Chapter 44 Born to Be a Master of Alchemy

Inside the main council hall of the Vast Sect's primary peak, various peak masters and hall masters were all present. Lin Qiaosheng, seated at the highest position, wore an expression of shifting uncertainty.

Previously, their own Xiuxiu Peak had been attacked, Peak Master Lin Xiuxiu had been murdered, and all of his disciples had been silenced without a trace. The perpetrators had acted with ruthless efficiency, leaving behind no clues whatsoever.

This left the high-ranking figures of the Vast Sect with no way to investigate. To save face, Lin Qiaosheng had no choice but to cast dirty water onto the M罗 Sect! (Note: Translating M罗 as Mola or Moro, let's use Mola Gate / Mola Sect).

Yet, to his astonishment, his own words had proven prophetic; the cannibalistic monks had struck the Dan Ding Sect next. This development left all members of the Righteous Alliance deeply unsettled, as no one could know whether their own sect would be the next victim.

At this moment, seeing Lin Qiaosheng remain silent, the gathered crowd below watched quietly.

Liu Long, the master of the External Affairs Hall, stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said, "Sect Master, Alliance Leader Ji sent someone earlier to pass along a message. How should we respond?"

The Alliance Leader Ji whom Liu Long referred to was none other as Ji Baichuan, the master of the Xian Yi Sect. After the establishment of the Righteous Alliance, everyone had nominated him to be the leader.

Over the past few days, Ji Baichuan had led a group of experts to search everywhere for the whereabouts of the cannibalistic monks, but they had returned empty-handed.

Ever since the incident at the Dan Ding Sect, these cannibalistic monks of the Mola Gate seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

Knowing the deep grievance between Lin Qiaosheng and the cannibalistic monks, Ji Baichuan had no choice but to seek help from Lin Qiaosheng.

Over the years, Lin Qiaosheng had been closely monitoring the movements of the Mola Gate, even ordering the External Affairs Hall to gather a vast amount of intelligence regarding them.

The main altar of the Mola Gate was located in the Barren Lands, but their sub-sect branches were scattered across the five continents, four seas, and eight desolate regions. In Southern State, where the Vast Sect was located, there was precisely one branch of the Mola Gate.

After deep thought, Lin Qiaosheng finally spoke with a solemn expression, "Hall Master Liu, this matter is of great importance. Is the intelligence regarding the Mola Gate gathered by your External Affairs Hall completely accurate?"

Hearing the Sect Master's inquiry, Liu Long replied resolutely, "Reporting to the Sect Master, this subordinate can stake his head on it. The intelligence regarding the location of the Mola Gate's Southern State branch is absolutely accurate!"

Seeing Liu Long speak with such certainty, Lin Qiaosheng swept his large sleeve and stood up, the aura around him shifting dramatically!

"Liu Long, Master of the External Affairs Hall, and Zhao Tongzhou, Master of the Enforcement Hall, hear my command! I order the two of you to lead a group of Tribulation-stage elders from the sect to the Alliance, rendezvous with Alliance Leader Ji, and assist him in annihilating the Mola Gate's Southern State branch!"

Liu Long and Zhao Tongzhou hurriedly stepped forward and cupped their fists. "This subordinate obeys the command!"

Meanwhile, Lin Qiaosheng turned his gaze toward Wu Chuanxiong of the Elder Hall, speaking respectfully, "Uncle-Master, this matter is of grave importance. I must trouble you to invite a few of the founding ancestors to go along as well."

Wu Chuanxiong was the representative of the Elder Hall and had already reached the mid-stage of the Emperor Realm. Within the Elder Hall, there were still four Emperor Realm late-stage ancestors of the Vast Sect.

These aged monsters usually lived in seclusion, but once the Vast Sect encountered a crisis, these old fellows would never sit by and do nothing.

Wu Chuanxiong glanced at Lin Qiaosheng and nodded slightly, acknowledging the order. However, just as he was about to turn and leave, Lin Qiaosheng's voice transmission suddenly rang in his mind.

"Uncle-Master, if there is an opportunity later, I must trouble you and the founding ancestors to capture the branch master of the Mola Gate's Southern State branch and bring him back to me!"

Hearing this, Wu Chuanxiong paused slightly, replied with a mental "Understood," and walked away without looking back.

Having arranged everything, Lin Qiaosheng ordered everyone else to disperse.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Shuo grew anxious at this moment. He stepped forward to block the Sect Master's path and said urgently, "Sect Master, this subordinate is willing to go along and help annihilate the Mola Gate branch."

