Chapter 723 650: Holding a Universe Within, Casting No Net Without Seeing the Fish

Under these circumstances, if the Merak Saint Son was still searching for something, it had to be a Treasure of incredible value to attract a person of his stature.

That was why Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe and Quasi-Saintess Gongsun Qiu couldn't sit still. Feeling their individual factions were too weak, they joined forces to enter the Demon Cave Ruins. Their combined strength was considerable.

"There's no rush. Let's first see what our dear Saint Son is really up to."

"No matter how great the opportunity in the Secret Realm is, it's still within the Profound Void Grotto Heaven. It belongs to the Merak Sacred Land, not to any single person."

"Therefore, the Saint Son can't just take it all for himself!"

"Besides, we aren't familiar with these ruins. If the Saint Son has deliberately set a trap to lure us in, we'll be the ones who fall for it!"

"Let's just wait and see."

The Merak Saintess was not an impatient person. On the contrary, she was a woman of great vision and strategy.

She acted without haste, always planning her moves carefully before taking action.

She had experienced too much to be reckless, having grown wise over time.

She had learned to act only with certainty, never casting her net without seeing the fish.

She didn't doubt there was something valuable in the Demon Cave Ruins, but she refused to believe it could create an insurmountable gap between her and the Merak Saint Son. It was even possible that this "treasure" had nothing to do with Cultivation at all.

As far as she was concerned, there was no need to rush. If a truly great Treasure was at stake, her backers would intervene. They would never stand by and watch the Merak Saint Son monopolize power.

Conversely, if the Saint Son's actions were a deliberate ploy to lure her into a trap within the Demon Cave Ruins, she could find herself in a situation with no escape.

She had many options available to her; there was no need to choose the most dangerous path.

"You are right, Saintess. I was too hasty!"

"Baili Xi sees you as a thorn in his side. To secure the position of Merak Saint Master, his first move would be to eliminate you!"

"My judgment was clouded because I was too close to the situation!"

"You don't need to enter the Demon Cave Ruins personally, Saintess. We can just send a few people to take part."

Realization dawning on her, Liao Lenghui nodded hastily.

It was unnecessary to have the Merak Saintess walk into danger for some unknown opportunity.

The rivalry between the Merak Saint Son and Merak Saintess was at its peak. Both wanted the other dead to get one step closer to the throne of Merak Saint Master and lay a solid foundation for their ascension.

In this context, the Merak Saint Son's actions made them suspect his motives were deliberate. The whole affair with the Demon Cave Ruins could be a pretense, with the true goal being to lay a death trap for the Merak Saintess.

A chill ran down Liao Lenghui's spine as she comprehended this.

She had previously urged the Merak Saintess to enter the Demon Cave Ruins because she hadn't perceived the danger to be that great. But if the Merak Saint Son himself had orchestrated this, with other unknown experts potentially lying in wait, then the situation was entirely different. Now was the time to calm down, not rush in.

Looking at the Merak Saintess again, her eyes filled with admiration. The Saintess was truly far more level-headed than she was.

Though Liao Lenghui was older than the Merak Saintess, wisdom and cunning were not things that simply came with age.

Some are born strong, others are born brilliant; the differences are vast.

"In that case, I will have to ask you, Elder Liao, to focus your attention on the Demon Cave Ruins for the time being."

"Find out what the Saint Son, Baili Xi, is truly looking for. Then we can prepare our own response ahead of time!"

The Merak Saintess said with a smile, looking at Liao Lenghui.

"Saintess, rest assured, I will not let you down!"

Liao Lenghui replied, cupping her fist.

They spoke for only a short while before Liao Lenghui departed with the mission assigned by the Merak Saintess.

'The Treasure he got from the Alien Race... how interesting.'

The Merak Saintess muttered to herself, her eyes cold.

Logically, the task of dealing with those Alien Races should have fallen to her. She had been injured, but a High-Level Healing Elixir would have allowed her to recover fully before the operation to exterminate them began.

But the Merak Saint Master had intervened, assigning the mission directly to the Merak Saint Son under the pretext of lessening her burden.

If she hadn't been so preoccupied with healing and lacked a better option at the time, the Treasure held by the Alien Race would have fallen into her hands, not his.

