After the trio arrived in Yancheng,
Queen Medusa didn't stay with Mo Tang, but instead chose to return to the Serpent People to assess their current plight.
Despite orders from Mo Tang, leader of the Mo Alliance, prohibiting human factions and mercenaries from entering the Tagor Desert to capture Serpent People slaves,
even after the order reached the lower levels, some still defied the ban and took risks.
This was inevitable for the time being, unless Medusa personally intervened to suppress a group of individuals, effectively pacifying those blinded by the lure of wealth.
The Mo Alliance had grown too rapidly, and the Mo Clan lacked strength.
With only Mo Tang to maintain its presence, he was constantly on the move, his time in the alliance too short. Even 70% of the alliance had never met him
. This presented a significant risk to the Mo Alliance:
powerful faction leaders, despite joining the Mo Alliance, often disregarded its rules.
This time, Mo Tang returned to the Mo Alliance. Besides refining the Soul Melting Pill for Medusa, he spent the rest of his time resolving these minor issues.
He handed the recipe and all the herbs to Gu He, then, facing the Alchemy King's resentful gaze, Mo Tang wisely slipped away.
After being "tricked" by Mo Tang with a scroll of old medicine's alchemy experience and methods, Gu He hadn't rested a bit...
Mo Lan, the head of the Mo Clan, frequently brought large quantities of herbs for him to refine, claiming it was Mo Tang's order, urging Gu He, the Alliance's chief alchemist, to contribute more to the Alliance.
If it weren't for the Mo Alliance's already numerous third-grade alchemists, and his disciple Liu Ling, who had already reached the fourth-grade realm, Gu He would likely have been drained by the sheer volume of alchemy tasks!
While he felt a sense of relief, his disciple Liu Ling suffered.
For the past few months, Liu Ling had spent her days refining pills, eating and sleeping. This monotonous and tedious life was driving her mad.
Of course, this wasn't without its benefits. At least her progress as an alchemist had amazed even Gu He.
His disciple had only been promoted to a fourth-grade alchemist for less than three years, and her success rate in refining fourth-grade pills had already exceeded 70%...
This was higher than many fifth-grade alchemists!
After leaving Gu He's residence, Mo Tang had some free time and wandered around Yancheng alone.
It had been years since he'd properly observed the city. Suddenly, he realized it had expanded countless times, rivaling the imperial capital in prosperity.
Before he knew it, he had returned to the gates of the Mo Family Fort. Just as he was about to enter, a red figure emerged, their eyes meeting his.
"Mo Linglin..."
An unfamiliar name flashed through Mo Tang's mind.
Looking closely, the mature and beautiful woman before him was none other than Mo Linglin, the former little princess of the Mo Clan.
Mo Tang still had some recollection of this young woman who had first developed a naive affection for his identity.
It was a shame that they were destined to be from different worlds, much like Xiao Yan and Xiao Mei in the original novel...
"Mo... Great Elder!"
Mo Linglin opened her mouth, then finally addressed the man.
After all these years, she was no longer the impertinent young woman she once was, and she had figured many things out.
Mo Tang smiled faintly, looking at her and saying, "Calling me Great Elder is a bit strange. How about calling me Brother Mo Tang?"
Mo Linglin paused for a moment, her head bowed, before finally whispering, "Brother Mo Tang."
Mo Tang sighed inwardly and, glancing at the bowed girl, realized she was now an Eight-Star Grand Master...
With such prowess, even at Canaan Academy, she'd probably qualify for the inner court.
After a moment's hesitation, Mo Tang suddenly remembered the elixirs he'd received from the royal family. There were some suitable for Grand Doushi cultivation, but since they were useless to him, he simply took them all out, placed them in a storage ring, and handed them to the girl before him...
"Here are some elixirs that might be suitable for you. Take them and cultivate diligently, striving to break through to the Douling realm as soon as possible, thus adding strength to our Mo Clan."
Although the Mo Clan already had two Douling-level masters, both were forcibly brought to life by elixirs, and their potential was nearly exhausted, with little hope of further advancement.
Given Mo Linglin's current performance, if she was properly trained, she might even be able to raise another Douhuang for the Mo Clan in the future...
Mo Tang was quite interested in her.
...
Since his chance encounter with Mo Linglin, Mo Tang had remained relatively quiet for the next few days, retreating to his own courtyard in seclusion.
To eliminate the Alliance, he needed a legitimate reason, so Mo Tang was waiting for that reason to arrive.
Sure enough, within three days, the reason finally arrived.
A force called the Snake Nest Mercenary Group, which was affiliated with the Mo League, clashed with the Snake People in the Tagor Desert and was directly defeated by a medium-sized tribe of the other side, suffering heavy losses.
The mercenaries reported the incident, hoping the Mo League would grant them justice. Since
the incident involved the Serpent People, the Mo League elders were not afraid to neglect it and convened a meeting of elders to discuss their response.
Since the leader, Mo Tang, was also present, the gathering was quite large, many eager to witness for themselves the legendary leader's extraordinary powers.
"Leader, this matter cannot be dismissed. The Snake Nest Mercenary Group is one of the three major mercenary groups within the Mo League and a key force within the alliance.
If the alliance doesn't properly address their situation, it will likely cause all members to question our alliance,"
said the elder in a brocade robe seated on the left .
He was He Qian, formerly the head of the He family, one of the three great families of Black Rock City. A peak Douling Spirit-level expert, he was considered one of the top experts in the entire Mo League.
Moreover, when Mo Tang scanned him, he discovered that the Dou Qi within this person was unusually powerful, clearly not what a peak Dou Ling should possess. It seemed he had broken through to the Dou Wang level...
(End of this chapter)