vncnus Page 423
Page 423
"Oh?"
Mo Shang was genuinely puzzled. After all, strength was paramount within the Soul Palace, so why would a Dou Zun expert show him favor? He couldn't help but ask the Dou Zun, "Since you don't mind, I'd be more than happy to accept! But I don't understand what you mean by that?"
"Ha ha ha ha........."
Upon hearing this, the Dou Zun expert smiled at Mo Shang and said, "Hehe, Brother Mo, just call me Brother Jie. Please forgive me for not communicating with you before in the Soul Realm. You must be entering the Soul Realm for the first time and do not know that there are formations inscribed by the adults in the realm. No movement in the realm can be hidden from the adults, so even I dare not talk too much."
The Dou Zun, known as Brother Jie, explained to Mo Shang before continuing, "There are quite a few people in the hall talking about it right now."
"Brother Mo, you not only received instruction in alchemy from the Medicine Venerable, but you also gained the favor of the branch hall elders."
"And brother, I personally witnessed 'Heavenly Venerable' sending you into the Soul Devouring Valley. You should know that the Soul Devouring Valley is a very important place in the Soul Realm. Without sufficient contributions, it is impossible to enter. Every day you stay there requires a huge amount of contributions."
"I've heard about it, little brother. You spent a month inside. With treatment like this, don't forget about me later..."
Chapter 177 Gathering in Holy Pill City
Mo Shang listened to the words of the Dou Zun expert, his eyes flickered, and he understood why the other party was being so polite to him.
"It seems they were intimidated by the powerful figures behind me, thinking I have some kind of backing..."
Mo Shang realized the reason for the Dou Zun expert's respect for him, but he didn't show it at all.
After all, as long as you don't tell anyone, the other party will never know the actual situation, and these are all your hidden resources.
"Brother Jie is joking!"
Mo Shang followed the other person's example, exchanged polite greetings, and then the two smiled knowingly at each other, thus becoming acquainted.
Throughout the journey, Brother Jie was extremely polite to Mo Shang. He not only took great care of Mo Shang along the way, but also, seeing Mo Shang's current strength as a nine-star Dou Zong, he took the initiative to share his experience of breaking through to Dou Zun with Mo Shang.
However, now that Mo Shang has shared Xiao Fan's memories, he has no use for Brother Jie's experience.
With Mo Shang's current understanding of realms, he has already reached the level of a three-star Dou Zun. In fact, if he calms down and has enough energy, breaking through to Dou Zun would be a piece of cake for him now.
After all, he already possessed the understanding of the Dou Zun realm; the only thing he lacked was energy strength.
Moreover, because of his special understanding of spatial power, even though he is only at the nine-star Dou Zong realm, he can still use spatial power for a short period of time.
Although he has not yet been able to create spatial channels, his application of spatial power is already ahead of most other powerful individuals compared to ordinary Dou Zong experts.
However, with the help of this Dou Zun, Mo Shang's position within their team is beyond doubt.
Even a Dou Zun expert wouldn't object to Mo Shang's demands unless they were too outrageous.
...............
Meanwhile, in Ye City.
"How is young friend Xiao Yan?"
Ye Zhong, the eldest elder of the Ye family, looked at Xiao Yan, who had just come out of the Heaven-level alchemy room, and asked curiously with a smile on his face.
Although they had already witnessed the other party's alchemy skills and seen the terrifying puppet that had just blocked the pill tribulation, they still wanted to hear Xiao Yan's answer in person.
"Hehe, Elder, rest assured, I, Xiao, will do my utmost to retain my position as an elder of the Ye family!"
Xiao Yan looked at Ye Zhong, his expression much calmer, and the aura emanating from him also became much more composed. During the two months of secluded cultivation, not only had his alchemy skills greatly improved, but his own strength had also made considerable progress.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Elder Ye Zhong's face lit up with ecstasy, and he exclaimed repeatedly, "Good! Good! Good!"
"In that case, I'll leave Xiao Yan to his own devices!"
The First Elder cupped his hands in greeting to Xiao Yan, his smile never fading. He then explained to Xiao Yan, "Young friend Xiao Fan told us before that he and your friends had gone ahead to Saint Pill City. They will meet up with us when the Pill Gathering begins, so we can just go directly to Saint Pill City."
"Ah."
Xiao Yan seemed to know Xiao Fan's plan to go to Saint Pill City ahead of schedule, so he wasn't surprised at all. However, what he heard next made him frown involuntarily.
"Furthermore... because young friend Xiao Yan needs to participate in the assessment under the name of the Ye family, our public identity will be that of the Ye family's son-in-law..."
As the elder spoke, he observed Xiao Yan's expression. When he saw Xiao Yan's brows furrow slightly, he knew that Xiao Yan was probably unwilling, so he spoke again:
"Don't worry, young friend Xiao Yan. This announcement is only necessary for the assessment. Once the assessment is over, the Ye family will definitely not cause any further trouble!"
As Ye Zhong spoke, he sighed inwardly. Others might not know the strange feelings in his granddaughter's heart, but he had long since seen through Xinlan's thoughts.
"Oh, my dear granddaughter, it's not that Grandpa doesn't want to help you!"
Ye Zhong sighed helplessly, dispelling Xiao Yan's concerns. In fact, with his senior brother around, Xiao Yan wasn't afraid of the Ye family playing any tricks.
