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As Lin Feng and his group dragged Xiao Yan toward Qing Ling City Square for his "execution," the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower were simultaneously suffering from splitting headaches.
Not long ago, the soul of Feng Zun Zhe had returned to the Pill Tower. After submitting a formal request to meet them, he immediately reported everything that had gone wrong with their plan.
When the three heard the news, they could hardly believe it—Xiao Yan's mission had actually failed. For Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi in particular, it was like being struck by lightning. They froze on the spot, utterly dumbfounded.
At the same time, both men grew deeply anxious. Of course, unlike Xuan Yi—who was simply eager to rescue Xiao Yan—they were anxious for a different reason. They were worried that Xiao Yan might confess and expose them!
So, as soon as Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi learned that Xiao Yan was in trouble, they dropped everything and began planning a rescue operation. If Xiao Yan couldn't withstand the pressure and ended up naming them, the consequences would be catastrophic.
Among the Three Leaders, Tian Leizi was the most depressed of all. His relationship with Yao Chen had never been particularly good. He had only agreed to this plan because Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi had persuaded him.
He had originally believed that sending one Four-Star Dou Zun, two Six-Star Dou Zuns, and one Seven-Star Dou Zun—a total of four experts—to ambush Lin Feng's group, whose strongest fighter was only an initial-stage Dou Zun, would be an easy victory.
Yet somehow, they had still managed to fail.
It was unbelievable. After all, the Three Leaders had already made their most cautious estimate of Lin Feng's strength before acting. The three Dou Zuns that Xiao Yan invited were all above Six-Stars—none below that level.
If Tian Leizi had known beforehand that Lin Feng's group was that powerful, no matter what Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi said, he would never have gotten involved. But now that things had gone wrong, Tian Leizi had no choice but to go all the way down this dark path.
Since Xiao Yan had previously given the Three Leaders Soul Jade Tokens, they were at least able to sense that Xiao Yan was still alive. Once they had calmed down, the three quickly drafted a plan to rescue him.
Since Xiao Yan had Xuan Yi's spatial jade slip, she would be responsible for tracking him down through its coordinates and using the Pill Tower's authority to retrieve him from Lin Feng's hands.
Tian Leizi, meanwhile, would head to the Eastern Region to try contacting Xiao Yan's little girlfriend. If Xiao Yan's ambush on Lin Feng became public, they could leverage that connection—using the girl's background—to pressure the Pill Tower.
After all, if the Gu Clan got involved, the Pill Tower would likely be too afraid to execute Xiao Yan. At worst, they would treat him like Hun Xuzi—expelled from the Inner Pill Tower. That way, Xiao Yan's life would at least be spared.
As for Xuan Kongzi, he would remain stationed outside the Pill Tower. If Xiao Yan's spatial jade slip was discarded and Xuan Yi's search failed, he could intercept Lin Feng should he attempt to return with Xiao Yan.
He would then try to negotiate or threaten Lin Feng into a private settlement—forcing him to release Xiao Yan and promise to keep the incident quiet.
As for the battle that had already been witnessed by others, they would simply claim it was a misunderstanding—a minor quarrel between young men that got out of hand.
Even if others suspected something deeper, as long as both Lin Feng and Xiao Yan gave the same explanation, no one would be able to pursue the matter further. At most, Xiao Yan would be ostracized within the Pill Tower.
But with Yao Chen's legacy and the support of the Gu Clan's young lady, Xiao Yan would still have no shortage of cultivation resources.
Meanwhile, at Qing Ling City's Central Square, the scene was growing livelier by the minute. This square served as the space wormhole hub for Qing Ling City—one of the key portals leading directly to Holy Pill City.
Almost a quarter of all cultivators traveling to Holy Pill City passed through this very place. Therefore, under the influence of the Holy Pill City, Qing Ling City had also become extremely prosperous.
On the vast central square that stretched for dozens of miles, figures of alchemists in various-colored robes could be seen everywhere, so many that they dazzled the eyes.
Tens of thousands of alchemists, together with countless servants and other cultivators who came to the Holy Pill City in search of pills—
Even though Qing Ling City had done its best to widen the square as much as possible, it was still packed so tightly every day that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
Just as the crowd was pushing and shoving, struggling to move forward toward the spatial wormhole, a young man in green clothes dragged along another young man bound tightly by Dou Qi like a rice dumpling, accompanied by a white-clothed woman, as they appeared high above the square.
These three people, naturally, were Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yixian. The moment they appeared, the eyes of most of those present were instantly drawn toward them.
"Who's that? Don't they know flying isn't allowed inside Qing Ling City?"
"Probably a bunch of bumpkins from some remote corner, just arrived in the Pill Domain today."
"Sigh, what a pity about that white-clothed woman. She's so beautiful, but in a moment, she's probably going to be killed by the strong ones in Qing Ling City as an example to others."
"Are you brain-dead? By that logic, wouldn't that make us the monkeys?"
"Hehe, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue."
Seeing the few figures above casually appear in midair, many people in the vast crowd below couldn't help but turn their heads to gossip with those beside them.
However, Lin Feng in the air didn't bother paying attention to their chatter. He simply waved his hand, tossing the tightly bound Xiao Yan to the side.
At this moment, Xiao Yan clearly knew what was coming. He struggled frantically with all his might, attempting to escape Lin Feng's control.
The reason he had treated Lin Feng politely for the past two days was to stall for time—time for Feng Zun Zhe to invite the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower over. Now that Lin Feng had dragged him here before those three had arrived, how could he not be anxious?
"Everyone, this kid's name is Xiao Yan. He's a disciple of the Pill Tower. However, out of jealousy that I, who am also a disciple of the Pill Tower, possess a Heavenly Flame, he, despite already owning one himself, colluded with outsiders to ambush me while I was away, tarnishing the reputation of our Pill Tower."
Lin Feng knew that after today, news of him possessing a Heavenly Flame would most likely spread.
Therefore, he couldn't be bothered to conceal it any longer and directly revealed his identity as someone who possessed a Heavenly Flame. Of course, the fact that he could absorb multiple Heavenly Flames was something that absolutely couldn't be made public.
"Whoosh!"
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the tens of thousands of people below erupted in an uproar of shock.
The combined sound of their voices surged skyward like a wave. In the Dou Qi Continent, though the strong reigned supreme and the weak were prey, acts of robbery were common—among ten strong cultivators, at least eleven had done it.
Whether robbing their own kind or other races, it made no difference. In short, aside from those who ascended through special talents or fortuitous encounters, most strong cultivators were forged from endless slaughter.
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