Chapter 197: Plotting

“Fourth brother, do you suspect alchemist Yuan and his taoist partner are involved in Xiaoqing’s poisoning?” Tan Qi asked.

“It’s not impossible.” The fourth brother nodded.

“Why? Why did they poison me?” Tan Xiaoqing asked in a resentful voice.

The love fragrance poison was an abominable poison.

When she thought of what could happen to her if the poison broke out, she couldn’t help but hate Yuan Shen and Xu Zhen.

“Father, we can’t let them lead us by the nose.” The fourth son said and Tan Zheng nodded before he spoke.

“I suspect that Yuan Shen can directly refine the cure but insists on making us wait.” He said.

“Why?” The city lord’s wife asked but the city lord didn’t answer.

Instead, he turned to his eldest son.

“Eldest, find someone to investigate Yuan Shen and Xu Zhen. I want to know everything about them.”

“I will.” The eldest son bowed to the city lord.

“Second, try to find the spirit grasses as soon as possible. You can also contact the alchemy association and the Meng family in the Alchemy Tower City. We can’t just rely on Yuan Shen.”

“Okay, father.”

“Third, let your people keep an eye on Yuan Shen and Xu Zhen. Follow their every move and never allow them to leave the Formation Tower City.” Tan Zheng said and quickly continued.

“Also, I will give you a few guards. Let them protect Yuan Shen. Nothing can happen to him until your sister is detoxified.”

“I understand.” The third child said and the looked at his father with a questioning look.

“What about Xu Zhen?”

Tan Zheng fell silent when he heard the question.

He didn’t want to care about Xu Zhen.

However, he was worried Yuan Shen would rebel if something happened to his Taoist partner.

“We must also protect Xu Zhen.” The city lord’s wife suddenly said.

Although she would never forgive the two if they were involved in her daughter’s predicament, she had her priorities right.

Based on observation, she knew Yuan Shen and Xu Zhen had a good relationship.

If something happened to Xu Zhen, Yuan Shen would definitely rebel and their daughter may not be saved.

“Revenge can wait until Xiaoqing is healed.” She said and the city lord nodded.

“It won’t be too late to avenge your sister after she is detoxified.” Tan Zheng said and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

…..

Back in the Shenzhen pills and formations shop, Zhen Yuan looked at Shen Xu with a solemn face.

“Can you detoxify her?” He asked and Shen Xu nodded before explaining.

“I have the spirit grasses and can refine the pill. However, we are already involved in this matter and can’t extricate ourselves. In that case, let’s play the best hand with the cards we have.”

“You plan to delay the detoxifying until we are ready to leave the Formations Tower City?”

“Exactly.” Shen Xu said with a cunning smile.

“You and I planned to settle in the Formations Tower City for at least one hundred years. There is no reason to change our plans just for this matter. As long as Tan Xiaoqing is not detoxified, the Tan family won’t d anything to us and they will try their best to protect us.”

“What if they get all the spirit grasses on the list?”

“Don’t worry.” Shen Xu smiled.

“Two of the spirit grasses can only be found in the Yunshan secret realm.”

“Yunshan secret realm?”

“The Yunshan secret realm is a mid-grade hidden place that opens every one thousand years. It’s open to cultivators from all nine mid-grade continents.”

Zhen Yuan was surprised when he heard this.

Although he had read many books, the Tianqi continent was big and its history profound.

As a result, his understanding of the continent was still very basic.

“The two spirit grasses are extinct in the Tianqi continent. They can only be found in the Yunshan secret realm.” Shen Xu said but Zhen Yuan frowned.

“Xiaoxu, there is a flaw in your logic.”

“What do you mean?”

“The Yunshan secret realm is not a new place and many cultivators should have entered during past openings. There is no guarantee that they didn’t bring out the two spirit grasses. The Tan family may be able to get the spirit grasses if they issue a reward.”

