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But if that happened, all of Xiao Yan's previous scheming would collapse instantly. By then, that guy would probably be so furious he'd vomit blood. Seeing his archrival get so angry that he coughed up blood—of course Lin Feng would be absolutely thrilled.
"Good."
Beside him, Xiong Zhan nodded after hearing Lin Feng's words, agreeing without hesitation.
After all, this plan would reduce the casualties among the participants of the Pill Gathering. If the Pill Tower found out he had done this, they might even look favorably upon him. Thinking of that, Xiong Zhan grinned widely.
If the Pill Tower was happy, and casually rewarded him with just one eighth-tier pill, he'd be over the moon for quite a while.
At this moment, Lin Feng added, "Brother Xiong Zhan, don't worry. This time, I won't let your subordinates work for nothing. After it's over, I'll give each of them a pill corresponding to their strength. If anyone falls in battle, I'll make sure their descendants receive one too."
"Brother Lin Feng, that's generous of you. I'll thank you on behalf of my men in advance."
Hearing there was even a reward, Xiong Zhan was instantly overjoyed. After that, he excitedly went off to gather his subordinates.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the large group of participants led by Song Qing and Xiao Yan swaggered into the Ten Thousand Medicinal Mountain Range. Relying on their numbers, they weren't afraid of the magical beasts within the range at all.
After all, even the stronger beasts they encountered were only of the Rank 7 at most. Among them were dozens of Dou Zong-level experts. So, their journey went quite smoothly.
Many of the participants even managed to snatch the required herbs listed on their medicinal lists from the beasts' claws. However, before entering the mountains, they had already agreed to advance and retreat together.
Because of that, even those who had gathered all their ingredients couldn't leave to turn in their tasks—they could only continue following the group forward.
But what they didn't know was that, a hundred miles away atop a distant mountain peak, an endless tide of magical beasts was converging toward their location.
After all, Lin Feng, the eighth-tier alchemist, had personally issued an order—whoever could scatter the Pill Gathering participants would be rewarded with pills. Under the temptation of such rewards, countless Rank 7 beasts had begun to gather in that direction.
"Listen up, everyone! Our mission this time is to scatter those humans participating in the Pill Gathering. There's no need to fight them to the death, understood?"
As the horde gathered, a seventh-rank peak-level beast stepped forward and roared out the order.
"Roar!"
In response, the gathered beasts all let out thunderous roars, signaling their understanding.
"Good! Move out!"
With a loud bellow, the leading beast surged forward, taking the lead toward the direction of Xiao Yan's group. The rest followed suit, soaring through the air toward the distant battlefield.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yixian, Cao Ying, and the other two women had, after flying for some time, also arrived deep within the Ten Thousand Medicinal Mountain Range.
Because Lin Feng had already informed them of the women's arrival in advance, Xiong Zhan had arranged for a Rank 7 beast to wait for them at the foot of the mountain.
"Roar, honored ladies, please follow me."
Upon seeing the four women, the beast that had been stationed there immediately leaped out and growled respectfully. With that, it took the lead and flew toward the mountaintop.
"Should we follow it?"
Watching the beast take off toward the peak, Cao Ying turned to Xiao Yixian and asked. After all, among the four, Xiao Yixian was the strongest.
"Let's go."
Without hesitation, Xiao Yixian replied simply.
With that, she took Ye Xin Lan and followed behind the beast. Cao Ying and Dan Chen exchanged a glance, then quickly followed as well, together with Lin Feng's clone. After a period of flight, the four women finally reached the mountaintop, which pierced through the clouds themselves.
At that moment, they felt a wave of calm wash over them. Because within the massive stone hall constructed atop the peak, they could sense Lin Feng's aura. Of course, since they could sense him, he could naturally sense them too.
Sensing the arrival of his two wives, Lin Feng immediately stepped out of the hall.
"Husband."
When they saw Lin Feng standing there unharmed, Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan's beautiful eyes lit up with joy. The next moment, both women leaped forward and threw themselves into his arms.
"How was the journey? Did Song Qing cause any trouble?"
Lin Feng wrapped his arms around their slender waists, pulling them close as he spoke softly near their ears.
"Song Qing tried to invite Cao Ying and Dan Chen to team up with them, but since they already knew that Song Qing and Xiao Yan were up to no good, they refused."
Xiao Yixian answered calmly.
"That's good."
Hearing that, Lin Feng relaxed and spoke gently.
"My dear Young Master Lin, did you call us all the way here just to flirt with your wives? We haven't even started on our mission yet."
