In League with Wolves and Jackals

Seeing Song Wen's extreme tension and readiness to erupt at any moment, the many guards outside the Alchemy Chamber were somewhat taken aback.

What's going on today? How dare an outer disciple at the Qi Refining Third Layer cause trouble outside the Alchemy Chamber?

Are all the new disciples this brave these days?!

Do they really think these elite guards of the Alchemy Chamber don't exist?!

However, seeing Song Wen's wary gaze fixed on Guo Tao and his slow retreating steps, the guards instantly realized that this outer disciple was on guard against Guo Tao.

Since it wasn't targeting the Alchemy Chamber, the matter naturally had nothing to do with the Alchemy Chamber guards.

The guards immediately adopted a look of anticipation, their eyes scanning back and forth between Guo Tao and Song Wen, as if to say, "Why aren't you making your move yet?"

Guo Tao also noticed Song Wen's nervousness and the guard's mockery. He smiled awkwardly and tried to speak in a gentle tone.

"Extreme Yin Brother Jiyin, don't be nervous. I mean you no harm. Rest assured, I will definitely not attack you."

Song Wen seemed oblivious to Guo Tao's show of goodwill and continued to slowly back away.

"The main hall of the Alchemy Chamber is protected by an array. Shall we go there to discuss this in detail?" Guo Tao continued.

Song Wen was aware that the main hall of the Alchemy Chamber was protected by a restriction. Within the main hall of the Alchemy Chamber, cultivators below the Golden Core stage would be affected by the restriction, and their strength would be severely weakened.

Once Qi Refining Stage cultivator enters this stage, it becomes almost impossible to mobilize their internal Law Power. They are unable to use any Cultivation Method, talismans, or Law Artifact, and are not much stronger than a slightly stronger mortal.

Song Wen pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Alright, we'll do as Senior Brother Guo says, but you must enter the Pill Hall first before I can enter."

"Alright, junior brother, please follow me."

After Guo Tao finished speaking, he showed the guards his disciple token and mission token and entered the Alchemy Chamber smoothly.

The Alchemy Chamber was quite large. Song Wen stood at the main entrance and only showed his mission token and disciple token to the guards after he saw Guo Tao actually enter the Pill Hall.

He then said to the guard, "Senior brother, I am Extreme Yin, an outer disciple. I was ordered by Elder Shen Extreme Yin go to the Yan Family in the Poison Miasma Swamp to take stock of the Seven-Colored Grass. Please tell them that I have completed my mission and have come to report back."

After saying that, Song Wen headed straight for the Pill Hall.

There were quite a few people Pill Hall, including disciples from the Alchemy Chamber and disciples who came to purchase pills.

Guo Tao stood alone in a corner, anxiously waiting for Song Wen. When he saw Song Wen enter the Alchemy Chamber, Guo Tao's anxious expression finally eased a little.

He knew that placing all his hopes on Song Wen now was undoubtedly a huge gamble.

But now, the entire Yan Family is like fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others, Yan Family have no other choice.

"Extreme Yin Brother Jiyin, everything Ghost Three said is nonsense. Don't believe Ghost Three's lies. The Yan Family is loyal to the sect and would never betray it."

Guo Tao's voice was very low, so low that only the two of them could hear it.

Song Wen raised an eyebrow, a smile playing on his lips.

"Oh! Is that really so? It doesn't seem like it to me. I think what Ghost Three said is true."

Upon entering the Pill Hall, Song Wen felt an immense pressure descend upon his entire body, causing the flow of his internal Law Power to stagnate. He tried to activate the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>, but found no response.

He was absolutely certain that he couldn't use his Law Power within this Pill Hall, so naturally he had nothing to fear from Guo Tao.

Seeing Song Wen's calm expression, Guo Tao felt somewhat frustrated. Clearly, the other party was not easily fooled, so he had no choice but to change his strategy and said...

"Junior brother, you should think this through. Offending the Yan Family will not do you any good."

Song Wen smiled calmly, showing no sign of being threatened by Guo Tao.

"Indeed, there was no benefit. On my way back to the sect, I was pursued by six cultivators from the Yan Family."

Guo Tao's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong. Yan Feng and the other six had indeed died at Song Wen's hands. These six were truly useless; six cultivators at the Qi Refining Middle Stage failed to kill even one of Extreme Yin's men.

Guo Tao said, "It's a misunderstanding, all of this is a misunderstanding. They must have mistaken my junior brother for Ghost Three's accomplice. Besides, my junior brother is perfectly fine now, so please be magnanimous and forgive the Yan Family this once."

Song Wen chuckled, "Forgive the Yan Family! I wouldn't dare. If I hadn't had some life-saving treasure on me back then, I probably would have died several times over."

Guo Tao said, "I can compensate my junior brother on behalf of the Yan Family."

"How about a thousand Spirit Stone?"

"Junior brother is not satisfied? Then take the three thousand Spirit Stone!"

"How about five thousand Spirit Stone?"

Seeing that Song Wen remained silent, Guo Tao raised the price on his own.

Song Wen neither agreed nor disagreed, but instead looked at Guo Tao with great interest and said.

"I'm quite curious about the relationship between Senior Brother Guo and the Yan Family. Why would he be so humble and subservient to the Yan Family?"

Guo Tao chuckled awkwardly, "How could I possibly have any connection with the Yan Family? I'm just trying to mediate between my junior brother and the Yan Family. We all belong to the Corpse Demon Sect, there's no need for us to become enemies."

After he finished speaking, he added another sentence.

"5000 Spirit Stone, are you still not satisfied, Junior Brother? With this amount of Spirit Stone, I believe it will be enough for you to cultivate to the Qi Refinement Perfection realm."

Seeing the other party's eagerness to send money and settle everything, Song Wen said leisurely.

"If the sect finds out, that's a capital offense! A mere five thousand Spirit Stone..."

Song Wen's meaning was clear: more money!

"Ten thousand Spirit Stone, that's the most I can do," Guo Tao said decisively.

"Okay, deal. When will you give me the Spirit Stone?" Song Wen asked.

Guo Tao took out a Storage Bag and stuffed it into Song Wen's hand, "There are a thousand Spirit Stone here. The rest can be given to you later, Junior Brother."

Song Wen probed his Storage Bag with his spiritual power. There were exactly one thousand Spirit Stone. He calmly put the Storage Bag into his pocket.

"Only a thousand Spirit Stone? Senior Brother Guo wouldn't go back on his word, would he?"

Guo Tao said, "Don't worry, junior brother, it definitely won't happen."

"That's not necessarily true. We demonic cultivators have no reputation for integrity."

Guo Tao pulled out another Storage Bag from his person. "I still have a thousand Spirit Stone here. Junior brother, please accept this. I really don't have any more Spirit Stone on me. I'll give you the rest later."

Song Wen put the Storage Bag back into his pocket, his face full of greed, his eyes scanning Guo Tao back and forth.

Seeing Song Wen's greedy appearance, Guo Tao cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. He gritted his teeth, and a small boat the size of a palm appeared in his hand—his flying boat.

"I will give this flying boat to you, junior brother. I have already erased the residual spiritual energy on it, so you can refine it with peace of mind."

"Then I shall accept it without hesitation," Song Wen said with satisfaction as he put the flying boat into his Storage Bag.

Seeing the satisfied expression finally appear on Song Wen's face, Guo Tao asked eagerly.

"Junior brother, what about the Yan Family?"

Song Wen said, "This inventory of the Seven-Colored Grass was originally led by Senior Brother Guo, so naturally everything will be based on what Senior Brother Guo says."