"What martial arts are you practicing?" The elder of the Yao family asked, his face darkening. If Shen Xiang wasn't possessing an extraordinary martial skill, there was no way he could have put him in such a miserable state with just the strength of a sixfold Martial Realm.
Shen Xiang didn't answer. Instead, he tightened his fists, and his fists transformed into two tiger heads. With a step forward, he unleashed a barrage of punches, striking like hundreds of ferocious tigers at the elder of the Yao family. Each punch caused violent explosions, making the ground shake continuously. The elder could only block about ten punches before being hit, and when he was struck, all the true energy in his body was shaken loose, forcing him to rely on his body to withstand Shen Xiang's torrential onslaught.
Shen Xiang's punches were ferocious, powerful, and merciless. Each blow against the elder made the onlookers tremble. They couldn't help but wonder what would happen to them if they were hit!
At this moment, the spectators in the square were transfixed, speechless, watching Shen Xiang's brutal attacks. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would have found it hard to believe that a sixteen-year-old boy could treat the elder of the Yao family like a sandbag. This level of strength made them shiver.
"Competing with the people from the Yao family is simply a humiliation! You dare to challenge me? Get lost!" Shen Xiang shouted, delivering a powerful kick to the elder, sending him flying toward the Yao family's guards. By this time, the elder had completely fainted, his bones shattered by Shen Xiang's Heaven Tiger Violent Kill Fist, and he was severely injured.
The crowd was still in disbelief, as if they were dreaming. They couldn't believe that Shen Xiang had actually injured the elder of the Yao family! Now, they were convinced that Shen Xiang must possess extraordinary martial skills; otherwise, it was hard to explain his formidable power.
The elder of the Yao family and Yao Tianhua had come in under their own power but were now being carried out. And it was all self-inflicted; many eyes were watching today's events, and the Yao family couldn't blame the Shen family, especially since it was the Yao family that provoked them first.
Late at night, the young members of the families attending the Shen family's banquet left filled with excitement and shock. The banquet had not disappointed them.
The other family members left, but the banquet continued. It was the Shen family's own gathering. The broken chairs were replaced, and the tables were once again filled with fine wine and delicacies. The Shen family members celebrated the birth of their new clan leader while also cheering for the emergence of a remarkable individual in their family, which would elevate the entire Shen family's status!
In the morning, sunlight illuminated the disheveled square, where many Shen family members lay drunk, while Shen Tianhu and several elders remained vigilant and alert. As the backbone of the Shen family, they needed to stay on guard at all times.
Shen Xiang and Shen Tianhu saw off the leaders of the Shen family branches, finally allowing themselves to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Dad, there's only the Lingdan Pavilion in Wohu City that sells elixirs, and buying from them will surely be expensive. We're in trouble," Shen Xiang said with a wry smile.
Shen Tianhu gave him a light smack on the head and chided, "What did you expect? You just humiliated the Yao family severely! Now, it's up to me to clean up after you!"
Shen Xiang stuck out his tongue and asked, "Is it a big deal?"
Shen Tianhu snorted, "Don't worry. Although the Yao family is a drug family, we Shen family aren't pushovers either! But the problem with the elixirs is a bit tricky."
At this moment, a voice interrupted, "This problem won't be too big. The world doesn't revolve around just the Yao family selling elixirs. The Lingdan Pavilion may belong to the Yao family, but other cities have their own suppliers."
The speaker was the master of the Lingdan Pavilion, whose name few knew, not even Shen Tianhu.
"Pavilion Master, although I defeated Yao Tianhua, you're still free to go. As long as you don't return to the Lingdan Pavilion, you can go wherever you want!" Shen Xiang said.
The Lingdan Pavilion Master replied, "Don't call me Pavilion Master anymore. I'm also a person with a name. You can call me Shen Luzong!"
This name shocked both Shen Xiang and Shen Tianhu. The master of the Lingdan Pavilion had the same surname as Shen! Shen Xiang's grandfather was named Shen Luhong, which explained their surprise.
"Ha ha… Do you know why your grandfather has such a huge grudge against me?" Shen Luzong asked Shen Xiang with a smile. "Because he's my older brother. It's just that back then, I couldn't become the clan leader, and after a conflict with him, I left the Shen family. I then started learning alchemy and eventually established the Lingdan Pavilion to oppose your grandfather."
"Since he left the Shen family, there's no reason for me to return. If you can see this old bone's worth, I'm willing to help the Shen family solve their elixir problems," Shen Luzong said, looking nostalgically at the Shen family's gate.
Shen Xiang smiled and said, "Great Uncle, it would be wonderful if you could stay. Otherwise, the burden of elixirs will fall on me!"
Shen Tianhu added, "Great Uncle, welcome back to the Shen family!"
Shen Luzong merely smiled slightly, looking at Shen Tianhu with affection, "When I left back then, you were just a little brat. I was still young too, but now I'm old. It's up to you young ones to carry on for the Shen family."
After what happened last night, Shen Xiang's name had spread to the higher echelons of various forces, and the Shen family's status was re-evaluated.
Now that the Shen family had two alchemists, they didn't need to worry about a shortage of elixirs. However, the problem of sourcing medicinal materials remained. While low-grade materials weren't too concerning, high-grade materials were expensive and rare, and the Yao family controlled many high-grade rare materials.
In the secret chamber, Shen Xiang was discussing the current situation of the Shen family with Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao. He hoped to make the Shen family a truly powerful clan before heading to those martial arts sects.
"That's not an issue. What your Shen family lacks is elixirs! You can buy some from nearby cities. You can sell that millennium blood spirit grass first," Su Meiyao suggested, playing with the millennium beast pill.
Shen Xiang winced at the thought, "But that's millennium blood spirit grass; it's extremely rare!"
Su Meiyao returned the millennium beast pill to him, smiling, "Don't you have the Dragon Saliva Technique? As long as you have time, producing millennium blood spirit grass isn't a problem! The blood spirit grass itself is a low-grade spirit herb. No matter how high its age, its medicinal effect is still quite limited. That hell spirit grass is much better!"
The Dragon Saliva Technique can hasten the growth of spirit herbs. If one continuously waters a spirit herb, its age can increase. This thought made Shen Xiang's heart race; he wanted to give it a try to see if he could produce millennium blood spirit grass.
Seeing his eagerness, Su Meiyao said softly, "You must not try to cultivate millennium blood spirit grass. That would be a waste. It would be much more economical to use it on higher-level spirit herbs! You must understand that the Dragon Saliva Technique condenses the essence of the sun and moon, and it requires special Azure Dragon true energy to produce the dragon saliva. You cannot waste it casually."