At this moment, he dared not raise the price.

Because Su Que had already become a stable, big customer of the Celestial Treasure Pavilion.

He feared that if he raised the price again and provoked Su Que’s dissatisfaction, Su Que would stop doing business with him.

"Yes, yes!"

Guan Ji responded eagerly to Su Que.

Then, he immediately had the attendants of the Celestial Treasure Pavilion bring out thumb-sized porcelain bottles one by one.

A total of sixteen bottles were arranged in four rows and four columns, carried on a fragrant wooden tray by an attendant.

Su Que first took out the Celestial Gate Golden Yuanbao.

After Guan Ji counted them, Su Que swept his sleeve over the sixteen small porcelain bottles.

These sixteen bottles of poison were then stored into Su Que’s storage bag.

...

The Celestial Sect, within the Unclaimed Land, along with Qingyi Tower and Wuwei Pavilion, formed the three major forces of the Unclaimed Land.

The headquarters of the Celestial Sect was situated within a mountain range in the Unclaimed Land.

The mountain range was protected by a Mountain Protection Array.

The Mountain Protection Array not only defended against external enemies but also concealed secrets and allowed for instant teleportation to some extent.

Above the headquarters of the Celestial Sect, there was a vast Poison Field.

The Poison Field cultivated nearly the most precious poisonous herbs and flowers of the Unclaimed Land, and the rarest poisonous insects.

The Poison Field was tended by over twenty cultivators proficient in the Poison Technique, who had certain resistance to poison.

A part of the poisonous herbs, flowers, and insects from the Poison Field would be periodically delivered to the alchemists of the Celestial Sect.

The alchemists would refine them into highly concentrated poisons, which would then be distributed to various places.

These were sold to cultivators in need by the Celestial Treasure Pavilion in each city.

Not far from the Poison Field, there was a manor.

The manor was spacious, luxuriously decorated, with a magnificent five-story palace inside.

The palace was adorned with carved beams and jade columns, making it a stunning sight.

This palace served as the alchemist’s place for alchemy.

One of the alchemists was Wang Zhongbing.

He was proficient in the Poison Technique and had certain resistance to toxins.

The most valuable poison of the Xianming City Celestial Treasure Pavilion was refined by him.

Recently, he noticed the demand for poison in Xianming City had increased significantly.

On this day, he received information from the Xianming City Celestial Treasure Pavilion, learning that the poisons he had just refined were quickly sold out in the pavilion.

Knowing this, Wang Zhongbing left the palace and performed a Flying Skill.

He flew towards a mountain peak.

This mountain peak was in the mountain range controlled by the Celestial Sect, seemingly unremarkable.

It was not among the highest peaks.

However, the peak had a Mountain Protection Array.

Wang Zhongbing, upon reaching the peak, was blocked by the Mountain Protection Array.

"This junior, Wang Zhongbing, is here. Is the Ancestral Grandmaster present?"

Wang Zhongbing clasped his hands and bowed respectfully toward the Mountain Protection Array.

"What is it?"

Suddenly, an illusory voice like rolling thunder resounded in Wang Zhongbing’s ears.

Wang Zhongbing immediately said: "This junior has discovered something that needs to be reported to the Ancestral Grandmaster."

Without waiting for a response, he continued: "The poisons in Xianming City were quickly purchased by someone."

"I suspect this person is highly likely practicing the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons’ created by the Ancestral Grandmaster."

Inside a secret chamber on the mountain peak.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, wearing white robes, his face slightly fierce, suddenly opened his eyes.

He was a cultivator of the Ninth-Layer of the Realm of Creation.

His cultivation strength was not far apart from the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain and the strongest gods of the Celestial Court.

He had cultivated for a total of 19,000 years.

His name was almost forgotten by many.

Even he himself had forgotten his own name.

Those who knew him called him the Ancestral Grandmaster.

In the Upper Realm, he had a title, "Invincible Ancestral Grandmaster."

He was proficient in two cultivation techniques, one being the Path of Slaughter.

The other technique was the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons."

This was his own creation.

He also knew the Dharma Gate of absorbing others’ poison sacs to enhance his own cultivation.

Thus, over the past ten thousand years, he traveled through various Small Worlds, spreading the inheritance of the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons.’

He likewise disseminated the inheritance of the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons’ throughout the Unclaimed Land.

