Tang Yan borrowed three books and left the Scripture Pavilion.
As a member of the Divine Clan, Tong Chengxian certainly was not buying pills for the Human Clan to use. He would very likely secretly send them back to the Divine Clan.
If the Divine Clan used his pills to grow stronger, then turned against the Human Clan, how would his actions be any different from aiding the enemy?
The other races had never abandoned their desire to destroy his people. His cooperation with Tong Chengxian was destined not to last.
Tong Chengxian was most likely not working alone. Before cutting off their cooperation, Tang Yan wanted to uproot this entire network if possible.
For one thing, he could eliminate a major threat to the Human Clan.
For another, he could earn considerable merit with the sect.
If Elder Xiao's secret technique against the Divine Clan really worked well, it would be worth buying even for fifty mid-grade spirit stones.
Cloud Dream Wine, however, should not be bought within the sect. That would attract too much attention.
Rather than hurrying back to Clear Sky Peak, Tang Yan planned to discuss business with a Spirit Herb Garden.
The Spirit Herb Garden on the Fifth Elder's Spirit Splendor Peak had been ravaged by Third Senior Brother, so negotiations probably would not go well there. Tang Yan went to Setting Sun Peak, overseen by the Sixth Elder.
The person responsible for Setting Sun Peak's Spirit Herb Garden was the core disciple Shi Shenglan.
Aside from Clear Sky Peak, Tang Yan had already secured the Spirit Herb Garden business of nine alchemy peaks and had considerable negotiating experience.
Tang Yan found her and got straight to the point, listing two reasons:
First, work in the Spirit Herb Garden was tedious, required no technical skill,