"This time, the Medicine Sect came up with an excellent excuse that we couldn't find a reason to refuse in a moment. Initially, when the Sect Master of the Medicine Sect was chatting casually with Master, he mentioned the opportunity for both sects to have a friendly exchange and promote the efforts of alchemists from both sides. Master thought it was just a passing comment and agreed without much thought. Now it seems that the Sect Master of the Medicine Sect had already planned everything in advance, and now we can only accept it. After all, with Master's status, it's impossible for him to go back on his word."
There was a hint of helplessness in Di Beichen's eyes. He had never expected the Medicine Sect to come up with such a method.
A realization dawned upon Bai Li Hongzhuang, and her eyes revealed a sense of understanding. This matter may have started as a joke, and the promise could be seen as just that. It wasn't Situ Yan's fault. Anyone would have casually agreed when the other party made such remarks, taking it as a joke and not giving it much importance. Who would have thought that the Medicine Sect would seize this opportunity? If the Tian Gang Sect refused, it would lack the grace of a major sect. But accepting it like this made one feel uncomfortable, as if they had swallowed a fly.
"It seems that the other party had set a trap from the beginning, and this plan was already well thought out," Bai Li Hongzhuang said slowly.
Many leaders of powerful forces were cunning and crafty individuals. Dealing with such people required constant vigilance. Otherwise, one might be easily swallowed up.
Di Beichen nodded slightly, "Now that I think about it, it does seem that way, but we have no other choice at the moment."
"Although the Tian Gang Sect has the Pill Refining Hall, the number of disciples there is not that large. Even if the Medicine Sect were to recruit all the alchemists from our sect, it probably wouldn't meet their requirements," Bai Li Hongzhuang furrowed her eyebrows slightly, her eyes filled with confusion and puzzlement.
The Pill Refining Hall held a significant position in the Tian Gang Sect, as it was responsible for providing most of the elixirs needed for the cultivation of sect disciples. If the disciples were recruited by the Medicine Sect, it would have a great impact.
"As the outstanding sect in our sect, our alchemy skills are also exceptional. The Medicine Sect wants to make a move on us because we have enough influence. Once the alchemists of our sect are attracted by them, it will naturally lead to other thoughts among alchemists from other sects. Moreover, in this way, many alchemists will flock to the Medicine Sect due to their reputation," Di Beichen analyzed the situation to Bai Li Hongzhuang. He never expected the depth of the Medicine Sect's scheming.
However, at present, they could only continue like this.
"So, how exactly is it arranged?" Bai Li Hongzhuang curiously asked.
"The Medicine Sect will send some outstanding alchemists to compete with the alchemists of our sect in pill refinement. If we win, the Medicine Sect will provide us with many of the elixirs we need. If we lose, we cannot stop the alchemists who participated in the assessment from leaving with them," Di Beichen explained slowly.
"So, in this competition, we can only win and not lose. If we lose, the losses may not be significant, but it will damage the reputation of our sect."
"I understand," Bai Li Hongzhuang also understood such matters very well. Although the Medicine Sect came up with a pretext, their actions were undoubtedly a provocation. If the Tian Gang Sect failed, it would truly lose face. It seemed that this matter was giving Grandfather and Beichen a headache.