NOVEL NEXT Chapter 188
Seeing Shi Ning silent, Yu Shi added, “Jiuyan Sect killed the number one true disciple of our Ancient Pill Tower. We cannot let this matter go so easily! I suspect it must be the work of Jiang Chen!”
“…Jiang Chen again?” Shi Ning was startled.
“Of course, it’s him!”
Lin Feng chimed in, “Even if it wasn’t his doing, it must have been under his orders! Only Jiang Chen would be so vicious as to use the Dry Bone Pill, a poison pill that causes an extremely gruesome death, to kill someone!”
Shi Ning’s brows furrowed slightly.
Although there was no evidence for this matter, she knew that Yu Shi had ordered the true disciple Xiao Shan to go to find trouble with Jiang Chen.
In plain terms, it was a case of seeking revenge for Ma Wu without success and dying in the process.
Although she also disapproved of Jiang Chen’s actions, without evidence, the Ancient Pill Tower was powerless.
Even if there were evidence, they would still have to consider the Jiang family behind Jiang Chen, as well as Jiuyan Sect, which had become a Demonic Sect.
“It’s indeed unwise to deal with Jiang Chen openly, but there are countless cultivators who owe favors to the Ancient Pill Tower! We can have these people issue a kill order against Jiang Chen and look for an opportunity to eliminate him!” Yu Shi added.“Without evidence, this goes against the righteous path,” Shi Ning shook her head.
“Tower Master!”
Yu Shi suddenly roared, “Dealing with a cunning and deceitful person like Jiang Chen by sticking too rigidly to the righteous path will only tie our hands! The Ancient Pill Tower has been established for thousands of years, are we to remain indifferent even when our true disciples are killed?!”
“This…”
Shi Ning was at a loss for words.
Being less experienced than Yu Shi and knowing she was not popular within the sect, she was momentarily stunned.
“Or is it that, although you are called the Tower Master, your heart is actually with Jiuyan Sect?!” Yu Shi pressed further.
At this, Shi Ning became angry.
Indeed, she still had feelings for Jiuyan Sect, but since she had become the Tower Master of the Ancient Pill Tower, she had always prioritized the interests of the Ancient Pill Tower over the years.
She would not, now or ever, place personal feelings above the interests of the sect.
“Elder Yu! Mind your words!” Shi Ning’s gaze turned cold, her aura becoming hostile.
“…Tower Master, please forgive my indiscretion,” Yu Shi said after a moment’s thought, bowing in apology.
“But!”
He changed his tone and continued, “My great disciple cannot die in vain, my sworn brother cannot die in vain! The reputation of the Ancient Pill Tower cannot be trampled by Jiang Chen! Even if the Tower Master disagrees, I will still take action! And this has the support of most of the elders.”
Hearing this, Shi Ning shook her head.
She realized that Yu Shi was not here to seek her opinion but to inform her.
She was helpless in this matter.
After all, Yu Shi’s reputation within the Ancient Pill Tower far exceeded that of her, the leader.
“Elder Yu, reckless actions could bring disaster to the Ancient Pill Tower,” Shi Ning still warned as the Tower Master.
“As righteous cultivators, we should have the resolve to not shy away from battle and not compromise with evil.”
Yu Shi’s face was resolute, and his eyes filled with tears as he said, “My deceased sworn brother Ma Wu once said, ‘The wicked are cunning, and the good, if they stick to the rules, will only tie their own hands. Only by being willing to tarnish one’s own feathers can one fight and win!’ These words resonate deeply with me!”
Shi Ning was speechless.
Not wanting to discuss this topic further, she turned to Lin Feng and asked, “Since the Old Ancestor of Buddha sent you to deliver a message, is there anything else?”
“There are no other words, but there is a sound transmission jade slip,” Lin Feng replied.
With that, he took out a jade slip from his spirit ring.
He intended to hand it directly to Shi Ning, but for caution’s sake, he passed it to Yu Shi to deliver instead.
When it comes to women, and beautiful women at that, Lin Feng was truly scared…
After receiving the jade slip from Yu Shi’s hands, Shi Ning injected a ray of spiritual light into it, and the words of the Old Ancestor of Buddha appeared in her mind.
After listening, she was shocked!
“You are the Son of Destiny?!” she said while looking at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was startled.
He hadn’t expected the Old Ancestor of Buddha to reveal his identity.
But since it was out, it was out. Ever since the day of the destiny test at Jiuyan Sect, his identity as the Son of Destiny could no longer be hidden.
Moreover, in his view, the Old Ancestor of Buddha revealing his identity was probably to ensure that he, as a messenger, would be taken more seriously within the Ancient Pill Tower.
After a moment’s thought, Lin Feng nodded to acknowledge it.
Yu Shi was also surprised.
