The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1726: Chapter 1726: Rage

Tu Xuan did not force Jing Yan.

The Tu Clan, yet its intention to make good relations with Jing Yan is evident; under this premise, it would naturally not make things difficult for Jing Yan to incite malice towards the Tu Clan.

”Pill Master, I’ll wait for you to exit the Extreme Land,” Lady Tu Xuan said, leaving this message before departing the Extreme Land Square with her maid, Little Li.

”Miss, you mentioned that this Pill Master’s life aura is very young, indicating he’s certainly not old. Then, how can his alchemy ability be so strong? It seems even Mr. Tu Yang’s alchemy ability doesn’t match his.”

After leaving the Extreme Land Square, Little Li said with a face of confusion.

”I don’t know either. Previously, I had never heard of such a Pill Master in the Shamanic Clouds Domain. My father said, this person is likely a Holy Alchemist,” Tu Xuan replied.

”Holy Alchemist?” Little Li gasped lightly, showing astonishment.

In the Witch Realm, Holy Alchemists are practically legendary figures. Throughout the Witch Realm’s history, there are records of Holy Alchemists, but those cultivators who have seen a Divine Pill Master are extremely rare. Even the heads of the nine five-star forces in the Shamanic Clouds Domain shouldn’t have seen a Holy Alchemist in person.

Of course, for now, everyone is merely speculating and it’s not certain that Jing Yan is a Holy Alchemist.

But one thing is certain, Jing Yan is soon to enter the sights of the various major forces. At Extreme Land Square, Jing Yan’s reputation has already spread, and it shouldn’t be long before the entire Maoqiong Ridge becomes aware of Jing Yan’s existence.

Now, having first come into contact with Jing Yan, the Tu Clan might soon see other major forces taking the initiative to reach out to Jing Yan. Naturally, Jing Yan will also face some troubles.

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As the reputation spread across Extreme Land Square, the number of people commissioning Jing Yan to refine elixirs drastically increased.

This time, Jing Yan waited a whole half a year before entering the Alchemy Room to refine elixirs again.

As of now, the Wizard Crystals Jing Yan earned had reached over ten thousand in total, an incredibly astonishing figure.

With such a large amount of Wizard Crystals, buying a quota to enter the Extreme Land should be more than sufficient.

After instructing Mo Ku to continue accepting alchemy commissions, Jing Yan left the stall and entered the Alchemy Room to perform alchemy.

In a flash, several months passed.

On this day, three cultivators stormed into Extreme Land Square. All three of these cultivators were at the Great Witch level, with the leader being a second-stage Great Witch.

The entrance of these three attracted quite a bit of attention. Upon seeing them, many displayed expressions of awe and kept their distance.

The trio headed straight to the Radiant Alchemy stall.

”Gentlemen, are you here to commission the refining of elixirs?” Mo Ku cupped his hands toward the three.

At this moment, Mo Ku also bore a heavy expression. He sensed that these three were not here with good intentions, unlike other cultivators commissioning alchemy. Moreover, the aura of all three was at the Great Witch level. Especially the leader, who gave Mo Ku an extremely oppressive feeling. Mo Ku knew the leader’s strength surely exceeded his own by a notch.

”Where is the stall owner?” The leader of the cultivators rolled his eyes and asked domineeringly.

”The master is currently refining elixirs. If you gentlemen wish to commission the master for alchemy, you can tell me now. I will convey your wishes when he emerges,” Mo Ku said.

”Hmph, what are you? Let the stall owner step out and speak,” one of the cultivators waved a hand and shouted domineeringly at Mo Ku.

”As I said, the master is performing alchemy and cannot be disturbed,” Mo Ku’s gaze also ignited with anger. He could almost confirm that these three bastards were here to cause trouble.

”Oh, you seem quite assertive.”

”We three personally came, and the stall owner isn’t even coming out to meet us. Is he looking down on us?”

”Looking down on us! Hmph, let’s smash his stall and see if he continues to hide.” The three conversed among themselves.

”Gentlemen, what do you intend to do?” Mo Ku saw that the three were really about to smash the stall and quickly reached out to block them, asking simultaneously.

”What do we want? You also don’t inquire who we are, what our status is. Your master looks down on us, so it’s no surprise to us,” they said.

”Hmph, if you don’t want us to smash this stall, pay enough protection fee to satisfy us, and we could let you off once.”

”Quickly hand over the Wizard Crystals!” The divine power of the three surged as they pressed onto Mo Ku.

”The Radiant Alchemy stall is in big trouble!”

”Indeed! These three are from the Dongfang Family!”

