Chapter 763: Wang Daniu and the Witch

"Well killed! Daring to snatch our sect's treasures—such thieves deserve to die!"

Jingyun looked at Wen Yuan triumphantly and burst into loud laughter.

Ever since arriving at this Broken Peak, he had been suppressed by Wen Yuan; having finally found an opportunity to turn the tables, only to lose face so badly, he had been stifled for so long that, until this moment, he could finally vent his pent-up anger.

The Sacred Palace Elder and the Tianlang Hall Elder standing to the side also had a flash of gratification on their faces.

Wen Yuan looked at Jingyun, his expression icy cold.

A moment later, he took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Yuan Xiuya and the other Beast Taming Sect Disciples, "Is the matter of Wang Daniu being killed true?"

Yuan Xiuya nodded, "Reporting to Elder, Wang Daniu has indeed fallen, but this ambiguous claim of Xuan Che's is gilding his own lily far too much."

Speaking of this, he looked at Xuan Che, a flash of mockery appearing on his face, "Wang Daniu was indeed subjected to a joint siege by cultivators from the Three Great Factions."

"The number of attackers even exceeded one hundred and fifty people."

"But they couldn't hurt Wang Daniu in the slightest; in fact, Wang Daniu didn't even make a move, the witch alone beat them all to the ground without a single hair on her being harmed."

Hearing Yuan Xiuya's words, Wen Yuan's heart shook.

One person fighting against over one hundred and fifty geniuses, not only winning, but without a single hair being harmed!

Even Wen Ya, before breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, couldn't have done that, right?

Jingyun, the Sacred Palace Elder, and the Tianlang Hall Elder also revealed expressions of shock.

They each looked at their own disciples.

The various geniuses lowered their heads in shame one after another.

On the Jade Cauldron Sect side, Xuan Che's complexion turned pale and green, unable to say a single word.

Seeing this scene.

The three of them suddenly realized, secretly rejoicing in their hearts.

Since that Wang Daniu was a Beast Taming Sect Disciple, the witch with him was likely one too.

The appearance of a Wen Ya within the Beast Taming Sect had already made the three great factions feel immense pressure; if two more geniuses of the same level appeared.

How would their three great factions still play?

A thousand years from now, the so-called four-legged tripod situation in this eastern region of Youzhou would likely become the Beast Taming Sect standing alone.

While the three were secretly rejoicing, Wen Yuan's complexion had already turned iron-blue.

The ferocity of Wang Daniu and that witch completely exceeded his expectations.

These two were definitely Monster-level geniuses not inferior to Wen Ya!

The sect had actually failed to discover this beforehand!

He looked at Yuan Xiuya and said in a deep voice, "Since he wasn't killed by the siege, then how did Wang Daniu and the witch fall?"

Yuan Xiuya said, "They were ambushed by Yaoguang of the Sacred Palace at the teleportation exit and died in the explosion of a Burning Spirit Bead."

Hearing Yuan Xiuya's words, the last glimmer of hope in Wen Yuan's heart vanished along with them.

The flames of a Burning Spirit Bead are extremely terrifying and can burn to death cultivators at the Integration Stage Perfection level; no matter how strong Wang Daniu and the witch were, they were only at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Under the sweeping flames of the Burning Spirit Bead, there was not the slightest possibility of survival.

He let out a long sigh.

Two such stunning geniuses had actually fallen within the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm; for the Beast Taming Sect, this was undoubtedly a major loss.

It was feared that once the Sect Master and the Supreme Elder learned of this, they would both be beating their chests and stamping their feet.

But it was too late to say anything now.

After coming back to his senses, he spoke again, "Do you know which two Core Disciples of our Beast Taming Sect Wang Daniu and the witch were disguised as?"

He could be certain that there was absolutely no name like Wang Daniu among the Beast Taming Sect's Core Disciples.

Wang Daniu and the witch must certainly be false identities.

This matter was also easy to understand; the two's goal was to plunder almost all the disciples of the Three Great Factions, which was no small matter, so being cautious was normal.

Hearing Wen Yuan's inquiry, Yuan Xiuya was startled, then his expression became somewhat strange as he said, "The witch has always been concealing her identity, no one knows her true identity, as for Wang Daniu..."

"He was a servant of an Inner Sect Disciple of our sect and entered the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm in the capacity of a servant."

Hearing Yuan Xiuya's response, Wen Yuan was stunned, thinking he had misheard, and couldn't help but ask again.

"You say he was a servant of an Inner Sect Disciple of our sect?"

Yuan Xiuya nodded, "Yes, Elder, that Inner Sect Disciple is in the team right now."

As he spoke, he looked toward the rear.

Wen Yuan looked over accordingly.

Wherever his gaze passed, the various Beast Taming Sect Disciples moved aside one after another, forming a path leading straight to the back of the team.

At the end of the path was a woman with a beautiful appearance.

Sensing Wen Yuan's gaze, the woman bowed respectfully, "Disciple Zhou Yun pays respects to the Elder."

Wen Yuan nodded, "Wang Daniu was your servant?"

Zhou Yun was silent for a moment and nodded, "Yes."

