Chapter 741: A Great Talent Matures Late, and Is Always Bullied

Chapter 741: Chapter 659: A Great Talent Matures Late, and Is Always Bullied

In Xu Ling’s eyes, if Yang Chan continued to develop at the Spirit Medicine Tower for a few more years, he could even surpass Lu Feng and the others. He was a man with the potential to become a Top Level Pharmacist.

Naturally, he valued him all the more.

“You will continue to be in charge of Yang Chan’s affairs.”

For the Merak Saintess, it was enough to be aware of Yang Chan’s situation; there was no need to pay him too much attention for now.

Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe couldn’t cause too much trouble. One intervention was enough. Otherwise, she would have taken action herself to show Gongye Zhe what she was capable of.

This was a kind of tacit understanding.

“Yes, Saintess. I will take my leave now.”

Hearing this, Xu Ling quickly replied and then rose to depart.

Having followed the Merak Saintess for so long, he naturally recognized this as his signal to leave and tactfully departed.

Before long, another person entered the hall.

“Saintess, Baili Xi has mobilized several Array Masters from the Sacred Land. They have all entered the newly discovered ruins within the Demon Cave. He plans to first repair the Bloodline Sacrifice Array, then alter its sacrifice target, hoping to use it to open the Cross-Realm Teleportation Array!”

Liao Lenghui came before the Merak Saintess and, upon seeing her, immediately reported the information she had gathered.

Previously, the Merak Saintess had arranged for her to monitor the Merak Saint Son’s activities within the Sacred Land, especially his actions after emerging from the ruins in the Demon Cave.

This was because ever since the Merak Saint Son came out of seclusion and went to the Demon Cave, he had been acting differently. It seemed he possessed something that could sense these ruins, and its source was the Alien Race from the Purple Void Secret Realm—the very opportunity that had been stolen from her.

Now that the Merak Saint Son had made gains, she was naturally watching. If she could seize the opportunity, she would certainly make a move. ‘After all, in my eyes, these opportunities are all mine.’

“Within the Sacred Land, several Supreme Elders support this endeavor!”

Liao Lenghui continued.

In the Merak Sacred Land, to obtain the position of Saint Master, one needed not only their own strength but also the support of these Supreme Elders.

These were all experts at the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Level, and none of them were simple. However, winning their support was no easy feat.

Liao Lenghui specifically pointed this out because although the Supreme Elders had not fully committed, it was a significant issue. After all, it was uncertain if the Bloodline Sacrifice Array could even be repaired, let alone if the sacrifice target could be changed afterward.

Otherwise, if they ended up summoning experts from the Alien Race, the Merak Sacred Land would likely be the first to suffer, potentially facing a disaster of cataclysmic proportions.

“I see. No wonder Baili Xi was in such a hurry to leave the ruins in the Demon Cave!”

The Merak Saintess had a moment of realization. After all, there were still unexplored areas in those Demon Cave ruins.

Some of the people she had previously sent had not yet emerged from the ruins, yet the Merak Saint Son, Baili Xi, was one of the first to come out.

‘It seems his goal is this Bloodline Sacrifice Array. He must have obtained some kind of Treasure from the Alien Race that can sense this type of Grand Array!’

There were many strange and wonderful Treasures in the world. Combining this with the Merak Saint Son’s behavior, the Merak Saintess deduced the ability of the Treasure he had obtained from the Alien Race.

‘It’s just a damaged Bloodline Sacrifice Array. Who knows how long it will take to repair, let alone change the sacrificial target!’

After figuring this out, the Merak Saintess felt much more at ease about the Merak Saint Son Baili Xi’s plans.

This was a project that would take a long time to show any results, and its success was far from guaranteed.

The Merak Sacred Land had previously spent a great deal of effort on the Cross-Realm Teleportation Array, yet had still failed.

Although this damaged Bloodline Sacrifice Array provided a foundation, she was still not optimistic about it.

Once the Supreme Elders saw that Baili Xi’s plan was yielding no results, their current support might turn into opposition.

Therefore, this was a double-edged sword. It seemed like a good thing now, but that might not be the case in the future.

“As for Baili Xi’s affairs, I’ll have to trouble Elder Xu to continue monitoring them.”

After realizing Baili Xi’s plans posed no threat to her, the Merak Saintess decided her best course of action was to continue improving her Martial Arts Cultivation and win the support of more Supreme Elders.

