The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 982 - Chapter 982 Chapter 981 The Elder Shows His Power

Chapter 982: Chapter 981: The Elder Shows His Power Chapter 982: Chapter 981: The Elder Shows His Power Less than seven days after the end of the Master Conference, Elder Tiankui stepped out of Tiankui Pavilion, suddenly appearing during an ongoing meeting with many high-ranking members of the Pill Alliance.

Elder Tiankui slapped several Pill Alliance members on the spot, leaving all the high-ranking officials present dizzy and perplexed as to why Elder Tiankui had suddenly become enraged.

But those high-ranking Pill Alliance members who had been slapped by Elder Tiankui were well aware that they had secretly instructed some Masters of Pill to target Fang Lin during the Master Conference, and now Elder Tiankui had come to seek justice for Fang Lin.

Having been slapped, they were furious deep down, but also didn’t dare to express it; if they dared to speak up, it wouldn’t have been as simple as just a few slaps.

Yet even so, being harshly slapped by Elder Tiankui in front of many high-ranking Pill Alliance members, their faces were utterly lost.

“And the Ling Family, you have truly overstepped, repeatedly targeting my disciple time and time again. Do you really think I don’t have the temper to make a move against your Ling Family?” Elder Tiankui finished slapping and then furiously scolded the Ling Family.

The high-ranking Pill Alliance members from the Ling Family all looked terrible; the Ling Family held a very high status within the Pill Alliance, yet Elder Tiankui thoroughly disregarded any semblance of respect, rebuking them so furiously.

The incident that took place during the Pill Alliance meeting quickly spread throughout the entire alliance, with many Pill Refiners cheering on, as they also disapproved of the Ling Family’s domineering and bullying manner, even trying to suppress the youngest Master of Pill in the alliance, which was rather excessive.

In contrast, the Ling Family’s higher-ups remained somewhat silent after learning of Elder Tiankui’s scolding, with no response for a long time.

It seemed that the Ling Family knew they were in the wrong, or perhaps they were wary of Elder Tiankui’s might, so they made no sound.

There were also those who thought the Ling Family was indifferent, believing Elder Tiankui’s scolding to be no big deal and therefore not worth acknowledging.

Of course, only the Ling Family’s own people knew that several of the elders had slammed the table, displaying intense anger.

However, after Elder Tiankui’s uproar, the Ling Family immediately reined themselves in, no longer daring to target Fang Lin anymore.

After all, Elder Tiankui was not someone to be trifled with; this time it was only a verbal scolding, but if they continued to target Fang Lin and thoroughly enraged Elder Tiankui, it was hard to imagine what Elder Tiankui might do to the Ling Family.

With Elder Tiankui’s capabilities, dealing with the Ling Family would be relatively easy; even if it wouldn’t cripple them, he would definitely make the Ling Family suffer.

As a result, everyone in the Pill Alliance fully understood that Fang Lin was very important to Elder Tiankui and not just anyone could provoke him; if they truly wished to deal with Fang Lin, they’d need to carefully consider whether they could bear Elder Tiankui’s wrath.

Following this, Duan Qilin also sent a message to Fang Lin that the origins of the two assailants who had ambushed them on the road had been clearly investigated; indeed they were solitary martial artists not affiliated with any power, but they were on good terms with Chen Ming, the deputy city lord of Cauldron Heaven Pill City, and they were instigated by him to ambush Fang Lin.

Fang Lin immediately informed Elder Tiankui of this matter, as the other party was the city lord of Cauldron Heaven Pill City and it was only for Elder Tiankui to handle.

Elder Tiankui immediately sent people to Cauldron Heaven Pill City, and captured Chen Ming back to Tiankui Pavilion.

Chen Ming had some backbone and initially tried to tough it out, refusing to admit anything.

But after some tactics, Chen Ming fully confessed to everything, only begging Elder Tiankui to be lenient with his punishment.

Elder Tiankui indeed lightened the punishment, originally wanting to kill Chen Ming with a single palm strike. In the end, however, he merely stripped Chen Ming of his cultivation and expelled him from the Pill Alliance.

Such a punishment, for Chen Ming, was truly worse than death.

Having lost all his cultivation and moreover, all his status and position within the Pill Alliance, he went from being a deputy city lord with significant authority to an old man less significant than the common folk–a gap Chen Ming found impossible to accept.

The City Lord of Cauldron Heaven Pill City personally visited Tiankui Pavilion, hoping Elder Tiankui would mete out a lighter sentence, but Elder Tiankui did not even grant an audience, leaving the City Lord highly embarrassed, aware that Elder Tiankui was resolute with no room for negotiation, forcing him to leave in dejection.

Afterward, a person backing Chen Ming also arrived at Tiankui Pavilion, someone who was high up within the Pill Alliance and held considerable status among its many senior figures.

This high-level official from the Pill Alliance did meet with Elder Tiankui, but Elder Tiankui maintained the same attitude, absolutely refusing to forgive Chen Ming. To him, such punishment was already the greatest mercy.

Even when the high-level official presented a gift of apology, Elder Tiankui did not accept it, his stance extremely firm.

Thus, that senior Pill Alliance official understood that Elder Tiankui aimed to establish authority using Chen Ming as an example for his own disciples.

The crime that Chen Ming committed was, in truth, neither major nor minor. Had it been brought to the Inspection Hall for punishment, at most he would be imprisoned for a number of years and removed from his position as deputy city lord.

However, in the hands of Elder Tiankui, he received a severe punishment, and no pleading would change Elder Tiankui’s decision, because he wanted to use Chen Ming to establish his dominance.

Elder Tiankui wanted to tell everyone in the Pill Alliance that Fang Lin was his disciple, and anyone who dared to scheme against Fang Lin would meet a terrible end–Chen Ming was one such example.

Chen Ming himself had not anticipated this outcome, originally thinking he could stay out of trouble and that even if his scheme was exposed, it would cause him no significant problems. Unfortunately, he inexplicably found himself in the eye of the storm, becoming a textbook example set by Elder Tiankui.

Although Chen Ming held the title of a Master of Pill, to someone like Elder Tiankui, who had the authority to directly strip someone of such a title, Chen Ming had neither status nor value in his eyes.

Following the incident with Chen Ming, the Ling Family became even more restrained, with some seniors warning the Ling disciples not to provoke Fang Lin lightly.

Meanwhile, Elder Tiangang, the adversary of Elder Tiankui, also told his people, “Do not lower yourselves to Fang Lin’s level.”

While such words might seem as if Elder Tiangang disdained Fang Lin, the subordinates naturally understood Elder Tiangang’s intentions.

After all, Elder Tiangang was an elder with a respected position and would not openly tell his subordinates to avoid provoking Fang Lin; wouldn’t that seem as though Elder Tiangang feared Elder Tiankui?

So, Elder Tiangang said it in such a way, but the actual meaning was to tell his subordinates to keep a low profile for the time being and avoid causing trouble with Fang Lin.

At the same time, it was rare for the Long Family to make a statement, clearly expressing their stance.

“Fang Lin is a friend of our Long Family.” These were the words personally spoken by Mr. Long Jiu. Although it was a simple sentence, it conveyed a wealth of profound implications.

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