Chapter 13

Chen Tiesan was taken aback, but soon began to feel afraid. From Bai Chen's ruthless methods, one could glimpse the severity of the situation just by looking at Shan Wuxing's corpse.

This made Chen Tiesan involuntarily shrink closer to the other three elders: "Young man, don't think you can divide us like this! We of the Shanxing Sect won't fall for your tricks. If you have the guts, kill us all! Otherwise, you'll be the one waiting to die!"

However, what Chen Tiesan didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, all the disciples dropped their weapons and turned their heads away, not daring to look at Chen Tiesan. Even the three elders beside him retreated a few steps as if to distance themselves from him. Chen Tiesan was stunned, feeling a chill in his feet.

"You... you..."

They weren't unwilling to fight; it was just that this fight was impossible. After fighting for so long, they hadn't even managed to defeat a single Yuanlong.

Their sect leader had been killed, and they were still fighting like this?

Shan Wuxing was a 5th-rank expert, one of the top in the area around Qing Shui Town.

But looking at his death, they all swore they had never seen anything so gruesome.

As for these disciples, they were no help at all. They might seem numerous, but that was only compared to ordinary people.

Not to mention Bai Chen and Yuanlong, even the few elders could easily slaughter these disciples.

"Elder Chen, don't blame us. We just don't want to bury the entire Shanxing Sect."

"Yes, Elder Chen, this trouble was caused by you. If you hadn't insisted on forcibly taking their medicinal fields, this conflict wouldn't have happened."

"This matter was entirely your fault, Elder Chen. Now, you must take responsibility. Do you want the entire Shanxing Sect and all the disciples to die with you?"

"You..."

Pfft—

Chen Tiesan was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and almost lost his balance.

Bai Chen walked over with a sinister smile, and Chen Tiesan felt a chill to the bone: "Wait, this isn't entirely my fault. It was... it was..."

Chen Tiesan shouted, pointing at Qin Youwei not far away: "He said he wanted a medicinal field, and I acted on his orders."

Bai Chen glanced at Qin Youwei and gently patted Chen Tiesan's shoulder: "That's right. Who else was involved? Tell me everything."

The elders tried to avoid being implicated, each one fearing being dragged into the situation.

"That... that... and that one!" Chen Tiesan, in a fit of desperation, pointed out the disciples one by one, while flattering Bai Chen: "Young hero, I was just confused for a moment. Please... please..."

"Of course, everyone has their moments of confusion."

Bai Chen's smile suddenly turned cruel, and he kicked Chen Tiesan, who landed on the ground in a grotesquely twisted position, watched by everyone.

Bai Chen looked at the named disciples: "Eighteen in total. Kill them all. If one is missing, I'll take ten of your heads in exchange!"

The Shanxing Sect disciples who had thought of fleeing were immediately stopped by their fellow disciples. Some who still dared to resist and tried to break through the encirclement were quickly dealt with by the three elders, who showed no mercy.

"Kid, you're ruthless," Yuanlong said with a grin, walking up to Bai Chen.

"To live a peaceful life, you have to be ruthless! If you don't make them fear you, they'll always think of revenge."

Bai Chen sneered and walked up to Qin Youwei, who was no longer calm.

"What do you want?" Qin Youwei shouted, losing his composure.

In his eyes, Bai Chen was a murderer. Although he had only killed two people, their deaths were so gruesome that it made Qin Youwei's feet cold.

"I... I am the young master of the Danqi Sect! If you dare to touch me... the Danqi Sect won't let you off!"

The Danqi Sect? Bai Chen's eyebrows furrowed. The sect with a thousand members?

One of the five major sects near Qingzhou?

Bai Chen vaguely remembered that Dopey had mentioned the Danqi Sect, a sect mainly focused on refining and selling elixirs.

Although it ranked last among the five major sects in terms of strength, its connections were enough to make the other four sects respect it.

Bai Chen was confident, but not arrogant enough to think that he and Yuanlong could stand against the vast Danqi Sect.

Bai Chen's face showed a smile, and he had a plan.

"So, you're the young master of the Danqi Sect! Hmph... quite impressive!" Bai Chen said with a light sneer.

