As Han Feng's trusted confidant, Han Beng's cultivation techniques and fighting skills were undoubtedly extraordinary.
Mo Tang had originally assumed that this Seven-Star Dou Wang would be able to hold his own against even a Dou Huang. However, he hadn't expected this...
Watching Han Beng being beaten to a pulp by Tie Wu in just ten rounds, Mo Tang could only shake his head.
"It seems I overestimated Han Beng..."
But that was understandable.
After all, not everyone is a pervert like Xiao Yan, adorned with the aura of a protagonist. In the original novel, even a peak Dou Wang with the body of a top-tier demon beast like Zi Yan would be beaten to a pulp by Fan Lao.
However, Zi Yan's exceptional defenses made her impervious even to Dou Huang-level attacks...
After the ferocious gangs of the three factions annihilated all those loyal to Han Feng around Han Beng, they, under the command of their respective leaders, turned the manor upside down.
Not to mention, the gangs from the three factions found quite a few valuable items.
However, Mo Tang showed no interest in any of this.
Speaking of collections, possessing the Medicine Master Ring, his collection is undoubtedly astonishing, though it holds little significance to him.
His target this time is actually Han Feng's medicine garden...
As the Black Horn Region's foremost alchemist, how could he not have his own medicine garden within his own lair?
Perhaps not all the herbs grown in these gardens are of the highest quality, but with so many, he can always find some that meet his requirements...
Led by a servant who specializes in tending Han Feng's herbs, Mo Tang discovered an exquisite small garden in a corner of the luxurious manor...
Gazing at the small courtyard with white walls and green tiles, even before entering, Mo Tang could already smell the faint aroma of medicinal herbs.
"Hmm, truly worthy of the title of Medicine King Han Feng, he can even cultivate such a precious herb!"
Mo Tang exclaimed in amazement at the crimson, flame-like grass before him.
Flame grass, a special spiritual herb that grows in areas rich in fire energy, is a common auxiliary ingredient in refining high-level fire-attributed elixirs and is typically found only around volcanoes.
This thing might not be high-grade, but it holds a significant amount of energy. Its growing environment is extremely demanding, so whenever it appears on the market, it's often snapped up by alchemists, so it rarely makes it to market.
Just this tiny blade of grass alone can transform 80 points of intermediate energy into Mo Tang's system. And there are nearly a dozen of them in this patch—an absolute bounty!
"Tsk, tsk, straight away!"
Seconds later, the once fiery red patch became bare, and Mo Tang's system gained 1,200 additional intermediate energy points.
But...
"Huh? I was wondering why flame grass was growing here. I didn't expect it to be a small spirit gathering array, powered by four fifth-level fire magic cores!"
However, these four fifth-level magic cores seemed to have been used for quite some time, their energy almost completely depleted. Therefore, they had no value in transforming anything, so Mo Tang didn't waste his time.
After searching further, Mo Tang discovered several more spiritual herbs and flowers that he could absorb and transform, and the energy reading on his attribute panel increased by over a thousand points.
Looking at the small medicine garden now, it was no longer the harmonious and beautiful place it had once been. Only a chaotic mess remained, like a living room that had been trashed by a Husky.
However, just as Mo Tang was about to leave, a small incident occurred.
As he had just stepped out of the garden gate, he encountered a hurried figure...
Upon closer inspection, he saw it was a Dou Wang elder from the Tianyin Sect...
Upon seeing the shattered garden behind Mo Tang, his expression suddenly changed.
Then he looked at Mo Tang with a bad face and asked in a cold voice, "Deputy Sect Leader Tang, this time our three alliances are jointly taking over Fengcheng. You alone took the spiritual herbs from the medicine garden. It seems that it is not in accordance with the rules, right?"
Mo Tang was not convinced. He glanced at him calmly and replied, "According to the agreement, the three families' joint gains need to be divided equally after discussion, but personal gains are not included. I discovered this medicine garden first. I got it through my own ability. What's wrong with it!"
"You...!"
The visitor was furious and immediately retorted, "My Tianyin Sect also discovered this place, but we came a little later. According to the agreement, the things inside should be divided equally between the two parties!"
Mo Tang curled his lips. Divide
equally? What the hell!
He pointed directly at the herb garden behind him and said, "Great! There's still a good portion of herbs here, and they belong to your Tianyin Sect. Take your time harvesting them. I'll leave you alone!"
Seeing Mo Tang walk away without even paying him any attention, the Tianyin Sect elder was furious.
Even a fool could see that most of the high-quality herbs in the herb garden had already been taken by this brat, leaving only the cheap, common stuff.
And you're telling me to split it evenly?
Is that what I mean by splitting it evenly?
"You...you...this is outrageous! My Tianyin Sect will not let this matter go. I'm going to make Master Su give me an explanation!"
Mo Tang waved his hand without even turning his head, then walked away.
He paid the other party no mind. "
You didn't see me gathering herbs yourself, so how do you know what I found? I just said I only collected some common herbs. What can you say?"
Meanwhile, the main forces of the three major factions, led by their respective leaders, were dividing up Han Feng's secret stash. The substantial cache of high-level martial arts and high-grade elixirs was the real prize, the object of the three leaders' scramble.
They weren't alchemists, so they didn't value herbs.
As the three factions divided Maple City, a bustle erupted outside the city...
In the distant sky, winged figures flew rapidly in from afar, landing at the main gates. Their faces were icy as they gazed at the gates, which had been sealed by the three major factions.
Naturally, this situation was noticed by the gangs of the three factions below, and some immediately ran panicked towards the city, preparing to inform their respective leaders of the situation outside.
The newcomers had no intention of stopping them. Instead, they observed those coming with the same purpose as themselves. When they spotted someone they knew, they would fly over and quietly discuss things.
They knew very well that if they wanted to get a piece of the pie from the three major forces, they couldn't fight alone. They had to unite with more powerful people and put pressure on the three major forces at the same time. Only then would they have a chance to get a piece of the pie!
(End of this chapter)