"Do you know his background?" Wen Yuan asked again.

Zhou Yun shook her head, "Wang Daniu was a servant brought from her own family by my younger sister Zhou Qingyu, and he entered the sect together with her after she passed the sect's examination."

"All along, he only ever displayed the cultivation of the Qi Refining First Layer."

"Seeing that he had outstanding talent in planting Medicinal Herbs, I borrowed him from my sister."

"As for his specific background, neither my sister nor I know."

Wen Yuan nodded, not intending to probe further.

Although this Wang Daniu's background was suspicious, he had not done anything detrimental to the Beast Taming Sect; if he could have returned safely, the Beast Taming Sect would still have been very willing to take him into the sect.

What a pity.

After a moment of silence, he said to Zhou Yun, "Wang Daniu has brought great glory to our Beast Taming Sect during this trip to the Secret Realm, which counts as a great contribution. Since he has fallen, once you return to the sect, you may go and claim his reward for him."

"Thank you, Elder." Zhou Yun bowed to Wen Yuan once more.

Hearing Wen Yuan's words.

Jingyun, the Sacred Palace Elder, and the Tianlang Hall Elder all saw their expressions sink at the same time.

This Wen Yuan had previously used "sternly reprimand" to brush things off and go through the motions, but upon learning of Wang Daniu's death, he had actually gone ahead and announced the reward directly.

Not even bothering to act anymore, are we?

However, compared to the treasures lost by their three factions' disciples, the deaths of Wang Daniu and the demoness were undoubtedly more important.

These were two Monsters capable of influencing the future landscape of the eastern region of Youzhou; if they did not die, their three factions would be sitting on pins and needles.

Calculated this way, they had actually profited greatly.

Compared to the lives of these two, the lost treasures were completely insignificant.

Thinking of this, the three felt much better, and seeing that Wen Yuan was currently in a fit of anger, they did not continue to pursue the matter.

"Since the Secret Realm has closed, this trip is over."

"Until we meet again, Daoist Friends."

The three smiled at each other, then looked at Wen Yuan, preparing to leave.

"You all seem to have forgotten something, don't you?"

Just then, a voice suddenly arrived.

The three paused in their steps, then as if they had thought of something, the Sacred Palace Elder and the Tianlang Hall Elder subconsciously looked at Jingyun.

The smile on Jingyun's face vanished instantly, and his expression became rigid.

Wen Yuan looked at Jingyun and said indifferently, "Daoist Friend Jing, the bet between you and me has yet to be decided, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"This bet was proposed by you yourself, Daoist Friend Jing. What is it, are you suddenly afraid again?"

Jingyun's expression changed.

Afraid?

Of course he was afraid.

Because of the appearance of that Wang Daniu, Xuan Che's harvest was simply pitifully small.

Wang Daniu came from the Beast Taming Sect and would certainly not be too harsh on the Beast Taming Sect disciples; this could already be seen from the reaction of the Beast Taming Sect disciples upon hearing the name Wang Daniu.

Although they had not yet compared, he had already undoubtedly lost this bet.

He had originally wanted to muddle through while Wen Yuan was emotionally unstable due to the deaths of Wang Daniu and the demoness, but he had not expected that he would fail to escape after all.

Wen Yuan looked at Jingyun's shifting expression and sneered.

He turned his head to look at Yuan Xiuya and the other Beast Taming Sect disciples, "Everyone, take out all the treasures you obtained from the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm."

"Yes!"

Hearing Yuan Xiuya's instruction, the Beast Taming Sect disciples took out all the items they had obtained from the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm one after another.

In an instant, a rich treasure light illuminated this world.

Compared to this.

The meager harvest previously taken out by the disciples of the three major factions—the Jade Cauldron Sect, the Sacred Palace, and the Tianlang Hall—combined did not even amount to one-tenth of the Beast Taming Sect's.

Seeing this scene.

The Sacred Palace and Tianlang Hall Elders felt a sense of imbalance in their hearts; this was what a faction's harvest should look like.

By comparison, their own respective harvests were too pathetic.

It was all that damn Wang Daniu and the demoness's fault.

If not for the appearance of these two troublemakers, the harvest of their two factions should have been like this as well.

The two harbored secret resentment in their hearts.

Jingyun looked at the dazzling array of Magic Treasures, jade bottles, and Jade Slips in the Beast Taming Sect's group...

He could no longer care about the imbalance.

At the thought that his strongest Magic Treasure was about to leave him, his expression became extremely ugly.

After noticing the change in the three's expressions, Wen Yuan did not continue to speak.

With a wave of his palm, the items in front of Yuan Xiuya were gathered before him.

Those were two Medicinal Herbs, over a dozen jade bottles, two Magic Treasures, and four Jade Slips.

Although the two Medicinal Herbs were not rare varieties, their age was sufficient and their medicinal power had broken through the limit; they were typical precious herbs produced in the Medicine Realm and were of great value.

The two Magic Treasures were both of excellent value, enough to make any Integration Stage Cultivator green with envy.

Although the Techniques recorded in the four Jade Slips could not be considered top-tier, they were all quite precious.

