Chapter 2005: Once a Genius Alchemist
Chapter 2005: Chapter 2005: Once a Genius Alchemist
Elder Tianxie, with a mere forty thousand Dao cultivation.
Moreover, his strength is somewhat weaker than a typical forty thousand Dao martial artist.
Xiao Yi did not expend much effort to kill him back then.
Those eight people just now, if they had a blood feud with Elder Tianxie, could go seek revenge themselves.
Shen Xinghe was puzzled, "Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun, you didn’t know?"
"Know what?" Xiao Yi countered.
Shen Xinghe said, "Elder Tianxie is not that easy to kill."
"Take those two Six-star Ghost Hunters just now. Did you think they hadn’t tried to pursue Elder Tianxie?"
"It’s just that they failed."
Xiao Yi frowned, "Two with sixty-eight thousand Dao, failing to hunt down a forty thousand Dao?"
Shen Xinghe replied, "Did you forget the eight protectors by his side?"
"Elder Tianxie holds an unusual status in the Evil Lord’s Mansion."
"He might just be a forty thousand Dao expert, but on his own, he means nothing, any Five-star Ghost Hunter with a grudge could take his life."
"But those eight protectors with him are each fifty thousand Dao experts."
"They were handpicked by the Evil Lord to protect Elder Tianxie."
"Elder Tianxie himself is proficient in Medicine Dao and Formation techniques."
"The combined force of these eight is formidable; with Elder Tianxie’s supplemental formations, even a seventy thousand Dao expert wouldn’t have a chance to harm him."
"The Heavenly Evil Eight Guardians?" Xiao Yi frowned.
If he wasn’t mistaken, they must be the eight fifty thousand Dao evil cultivators he encountered last time.
Shen Xinghe showed a look of surprise, "The Heavenly Evil Eight Guardians are tasked with protecting Elder Tianxie."
"As far as I know, they are inseparable from him."
"Honestly, I don’t know how Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun managed to kill that old villain Tianxie."
Xiao Yi furrowed his brow.
When he killed Elder Tianxie, those eight weren’t around at all.
Xiao Yi thought for a moment.
At that time, Elder Tianxie was with the Yun Family, the Zhongshan Mengg Family, and the three young masters of the North Sea Xu Family.
If he guessed correctly, Elder Tianxie was planning to befriend these three.
Hence, the Heavenly Evil Eight Guardians did not follow.
This gave him the opportunity to kill him.
In fact, Xiao Yi wasn’t far off.
Firstly, Elder Tianxie wanted these three future Family Heads to owe him a favor.
Secondly, he caught these three participating in refining the Evil Heaven Pill.
These three young masters were obviously fools.
In the future, with Elder Tianxie’s skills, controlling the three Hidden Families is not impossible.
He didn’t even have the Eight Guardians follow, he dealt with them by himself.
As for possible danger, he wasn’t afraid.
Firstly, with his forty thousand Dao cultivation, he feared little danger.
Secondly, being with the young masters of the three Hidden Families, no one in the Central Region would dare offend him.
Even the Eight Palaces’ martial artists wouldn’t easily offend the young masters of the three Hidden Families.
In the Eight Palaces, those capable of killing him are all old timers.
And these old timers, for the sake of the larger picture, would never want to fall out with the Hidden Families.
It’s just, he never expected Xiao Yi to be different.
Xiao Yi not only disregarded these young masters but even intended to kill them.
And Xiao Yi had the astonishing strength to kill a powerful forty thousand Dao expert like him.
Overall, Xiao Yi’s assassination of Elder Tianxie was a coincidence.
Without this coincidence, Elder Tianxie would surely still be alive and well.
Of course, Xiao Yi didn’t mention this now.
Shen Xinghe laughed, "A few days ago, when news of Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun killing Elder Tianxie and the Heavenly Evil Eight Guardians reached Guisha City, it was quite the sensation."
"Upon hearing of your arrival at the City Lord’s Mansion, those eight guest elders ended their seclusion early to come see you."
"These guest elders are almost always in seclusion, and if not for the City Lord’s tasks, they are rarely seen."
Xiao Yi nodded, not concerned about this, just...
"Elder Tianxie was merely a forty thousand Dao martial artist? Is he worth the Evil Lord’s Mansion assigning him eight fifty thousand Dao experts, even existing to protect him?"
"Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun, you didn’t even know this?" Shen Xinghe widened his eyes, a bit shocked.
"But that’s understandable." Shen Xinghe realized, "Elder Tianxie, the old scoundrel, has lived for probably over a hundred thousand years."
"Someone as young as Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun naturally wouldn’t know this old crook."
"Back in the day, when he was young like you, he was considered the most outstanding alchemist in the Medicine Venerate Hall."
"And his Medicine Dao and Formation Dao were both peerless, making him an astounding prodigy on the continent."
"But obviously, he couldn’t resist the temptations of the Evil Lord’s Mansion and joined them."
"After becoming an evil cultivator, he thrived, displaying his ruthless side without reservation."
"Let me put it this way, almost half the Evil Pills in the Evil Lord’s Mansion were made by him."
"The Evil Heaven Pill was his creation."
"The most outstanding evil alchemist in the Evil Lord’s Mansion. You can imagine how much the Evil Lord valued him and how crucial he was to the mansion."
Shen Xinghe said grimly, "It’s genuinely because of this mad genius alchemist that the Evil Lord’s Mansion grew rapidly over a hundred thousand years."
"There are even rumors that just by himself, he accelerated the development and expansion of the Evil Lord’s Mansion by hundreds of thousands of years."
"Thus, even though he’s eccentric, whatever he needs, the Evil Lord provides."
"His position in the Evil Lord’s Mansion is frighteningly high."
Xiao Yi was startled, "The most outstanding alchemist in the Evil Lord’s Mansion?"
No wonder killing Elder Tianxie seemed like stirring a hornet’s nest, with those evil cultivators madly pursuing him.
And those who made a move were all legendary experts within the Evil Lord’s Mansion.
Even the Great Elder of the Evil Lord’s Mansion, such a contemporary powerhouse, chased him relentlessly.
Even when he reached Leisure Village, the Great Elder didn’t give up; not until the bodies of several seventy thousand Dao experts were left did the Great Elder unwillingly retreat.
No wonder completing just the task of killing Elder Tianxie was equivalent to a whole year’s worth of tasks for other Ghost Hunters.
Xiao Yi frowned.
Shen Xinghe saw this and chuckled lightly, "Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun, rest assured."
"As long as you’re in Guisha City, you needn’t fear the Evil Lord’s Mansion’s retaliation."
Xiao Yi shook his head.
Once he got the Ten Thousand Poison Fruit, he’d leave without delay.
"Three more days," Xiao Yi thought to himself.
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Second update.