The Newcomer Who Broke Through Wanted to Become the Former One

Most of Luo Chuan's hair was black, with only his temples streaked white. For a guest elder over eighty years old, he had maintained himself remarkably well.

At this moment, his expression was somewhat unsightly. "Azure Billows Sect demands that we deliver six top-grade strange medicines every year."

In the brilliantly lit hall of carved beams and painted rafters, Qin Ming sat in the seat of honor and calmly asked, "How many can Sunset Glow Sect harvest in a year?"

"Ten," Luo Chuan answered.

The so-called highest-grade strange medicines were great medicines useful even to Ancestors.

A level higher than that, those exceedingly rare flowers and herbs would carry words like "immortal" and "sacred" in their names.

Qin Ming's expression darkened slightly. "What an appetite. Do they have a death wish?"

Luo Chuan felt the same. Azure Billows Sect had opened a bloody maw like a Taotie and directly demanded sixty percent of their top-grade strange medicines. Their greed knew no bounds.

Qin Ming said, "Aren't they afraid I'll come to their door with a blade and kill my way in?"

He had only just taken down Sunset Glow Sect, and someone had already come demanding that he "pay tribute." What were they thinking?

Luo Chuan said, "Both are first-rate major powers, but Azure Billows Sect is indeed a cut above our sect."

Lowering his voice, he said, "According to unofficial rumors, former Sect Master Lin Heng may have bowed his head and compromised with them years ago. In private, he paid tribute of two or three strange medicines every year to keep the peace between the two sects."

Qin Ming frowned. "That humiliating?"

Luo Chuan's expression turned grave. "At a time like this, for them to openly make demands, they probably aren't acting on impulse. They likely have considerable