“Rest assured, Saintess. I will pay close attention at all times.”

Liao Lenghui said with a determined expression.

She was extremely focused on this matter.

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「Saint Son Pavilion」

“Yang Chan may look young, but he is quite steady in his actions.”

The Merak Saint Son, Baili Xi, remarked with some emotion after hearing the news about the Pill Pavilion’s Spirit Medicine Tower from the Third Level Alchemist, Zhou Cheng.

He had previously arranged for someone to remind Yuwen Ze to be more low-key. As a newly promoted Third Level Alchemist, he should have acted more cautiously and not been so rash.

But unexpectedly, Yuwen Ze didn’t listen at all.

A Third Level Alchemist invited him to a Pill Battle, goaded him with taunts, and he fell right into the trap.

The elixir being refined was the Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill, the very same one Yuwen Ze had used to pass his Third Level Alchemist assessment.

According to the news they received, the other Pill Master was at a similar level to Yuwen Ze. However, during the Pill Battle, that person successfully refined a Top Quality Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill, far surpassing the one Yuwen Ze made. The difference between the two was obvious at a glance.

After that, Yuwen Ze’s confidence was shattered, and the progress of his Alchemy Ability became pitifully slow. To this day, he has only just managed to refine a Top Quality Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill. While this progress would be considered acceptable for other Pharmacists, for a Genius Pharmacist like Yuwen Ze, it was a disappointment to the Merak Saint Son, Baili Xi.

After all, his expectations for Yuwen Ze had been quite high. Yet even now, Yuwen Ze still couldn’t refine an elixir to aid a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster’s cultivation. In this regard, he had already been surpassed by Yang Chan, a Genius Pharmacist who had only joined the Merak Sacred Land a short time ago.

One had to know that in their eyes, Yuwen Ze had been promoted to Third Level Alchemist much earlier than Yang Chan. The talent he had shown should have been superior to Yang Chan’s, but now he was lagging behind.

“Yang Chan is truly steady in how he handles things. Take how he dealt with the Quasi-Saint Son’s people in the Spirit Medicine Tower. He replaced them all with his own people without letting the Quasi-Saint Son’s faction cause a scene.”

“He was also quite efficient, leaving the Quasi-Saint Son with no other choice but to send Lu Feng, the Third Level Alchemist from Li Yu Peak, to cause trouble for Yang Chan.”

“However, Yang Chan didn’t agree to it directly. Instead, he’s been giving him the runaround with all sorts of tactics and still hasn’t set a time for the Pill Battle with Lu Feng.”

“By now, the Merak Saintess’s side has probably already arranged for people to investigate Lu Feng of Li Yu Peak. To play it safe, if they refine an Inner Refining Level elixir, I estimate Yang Chan won’t necessarily lose.”

“Even if he loses, the impact won’t be that great, not like what happened with Pharmacist Yuwen.”

Zhou Cheng was a Third Level Alchemist from the Pill Pavilion. When Lu Feng had challenged Yang Chan to a Pill Battle in front of the Spirit Medicine Tower, he had been in the crowd watching the spectacle. He saw the entire process unfold.

Compared to Yuwen Ze back then, he felt that Yang Chan’s way of handling things was much calmer.

No matter how much Lu Feng pressured him, Yang Chan remained unmoved and did not agree outright.

Once he has a clear understanding of Lu Feng’s situation, Yang Chan can use the rules of the Pill Battle to choose an elixir that better suits his own abilities. This would allow him to both showcase his strength and ensure the Quasi-Saint Son’s efforts come to nothing—killing two birds with one stone.

At that point, the Quasi-Saint Son’s side will have gained nothing. Instead, they will have only helped enhance Yang Chan’s reputation.

“He’s someone who knows his own abilities.”

“Having grown up in a small power like the Cyan Yuan Sect, he’s certainly much more mature.”

Hearing this, the Merak Saint Son also felt that Quasi-Saint Son Gongye Zhe would only end up empty-handed.

He had originally planned to arrange for someone to do the same thing, but since Gongye Zhe had already made a move, it saved him the trouble. However, after seeing how Yang Chan handled it, he felt that such tactics were no longer useful against him.

As long as Yang Chan didn’t leave the Merak Sacred Land’s Pill Pavilion, it would be impossible for other schemes to touch him.

Besides, as the Merak Saint Son, he had no need to target a mere Pharmacist so persistently.