As long as they could get her under control, it would be equivalent to securing a continuous supply of upgrade Elixirs.
"Best if we can get two more..."
Lu Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and didn’t rush to make a move.
At this moment, in an inn, a group of people had directly booked a secluded little courtyard and walked in with guarded expressions.
Once everyone was inside, the last person shut the courtyard gate with a snap.
An old man calmly set up a Grandmaster’s Protective Shield and said, "You can say whatever you want now. This old man has already laid down a soundproof barrier. In this little town, no one can overhear our conversation."
This was the old man’s powerful confidence as a Grandmaster Fifth Layer.
Across the entire Northern Territory, how many people could stand above him?
Hearing the patriarch say so, the others all set aside their vigilance and their expressions relaxed again.
"Patriarch, could this information be fake? However you look at it, the Wuxiang Sect doesn’t seem like the kind of place that could produce a Tier Five Alchemy Master. That’s Tier Five! In our Northern Territory, it’s been hundreds of years since we last had an Alchemy Master of that realm, right?"
Someone voiced his doubts. A small Wuxiang Sect had previously spread news of producing two Tier Fours in succession, which was already shocking enough.
Now there was suddenly news of a Tier Five appearing...
Since when did high-tier Alchemy Masters become so easy to come by?
The other disciples also felt that this made some sense.
Only that Martial Arts Grandmaster Fifth Layer old man suddenly shook his head and said, "No, this old man instead feels this matter is very likely true."
"According to the information this old man has obtained, the Tier Five Alchemy Master said to have appeared in the Wuxiang Sect this time is a disciple named Jiang Lingyue..."
"And she is precisely that newly risen genius Tier Four Alchemy Master of the Wuxiang Sect who was the talk of the town before!"
The old man’s turbid eyes grew deep. "If she really is a once-in-a-blue-moon Alchemy Dao genius, then what she’s doing now is merely continuing to cash in on her Talent. It’s not impossible."
What this old man said was not without reason. Since she had been able to advance all the way to Tier Four Alchemy Master with astonishing speed like breaking bamboo before.
Then now, taking it in one more push to reach Tier Five was likewise very likely.
After listening to the patriarch, the disciples’ eyes suddenly lit up.
If it was true, then things would be easy!
Their patriarch’s strength far surpassed the two Early Stage Martial Arts Grandmasters of Wuxiang Mountain.
So long as they used certain methods to get that Tier Five Alchemy Master, who for now lacked her own network, under control...
They would very likely be able to quickly nurture a true Mortal Realm Grandmaster by relying on the Elixir resources!
As for whether doing this carried risks, of course it did.
But if they wanted a Tier Five Alchemy Master to regularly refine Pills for them, that price was something they simply could not afford.
A short while later, under the old man’s lead, the group immediately began to make plans.
On the other side, in the inn.
Lu Ye, having nothing better to do, listened in as well.
As for that so-called shield the Martial Arts Grandmaster Fifth Layer old man had set up, in front of Lu Ye it was no different from not being there.
"So this Zhou Family Grandmaster Clan from the Northern Territory actually has an informant inside Dan Peak?"
Lu Ye showed a look of realization.
Strictly speaking, it didn’t really count as an official spy. On Dan Peak of the Wuxiang Sect, there was a Tier Two Alchemist who was a distant Side Branch of this Zhou Grandmaster clan.
Previously, the Zhou Family hadn’t paid much attention to this Side Branch.
But after he formally became a Tier Two Alchemist, the Zhou Family began to strengthen their connection with this Side Branch quite a bit.
At this moment, the old man was planning to summon that Tier Two Alchemist down.
Afterward, he would give him a kind of special drug. There was no need to ingest it; as long as it exploded around the target and they inhaled a bit of the mist, it would take effect. It was said that even an Innate caught off guard would fall for it!
And that genius disciple of the Wuxiang Sect was, from what they’d heard, still a distance away from Innate, so it would be more than enough.
As for the old man and his people, they would then head to the back mountain range of Wuxiang Mountain to receive her.
So long as this plan was executed properly, there was a high chance of success!
Not long after, a middle-aged man indeed came down from the mountain. After taking a roundabout route, he put on a black robe and entered the small courtyard where the Zhou surname old man and the others were.
In less than two minutes, he left in a hurry again.
This scene was almost completely unnoticed by anyone.
At the same time, a figure had already gone ahead of that Tier Two Alchemist—who had hastily restored his original appearance and was heading back up the mountain to the sect.
This person was incredibly fast, and his aura leaked not the slightest bit, entering the Wuxiang Sect unimpeded all the way.
His Spiritual Sense had already precisely locked onto a young girl resting and recovering in an Alchemy Room within the Pill Hall on Dan Peak... No, she should now be called a young woman.
Inside the Alchemy Room.
For the moment, Jiang Lingyue was still the only one here.
She had only just finished refining a Tier Five Mortal Realm Pill not long ago, and both her Spiritual Power and Source Qi had been greatly depleted.
Although many Elders were outside, including even the Sect Leader of the Wuxiang Sect who had rushed over, wanting to see this most outstanding disciple the Wuxiang Sect had produced in thousands of years.
None of them dared to come in and disturb her at this time. They just let Jiang Lingyue rest in peace.
After exhaling twice, Jiang Lingyue finally noticed the Communication Jade Token in her Storage Ring that had been flickering for a while.
"Whose message is that?"
With a trace of curiosity, Jiang Lingyue received it.
The next moment, she let out a startled cry...
"Ah?!"
A message from that damn brother-in-law?!
She hurriedly replied at once.
And as soon as she let out that cry of surprise, the Sect Leader of the Wuxiang Sect and the Elders waiting outside all tensed up.
"Nephew Jiang, what’s the matter?"
This was their Wuxiang Sect’s greatest treasure! Absolutely nothing could be allowed to happen to her.
"I’m fine."
After a brief reply, Jiang Lingyue was now gripping the Communication Jade Token tightly, afraid she might miss Lu Ye’s next message.
Unfortunately, this time, even after a full minute, no reply came.
And the high-ranking members of the Wuxiang Sect outside, upon hearing her words, all let their pounding hearts settle back down.
As long as she’s fine, as long as she’s fine!
If nothing happened, then from here on out... the Wuxiang Sect would be taking off completely!
After waiting a minute or two with no response, Jiang Lingyue muttered dispiritedly under her breath, "Don’t tell me that now I finally have a free moment, he’s the one who got busy instead?"
"Or is it that this damn brother-in-law saw I didn’t have time to reply him earlier, so now he’s deliberately ignoring me... damn it!"
Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Lingyue clenched her fists at once. When they met, she’d give him two punches and that would settle it!
Just then, a faint breeze suddenly stirred within the Alchemy Room.
A wisp of wind gently landed on Jiang Lingyue’s shoulder.
At once, Jiang Lingyue suddenly felt... that her originally exhausted body seemed to have recovered quite a bit of energy, and a wave of warmth flooded through her entire being.