Chapter 1404: Chapter 1404: Lu Tianwen’s Decision

"Since the involved party has an objection, our Meridian Refining Master Guild will naturally not act unilaterally!"

Just as everyone was looking at Qian Sanyuan, this Vice Chairman finally spoke, and as soon as these words came out, the crowd thought the earlier proposal was about to fall through.

"However, it’s not just you, Song Qiuchan, who has entered the final round. Let’s do this: among the Poison Vein Masters who advanced, if more than two agree, excluding Yun Xiao himself, shall we proceed according to this rule?"

Under such scrutiny from the public, Qian Sanyuan naturally couldn’t go against the opinion of the masses. His words were confidently spoken, making many secretly nod in agreement, thinking this is the kind of demeanor a superpower should have.

Yet, there was a small subset who were less optimistic, given that only five people had advanced to the final round of the Poison Meridian Path, leaving only four aside from Yun Xiao, and one was clearly going to oppose—Song Qiuchan.

According to Qian Sanyuan’s statement, more than half were needed for the proposal to pass. Liu Hanyi would naturally support Yun Xiao, and even if another Poison Vein Master cast an affirmative vote, the remaining Vice President of Spirit Fighting Commerce, Lu Tianwen, was likely to oppose as well, wasn’t he?

After all, Lu Tianwen’s enmity with Yun Xiao was probably no less than Song Qiuchan’s. They had an irreconcilable feud over a brother’s death. With this Vice President’s temperament, he probably wished to tear Yun Xiao to pieces, didn’t he?

Understanding these intricacies, Song Qiuchan finally stopped speaking because she knew well that with Qian Sanyuan’s compromise allowing for a vote, she was already in an invincible position.

If in the end, Yun Xiao could only participate in the final competition of the Medical Vein path, she, Song Qiuchan, would lose one of her biggest rivals, and even with one arm severed, it wasn’t impossible to win the championship of the Poison Meridian Path.

"I agree with Vice Chairman Qian’s proposal!"

Just as Qian Sanyuan’s words had just fallen, Liu Hanyi was the first to stand up. But regarding her statement, no one had a different guess, as her relationship with Yun Xiao was reportedly to the point of life and death together.

"I disagree!"

Following Liu Hanyi’s opening, Song Qiuchan was not willing to be outdone, uttering words of opposition while casting a somewhat sinister and threatening glance at another Heavenly Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master.

Comparatively, the fame of this Heavenly Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master was far less than that of Song Qiuchan and Lu Tianwen, so Song Qiuchan had reason to believe that under her intimidating gaze, this person would make the correct decision.

If this person cast a dissenting vote, then Lu Tianwen’s vote wouldn’t matter at all, and Qian Sanyuan’s plan would be ruined here, forcing Yun Xiao to choose one path for the final competition.

"I... agree!"

However, under Song Qiuchan’s sinister glance, the Heavenly Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master hesitated little, only paused slightly when speaking, and even glanced at a rugged young man, as if wanting the other party to remember his appearance.

To be honest, while Song Qiuchan’s Poison Meridian Skill was remarkable, she was just a solitary Poison Vein Master, her intimidation power far less than that of the Meridian Refining Master Guild. This Heavenly Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master instantly knew how he should choose.

Offending a solitary Poison Vein Master, especially one who was an equivalent rank with a severed arm, compared to offending a colossal figure on the Tenglong Continent and a promising young figure, the choice was clear.

"Good! Good! Wei Mingli, I, Song Qiuchan, will remember you!"

Seeing that the person wasn’t concerned at all and made a choice against her under her threatening gaze, Song Qiuchan was truly furious, directly voicing her threat.

"Hmph, I, Wei Mingli, would fear you, an already crippled woman?"

The Heavenly Rank Poison Vein Master Wei Mingli was no mild-tempered person either. Hearing her, he directly retorted, unconcerned with Song Qiuchan’s gloomy expression, hitting right where it hurt.

But at this moment, no matter how angry Song Qiuchan was, she couldn’t start a fight in such circumstances, especially since with one arm now severed, her combat power was greatly reduced, and she might not be able to rival Wei Mingli, who was at the Floating Life Realm Middle Stage.

"Vice Chairman Lu, what do you say?"

With her chest heaving heavily and taking a few deep breaths, Song Qiuchan finally suppressed her inner anger, shifting her gaze away from Wei Mingli, and finally rested it on Lu Tianwen.

However, Song Qiuchan was not overly worried. She knew clearly about the brother-killing feud between Lu Tianwen and Yun Xiao, and the long-standing grievances between Spirit Fighting Commerce and Yun Xiao. Lu Tianwen would certainly seize this opportunity to strike.

Almost all eyes focused on Lu Tianwen. His agreement or disagreement determined whether Yun Xiao could participate in the Poison Meridian Path competition and whether an unprecedented miracle would occur at this Meridian Refining Conference.