While discussing this issue with Ye Zhong, Xiao Yan suddenly noticed that Xin Lan, who was watching from the side, looked a little off. She was also much more subdued and uneasy than usual. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "The son-in-law that the Grand Elder is talking about, could it be you?"
Xinlan was listening to Xiao Yan and the Grand Elder's conversation. Although she knew that Xiao Yan was acting as a son-in-law so that he could openly help the Ye family participate in the assessment, the thought of Xiao Yan pretending to be her fiancé still excited Xinlan.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, his expression changed, and he unconsciously leaned to one side, then said, "So what if it is? It's not true anyway!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xinlan ran outside ahead of Xiao Yan.
"Hehe, Xiao Yan, you flatter me. It's all my fault for spoiling this girl. Don't worry, this is just to participate in the assessment in a legitimate way. The Ye family won't cause any trouble."
Despite saying this, Ye Zhong still felt helpless about the Ye family's situation when he saw his granddaughter in this state.
In his view, the Ye family was still a renowned clan in the Dan Domain, and even if they were to face a Dou Zun expert, they would have more confidence.
However, Ye Zhong didn't say much at this moment. He just laughed awkwardly twice and walked out of the Ye family with Xiao Yan.
"Young friend Xiao Yan, there are still a few days until the Pill Gathering. It will also take us a few more days to get from here to Saint Pill City. Let's set off now!"
Xiao Yan nodded, and the Ye family group headed towards the location of the spatial wormhole.
................
Within the city of Saint Dan.
With the Pill Gathering about to begin, Saint Pill City has become extremely lively.
As the flow of people in Saint Dan City gradually increased, the Dan Tower's patrols of Saint Dan City also became more frequent.
The elders of the Pill Tower have all been assigned by Xuan Kongzi to various locations in Saint Pill City.
The powerful alchemy masters are now carefully guarding against any potential troubles in Saint Pill City.
As for Xuan Kongzi himself, he stayed at the top of the Pill Tower, carefully observing the entire Holy Pill City. If there was any oversight, he would immediately arrange for people to resolve it.
"Strange, there's still no trace of the Soul Hall members..."
Xuan Kongzi opened his half-closed eyes, a mysterious aura flashing across his body. He looked puzzled and asked, somewhat confused.
Logically speaking, since the Soul Palace had already taken action against the Three Thousand Burning Flames, given their modus operandi, they shouldn't have given up so easily. The fact that they haven't discovered it yet suggests that the Soul Palace is probably brewing something big...
Unaware of his opponent's plans, Xuan Kongzi was in a real bind.
After all, the Soul Palace was not like other forces, and he dared not underestimate them.
"They haven't shown up yet. Could it be that they're targeting the Dan Association?!"
Xuan Kongzi frowned, then hurriedly asked the elder who had been watching the star field, "Have you found anything unusual in the star field?"
"Everything is calm within the star field, and there is nothing unusual."
Hearing Xuan Kongzi's question, the elder who was now in charge of monitoring the star field swept his powerful soul force across the star field and then calmly spoke to Xuan Kongzi.
Hearing the other party's reply, Xuan Kongzi's furrowed brows finally relaxed.
Regardless of what the Soul Palace does, since they haven't discovered any of the opponent's methods yet, and all the experts from the Pill Tower have been mobilized, he doesn't believe anything unexpected will happen.
"The people from the major families of Dan Domain have all arrived!"
Just then, an elder from the Pill Tower appeared and spoke to Xuan Kongzi.
"Dan Cao Bai Qiu Ye, have all five families arrived in the city?"
Upon hearing the other party's question, Xuan Kongzi couldn't help but ask in return.
"Just now, the Ye family members also entered Saint Pill City."
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly. Then, thinking of the five major families that had dominated the Pill Domain for so many years, he sighed, his tone somewhat wistful.
"Of the five great families, the Ye family has lost its former glory. The title of one of the five great families is now actually a disadvantage for them. Countless families within the Pill Domain are eyeing this lucrative opportunity. Having failed the first two assessments, the Ye family's chances this time..."
Xuan Kongzi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
"So be it, it's all fate's doing. How they fare in this assessment is up to their destiny."
Xuan Kongzi turned around and stood at the edge of the Pill Tower, looking down at the bustling crowd through the array, scanning the various directions within the city again and again, without saying a word.
In a small courtyard near the southern part of Saint Dan City.
The First Elder looked at Xiao Yan before him and said, "Hehe, ever since my Ye family failed the assessment, we haven't set foot in Saint Pill City except during the assessment period. Now, this is the only courtyard we can rest in..."
The elder spoke with a hint of helplessness on his face.
Who would have thought that the Ye family, one of the five most renowned families in the Pill Domain, would now be so destitute in Saint Pill City that they almost don't even have a place to stay...
"Also, tomorrow we need to go to the assessment site in Saint Pill City to obtain the Alchemist Level Badge. Only after reaching a sufficient Alchemist Level can we take the assessment."
"I also need to get a certified alchemist level badge!?"
Xiao Yan listened to Ye Zhong's words and a hint of surprise appeared on his face. Since leaving the Jia Ma Empire, he and his senior brother had not gone to the Alchemist Guild to have their alchemist level badges certified. As a result, Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan's levels were still stuck at the level they had been at for a long time.
"These are all rules within the Pill Tower."
The Grand Elder nodded to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan did not refuse. After all, being certified as an alchemist would not do him any harm, and he would need it sooner or later.
Everything is ready, and the highly anticipated Dan Conference is just around the corner!
Chapter 178 Four-Colored Destruction Fire Lotus