The Family Head of the Shang Family spoke with reverence, even slightly bowing his figure, but it had been a long ti since his words fell, and there was still no sign of movent inside the alchemy room, which made those with lower strength in the Shang Family doubt whether the Family Head sensed it wrong.
Shang Yan asked himself and he would never sense it wrong; due to Fu Du’s involvent, these past few days no other ridian Refining Masters had been allowed into the alchemy room, and he sensed that only this alchemy room emitted a faint presence, if not that esteed Fu Du, then who could it be?
After a long ti without a response, Shang Yan’s son, Shang Ying, grew impatient and stepped forward, intending to knock on the door, but in the next mont, he was stopped by his father.
"It seems that Fu Du is in a critical mont of alchemy; we must not disturb him!" After Shang Yan said this, a trace of fear arose in him, secretly thinking that he had been sowhat reckless just now.
The path of alchemy strictly forbids disturbances, Shang Yan was secretly relieved that the noise insulation of the Comrce dicine Pavilion was quite good, hoping that the voice just now had not affected Fu Du.
Hearing his father’s words, Shang Ying imdiately understood and thought of that person’s temperant and strength; cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and without Shang Yan saying more, he retreated several steps on his own.
"It seems we can only wait until Fu Du has finished refining before we pay our respects!"
Shang Yan muttered to himself, then glanced at the alchemy room, but frowned, turned his head to ask: "Shang Li, what is this way of doing things? How could you arrange Fu Du in such an alchemy room?"
This alchemy room was the most secluded and completely inconsistent with the status of a Spiritual Rank Low Level ridian Refining Master like Fu Du. Shang Yan naturally beca angry. If this provoked dissatisfaction with that person, the entire Shang Family would suffer the consequences.
Upon hearing this, Shang Li’s eye twitched fiercely, he sneakily glanced at a spot of not yet dried pus and blood, and dared not speak the truth. Instead, he tried to shift the bla by saying, "These past few days I have been entangled in worldly affairs; I left everything to Xue Shou to manage the Comrce dicine Pavilion, I didn’t expect that fat bastard to be so incompetent!"
Considering Xue Shou had already turned into pus and blood with no chance of living again, Shang Li only wished to extricate himself. As for how to face Fu Du and explain things later, he really couldn’t care less at that ti.
Creak!
Who would have known that at this mont, the door of the alchemy room in front of the mbers of the Shang Family was pulled open from the inside, followed by a young figure stepping out, causing all the mbers of the Shang Family to be dumbfounded.
"Yun Xiao? How are you here?"
Shang Yan seed to sowhat disbelieve his own eyes, his voice murmuring as he questioned; he was not aware since when Shang Li reported, he only ntioned Fu Du was in the Comrce dicine Pavilion and omitted everything else.
But in the next mont, a surge of extre anger rose from the depths of Shang Yan’s heart. As the Family Head of the Shang Family, he ca here with such fanfare and respectfully waited outside the alchemy room, only for the person inside to be a brat utterly disregarded by the Shang Family.
Certainly, Shang Yan would not think that Fu Du was still in the alchemy room. How could a Spirit Vein Realm powerhouse, a distinguished Spiritual Rank Low Level ridian Refining Master, possibly mingle with ants like Yun Xiao?
Only Shang Li had a rather strange expression, but without seeing Fu Du’s figure, he truly breathed a sigh of relief. It seed that the terrifying figure had already left, and with just Yun Xiao’s word, he had absolute confidence in handling the matter.
"Tsk tsk, Family Head, you really took your ti. Fu Du had left more than a ti ago!"
Yun Xiao scanned these familiar faces of the Shang Family, chuckled lightly, and then walked straight to the outside, without giving Shang Yan, the Family Head, a second glance.
"Yun Xiao, the Family Head is asking you, why are you here?" Seeing Yun Xiao act in such a manner, Shang Yan was really unable to hold back his anger. Taking a few strides forward, he blocked Yun Xiao’s path.
"Oh, I had an appointnt with Yin Huan to et here in the Comrce dicine Pavilion, and now it’s over!" Yun Xiao didn’t hide anything, but the Jade Bottle he held in his right hand caught the eye of Shang Ying on the side.
"What is this? Yun Xiao, you dare to steal the elixir from the Shang Family!" When it cos to hatred for Yun Xiao among those present, except for Shang Li, Shang Ying probably had the most.
That day, in the Righteous Hall of the Shang Family, due to Yin Huan’s sudden attack, Shang Ying was slapped in the face by Yun Xiao. Although it was not forceful and did not cause him any harm, but as the main authority of the Shang Family, he lost all his dignity.
Now that Yun Xiao was holding a Jade Bottle in his hand, Shang Ying jumped to conclusions without a second thought, pinning the hat of stealing elixirs on Yun Xiao’s head, his heart truly despicable.
And upon hearing Shang Ying’s words, others like Shang Yan and Shang Li did not speak up, even Shang Yan was wondering if the Jade Bottle in Yun Xiao’s hand might have co from Fu Du.
After all, Fu Du was a Spiritual Rank Low Level ridian Refining Master - could anything that ca from him be ordinary? Such a precious item is not sothing a lowlife like Yun Xiao deserved to own; it should only belong to the Shang Family.
Due to Shang Li’s concealnt, Shang Yan, Shang Ying, and others were completely unaware of the subtle connection between Yun Xiao and Fu Du. Thus, they spoke and acted without any reservations.
