Chapter 718 - 648: No Smoke Without Fire, Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixir

The Pill Pavilion.

The Spirit Medicine Tower.

"New ruins have appeared inside the Demon Cave, and they were discovered by the Merak Saint Son, Baili Xi!"

By the time Yang Chan learned of this, the news had already spread, and it was spreading fast.

Everyone in the Profound Void Grotto Heaven knew about the Demon Cave within it. For the most part, it was handled by people from the Merak Sacred Land. Sometimes, they would even select people from the cities within the Grotto Heaven, or even from outside it, to enter the cave.

The Demon Cave was extremely dangerous, with high casualties. Chiyu Peak had suffered a great loss there before. A large portion of the people they had brought into the Merak Sacred Land had perished in the Demon Cave. This was why they later had to return to the Cyan Yuan Sect to bring another group to join the Merak Sacred Land. Yang Chan had rarely seen any of these new people on Chiyu Peak, and he could guess their fate.

When these people were chosen, they were little more than cannon fodder. The difficulty of distinguishing oneself was immense.

However, it was also because of this that Chiyu Peak managed to get through its weakest period. Now, with the Merak Saintess as their backer, they had temporarily found their footing. Then, with Yang Chan’s help, their foundation had solidified even more. One could say that everything was developing in a positive direction.

"The Saintess has also arranged for people to enter the Demon Cave!"

Han Bingyu told Yang Chan what she had found out. Although the information didn’t arrive instantly, it wasn’t too slow either. At least for the current Yang Chan, receiving timely news was already quite good.

After all, he hadn’t been in the Merak Sacred Land for long, and Han Bingyu was still slowly developing her intelligence network. Being able to deliver this information in a timely manner was good enough; he couldn’t ask for too much.

The appearance of new ruins in the Demon Cave attracted a lot of attention. However, since it was within the Profound Void Grotto Heaven and belonged to the Merak Sacred Land, the impact was confined within the Holy Land itself. But because of this, undercurrents were surging within the Holy Land.

"The other factions, including Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe and Quasi-Saintess Gongsun Qiu, have all sent people into the Demon Cave to investigate these newly discovered ruins!"

"There’s a rumor circulating in the Holy Land right now. It says that when the Saint Son was wiping out the Alien Race before, he obtained some kind of Treasure from them. After studying it for some time, he figured out how to use the Treasure, which led him to discover the hidden ruins in the Demon Cave."

"This is just one of many rumors, but it’s the most widespread. Someone is likely fanning the flames in secret, spreading the news to put pressure on the Saint Son, Baili Xi!"

Han Bingyu continued to share what she knew, which was also the most valuable piece of intelligence.

Some of it was the result of her own deductions, which she also explained in detail.

The situation in the Merak Sacred Land was far more complex than in the Cyan Yuan Sect. Plus, given their current status and position, they weren’t yet at a level where they could ignore these things, so they naturally needed to pay closer attention.

The Holy Land was more suitable for Cultivation, but it also came with other troubles. This was something they had anticipated before joining the Merak Sacred Land.

"Where there’s smoke, there’s fire!"

"It seems the Saint Son, Baili Xi, really did get something good from that Alien Race for someone to be doing this deliberately!"

Yang Chan commented unhurriedly, sipping his tea.

The appearance of ruins in the Demon Cave had little to do with him, and he had no intention of entering the dangerous place. As for the outside world, he was even less worried. If a problem arose in the Demon Cave, he certainly wouldn’t be the one on the front lines. The many experts of the Merak Sacred Land would resolve any issues there.

If a major problem occurred, the Merak Saint Master and those elusive Supreme Elders—all Blood Exchange Martial Saints—would take action. Naturally, he didn’t need to worry about it.

When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up. That was one of the benefits of being in a major power like the Merak Sacred Land—he didn’t have to worry about such problems.

Although the Demon Cave in the Profound Void Grotto Heaven had never been completely eradicated, the fact that it was suppressed by the Merak Sacred Land and confined underground was proof enough.

So, Yang Chan would just sit back and watch how this unfolded.

"There might be good things in the new ruins within the Demon Cave; otherwise, the Saint Son wouldn’t have entered personally."

"It’s said that a Blood Exchange Martial Saint expert from the Earth Demon Alien Race is guarding the Demon Cave. Underground, they can unleash extremely powerful Combat Power, far surpassing an ordinary Blood Exchange Martial Saint!"

"If the benefits weren’t so great, the Saint Son probably wouldn’t have risked going in!"

Han Bingyu heard all sorts of news in the Merak Sacred Land, and after becoming a Third Level Alchemist and coming to the Spirit Medicine Tower, she heard even more.

She could pick up on all kinds of secret information, which she would then organize and summarize herself.

"Keep an eye on the situation as it develops!"

Yang Chan said after a moment of thought, giving his instruction.

Regardless of what treasures the new ruins in the Demon Cave might hold, he had no desire to enter. Instead, he planned to stay low-key at the Pill Pavilion, following his very regular routine of alchemy, martial arts practice, and handling Spirit Medicine Tower affairs every day.

Especially after he had cleaned out the people associated with Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe, there were far fewer matters in the Spirit Medicine Tower that required his attention. As for the staff of the Spirit Medicine Tower, he had Han Bingyu, Xu Gaocen, and the Pharmacist assigned by the Merak Saintess keep an eye on them. Anyone problematic would continue to be kicked out and replaced with new people.

With the overall situation under control, these minor details became insignificant, naturally meaning there was much less for Yang Chan to worry about. He was also slowly blending into the Pill Pavilion, becoming less conspicuous.

Yang Chan had originally thought he would come into conflict with Yuwen Ze, the Genius Pharmacist who supported Saint Son Baili Xi, and that the other man would proactively cause trouble for him. However, he discovered that Yuwen Ze had no such intention at all. He rarely even came to the Spirit Medicine Tower each week; most of the time, he was nowhere to be seen, completely focused on improving his Pharmacist Ability.