Martial Master

“Alchemy Pavilion, Bloodline Holy Land?” Xiao Ya was taken aback and then revealed a wry smile.

Once, she had the same thought as Qin Chen, wanting to rely on the Alchemy Pavilion to provide protection for Wang Qiming and the others.

But the outcome left her disappointed.

She had seen through the intrigue within the Alchemy Pavilion; those elders were secretly fighting each other for their own interests, employing all kinds of means to make themselves stand out, without a second thought.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ya couldn't help but let out a sigh.

When her master was still well, she could still speak up in the Alchemy Pavilion, but now, with her master sick for many days and even facing a threat to her life, it was impossible to expect her master to intervene again.

“Hehe.” Seemingly understanding Xiao Ya's inner thoughts, Qin Chen smiled faintly, realizing why she was sighing.

Indeed, for an ordinary person, expecting the Alchemy Pavilion and Bloodline Holy Land to intervene for him was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

The Alchemy Pavilion and Bloodline Holy Land, along with other powers, were truly above the fray, and would not casually intervene in disputes across various regions. Moreover, their desire for techniques, secret manuals, and such was not strong. They wouldn't be like the Leng family and other forces, tempted by the inheritance that Wang Qiming and the others carried.

Thus, his previous absence had made it impossible to demonstrate benefits to the Alchemy Pavilion, coupled with Xiao Ya's master being gravely ill, which immediately caused them to lose the Pavilion's attention.

However, this was only due to Xiao Ya's low status in the Alchemy Pavilion; if he personally stepped in, wanting to attract the Alchemy Pavilion and Bloodline Holy Land to support him was not impossible.

“This matter, we will discuss later. Shortly, this Young Master will personally visit the Alchemy Pavilion and needs you, Xiao Ya, to accompany me. As for now, Hei Nu, you first explain to me the entanglements between the major forces in the Imperial City.”

Qin Chen was very clear that upon arriving at the Imperial City, he had almost wiped out the entire Feng family's lineage. It wouldn't be long before the major forces would retaliate.

Only by clarifying the relationships between the various forces in the Imperial City could he respond appropriately when the time came.

“Yes, Young Master Chen!”

Hei Nu didn't hesitate and immediately began to explain the distribution of the major forces in the Imperial City to Qin Chen.

Currently, the major family forces in the Imperial City were led by the Mo family, Leng family, and Wu family, each commanding a large number of families under them, controlling a significant portion of the dynasty's resources in medicine, herbs, true stones, and other industries, almost monopolizing half of the dynasty's lifeblood.

In addition, another powerful force was the Sect Alliance, which was primarily composed of the Wu Ji Sect, Gui Yuan Sect, and Ding Qi Pavilion. Among them, the Wu Ji Sect and Gui Yuan Sect controlled many sect forces of the Dawei Dynasty. For instance, the Liu Xian Sect, Shan He Men, and Tian Ying Valley, which had offended Qin Chen, all had certain connections with the Wu Ji Sect and Gui Yuan Sect.

On the other hand, Ding Qi Pavilion was unlike the Wu Ji Sect and Gui Yuan Sect, as they preferred to control certain sects; they focused on the business of refining tools, monopolizing almost half of the treasure weapon business in the entire Dawei Dynasty. Although they were not well-known, they were an extremely terrifying sect force.

Moreover, Ding Qi Pavilion was not fond of vying for power and profit, and many of their businesses served the royal family, making them one of the forces with the best relationship with the royal family.

Meanwhile, Hei Nu also informed Qin Chen that amidst the conflicts between these forces, there were also alliances, and almost every force engaged in some business dealings with each other.