Watching the three of them clinging to each other so intimately, Cao Ying stepped forward and said with clear annoyance.
As for Dan Chen, she stood quietly to the side. However, every now and then, when she glanced at Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan, her eyes carried a faint trace of envy.
"Heh."
Seeing the trace of resentment on Cao Ying's alluring face, Lin Feng chuckled softly. Then, with a casual wave of his hand, he recalled his clone.
After doing that, he tightened his hold on his two wives and walked toward the grand stone hall. At the same time, he turned to Cao Ying and Dan Chen with a mysterious smile. "You two, come with me. The task will be taken care of soon."
With that said, he lowered his head and started walking forward.
"What's with that mysterious attitude? What trick is he trying to pull this time?"
Seeing his behavior, Cao Ying pouted slightly, her tone full of complaint.
Dan Chen quickly spoke up in Lin Feng's defense. "Big Brother Lin Feng must have his own plans. Let's just go and take a look—then we'll know, won't we?"
Saying so, Dan Chen took Cao Ying's hand and led her toward the massive stone hall.
"You sure know how to take your husband's side. Don't even care about me, huh? After all these years of knowing each other too."
Hearing that, Cao Ying muttered quietly in mock annoyance.
Dan Chen's delicate, slightly pale face immediately turned crimson at the teasing, though she didn't offer any rebuttal.
After walking through several corridors, when the two of them finally caught sight of Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan again, they found both women standing frozen in place.
"What's wrong with you two?" Cao Ying asked in confusion.
But before she could even finish her sentence, the moment she stepped into the open area, a rich, tangible medicinal fragrance surged into her nose. Instantly, she froze in place just like Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan.
As for Dan Chen, when her gaze fell upon the mountain-like piles of medicinal herbs before her, she too was completely dazed. It wasn't that they were inexperienced—on the contrary, both Dan Chen and Cao Ying came from renowned alchemist clans in Central Plains.
Their knowledge and insight far surpassed most people's. But even so, the sight before them was truly astonishing. During the time they spent on the road, Lin Feng had already finished sorting all the herbs here.
Compared to Xiong Zhan's previous messy piles, this layout was far more organized and visually striking. With their profound knowledge of pharmacology, the four women could easily tell—just the herbs for refining eighth-grade pills alone numbered no less than four to five hundred plants.
As for the ones used for seventh-tier pills, there were countless more.
"T-This…"
Cao Ying pointed at the mountains of herbs before her, momentarily speechless.
The amount of medicinal materials spread across this clearing was probably equivalent to sixty or seventy percent of her Cao Family's entire stock. How could she not be shocked upon suddenly seeing such a treasure trove?
"Hehe, these herbs were collected by the leader of the Ten Thousand Medicinal Mountain Range over nearly a thousand years. I exchanged for them with some items of my own. Take a look and see if any of the herbs you need for your tasks are here."
Seeing the stunned looks on the four women's faces, Lin Feng chuckled lightly. Especially when he noticed the usually composed Cao Ying wearing such an expression, he couldn't help but feel a trace of satisfaction.
"I'd heard people say that the Pill Realm was a blessed paradise, but I never really believed it. Now… I think I do."
Staring at the mountains of precious herbs before her, Cao Ying exhaled softly after a long silence.
"Indeed. I thought the elders were exaggerating, but I didn't expect that within this Pill Realm, just this one Ten Thousand Medicinal Mountain Range could contain such an enormous collection of rare herbs."
Dan Chen's delicate face was filled with shock and admiration.
"Heh, in that case, I won't hold back."
Recovering from her daze, Cao Ying grinned and stepped into the piles of herbs, beginning to search for what she needed.
"Then Chen'er will thank Big Brother Lin Feng first."
Dan Chen, seeing Cao Ying start moving, smiled sweetly at Lin Feng before happily joining in to pick out what she needed.
"You two go ahead and pick some as well. Anything you like, take it—don't be shy."
Seeing the two women moving about, Lin Feng turned to Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan with a warm smile.
He was always generous with his wives. As long as the herbs weren't ones he urgently needed, they could take as much as they wanted.
The key ingredient he needed to refine the Core Soul Marrow—the Heavenly Jade Spirit Stone Essence—and the herbs listed on his own list were already safely stored in his storage ring.
So no matter how many herbs Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan took, he wouldn't mind. After all, everything stayed within their little family—it wasn't going to outsiders anyway.
"Mm."
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Xiao Yixian and Ye Xin Lan snapped out of their daze. Then, both of them also stepped forward, entering the piles of herbs to pick out what they needed.
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