Therefore, at this moment, the Merak Saintess's eyes were very cold.

The opportunities she had seized in the Purple Void Secret Realm, especially the Treasure obtained from the Solitary Void Trial Array, had kept her from falling behind. Later, with the backing of a Supreme Elder within the Merak Sacred Land, her Martial Arts Cultivation soared. The forces under her command swelled, allowing her to stand against the Merak Saint Son and even gain a significant advantage.

She had even forced the Merak Saint Son into seclusion not long ago, dealing a heavy blow to his momentum. The rivalry between them had long since become a deadly one; given the chance, either would not hesitate to kill the other.

It didn't matter that they were both prodigies of the Merak Sacred Land. They both understood one simple truth: the best enemy is a dead enemy.

"Saintess, the Pill Pavilion is as usual, with no major changes."

"Meanwhile, Pharmacist Yang Chan of the Spirit Medicine Tower has refined numerous Top Quality Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pills. He has also acquired a large number of Spirit Medicines that aid the Cultivation of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters. He even successfully refined a Nourishing Vein and Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, which is suited for those at the Initial Stage of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Cultivation. On top of that, he has exchanged for many other Elixirs!"

"We believe he is studying the Medicinal Properties and efficacy of these Elixirs to prepare for Refining other types of Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixirs later on!"

"Pharmacist Yang Chan has also borrowed a great number of books related to his profession from the Pill Pavilion's Library Pavilion."

Elder Xu Ling, whom the Merak Saintess had assigned to monitor Yang Chan, was now giving his report.

Elder Xu Ling was previously responsible for matters on Chiyu Peak concerning Liu Xuan and Gu An. It was after discovering that Yang Chan, the man behind Gu An, possessed such talent that Xu Ling began passing on the Merak Saintess's directives, though such occasions were rare.

For the most part, however, his duty was to record everything that happened on Chiyu Peak, which naturally included observing Yang Chan.

Earning trust required more than just showing strength; other methods were necessary.

Even though it appeared Chiyu Peak had no choice but to rely on her, the Merak Saintess still had people watching in secret to guard against betrayal.

Elder Xu Ling paid particular attention to Yang Chan, as the talent he displayed in Alchemy far surpassed his initial expectations.

"Pharmacist Yang Chan's talent is truly remarkable—far greater than I anticipated."

"Yuwen Ze of the Spirit Medicine Tower, can he now refine Elixirs that aid Bone Marrow Cleansing Cultivation?"

The Merak Saintess remarked with some feeling before asking her next question.

Before Yang Chan joined the Merak Sacred Land, Yuwen Ze's talent as a Pharmacist was nearly unmatched. He was far beyond his peers; they weren't even in the same league.

But after Yang Chan joined the Merak Sacred Land and, in particular, entered the Pill Pavilion's Spirit Medicine Tower, many people began to discuss the two of them in the same breath.

Both were young Advanced Pharmacists with exceptional talent for Alchemy, so it was only natural they would be compared. Even the Merak Saintess was not immune to this.

She asked now out of genuine curiosity.

"Not yet. While Yuwen Ze can consistently refine the Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill, he has attempted to refine an elixir that aids the Cultivation of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters several times and has failed on every occasion."

"They say his accumulated Pill Sense is insufficient and that he needs more time to break through this bottleneck."

Hearing this, Elder Xu Ling shook his head.

While monitoring Yang Chan, he had naturally kept an eye on the Merak Sacred Land's own Genius Pharmacist, Yuwen Ze. He couldn't help but subconsciously compare the two.

One was a genius Pharmacist nurtured within the Holy Land itself, while the other was a prodigy who had risen from one of its Affiliated Forces. Both were extraordinarily conspicuous, and many were watching to see how their Alchemy Ability would develop.

The fact that Yang Chan had already refined the Nourishing Vein and Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill meant his own bottleneck was much further down the road than Yuwen Ze's. This indicated he had massive room for growth, and in their eyes, his potential was now even greater.

Unsurprisingly, far more people were now optimistic about Yang Chan's future. Even the Merak Saintess's eyes flashed with a keen light, her estimation of him rising another notch!