The instant Great Elder Yan Kongyi turned around, he felt his body going weak. He hurriedly circulated his magic power, only to discover in horror that his dantian had been sealed at some point. He couldn't summon even the slightest trace of magic power.
To make matters worse, this place had a restrictive formation built by Formation Masters they had hired at great expense. It could block Spiritual Sense probing from Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, and he couldn't even send a message.
"Great Elder..."
At that moment, the eight Yan Household guards hidden inside the cave dwelling heard Yan Kongyi's voice and emerged one after another.
But as soon as they stepped out, they too felt something wrong with their dantians.
With their dantians sealed, they couldn't summon their magic power. Even the qi and blood that had grown stronger through their cultivation were instantly locked down, leaving their whole bodies weak.
"Alchemist Mo... My Yan Household has treated you well!" Yan Kongyi said darkly, staring fixedly at Alchemist Mo.
"Hahaha! I never said you treated me poorly." Seeing that he was the only one left standing, Alchemist Mo dropped all pretense and laughed heartily.
"If that's so, why take such a dangerous gamble?"
Alchemist Mo smiled and stroked his beard. "What can I say? They offered far too much!"
"You..." Yan Kongyi's gaze instantly turned glacial.
If Alchemist Mo only wanted the Earth Origin Fruit trees, the worst that could happen was that he stole a few. And there might still be a chance to get them back later.
But he had actually allied himself with outsiders.
That was a much bigger matter!
Before Yan Kongyi could say another word, a tiny Black Armor insect flew out from Alchemist Mo's right ear.
"Soul-bound Mother-Child Spirit Worm!"
The moment he