Crushing Them, Admitting Defeat

If we help the Medicine Gang defeat the Kunlun Sect, we might only make a profit, a one-time deal.

If the Medicine Gang and the Kunlun Sect continue their stalemate, they can continue to enjoy these low-priced pills, which is much more cost-effective than a one-time purchase.

Therefore, those who were initially opportunistic are now even less willing to take action, and are instead keeping a close eye on both sides, hoping to profit from the situation.

Those forces that initially joined the Medicine Gang are now only going through the motions, showing little enthusiasm for acquiring various medicinal herbs.

This is where Wang Chen's foresight came into play.

He only approached three forces, which seemed like a weak and isolated group.

However, all three forces are very trustworthy. If they say they are willing to cooperate, they will definitely not shirk their responsibilities.

After the Medicine Gang's influence waned, the three other factions actually intensified their acquisition efforts, giving Wang Chen access to even more medicinal herbs.

Afterwards, Wang Chen converted those medicinal herbs into a large number of pills, severely impacting the Medicine Gang's business.

With one side gaining and the other losing, the situation for the Medicine Gang is becoming increasingly difficult.

Medicine Gang, Small Conference Room.

The eight elders of the Medicine Gang gathered together once again.

Since the conflict with the Kunlun Sect, the lives of these elders have become increasingly difficult.

In just half a month, they held several meetings.

This meeting faces a more challenging situation than ever before.

The eight elders sat down, looking at each other in bewilderment, and none of them spoke.

Even the hot-tempered Mao Tai was sitting there with a worried expression, not making a sound.

"Let's all speak up; silence isn't the solution."

Seeing that none of the elders had spoken, the leader of the Medicine Gang couldn't sit still any longer and spoke up directly.

Unfortunately, no one responded; all the elders remained silent.

"Silence won't solve the problem; the Medicine Gang is now facing a life-or-death situation."

Should we keep fighting, or just give up and surrender?

Seeing that no one had spoken, Liu Zhe, the leader of the Medicine Gang, roared angrily.

In the past, when we were making money, everyone was giving orders and pontificating.

Now that we really need advice, these elders don't utter a single word.

"Damn it! You're doomed."

Liu Zhe cursed inwardly, his eyes sweeping over the elders sitting to his left and right.

With the gang leader staring at them like that, the elders could no longer remain silent.

Besides, gang leader Liu Zhe has already said so much; if they continue to remain silent, they'll likely face dire consequences.

"Cough cough."

The most senior veteran cleared his throat.

"We didn't have much conflict with the Kunlun Sect at first; let them sell pills if they want."

"Anyway, the Inner Academy is so big, having another force that refines pills is a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Mao Tai glared at him angrily.

He slammed his hand on the table and cursed, "Damn it! Back then, they wanted to gain a monopoly, so they tried to suppress the Kunlun Sect!"

Now that they've realized the Kunlun Sect is a tough nut to crack, they want to push Laozi out as a scapegoat.

I'm telling you, it's impossible!

Hearing Mao Tai's angry rebuke, even the elders were somewhat embarrassed.

However, to become a veteran of the Medicine Gang, besides possessing superb alchemy skills, one must also have an extremely thick skin.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have done something like selling inferior goods at high prices.

That's not what I meant.

"That's not what I meant! Then what do you mean?"

"If we continue fighting the Kunlun Sect, then the Medicine Gang can be declared disbanded."

Many members are now very dissatisfied.

"If this drags on, I don't know what will happen to the Kunlun Sect, but the Medicine Gang will definitely split up."

Upon hearing this, Mao Tai fell silent.

Because that's definitely true, otherwise they wouldn't have come all the way here for this meeting.

Seeing that Mao Tai had stopped his tirade, the elder continued speaking.

"What I mean is that we should go together and talk to Wang Chen of the Kunlun Sect."

"Giving him some of the profits would be better than things remaining like this."

Upon hearing this, several elders of the Medicine Gang pondered, feeling that what was said seemed to make a lot of sense.

The reason they wanted to destroy the Kunlun Sect before was simply because they had been monopolizing the market for too long and couldn't stand anyone challenging them.

Since we can't resolve this now, conceding some benefits isn't out of the question.

I hadn't thought of it before; it was just habitual thinking, and I hadn't considered it in this direction at all.

I felt it was either win or lose.

Now that this idea has been proposed, they think it seems like a good idea.

Although we didn't win, we didn't lose either.

At worst, we won't make as much money as before, but it's still much better than suffering huge losses like we are now.

They could even win over the Kunlun Sect and jointly monopolize the elixir business in the Inner Academy.

Those who can become veterans certainly have some skills.

Once they had a direction, they came up with many more methods.

"Can."

I agree.

The short meeting ended abruptly.

After the group finished their discussion, they Kunlun Sect, agreeing to meet at the Qiankun Pavilion three days later to resolve the conflict.

"Boss, what do we do?"

At the Kunlun Sect's headquarters, after reading the invitation, Manhu immediately asked a question.

The core members, including Liu, Guan, and Zhang, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, were also looking at Wang Chen, hoping that their leader would make a decision.

"When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it."

Now that they've made their move, we'll take theirs.

In reply to the Medicine Gang, I, Wang Chen, will certainly keep the appointment in three days.

Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Qiankun Pavilion had already been cleared out by this time.

Qiankun Pavilion is considered one of the top restaurants in the Inner Academy.

Its owner was a Dou Wang Elder in the Inner Academy.

Back when that elder was still cultivating in the Inner Academy, he had already established the Qiankun Pavilion.

After he broke through to the Dou Wang, he chose to stay at the Jia Nan Academy as an elder, and Qiankun Pavilion also stayed, which was considered his business.

Of course, this requires paying taxes to the Inner Academy.

If you really want to count, Qiankun Pavilion can be considered the restaurant within the Inner Academy of the Jia Nan Academy.

Over the years, not a single student has ever caused trouble at the Qiankun Pavilion.

The Medicine Gang chose this location shows their sincerity.

They genuinely wanted peace talks and had no intention of using a trap.

Early in the morning, several elders of the Medicine Gang, along with a few Medicine Gang, came to make arrangements.

It was called an arrangement, but it was really just an inspection.

They had already made the arrangements three days ago.

As the Medicine Gang that previously monopolized the Inner Academy's pill business, Qiankun Pavilion was also willing to give them face.

Moreover, the Medicine Gang has a deep foundation, so booking Qiankun Pavilion for three days would be a piece of cake for them.

Does it matter whose money you make?

The owner of the Qiankun Pavilion naturally vacated the land.

After several elders checked and confirmed that there were no problems, they began to wait.