Luo City.
Dan Pavilion.
In the conference room.
"Beep beep beep..."
The phone call to Jiangnan Province was never connected.
Dan Pavilion Master Wang Mao hung up the phone, his eyebrows deeply furrowed.
"Strange, how come we can't get through to Elder Cheng, Elder Mu, Elder Gong's phones? Could something have happened?"
A white-haired elder from the Dan Pavilion's senior leadership frowned and said below:
"That shouldn't be. According to the message from Xiao Lin and others, that brat is only half-step Divine Realm. Even if Xiao Lin and the others have underestimated his strength, and he is in the Divine Realm, Elder Cheng and the others are all in the Divine Realm. They should be able to capture him easily!"
Another slightly younger elder, also with furrowed brows, said, "I don't think this matter is that simple. If the other party dares to disrespect our Dan Pavilion time and again, either they're foolish or they have never heard of the reputation of our Dan Pavilion, or they have something to rely on and are fearless!"
"I said it from the beginning, anyone who can cultivate to the Half-Step Divine Realm at such a young age can't possibly be unaware of the name of our Dan Pavilion. It's very likely that he's the disciple of a warrior from the Divine Rankings! That's why he dares to disrespect us!"
Following the young elder's words, the rest of the attendees chimed in retrospectively, "Indeed, Elder Xu's speculation isn't wrong. He's so young and already at the Half-Step Divine Realm, not to mention having nearly a hundred plants of Third-level Top Grade Spirit Medicine to bid on the Alchemy. This guy definitely has someone backing him!"
Listening to their conversation, Wang Mao grew even more agitated and slammed his hand on the conference table with a "Thump thump thump!"
Everyone immediately quieted down.
Wang Mao said, "There's no point talking about this now. Whether he is a disciple of a warrior from the Divine Rankings or not, we must get that Alchemy. That's what's most important. Once we learn the Alchemy, we'll give Ancient Elder behind us the chance to compete for a spot in the top ten of the Divine Rankings!"
"Even if that young man is really the disciple of a warrior from the Divine Rankings, as long as we keep things discreet, and the other party doesn't figure out the cause of death for the time being, giving us time to let the Ancient Elder slowly consume the Elixir for cultivation, we have nothing to fear from them!"
"But ... why can't we get through to Elder Cheng, Elder Wei, or Chu Xuan and the others on the phone? Could they be so unlucky that they encountered his master while they were ambushing that guy?!"
Wang Mao guessed, with a headache.
"Knock knock!!"
At that moment, someone hurried to the door of the conference room and knocked.
As the sound of knocking rang out, everyone present turned their eyes towards the door.
"Xiao Lin, how is it, did the investigation come out?"
The young man standing at the door, panting for breath, was none other than Chu Xuan, who not long ago, had sent a photo of Mu Jinyu from Jiangnan Province, asking the Dan Pavilion to investigate his identity, and the task was assigned to Xiao Lin.
Now that Xiao Lin had appeared, it was clear that the investigation was almost complete.
Xiao Lin nodded his head and said between breaths, "The investigation results are out. Pavilion Master, Elders, take a look."
With a pale face, he stepped into the conference room and handed the folder he was carrying to Wang Mao, as well as to each elder present.
Wang Mao picked up a file about Mu Jinyu and carefully looked it over, his expression changing slightly.
The other elders, who started looking through the documents, had their expressions shift dramatically upon seeing the content.
Because the document clearly stated, right at the beginning, the terrifying identity of Mu Jinyu, the Tiance True Dragon from the Dragon King Hall!
"He... how could he be the new Dragon King of the Dragon King Hall?!"
Wang Mao and all the elders present realized why they found Mu Jinyu's photo familiar when they first saw it.
How could they not recognize him?
When the Old Dragon King passed away and Mu Jinyu took over as the New Dragon King, they had already obtained Mu Jinyu's photo and examined his features.