He already had a very good impression of Lin Feng, and now he found him even more agreeable!
“Is what the Old Ancestor of Buddha said in the jade slip true?” Shi Ning asked again.
Lin Feng was startled again.
How would he know what the Old Ancestor of Buddha had said?
Although he didn’t know, he guessed it must be related to the information about Jiuyan Sect and Jiang Chen, so he nodded again.
“This…”
Shi Ning was somewhat flustered and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
In the end, she stood up and walked towards the outside of the hall, only turning back to say before leaving, “Elder Yu, come with me outside the hall! Lin Feng, please wait here for a moment.”
Hearing this, Yu Shi and Lin Feng looked at each other.
Ultimately, it was the Tower Master’s command, and Yu Shi couldn’t refuse, so he also left the great hall.
Only after they had moved a sufficient distance from the Tower Master’s hall did Shi Ning set up a soundproofing array and said, “Elder Yu, the Old Ancestor of Buddha’s jade slip says he is willing to be an arbiter to let Lin Feng, this Son of Destiny, become a disciple of the Ancient Pill Tower. What do you think?”
“…This is a good thing!” Yu Shi replied after a slight pause.
“But this Son of Destiny seems a bit too much.”
Shi Ning said with a worried frown, “When he was a disciple of Jiuyan Sect, it fell and became a Demonic Sect. When he went to Buddha Temple, it nearly perished. And now he has come to our Ancient Pill Tower…”
“Is the Tower Master worried that the Ancient Pill Tower cannot withstand Lin Feng’s destiny and will suffer backlash? If so, there’s no need to worry!” Yu Shi spoke as if he had everything under control.
“Why?”
“Because our Ancient Pill Tower has a profound foundation, established for thousands of years! What kind of storm haven’t we seen?”
“It’s not the same!”
“Tower Master, have you forgotten the lifelong wish of the old Tower Master, which was to take the Ancient Pill Tower to the Upper Domain?”
Shi Ning fell silent instantly.
Compared to other sects, the Ancient Pill Tower had a much stronger desire to ascend to the Upper Domain.
The reason was simple.
Because only in the Upper Domain can one find higher-level innate pill fires!
Advancing further in the Way of the Pill is the lifelong dream of all pill refiner masters.
After all, they are a group of “fools” who have forsaken their combat power for the Way of the Pill.
Neither of them questioned Lin Feng’s talent in the Way of the Pill. The aura of the “Son of Destiny” surpasses all talents and is destined to excel in whatever he does.
“Fine, let’s take him in.”
In the end, Shi Ning agreed.
Then, the two of them returned to the tower’s main hall.
Looking at Lin Feng, Shi Ning said, “Since that’s the case, you should take me as your master!”
“…What?!”
Lin Feng was completely dumbfounded.
Take a master?
He was just here to deliver a message. What master was he supposed to take?
Could it be…
He remembered that when he left the Buddha Temple, the Buddha Old Ancestor personally saw him off, looking as if he had been relieved of a great burden. Lin Feng had a guess.
“May I ask the tower master, what did the Buddha Old Ancestor say?” he asked with a serious face.
“You don’t know?”
Shi Ning frowned but still said, “The Buddha Old Ancestor mentioned in the jade slip that you are the Son of Destiny, and although the Buddha Temple was reluctant to part with you, you have long aspired to join the Ancient Pill Tower. Moreover, before coming here, you swore that if you couldn’t enter the Way of the Pill, you would rather smash your head to death on the Ancient Pill Tower!”
She shook her head slightly and continued, “Lin Feng, you are the Son of Destiny, how can you demean your own life like this? The Buddha Old Ancestor couldn’t bear to see you die, so he persuaded us to take you in. The Buddha Old Ancestor has been quite generous to you!”
Lin Feng’s face turned dark.
Generous my ass!
Wasn’t this just a way of getting rid of him by sending him to the Ancient Pill Tower?
“Of course, since it’s a recommendation from a sect Old Ancestor, my Ancient Pill Tower can’t be without a response. Later, I will have someone send some seventh-grade pill medicines to the Ancient Pill Tower as a token of gratitude,” Shi Ning added.
Lin Feng was speechless again.
The Buddha Old Ancestor must have anticipated the Ancient Pill Tower’s gratitude.
So… he wasn’t just being rejected, he was being sold!
They say monks don’t lie, but the Buddha Old Ancestor not only made up stories, he also became a human trafficker! This was outrageous!
Actually, joining the Ancient Pill Tower wasn’t a bad thing, after all, it was a first-class sect.
Moreover, under the guidance of Old Man Tianji, Lin Feng also made considerable progress in the Way of the Pill.
But the problem was, he felt anger in his heart!
‘I shall never share the same sky with that bald donkey!’
In the end, Lin Feng roared inwardly.
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