”Yes, they are indeed from the Dongfang Family. It seems the Radiant Alchemy stall has dissatisfied the Dongfang Family.”

”It’s understandable. The Dongfang Family is rooted in alchemy and has grown to a colossal entity over the eons. There are several Dongfang Family Pill Master stalls in Extreme Land Square, right? The Radiant Alchemy stall must have snatched their business, which certainly displeased them.”

”The Dongfang Family people are not to be trifled with. Even the nine five-star forces often have to give face to the Dongfang Family.”

”Damn! I haven’t received the elixir I commissioned from the Radiant Alchemy stall yet.”

”Same here! If the Dongfang Family people are determined to crush the Radiant Alchemy stall, then aren’t my materials and Wizard Crystals very likely gone?”

Some cultivators who had commissioned Jing Yan for alchemy and hadn’t collected their elixirs were getting anxious. Still, despite their urgency, they didn’t dare go against the Dongfang Family. Provoking the Dongfang Family is tantamount to courting death.

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”Gentlemen, how much Wizard Crystals would you require as a protection fee?” Mo Ku stifled his temper, struggling to suppress his anger.

Suppressing his anger was mandatory since the three opposite were all Great Witches, and one clearly stronger than him. If they exploded, the outcome was apparent; he couldn’t stop the trio alone.

”That’s more like it!”

”Since you’re cooperative, let’s charge less. Well, the first time, let’s make it five thousand Wizard Crystals,” the leading cultivator from the Dongfang Family smiled and said.

”Five thousand Wizard Crystals, that’s quite a deal.”

”This stall earned at least five thousand Wizard Crystals in a short period. We only charge five thousand Wizard Crystals as a preliminary protection fee, which is rather benevolent.”

”Hand over five thousand Wizard Crystals quickly!” The three pressed on continuously.

Mo Ku was utterly furious; these three were shameless beyond measure. They started by demanding five thousand Wizard Crystals without hesitation.

The nearby cultivators, upon hearing that people from the Dongfang Family demanded five thousand Wizard Crystals from the Radiant Pill Store for a protection fee, couldn’t help but gasp. The Dongfang Family’s people were quite ruthless.

Five thousand Wizard Crystals, even for some of the more powerful Great Witches, would be challenging to produce such an amount at once.

Outside the Extreme Land Square, two long-bearded elders squinted their eyes, intently watching ahead.

”Brother Dongfang, five thousand Wizard Crystals?” The elder in a gray robe turned to look at the elder in a white robe and spoke softly.

”Hmm, five thousand Wizard Crystals is just the initial protection fee. The owner of this Radiant Alchemy stall is quite unusual. In just a year’s time, by my careful calculations, he should have earned ten thousand Wizard Crystals. My Dongfang Family only wants five thousand Wizard Crystals, which is just half of what he’s earned.” Dongfang Ye, dressed in a white robe, appeared to be considering Jing Yan’s situation.

Dongfang Ye, one of the strongest Pill Masters within the Dongfang Family. He had been paying attention to Jing Yan and the Radiant Alchemy stall for some time. The Wizard Crystals earned by the Radiant Alchemy stall made him envious.

The three cultivators from the Dongfang Family who went to the Radiant Alchemy stall today to collect protection fees were acting on Dongfang Ye’s orders.

”Brother Dongfang, aren’t you worried at all?” The elder in a gray robe gently shook his head.

”Worried? You mean the Tu Clan?” Dongfang Ye’s gaze shifted, and a hint of a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

”This young Pill Master doesn’t have any close ties with the Tu Clan, does he? He hasn’t joined the Tu Clan, so does my Dongfang Family need to worry?” Dongfang Ye spoke indifferently.

”Indeed, the Tu Clan is not enough to make the Dongfang Family overly concerned. However, Brother Dongfang, you also mentioned that this Pill Master is very young. Don’t you find it alarming how terrifying his alchemy ability is at such a young age? Could there be anyone backing him?” The gray-robed elder’s eyes flickered as he spoke.

”I have indeed considered this point. Furthermore, I specifically investigated it. Through the intelligence network I could mobilize, I did not find much more information on this young man. However, I did discover that this brat has offended the Zhao Clan!” Dongfang Ye said with a sneer.

”Offended the Zhao Clan?” The gray-robed elder raised an eyebrow.

”Hmm, you heard about the annihilation of the Double Evil Gang in Shuanghe City, right?” Dongfang Ye asked.

”I heard. It is said that two mysterious cultivators took action and destroyed the Double Evil Gang,” the gray-robed elder nodded.

”Hmm, do you mean the two cultivators rumored to have destroyed the Double Evil Gang are...” The gray-robed elder suddenly realized something, his voice full of surprise.

