Chapter 730: The Road is Long and Far, the Black Dragon's Motivation

Chapter 730: Chapter 654: The Road is Long and Far, the Black Dragon’s Motivation

“Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe and Quasi-Saintess Gongsun Qiu have also come out of the Demon Cave!”

Han Bingyu continued. This was something she had brought up intentionally.

She knew full well that Yang Chan had offended Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe to secure his position as the Steward of the Spirit Medicine Tower. Previously, the matter of the ruins inside the Demon Cave had drawn Gongye Zhe’s attention, but now that he was out, he might come after Yang Chan.

That was why Han Bingyu had specifically brought this up—to warn Yang Chan.

“It’s fine. If anything happens, the Merak Saintess will be there to take the heat. As long as we stay here in the Pill Pavilion’s Spirit Medicine Tower, any trouble won’t land on our heads!”

Of course, Yang Chan understood what Han Bingyu meant. He replied slowly,

“Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe doesn’t hold much power within the Pill Pavilion. The fact that he’d managed to secure a Steward position in the Spirit Medicine Tower before was already a remarkable achievement; beyond that, his influence was negligible.”

This wasn’t information Yang Chan had dug up himself. It came from the person in the Spirit Medicine Tower sent by the Merak Saintess. He had been told to simply focus on his alchemy, and the Merak Saintess would handle any other trouble.

This was the result of Yang Chan demonstrating his capabilities. The greater his Alchemy Ability, the more the Merak Saintess would value him.

He could already refine elixirs to aid the cultivation of an Initial Stage of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. Before long, he would surely be able to refine elixirs for Grandmasters who had undergone their first Bone Marrow Cleansing. In the future, the Merak Saintess might need Yang Chan’s help for all the elixirs she required.

Though nothing was said explicitly, Yang Chan understood the implication. This was why he could rest easy.

Within the Merak Sacred Land, the most powerful figures at the moment were the Merak Saint Son and the Merak Saintess. Their rivalry was out in the open, while Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe and Quasi-Saintess Gongsun Qiu were simply not in the same league.

The “Quasi-” in their titles was proof enough.

As long as the Merak Saint Son and Merak Saintess were around, the other two had virtually no chance of getting ahead. If either the Saint Son or Saintess became the new Merak Saint Master, the titles of the Quasi-Saint Son and Quasi-Saintess would be stripped, and they would be demoted back to Direct Disciples. It was even highly likely they would face certain restrictions because of their former status.

Yang Chan never underestimated anyone, but he didn’t overestimate them either. When it came to Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe, he had complete faith in the Merak Saintess’s capabilities.

“For the time being, I need you to find out more about the Spirit Medicines that were brought out of the ruins in the Demon Cave. Focus on Top Level Spirit Medicines, especially the rare ones!”

‘Yang Chan wasn’t concerned about the Bloodline Sacrifice Array found in the ruins. He cared far more about the Spirit Medicine within those ruins; that was what mattered most to him.’

‘He needed those ingredients for his alchemy. If he had the chance, he could exchange for some of the extremely rare ones first and stockpile them. They might come in handy someday.’

‘This was especially true since his alchemy was bound to progress after his Pharmacist profession advanced, and he would be able to use them directly. Moreover, he highly valued the insights that came with a professional advancement. It would be a true shame if he needed those rare Spirit Medicines at that time and didn’t have any on hand.’

‘As for the more common Spirit Medicines, there was no need to rush; he could gather those slowly.’

“Understood. I’ll pay close attention to this matter.”

“As soon as I have any news, I’ll report it to you immediately!”

Hearing this, Han Bingyu nodded quickly.

She committed every one of Yang Chan’s instructions to memory and carried them out without delay.

“Also, there’s one more thing. Peak Master Liu Xuan of Chiyu Peak hopes Pharmacist Yang can make a trip back to Chiyu Peak when he has time. I asked what it was about, but they wouldn’t tell me. They just said that Pharmacist Yang would find out upon his return!”

Han Bingyu only brought up the matter with Chiyu Peak after she had finished discussing the Demon Cave. This was because she had mentally prioritized the information, arranging it by importance.

In her mind, Yang Chan’s safety came first. Threats to him and the matters he was concerned about were always the top priority.

‘Peak Master Liu wants me to return to Chiyu Peak?’

A flicker of confusion crossed Yang Chan’s eyes. Between his duties at the Spirit Medicine Tower and his focus on alchemy, he hadn’t been back to Chiyu Peak in nearly two months.

‘However, he always made arrangements whenever Chiyu Peak needed help with alchemy. Besides, he was still in regular contact with people from the peak, like Xu Gaocen, so their connection had never been broken!’

‘He had no idea what could have prompted Liu Xuan to summon him like this.’

“Did people from Chiyu Peak also enter the ruins inside the Demon Cave?”

The thought of the ruins in the Demon Cave suddenly occurred to Yang Chan, and he asked the question.

‘For Liu Xuan and the others to seek him out, it was most likely an alchemy-related matter. But for a normal alchemy request, they could just go through the proper channels. Given his connection to the Cyan Yuan Sect, he would never refuse a request from Chiyu Peak; he would even prioritize it over others.’

‘However, if they weren’t asking him to refine an ordinary elixir, they would have to consult him directly. An extraordinary elixir likely meant the ingredients came from the ruins inside the Demon Cave, as that was a place to find many exceptionally rare Spirit Grasses.’

‘He himself had collected a few from there before.’

“A number of them entered the ruins in the Demon Cave along with the people arranged by the Saintess!”

Han Bingyu replied with certainty after a moment’s thought.

The intelligence was fragmented, but she remembered it. When she gathered information, she would always filter it first, reporting only the most critical pieces. The rest she kept on hand in case Yang Chan showed interest. If he had asked about Chiyu Peak’s situation earlier, she would have been able to answer immediately.