Although the current South Heaven Pill King's alchemy skills were slightly worse than Cang Qu's, his innate talent was still very strong.
Even now, they were almost on par with each other, and the gap between them wasn't too big.
"I didn't expect the Black Mountain Sword King to come."
Pill King Nantian cupped his hands and said.
He greeted Elder Cang Qu.
The combination of Cang Qu and the Black Mountain Sword King was the golden combination of Spirit Valley Sect. Although Cang Qu's combat power was not very strong, he could often exert a powerful force with the help of the Black Mountain Sword King.
The two great Yuan Monarchs had been inseparable for decades.
It was because of this that the reputation of Cang Qu and the Black Mountain Sword King was like thunder to the ears.
Compared to him, Vice Principal Jing Yuan was far inferior in terms of both status and strength. However, this was a rare opportunity.
"Is your dean not here?"
Cang Qu questioned Jing Yuan.
As a senior in the alchemy world, there was no need for him to be too courteous with Jing Yuan. Even Jing Yuan himself had to be incomparably respectful towards Cang Qu. Within the Purple Pill Academy, only their dean could speak with Cang Qu. Previously, they could be considered to have met face to face. As for Jing Yuan, he had never heard of him.
"Uh, the dean is in seclusion …"
Jing Yuan's face was also a little embarrassed.
"Nantian, tell me the situation."
Since the dean was not here, there was no need to pay attention to Jing Yuan.
So what if he was the Vice Dean? In Cang Qu's eyes, he was not worth mentioning. Arrogant, condescending, this was Cang Qu's attitude. Even Cang Qu himself had such an arrogant temperament.
This was emitted from the inside out.
Whether it was alchemy, Yuan Qi cultivation, or even contributions to Spirit Valley Sect, they were all incomparable to outsiders.
Even Nantian's status was slightly lower than Cang Qu's.
However, Cang Qu wouldn't ignore this South Heaven Dan King. A genius elder like the South Heaven Dan King was highly sought after by all the sects. Moreover, the Longevity Pavilion was eyeing them covetously. Therefore, these people had to unite these genius alchemists.
In the future, if they were to compete with the Pavilion of Longevity, they would have to rely on these middle-tier powers.
"Elder, the current situation is like this …"
The Nantian Pill King then explained the whole story to them.
After hearing this, Cang Qu angrily slapped the table.
"Too arrogant!
This kid is playing with fire and getting burned! "
Cang Qu could not hide the killing intent on his face.
This was a clear provocation to Spirit Valley Sect.
Such actions were undoubtedly a challenge to their sect's dignity. They could not easily forgive such a thing. They would definitely chop this Li Zongjiu into eight pieces.
"Black Mountain, let's go. I would like to meet this Li Zongjiu!"
Cang Qu said and was about to move. Black Mountain Sword King also picked up his sword and was ready to fight. However, he was stopped by Pill King Nantian.
When Pill King Nantian said this, he did not mention that Li Zongjiu had humiliated and blackmailed him many times. He only said that Li Zongjiu threatened him with Elder Lu Wenshan's life and even wanted to fight to the death with them.
Therefore, the South Heaven Pill King had no choice but to retreat for the time being.
He did not mention that Pill King Nantian had been defeated.
If word of this got out, wouldn't it be a very shameful thing?
"Elder Cang Qu, please calm down.
Li Zongjiu is sinister and cunning. Tonight, he even used a Yuan Rune Formation. Even Fang Liuxin of Valley Immortal Sect was defeated. This matter is not simple. "
Elder Cang Qu's strength was very strong, but his character was too impulsive. He would go and fight with others for no reason, and he would do it until the end.
Therefore, the Nantian Pill King had to stop Elder Cang Qu.
"What's more, the people of Changsheng Pavilion have not made a move yet!
Maybe they are preparing to be the oriole behind the mantis stalking the cicada! "
Cang Qu calmed down after hearing Pill King Nantian's words.
What happened before was not a big deal. However, the people of Changsheng Pavilion were the ones that Cang Qu was afraid of. If they were confident, they would have made a move long ago. Why would they wait until now?
There must be some unspeakable secret behind this. Their Spirit Valley Sect was fighting to be the first, wave after wave. If they were to reveal their strength, wouldn't it be a waste of their efforts?
In front of such an old opponent, it was better to preserve their strength and not relax.
"Rescuing Elder Lu will require further planning."
"What good idea do you have?
We can't give a hundred upper-grade Primordial Stones. We won't even give a single lower-grade Primordial Stone! "
It was not that they could not afford it.
If he were to give it to Li Zongjiu, wouldn't it be equivalent to him admitting defeat?
Spirit Valley Sect would lose face in the future.
In the future, if there was any situation, the enemy would definitely find out and poke at their sore spot.
"It's not that there is no way …"
After saying that, the Nantian Pill King looked at Vice President Jing Yuan.
"We just got the list. Two days later, Heavenly Pill Pavilion will hold an exchange banquet for alchemists. Li Zongjiu is also on the list."
Vice-principal Jing Yuan coughed dryly a few times and said.
With Li Zongjiu's strength, it was not strange for him to participate in this exchange banquet.
After all, this kind of exchange banquet was also to promote the exchange between the senior alchemists and to better integrate and utilize the resources.
Not only were there people from the major alchemy institutions, but there were also some people from the Medicine Union, some independent alchemy experts, some alchemists from the Alchemy Hall, and alchemy aristocratic families. As long as their strength reached the standard, they would also accept the invitation.
Heavenly Pill Pavilion did not say that they did not want people like Spirit Valley Sect to come. In fact, they did not believe that these people would be willing to participate in such an exchange banquet. They would probably steal the limelight of this exchange banquet.
It was also a very honorable thing.
Therefore, they were very welcome to come.
"On that day, Elder Cang Qu and I went to the banquet to delay Li Zongjiu. Black Mountain Sword King took the opportunity to sneak into Li Zongjiu's house and rescue Elder Lu Wenshan."
Nantian Pill King said.
"The last time I went there, I already checked. In Li Zongjiu's house, there is a Yuan King Realm Yuan Beast and a mysterious Yuan Inscription Formation."
Nantian Pill King looked at Black Mountain Sword King.
Black Mountain Sword King's skinny face did not show the slightest change.
His eyes slowly focused, and finally emitted a strong killing intent and a disdainful will.
"I can kill a mere Yuan Beast with one sword. As for the Yuan Inscription Formation, I can break it with one sword!"
His indifferent tone was filled with boundless arrogance.
It seemed that in the eyes of Black Mountain Sword King, there were no more than three swords to solve the world's problems.
It was very simple and crude to solve.
"Alright, since that's the case, it's settled then. Those people from the Longevity Pavilion will definitely make their move during the banquet!"
"It's been a long time since I went to meet these old rivals."
Cang Qu's eyes flashed coldly as he spoke.
"I'll leave the invitation to Vice Dean Jing Yuan," Nantian Pill King said to Jing Yuan.
"It's a small matter."