Medicine Gang Makes Trouble, Mao Tai Comes Calling

While Wang Chen was peacefully cultivating in the training room at the Kunlun Sect's headquarters, the high-ranking members of a faction within the inner courtyard were all frowning with worry.

This force is none other than the Medicine Gang.

As a force that monopolizes the sale of elixirs within the Inner Academy, the Medicine Gang Clan is living a very comfortable life.

They set the prices for all kinds of elixirs.

Even though the quality of the pills varied, none of the Senior Student in the Inner Academy bothered them.

They are the only organization in the Inner Academy that sells pills. If you want to buy, you can; if not, there are plenty of other people who will.

But things are different now.

A dark horse emerged from the New Student, establishing the Kunlun Sect and directly selling pills in large quantities.

Not only are they affordable, but the quality of the pills is also excellent.

It's at least a grade higher than the pills sold by their Medicine Gang.

Previously, there was no choice; the Senior Student in the Inner Academy could only endure the exploitation by the Medicine Gang.

Now that there's a Kunlun Sect, their pills are both good and affordable. Only an idiot would buy those expensive and worthless pills from the Medicine Gang.

The Kunlun Sect's large-scale sale of pills directly resulted in the Medicine Gang's sales being almost zero for the past three days.

They used to live a life of luxury, but now they're eating coarse food and wild vegetables. Who can stand such a stark contrast?

Several high-ranking members of the Medicine Gang immediately held a meeting to discuss the matter.

In a Secret Chamber at the Medicine Gang's Headquarters, eight young men sat in chairs, all with worried expressions.

What should we do now?

Liu Zhe, sitting in the main seat, asked the elders of the Medicine Gang below.

Liu Zhe, as the leader of the Medicine Gang, is also a Fourth-Grade Alchemist.

Of the seven elders below, two Fourth Grade and five are of the Third Grade.

Upon hearing the question from gang leader Liu Zhe, Mao Tai, a Third Grade elder, spoke up.

"We directly approached them and tried to win them over."

Once the other party joins our Medicine Gang, all problems will be solved.

If they don't know what's good for them, then we'll take action to suppress them.

With the size and resources of our Medicine Gang, suppressing a new force is a piece of cake.

Upon hearing Mao Tai's words, the other elders nodded in agreement, agreeing that what he said made perfect sense.

However, Liu Zhe frowned.

The reason he was able to become the leader of the Medicine Gang was not only because of his excellent alchemy skills, but also, most importantly, because of his caution.

After hearing about the Kunlun Sect, he went to investigate it.

The Tier 2 Medicinal Pill sold by the Kunlun Sect are indeed of excellent quality.

Even as Fourth-Grade Alchemist, he could only reach this level when he was focused on refining pills.

However, given the Kunlun Sect's large production volume, their medicines certainly weren't refined with special care.

This shows that Wang Chen of the Kunlun Sect is far superior to him in alchemy.

As a member of the Alchemy Department, Liu Zhe was well aware of Wang Chen's background.

The last disciple of Medicine Elder, Peak Fifth-Grade Alchemist, truly possesses terrifying Yao Tian.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Liu Zhe agreed to Mao Tai's suggestion.

Sometimes, the contest of power is not just about raw strength.

Their Medicine Gang has been rooted in the Inner Academy for so many years, and their connections and resources are something that a mere New Student force cannot compare to.

The martial arts world is not just about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and social interactions.

"Since Master Mao is so confident, why don't you go on the trip yourself?"

"Can."

After deciding that the primary approach would be to win people over, Liu Zhe did not end the meeting.

Instead, they discussed how the Kunlun Sect was being disrespectful and how they should quickly suppress them.

"Consider defeat before victory"—this is Liu Zhe's philosophy of life, and the main reason why he was able to sit comfortably as the leader of the Medicine Gang.

They devised a plan: if the Kunlun Sect rejected the Medicine Gang's offer, they could launch a swift and decisive offensive to crush the Kunlun Sect.

Even if the Kunlun Sect agrees to surrender, they will not suffer any losses.

It's just a matter of discussion and exchange at most.

After the Medicine Clan meeting ended, Mao Tai, along with two Medicine Clan disciples, headed directly towards the Kunlun Sect's headquarters.

At this moment, Wang Chen was unaware that the Medicine Gang had come to cause him trouble.

"Is this the Kunlun Sect?"

"Why isn't there even a guard?"

When Mao Tai arrived at the Kunlun Sect's headquarters with his men, he felt confused.

This newly established force, and a relatively prestigious one at that, doesn't even have a gatekeeper.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Of course, this is also because he was unaware of Wang Chen's purpose in establishing his power; otherwise, he would never have been so puzzled.

Wang Chen established the Kunlun Sect merely to handle miscellaneous matters for himself.

With his "talent," it definitely won't take him more than two years to advance to the Dou Wang.

He had no interest in playing house like this.

Therefore, Wang Chen didn't leave anyone to guard the gate at all, and let them all go to cultivate.

As long as he can help with miscellaneous tasks when needed, Wang Chen will not interfere with the members' cultivation.

All the valuables were stored in his Storage Ring, so Wang Chen wasn't worried about anyone coming to the Headquarters to steal the good stuff.

If anyone actually comes, Wang Chen can take this opportunity to earn another sum of compensation.

It's still the period for Freshman Tribute Fee.

Even if no Senior Student come out to scramble for the tribute fees, Wang Chen can still steal some if he can find a plausible excuse.

Just like last time when they sought compensation from Thunderfire Society.

If you wait until this period has passed, it will be much more difficult to seek compensation.

Therefore, Wang Chen was not worried about thieves at all; on the contrary, he hoped that someone would come to his door to deliver money.

Mao Tai, standing at the entrance of the Kunlun Sect's headquarters, was also quite angry.

He was a veteran of the Medicine Gang and a peak-level Third Grade Alchemist.

Even the top powers within the Inner Academy would welcome him in.

Even if they have other thoughts in their hearts, they still show great respect on the surface.

To everyone's surprise, this New Student force was so disrespectful that not a single person came to greet them.

"We're definitely going to teach those Kunlun Sect guys a lesson later."

Dissatisfied, Mao Tai kicked open the door and went inside.

In other words, Wang Chen didn't know what Mao Tai was thinking; if he did, he would definitely spit in Mao Tai's face.

I have no idea who you are, and you didn't even give me a heads-up. Who the hell would come to greet you?!

Even if he knew, a Third-Grade Alchemist wasn't qualified for him to come and greet him.

Just as Mao Tai entered the courtyard, Wang Chen, who was coaxing the Flame Elf, also sensed it.

"A customer has come knocking."

Wang Chen immediately recalled the Flame Elf into his body and headed outside.

Catching a thief red-handed is not important to Wang Chen.

As long as he has an excuse, he can squeeze some money out of himself.

As they walked out of the Cultivation Room, they saw Mao Tai and his group swaggering around in the courtyard.

Wang Chen was about to speak, to confirm the other party's identity as a thief so that he could make some money.

But Mao Tai spoke first.