Chapter 698 Martial Arts Strength
Kui Long was petty but not foolish or brainless.
Within the Holy Hall, to rashly initiate a fight was absolutely not a wise decision. What’s more, Saint Master Shen Chong had an obviously good relationship with Jing Yan. If he attacked directly, he would give the Saint Master a chance to intervene and possibly use the opportunity to punish him, even to the extent of stripping him of his position as Hall Master.
As for why Kui Long specifically targeted Jing Yan, there were some little-known factors involved.
Although Kui Long was vengeful, he generally did not make enemies all around. Otherwise, how could he have held the position of the Third Hall Master for so many years?
In fact, Kui Long had a very close relationship with the Alchemy Dao Family of the Wan Family. One of his wives was the daughter of an Old Clan Leader of the Wan Family.
At the Alchemy Grand Ceremony, the Source Power that the Wan Family was determined to obtain was taken by Jing Yan, causing the Wan Family to bear a grudge against Jing Yan. This led to Kui Long’s extremely poor first impression of Jing Yan.
Of course, after Jing Yan demonstrated his unmatched Alchemy skills, this grievance seemed minor. In his heart, Kui Long also wished to settle things amicably with Jing Yan. However, he misjudged Jing Yan by suspecting him based on his own petty mindset.
He did not believe that Jing Yan could disregard his previous words.
Thus, he suggested that Jing Yan help him with refining, but did not ask Jing Yan to front the materials. If Jing Yan did it, it would be exactly what he wanted. If Jing Yan refused, then he would act recklessly. After all, he had already offended Jing Yan, so offending him a bit more seemed to make no difference.
As for his own need for the Ninth-level Elixir, he had the channels through the top Alchemy Dao family, the Wan Family, where ordinary Ninth-level Elixirs could still be obtained.
Such pills like the Ten Thousand Spirit Returning to Origin Pill were difficult for the Wan Family to refine. Although Jing Yan could refine them, would he help him do so?
In his view, clearly not!