Chapter 469 - 466: The Restless Five Major Sects

Chapter 469: Chapter 466: The Restless Five Major Sects

"Since you’ve already received the inheritance, there’s no need to stay here," the Thief Master said with a light chuckle. "I’ll send you out now."

"It’s not like I have anything to do outside anyway. I should wait a bit longer." Feng Hao glanced at Lin Luo and the other three, thinking he would wait for them to finish their enlightenment before they all left together.

But the Thief Master’s next words left him speechless.

"Heh heh, if you don’t get out soon, that kid Jing Lou is going to storm his way in here," the Thief Master said teasingly. "These past few days, the Palace Masters from the various branch halls have been driving Jing Lou crazy over this whole Life Creation Pill business."

"Uh..." Feng Hao’s expression darkened. "By the way, how long was I in enlightenment?"

"Three days," the Thief Master replied with a smile.

"No wonder." Feng Hao was slightly startled, then he broke into a wry smile. He hadn’t expected three days to have passed. No wonder Jing Lou couldn’t sit still. He figured all hell had probably broken loose outside by now.

Thinking of this, Feng Hao didn’t hesitate any longer. With the Thief Master’s help, he left the Thief God Realm.

’Can’t be helped. After all, I’m the one who let the cat out of the bag about the Life Creation Pill, so I have to clean up my own mess. Who else can, when the Thief God Hall barely has any decent Alchemists?’

The moment he stepped out of the Saint Realm, he felt a massive wave of Divine Sense fluctuations from his Listening Stone, nearly blowing his own Divine Sense to bits.

"What the hell? How did so many messages pile up in just three days? Does it have to be this brutal?"

Feng Hao curled his lip and cursed under his breath, hurriedly extending his Divine Sense into the stone to check and reply to the messages one by one.

Most of them were congratulating him on becoming a Thief. Besides those, there were also people like Lei Yun asking about the Life Creation Pill.

After replying to each one, Feng Hao connected to Xiyue Luan’s communication.

The moment it connected, he heard Xiyue Luan’s familiar, laughing scolding, "What have you been up to, you brat? Did you become a Thief and decide you’re too good for your auntie?"

"How could I? You’re Yaoyao’s aunt, after all," Feng Hao replied in surprise. "I’ve been in the Thief God Realm receiving an inheritance these past few days, that’s why I didn’t get your messages."

"Good, you know what’s good for you." Xiyue Luan nodded in satisfaction, then said with a light huff, "You just wait. I’ll be in Mu Country’s territory soon."

"What? Why are you coming to Mu Country?" Feng Hao asked, stunned.

"What do you think? It’s because of the Life Creation Pill, of course! The moment those old geezers in the sect heard the news, they got all hopped up on adrenaline and begged me to come, crying and sniveling. What was I supposed to do?" Xiyue Luan complained.

Feng Hao’s brow tightened. He asked in astonishment, "Where did you hear the news? Don’t tell me you have a mole in the Thief God Hall."

"Do we even need a mole for that? The news spread throughout the entire Ancient Cang Realm on the very same day, okay?" Xiyue Luan said irritably.

"It can’t be that bad, can it?" Feng Hao’s mouth twitched.

"What’s so strange about it? The thieves of your Thief God Hall are outstanding in all respects, and your sect’s cohesiveness isn’t bad either. The only downside is that they love to bullshit and brag when they have nothing to do. They bragged the news right out of Mu Country that very same day."

"..." Feng Hao was struck speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

’On second thought, Xiyue Luan really wasn’t fucking wrong. The guys and gals of the Thief God Hall were great in every way, except they just loved to shoot the shit and brag whenever they had nothing better to do.’

"In that case, the other major sects must know the news too, right?" Feng Hao asked with a bitter smile.

"They’ve done more than just ’get the news.’ I estimate their visiting delegations are probably about to reach Overlapping Shadow Mountain by now."

"Holy shit!" Feng Hao couldn’t help but curse. ’If I had known this would happen, I never should have announced the Life Creation Pill at the Thief contention.’

