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Chapter 696 - Appointment
Chapter 696 - Appointment
A chilling gaze locked on Grandmaster Hai’s face, causing the latter to shudder and retreat instinctively. He was weaker than Qing Mu and didn’t dare to speak with Liu Wuxie.
“Back in Treasure City, I had sworn to kill you,” Liu Wuxie said, his voice steady. If Elder Yi Xuan hadn’t shown up in Treasure City, there was a high possibility Grandmaster Hai would’ve killed him. Since then, he had sworn to kill the latter.
“Liu Wuxie, try and lay a hand on me! I’m an elder of the sect!” Grandmaster Hai said, but his voice betrayed his faltering confidence. He looked around, trying to find support from the surrounding elders who had chosen to be silent. They didn’t dare to intervene, not to mention plead on his behalf.
After all, Qing Mu’s plight had served as a clear warning, and they didn’t want to be embarrassed by Liu Wuxie. This was why they turned their heads away and pretended not to see Grandmaster Hai’s pleading gaze.
This scene left Grandmaster Hai disheartened. He knew he was finished. If no one was willing to stand up for him, his death was practically certain at Liu Wuxie’s hands.
“Liu Wuxie, do you really want to drive me to my death?” Grandmaster Hai was afraid as he retreated. He didn’t even have the confidence to clash with Liu Wuxie.
He might’ve been an expert in the Nascent Transformation Realm, but even those in the True Profound Realm were terrified of Liu Wuxie, not to mention him.
“You’re the ones who showed no mercy first!” Liu Wuxie retorted, unwilling to waste more words with Grandmaster Hai, and he retrieved the Heretic Blade.
When he raised the Heretic Blade to the sky, a terrifying blade aura swept out, forming a massive vortex. The vortex devoured everything in its surroundings, creating a black hole. The sight was horrifying as the disciples stood frozen in horror.
“Senior Brother Liu is so terrifying!” Many true disciples were in deep shock. They had spent decades cultivating, but their achievements seemed insignificant compared to those of Liu Wuxie, who had made a meteoric rise in just two years.
After refining the creation deity’s embryo, his physique was reconstructed by the Revitalizing Pill with the evolution of the True Dragon Physique. With his current physique alone, he could kill those in the low levels of the Nascent Transformation Realm.
“What terrifying power! Grandmaster Hai is in danger now!” The other elite disciples could no longer comprehend what they were seeing and could only sense the immense shockwave.
Mu Tianli was hidden in the void as he glanced at the lesser realm with a sneer.
The surrounding space shattered under Liu Wuxie’s blade aura, leaving Grandmaster Hai with no choice but to take out three spiritual talismans. He was proficient in fighting with spiritual talismans, and clashing head-on wasn’t his forte.
“You dare take out such garbage spiritual talisman?” Liu Wuxie sneered and tapped out with his finger. The surrounding space was immobilized as yin and yang energies emerged, locking the three spiritual talismans in place.
“What’s going on? What is this power?” gasped the surrounding elders. Elder Tian Xing and Elder Yi Xuan had just arrived, and even though they couldn’t comprehend the yin and yang energies, they felt uneasy with this power.
Grandmaster Hai was courting death to use spiritual talismans before Liu Wuxie. In the Southern Province, no one could surpass Liu Wuxie in terms of spiritual talismans, not even those in the True Profound Realm.
Once the spiritual talismans were restricted, Liu Wuxie unleashed the True Strike. Space was ripped apart, creating a spatial rift that reached Grandmaster Hai.
Qing Mu had retreated a kilometer away, and he shivered at this sight. He felt increasingly cold, with a creeping dread taking hold of him. He felt like Liu Wuxie had left something in his body, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.
To begin with, the Treasure Pill Pavilion was under Liu Wuxie’s control. Thus, the title of the chief alchemist was only a natural enhancement to his accomplishments.
The position had been vacant since Qing Mu was stripped of his status as the chief alchemist. Even so, anyone could tell Mu Tianli was waiting for the right moment to give it to Liu Wuxie.
The four pills that Liu Wuxie provided were enough to secure his position as the chief alchemist. Not to mention the miracle Liu Wuxie created during the Ten Grand Ceremony. This was the right moment to give him the title of the chief alchemist, as no one would step forward to oppose it.
Liu Wuxie furrowed his brows lightly but made no objections, silently accepting the sect’s decision. With these two roles—an elite elder and chief alchemist—the Heavenly Dao Society had finally solidified its status in the sect.
His greatest enemy, Qing Mu, had been crippled, and Yu Bu couldn’t intervene in the conflicts among disciples as a grand elder. With that, the farce ended in such a manner that surprised everyone.
Liu Wuxie glanced into the distant void and nodded slightly. The other disciples had dispersed, while members of the Heavenly Dao Society remained. He could see the excitement on everyone’s faces. His name had spread throughout the Southern Province, and he was known and revered by all.
“Bi Gongyu, come here,” Liu Wuxie called out to Bi Gongyu, who quickly stepped forward.
“Master, do you have any instructions?” Bi Gongyu asked. The Treasure Pill Pavilion had become well-organized, allowing Bi Gongyu to devote himself to developing new pills while delegating the remaining tasks to others.
While Liu Wuxie held the title of the Treasure Pill Pavilion’s chief alchemist, he had no time for management, which would inevitably be left to Bi Gongyu.
“These are three Golden Spirit Fruits. Refine them into pills as quickly as possible, and I want everyone present to reach the Astral River Realm,” Liu Wuxie said as he took out three Golden Spirit Fruits. The fruits had matured when the Ten Grand Ceremony had ended.
The effects of consuming the first fruit were the greatest. He had already consumed one, and the effects would diminish greatly even if he took another one.
The Heavenly Dao Society’s overall strength was too low, and they could only gain a firm footing in the sect by reaching the Astral River Realm.
“Understood!” Bi Gongyu carefully received the Golden Spirit Fruits and turned around, not daring to waste another moment.
“Wuxie, there’s troubling news from the mundane world,” Fan Zhen whispered once Liu Wuxie had arranged everything.
“Accompany me on a trip back to the mundane world three days from now,” Liu Wuxie said after pondering briefly. He planned to settle everything within three days before heading to the mundane world to bring his in-laws into the cultivation world. Afterward, he would accompany Murong Yi to the Western Barren.
At his current level, advancing further in the Southern Province was becoming increasingly challenging. After experiencing the Heavenly Nether Battlefield, Liu Wuxie realized how slow his cultivation progress had become upon returning. It was clear he needed to seek a place more conducive to his growth. Remaining in the Southern Province might mean taking a decade to reach the high levels of the Astral River Realm.
Fan Zhen nodded and left to make arrangements. It had been a year since they came to the cultivation world, and Fan Zhen also wanted to look at the mundane world.
“Big Brother, can I come along?” Song Ling asked. He was still a youth, and it was natural for him to miss his family.
“Okay,” Liu Wuxie nodded. This meant Lan Yu had to stay behind as the Heavenly Dao Society couldn’t manage without him.