Tang Yan stood high in the sky outside Medicine Valley, gazing at Qin Donghai and the Grand Elder. That was close, he thought.
Medicine Valley was far more dangerous than he had imagined.
After watching for a while, Tang Yan suddenly sensed a sweep of divine sense approaching. Without lingering any longer, he connected with the Child Pearl of the Void Pearls and returned to Reach the Summit in the blink of an eye.
After teaching the visiting Alchemy Masters about alchemy for a while, Tang Yan returned to Splendid Peak and focused on instructing several spirit beasts in combat moves.
Three days passed in a flash.
Cui Tong deliberately slowed his pace and only returned to Medicine Valley with his men that day.
Inside the Council Chamber, Cui Tong bowed in greeting. "Greetings, Valley Master. Greetings, Elders."
"Hall Master Cui, have you finished searching Reach the Summit?" A trace of puzzlement showed in Qin Donghai's eyes.
"Yes, Valley Master. We have finished searching," Cui Tong replied.
"Do you remember the purpose of this mission?" Qin Donghai asked gravely.
"I remember. We were to use the search for the Spirit Shaman Clan as a pretext to provoke a conflict with Reach the Summit. But Reach the Summit was like something kneaded from dough. No matter how I humiliated them, they let the spit on their faces dry on its own.
"I inspected every corner of Reach the Summit. I even barged straight into their forbidden grounds.
"They didn't dare stop me at all and let me search as I pleased.
"There was nothing I could do with them, so I could only give up for the time being.
"On the journey back, I kept thinking about how to provoke a conflict, but I couldn't come up with a suitable idea.