His plan was that when those who practiced the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons’ became powerful enough, and absorbed enough toxins, converting them into Myriad Poison True Qi and stored them in their poison sac,

he would then seek out that cultivator to take their poison sac.

The vast Poison Field in the Celestial Sect was planted by him.

A small part of the Poison Field was used to produce various precious poisons to be distributed to various cities in the Unclaimed Land.

Any information regarding those who purchased large quantities of poison would be relayed to him.

He could then deduce that the person purchasing the poison was likely to have cultivated the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons’ to a high enough level.

It was then time for him to harvest that person’s poison sac to upgrade his own cultivation.

His own mastery of the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons’ was even more terrifying.

He had once used the ’Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons’ alone to eliminate a hundred or so temples on Spirit Mountain.

However, that was a matter of a ten thousand years ago.

After that event, he was pursued by the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain, later escaping to the Celestial Sect, where he hid.

Apart from the "Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons," the Invincible Ancestral Grandmaster also knew another powerful cultivation technique, the "Nine Deaths Evil Technique."

This was another one of his extremely formidable trump card techniques.

The year he escaped the pursuit of Spirit Mountain, this Divine Skill played a significant role.

The Path of Slaughter he mastered was the Sword Dao.

In the Small Worlds below, he also had the title "Invincible Little Sword Immortal."

Upon hearing Wang Zhongbing’s words, the Invincible Ancestral Grandmaster said: "Go and inform the Master of the Celestial Gate to have him help me by passing a message to those arranged in Xianming City, to find the identity of the one purchasing large quantities of poison, at any cost."

"If they identify that person, the Ancestral Grandmaster will reward them greatly."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongbing departed for the Celestial Gate.

...

Half a day later, the Envoy of the Celestial Gate landed in the outskirts of Xianming City, about a mile away.

Then proceeded on foot toward the city gates of Xianming City.

...

In Xianming City, at the Celestial Treasure Pavilion.

After meeting with the Envoy of the Celestial Gate, Yu Yue immediately found Guan Ji.

"Guan Ji, do you know the identity of the cultivator who frequently comes here to buy poison?"

"Where does he reside?"

Guan Ji replied: "This person is extremely mysterious. Although my cultivation is not strong, I consider myself to have good judgment."

"But this person has exceptional control over their facial muscles, and there’s almost no emotional fluctuation in their voice."

"I can’t see through this person at all."

"Moreover, I have tried multiple times to entice this person to interact with me."

"But this person always ignores me."

Yu Yue said: "Next time that person returns, you must find a way, at any cost, to discover information about them."

Upon hearing this, Guan Ji was a bit surprised.

He didn’t understand why Yu Yue would have such an idea.

However, Yu Yue was part of the higher-ups in the Celestial Treasure Pavilion.

He could only follow the orders given by the higher-ups.

So he agreed.

After Guan Ji left, Yu Yue returned to her still chamber.

Her quiet chamber housed a pot of fragrant orchids.

Several paintings were hung in the chamber, giving it an extremely elegant atmosphere.

Seated on a meditation cushion, she began to ponder.

Why were the people of the Celestial Gate so eager to know the background of the person buying the poison?

’What is this person’s origin?’

Yu Yue squinted her eyes, speculating in her heart.

...

In Xianming City, at the City Lord’s Mansion.

Li Shixing and Wei Qisheng, the two senior brothers, hurried back.

They had been setting things up outside the city.

The purpose was to lure the person who took Myriad People Slaughter to appear.

However, they suddenly received news from their subordinates.

It was said that there was an envoy from the Celestial Sect.

Li Shixing and Wei Qisheng had been Celestial Gate Honored Guests for several hundred years, benefiting from the protection and cultivation resources provided by the Celestial Gate.

Therefore, they dared not neglect the Celestial Gate Envoy.

They set aside their preparations and hurried back.

The Celestial Gate Envoy was a woman dressed in white robes, with long hair.

This woman was extremely beautiful, but very aloof, not speaking or smiling at all.

Her face seemed to be carved by a master, beautiful but cold.

After meeting and paying respects to the Celestial Gate Envoy, Li Shixing and Wei Qisheng inquired the purpose of her visit.

"You are to cooperate with the Celestial Treasure Pavilion in assisting my master in finding someone."