After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

Upon seeing this, Ma Yang frowned.

Before he could even speak, the impatient Jia Dahai beside him shouted angrily, "Spit it out!"

The Danfeng disciple trembled and hurriedly said, "This... Sun Ren said that the Heavenly Sword Sect's decision to take in us traitors from Medicine King Valley was a mistake."

"Today we'll show them what's what!" Invitations were sent to all the major peaks of the sect, hoping everyone would come and watch the competition.

"Too deceiving!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dahai was instantly enraged and smashed the table next to him with a slap.

This is practically turning the tables on them, taking advantage of their position!

Ma Yang frowned slightly and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you can go now and take everyone with you."

After the Danfeng disciples left, Jia Dahai looked angrily at Ma Yang, "Senior brother, this Sun Ren is simply unreasonable! He's trying to ruin our reputation!"

"How could I not know that..."

Ma Yang sighed, "But if we lose this competition again, it will be almost the same as being completely disgraced."

Without that last bit of the Medicine King's inheritance, how could we face our master?

Upon hearing Ma Yang's words, Jia Dahai, who had been furious, sighed deeply, and his eyes dimmed.

Seemingly remembering something, Ma Yang asked, "Still no news from Qin Chuan?"

"not yet…"

Jia Dahai shook his head. "On the third day after Qin Chuan left the sect, I sent disciples to Fire Flame City to search for him, but we still couldn't find any trace of him."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yang frowned and sighed heavily.

If Qin Chuan were present, there might be some chance of victory in this competition; if he were not, the odds would likely be against him.

Jia Dahai hesitated for a moment, then said, "Senior brother, do you think Qin Chuan ran away?"

"will not."

After pondering for a moment, Ma Yang shook his head and said, "Although I haven't spent much time with this kid, judging from the things we investigated and the few days we spent together, he seems to be a person who keeps his promises."

Moreover, if he hadn't wanted to participate in the competition with Medicine King Valley in the first place, there would have been no need for him to go through all this trouble.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Qin Chuan may have encountered some trouble, which is why he has been unable to return for so long."

"Ugh…"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dahai sighed and said, "Senior brother, what should we do now?"

Ma Yang narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "These two disciples, Qi Yang and Huang Wu, are also quite good."

Although we don't have Qin Chuan's talent, we're not entirely without a chance of winning in three matches.

"That's right!"

Jia Dahai's face twisted into a ferocious grin as he gritted his teeth and said, "This time, we'll definitely teach them a lesson!"

Ma Yang nodded. "Let's go, lest Sun Ren sees that the two old guys haven't shown up for a while and thinks we're afraid of him."

"Mm." Jia Dahai nodded.

Immediately, the two walked out of the main hall.

As soon as they stepped outside the hall, they saw the Danfeng disciple from before leading an old man with white hair up.

Behind the white-haired old man were two men and a woman.

"Sun Ren, you old codger, you arrived pretty quickly. Are you already prepared to lose?" Ma Yang said with an unfriendly expression.

"Haha...Our Medicine King Valley will lose?"

The white-haired old man named Sun Ren chuckled and said sarcastically, "It seems that you old fellow, your alchemy skills haven't improved, but your tongue skills have become much better."

As they spoke, Sun Ren led the three men behind him to Ma Yang and Jia Dahai.

Jia Dahai was the first to lose his temper, looking at Sun Ren and retorting sarcastically, "I think you old fellow are not bad either, unable to distinguish right from wrong, willing to be Liu Xinghai's dog!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Ren narrowed his eyes, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

After a moment, he smiled and said, "Senior Brother Jia, you don't need to be too angry. After all, we were once fellow disciples."

Although I have now joined Master Liu's sect, I will still cherish the camaraderie we shared as fellow disciples, and I will certainly not let you suffer a humiliating defeat.

"Sibling bond?"

Jia Dahai's face turned ashen, and he said hatefully, "You traitor, do you even deserve to talk about camaraderie among fellow disciples?"

"If it weren't for your master taking you into Medicine King Valley and naming you Ren, hoping you would have a benevolent heart as a healer, you might still be starving to death somewhere!"

Seeing Jia Dahai reveal his secrets, a hint of resentment appeared in Sun Ren's eyes.

"People strive to rise higher, just as water flows downhill; this is only human nature."

Sun Ren sneered, "That's why Senior Brother Jia has been in the sect for so many years longer than me and is still only a fourth-grade alchemist, while I am already a fifth-grade alchemist."

"Junior brother, don't be impulsive!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dahai's eyes widened in anger, and he was about to explode when Ma Yang stopped him.

"Why bother getting angry with an old geezer who's not presentable?" Ma Yang said calmly.

Hearing this, Jia Dahai gradually calmed down, clasped his hands and said, "Senior brother is right."

Seeing the two of them taking turns insulting him, Sun Ren's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Ma Yang looked at Sun Ren and said in a deep voice, "Sun Ren, you don't need to show off your power here."

Since you come representing Medicine King Valley, let's begin the competition.

Five years! I've been waiting for this day for ages!

Sun Ren smiled slightly, “Brother Ma, why are you in such a hurry? Aren’t you always the most composed one?”

The rest of the Heavenly Sword Sect hasn't arrived yet, so why not wait a little longer?

Upon hearing this, Jia Dahai, who had a fiery temper, almost started to fight, but Ma Yang forcibly pulled him back.

what is this?

This is blatant provocation!

Even Ma Yang, who usually had a good temper, gradually turned cold.

Sun Ren did this in order to humiliate them even more.

Just then, Sun Ren suddenly said, "It's not the right time yet. We should wait a little while. Why don't you catch up with your old acquaintances?"

As he spoke, he stepped aside, revealing the woman behind him.

Ma Yang and Jia Dahai frowned, still wondering who the old acquaintance Sun Ren was talking about was.

"Little Wanyin!"

Upon seeing the woman, the two were taken aback and immediately spoke in unison.

The woman behind Sun Ren looked to be no more than twenty years old, with snow-white skin, exquisite features, and a pair of large, clear, watery eyes.

Although he was wearing a light green alchemist's robe, he could not hide his otherworldly air.

The robe was loose, yet it revealed her shapely figure.

The woman was Liu Xinghai's daughter, Liu Wanyin.

Liu Wanyin smiled sweetly and bowed, saying, "Uncle Ma, Uncle Jia, it's been a long time."

"It's been a long time indeed."

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Ma Yang's eyes, "If you hadn't pleaded with your father last time, I'm afraid neither of us old bones would have made it back alive."

"Uncle-Master Ma, you flatter me." Liu Wanyin gently shook her head.

After a moment of contemplation, Liu Wanyin glanced at Ma Yang and Jia Dahai and asked, "Can't you two senior uncles return to Medicine King Valley?"

"If we can return, my father will definitely treat my two senior uncles with the utmost respect. He is now the Valley Master, he can..."

"What a load of bull!"

Jia Dahai couldn't help but curse, "Liu Xinghai is a despicable scoundrel who betrays his master and ancestors."

Even if he had obtained the complete Medicine King's inheritance, let alone not having it yet, I, Jia Dahai, would never acknowledge him!