”Yes, that’s correct, it’s indeed those two. From the current situation, the young Pill Master is the master. The one behind the stall is just a servant. This servant is also a cultivator at the Great Witch Level. However, merely an ordinary Great Witch. Their ability to destroy the Double Evil Gang is enough to prove that the young Pill Master’s strength far exceeds that of this servant.”

”But, having offended the Zhao Clan, no matter how strong they are, they might find it difficult to escape unscathed,” Dongfang Ye laughed lightly.

”Besides, I never planned to take all his Wizard Crystals. I just want to take half of what he earned. If he’s smart, he should obediently pay the protection fee.” Dongfang Ye continued.

The elder in a gray robe fell into silence.

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”You three are going too far!” Mo Ku was already trying hard to suppress his anger, but at this point, he couldn’t contain the fury in his eyes.

”It seems you don’t intend to cooperate!”

”Smash it, let’s smash this stall first, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!”

The three clearly didn’t want to say more and didn’t intend to negotiate. When Mo Ku showed his resolve not to hand over the protection fee they demanded, they took action.

When the three began smashing the stall, Mo Ku had no choice but to stop them.

Right on the Extreme Land Square, a fierce battle began. Mo Ku swung the Radiant Axe with his fingers, trying his best to resist. However, he was clearly unable to hold out; within the span of a few breaths, he was already wounded by the three.

”Damn it!” Mo Ku roared.

”Haha, let’s finish off this guy first!”

”Yes, kill him, then wait for his master to come out.”

The three continuously attacked Mo Ku.

The surrounding cultivators had long retreated to a distance. Even some stalls originally closer to the Radiant Alchemy stall had been packed up, and their owners hid far away to avoid the battle between the Dongfang Family’s three and Mo Ku.

Although Mo Ku’s physical defense was formidable, he couldn’t withstand the combined attacks from a Second Rank Great Witch and two First Rank Great Witches.

”Hmm?”

Jing Yan, inside the Alchemy Room, sensed something amiss.

Mo Ku was his servant, and at the time, he had sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao. This meant that Mo Ku and Jing Yan had a sort of connection. Now that Mo Ku was being besieged and seriously injured, Jing Yan could sense it and it was quite normal.

”What’s happening?”

”Someone’s attacking Mo Ku?” Jing Yan frowned, his expression turning grim.

With many commissions accepted this time, Jing Yan hadn’t finished refining yet. However, sensing that Mo Ku seemed to be fighting someone, he couldn’t continue refining and decided to go out and see. In Jing Yan’s perception, Mo Ku’s Divine Soul Aura was violently turbulent, and if his judgment wasn’t wrong, Mo Ku must be seriously injured.

”This guy’s physical body is really strong!”

”Indeed, earlier I hit him with a palm strike, yet he wasn’t directly obliterated by me. An ordinary First Rank Great Witch couldn’t withstand that blow with their physical body.”

”Hmph, even if the physical body is strong, it’s useless. It just takes a bit more time after all.”

”Alright, let’s kill him quickly. He has a lot of Divine Grass materials and Wizard Crystals on him too.”

Mo Ku indeed carried a substantial amount of Divine Grass and Wizard Crystals, obtained from commissions Jing Yan had accepted for alchemy and Mo Ku had collected in advance for him.

Mo Ku breathed heavily.

His hands holding the Radiant Axe trembled slightly. His injuries were indeed very severe. His Inner Body World was in the process of collapsing and couldn’t last much longer.

Yet even so, he did not flee, still protecting the Radiant Alchemy stall. Mo Ku did not ask Jing Yan for help, either. In truth, Mo Ku had considered asking Jing Yan for help, but ultimately he didn’t.

”Whoosh!”

Jing Yan left the Alchemy Room, quickly darting forward, closing in on the Radiant Alchemy stall with lightning speed.

When he saw the three Great Witch Realm cultivators attacking Mo Ku, Jing Yan’s eyes reddened too. He sensed Mo Ku’s life aura rapidly weakening and that he could die at any moment, yet despite this, Mo Ku continued to fiercely resist, battling the three Great Witches.

”Stop!” Jing Yan shouted angrily.

As his voice spread, Jing Yan’s figure appeared near the Radiant Alchemy stall, standing before Mo Ku.

Jing Yan’s appearance temporarily halted the attacks of the three Dongfang Family cultivators.

”Haha, this brat finally showed up!”

”I thought he was so scared he wouldn’t dare to show his face.”

”It’s good he’s here! Listen up, brat, hand over five thousand Wizard Crystals, otherwise don’t blame us for being rude!” The three did not consider Jing Yan worthy of any concern.