The Medicine Saint's expression changed; he turned with a grave look and glanced at Elder Liu, offering a wry smile.

He knew that since his whereabouts had been exposed, the people who came to find him would certainly include an Innate Grandmaster. If Fu Ling'er hadn't come, the Medicine Saint could still have used poison to escape.

But now, he couldn't do that!

With this thought, the Medicine Saint stepped out of the courtyard, stood at the gate, and looked bitterly at the large rock by the river: "Ling'er, you really are disobedient, aren't you? Come out now; no need to hide! And the friend Ling'er has brought, please step forward!"

Behind the boulder, Jiang Chen and the two others exchanged glances. Qiu Boyuan gestured with his hands, signaling to Jiang Chen not to go out. Since both the Medicine Saint and Elder Liu mentioned that Fu Ling'er brought only one person and since Elder Liu had pointed out the realm of a Great Grandmaster, he must have been referring to Qiu Boyuan. The idea was for Jiang Chen to stay hidden here, to serve as an unexpected weapon.

"Would I resort to such sneaky tactics, Chairman Qiu?" Jiang Chen spoke up.

As he spoke, Jiang Chen adjusted the grip on his Blood Saber and stepped out from behind the boulder. Qiu Boyuan's eyes flashed with approval, and he turned his head, signaling Fu Ling'er to go first, following closely behind her.

When the Medicine Saint and Elder Liu saw three people emerge from behind the boulder, they were both taken aback, staring in surprise at Jiang Chen and his party.

"The Saint Blade?! You're Jiang Chen?!"

A cry of astonishment rang out as Li Wujiang recognized the Blood Saber in Jiang Chen's hand, his face lighting up with elation: "Haha! Hahaha... Heaven helps me! Heaven helps me! I was thinking, after taking away Medicine Saint with me, to see if I had a chance to go to Dingjing to retrieve the Saint Blade, but little did I expect, before I even went searching for it, you delivered yourself to my doorstep!"

Taking a step forward, Li Wujiang bellowed: "Jiang Chen, hand over the Saint Blade and sever your Achilles tendons, and this young master may spare your life!"

"Hand over the Saint Blade!"

"Hand over the Saint Blade!"

"Boy, the Saint Blade is not something you're worthy of owning. Hand it over!"

The other members of the Saint Blade organization shouted in unison.

Ignoring the cries of Li Wujiang and the others, Jiang Chen stepped forward to the Medicine Saint and bowed with a fist clenched in hand: "Jiang Chen pays his respects to Medicine Saint."

The Medicine Saint nodded slightly, his gaze shifting to Qiu Boyuan who had escorted Fu Ling'er: "Qiu boy, have you recovered from your illness?"

"Thank you for your concern, Medicine Saint. My injury has been healed by Mr. Jiang!" Qiu Boyuan bowed with clenched fists, gesturing towards Jiang Chen.

"Oh!" The Medicine Saint looked at him, clearly surprised, and then turned back to Qiu Boyuan: "It's a pity that you shouldn't have followed Ling'er here. The rank of Innate Grandmaster was within your reach, but now..."

"Grandfather, don't worry, Brother Jiang Chen is really powerful!" Fu Ling'er stepped forward, holding the Medicine Saint's hand and boasted with pride.

The Medicine Saint shot Fu Ling'er a glare, not believing a word she said, and turned apologetically to Jiang Chen: "Young man, you seem composed; is it because of your exceptional medical skills? I don't sense the slightest ripple of martial force from you, why would you come along?"

"Not a hint of martial power?!" Fu Ling'er looked at Jiang Chen with astonishment, her face showing a puzzled expression: "Grandfather, that's not right, Brother Jiang Chen he..."

"Medicine Saint, my cultivation technique is somewhat special, such that even a true Innate Grandmaster cannot detect my strength," Jiang Chen interrupted Fu Ling'er.

The Medicine Saint blinked in mild astonishment, eyeing Jiang Chen up and down, his eyebrows knitting together.

Jiang Chen offered a slight smile; "Medicine Saint, I promised Ling'er I would help you once. Please look after Ling'er, sir. Leave these people to Chairman Qiu and me!"

"Hehe! Kid, you've got quite the mouth on you!" Elder Liu sneered out loud.

"Jiang Chen, I think you've had it too easy up to now, haven't you? I hear you're now the business leader in Dingjing? You wouldn't think that by becoming the lead in business, you'd get a boost in martial prowess as well, do you?" Li Wujiang said mockingly.

"Haha! A position in business, what's that worth?!"

"That's right, this kid doesn't think that just because his Yi Chen Corporation is leading the Dingjing business scene, he's the boss of Dingjing now, does he?"

"What a frog in the well! The ignorant really are fearless!"

"Do you really think that having a Semi Innate Grandmaster with you makes you some kind of savior? Our Elder Liu is an Innate Grandmaster, a true Innate Grandmaster!"

People from the Saint Blade organization were loudly mocking all at once.

Jiang Chen's mouth curled into a smile, his eyes blazing with a strong fighting spirit as he calmly said, "If he weren't an Innate Grandmaster, I wouldn't be so interested. My blade has cut through Profound Level, through Earth Level, through Semi Innate Grandmasters, but it has never cut down an Innate Grandmaster yet!"

Buzz!

An overwhelming aura burst forth from Jiang Chen's body, pressing directly towards Elder Liu, filled with a thick intent to battle.

During this time, though Jiang Chen had struck out numerous times, he had never had the pleasure of a truly satisfying fight. Now, finally facing an Innate Grandmaster, Jiang Chen felt a thrill of the hunt.

Medicine Saint's face changed dramatically, as he quickly pulled Fu Ling'er behind him and retreated into the yard, his eyes wide with shock as he stared at Jiang Chen, whispering in disbelief, "Innate Grandmaster?!"

"What?"

"How is that possible? How can there be such a young Innate Grandmaster?!"

"It can't be! It must be fake!"

Li Wujiang and the others shouted in shock, their faces full of disbelief as they looked at Jiang Chen.

"Grandpa, didn't I tell you that Brother Jiang Chen is amazing? Last time, I accidentally broke a branch of the Purple Flame Vermilion Fruit and secretly went to Dingjing to sell it, it was Brother Jiang Chen who bought it. He recognized my strength in a glance!" Fu Ling'er boasted.

Thump!

Medicine Saint lightly thumped Fu Ling'er on the forehead, feigning anger, "You little wretch, you actually broke the branch of the Purple Flame Vermilion Fruit?!"

Fu Ling'er shrank her neck and stuck out her tongue playfully, then turned her eyes toward the yard entrance and pointed, saying, "Grandpa, quick look, they're about to start fighting!"

"I'll deal with you later!" Medicine Saint glared at Fu Ling'er, then looked outside the yard with concern.

As Jiang Chen released his aura, the expressions of the members of the Saint Blade organization changed greatly. Li Wujiang shrank back and hastily ran behind a group of men in black.

Elder Liu looked at Jiang Chen with a grave expression, slowly picking up the rod-like object in his hand and began unwrapping the black cloth around it:

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be an Innate Grandmaster. Truly remarkable. In the history of the Flame Dragon Kingdom's tens of thousands of years, there has never been such a young Great Grandmaster. To show my respect, I will let you taste the power of another sacred artifact of the Saint Blade organization, the Saint Staff. This is only fitting for the number one prodigy of the Flame Dragon Kingdom!"

Once Elder Liu finished speaking, the rod-like object in his hand revealed its true form.

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