Chapter 899: Chapter 899: Tiankui Pavilion Chapter 899: Chapter 899: Tiankui Pavilion Leaving the North Town Hall and before meeting with Elder Tiankui, Fang Lin summoned Wu Zhong as well as Feng, Yao, and a few others.
“I am about to meet with Elder Tiankui, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to return to North Town Hall for a while. Before I leave, I will remove the poison from your bodies,” Fang Lin said, looking at Wu Zhong and the others.
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhong and the others immediately showed expressions of joy. These days, what had tormented them the most was the poison in their bodies, which had truly made it difficult for them to eat or sleep, keeping them in a constant state of anxiety and worry.
This feeling was akin to that of someone with a severe illness who, despite knowing they were gravely sick and could die at any moment, had no idea when death would come.
Fang Lin had no deep hatred with these individuals, and using poison to control them was only a temporary measure. Now that he had become a Five Cauldrons Pill Refiner and attained the status of a Master of Pill, controlling these people with poison was no longer meaningful.
“However, my departure this time does not mean I will never return. When I come back, I may return as a disciple of Elder Tiankui to take over the North Town Hall,” Fang Lin said to them, his tone indifferent.
Wu Zhong and the others were startled upon hearing this, for they had been hoping that this scourge would quickly leave and never come back. But now it seemed that this scourge was likely to return.
Moreover, by then, the status and identity of this scourge would probably be completely different from now.
“Here are the antidotes. Take them,” Fang Lin said, taking out the antidotes and distributing them to Wu Zhong and the others.
Wu Zhong and the others quickly thanked him and received the pills, but hesitated and did not dare to take them.
A smile crept onto the corners of Fang Lin’s mouth, guessing these fellows were all scared of the poison he had used. Now that they had the real antidotes in their hands, they were ironically afraid to take them.
“This is the antidote. If you don’t take it, and the poison ends up killing you, it won’t be my fault,” Fang Lin said carelessly and then walked out of the great hall.
Wu Zhong and the others looked at each other and eventually, someone clenched their teeth and took the antidote, followed by the others who steeled their resolve and took it in succession.
As Fang Lin walked out of the great hall, Ye Mengxian had been waiting there for quite some time. Seeing Fang Lin come out, she asked, “Are we ready to set off?”
However, Fang Lin said, “May I bring Dugu Nian along to meet you?”
Ye Mengxian was taken aback, then frowned and said, “My grandfather only wishes to see you alone. She may not go to Tiankui Pavilion.”
Hearing this, Fang Lin’s expression did not change much as he said, “Then this disciple earnestly requests Master Ye to allow Dugu Nian to accompany me.”
Ye Mengxian was somewhat exasperated, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction, “I didn’t realize you cared so much for that girl, insistently taking her with you wherever you go. As a Martial Artist and a Pill Refiner, such amorous concerns are not a good thing.”
Fang Lin shook his head, “It’s not that the disciple is being overly sentimental, it’s just that I have known Dugu Nian for a long time, and I am not at ease leaving her here alone.”
Ye Mengxian hummed in response, produced a Jade Slip, and contacted Elder Tiankui to communicate Fang Lin’s request.
A moment later, Ye Mengxian put away the Jade Slip and gave Fang Lin a look: “My grandfather values you highly and has given permission for you to bring Dugu Nian with you to Tiankui Pavilion.”
Fang Lin immediately bowed in thanks: “Thank you, Master Ye, and thank Elder Tiankui.”
Thereupon, Fang Lin found Dugu Nian, explained the situation to her, and she resolutely decided to go with Fang Lin to Tiankui Pavilion.
Before departing, Fang Lin had a private conversation with Mo Yun and left a Jade Slip for him.
Within this Jade Slip, some of Fang Lin’s experiences regarding Pill Refining are recorded. Although only a few insights were casually left behind, they, indeed, greatly benefited Mo Yun.
“Let’s go.” Outside the North Town Hall, Ye Mengxian brought out a Flying Boat. The three of them stood on it, and under Ye Mengxian’s control, the Flying Boat slowly flew into the depths of the sky.
Standing on the Flying Boat, looking around at the surging sea of clouds, Fang Lin felt a surge of emotions. This trip to Tiankui Pavilion to meet Elder Tiankui would grant him a significant promotion and leap in status within the Pill Alliance.
But at the same time, it also meant that Fang Lin might become embroiled in the power struggle among the high ranks of the Pill Alliance. Perhaps he would become a pawn, or perhaps the one controlling the chessboard. What the future held, only time would tell.
“Fang Lin, what’s your ranking in the Talent Battle? Why can’t I see your name on the Talent List?” Ye Mengxian stood at the front of the Flying Boat and asked.
Fang Lin said, “Disciple used an alias and ranked within the top two hundred of the Talent List.”
Hearing this, Ye Mengxian was immediately surprised. She had not expected Fang Lin to rank so high on the Talent List, which was far beyond her expectations.
Originally, she thought that Fang Lin doing well was to be ranked within two to three thousand on the Talent List, but he was actually within the top two hundred. What did this imply?
It implied that Fang Lin must have ended the second stage with a record of complete victories; otherwise, he could not possibly have ranked so high.
“So it seems that during the third stage, your opponents will probably be very difficult to deal with,” Ye Mengxian remarked. As Elder Tiankui’s granddaughter, she naturally knew some information that others did not.
In the third stage Talent Battle starting in six months, the rankings on the Talent List would determine the kind of opponents you encountered.
Those ranked lower naturally would face opponents who were similarly ranked lower, while those with higher rankings would face more formidable opponents.
For these matters, Fang Lin did not care much. No matter the opponent, as long as he did his best to defeat them, that was all that mattered.
Dugu Nian sat not far away, with a zither placed before her. Her hands lightly plucked the strings, gently playing the zither.
The sound of the zither was pleasing and melodious, attracting Ye Mengxian to give Dugu Nian a few more glances.
“I didn’t see it coming; this girl actually knows how to play the zither,” Ye Mengxian commented.
Fang Lin chuckled, feeling the same way. Thinking back to the capricious and lively Dugu Nian from before and now seeing her gentle and calm demeanor while playing the zither, the contrast was indeed substantial.
However, Fang Lin harbored a deeper concern because Dugu Nian’s transformation was somewhat unusual.
Although Dugu Nian was still Dugu Nian, there seemed to be a presence of something else within her aura.
But at the moment, Fang Lin could not discern anything, so he could only quietly observe any changes.
In less than a day’s time, the Flying Boat arrived below a towering mountain peak, which pierced into the clouds, as if it were a pillar holding up the sky and the earth.
“This is where my grandfather resides,” Ye Mengxian said.
Fang Lin and Dugu Nian both looked up at the lone peak. Amidst the mist and clouds, there were exotic flowers and strange herbs, and a variety of small animals frolicked among the foliage and trees.
An old man dressed in a simple robe sat beside a stone table, holding a soft-furred white rabbit in his arms.
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