Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 776: Chapter 463: A Palm That Covers the Sky!_2

However, he couldn’t completely trust Logan. What if Logan was lying? So since Logan claimed to be a Master Alchemist, it was natural for him to prove himself, and facing the skepticism of Augustine Cantu, Logan took out more than a dozen herbs from his Storage Bag and then started the alchemy process.

“Not using an Alchemy Furnace?” Augustine Cantu drew in a cold breath. To reach this level indeed required a Grandmaster; ordinary alchemists simply wouldn’t suffice, and it wasn’t something that could be resolved with luck—it had to be based on genuine strength. Such alchemy was a once-in-a-century event.

Augustine Cantu’s eyes blazed with excitement. Now it all depended on whether Logan could successfully refine the pill. If he could, Augustine would certainly keep him; otherwise, Logan would have been toying with him.

About five or six minutes later, Logan refined an Energy Blood Pill. Augustine Cantu took it and was immediately astonished. Was this really an Energy Blood Pill? While the Energy Blood Pill was a very common and basic elixir, Logan’s pill was surging with spiritual energy, equivalent to a hundred of them.

“This is simply divine providence. As long as we work together, within ten years, we can dominate the entire Ancient World.”

Augustine Cantu was so excited he even said, “After dominating, if we refine the entire Ancient World, just think of how many Human Pills we could produce—it’s beyond imagination.”

Logan drew in a breath of cold air. Augustine Cantu was truly a scourge. If he were left to continue, the entire Human race might well be doomed.

However, since the other party had three thousand Human Pills, even though Logan was aggrieved, he could only swallow his pride for now and find an opportunity to strike a fatal blow later.

“I will announce in front of the entire Sect that you will assume the position of Vice Sect Leader, and we will join forces,” Augustine Cantu said as he put the Human Pills back into his Storage Bag, temporarily trusting Logan.

Logan let out a sigh of relief. If Augustine Cantu remained wary of him, things really could have been complicated. However, unless absolutely necessary, Augustine wouldn’t ignite the Human Pills.

Thousands of disciples from the Sect were assembled, and when Augustine Cantu announced the new appointment, everyone was puzzled and confused. Why would they appoint a newcomer as the Vice Sect Leader? What was the Sect Leader thinking? This person wasn’t even from the Daohuomen, and what qualifications did he have?

Many people stood up, urging the Sect Leader to reconsider, “Sect Leader, you can’t appoint an outsider. There are several elders within our Sect who have been contributing for decades. Even if we have to choose a Vice Sect Leader, shouldn’t we pick from among them?”

“Even if this person is capable, he could start as an elder. If he proves his merit in the future, everyone will be convinced, and then it wouldn’t be too late for him to become Vice Sect Leader, would it?”

“You’re being too biased, Sect Leader. I firmly disagree unless there’s a reasonable explanation. If he is indeed qualified for the position, we will have no objections. But with such youth, how can he command respect? Moreover, his attitude when he arrived at the Sect was arrogant.”

Huo Sixuan drew in a breath of cold air. Given these disciples’ comments, it only showed that ignorance was truly fearless. If they had witnessed Logan’s strength, they certainly wouldn’t dare to retort, as even the Sect Leader was no match for him; it was only by possessing three thousand Human Pills that he was able to stabilize the situation.

Faced with the dissatisfaction of the disciples, Augustine Cantu’s face darkened. How dare someone defy the decision of the Sect Leader? He had always been the ultimate authority in Daohuomen, with no one daring to dissent. Today, these disciples were acting too audaciously.

With just a glance, he sent the most dissatisfied ones flying: “I’ll say it again, this is a notification. Have you forgotten the rules of Daohuomen? Who gave you the courage to oppose the Sect Leader? I don’t want to enforce the Sect rules today, but don’t make me angry.”

In an instant, no one dared to speak again. Regardless of what they thought internally, at this moment, anyone who dared to say another word against it was courting death.

“Disperse, from now on, whenever you see Logan within the Sect, you must greet him respectfully. If anyone disobeys, they will be stripped of their cultivation and expelled from Daohuomen.”

Augustine Cantu waved his hand to disperse the disciples and then turned to Logan, “How about it, are you satisfied? Now in the Sect, you rank only below me.”

