My Silly, Sweet Wife

Sha Yuanshan’s lips trembled, but he was helpless: ”What exactly do you want?”

”Heh, it’s quite simple. We’ve heard that the Alchemy Conference is in a few days, at which time all the Four Great Dan Sects will be present. I just need Elder Sha to do one thing, and in the future, not only can Elder Sha become the Sect Leader of the Dan Sect, but also avenge himself. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?” Jing Shang’s lips curled up, looking confident in his hold over Sha Yuanshan.

Sha Yuanshan’s face turned ashen: ”Just say what you want to do.”

”Haha, now that’s straightforward!” Jing Shang signaled with his eyes, and John immediately took out a bag and threw it in front of Sha Yuanshan.

”These are thunder pills, a specialty of our Iaido. Although their explosive power isn’t very strong, they can still destroy a Pill Furnace and kill a few Qi Refiners without any problem. At that time, as long as Elder Sha places these thunder pills into those Pill Furnaces, the task will be accomplished.”

Sha Yuanshan’s pupils contracted, not expecting Jing Shang to be so ruthless: ”What do you mean by that? Those Pill Furnaces? Do you intend to kill the disciples of other Dan Sects too?”

”Haha, smart!” Jing Shang laughed heartily, completely unconcerned about Sha Yuanshan’s potential refusal: ”Your Four Great Dan Sects have a good reputation in Hua Country, and if something were to happen, I believe the Martial Arts World and even the Cultivation World of Hua Country would experience significant upheaval, don’t you think?”

”Impossible, absolutely impossible!” Sha Yuanshan fully understood what these people intended.

Pills are the foundation of cultivation.

If some genius disciples truly died, it would be a tremendous loss for the Dan Sect.

Simultaneously, it would also be a significant loss for Hua Country’s Cultivation World.

For Japan and overseas forces, this would undoubtedly be a huge boon.

Jing Shang, however, wasn’t worried about Sha Yuanshan refusing: ”Elder Sha, you don’t need to rush to say no. Just listen to this tune.”

As he spoke, Jing Shang reached into his pocket for something akin to a harmonica and gently blew into it.

Sha Yuanshan’s face turned pale instantly, clutching his stomach as he fell to the ground, cold sweat streaming down his forehead, his whole body twitching: ”Stop playing, stop playing, I agree, I agree!”

Jing Shang stopped playing the harmonica, smiling: ”This poison contains a magic poison insect, something learned from your Hua Country’s Witch God Sect. Heh, Elder Sha, I believe you’ll make the right choice.”

With those words, Jing Shang exchanged a glance with John, and the two quickly retreated.

Sha Yuanshan struggled up from the ground, his countenance had turned utterly pale.

His legs slightly wobbled as he hurried to the bedside, took out a small bottle from the nightstand, and poured it into his mouth.

But it was useless.

The bottle contained pills meant to restrain the poison insect.

After ingesting them, the poison insect not only didn’t die but also thrashed about, causing Sha Yuanshan unbearable pain again, falling to the ground and writhing.

It was only after quite some time that Sha Yuanshan weakly climbed up, his face looking exceptionally haggard.

Could it be that I really have to do something against my conscience?

Sha Yuanshan never imagined he would face such a day.

Despite having ambition, he never thought of betraying Hua Country’s Cultivation World.

But if he did, wouldn’t he become a sinner?

If he didn’t, wouldn’t he die slowly in agony?

Sha Yuanshan’s thoughts spun in circles, indecision plaguing him, and he eventually sighed: ”Forget it, I’ll do it more discreetly, and hopefully, no one will find out.”

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Time flew by quickly.

As the elders and disciples of the other three Great Dan Sects arrived, the whole of Penglai Island became lively.

Sect Leader Ye also emerged from the pill room, along with Mo Changsheng and Sha Yuanshan, to greet the others from the sects.

Although Sha Yuanshan lost face under Ye Guichen, as an elder of the Penglai Pill Sect, he had to appear at such an important event.

”Haha, Elder Wan, long time no see. How’s Sect Leader Feng doing?”

”Yo, old Li, I didn’t expect you to personally lead the team to attend the Dan Sect competition here. Isn’t it really a waste?”

”Sect Leader Ye, you’re really polite. This time, I just want to see with my own eyes you Penglai Pill Sect being trampled under the feet of our South Sea Pill Sect! Haha, so I had to come.”

”Haha, don’t celebrate too early. The outcome of who ends up under whose feet this year is not yet certain.”

”Oh? From the sound of it, you seem quite confident this year.”

”Not exactly confident, but our Penglai Pill Sect has been losing for so many years; it’s about time we won, don’t you think?”

”That’s not a given. Once you start losing, you might keep losing every time.”

Though their words were polite, the underlying tension was ever-present.

There’s no helping it; the Four Great Dan Sects never thought highly of one another, with plenty of overt and covert struggles over the years.

It’s just like the competition among prestigious schools; after each exam, there would be rankings to decide which school produced exceptional talent.

The principle is simple.

A genius often determines a school’s excellence, attracting more qualified educators, thereby cultivating better students. In a cycle of improvement, a school naturally grows stronger.

The same applies to the Dan Sects.

For many years, the Penglai Pill Sect has been weak in competitions, failing to recruit new disciples for a long time.

Without the influx of new disciples, genius is hard to come by.

”Alright, let’s quit the charade and compete when it’s time.” A corpulent elder waved his hand.

”By the way, Sect Leader Ye, are there any representatives from the Hidden Sect’s Dan Sect this year?” Someone suddenly remembered a crucial point.

In past competitions, they were always held in the presence of someone from the Hidden Sect’s Dan Sect.

Though the representative was just a steward, not of high rank within the sect, they could easily outclass anyone from the Four Great Dan Sects.

According to past experience, they would arrive before the Four Great Dan Sects’ competition, but this year they seemed absent.

Sect Leader Ye was a bit puzzled himself: ”Indeed, I’m not sure what’s going on. People were sent to greet them, and by all accounts, they should have arrived two days ago, yet they haven’t appeared.”

”Could something have happened?” Someone whispered.

”How should I know?” Another replied, rolling their eyes.

Just then, a disciple hurried over, whispered a few words in Sect Leader Ye’s ear.

Sect Leader Ye’s expression changed slightly: ”Ah, what do we do?”

”Sect Leader Ye, what’s going on?” Someone asked.

Sect Leader Ye looked peculiar: ”As we all know, to leave the Hidden Sect, one must pass through the Ghost Market. However, it seems like there’s a problem with the Ghost Market now, and though people from the Hidden Sect’s Dan Sect have entered the Hidden Sect, they can’t leave.”

”What? Has something happened to the Ghost Market?”

”No wonder there’s been no news from the Ghost Market for a while now.”

”Oh, I heard a rumor that someone named Ye has taken control of the Ghost Market, and even the former Great Demon King Hua Xiangrong has submitted to this person.”

”Named Ye? Why did he seal off the Ghost Market?”

”That’s unclear. I also heard another thing, though I’m unsure if it’s true, that this person named Ye is the Son of the Nether Emperor, planning to deal with the Seven Kings of the Hidden Sect.”

”Damn, how come I didn’t know about such a big event?”