However, this soaring brilliance vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only Qin Xuan, who looked forward with a regretful expression.
No mistake, the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword must be beneath the Earth Vein!
Qin Xuan exhaled a turbid breath, allowing himself to calm down.
“This Spiritual Fire is truly formidable; it can even sense the Spiritual Fire within my body.”
He spoke a few words to the two people beside him, feigning nonchalance.
Listening to his words, Jiang Dan and Ge Dan both nodded.
Perhaps because of the Crimson Flame soaring into the sky, the Blue Spiritual Fire obediently retreated at this moment, no longer acting rashly.
“Young Master, there’s no need to worry. For so many years, although this Spiritual Fire occasionally becomes restless, it has never caused any major trouble, so there’s no need to be concerned.”
Jiang Dan said, stroking his beard.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded, a wave of speechlessness in his heart.
With such a powerful entity suppressing it within this Earth Vein, this Blue Spiritual Fire naturally couldn’t stir up any significant waves.
However, Qin Xuan wouldn't casually mention these things.
Only those with sufficiently strong Mental Energy could witness the scene of the Crimson Flame soaring into the sky.
Judging by the reactions of these two, they likely hadn't noticed the phenomenon of the Crimson Flame soaring into the sky at all.
This is good; it will be much more convenient to investigate this place later.
Thinking of this, a gleam flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes.
So many years had passed, and there were probably more than just one or two people who had seen the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword's light pillar. Since there were more than one or two, many must have tried to find the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword.
“Hoo!”
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan gently shook his head.
Since so many people hadn't found it, it was unlikely that he would find it so easily.
After all, those people were not weaker than Qin Xuan.
He still needed to observe more; anyway, he had plenty of time at the Azure Green Sect.
Enough for him to thoroughly investigate this place.
Following Jiang Dan and Ge Dan, Qin Xuan left the underground and arrived at the Peak.
Next, Jiang Dan and Ge Dan introduced the situation here to Qin Xuan one by one, giving Qin Xuan a better understanding of the situation on Dan Peak.
After Jiang Dan finished introducing the situation, Qin Xuan slowly looked at the two with a half-smile.
“Jiang Master, Grandmaster Ge, you two went to great lengths to bring me to this Dan Peak, even going so far as to antagonize Wu Yong for it. It’s not simply a matter of appreciating talent, is it?”
From Jiang Dan's willingness to fall out with Wu Yong to protect him, a Named Disciple, and the way the two of them had been exceptionally accommodating to Qin Xuan throughout the journey, it would be problematic if Qin Xuan still couldn't discern something amiss.
These two must have something they wanted from Qin Xuan to be so solicitous.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that he could freely use the medicinal ingredients from the Medicine Valley here to refine Medicinal Pills made Qin Xuan feel that something was a bit off.
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
“Young Master, may I ask what rank of Medicinal Pill you can refine now?”
After several rounds of pleasantries, Ge Dan, who was a bit impatient, was the first to speak.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan pondered for a moment.
“Third-Rank Medicinal Pills are no problem, but I can’t guarantee success with 4-Pinnacle Medicinal Pills.”
Although Qin Xuan had already refined higher-grade Medicinal Pills in the Tian Tomb, he didn't want to reveal all his trump cards yet.
After all, it’s always good to appropriately conceal one’s abilities.
“That means you’re at the Third-Rank Peak. If our Senior Brothers cultivate you for a while longer, we should be able to help you become a 4-Pinnacle Alchemist within half a year, which would give us a better chance of winning.”
Jiang Dan said with some excitement.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow.
“Chance of winning? What does that mean?”
Qin Xuan asked, puzzled.
It sounded like these two had other plans for him.
It seemed these two indeed had other ideas.
“Since Young Master has already seen through it, we brothers no longer wish to hide it from you. Young Master is right, we do have a request of you.”
Jiang Dan bowed respectfully to Qin Xuan.
“Young Master, have you heard of Wan Yao Valley?”
Wan Yao Valley?
Qin Xuan nodded.
“It’s one of the ten great Sects in our Great Qian. Although the Disciples in the Sect aren’t highly cultivated, they are renowned throughout Great Qian for their exceptional skill in Alchemy. Of course, I’ve heard of it.”