The most precious among them were those dozen or so jade bottles.

The dozen or so jade bottles were all packed full, and the Pill inside roughly counted to over a hundred; the lowest grade among them were Seventh-tier pills, and nearly one-third were Eighth-Tier Pill.

After a brief inspection.

Wen Yuan looked at the Beast Taming Sect disciples, "You all may put the treasures away."

Upon hearing this, everyone put their treasures away one after another.

That rich Spirit Light dissipated instantly.

Afterward, Wen Yuan looked at Jingyun indifferently, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes, "Daoist Friend Jing, why don't we change the method of the bet? How about I compare the harvest of one Beast Taming Sect disciple against the harvest of all your Jade Cauldron Sect disciples?"

Jingyun's heart skipped a beat, and his face almost turned the color of a pig's liver.

Previously, he had proposed comparing Xuan Che's individual harvest against all the Beast Taming Sect disciples to intentionally humiliate the Beast Taming Sect.

He had not expected that the humiliation would fail, and the boomerang would strike himself so quickly.

A trace of unwillingness flashed across Jingyun's face; he took a deep breath and said in a stiff voice, "No need, I concede this bet."

When Wen Yuan checked Yuan Xiuya's harvest, he was also paying attention, and he already had a certain judgment in his heart regarding Yuan Xiuya's harvest.

The harvest of the others from the Jade Cauldron Sect was too meager; even if it were combined with Xuan Che's harvest, so what?

Not to mention comparing it to Yuan Xiuya's harvest, it didn't even amount to half of his.

How could they still compare?

After Wen Yuan heard Jingyun's words, he waved his hand and sent the items in front of him back to Yuan Xiuya.

Once Yuan Xiuya had put away all the treasures.

Only then did he withdraw his gaze unhurriedly and say indifferently to Jingyun, "Since that is the case, Daoist Friend Jing, please hand over the Purple Cloud Cauldron."

Jingyun's expression stalled, and after a moment of silence, he said with an ugly look, "Daoist Friend Wen, today's matter was a bit too aggressive on my part; I apologize to you."

Wen Yuan's expression flickered, and he said neither warmly nor coldly, "I am very gratified that Daoist Friend Jing can recognize your mistake."

Jingyun gave a forced smile, "It is good that Daoist Friend Wen can understand; since that is so, I shall not stay any longer."

Having said that, he prepared to leave with the group of Jade Cauldron Sect disciples.

"Wait."

Wen Yuan frowned and spoke up to stop Jingyun.

Jingyun's figure stalled, and he looked at Wen Yuan with a somewhat stiff expression, "Does Daoist Friend Wen have any further instructions?"

"Daoist Friend Jing, you haven't given me the wager we agreed upon earlier."

Hearing Wen Yuan's words, Jingyun's expression turned ugly, "Daoist Friend Wen, you are being a bit too unforgiving."

"I have already apologized to you, yet you still want to demand the wager from me!"

"Are you not afraid of being ridiculed by the two Daoist Friends from the Sacred Palace and Tianlang Hall, as well as the juniors?"

As soon as Jingyun's words fell, even though the moods of the Elder from the Sacred Palace and the Elder from the Tianlang Hall had been affected by the appearance of Wang Daniu and the Demoness, they still couldn't help but glance at Jingyun.

They secretly thought, "What a shameless bastard."

As for the disciples behind the two, their expressions also became quite strange.

"Senior Brother, this guy's skin is simply thicker than yours."

In the crowd.

Mu Lingxi pursed her lips and smiled, her teasing voice entering Wang Jianqiang's mind.

Wang Jianqiang glared at her, "What are you saying? Your Senior Brother has always been upright and strong; how could he be compared to such a shameless person?"

Mu Lingxi giggled, "Senior Brother is right."

A flash of appreciation crossed Wang Jianqiang's eyes, "Junior Sister's character of being able to correct mistakes is truly an excellent quality."

"It is all thanks to Senior Brother's guidance."

"I wouldn't call it guidance. As the saying goes, one who stays near vermilion gets stained red; you must have made this change under the subtle influence of my excellent personality."

"Mm-hmm~ Senior Brother is right~"

……

"Heh, Daoist Friend Jing's words have truly broadened my horizons."

Hearing Jingyun's shameless words, Wen Yuan laughed in extreme anger, "I won the bet, why can I not demand the wager?"

"I have already apologized, yet you still want it; you are being far too unreasonable." Jingyun snorted coldly.

Wen Yuan's expression stalled.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, as if he had reason but could not express it.

He took a deep breath and looked at the Elders of the Sacred Palace and Tianlang Hall, "The two of you are the witnesses to this wager; it would be better for you to judge who is in the right."

The two looked at each other.

To be honest, because of the matter regarding Wang Daniu and the Demoness, they held quite a bit of resentment toward the Beast Taming Sect and really wanted to screw Wen Yuan over as revenge.

But their skin was truly not as thick as Jingyun's.

They wanted to say a few words for Jingyun, but as the words were about to leave their mouths, they couldn't help but blush.

There were so many disciples present.

One careless move, and it would damage their prestige.