Yi Tianzhong was by no means the only one who had been nurturing the intention of betrayal. There must have been many of his henchmen. On thinking of this, Lin Xiao had no option but to alter his plan — he could bear the likelihood that the Most Refined Royal Pellets became an accomplice with the calamity of the Taixuan Sect.
Lin Xiao smiled as the wheels were turning.
He began to issue orders immediately, "Master, I'm sorry that you will have to stay in your room these days and delegate administrative work to the three chief seniors."
"Okay!" Li Taixuan gave his word to Lin Xiao without a second thought. And his eyes even glistened with ecstasy. He used to think that his junior martial uncle may stay detached from the affairs of the sect. Now that Lin Xiao took the initiative, which revealed that he had already figured out a foolproof plan. Hence Li Taixuan was beamed radiantly.
"Three Esteemed chief seniors, I'm in the urgent need for spiritual herbs, the more the better. I'll give you an inventory of what I need later. Then you can, by all means, mobilize the disciples to collect them across the board. You may as well disclose some related information and remember to tell them that was the price the Taoist Shan paid to cure our patriarch."
The three chief seniors accepted the proposal right away as well.
Right then, Li Taixuan asked in an uneasy tone, "Martial Uncle, are you producing elixirs again?"
"You're right. And a large output is in order. On a side note, I'll have to ask your permission to have Wu Gui and Wang Di as my assistants these days," Lin Xiao said.
"Martial Uncle, the whole cohort of the Taixuan Sect will be at your disposal as of today," Li Taixuan responded.
Lin Xiao nodded in agreement with no intention to show any gratuitous formality.
Now the Taixuan Sect had come to the moment of survival or extinction. Lin Xiao wouldn't feel at ease if the domestic strife and foreign aggression were not sorted.
After coming back to their senses, the three chief seniors were made to stay focused and verbalize a list of hundreds of herbs all at once.
The Most Refined Royal Pellets were renowned as the most effective tonic to improve one's physical fitness, which called for 108 kinds of spiritual herbs as its raw material. The number of major herbs alone was 36. Since Lin Xiao asked for hundreds of herbs, he would produce something else as well.
After the three chief seniors bore in mind the names of the herbs, they departed respectively straight off to fulfill tasks assigned by Lin Xiao.
Li Taixuan left all by himself. Lin Xiao turned back straightforward and snuck into the Furnace Hall.
It was just as well Shan Chengfeng left so swiftly that everyone else was totally in the dark about his absence except Lin Xiao and Li Taixuan. It was a golden opportunity for Lin Xiao.
Shan Chengfeng's presence at the Furnace Hall sufficed to deter the Suomo from aggression and help the Taixuan sect to make time for preparations.
Oddly enough, no sooner had Lin Xiao stepped into the Furnace Hall than two figures came up rapidly.