However, their Dan Pavilion didn't have much interaction with the Dragon King Hall, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
Later, they even heard that Mu Jinyu had died and that Dragon King Hall was controlled by Xiang Mantang. Following that was the chaos of darkness; they were too busy dealing with their own issues to concern themselves with the countless deaths and injuries among the seven Great Hall Masters of the Dragon King Hall.
Who could have known that Mu Jinyu, the grandson of the Old Dragon King, once declared dead, would come back to life?
And to even compete with them for alchemy techniques and alchemy furnaces!
"No wonder this guy didn't show any respect for our Dan Pavilion, he's actually the Dragon King of the Dragon King Hall!"
Wang Mao said in a somber whisper.
An impetuous Elder, after his expression changed several times, shouted, "What's there to be afraid of? Look at what state the Dragon King Hall is in now; most of his subordinates are dead. And this New Dragon King, having entered the God Realm so quickly, must have used all of the Dragon King Hall's resources. Let's make a big move this time. Have the Ancient Elder take him out and let our Dan Pavilion replace the Dragon King Hall!"
Hearing the Elder's words, everyone's expressions changed abruptly, and someone reminded, "Elder Xiong, please be cautious with your words, don't speak recklessly."
But there were also those who thought Elder Xiong was right, nodding in agreement, "Actually, Elder Xiong is not wrong. Things have come to this, and we have already made an enemy of the Dragon King. It's bound to be a fight to the death between us!"
"Now is just shortly after the chaos of darkness has subsided. The Dragon King Hall must still be catching their breath. We should take them down in one fell swoop and take their place. Otherwise, we'll have to wait for Dragon King Hall to regain their strength with the influence of the top ten organizations globally and then they'll slowly deal with us!"
The people continued to argue incessantly over this topic.
Wang Mao, his head aching from listening, once again slapped the conference table, waiting for everyone to quiet down before he said helplessly, "Stop arguing, let's ask for the Ancient Elder's opinion."
"Indeed, we still need to consult the Ancient Elder. If he does not wish to be an enemy of the Dragon King Hall, then we have no way to deal with the Dragon King."
After a moment of silence, everyone nodded in agreement.
It hadn't been easy for their Dan Pavilion to cultivate three Divine Realm Warriors, and now all had lost contact.
If the Ancient Elder was unwilling to make a move, even if they were united in wanting to take down Mu Jinyu, they wouldn't have a way to do so.
And the Ancient Elder was the warrior listed at the end of the Divine Rankings.
Although just a Guest Elder of the Dan Pavilion, his status was even higher than that of the Supreme Elder.
Soon, Wang Mao made a serious call to the Ancient Elder.
"Beep beep..."
The call connected quickly.
An old voice came through.
"Wang Mao, what's the matter? Did you get your hands on the alchemy technique?"
Wang Mao replied with a strained voice, "I'm sorry, Ancient Elder, there's been a complication..."
He then informed the other party about Mu Jinyu grabbing their alchemy technique at the auction, as well as how their Dan Pavilion had sent three Divine Realm Warriors to show their might in Jiangnan, but ended up losing all contact.
After listening to Wang Mao's account, the Ancient Elder was silent for a while before asking in a hoarse voice, "Are you sure it's the Dragon King of the Dragon King Hall who took away our alchemy technique?"
"Yes," Wang Mao honestly said.
"Is the Dragon King Hall now weakened? Do they lack manpower in the organization?" the Ancient Elder asked again.
Wang Mao hesitated for a moment, then said, "We're not sure about that. After all, during the chaos of darkness, a lot of information couldn't be verified, but it should be correct. After all, they are the Dragon King Hall; they have to defend the security of Huaxia and cannot just stand by like our Dan Pavilion, indifferent and self-preserving."
The Ancient Elder was silent for a long time before he finally gritted his teeth, "Fine, for the sake of an endless supply of elixirs, and for the sake of reaching the fourth layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm, I'll take this risk! But I'm currently out of town, searching for a Level Four Spiritual Medicine, and it will be a few days before I can return. These next few days, try to gather more information about him!"
"Of course," Wang Mao agreed.