Chapter 428: Chapter 428: The Attitude of the Third Elder, Gui Zhuo!

"It seems that the third elder must have finished refining the pill!"

Upon entering the cave, Lu Chen smelled a faint scent of medicine, which was mixed with a unique aroma that was almost imperceptible.

"If I remember correctly, he used a Spiritual Medicine called Rot Leaf Erosion for Alchemy!"

Lu Chen didn’t think too much about it, though he hadn’t studied "Spiritual Medicine Identification" in detail, he still remembered most of the properties and principles of the medicines quite well.

There are a few Spiritual Medicines that left a deep impression on him, including the Rot Leaf Erosion.

The nature of the Rot Leaf Erosion is extremely toxic and can be added to any pill.

Normally colorless and tasteless, it is difficult to detect when mixed into pills, but when the pills are freshly out of the furnace, they emit a unique foul odor, as if leaves were rotting.

Lu Chen took careful note of this and thought to himself that in the future, the pills personally refined by Gui Zhuo...

Must not be eaten!

"Lu Chen, have you come here to refine pills with this elder?"

After the Foundation Establishment disciple escorted Lu Chen into the cave, he had already left, and Gui Zhuo smiled at Lu Chen and said.

"That’s right, third elder," Lu Chen said earnestly, "I am here on my master’s orders to ask for a Nourishing Spirit Pill from you."

"Nourishing Spirit Pill? Has brother seven’s soul been damaged?"

The body of Gui Zhuo shook, and his heart was filled with surprise. Zhu Chongjiu was currently favored by Danyang Zi, so who would dare to strike at him in secret and damage his soul?

"It seems so," Lu Chen quietly observed Gui Zhuo’s reaction and a thought quickly flashed through his mind. Judging from what he saw, Ning Changzhong was obviously planning to harm them. If he could also stir up discord between these two, it seemed that after his departure, the opponent would be too occupied to pay attention to Zhu Chongjiu, thus allowing him to stay out of it!

"But I am not sure about the specifics, as master is usually sound and well, but suddenly he seemed to have lost his spirit and his memory has also declined a lot."

"That must be due to soul damage. Could it be that he moved to Zhaixing Peak and became overeager in his cultivation?"

Gui Zhuo wouldn’t reveal his speculations to Lu Chen; of course, his ambitions extended far beyond.

It wasn’t just him; except for Zhu Chongjiu, all the elders were waiting for the right moment.

The moment when Danyang Zi has to overcome the heavenly tribulation!

As far as he was concerned, regardless of whether Danyang Zi could pass the tribulation, he certainly won’t be occupying the position of sect leader anymore.

And as the third elder, of course, he was also qualified to vie for the position of sect leader!

If he succeeded...

He could slowly open up the Casting Gear Pavilion for Alchemy and pass on his skills, making them flourish!

As for what the other elders were inclined to do, that Gui Zhuo didn’t know.

However, he had already secretly considered these elders as his competitors.

Of course, Zhu Chongjiu was currently an exception. Hence at this moment, he wanted to draw Lu Chen to his side!

"Lu Chen, are you in a hurry? If you’re not, I can have a disciple fetch a bottle from the pill repository and send it to your master."

The implication was that he wanted Lu Chen to stay!

Lu Chen had this intention already, so he went with the flow and said, "I am in no hurry, elder. Could it be that you wish to teach me the Alchemy Technique?"

"Hahaha, Lu Chen, although you have a quintuple Spirit Root, you are too clever," he said, lowering his voice before continuing, "Under normal circumstances, it is right for you to be so sharp—after all, young people should be spirited! But at the moment, with hidden currents surging within the sect, it is time to hide one’s talents!"

Lu Chen’s heart stirred. Could it be that Gui Zhuo bore no ill will towards him?

This meant that...

"What do you mean by that, third elder?"

Lu Chen pretended to be puzzled, as if he didn’t understand the meaning behind Gui Zhuo’s words.

"It means that now you are favored by your master, you will inevitably attract jealousy from other disciples... If those disciples are envious of you, do you think their masters might..."

Lu Chen feigned shock, saying, "Impossible, right? Elder, you mustn’t scare me!"

"Why would this elder scare you," Gui Zhuo’s pupils narrowed, and he said gravely, "You tell me, why would your master be sound and well one moment, and then suddenly suffer soul damage? If I am not guessing wrong, he must have visited a peak of one of his junior brothers and got secretly harmed! Your realm is still low, so you might not be able to see the signs!"

Lu Chen immediately understood, and since he indeed wanted to incite discord, he adopted an expression of sudden realization and said, "Third elder, we had previously been to the eighth peak!"

"Ning Changzhong?"

Gui Zhuo was startled, which was beyond his expectations. Since he was on guard against the rest of the elders, naturally, his levels of attention varied.

Aside from the unambitious Zhu Chongjiu, Ning Changzhong was someone he had always overlooked!

He thought to himself that if Ning Changzhong dared to harm Zhu Chongjiu in secret, could it be that he was colluding with the Spirit Sound Sect, counting on them as his trump card...

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