Shen Xu nodded when he heard this but his eyes were shining with excitement.

“They may be able to get one of the spirit grasses but it’s impossible to get the last.”

“Why?”

“The last one is the purple light flower.” The double started and quickly continued.

“The purple light flower is a very rare and delicate spirit grass. The grass blooms every one thousand years and the flower must be harvested within three days. After three days, the flower will fall and wither. Most importantly, the harvested flower must be used within seven days. Otherwise, it will lose its potency and become an ordinary flower.”

Zhen Yuan was shocked when he heard this.

A moment later, he burst into laughter and rubbed his wife’s hair.

“The Tan family will sooner or later realise that you are eyeing the Yunshan secret realm.” He said.

“Have you already figured it out?”

“How can I not?” Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.

“The Yunshan secret realm will open in one hundred and twelve years.” Shen Xu started.

“I originally thought we could roam around and try our luck. However, this situation happened and I realised we didn’t need to work so hard. The Tan family will definitely get a few entrance tokens and we can take this opportunity to hitch a ride.”

“It’s a good idea but we shouldn’t just rely on them. A lot can happen in one hundred years.”

“I know.” Shen Xu agreed.

Although relying on the Tan family was the easiest way, Shen Xu didn’t plan to rest on his laurels.

After all, as Zhen Yuan said, a lot could happen in one hundred years.

“Xiaoxu, are you sure that no one else can detoxify Tan Xiaoqing?” Zhen Yuan suddenly asked.

“I am nine points certain.” The double said.

After all, the necessary detoxification pill was one of the obscure recipes in his alchemy inheritance.

“We should still keep an eye on the situation.” Zhen Yuan said with a solemn face.

If the Tan family accidentally got the right detoxification pill, he and Shen Xu would become dispensable.

At that time, they would die if they didn’t react fast enough.

“I know.”

“Xiaoxu, when will the entrance tokens begin to appear?”

“In twelve years.” Shen Xu said with a thoughtful expression.

“Where will they appear?”

“They will appear in random places.” Shen Xu said and quickly continued.

“In the book, Xiao Weimin killed an opponent and found a token in the person’s space ring. That token turned out to be the key to entering the Yunshan secret realm.”

“What’s the level of the secret realm and how many people can enter using one token?”

“Ten people can enter using one token. As for the cultivation realm…” Shen Xu frowned but soon continued.

“The highest level is the spirit transformation realm.”

“Spirit transformation realm…” Zhen Yuan muttered with a thoughtful expression.

“Does the secret realm allow cultivators to break through?” He asked and Shen Xu nodded.

“In that case, we need to prepare well before we enter.”

“The secret realm will be open for one hundred years and many cultivators will advance to the void refining realm during that time. We indeed have to prepare well.” Shen Xu agreed.

“There is also the Tan family. Even if we trick the Tan family into letting us enter the secret realm, we will probably have to sign a contract. Until you detoxify Tan Xiaoqing, the Tan family won’t do anything to us but after that…” Zhen Yuan had a thoughtful expression and quickly continued.

“Our chance lies in detoxifying her as soon as we enter the secret realm. If we take too long, some of the city lord’s people may advance to the void refining realm which will reduce our chances of getting away from the group. Also…”

“Also?”

“Where will we appear after exiting the secret realm?”

“We will appear at the place we entered from.” Shen Xu said and unconsciously frowned.

“This is a big problem.” Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.

“If we follow the Tan family, we will likely enter the secret realm from the city lord’s residence. Even if we escape from the Tan family in the secret realm, we will be turtles in a jar when we return.”

“Xiaoxu, there is still a little more than one hundred years before the Yunshan secret realm. Let’s try to find an entrance token before then. Only if we can’t find it should we consider the Tan family.”

“Okay.” Shen Xu agreed.

He didn’t think too much when he first plotted against the Tan family.

Now that he considered the details, he realised his plan was too immature and likely to cause them trouble.

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