Bidal, upon hearing their words, showed no inclination to change his mind; instead, he grumbled with dissatisfaction.
"Hmph, we are simply too cowardly, too spineless! To the point that the Order Hall has been defecating and urinating on us all these years, and we've endured it all, daring not to resist in the slightest!"
"Whatever you guys think, I, for one, don't want to continue like this! I've been under surveillance for most of my life, and I don't want my son, grandson... to be treated like criminals for generations!"
"Furthermore, Miao King, you shouldn't bolster others' morale while crushing our own! While the Order Hall is strong, our Miao village isn't to be trifled with. We've accumulated so many 'treasures' over the years; if we unleashed them all, the Order Hall might not be able to stop them!"
"..."
As he spoke, Bidal became increasingly agitated. He, who had been sitting on the ground, now stood up.
He paced back and forth on the bamboo building, his arms gesturing wildly in his excitement.
"Presumptuous! Third brother, how dare you speak to the Miao King like that?" Mo Fa roared.
Bidal finally snapped back to his senses, quickly reining in his agitation. He bowed and apologized to Jin Xiuxian, "My apologies, Miao King. I meant no offense. I was merely..."
Jin Xiuxian raised a hand, interrupting him. "I understand!"
Then, he continued, "Do not speak such words again! Our Miao village cannot resist the Order Hall!"
"But Miao King..."
"Hmm?"
Bidal, unwilling to concede, was about to say more. He had only uttered four words when Jin Xiuxian's gaze stopped him.
Thus, though his face was filled with reluctance, Bidal had no choice but to swallow his words, dare not speak further, and returned to his seat.
Following Jin Xiuxian's instructions, everyone began to brainstorm ways to brief Li Changsheng.
...
The next day.
Haicheng, the affluent residential area.
Qin Yi woke up in the morning, intending to give Qin Lei a Small Return Pill, hoping she might also undergo marrow cleansing and see if she had any aptitude for cultivation.
However, when he got up, Qin Lei had already left early due to an urgent matter at her company.
With no other choice, Qin Yi decided to wait until she returned in the evening to give her the pill.
Qin Yi took the initiative to call Xiong Zhentian, asking if he had taken the Small Return Pill and what effects he had experienced.
Upon hearing that Xiong Zhentian had immediately consumed the pill after Qin Yi left the previous night and had expelled a large amount of impurities from his body, Qin Yi smiled and said, "This is all normal. Do you feel any changes in your body now?"
"Yes, the changes are immense..."
Xiong Zhentian replied excitedly, "I feel my hearing, eyesight, and even my sense of smell and taste have improved so much!"
"Divine King, is this what's known as a complete transformation?"
"Heh, 'complete transformation' is an exaggeration; it's not quite there yet!" Qin Yi chuckled. "However, after the Small Return Pill cleansed your marrow and washed your meridians, your physical constitution and various functions have undergone a qualitative change!"
"I'll teach you a set of incantations now. After this, follow what the incantations say and see what effects you get!"
With that, Qin Yi recited the incantations to him over the phone.
Unsurprisingly, the incantations he passed on were a set of cultivation techniques.
Since he had decided to guide Xiong Zhentian in cultivation, a single Small Return Pill would not suffice!
Cultivation techniques were the most crucial aspect!
However, what Qin Yi hadn't expected was that after he recited the cultivation method to Xiong Zhentian, who listened several times over the phone, Xiong Zhentian still couldn't remember it!
This was a world of difference compared to Han Xin, who had memorized it instantly when Qin Yi taught her.
In the end, after countless repetitions and still unable to remember, Qin Yi grew impatient and compiled the cultivation method into text, sending it directly to Xiong Zhentian!
Having finished this, and with nothing else to do, Qin Yi, along with the Spirit Gathering Array he had set up, headed to Yunwu Mountain, deciding to spend a day cultivating!
Around noon, the Grand Protector of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion returned to the pavilion's headquarters.
He reported in detail to Yu Tongbao the findings from Haicheng regarding the death of Ming Xuanyuan.
His report stated that Ming Xuanyuan had been killed by Gong Xuan of the Order Hall.
*Crack.*
Upon hearing this, Yu Tongbao, enraged, slammed a teacup from the adjacent table onto the ground.
The teacup instantly shattered into pieces.
"Well done, Order Hall. Well done, Gong Xuan..."
His eyes seemed to spew real fire, and his teeth were almost ground to dust.
Seeing his immense fury, the Grand Protector stood before him, slightly hunched, refraining from speaking immediately.
It wasn't until half a minute later, when he sensed Yu Tongbao's anger had subsided somewhat, that he dared to speak, "Pavilion Master, when I went to Haicheng, I also met that young man named Qin Yi! He's just a youth not even thirty years old!"
"Initially, when I asked him how Xuanyuan died, he claimed to have killed him! I believe he's just a boastful braggart seeking vanity, not worth our concern!"
"Indeed!" Yu Tongbao nodded. "Since that's the case, such a person is not worth our Myriad Treasures Pavilion paying much attention to. He has offended us, and we'll find a suitable time to eliminate him later!"
"Our primary target now is the Order Hall. They've gone too far, and I must vent this anger!"
The Grand Protector blinked in surprise and tentatively asked, "Pavilion Master, do you mean... we are going to seek revenge on the Order Hall?"
Yu Tongbao replied without hesitation, "Precisely. The Order Hall dictates everything, and I've been fed up with them for a long time. This time, they even killed Xuanyuan, and I can't stand it any longer!"
"But the Order Hall is powerful. If we act against them, will we..."
The Grand Protector stopped mid-sentence, but his implied meaning was perfectly clear.
At this moment, a look of apprehension, even fear, involuntarily appeared on the Grand Protector's face.
Yu Tongbao sensed it and reprimanded, "Useless! What are you afraid of?"
"Our Myriad Treasures Pavilion has endured for many years. If we go all out, even the Order Hall cannot stop us!"
"Moreover..."
Yu Tongbao walked to the entrance of the main hall, gazing at the clear blue sky outside, and continued, "Moreover, it's not just our Myriad Treasures Pavilion that is acting against the Order Hall!"
The Grand Protector's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Pavilion Master, besides us, are there other forces that wish to deal with the Order Hall???"
"That's right!"
"Who?"
Yu Tongbao turned back to face the Grand Protector. "You don't need to know that for now! What you need to do is summon all the warriors of our Myriad Treasures Pavilion back, and also send word to the other Protectors, telling them to be ready to await my command!"
Hearing this, although the Grand Protector had many questions, he didn't press for them.
He simply responded with a solemn expression.
"Understood, Pavilion Master!"