"Old Goat" Yang Wudi

Windy City.

It was located in the heart of the southern region of the Star Luo Empire.

One of the Lower Four Sects among the Seven Great Sects, the Wind Sword Sect, had its headquarters within Windy City.

This made Windy City renowned throughout all the cities of the Star Luo Empire.

Around seven years ago, Yang Wudi had led the Breaking Clan to settle here, adding to Windy City's prosperity.

The Breaking Clan's exquisite pharmaceutical techniques were highly sought after by the major merchant guilds in Windy City and its surrounding cities.

Any medicinal pastes, powders, and other medicines refined by the Breaking Clan would quickly be bought out by those merchant guilds. They were truly in high demand.

Thanks to their superb pharmaceutical techniques, the Breaking Clan quickly gained a foothold in Windy City and developed an extensive trade network.

Seven years had passed.

The Breaking Clan, which had suffered the heaviest losses during Spirit Hall's pursuit back then, had recovered much of its strength in every aspect other than its population. It had become one of Windy City's foremost powers.

The southern district of Windy City.

The Breaking Clan's residence had been built in a secluded alley in the southern district.

Whether refining medicine or poison, both generally required a quiet environment. That was why Yang Wudi had chosen such a remote location for the residence.

Moreover, the Breaking Clan regarded their unique medicine- and poison-refining techniques as priceless treasures and never displayed them before outsiders.

Therefore, to ensure privacy within the residence, they had deliberately built its outer walls more than twice as high as those of ordinary estates.

At that moment, outside the residence.

Lin Rong and the Old Butler stood outside the main gate, studying the seemingly unremarkable Yang Manor before them.

"The outer walls are so high, and they're all made with top-quality building materials."

"It's just that the architectural style is far too understated. It looks nowhere near as imposing as the Strength Clan's residence in Heaven Dou City."

"Yang Wudi built his residence with such hidden depth, yet his temper is exceptionally fiery. He can't tolerate the slightest flaw."

"Sure enough, only medicine and poison can make that bad-tempered Old Goat docile."

After a while.

With a click, the gates of Yang Manor were opened by a young man. He was the very person who had previously entered the manor to report with Bai He's Letter of Recommendation.

"Honored guests, my clan leader invites you in."

The young man led the way while Lin Rong and the Old Butler followed behind.

Yang Manor occupied a considerable area. After walking for roughly the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, they finally arrived outside the reception hall.

An old man sat in the seat of honor within the hall.

The old man was tall and lean, with a full head of black hair, a ruddy complexion, and gloomy eyes. At a glance, he was clearly not someone easy to get along with.

When the old man saw Lin Rong and the Old Butler enter, his sharp gaze immediately swept over them. It lingered on Lin Rong for a moment before remaining fixed on the Old Butler.

Lin Rong did not know whether it was merely his imagination, but he felt that Yang Wudi's gaze toward the Old Butler seemed to carry a trace of fighting spirit.

But then he recalled that Yang Wudi was not only obsessed with medicine, but also obsessed with martial combat, and could not help thinking:

This old man isn't about to pick a fight with Grandpa Yu on a whim, is he?!

That was indeed the case.

Yang Wudi had happened to fail at refining medicine not long ago. He had been holding back a bellyful of anger and wanted to vent it, but there was no one in the clan capable of fighting him, nor did any clansman dare fight him.

As a result, the anger in his heart had yet to dissipate.

Bai He's Letter of Recommendation had stated Lin Rong's identity as well as the Old Butler's Soul Power cultivation.

Thus, upon seeing the Old Butler, Yu Yuan, Yang Wudi's first thought had been to fight the man before him and blow off some steam.

However, Yang Wudi then remembered that these two had been recommended by his good brother Bai He. Such behavior would violate the rules of hospitality, so he suppressed the urge to fight.

"Many years ago, our Breaking Clan had some business dealings with your Lin Family. Our two clans share a measure of friendship."

Yang Wudi shifted his gaze back to Lin Rong and asked, "Yet you still went to Old White Bird for a Letter of Recommendation. It seems what you seek on this trip is no small matter."

"Speak. What could possibly require you to travel all the way to the Star Luo Empire?"

At the side, Lin Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Yang Wudi withdraw that battle-hungry gaze.

Hearing Yang Wudi's question, he walked over to a guest seat at the side and sat down before answering, "Friendship fades with the passage of time. That is why I went to Senior Bai He for a Letter of Recommendation."

"We have come to ask your clan to refine an antidote for a Poisonous Miasma."

As he spoke, Lin Rong took out a transparent bottle containing a jade-green gas.

That jade-green gas was the Poisonous Miasma Lin Rong had mentioned, taken from the poison formation Dugu Bo had set up outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

Yang Wudi accepted the bottle Lin Rong handed over, gently opened the stopper and took a sniff, then immediately sealed it again as he said:

"This Poisonous Miasma contains the toxins of both the Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. The two toxins complement each other, increasing their potency severalfold. It can barely be considered a type of mixed poison."

As Yang Wudi spoke, a trace of disdain flashed through his eyes, his expression making it clear that he held the Poisonous Miasma in the bottle in contempt.

"Everyone in my Breaking Clan can refine an antidote for this kind of Poisonous Miasma."

Lin Rong did not think he was exaggerating in the slightest.

In the present world, only Tang San could compare with the Breaking Clan in theoretical knowledge of poisons, and even then, only in theory.

When it came to actual practice, Tang San would have no choice but to admit defeat.

However, things were not so simple.

"Chief Yang, a little Poisonous Miasma naturally amounts to nothing."

"But that area is filled with a vast field of Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers, and the deeper one goes, the older the Azure Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers become."

"The Poisonous Miasma in this bottle was merely a tiny wisp drawn from the outermost edge."

"Therefore, I would like to ask Chief Yang to refine an antidote capable of resisting such a vast amount of Poisonous Miasma. Can you do it?"

Lin Rong naturally knew that Yang Wudi possessed such ability. He said this only to provoke him a little and stir up his competitive spirit.

"Hmph!"

Yang Wudi snorted coldly upon hearing this. Some snot-nosed little brat actually dared question his ability to refine medicine.

"It's merely Jade Phosphorous poison—nothing more than a trivial trick!"

"Wait at the residence for a day or two. This old man will have the antidote ready by then."

Before he had even finished speaking, Yang Wudi rose and left the hall, heading to his private alchemy room to refine the medicine.

From his seat, Lin Rong watched Yang Wudi's departing back, his heart twitching slightly.

"He really is decisive. I only provoked him a little, yet he ran off to make the medicine without even discussing payment."

"Other than his terrible temper, Yang Wudi is truly the one I admire most among the four chiefs of the Four Single-Attribute Clans."

"Unfortunately, he is extremely close to Bai He, making him truly unsuitable for recruitment."