Wan Yao Valley was located in Liang Prefecture, next to Profound Dragon Dao, and could be said to be incredibly wealthy. Of course, Qin Xuan had heard of it.
In Fire Wind City, Second-Rank and lower Medicinal Pills were refined by local forces, but Medicinal Pills higher than Second-Rank all came from Wan Yao Valley.
This Sect was considerably stronger than the current Azure Green Sect.
“To be honest, although we brothers have now joined the Azure Green Sect, tracing back our origins, we are not from this Azure Green Sect.”
As he spoke, Jiang Dan looked up with a sigh of emotion.
“My fellow Disciple and I were once Disciples of Elder Chen Dan of Wan Yao Valley. Because of the Legacy of this lineage, all Disciples who join this lineage retain their original surname and add the character ‘Dan’.”
Only then did Qin Xuan realize.
No wonder both of their Senior Brothers were named Dan; so that was the reason.
“Then why did you come here? Wan Yao Valley is incredibly wealthy. If I remember correctly, the Sect has two Six-Rank Alchemists, right? These are the two strongest Alchemists in our Great Qian.”
Qin Xuan looked at the two with confusion.
Although it was only a difference of one rank, for Alchemists, this gap was like heaven and earth.
“Hmph, those two despicable scoundrels!”
Hearing Qin Xuan say that, Jiang Dan immediately became furious.
“Oh, a story!”
Qin Xuan immediately leaned closer.
Judging by their expressions, there were some entanglements between them and those two.
“Young Master doesn’t know, but thirty years ago, Wan Yao Valley also had two Six-Rank Alchemists. However, one of them was my Master. At that time, he was competing with the other Six-Rank Alchemist for the position of Valley Master. As a result, that person shamelessly poisoned my Master, causing my Master to lose to him during the official competition!”
“My Master died not long after in a fit of pique. As Disciples, we naturally couldn’t ignore it, so we left Wan Yao Valley.”
“Ten years ago, we felt our strength had greatly improved and wanted to seek justice for Master.”
“Unexpectedly, that person didn’t show up, only sending his Disciple to compete with us, saying something about ‘Master against Master, Disciple against Disciple’…”
Jiang Dan didn't finish his later words, but seeing their expressions, Qin Xuan naturally understood the course of that competition.
They must have lost!
“After that, we made a ten-year agreement. Within ten years, everyone would cultivate their own Disciples, and then the Disciples would compete to see whose Disciple was more formidable…”
Hearing this, Qin Xuan already understood.
Jiang Dan’s Master had lost the competition for Valley Master and died of anger. Jiang Dan was unconvinced. After decades of arduous cultivation, he went to seek justice, but the other party, seeing that he was Chen Dan’s Disciple, sent his own Disciple to fight.
Jiang Dan, having lost, naturally couldn't save face, so he proposed that they each take Disciples and have their Disciples compete.
If they lost this time too, then Jiang Dan’s lineage would completely lose face.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan finally understood Jiang Dan's intentions.
With a light chuckle, Qin Xuan didn't say anything. He raised an eyebrow and smiled at the other party.
“I understand!”
Qin Xuan didn't care how much of what Jiang Dan said was true or false; he cared about the Medicine Valley at the Peak.
As long as he could freely use these medicinal ingredients, it was enough for Qin Xuan.
As for other grievances, he didn't care.
“It seems your officially taken Disciples aren’t very good, so you have to come to me for help.”
Qin Xuan nodded, smiling as he spoke.
“Young Master, the competition is in half a year. As long as Young Master can defeat the opponent and restore Master’s reputation, we brothers will be eternally grateful.”
Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded.
These two were truly devoted; after decades, they still thought of clearing their Master's name.
After discussing for a moment, Qin Xuan got up and bid them farewell.
After leaving Dan Peak, Qin Xuan looked back at the tall mountain behind him, a smile appearing in his eyes.
Now that it was confirmed the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword was within the Earth Vein Fire of Dan Peak, Qin Xuan felt relieved.
Although he couldn't obtain the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword right now, judging by the security here, others didn't seem to know the exact location of the Crimson Flame Sky Severing Sword.
This was for the best; he still had plenty of opportunities and time to act.
But not now; he still needed to observe and then act, planning before moving!
After pondering for a long time, Qin Xuan returned to Lei Yun Peak and began to plan his next actions.