Seeing this action, everyone in the hall immediately understood his intentions, internally sighing that Zhou Shuo was truly a mad protector of his daughter. For the sake of his daughter's pride, he was willing to risk his life!

Naturally, Lin Qiaosheng understood his intentions as well. He shook his head at him and said, "Junior Brother, you walk the path of the Dan (Alchemy). Although your cultivation has reached the late Tribulation stage, you are not skilled in combat.

annihilating the cannibalistic monks this time will undoubtedly be a bloody battle; you should remain safely within the sect."

Seeing that Lin Qiaosheng refused, Zhou Shuo instantly flared up and roared, "Sect Master Senior Brother, the scar on Tong'er's face has always been a heartache for me! If we still cannot find a method to cure her this time, it will likely become even harder in the future!"

Looking at Zhou Shuo's irritable demeanor, Lin Qiaosheng swept his gaze over the remaining few individuals in the hall, then let out a soft sigh and transmitted his voice to him: "Why are you always so hot-headed? I already asked Uncle-Master Wu to find a way just now; you only need to wait in peace."

Hearing Lin Qiaosheng's voice transmission and recalling his previous actions, Zhou Shuo's heart trembled as he instantly guessed that his Senior Brother probably had some unspeakable hidden difficulties.

Therefore, he forcefully suppressed the anxiety in his heart and silently retreated to the side.

After everyone else had left, Zhou Shuo spoke up again to ask, "Senior Brother, what did you mean just now?"

Standing at the entrance of the council hall with his back to Zhou Shuo, Lin Qiaosheng sighed, "Ah! Junior Brother, don't you feel that what happened over the past two days is far too peculiar?!"

A puzzled look appeared on Zhou Shuo's face. "Senior Brother means...?"

"The matter of Xiuxiu Peak likely has nothing to do with the Dan Ding Sect! You should know that better than anyone else considering what I said back then.

To let things ride on this mistake now might not necessarily be a bad thing!

However!..."

At this point, Lin Qiaosheng paused abruptly, suddenly turned around to look at Zhou Shuo, and said in a chilling tone, "The death of Lin Xiuxiu is probably not that simple! Merely relying on those worthless disciples of his is not enough to make them internal traitors!

Or rather, those disciples of his were not the real traitors, but merely served as scapegoats for someone else!"

Even if Zhou Shuo were foolish, he would have understood the implication behind Lin Qiaosheng's words by now. He drew in a sharp breath of cold air and said in disbelief, "Senior Brother, you mean the internal traitor is still here?!"

Lin Qiaosheng nodded. "Not only are they still here, but they are among the upper echelons, right beside you and me."

Zhou Shuo broke out in a cold sweat, startled by Lin Qiaosheng's words!

His expression immediately turned serious as he said, "I am willing to thoroughly investigate this matter for Senior Brother and drag that internal traitor out!"

A bitter smile could not help but well up inside Lin Qiaosheng's heart, and he thought to himself, *With a brain like yours, you still want to dig out the internal traitor?*

Despite his inner mockery, he said aloud, "There is no need for Junior Brother to trouble yourself with this; I have my own ways to flush that internal traitor out.

Junior Brother, you were naturally born for alchemy. You should focus your energy on alchemy and strive to break through to the eighth-grade alchemist level as soon as possible.

Now that the Dan Ding Sect's momentum is gone, it won't be long before others carve it up entirely. Afterward will be the time for our Vast Sect's Dan Peak to shine brilliantly in the cultivation world. As the Master of Dan Peak, the heavy burden on your shoulders is by no means light!"

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Leaving the main peak, Zhou Shuo felt somewhat dazed. Lin Qiaosheng's previous words made him feel as though his entire body was floating on air.

Supreme master of the Dao of Dan, the number one alchemist in the cultivation world—these were things he had never dared to imagine before.

However, now that the Dan Ding Sect's momentum was gone, and having been coaxed by his Sect Master Senior Brother, it actually made him feel like it might really be possible.

It was true that Ge Honggen had previously been the only eighth-grade alchemist in the cultivation world, but now he was dead. What meaning could a dead person hold for anyone?

Currently, in the entire cultivation world, he seemed to be the only known person on the verge of stepping into the eighth-grade alchemist realm.

Amidst his daze, Zhou Shuo returned to his own Dan Peak.

Right at that moment, a melodious voice from afar instantly snapped him back to reality.

"Little Yi-yi, I never expected you to have such talent! It seems you were simply born to practice alchemy!"

To be continued...