Mundane Saint

Chapter 73 – Ready

Shang Xiong truly only trusted those four assassins under his command.

Qing Yi to Qing Si.

He valued the talents of these four orphans and invested a lot of resources to train them. They were his four Elemental Infant stage warriors, unmatched by others!

After raising them for so many years, the Qing assassins had done a lot for him. Shang Xiong was never stingy, rewarding them generously, even fostering a twisted sense of familial affection.

Yet, when it came to crucial moments, Shang Xiong wouldn't hesitate to send these four assassins to their deaths.

But to die at the hands of mortals?

An Elemental Infant stage cultivator was poisoned to death by a mortal!

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Qing Yi had done something like this before. At that time, Shang Xiong had praised him for his bravery, daring to exchange injury for life. But when such a thing happened to himself, Shang Xiong's anger surged uncontrollably, ready to explode at the slightest provocation!

"Now is the time to flatten that Medicine Hall!"

Shang Xiong's face was extremely grim.

He wished he could immediately send someone to the Gu Family Medicine Hall, tear that mortal to pieces, and capture that girl for a good round of torture to quell the rage in his heart!

"President, please calm down!" Qing Yi quickly advised, "Though that mortal knows how to use poison, they are not to be feared. But that girl is an alchemist and not without strength. If she truly has some backing, wouldn't we be falling into a trap by attacking rashly?"

Qing Yi's words served as a reminder to Shang Xiong.

Indeed!

Moreover, Qingfeng Treasure Hall's influence in Cloud Spirit City was not weaker than the three major families. If they suffered such a setback at the hands of a small Medicine Hall, it would be a disgrace to his reputation as president. Mishandling this matter would tarnish the entire Qingfeng Treasure Hall's name!

More troubling, Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall would seize the opportunity to make an issue of it!

"Hmph, let that Medicine Hall live a little longer."

Shang Xiong eventually controlled his anger.

The most pressing matter now was not the fate of a mere shabby little Medicine Hall. Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall was the opponent he needed to focus on, and they were not easy to deal with.

"By the way, President, I also saw the president of Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall and their manager coming out of the Medicine Hall. Perhaps they've already colluded to counter our Treasure Hall!"

Qing Yi hadn't forgotten that while staking out, he saw Feng Wuxin, the president of Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall, and that chief manager.

At the time, he felt this was no ordinary matter!

That President Feng even brought the chief manager to personally visit the Gu Family Medicine Hall?

Thinking of the girl refining medicine inside, Qing Yi felt there must be something fishy going on.

"No matter, since last night's assassination attempt failed, Feng Wuxin's attempts to deal with us were anticipated by me. We have the upper hand now, and we should strike first!"

Shang Xiong waved his hand confidently, as if these minor changes wouldn't affect Qingfeng Treasure Hall's plans.

After all, even if Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall could produce cheaper and more effective healing medicine today, they had no stock!

Meanwhile, Qingfeng Treasure Hall had a stockpile of a thousand bottles of Blue Spirit Liquid!

"…President Shang."

Suddenly, the man in the black robe spoke, causing Shang Xiong to shudder and quickly turn around, bowing, "What are your instructions, sir?"

Qing Yi observed discreetly.

This black-robed man reportedly came on his own initiative. He was very young, with not a high cultivation level, only at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, but his alchemy skills…

Qingfeng Treasure Hall originally had an alchemist, who was arrogant but indispensable. Yet, after this black-robed man arrived, he humiliated the old alchemist in a single alchemy contest, a direct insult.

This man was mysterious, with an unknown background, and very talented.

He likely had powerful backing!

"The medicine you wanted, I've given it to you. Next, I hope you fulfill your promise and get me the herbs I need."

The black-robed man's voice was young, sounding like a man in his twenties, yet his tone was unusually low and cold.

Shang Xiong respectfully replied, "Of course. I assure you, the items you need will be delivered shortly."

"Alright."

The black-robed man acknowledged and left.

After he was gone, Qing Yi asked, "President, who exactly is this person?"

Shang Xiong shook his head, "I don't know him either, but for someone so young with such outstanding alchemy skills, he must have been taught by a great master."

This black-robed man made Shang Xiong very apprehensive.

His alchemy techniques were truly extraordinary!

If there wasn't a more powerful alchemy master behind him, Shang Xiong wouldn't believe it. So, as president, he showed respect, never underestimating or offending him due to his young age.

High-level alchemists were not to be trifled with; provoking them was like stirring a hornet's nest!

After a moment of silence, Shang Xiong added, "By the way, have you gathered the items I asked you to collect?"

Qing Yi frowned slightly, "President, those items are hard to find."

"No matter what, find them. If we break our promise, that black-robed man won't let it go easily. He might not care, but his backing is not something we can afford to offend."

"Ha, it's a pity he's so mysterious. Otherwise, if we could recruit him, it would be an extra assurance against Feng Wuxin."

Shang Xiong sighed quietly, feeling a tinge of regret.

"President, should we gather some men to destroy the Gu Family Medicine Hall first?"

"No need, since that Medicine Hall is peculiar, we shouldn't act rashly and give others an opportunity. First, have someone monitor Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall's movements. They will surely make their next move."

"What we need to do now is to take down Golden Phoenix Treasure Hall quickly and annex it to strengthen our power!"

"Understood, President. I'll get on it."

Qing Yi bowed and left.

...

Meanwhile, inside the Medicine Hall.

Qin Yiyao looked at the pot of thick, fragrant blue spirit liquid and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Success.

After two hours of carefully controlling the heat and ingredient proportions, she finally succeeded in refining this "Golden Spirit Liquid"!

Though it was blue.

But to compete with Qingfeng Treasure Hall's Blue Spirit Liquid, Feng Wuxin named this liquid "Golden Spirit Liquid."

"Hmm, not bad quality. Although there's still some lack of experience, practice makes perfect. Just keep refining more in the future."

Gu Heng nodded in satisfaction.

How wonderful, this little girl learns everything so quickly.

Whether it's refining her body, where she immerses herself in books, or practicing swordsmanship, where she's developed a heroic demeanor, now learning alchemy, she's picking it up very fast.

Gu Heng felt he might have inadvertently taken in a versatile genius as a disciple!