Although they had offered a generous reward, they still couldn't act recklessly.
Elder Wuhen said, "Focus on the people from Holy Sword Palace and Three Star Sect. The Great Saint Hall just obtained the Ten Thousand Year Pill—they won't lift a finger to help us deal with Danqian Palace. The Northern Darkness Sect and Danqian Palace are as close as brothers; once they hear this news, they'll tell Danqian Palace immediately."
Elder Wuqi nodded. "Makes sense. The second batch of people will be entering soon. Among that batch, there are quite a few from Holy Sword Palace. Especially that
On this matter, Wei Qing understood Wang Han quite well.
In essence, he and Wang Han were very much alike in this regard.
Wang Han harbored his grudge because of sectarian prejudice and because Jiang Chen had once defied him to his face.
As for Wei Qing, his hatred stemmed from Jiang Chen interfering with his womanizing.
...
"Oh?" Inside Illusory Wave Mountain, an elder of Three Star Sect read a message talisman, and a playful smile spread across his face. "Just how deep does the grudge between Jiang Chen and the Carefree Sect run? Simply providing information earns a hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones?"
Almost simultaneously,
"A hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones? Just report Jiang Chen's whereabouts to the Carefree Sect and I'll be rewarded?"
A trace of amusement appeared on Zhu Feiyang's spirited face. "A fortune delivered right to my doorstep—turning it down would be a waste. So the Carefree Sect is dead set on seizing Danqian Palace's Ten Thousand Year Pill recipe?"
Over the next ten days, the second batch of twenty people was sent in.
As a result, more and more people received the Carefree Sect's message.
And within the Carefree Sect itself, more and more of their forces entered Illusory Wave Mountain.
These days, Jiang Chen did his best to avoid all traces of human contact, not wanting to run into anyone. Although he had shaken off the Carefree Sect's pursuit, he knew full well that they would not give up so easily.
It was entirely possible that everyone who had now entered Illusory Wave Mountain had made him, Jiang Chen, their primary objective—gathering spiritual medicine had become secondary.
Jiang Chen understood better than anyone the value of a single Heaven Grade spiritual medicine.
For a Heaven Grade spiritual medicine, even falling out with Danqian Palace would be worth it.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen had long since bound the Carefree Sect with words. No matter how desperately they wanted that Heaven Grade spiritual medicine, they would never dare leak this secret.
Otherwise, the Heaven and Earth Oath would pass judgment upon the Carefree Sect.
One day, Jiang Chen was passing by the edge of a cliff when he heard the sounds of a fierce battle coming from the other side.
Jiang Chen sensed it—the two sides fighting were not from his own Danqian Palace. Since they weren't allies, he naturally couldn't be bothered to meddle in other people's business.
He was about to walk away when he heard one of them say, "
The voice sounded strangely familiar.
Listening more carefully, Jiang Chen recognized it—it was none other than the young Daoist Kuzhu of the Northern Darkness Sect. The young priest looked like a silent gourd, but he had a stubborn streak as strong as an ox.
As for Du Lihuang, although Jiang Chen had never dealt with him personally, he knew this was a disciple of Holy Sword Palace whose cultivation was second only to Wang Han and one other genius at the first level of the Saint Realm.
"Cut the crap. If your name isn't on it, it isn't yours. You found it first, I found it second—what's the difference? I discovered Illusory Wave Mountain first; does that mean I can carry the whole mountain home?"
Du Lihuang's tone was domineering, utterly unreasonable.
Kuzhu fumed. "Shameless!"
Du Lihuang laughed. "Don't waste my breath, little Daoist Kuzhu. I'll give you ten breaths to scram. If you don't, don't blame me for being impolite. This Crystal Ice Grass is as good as mine."
"Crystal Ice Grass?" Jiang Chen's heart stirred at the words. The Crystal Ice Grass was merely an ordinary True Saint Grade spiritual medicine—one that under normal circumstances wouldn't have tempted him in the slightest.
However, the Crystal Ice Grass was one of the essential ingredients needed to cure the Spirit-Deluding Miasma afflicting
Jiang Chen, who had been about to leave, stopped in his tracks.
He could not afford to miss this Crystal Ice Grass.
He had been inside Illusory Wave Mountain for so long, and this was the first time he had encountered one of the four herbs needed to cure the Spirit-Deluding Miasma. Even though it was only one of them, it was already quite rare.
While Jiang Chen was pondering, Du Lihuang and Kuzhu had already come to blows.
Du Lihuang's cultivation was at the ninth level of the Yuan Realm, while Kuzhu's was at the seventh level—a gap of a full two levels.
On top of that, Du Lihuang hailed from Holy Sword Palace, which specialized in the way of the sword, giving him inherently superior combat ability compared to ordinary sect disciples.
Before long, Kuzhu had fallen into a disadvantage.
But Kuzhu was a tough one—even on the back foot, he refused to concede, guarding the Crystal Ice Grass with his life as though defending his own territory, unwilling to retreat a single step.
Du Lihuang declared arrogantly, "Kuzhu, I don't want to kill you, but that doesn't mean I won't. If you don't move aside, don't blame my sword for showing no mercy."
Kuzhu was made of iron—the more he was threatened, the more his pride flared.
"Du Lihuang, unless you kill me today, forget about taking this Crystal Ice Grass."
Du Lihuang frowned. "You'd rather drink the bitter cup than accept the toast!"
Inside Illusory Wave Mountain, unless it was a fellow disciple of Danqian Palace, Du Lihuang actually preferred not to kill anyone. If it were ever investigated, the consequences would be endless.
Although he was confident he could do it cleanly, if word somehow got out, he would be plagued by endless trouble.