Sudden Upheaval, Falling Apart
When Wang Chen sent people to win them over before, he had already explained the situation in general terms, but not as precisely and clearly as Wang Chen has explained it here.
As the technical backbone of the Medicine Gang, they were naturally aware of this situation.
They had considered making changes, but unfortunately, it was to no avail.
When they went to investigate, the higher-ups in the Medicine Gang all said "yes, yes, yes" and "right, right, right," but once they left, they continued to do things their own way without any change.
Such enormous profits have already turned the hearts of those high-ranking Medicine Gang against them.
Why go through all that trouble when you can make big money so easily?
Previously, even if they wanted to do something, it was simply impossible.
Because those high-ranking members of the Medicine Gang aren't just sitting idly by.
The elders of the Medicine Gang were mostly at the peak of the Third Grade rank, or even the Fourth Grade rank, in terms of alchemy skills.
These key members of the alchemy team, while possessing more refined skills, were not yet capable of suppressing those at the higher levels.
Apart from Chen Xin, who is a Fourth Grade Alchemist at the early stage, the other four are all at the peak of the Third Grade.
Of course, among the lower-level Alchemist, there are many more who are purely technically skilled.
After all, they had only been a member for a short time and had not yet been corrupted by those vested interests.
However, as time goes on, the number of alchemy experts on the Medicine Gang Clan's higher-ups will increase.
Currently, the Medicine Gang has roughly formed two factions.
Wang Chen was trying to win over the purely technical faction, which consisted mostly of lower-level personnel.
In any case, given Wang Chen's alchemy skills, even the higher-ups of the Medicine Gang couldn't compete with him. It's more appealing to have a grassroots Alchemist with such faith.
You're absolutely right.
But you can't guarantee that you won't become a high-ranking member of the Medicine Gang later on.
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Xin also expressed his concerns.
Indeed, he couldn't guarantee that the Kunlun Sect wouldn't turn into the Medicine Gang it is today.
If the Kunlun Sect were to degenerate into the "Old Medicine Gang" after defeating the Medicine Gang, then their intervention would be completely meaningless.
Rather than bearing a bad reputation, it's better to go with the flow and stay in the Medicine Gang.
Hearing Chen Xin's hesitation, Wang Chen immediately gave his assurance.
"After you arrive, you will establish a separate Alchemy Department within the Kunlun Sect, which you will be in charge of managing."
As long as there's no cheating or using inferior materials, I will absolutely not get involved.
The profits from refining elixirs are split 30/70.
The Alchemist takes 70%, and the Kunlun Sect takes 30%.
Hearing such a sincere promise made Chen Xin and his group of five breathe a little faster.
They've been with the Medicine Gang for several years, and the fact that they're still willing to hone their skills shows that they haven't changed.
In the past, there was no way to change the Medicine Gang; all one could do was protect oneself.
Now that they have an opportunity, they naturally don't want to give it up.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible for Wang Chen to go and try to win them over; they would have quietly come to the Kunlun Sect.
Ultimately, it's because they have no other choice; they're willing to try anything given the chance.
Not to mention, Wang Chen has now made such a sincere promise.
Chen Xin and his companions exchanged glances, then nodded.
"Alright, Sect Leader Wang, we're willing to join forces and try to change things."
Wang Chen was very satisfied to hear that Chen Xin and the others were willing to cooperate.
Although he could defeat the Medicine Gang in a head-on confrontation with his own abilities, that would be too troublesome.
With these technical experts, defeating and replacing the Medicine Gang would be much simpler.
"Since that's the case, then let's do it this way..."
Wang Chen and Chen Xin began discussing how to cooperate to completely crush the Medicine Gang in a short period of time.
After discussing for more than an hour, Wang Chen and his group finalized their strategy. Afterward, Chen Xin and the others quietly left, as if nothing had happened.
The next day, Wang Chen began making arrangements early in the morning, mainly assigning people to notify the earliest helpers that the decisive battle was imminent.
There weren't many people within the Kunlun Sect, and they all deeply respected and trusted Wang Chen, making the arrangements quite simple.
While Wang Chen was making preparations, the Medicine Gang was also busy.
The elders of the Medicine Gang now understood the urgency of the situation and were no longer as ruthless as before.
Some profits were allocated to reward the members of the Medicine Gang, encouraging everyone to do their best.
Under normal circumstances, even if those at the bottom are dissatisfied with the founding members of the Medicine Gang gang, they would still do their best.
But things are different now.
Chen Xin and his key technical personnel have been won over by Wang Chen and are willing to cooperate with him.
Some members within the Medicine Gang have already made other choices.
Within the Medicine Gang, Chen Xin and others already had a much better reputation than the Medicine Gang's veterans.
Those at the bottom level were willing to believe Chen Xin.
With Chen Xin's persuasive efforts, those key technical personnel quickly rallied to his side.
As for those Alchemists who had long since completely pledged allegiance to the veteran faction of the Medicine Gang, Chen Xin and his group did not try to win them over.
They were plotting in secret; if they didn't pay attention to secrecy, they could very well face a direct attack from the elder faction.
The reason the old guard of the Medicine Gang didn't touch them in the past was simply because they didn't want the Medicine Gang to be thrown into turmoil.
Now that unrest has begun, the elder faction will certainly not show any mercy.
Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
With the Kunlun Sect and the Medicine Gang having completely broken ties, the entire Inner Academy was in even greater turmoil.
Not only have the prices of elixirs changed repeatedly, but the industries related to elixirs have also undergone tremendous changes.
Many Senior Student members of the sect have made a small fortune in Fire Energy by selling medicinal herbs.
Having tasted success, the Senior Student factions were even less inclined to let the conflict end.
Instead of siding with one side, they stirred up trouble and escalated the conflict.
Wang Chen and the two centers of conflict, the veteran faction of the Medicine Gang, were naturally aware of these circumstances.
But no one is managing it.
Wang Chen was confident of victory, but he didn't want any unexpected setbacks to occur beforehand.
The veteran factions of the Medicine Gang, on the other hand, did not want to offend the Senior Student powers at this time.
After all, they have been at a slight disadvantage in their conflict with the Kunlun Sect so far.
Naturally, they didn't want to push these Senior Student forces towards the Kunlun Sect.
They felt that as long as they could defeat the Kunlun Sect, this provocateur, they would make up for it all later, no matter the cost.
Neither party intervened, and those opportunistic forces became increasingly agitated, directly raising the price of medicinal herbs to earn more profits.
Three days passed in this way, and then a momentous event occurred in the Inner Academy.
The core technical staff within the Medicine Gang directly announced their departure from the Medicine Gang and joined Wang Chen's Kunlun Sect.
The Medicine Gang, which was already at a slight disadvantage, was now completely stunned.
Once those key technical personnel left, the Medicine Gang essentially fell apart.
The situation, which had been deadlocked, has now suddenly become one-sided.
With the support of its technical backbone, the Kunlun Sect's elixir business completely crushed the Medicine Gang.