The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 243: Internal Strife in the Pill Tower, Hastening the Decade Cataclysm! (Part 2) - Novel Cool

Chapter 243: Internal Strife in the Pill Tower, Hastening the Decade Cataclysm! (Part 2)

Chapter 243: Internal Strife in the Pill Tower, Hastening the Decade Cataclysm! (Part 2)

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Yao Mu explained, "I was betrayed and ambushed by Han Feng back then, which led to my 'fall' in the Northern Domain. Now, she has cultivated in the Pill Tower for thousands of years, even longer than my time there."

"So, I must be cautious upon returning to the Pill Tower."

"Hmph, you don't even trust me?"

Qian Wu coldly smiled.

This time, he was truly enraged.

But then, he sighed, "Never mind, never mind."

"You were betrayed and attacked by your direct disciple, and now you've returned after all this time. I truly resent you."

"Go ahead and doubt me."

He shook his head, putting everything aside, "Speak."

"What do you want?"

Then, without waiting for Yao Mu to speak, he added, "Just say the word, and I'll charge into the mountains of blades and seas of fire, with no chance of survival. I'll go all out!"

"You're still the same."

Yao Mu sighed, "Indeed, this matter does carry some risks, but you shouldn’t be so pessimistic, and certainly not think of dying all the time."

"Since we’ve come, we naturally have a certain level of confidence."

"Besides, would I ever wish for you to go to your death?"

"Only, you look quite aged now."

"Rubbish!"

Qian Wu rolled his eyes and said nothing. "You’re dead, yet you let me guess that Han Feng was problematic, but I could do nothing about her, so I had to act 'mad.' How could I not be numb?"

He said nothing, then straightened his back. The oldness that had been there vanished instantly, transforming him into a middle-aged man, but not a muscular one; rather, he seemed somewhat effeminate.

This appearance made Lin Fan take a small step back.

It wasn’t that he judged people by their looks, but Qian Wu’s current appearance was truly somewhat 'lively and vivid.'

"Very good, this is the Little Five I remember."

Yao Mu smiled, then introduced, "I forgot to introduce you."

"Qian Wu, my fellow townsman and close friend, once followed me and helped me establish the Mystic Fire Pill Tower. He is one of the true elders of the Pill Tower, someone to be trusted."

"Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to find him first."

"Qian Elder."

Lin Fan and the others all stepped forward to greet him.

Only Long Ao Jiao, who just crossed her arms and nodded proudly.

"As for them."

"Xiao Ling Er, my direct disciple, has inherited my legacy and has a talent for alchemy that surpasses even mine." Yao Mu was already used to Long Ao Jiao’s behavior and continued the introductions.

"This is Lin Fan, the head of the Moon Embrace Sect, Ling Er’s master."

"Ya Ya, a high disciple of Lord Lin, perhaps you’ve heard of the battle with the Ri Yue Immortal Dynasty?"

"This is Long Ao... Jiao, Miss Long."

"She’s the helper we’ve invited."

Qian Wu was very considerate, greeting everyone, and finally his gaze landed on Xiao Ling Er. "So young."

"Being young is truly good."

"I see in her the appearance you had back then."

"The same unparalleled talent, the same unparalleled confidence."

"Also."

"Thank you for bringing this old man back to life. Otherwise, I might have just pretended to be numb and let the rest of my life go on like this."

"Qian Elder, you’re too kind."

"This is what we, the younger generation, should do! What’s the difference from those heartless beasts?" Xiao Ling Er quickly rebutted.

"Very good, very good."

Qian Wu responded with a chuckle.

Although he was initially extremely shocked and angry, now only joy remained in his heart.

After some more conversation, Qian Wu brought up the past.

Yao Mu didn’t hide anything and recounted everything.

"How could this be!"

Bang!

Qian Wu slammed his hand on the table, furious. "I knew Han Feng was problematic. I thought she was just unfilial and had too much ambition, wanting to make the Pill Tower her own personal domain."

"But I never expected her to have done such despicable things!"

"Very well!"

"Today, I will definitely kill this beast!"

"However..."

In his anger, he paused slightly. "The current Mystic Fire Pill Tower is even stronger than before, with many powerful figures. Recently, Han Feng has also kept many great powers who came to seek pills."

"If we act now, it might be..."

"Do you have any other plans? How strong are you?"