Even Qian Sanyuan’s northern face appeared a bit conflicted, but like the others, he believed this Vice President of Spirit Fighting Commerce, who had great animosity with Yun Xiao, wouldn’t agree to his decision.

Fortunately, Qian Sanyuan had made two preparations when he proposed that suggestion, which was that if these Poison Vein Masters disagreed, he would immediately change his mind and let Yun Xiao participate in the Poison Meridian Path’s contest first.

In this way, the ones waiting would become the five from the Medical Pulse Path, and those making decisions would become Mo Qing and others. Compared to the few from the Poison Meridian Path, among the five from the Medical Pulse Path, only Gu Huashan harbored any resentment towards Yun Xiao.

Then a new round of voting would happen. Qian Sanyuan believed that Mo Qing and Xiao Shijing would definitely support Yun Xiao, and the last Heavenly Rank Low-Level Medical Pulse Master would surely give face to Lianyun Mountain.

In this way, Yun Xiao would only have to expend more energy in the Poison Vein competition, but would not have to give up the final contest of any branch.

"I... agree!"

However, just as Qian Sanyuan had already prepared his words for Lu Tianwen’s denial and Song Qiuchan was eagerly hoping, these three words came out from the Vice President of Spirit Fighting Commerce’s mouth.

For a moment, everyone felt like "the wind is too strong, I didn’t hear clearly," because this was completely contrary and even opposite to what was in their hearts.

Even Yun Xiao felt quite baffled; hadn’t Lu Tianwen always been shouting for his death? Which nerve was misaligned that made him support Yun Xiao at this time?

Compared to the spectators and Yun Xiao, Liu Hanyi, the most surprised in the scene was Song Qiuchan. She always thought that regarding Yun Xiao’s stance, Lu Tianwen was on the same line as herself.

She never expected that at her most anticipated moment, this potential ally would defect at the last minute. Could it be that Lu Tianwen, the respected Vice President of Spirit Fighting Commerce and a true Floating Life Realm Peak powerhouse, still worried about Yun Xiao?

Song Qiuchan, unable to understand, felt as if a cloud of pent-up frustration blocked her chest, ready to explode. This trip to the Meridian Refining Conference had been full of setbacks.

"Lu Tianwen, don’t forget your brother died at Yun Xiao’s hands!"

In a fit of anger, Song Qiuchan couldn’t care about anything else, directly shouting a fact to incite Lu Tianwen’s hostility towards Yun Xiao, hoping to change the outcome.

Song Qiuchan couldn’t figure out why Lu Tianwen, who had a brother-killing grudge with Yun Xiao, would support his brother’s killer now. Could it be that the old man was somehow bewitched by Yun Xiao?

It could be said that Song Qiuchan’s loud questioning voiced the doubts in everyone’s heart; these two old and young who were at odds at first sight were behaving too unusually now.

"Hmph, does Lu Tianwen need a crippled woman to teach him how to act?"

Lu Tianwen, at this moment, could not possibly reveal his deepest thoughts, only responding coldly.

This rude remark made Song Qiuchan’s face turn ashen, nearly causing her to spit out blood and drown the old man.

No one noticed that after Lu Tianwen spoke this cold retort, his lowered gaze discreetly glanced at a certain place, as if there was something special there.

In fact, Lu Tianwen’s choice to support Yun Xiao at this moment was not because his attitude towards the coarse-clothed young man changed; his determination to kill Yun Xiao for revenge was never abandoned.

It’s just that he has a more important task at this Meridian Refining Conference, which requires time, and Qian Sanyuan’s suggestion undoubtedly makes this timing more favorable for Lu Tianwen’s plan.

If Yun Xiao could only participate in the contest of either the Medical Pulse or Poison Vein, the time would be significantly reduced, which might cause Lu Tianwen’s plan to fail.

Therefore, Lu Tianwen made an incomprehensible decision to the spectators, and he naturally wouldn’t reveal the deeper reasons for this decision, leaving Song Qiuchan to angrily curse inwardly.

Nonetheless, after Lu Tianwen agreed to Qian Sanyuan’s suggestion, Yun Xiao’s participation in the Medical Pulse contest first, followed by the Poison Vein contest, had been finalized.

Although it might delay the time, apart from Song Qiuchan, who was intent on causing trouble, none would raise much objection over such a small matter.

This might be due to fear of the Meridian Refining Master Association or a reluctance to offend the young man named Yun Xiao openly. Once everything settled, everyone’s gaze turned to the five stone platforms already prepared in the square.

These five stone platforms are where the final Alchemy contest of the Medical Pulse path will take place.

The five Heavenly Rank Low Level Medical Pulse Masters advancing to the final round will open their furnaces on these stone platforms, determining the ultimate champion of the Medical Pulse path based on the amount of Pill Thunder they attract.