Chapter 461: Chapter 453 Verdant Blood Verdant_1

At the status of Pan Jianjun, he had already obtained many things that ordinary people only dream of having. It was precisely because he had experienced them that he was able to view wealth and power as mere passing clouds.

When climbing the peaks of life, before seeing the scenery on the other side of the mountain, one particularly yearns to see it, believing that it must be far more beautiful.

But once you truly reach the summit and look at it long enough, it becomes mundane.

What he now considered most precious was love, the woman before him who was about to die, his wife.

It was the fear of losing her that made him value her even more.

He was not confused. He had long known that the ruse of the Nine Insects Gang Leader introducing a foster sister to coincidentally meet him was a ploy of seduction.

Yet, he was willing to be ensnared by it.

“Jianjun… thank you for understanding me, for tolerating me! If there is an afterlife, I wish to fall in love with you clearly and cleanly, never to be separated again…”

She looked at her husband with an extremely gentle gaze, but her eyelids slowly closed.

Her hands then slid down powerlessly, hanging in the air.

A strong practitioner in the Spirit Qi Realm had just passed away so easily.

Pan Jianjun did not cry out in tearing grief. Instead, with a serious expression, he coldly told everyone around him, “I, as a sinner of Shennong Sect, am ashamed of the past sect leaders. I now pass on the position of sect leader to the Great Elder, Yuan Wenqing, and all matters of the Shennong Sect shall be decided by the new leader.”

As he finished speaking, Pan Jianjun threw a token from his hand, along with his sword, towards the Great Elder.

“These two items are the symbols of the sect leader. I entrust the future of Shennong Sect to Elder Yuan.”

“Why must the sect leader do this for a woman…”

Yuan Wenqing caught the token and the treasured sword, but he was desperately trying to persuade Pan Jianjun.

Without waiting for him to finish, Pan Jianjun interrupted him coldly.

“My mind is made up, no need for further words!”

After the transfer of the leadership, everyone thought Pan Jianjun was ready to fight to the death with the Black Tiger Gang Leader to avenge his wife.

Instead, Pan Jianjun urged his mount and sped toward the outskirts of the battlefield.

His personal guards protected him as they charged forward.

Pan Jianjun used one hand to support his wife’s back and then took out a dark red elixir as large as an egg. He removed the wax seal and swallowed it in one gulp.

“Sect leader, you mustn’t! The consequences of consuming the Verdant Blood Elixir are terrifying. At best it greatly reduces one’s lifespan, at worst it can be fatal…”

Yuan Wenqing cried out in despair.

So it turned out that this pill was known as the Verdant Blood Elixir. Qin Niu had heard of the notorious reputation of this elixir.

The elixir was extremely difficult to refine and very costly.

As for the effects of the Verdant Blood Elixir, there were different views. Some believed it was a miraculous pill that could bring back the dead, while others thought it could revive the dead and mend bones. There were also those who believed that this elixir came from the underworld, calling it the Netherworld Elixir.

There was even speculation that the ‘Verdant’ in its name was derived from the phrase ‘up to the verdant skies and down to the yellow springs’.

In any case, there were many legends about this elixir, but few had ever seen it.

The Shennong Sect was famous for its cultivation of medicinal herbs, producing a great variety of them.

As the sect leader, Pan Jianjun held most of the sect’s top resources, so obtaining a Verdant Blood Elixir was not surprising.

The Great Elder Yuan Wenqing was so anxious; it must indeed be true that the pill could reduce one’s lifespan.

Pan Jianjun’s desperate act to save his wife shocked many of those present.

You see, with Pan Jianjun’s status and cultivation, it would be no problem for him to find any number of beautiful, young women. Why would he pay such a heavy price for one woman?

Qin Niu watched from a distance.

After Pan Jianjun consumed the Verdant Blood Elixir, his skin gradually turned red, and a strong scent of blood emerged from his body.

The blood enveloped his wife, who he was holding in his arms, and continuously entered her body.

Moments later, Pan Jianjun’s mount carried the two of them out of the battlefield, vanishing from Qin Niu’s sight.

No one went after him.

Ordinary soldiers who dared to chase would simply be courting death. The Spirit Qi Realm experts of the Black Tiger Gang, as long as they weren’t out of their minds, would definitely not provoke Pan Jianjun at this time.