"We do have other plans," Yao Mu nodded but didn’t reveal everything. "I want to know, if I return and call out, how many old comrades will be willing to follow?"

"This..."

Qian Wu pondered, then sighed, turning into a cold laugh.

"Hearts are not as they were."

"Over the years, Han Feng has done much, but what she has done most is eliminate your influence within the Pill Tower. Because of this, most of the elders have already aligned with her, wearing the same pants."

At this moment, Long Ao Jiao interjected, "Really wearing the same pants?"

"Men and women?"

Qian Wu was dumbfounded: "This?"

He wanted to vent.

Who is this Long Ao Jiao? Is she crazy?

Is this the time to talk about 'wearing the same pants'? And whether they are men or women... does it matter?

Anyone with a normal brain would know this is just a metaphor, right?

"Qian Elder, don’t blame this woman."

"She has some mental issues."

Lin Fan chuckled, then stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Who are you calling mentally ill?" Long Ao Jiao glared.

"Don’t be angry, after all, you are different from ordinary people."

Lin Fan tried to calm her.

Long Ao Jiao listened.

Hmm, that’s not wrong.

So she didn’t say anything more.

Lin Fan, however, felt a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat, not feeling better until he coughed it out.

To talk about Long Ao Jiao’s combat strength... it’s very considerable, and when used well, she’s definitely a sharp Sword. But her mind... is truly off the charts.

But at the same time, it’s this very point that he values the most about her.

There’s no way around it; she has a natural aura that lowers intelligence.

Although it doesn’t distinguish between friends and foes, as long as the aura activates, being prepared is always better than being unprepared, right?

"Speaking of which, in the past two months, I haven’t even cursed Tang Shenwang, but instead cursed Han Feng and those from the Hidden Soul Palace. I wonder if it had any effect?"

"..."

...

"Cough."

Qian Wu shook his head and continued, "Of the original nine elders, six are already aligned with Han Feng, following her lead and reaping great benefits."

"Their strength has significantly improved."

"The remaining three elders, I don’t need to talk about. They will always stand by your side, no matter what."

"Qin Fengxian, Qin Elder, is quite dissatisfied with Han Feng’s reforms over the years and has always been at odds with her, suffering much oppression from Han Feng. I believe he will also stand by our side."

“

The remaining person is Elder Gu Santong.

He is relatively special and currently belongs to the 'Neutral' faction. I don't know which side he would stand on if you appear; it's hard to determine."

"Judging from the apparent strength, our side has little chance of winning."

"After all, due to the three of us not getting along with Han Feng, we have not truly followed her, and she has been suppressing us three in both open and covert ways over the years. Therefore, our three branches have few disciples."

"So, from my current understanding, even if Gu Santong stands on our side, we are far inferior to Han Feng's side in terms of top-tier combat strength, core strength, and lower-tier combat strength."

"Therefore, I suggest that, without strong support, we should... bear with it for now."

Qian Wu did not want to take risks.

It wasn't that he feared death, but he did not want to see Yao Mu fail.

"No need to worry too much."

"There is naturally support, even though our combat strength still appears inferior to Han Feng's side. But... we have long been accustomed to it."

"However, we have often won with the weak against the strong."

Yao Mu could not help but smile slightly, quite confidently.

This confidence was not blind.

Hadn't the battles where the weak overcame the strong and the few overcame the many been few? Whether it was Xiao Ling Er or the Moon Embrace Sect, the number of such battles could not be counted!

This time, though there was danger, it was not without a chance of victory!

"Then I am at ease."

Qian Wu nodded slightly: "What do you need me to do?"

"Summon Qin Fengxian and Gu Santong."

Yao Mu spoke.

"Alright!"

Qian Wu could guess Yao Mu's thoughts, so without any unnecessary words, he immediately contacted the two of them.

Within half an hour, the two arrived almost simultaneously outside the Pill Tower where Qian Wu was.

Meeting outside, both were surprised.

"Qian Wu also invited you?"

They spoke in unison.

Then both fell silent.

Glancing at each other, they saw something unusual in each other's eyes.

The three of them were too special in the Mystic Flame Pill Tower.

All were founding elders of the Pill Tower, yet none of them were favored by Han Feng.

But they had always fought each other, never joining forces for warmth.

Qian Wu, however, was the most special of the three, seemingly struck hard by the Alchemy Emperor's death, making no progress for years, yet today, he invited the two of them?