“It’s alright, but we need to allocate the Human Pills. From now on, you provide the materials and I take care of the refinement. As for the finished products, I will take sixty percent.”

Logan nodded, and in order to confirm to Augustine Cantu that he was indeed cooperating, he brazenly asked for a lot. In fact, he didn’t really want that much; he was just bluffing Augustine Cantu.

Augustine Cantu furrowed his brows. Logan wanted to take sixty percent, and he himself could only take forty percent? That was far too unfair. The most important part of making Human Pills was the materials, which meant capturing cultivators. What risks and difficulties were there in concocting Elixirs? Of course, he couldn’t agree to this.

Even if we step back ten thousand paces, the Human Pills that Logan concocted were simply of slightly better quality, but even if they were a bit inferior, the difference wasn’t that significant. Why must he choose Logan? He’d rather use ten of his own Human Pills in place of one of Logan’s than lose out this much.

“Do you know how hard it is to capture cultivators? Each time we send out more than a dozen people, nearly half of them are lost. Moreover, after refining into… Human Pills, not only do I need to take some, but several Elders in the sect do as well, including the Stewards. This all adds up to a significant expenditure,”

After calculating for a moment, Augustine Cantu offered his own proposal: “You take thirty percent, I take thirty percent, and the remaining forty percent goes to others.”

“Saying that the other forty percent goes to others, how much do you think can actually be distributed? I’m sure you have a clear idea. Everyone is no fool, so let’s keep it simple,”

Logan shook his head: “Alright, I’ll make a concession. I’ll take fifty percent, and won’t take a share of the rest; how you divide it is your affair.”

“You could find another Alchemist, just like you said, the quality will be just slightly worse, but don’t forget that the Human Pills you now want to concoct are of a higher tier, intended for cultivation of the Law’s Force, not for utilizing the power of the Dantian. Ordinary Alchemists simply can’t achieve that.”

“And don’t think concocting Elixirs is easy. The failure rate is very high too. If I lose materials, it will all come out of my fifty percent… For you, that’s equivalent to a one hundred percent success rate in pill production, without worrying about any loss. This is my utmost sincerity, and it also establishes a fair basis,”

Augustine Cantu surely didn’t want Logan to leave. On the one hand, he feared Logan’s strength; if the matter of the Human Pills was disclosed, he would become the target of public criticism. On the other hand, Logan’s Alchemy skills were indeed high, and at this moment, he desperately needed high-quality Human Pills.

“Fine, let’s do it this way!” Augustine Cantu pondered for a long time before finally nodding in agreement. Each side made a concession, which would surely be beneficial for the future.

If Logan could prove his worth, giving him half was not a loss. On the contrary, if he felt the deal was unfair, he could renegotiate with Logan later. To quarrel over a momentary gain or loss before collaboration even began was meaningless.

In the end, the two struck a deal, and Logan naturally curved his lips into a smile, temporarily gaining Augustine Cantu’s trust. The next step was to find out how to take away three thousand Human Pills.

As for this, Logan had already planned. It was to knock Augustine Cantu unconscious when Logan was concocting Elixirs for the first time, taking advantage of Augustine Cantu’s unpreparedness.

When creating human pills, Augustine Cantu surely didn’t want too many people to know, so there wouldn’t be many people at that time, just Augustine Cantu bringing a few Elders at most.

“Go prepare the materials; I need to give you a demonstration first so we both have an understanding,” Logan took the initiative to say, with Augustine Cantu nodding in agreement. Originally, he wanted Logan to start concocting Human Pills as soon as possible, but it was difficult to broach the subject. Since Logan brought it up, he had no more concerns.

After Augustine Cantu left, Bart Cloud was extremely puzzled: “Are you really going to cooperate with him? This is concocting Human Pills; it’s truly inhumane!”

In his memory, Logan had always been a person full of a sense of justice, so why had he changed like this now? It truly frustrated him.

“Everything is going according to plan,” Logan smiled and whispered, “In any case, don’t be… rash. I’m just playing along with Augustine Cantu for now, especially since he has three thousand Human Pills in his possession.”

With Logan’s words, Bart Cloud also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Logan’s original intention remained, no matter how dangerous the situation, he wasn’t afraid anymore.