"Why did you come to the Mount Qingming at such a critical juncture? Once spotted by anyone, all of our previous efforts will go down the drain," Yi Tianzhong asked in a complaining tone. He even fidgeted in a sealed room meeting the visitor ― a manifestation of cowardice induced by guilty conscience.
"Now that I had the courage to come, I can guarantee you a foolproof scheme. Yi Tianzhong, how far are you with your preparations?" The guy dressed in a black frock said in a ghastly voice.
Yi Tianzhong responded with a question, "You have your heart set on the annual martial contest of the sect?"
"This is the a golden opportunity that we can't miss. Otherwise, we'll have to wait for another year. That's way too arduous! Could it be said that you are questioning our competence?" the visitor said.
"I dare not. However, Yi Tianzhong remains at the Furnace Hall. I'm afraid that he might screw up our plan," Yi Tianzhong responded.
"There is no need to worry about this matter, as he wouldn't stay long. And what I gave you is impervious to Shan Chengfeng as well," the visitor said.
"Esteemed Guard Suo..." Yi Tianzhong made a attempt to sound him out.
"Heh. Stop inquiring anything you shouldn't know. Otherwise, it will induce a calamity to you. Just bear in mind you are gonna be the patriarch of the Taixuan Sect. Do tread carefully in accordance with our plan," the Guard Suo stressed.
Then he vanished without a trace like a puff of dark smog.
Apparently, it was not the first time he had been here. He had known the Mount Qingming through and through.
His disappearance was followed by an outburst of energy from Yi Tianzhong's body. A set of fancy furniture exploded into pieces right away.
"A mere guard even behaved wantonly in my place. Hideous!" Yi Tianzhong flared up.
"Father. The despicable mean guy is not worth it," Yi Jia showed up from nowhere and tried to comfort his dad.
Obviously, he overheard the whole conversation between Yi Tianzhong and the Guard Suo.
Oddly enough, Yi Jia remained invisible to the Guard Suo, though the latter was more martially competent.
"How far are you with the implementation of our plan?" Yi Tianzhong asked Yi Jia on seeing him. He did calm down.
Yi Jia nodded and said, "Everything pans out. They won't show up until the annual martial contest kicks off. However, it seems that they are going to miss out on the highlights."
Yi Jia narrowed his eyes, with the mole below his left eye rattling ceaselessly in a weird manner.
"Hahaha, fantastic! The Suomo Sect wanted to pull the strings behind the scene with me being their puppet. Nevertheless, they have no idea that I'm much superior to them in tactics. They will have to be subject to me," Yi Tianzhong said with a wave of relieved laughter on hearing Yi Jia's report.
The Yi Tianzhong hasten to press Yi Jia, "Go and hold a warm reception for him, as he is of great value to us now. Do satisfy his every request as much as possible."
"Okay," Yi Jia said and left silently.
Yi Tianzhong began to pace about in the sealed room and disappeared as well in a short while.
There were strikingly momentous undercurrents flowing under the seemingly peaceful surface in the Taixuan Sect. Some were attempting to overthrow it, while others were applying themselves to defend it.
In the Furnace Hall, Lin Xiao juggled three furnaces on his own and proceeded with the Most Refined Royal Pellets. And Wu Gui and Wang Di were busy with the refinement of the Last Breath Pellets with each being charge of a furnace.
Give there was such a great number of disciples in the Taixuan Sect, it called for an immense quantity of pellets. Lin Xiao could only rush against the time.
It stood to reason that there were more disciples suitable for alchemy. However, it was associated with the survival or extinction of the Taixuan Sect, hence Lin Xiao couldn't bet on thousands of people's life by randomly selecting assistants. Therefore, Wu Gui, Wang Di and himself had to take pains.
Based on Wu Gui and Wang Di's cultivation, they were too much for the refinement of the Last Breath Pellets. In contrast, it was no easy task for himself to juggle three furnaces by virtue of his second-level cultivation of the Refining Divine Realm.
But his deficiency was balanced out by the powerful cultivation methods he practised. The Doctrines of Limbo was a method that had long been existing since the ancient times. Though Lin Xiao was still far from the threshold, he could about manage the alchemy task by aligning The Doctrines of Limbo with The Refining Divine Pithy Formula from the Tiaxuan Sect.
Each time Lin XIao felt out of steam, the practise of The Refining Divine Pithy Formula reinvigorated him with immediate effect.
Lin Xiao actually wanted to let The Doctrines of Limbo start running as well. But it was so formidable that the energies of the heaven and the earth flooded into his body and helped carve a way in the Ocean of Conception. And a real wonder was that the energies even generated a cocoon in the Ocean of Conception.