They were surprised and then entered the Pill Tower where Qian Wu was.

The third floor.

As they stepped in, they suddenly turned back.

Two women, unchanged in expression, blocked the exit.

One of them had her arms crossed, her face full of pride.

The other, a little girl, wore a strange mask, her face half-crying, half-smiling, extremely eerie.

"Qian Wu."

Gu Santong frowned: "What is the meaning of this?"

Qin Fengxian was relatively calm: "We're here, so why the secrecy?"

But then, both changed expression: "You?"

They sensed a change in Qian Wu, feeling a wave of nostalgia, as if they were back to the early days of the Mystic Flame Pill Tower, when he was full of vigor and ambition...

A younger Qian Wu laughed: "Surprised? Me too, never thought I'd be like this today."

"Besides..."

"I want to see someone else."

"Who?!" Gu Santong pressed.

Yao Mu appeared at this moment.

Her exaggerated figure...

Well...

Actually, she quite liked it herself.

But seeing these 'old acquaintances' made her feel some shame and embarrassment.

After all, they all knew what she looked like back then, and seeing her figure now, the taste of self-deception and deception of others was particularly strong.

"You are...?"

"No, impossible!"

"Absolutely not you!"

"Who are you, speak quickly? Daring to impersonate the Alchemy Emperor, do you want to die?!"

Gu Santong roared.

Qin Fengxian's beautiful eyes flickered, and she scolded: "Santong, don't shout!"

"If she is fake, Qian Wu would be more anxious than you and I!"

"But?"

Gu Santong was incredulous.

Yao Mu recounted the past, as well as the various details of her resurrection.

After hearing, both were profoundly sighing.

As for verification...

Yao Mu casually refined a batch of pills, her signature technique and alchemy proficiency sufficient to explain everything.

"Han Feng, such a wolf-hearted and dog-livered person," Gu Santong roared.

"I have long known something was off with her, though without evidence. But such is my intuition." Qin Fengxian sighed: "That's why I have never wanted to be close to her, nor deal with her."

"But I never thought..."

"Both of you."

Qian Wu spoke: "We are old acquaintances. This matter is secretive. I called you here to know which side you will stand on."

"If you are willing to help, we will be eternally grateful."

"If you are unwilling to help, you must stay within my Pill Tower for now."

Gu Santong, upon hearing this, leaned back, mumbling: "What? You want to keep us two here?"

"Just us?"

Smack!

Before he could finish, Qin Fengxian smacked him on the forehead: "Speak properly!"

Gu Santong's face fell: "At least give me some face..."

"What face do you want? We are all insiders, who are you showing off to?" Qin Fengxian retorted.

Their posture and words startled everyone, even Qian Wu: "You two...? Have a secret affair?!"

"How do you talk?!"

Gu Santong was immediately displeased: "What secret affair?"

"We call it love and affection, we call it the natural course of things, we call it..."

"Stop talking!"

Qin Fengxian hastily interrupted him, her face slightly red: "This matter is long to explain, but I can assure you, this old thing will absolutely not stand on Han Feng's side."

"What? You really...cough, you're really together?"

Yao Mu was like a discoverer of a new continent, "You used to be the one who hated him the most, didn't you?"

"I still hate him, but I can't stand his stubbornness." Qin Fengxian sighed, "But after thinking about it, it's not bad that someone has been chasing me for so many years."

"However, considering the complex situation of the Inferno Pill Tower in recent years, we never made it public, and even to the outside world, we 'became enemies.' This way, Han Feng could slightly relax her guard."

"I see." Yao Mu realized, "In that case, it's actually good news."

"On our side, we've already secured three out of the nine founding elders!"

This was better than the worst-case scenario she had imagined.

Although the three elders and their factions didn't represent three-tenths of the Inferno Pill Tower's strength, they couldn't be ignored.

"Compared to you, the Alchemy Emperor, we are the ones who are more surprised."

"We thought you had long died and disappeared, but you actually returned, and moreover..."

Qin Fengxian blinked repeatedly.

Yao Mu felt embarrassed, but her face didn't show a hint of panic, "It's fate!"

"If not for that beast Han Feng, I wouldn't have returned at this moment!"

"But now, it's time to settle things with her."

She was very annoyed.

She hadn't planned to return so soon to deal with Han Feng because it wasn't 'safe' and the risk was too high.