Hanging up the Stone Listening Communication, Feng Hao looked completely dejected. He glanced around the empty, deserted Thief God Peak and walked down the mountain path with a miserable expression.

However, his true apocalypse had only just begun.

He had just driven his ManSa back to Thief Peak and his butt hadn’t even warmed the seat when he saw Jing Lou barge in, leading a large group of the Grand Hall’s leaders. With their menacing aura, anyone who didn’t know better would have thought they were gangsters.

"You’re finally out!" Jing Lou rushed up to Feng Hao, his eyes urgent. "Cut the crap. Hurry up and list the ingredients for the Life Creation Pill. The ministers for the Resources Department and the Logistics Department are both here. They can definitely get the materials delivered immediately."

Feng Hao was genuinely startled by the scene before him. He said, dumbfounded, "Whoa, do you really have to be in such a hurry?"

"How can we not be in a hurry? The Palace Masters from all the branch halls are fucking camping out in the Grand Hall’s council and refusing to leave!" Jing Lou said with a look of utter frustration.

"..." Feng Hao shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He said helplessly, "Actually, the ingredients for the Life Creation Pill are very common. There’s no need to mobilize the entire Resources Department and Logistics Department."

"No way. How can the ingredients for such a god-tier pill be common?"

The Minister of Resources was an elderly man just past middle age, with a lean build and a capable air. He was holding a delicate little notebook. Hearing Feng Hao’s words, his expression was one of disbelief.

Feng Hao explained with a wry smile, "The effects of the Life Creation Pill are indeed powerful, but its true essence isn’t in the ingredients. It’s in the refining technique."

"So you’re saying the Life Creation Pill has very high requirements for the Alchemist?" Jing Lou asked, his brow furrowed. A clear trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Feng Hao naturally noticed the change in Jing Lou’s eyes. Looking again at the intimidating group before him, he felt a headache coming on. "Palace Master, don’t tell me you’re planning to mass-produce it?"

"I did have that in mind," Jing Lou said, stroking his beard without batting an eye. "What do you think about us forming an alchemy team? Oh, and can you estimate what level of Alchemist is needed at a minimum to refine the Life Creation Pill? I’ll go figure out how to recruit people."

"..." Feng Hao was speechless. His mind was a storm of complaints: ’Fuck’s sake, why don’t you just ask for the sky while you’re at it!’

"You can forget about mass production. As of right now, besides me and my apprentice, no one can refine the Life Creation Pill. Not even a Ninth-level Alchemist."

As soon as he said this, all the big shots present showed expressions of regret. Jing Lou in particular looked as if he had just lost the entire world.

"What a shame. Such a good pill, and it can’t be mass-produced." Jing Lou sighed mournfully, then comforted himself, "But this is good too. Even if other sects steal the formula, it’ll be useless to them."

"Now you’re thinking," Feng Hao nodded teasingly and continued, "The ingredients for the Life Creation Pill are very simple. You just need one Magic Crystal and one Crystal Core of the corresponding tier, plus some very common supplementary ingredients. One set of materials can yield an average of five to ten pills, but the higher the tier, the lower the yield."

"It’s that cheap?" Jing Lou was slightly taken aback. He quickly ordered the Minister of Resources, "Minister Si, immediately go and gather materials from tier four to tier eight. The other ministers will assist you. You must have them delivered to me within the hour."

"Yes, no problem." The ministers all nodded and quickly went to prepare.

In an instant, only Feng Hao and Jing Lou were left in the room.

"By the way, Xiaofeng, you just said you also have an Alchemist apprentice. Where is he?" Jing Lou looked at Feng Hao with a beaming smile.

"He’s in Five States City. Why?"

"Oh, nothing. I just think it’s a waste for such talent not to be at our Grand Hall. Why not have him come work here? Don’t worry, I can absolutely arrange a suitable position for him. I do have that much authority as Palace Master. Hey, what’s with that look on your face?"