Moreover, now that Yin Huan was not here, wasn’t Yun Xiao at their rcy to manipulate as they pleased? If the accusation of elixir theft was confird, dealing with a mber of the Shang Family themselves, even the Jade Pot Sect would find it inconvenient to interfere.
"Truly a bunch of creatures whose nature never changes!"
Yun Xiao wasn’t intimidated by such a group of people. He let out a cold laugh and then said, "You accuse of theft without even seeing the elixir. Your eagerness to fabricate cris is boundless. Shang Li, I ask you, would the finished elixirs from the Comrce dicine Pavilion be stored in the Alchemy Room?"
"Of course..."
"Shang Li, I advise you to think carefully before you speak!"
Just as Shang Li was about to confirm the accusation of theft against Yun Xiao, the latter gave a bizarre smile, then glanced surreptitiously at a crimson object on the ground. This caused the second master of the Shang Family to swallow back the words at the tip of his tongue.
Yun Xiao was extrely shrewd, early on from Shang Yan’s tone and Shang Ying’s slanderous actions, he knew that this second master of the Shang Family hadn’t reported everything that had happened before, which indeed provided him with an opportunity.
Reminded by Yun Xiao’s pointed words and catching a glimpse of pus and blood at the corner of his eye, Shang Li’s heart chilled as if he rembered sothing, and instantly changed his mind.
"Father, big brother, this elixir couldn’t have been stolen by Yun Xiao. The elixirs we refine are always stored in a designated place, never in the Alchemy Room!" Shang Li turned his head and said, and even Shang Yan’s face showed a change in expression.
"Second brother, how could you..."
Shang Ying was stunned for a mont, but upon seeing Shang Li’s expression, he refrained from asking further and instead said, "Even if this is not stolen from the Comrce dicine Pavilion, its origin is highly suspicious; I need to check it!"
"Still not giving up?"
Yun Xiao sneered inwardly, but in the presence of so many powerful figures from the Shang Family, he knew that if he remained inflexible, he probably wouldn’t be able to leave the Comrce dicine Pavilion today. Though he could intimidate Shang Li with a handle, that wouldn’t work on Shang Yan and Shang Ying.
So, after a quick thought, Yun Xiao no longer insisted. He simply opened the Jade Bottle and poured out a round elixir that seed to be still steaming hot.
"With your expertise, you should recognize this as a ridian Rushing Pill, right? I just refined it myself. What do you say, can I go now?" Yun Xiao passed the elixir, still warm in his palm, in front of the Shang Family mbers before putting it back into the Jade Bottle.
"It indeed is a ridian Rushing Pill!" The Family Head of the Shang Family sensed it the fastest, nodded, and didn’t say anything more. After all, a Mortal Rank Middle-Level ridian Rushing Pill wasn’t worth coveting.
"What did you just say? This ridian Rushing Pill, you refined it yourself?" Shang Ying, who was beside him, clearly noticed another aning in Yun Xiao’s words. After he spoke, many cultivators of the Shang Family widened their eyes.
Although the ridian Rushing Pill is only a Mortal Rank Middle-Level elixir, it also requires a ridian Refining Master of the sa level to refine it. Could Yun Xiao possibly be a Mortal Rank Middle-Level ridian Refining Master? Even if they were beaten to death, they wouldn’t believe it.
"Believe it or not, it’s up to you, goodbye!" Yun Xiao didn’t bother to explain any further, and indeed, explaining would be troubleso and might even expose so of his secrets. Letting these Shang Family mbers conjecture wildly was the best outco.
Of course, Shang Ying and the others didn’t believe it. Becoming a ridian Master had extrely strict conditions, foremost of which included activating an Ancestor Vein with a Fire Attribute. They certainly didn’t want to see this young man, once regarded as an ant in the family, beco a revered ridian Refining Master on the Continent.
Just as Yun Xiao was about to disappear around the corner, a loud shout from Shang Yan, the Family Head of the Shang Family, ca from behind him: "Yun Xiao, if you want that spot to join the Jade Pot Sect, co to the Shang Family Arena Hall in seven days!"
"Arena Hall?" Yun Xiao clearly heard it, but his steps did not hesitate, and with a sneer in his heart, his figure disappeared into the distance.
Watching Yun Xiao’s retreating figure, Shang Ying’s heart stirred, and then he inquired, "Father, are you really confident?"
"Don’t worry, Master Yan has already inford that this move went very smoothly, and it might even present that least likely possibility. By then, how could a re Yun Xiao be Huixu’s opponent?" Shang Yan was obviously full of confidence, and upon hearing this, his son Shang Ying couldn’t help but beam with joy.
"Did you notice that Yun Xiao has also advanced to the Early Stage of the ridian Introduction Realm? This troublemaker must not be allowed to remain!" A sharp light flashed in Shang Yan’s elderly eyes, and it seed he wasn’t as indifferent towards Yun Xiao as he appeared to be.
"Hehe, the battle in the Arena Hall does not inhibit life or death, and this ti it’s about competing for the spot of Outer Disciple of the Jade Pot Sect. Even Yin Huan won’t be able to say much. Let Huixu strike to kill next ti!" Shang Ying’s malicious words caused so of the Shang Family mbers to shiver with a chilling sensation.
In seven days, there would likely be a battle to the death!
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