Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor

Li Shao still had a gentle and amiable expression on his face, as if the person who had just died in front of him was not a human being, but an ant.

Xuan Wuji regarded himself as far less malevolent than Li Shao, by more than just a little.

He thought to himself that he must never come into conflict with Li Shao in the future.

"This time I really owe Brother Xuan for bringing the person back to me. Otherwise, if my identity had been revealed, it would undoubtedly have led to unnecessary diplomatic disputes," said Li Shao, as if completely oblivious to the change in Xuan Wuji's expression, sipping his tea with the smile of a modest gentleman still on his face.

"The Crown Prince is being too polite, the relationship between Emperor Hong City and Tang Yuan has always been good. Had it not been for Yun Canglang and his damned Sky Hunting Corps, we would have succeeded long ago," Xuan Wuji said angrily at the thought of his love rival, Yun Canglang.

He had been busy with all the preparations, hoping to profit from this opportunity, but Yun Canglang and those damned Hunter Soldiers messed everything up.

Xuan Wuji never imagined that the true obstacle to his plans was not the overlooked Yun Sheng, but Ye Beiming, who was hidden in the shadows.

"Would Brother Xuan like to get rid of Yun Canglang permanently?" Li Shao asked, raising his eyebrows slightly, his tone so gentle that it did not seem to be about plotting to kill someone.

"Of course I do, but it's easier said than done. Back in the day, I had such a good opportunity and still couldn't eliminate Yun Canglang. Now, his hands have recovered and his cultivation is even stronger than before," Xuan Wuji said, full of intense hatred for Yun Canglang. Years ago, Yun Canglang caused him to lose his fiancée, and he lost all his prestige in Emperor Hong City. And now, he even lost a large sum of Purple Gold Coins for nothing. With old grudges and new added together, Xuan Wuji wished nothing more than to drink his blood and eat his flesh.

In contrast, the Sky Hunting Corps gained both reputation and half of a mining vein this time.

"Brother Xuan is mistaken. A mere Yun Canglang can be easily eliminated with the methods of Emperor Hong City. What is truly to be feared is not Yun Canglang, but the Great Zhou Martial Saint, Yun Bahe," Li Shao said pointedly.

The reason Great Zhou City has been unshakable on the Wuji Continent is largely due to the Great Zhou Martial Saint, Yun Bahe.

As long as Yun Bahe is eliminated, both the Yun Residence and Great Zhou will be in great peril.

"But... Yun Bahe has reached the Martial Saint level, achieving enlightenment. That year, I paid a huge sum to enlist Tian Quezi, who was also defeated by Yun Bahe with an advantage of half a move, forcing Hou Qin to retreat its troops. From where can I now find a master of the Martial Saint level to eliminate Yun Bahe?" Xuan Wuji also recalled the time when he was close to killing Yun Canglang. It was Yun Bahe, that old fellow, who alone killed thousands of brave soldiers from Emperor Hong City. Moreover, with Yuan Shahu's death threat, Emperor Hong City had no choice but to give up on their plan to kill Yun Canglang.

"I do have a plan. As far as I know, after that battle between Yun Bahe and the Post Qin Martial Saint, Tian Quezi, Yun Bahe suffered a great loss in his vitality. Over these years, his Martial Realm has made no progress. If we employ certain methods on Yun Bahe... what do you think the outcome would be if someone challenged Yun Bahe at this time?" Li Shao said slowly and methodically.

"What do you mean by that, Brother Li?" Xuan Wuji hesitated for a moment.

What Li Shao said made sense, even the current Emperor Hong City Lord, Xuan Wuji's father, Xuan Wuming, had advised him not to provoke the Yun Residence again.

Although Yun Bahe has not been active on the continent these years, he is like a sleeping lion. If pushed too far, even Emperor Hong City would suffer numerous casualties and deaths.

"No, what this Prince means is to outwit rather than to fight brute force," Li Shao took out a crystal bottle and placed it in front of Yun Bahe.

"What is this?" Xuan Wuji took the crystal bottle, opened the lid, and sniffed.

The liquid inside was colorless and odorless, appearing just like ordinary water.

"This is a secret medicine of mine, Tang Yuan. It's a slow-acting poison; once ingested, even the strongest martial artist would die from bodily explosion upon sustaining an injury. Just imagine, if Yun Bahe were to die, whether it's the Yun Residence or Yun Canglang, you'd be free to deal with them as you please," Li Shao remained poised and genteel.

Yet his words were the most malicious one could utter.

This unique magic potion is undetectable by ordinary doctors and magic pharmacists.

Once it enters the body, it immediately invades the bloodstream and channels, making it exceedingly difficult to cure, even if detected.

"Is this medicine really effective?" Xuan Wuji still had some reservations.

"If Brother Xuan is doubtful, feel free to test it out. You just need to find someone Yun Bahe trusts and discreetly add the potion to his daily food. Within a month, Yun Bahe will definitely become incapacitated. Then, you can let Tian Quezi challenge him," Li Shao pushed the medicine towards Xuan Wuji.

After a brief moment of thought, recalling Yun Canglang's spirited demeanor, Xuan Wuji could no longer restrain himself and accepted the crystal bottle.

Within the Purple Gold Mine area.

"Young Master Yun, we've dug as far as we can go; this wall is just too hard," Zhou Quan and the others, drenched in sweat and as tired as dogs, nearly collapsed to the ground.

A few days ago, over twenty hunter soldiers were summoned by Young Master Yun.

Young Master Yun had solemnly informed them that he had a daunting task for them.

At that time, everyone was excited, thinking they were chosen for a special mission by Young Master Yun for their distinctive qualities.

Little did they know, Young Master Yun had actually led them to the Purple Gold Mine, instructing them to dig up the mine's northern vein like moles.

They later found out that the frugal Young Master Yun had claimed hiring miners would cost money, and with the Hunting Corps' limited funds, he simply picked a few strong hunter soldiers to mine instead.

The group was instantly dismayed.

When they had first heard that Ancestor Master acquired half of the Purple Gold Vein, the Sky Hunting Corps were thrilled for a while, all believing they would live better days from then on.

It was only later that they found out this vein was what was left by the Da Zhou garrison; there wasn't much Purple Gold Ore left on the northern side. They didn't understand why the usually shrewd Young Master Yun would want such a depleted mine.

Fortunately, "Young Master Yun" held such high esteem in the hearts of all hunter soldiers that no one dared to defy her orders. Zhou Quan, dusty and disheveled, spent days mining and eventually cleared the majority of the vein.

Through this endeavor, Zhou Quan realized that a starved camel is still bigger than a horse; even this depleted vein yielded about a thousand kilograms of Purple Gold Ore, which after smelting, could probably amount to a few hundred thousand Imperial Purple Gold Coins.

But just as they continued to excavate toward the farthest northern part of the mine, they encountered a strange wall.