Evan Lin told his people to take Leo Liu and Byron Liu downstairs to rest.
He himself found a cushion and sat down.
In front of him, the three iron chains that had once guided the Fire-Vein Ground's power on the third floor were now utterly shattered, beyond recognition.
The three pill furnaces looked even more battered and broken.
"Fire is aggressive by nature. Since ancient times, anyone with a Fire-Spirit Mortal Body on the Immortal Martial Continent has always had a fierce, combative temperament—often violent. Today I got a real taste of that."
Evan Lin muttered to himself, calming his mind and holding his breath, gazing at the fiery pattern of the Fire-Spirit Mortal Body on the Left-Hand Dragon. Compared to before, the markings were now even more dazzling and intense.
"Just now, when I was sealed inside the furnace, I triggered the Fire-Spirit Mortal Body. The fire pattern on the Left-Hand Dragon seems to have gained a lot from the Fire-Vein Ground, but when it merged with me, my state of mind almost slipped out of control in that instant."
Evan Lin frowned slightly.
Just now, when he incinerated the Bonesword Master and punched straight through Master Weiyao's chest, all of it had been Evan's subconscious reaction in that moment.
And when he burned Master Weiyao to ash, Evan felt a sudden urge to burn everyone present. Fortunately, he managed to restrain himself in the end, suppressing the killing intent.
"Medicine King Valley and Miracle Hand Sect—these two territories can both be put to use."
"Medicine King Valley in Seacrest has always been famous for its medical skills, but their pill-refining is clearly not as good as Miracle Hand Sect. Now that both sects are under my control, I can link them together."
Evan Lin pondered for a moment, then called Warren Wu.
Ever since Evan Lin wiped out the Valley Master and elders of Medicine King Valley and handed the sect over to Warren Wu, several months have passed.
During this time, Warren Wu had called Evan Lin a few times, always speaking with utmost respect.
Medicine King Valley has long held sway in Seacrest, and before Evan left, he passed Warren Wu a simple cultivation method to help him improve his medical skills. Thanks to that, the Valley has remained stable.
"Hello? Master Lin, you finally called me! What are your orders?" Warren Wu's voice on the other end was excited beyond words, with complicated emotions mixed in.
"How are things in Seacrest lately?"
"Everything's great! After a few months of my management, Medicine King Valley is back in operation. We lost a few elders, so our raw strength is lacking, but honestly, no one in Seacrest dares mess with us now." Warren Wu sounded rather proud as he spoke.
He'd gone from a disgraced outcast, expelled from Medicine King Valley, to the Valley Master himself—a leap from hell straight to heaven.
"Do you have any orders for me?" Warren Wu asked cautiously.
"Pick a few disciples with talent for pill-refining from the Valley and bring them to the Jinnan Miracle Hand Sect. From now on, Medicine King Valley and Miracle Hand Sect will be integrated—Medicine King Valley will handle planting, gathering, and buying herbs, while Miracle Hand Sect will focus on pill-refining."
Evan Lin spoke in a calm, flat tone.
This was an idea Evan Lin had just come up with.
Medicine King Valley's location has a great climate, and over the years, its external connections have become much more developed than Miracle Hand Sect's. It can specialize in sourcing herbs, while all the personal connections of Miracle Hand doctors can be handed over for Medicine King Valley to manage.
As for Miracle Hand Sect, it's the perfect place to train a real team of pill-refiners. Even though their current level is laughably low to Evan, as the former Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord, he can casually guide them to master ordinary pill recipes.
This place also sits on the Fire-Vein Ground, perfect for pill-refining. In the future, Evan can use it as his dedicated pill supply base. As for what comes next, he hasn't thought that far ahead yet.
"Miracle Hand Sect! You mean the one in Jinnan, with all those roaming doctors who can refine pills?"
Warren Wu was startled by Evan's words and kept asking questions.
"Yeah. Come by when you get a chance. I'll have someone connect with you when you arrive."
Evan Lin spoke as if it was no big deal.
But to Warren Wu, his words were earth-shaking.
Medicine King Valley dominates Seacrest, wielding huge influence there. But outside Seacrest, its reputation drops sharply.
Miracle Hand Sect, on the other hand, is famous far and wide. Rumor has it that all their doctors are inner strength experts who can refine pills and have extraordinary medical skills. Their structure isn't as stable as Medicine King Valley's, but their fame is nothing to scoff at.
"But I've heard the Miracle Hand Sect master is a big deal... Do you know him?" Warren Wu asked in a hushed voice. Before Evan could answer, Warren blurted out, "I get it! You said you had an old Chinese medicine master—he's the Miracle Hand Sect master, isn't he?"
Thinking he'd discovered something huge, Warren Wu's doubts vanished instantly.
Now everything made sense. It explained why Evan Lin could have such insane medical skills at his age.
Warren Wu grinned, feeling clever.
On the other end, Evan Lin paused for a moment before answering flatly, "No. He's already dead and turned to ash."
Dead and turned to ash?
Warren Wu's mind went blank, his smile froze, and he swallowed hard, feeling a strange mix of emotions.
"Come over in the next few days. For the details, you'll coordinate with two people inside Miracle Hand Sect."
With that, Evan Lin hung up.
On the other end, Warren Wu's eyelids kept twitching.
A group of Medicine King Valley's core members were gathered around Warren Wu. He'd planned to hold a small meeting about the Valley's future, but now everyone just saw their once-mighty Valley Master acting meek on the phone, then switching from anxious to grinning oddly. It was a bizarre sight.
"Valley Master?"
Someone called out softly from below.
"Ah." Warren Wu snapped out of it and coughed twice. "Well, that's all for today. In a bit, I'll pick two of you to go with me to Jinnan tomorrow."
"Why go to Jinnan? With Medicine King Valley's current strength, we might not be able to get involved over there." someone asked, puzzled.
After losing the previous Valley Master and several elders, Medicine King Valley was badly weakened and still recovering. Their strength was a shadow of what it used to be.
"We're going to Jinnan to discuss cooperation with Miracle Hand Sect. Our founder now controls Miracle Hand Sect, so soon Medicine King Valley will rise to a whole new level!"
Warren Wu laughed heartily, his voice booming.
After hanging up, Evan Lin got up, left the third floor, and wrote out a new list. This time, it wasn't for herbs or medicine...