Anyone could see that the man was like a wild, crazed beast at that moment.

Whoever provoked him would be unlucky.

For them, winning the battle was enough.

There was no need to take a massive risk to chase down a supreme expert who had already renounced his leadership position.

The one who escaped the fastest on the battlefield must have been the Nine Insects Gang Leader.

That witch had long since vanished without a trace.

…

Three days later, the war was basically over.

The Black Tiger Gang emerged victoriously, while the Nine Insect Gang and the Shennong Sect were defeated.

Qin Niu also made a name for himself through this war, becoming the youngest and most promising Insect Master of the Black Tiger Gang.

Once the war ended, he returned to Shuangfeng Village with an extremely low profile.

Eager, he planted the half piece of the Soul Craving Tendril Staff he had obtained into the ground. He also needed to promptly organize and assimilate some of the spoils of war he had collected from the battlefield.

He appeared at his home’s doorstep, accompanied by Green Ox.

From about forty or fifty meters away, the gates to his home opened, and Xiao Qing was the first to rush out.

“Master!”

She called out with an expression filled with tremendous surprise.

“Sisters, come out quickly, the master really has returned, he has come back…”

Excitedly waving her hands, she continuously peered back into the courtyard.

Two beautiful figures dashed out from inside the house, Tang Caixian gently held her belly as she walked slightly slower.

Wang Wanyan, however, used the Misty Rain Elusive Step taught to her by Qin Niu, rapidly moving towards him.

“Husband!”

“Ah Niu brother!”

Seeing that it really was their husband returning home safe and sound, they couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

When Qin Niu was conscripted, the risk of dying on the battlefield was extremely high.

During times of war, many women’s husbands or unmarried sons went off to battle, never to return. Often, what awaited them were the husband’s personal belongings and some pension money.

The unexpectedly quick and safe return of Qin Niu thrilled them beyond expectation, and the anxiety that had been weighing on their hearts finally settled.

“How has everything been at home while I was away?”

Qin Niu, with one arm around his wife Wang Wanyan and the other holding his concubine Tang Caixian, walked towards the courtyard.

“Everything at home has been fine, we were just a bit worried about the husband’s safety. Has the war at the frontlines ended so soon?”

Wang Wanyan inquired.

“Ah Niu brother, you didn’t get homesick and run back, did you?” Tang Caixian asked, tilting her head.

“Indeed, I missed you quite a bit, but I haven’t deserted. The battlefront’s hostilities effectively ceased yesterday afternoon, and after reporting to the Gang Leader, I was permitted to return to Shuangfeng Village overnight. This Black Mare Horse was a gift from the Gang Leader, who said it would make my journey back more comfortable.”

Qin Niu gestured toward the Black Mare Horse that Xiao Qing was holding.

It was hard to decline the Black Tiger Gang Leader’s kind gesture, so he accepted it.

After all, with his current wealth, he certainly wouldn’t struggle to afford keeping a horse.

“Such a fine horse, even more majestic than the Sweaty Precious Horse my father has raised!”

Upon learning that her husband hadn’t fled back home, Wang Wanyan’s face immediately relaxed.

The end of the war signified that the Black Tiger Gang must have won.

Otherwise, Qin Niu would not have returned so quickly.

“Ah Niu brother, so we won?”

“Yes, we won. The Nine Insect Gang and the Shennong Sect suffered a crushing defeat.”

Qin Niu said with a smile and a nod.

“By the way, these are some good fields and shops within the city that I had Tang Yan take the opportunity to purchase for me. The land deeds and property deeds are all here. In a few days, when the wartime turbulence is completely settled and the government operations return to normal, we’ll go and register them at the official residence.”

With a large amount of silver on hand, it certainly couldn’t just sit there gathering dust.

Qin Niu had long wanted to buy around five thousand mu of good farmland.

Moreover, it needed to be as close to Jade Stream Town as possible, not too far away.

Due to the sudden outbreak of the war, and the Black Tiger Gang’s situation being extremely unfavorable at the time, many landlords and rich merchants panicked, selling off their properties and businesses at low prices.

Luckily, Qin Niu had planned ahead and had notified Tang Yan early on.