Wei Shanhe walked over. "Master Lin, I just turned on my phone and received many missed call alerts, all from Ge Shijian. I think he might need you for sothing urgent."
"Oh, him? I've already blocked him," Lin Tang said nonchalantly. "You should ignore him too, Old Wei. I'm not interested in taking on a disciple."
"Alright, I'll just block him then," Wei Shanhe chuckled.
With that, he did so. Afterward, no matter how many tis Ge Shijian tried to call, he could no longer get through.
As ti ticked by, from evening into the next day, they still hadn't managed to get Lin Tang to co over.
After this long delay, Sun Siwei examined Shen Qiushi once more and ca to a conclusion.
"He has beco completely vegetative. It's impossible for anyone to wake him now."
Although Ge Shijian held Lin Tang's dical skills in high esteem, in Sun Siwei's opinion, there might have been a chance if he had co earlier. But now, it was too late. All hope was lost.
Hearing this, Shen Youling burst into tears. She was filled with self-loathing and a profound disappointnt in Lin Tang's cold-hearted indifference.
She didn't know that Ge Shijian had been repeatedly calling Wei Shanhe's number, and Ge Shijian hadn't ntioned that detail. She assud the calls were going directly to Lin Tang, who was intentionally not answering or had his phone turned off. Isn't he doing this on purpose? He must be hiding sowhere, secretly laughing at . Laughing at how blind I was, how I looked down on him. Laughing at how my grandfather's fate is all my fault. Lin Tang, how can you be so cruel...
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