"Who is this? Such a big talk! Blood Qi Pills and Qi Restoration Pills, those are top-grade healing medicine for beginners. Can he really produce them?"
"Big talk? You've underestimated this person. This is the Young Valley Master of the Medicine King Valley. Pills? To him, they're just toys!"
"Is this truly the Young Valley Master? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Hmph! I once had the honor of accompanying my master to the Medicine King Valley and met him. My master specifically instructed me to remember him, so as not to offend him carelessly in the future."
"So, he is indeed the Young Valley Master. Master Zi has kicked an iron plate this time. Not only him, but the Zi family will also be blacklisted by the Medicine King Valley."
"You're right, this Master Zi really knows how to court disaster. He just offended the Seven Great Clans, and now he's provoked this person. The Zi family is truly unlucky to have him as their patriarch."
"You can't say that. Isn't the Zi family still having internal strife? I have a premonition that this Master Zi is not destined for the position of patriarch."
"Aren't you tempted by Young Master Situ's bounty?"
...
In the eyes of the onlookers, a fervent light ignited.
Those were Blood Qi Pills and Qi Restoration Pills.
The Blood Qi Pill targets the spiritual body of a cultivator. It can instantly stimulate the human body's potential, allowing a exhausted person to recover immediately.
The Qi Restoration Pill, on the other hand, targets the spiritual power of a cultivator. It can instantly restore depleted spiritual power, achieving a state of full recovery.
Imagine two people of equal cultivation fighting each other, both reaching the point of exhaustion.
But then, the opponent's physical condition suddenly returns to its peak, and even their spiritual power is fully replenished. Wouldn't you be frustrated? Wouldn't you feel powerless?
Therefore, Zi Wenchang instantly felt like he was being eyed by a pack of wolves.
Who could blame him when Situ Yunfeng offered such tempting conditions?
Zi Wenchang felt like dying.
The soft target he had so carefully chosen was actually the person he absolutely could not afford to offend.
One could imagine how he felt, that damned feeling.
On the martial practice field, someone was already rubbing their hands together and walking towards Zi Wenchang, still carrying their large saber.
Others watched him with malicious intent, a bloodthirsty smile playing on their lips.
Yet, Situ Yunfeng couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire, "What? Aren't you interested in the Blood Qi Pills and Qi Restoration Pills from our Medicine King Valley?"
If those observing were hesitant before, the moment Situ Yunfeng openly uttered the words "Medicine King Valley," their hesitation vanished entirely.
"Since the Young Valley Master has given his command, we shall obey!"
Someone stood up first, hefted their large saber, and swung it at Zi Wenchang.
Then came the second, the third...
Zi Wenchang narrowly dodged an attack and fled in a sorry state towards the arena.
As for why he was heading to the arena? It was because the four elders of the Zi family and Zi Jitian were all on the arena.
He shouted as he fled, "Father, save me! Four elders, save me!"
Elder Shangchun Beiqiu hesitated for a moment, then retreated a few steps and turned his head away.
The Zi family of the empire had already become prisoners of Zi Linling, so Zi Wenchang, the impending patriarch, was also without support.
And all four of them understood that the foolish Zi Wenchang was no longer fit to be the patriarch.
Moreover, Zi Wenchang's earlier arrogant words had pushed the Seven Great Clans to the opposing side of the Zi family.
Now, Zi Wenchang had also offended the Medicine King Valley.
If they were to intervene, it would be equivalent to breaking ties with the Medicine King Valley, and the entire Zi family would be plunged into an abyss of eternal damnation.
These four had dedicated their lives to the Zi family, and in their eyes, the honor of the Zi family was paramount.
Whether it was their previous compromise with the imperial Zi family or their current inaction in the face of the Medicine King Valley, it was their inevitable choice.
Therefore, they chose to ignore Zi Wenchang's pleas for help.
Furthermore, they already had a better candidate for the patriarch in mind.
Although Zi Jitian resented his son's heartlessness, he was still his own flesh and blood.
So, he prepared to step forward and shield Zi Wenchang from some of the attacks.
At this moment, Zi Linling's voice echoed in his mind.
"If you want him to live, it's best not to act!"
Zi Jitian looked at Zi Linling in confusion, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
Zi Linling shook her head and transmitted, "Situ is just teaching him a lesson; he won't kill him. But if you act, it means the Zi family is interfering. You understand what that implies, don't you?"
What does it imply?
It implied that the Zi family would break with the Medicine King Valley!
Zi Jitian froze for a moment, finally feeling a sense of enlightenment.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. If he had acted, the Zi family would truly be finished.
Forget it!
He was just an unfilial son; a little suffering was deserved.
Fortunately, as Zi Linling had said, Young Master Situ would not take that unfilial son's life.
As expected, Situ Yunfeng's voice rang out again, "By the way, I'm not interested in his worthless life. If any of you falter, you won't gain the friendship of the Medicine King Valley."
The threat in his words was palpable.
He knew that his little Lingling... or rather, Linlin, would tolerate Zi Wenchang's antics, which meant that Zi Wenchang wasn't at the end of his rope yet.
The "wolves" who were about to strike with full force had to retract some of their power upon hearing this.
After all, no one wanted to be blacklisted by the Medicine King Valley.
Thus, the originally lethal blows became much "gentler."
But even so, it was enough for Zi Wenchang to suffer greatly.
After all, Situ Yunfeng had said that his flesh could be exchanged for Blood Qi Pills, and his tongue for Qi Restoration Pills.
The impending patriarch was being besieged by the crowd, while the Zi family stood by and did nothing, a truly comical scene.
Zi Wenchang struggled to resist, but he was no match for so many opponents. Soon, the first wound appeared on his body.
With the first came the second, then the third.
Zi Wenchang desperately wanted to surrender. After all, someone like him didn't have a backbone of steel.
But he dared not stop resisting, for being surrounded, he was like a piece of succulent meat.
If he dropped his guard, he might even lose his life.
Zi Linling, Ye Lingyuan, and Situ Yunfeng sat calmly in the VIP seats, watching the spectacle with leisurely expressions.
Of course, those watching the play were casually drinking wine and snacking on melon seeds.
It was only when Zi Wenchang was covered in blood that Situ Yunfeng finally spoke.
"Stop!"
With a single word, everyone dared not throw another blow.
No doubt!
If they accidentally took Zi Wenchang's life, it wouldn't just be an unpleasant outcome, but a complete waste of effort.