"Elder Zuo has added quite a few good things to these formations over the years too, hehehe..."
When Tang Feng heard the formations laid down by Master Lan mentioned, he could not help but chuckle. His attainments in formations were also extremely high, so naturally he had participated in setting them up and knew far too much of the inside story. Li Yan's heart stirred at this, and he looked toward Zuo Qiudan.
"Someone wanted to use Zuo as a pill-refining puppet. Back then, I still had to worry about causing further trouble for the sect. But now that we've already torn off all pretense, why should I be polite to them? It's good if I can add even a little power to the formations!"
Zuo Qiudan spoke blandly. In truth, he had made himself very clear. Chunyang Hall's actions had stirred up too many memories Zuo Qiudan did not wish to revisit.
Once again, someone had coveted his pill-refining arts. How could he possibly endure it? He had refined a great quantity of poison pills and toxic liquids, then repeatedly studied them with Master Lan and Tang Feng before placing them within the formations.
Li Yan knew Zuo Qiudan's methods well. Some of the pill formulas in the other man's possession might not be any weaker in toxicity than his Zhili Poison. The crucial point was that there were many poisons even Li Yan himself could not cure. If his own people were poisoned, he would be left staring blankly.
A proper pill master like Zuo Qiudan was far more useful within a sect. Li Yan's own methods could only be considered taking the sword by a side path, producing miraculous effects when used at the right moment.
Still, this also made Li Yan want to place some Zhili