Xu Mao, who had been feeling dejected, suddenly brightened and hurriedly asked, "What opportunity?"
"Zhang San's faction has been throwing the pill market into chaos on a massive scale, even affecting medicinal herb prices and enraging the Pill Alliance's higher-ups.
"They not only confiscated their earnings but also docked half their monthly pay and confined their president for seven days.
"Their president couldn't stomach it and is preparing to defect from the Pill Alliance!"
At this point, Tong Chengxian raised his head and said excitedly, "They originally planned to join the Demon Sect, but I persuaded them to hold off for now.
"Silver Envoy, if we can bring them into the Divine Clan, they'll be a tremendous asset to us!
"That contribution would be far greater than merely exchanging pills!"
"Defect from the Pill Alliance? Would they dare?" Xu Mao was deeply skeptical.
"Their president had the boldness to stir up the markets around the Pill Alliance. How could we regard him as ordinary? He must be a wildly ambitious madman.
"In my view, there's a ninety percent chance!" Tong Chengxian concluded.
Xu Mao rose from his throne and paced through the Great Hall in thought.
When he reached Tong Chengxian's back, Xu Mao suddenly struck, slamming his palm onto the crown of his head.
A blood-red bead in his palm abruptly shattered.
An eerie red light bloomed over Tong Chengxian's head.
"Aaagh!!" Tong Chengxian seemed to be suffering immense pain and let out a harrowing scream.
Ten breaths later, Xu Mao withdrew his hand. Tong Chengxian slumped to the floor, his forehead covered in sweat as he gasped for breath.
Xu Mao patted Tong Chengxian's shoulder and chuckled. "Just testing your loyalty, Copper Envoy Tong. It seems I was being overly cautious. Your devotion to the Divine Clan remains