Chapter 26

"Exactly what kind of martial arts did you use?" the Elder of the Yao family asked with a grim expression. If Shen Xiang did not possess an unparalleled divine skill, it would be impossible for him to make the Elder so helpless with his mere Sixth Level Mortal Martial Realm strength.

Shen Xiang did not answer but clenched his fists tightly. Suddenly, his fists condensed into two tiger heads. With a step forward, a flurry of punches was unleashed, like hundreds of fierce tigers striking the Elder of the Yao family. Each punch produced a violent explosion, causing the ground to tremble continuously. The Elder of the Yao family was only able to block a dozen punches before being hit. After being struck once, the Elder's entire body's true qi was scattered, leaving him to withstand Shen Xiang's storm of punches with his own body.

Shen Xiang's punches were fierce, powerful, and merciless. Each punch that landed on the Elder of the Yao family made everyone's hearts tremble. They all wondered what would happen if they were hit!

At this moment, everyone in the square was staring at Shen Xiang's brutal attack with their mouths agape. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would find it hard to believe that a sixteen-year-old youth could treat the Elder of the Yao family like a punching bag, such strength made their spines chill.

"Competing with the Yao family is a disgrace to me! If you lose, you must accept it, get out!" Shen Xiang roared, kicking the Elder of the Yao family, sending him flying to the side of the Yao family guards. The Elder of the Yao family was now completely unconscious, his bones shattered by Shen Xiang's Heavenly Tiger Fierce Killing Fist, and he was severely injured.

Everyone still felt as if they were in a dream, doubting whether they had seen it correctly. They found it hard to believe that Shen Xiang had really injured the Elder of the Yao family so badly! At this point, they all confirmed that Shen Xiang must possess an unparalleled martial skill; otherwise, he could not have such formidable strength.

The Elder of the Yao family and Yao Tianhua came in but were carried out, and this was all their own doing. Many eyes were watching today's events, and even if the Yao family pursued the matter, they could not say anything about the Shen family, as it was the Yao family who provoked first.

Late at night, the young disciples from other families who attended the Shen family banquet left with excitement and awe, the banquet had not disappointed them.

The other families' young disciples had all left, but the banquet continued. This was the Shen family's own celebration. The broken chairs were replaced, and the tables were once again filled with fine wine and delicacies. The Shen family's young disciples were reveling, celebrating the birth of a new clan leader and cheering for the emergence of a powerful figure in the Shen family, which would elevate the entire family's status!

In the early morning, sunlight shone on the messy square, where many Shen family young disciples were drunk. However, Shen Tianhu and the elders were all energetic, they were the support of the Shen family and needed to remain vigilant at all times.

Shen Xiang and Shen Tianhu saw off the leaders of the Shen family's branches, and only then did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Father, Wuhu City only has the Spirit Pill Pavilion selling pills. In the future, it will definitely be expensive for us to buy, this is a problem," Shen Xiang said with a bitter smile.

Shen Tianhu tapped his head and scolded, "What more do you want? You humiliated the Yao family so thoroughly, now it's up to me to clean up the mess!"

Shen Xiang stuck out his tongue and asked, "Is it a big problem?"

Shen Tianhu snorted, "Don't worry, although the Yao family is a pill-making family, our Shen family is not to be trifled with! It's just that the pill issue is a bit difficult to solve."

At this moment, a voice came, "This problem is not too big. The world is not only the Yao family selling pills. The Spirit Pill Pavilion is the Yao family's, but other cities are not."

This person was the Pavilion Master of the Spirit Pill Pavilion, whose name few knew, even Shen Tianhu was not clear.

"Pavilion Master, although I won against Yao Tianhua, you are still free. You can go wherever you want, except you cannot return to the Spirit Pill Pavilion!" Shen Xiang said.

The Pavilion Master said, "Don't call me Pavilion Master anymore. I am a person with a name and surname, my name is Shen Luzong!"

This name startled Shen Xiang and Shen Tianhu; the Pavilion Master was actually surnamed Shen! Shen Xiang's grandfather was named Shen Luhong, which was why they were so surprised.

"Ha ha, do you know why your grandfather and I had such a big grudge?" Shen Luzong looked at Shen Xiang and smiled, "Because he is my elder brother. I left the Shen family because I couldn't become the clan leader, and we had a conflict. Then I started learning alchemy and eventually established the Spirit Pill Pavilion to compete with your grandfather."

"Since he has already left the Shen family, there is no problem with me returning. If you see any value in this old bone, I am willing to help the Shen family with the pill issue." Shen Luzong looked back at the Shen family gate, his eyes full of nostalgia.

Shen Xiang smiled, "Uncle, it's best if you stay. Otherwise, the burden of pills will fall on me."

Shen Tianhu said, "Uncle, welcome back to the Shen family!"

Shen Luzong smiled slightly, looking at Shen Tianhu with affection, "When I left, you were just a little kid, and I was young too. Now I am old, and the future of the Shen family is in your hands."

After last night's events, Shen Xiang's name had spread to the ears of the leaders of various forces, and the Shen family's status was re-evaluated.

The Shen family now had two alchemists, so they did not have to worry about a lack of pills. However, the source of medicinal herbs was still a problem. Low-grade herbs were not an issue, but high-grade and rare herbs were very expensive and scarce, and the Yao family controlled many high-grade and rare herbs.

In a secret room, Shen Xiang was discussing the Shen family's current situation with Bai Youyou and Su Meirao. He hoped to make the Shen family a truly powerful family before he went to those martial arts sects.

"This is not a problem. Your Shen family lacks pills! You can buy some from nearby cities. You can sell that thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass first," Su Meirao said, playing with the thousand-year-old beast core.

Shen Xiang said with a pained expression, "That's a thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass, it's very rare."

Su Meirao returned the thousand-year-old beast core to Shen Xiang and smiled, "Don't you have the Dragon Saliva Technique? As long as you have time, a ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass is not a problem! Blood Spirit Grass is a low-grade spirit herb, no matter how old it is, its medicinal effect is limited. The Hell Spirit Grass is actually quite good!"

The Dragon Saliva Technique can mature spirit herbs. If you repeatedly water a spirit herb, you can increase its age. Shen Xiang thought about this and felt a strong desire to try, to see if he could produce a ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass.

Su Meirao saw his thoughts and said coquettishly, "Don't even think about trying to produce a ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Grass, it's a waste. If you use it to water higher-grade spirit herbs, it would be more cost-effective! You should know that the Dragon Saliva Technique condenses the essence of the sun and moon, plus special Azure Dragon true qi to form the dragon saliva. You cannot waste it casually."