She had originally decided to wait until she fully recovered, entered the Ninth Realm, or until Xiao Ling'er entered the Eighth Realm, before returning to clean up the mess and revive the Inferno Pill Tower.

But she never expected that after Han Feng learned she had a 'successor' in the world, she would be so impatient!

Even more so, this was before she knew that she was still alive.

If Yao Mu found out, wouldn't she go crazy? Because of this matter, Yao Mu even gave up breaking through the Ultimate Stage and focused on breaking through the realm, only managing to return to the Eighth Realm in just over a month... the first stage.

"Good."

"The Inferno Pill Tower was created by us, like our own child. I really don't want to see the Inferno Pill Tower continually falling and sinking." Gu Santong sighed, "If not for this, we would have left long ago. Why stay here and endure this?"

"But with insufficient strength, we could only endure. Now that you've returned with people, we have some confidence."

"Tell us, what do you want us to do?"

Yao Mu slightly lowered her head, and her voice grew colder, "Gather everyone, it's time for war."

"This time, I plan to use iron-blooded tactics to purge everything."

"Han Feng's people..."

"Death!"

Qin Fengxian and Gu Santong exchanged a glance. The former said, "With you opening the door, we naturally have no fear. Following you is like returning to those years, and even if we die, there's no regret."

"But what about our disciples..."

"How confident are you?"

"I've brought helpers."

"..."

"Good, we'll take care of it right away!"

The two immediately gathered their disciples from their lineage.

At almost the same time, Han Feng received news.

"Oh?"

"Qin Fengxian, Gu Santong, and even that old good-for-nothing Qian Wu, are gathering people and issuing orders to their direct followers?"

Han Feng coldly laughed to herself, "Interesting. After so many years, I thought you'd behave and stay put, so I didn't rush to deal with you."

"But I never expected you to seek your own deaths."

"In that case, it's good."

"Soon, the Moon Embrace Sect will need our full strength, and with you there, I can't rest easy."

"So, let's take this opportunity to thoroughly purge you."

"To ward off external threats, one must first pacify internal ones."

Just as she was about to give the order, a disciple responsible for transmitting messages hurriedly arrived and knelt on one knee, "Venerable, Elder Zhou, who was monitoring the Liu Clan's Pill Shop, has sent back news. The Liu Clan is making a move!"

"Hmm?"

Han Feng frowned, "Speak!"

"Venerable, the Liu Clan seems to have discovered Elder Zhou's surveillance and is trying to avoid detection..."

"No, the latest news is that the Liu Clan has suddenly attacked, killing over thirty of our Pill Tower disciples. Elder Zhou has already taken action!"

"Bad news! There's a powerful expert in the Liu Clan's Pill Shop, seemingly the one who appeared during the Great War of the Ri Yue Immortal Dynasty and possesses two Imperial Armaments. Elder Zhou is in danger, and they're urgently requesting aid!"

The disciple's face kept changing.

The news kept coming, and his words kept changing, until in the end, he seemed to only be urgently requesting aid.

"Damn it!"

"What a coincidence!"

Han Feng's eyebrows furrowed, "Send Chen, Wu, and Ding Elders to assist!"

"I didn't want to alert the enemy, but since the Liu Clan dared to take the initiative, they're seeking their own demise. There's no need to wait; capture the Liu Clan's Pill Shop and arrest all important members! If there's a chance, take the Imperial Armaments... and bring them back to me!"

"Yes, Venerable!"

The disciple immediately transmitted the message.

Han Feng was annoyed.

What a coincidence!

If not for Qian Wu and the other two old fools causing trouble at this moment, she would have rushed over and seized the Imperial Armaments! Those were Imperial Armaments, and there were two of them!

Chen Elder and the other two quickly departed.

Just then, Han Feng was about to gather her people, but someone else came to report, "Venerable, something terrible has happened! The First Sequence members on their external training mission are in a life-and-death crisis and urgently need aid."

Before he finished, another disciple burst in, "Venerable, our shops have been attacked and looted, we urgently need help..."

Boom!

A loud noise came from not far away.

Someone shouted angrily, "Qian Wu, are you rebelling?!"

"Damn it!"

Han Feng's face changed dramatically.

Coincidence?

Bullshit coincidence!

She was certain someone was targeting the Inferno Pill Tower, targeting... her!

"Pass down the order, hold on for a while, I'll settle the internal chaos first, and then talk about the rest!"

(End of Chapter)

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