Qin Youwei was chilled to the bone, fearing that Bai Chen would kill him without a second thought. Even if the Danqi Sect avenged him, it would be meaningless if he were dead.

Being alive was the most important thing.

If he died pointlessly, what would be the point of revenge?

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It was my fault. Young hero, please be magnanimous and forgive me."

Qin Youwei, fearing that Bai Chen would use the same method on him as he did on Shan Wuxing, immediately submitted, hating Bai Chen to the core but showing utmost fear on his face.

Bai Chen narrowed his eyes at Qin Youwei, noticing a small, exquisite tripod hanging from his waist, about the size of a fist. His expression grew colder: "If you want to live, trade something I value. I'll only give you one chance. If what you offer isn't worth your life, you're done!"

Yuanlong licked his lips: "Bai Chen, let me deal with this one. I haven't killed anyone yet after all this fighting!"

"Here... here..." Qin Youwei quickly said, frantically searching his body: "Silver... three thousand taels!"

But seeing Bai Chen's expression, Qin Youwei quickly added: "And... and... this... this is the 'Qi Dan Bao Jian' of the Danqi Sect."

Bai Chen and Yuanlong exchanged a glance, both showing surprise, but their anger increased, especially Yuanlong, who snatched the book and stomped on it: "Are you f**king with me? Even if you had the Heavenly Book of Alchemy, I'd need a grandmaster to use it. A useless book like this isn't worth your life!"

"Wait... wait... there's more..."

Seeing Yuanlong's angry face, Qin Youwei trembled: "This... this tripod... it is..."

Before Qin Youwei could finish, Yuanlong had already snatched the tripod and examined it: "It looks valuable."

These bandits knew what was useful and what wasn't.

Yuanlong, seeing Bai Chen's expression, knew he was interested in the tripod and didn't let go of the 'Qi Dan Bao Jian' under his foot.

"What are you looking at? Do you think I'll give you back what's in my hands? Get lost! If I see you again, I'll cut you down..." Yuanlong glared at Qin Youwei, who was hesitating about whether to pick up the 'Qi Dan Bao Jian'.

Qin Youwei was terrified and scrambled away. Yuanlong, not letting up, shouted: "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to escort you? Take the corpses of these trash and get out!"

"How was that? Did I do a good job? Haha..." Yuanlong, seeing the fleeing Shanxing Sect disciples, felt a release of the ten days of suppression, feeling more spirited than ever.

"Doing a good job? You're just a bandit! What do you need to pretend?"

Bai Chen rolled his eyes at Yuanlong, snatching the tripod and admiring it: "Good stuff!"

Tripod: Mohe

Increases alchemy success rate by 10%

Bai Chen couldn't help but feel excited. This tripod was much better than that old pot.

"Is this 'Qi Dan Bao Jian' useful?"

"The formulas inside are useful, but the techniques aren't." Bai Chen took the book and flipped through it, finding a large number of elixir formulas and some alchemy techniques.

However, flipping to the end, Bai Chen discovered that the 'Qi Dan Bao Jian' was a handwritten copy and incomplete.

"Damn, that kid is trying to trick us! We should go and catch him!" Yuanlong was furious, knowing the significance of this book to Bai Chen and the Wuliang Sect.

"Don't go. A handwritten copy is better." Bai Chen pursed his lips, though it was a pity it was only half a book, it was better than nothing.

"Why?"

"If this were the unique treasure of the Danqi Sect, I wouldn't dare to take it. We can't yet stand against the Danqi Sect. They're not like the Shanxing Sect. If we truly make them our enemies, with our current strength, we'd be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. That's why I let the kid live."

"I disagree. The enmity is already there. Do you think that kid is magnanimous?"

"I know he's not magnanimous. Do I look magnanimous?" Bai Chen laughed: "As long as it's not a mortal enemy, that kid will have to consider whether he's qualified to fight us. Even if he convinces his father to come after us, can he really mobilize the entire Danqi Sect to attack us?"

"Damn, I see why you suddenly changed your mind. But are we just letting him go?"

Yuanlong was still reluctant, knowing Bai Chen's cunning. His eyes couldn't help but linger on Bai Chen, who glanced at him: "Stupid, if we can't confront them head-on, can't we work on other fronts?"

"Which front?"

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