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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.
Therefore, when it came to robbery, the people of the Dou Qi Continent were completely unashamed. After all, they themselves had done plenty of those things.
Even the alchemists inside the small Pill Tower sometimes had to snatch medicinal ingredients from magic beasts or kill the beasts and take their cores to refine medicines.
However, although robbery was common on the Dou Qi Continent, there was one circumstance that was an exception. That was, robbing and killing people from your own family or faction!
This matter was absolutely forbidden in ninety-nine percent of the forces on the Dou Qi Continent. Once discovered, it would be severely punished without mercy!
After all, most factions were extremely worried about being dragged into endless internal slaughter. If such a thing occurred, even the strongest force had a great chance of perishing because of it.
Most importantly, this guy had ambushed and killed people on the Pill Tower's turf. If he wasn't punished severely, the Pill Tower's reputation would be ruined. Thinking of this, the crowd couldn't help but point fingers at Xiao Yan.
They discussed this "ruthless man" who dared to pluck a tooth from a tiger's mouth. After all, in Central Plains, aside from the Hall of Souls, there were really few people who dared to provoke the Pill Tower.
Now that one had finally appeared, could everyone not talk about it for a while?
Of course, many of the alchemists there' eyes gleamed when they heard about the Heavenly Flame. After all, such a heavenly wonder could be a huge help to an alchemist.
Many presents were alchemists of no low tier. So, when it came to that Heavenly Flame, naturally they had some thoughts.
"Wuwu~"
Seeing the situation, Xiao Yan became even more agitated, his whole body twisting violently. The mouth sealed by Dou Qi emitted muffled whimpering sounds. After all, he knew that if this matter couldn't be settled privately—
Once word spread, the Pill Tower, for the sake of its reputation, would not let him off easily. Even if Lin Feng really killed him here, the Pill Tower in the end wouldn't blame Lin Feng too harshly.
Under the shadow of death, Xiao Yan was naturally desperate. As for those strongmen from the Qing Ling City lord's mansion, they had originally intended to deal with these rule-breaking people.
But when they heard it had something to do with the Pill Tower, they all stopped their actions. They then sent two people to seek instructions from the city lord to see how the matter should be handled.
After all, Qing Ling City was located in the Pill Region and was considered a subordinate force of the Pill Tower. Faced with such a situation, how could they act rashly?
After pausing for a moment, Lin Feng saw the time was about right and spoke again, "This Xiao Yan dared to commit violence within the Pill Tower's sphere of influence. For public duty and personal reasons, I should not let him go. Therefore, I will execute this rascal here and now, to warn the world!"
Having said that, Lin Feng clenched his palm, and the surging Dou Qi rapidly gathered, finally forming a sharp blade. He then raised the blade and placed it against Xiao Yan's neck.
"Cut him to death, the bastard dares to cause chaos in the Pill Region!"
"That's right, cut that Xiao Yan down, I, Bai Gei, fully support it!"
"Xiao Yan must die, otherwise my heart won't be at ease."
Many of the alchemists below showed thick delight on their faces, then quickly started to jeer. They even ordered their servants to shout along. After all, if Xiao Yan died, wouldn't the Heavenly Flame on him be left behind?
That young man had said he possessed a Heavenly Flame. Everyone knew that one person couldn't possibly tame two different Heavenly Flames at the same time.
That way, if the things they offered could satisfy the young man up in the air...wouldn't that mean they could exchange for the Heavenly Flame on Xiao Yan's body?
The thought that the Heavenly Flame might fall into their own hands made those alchemists shout even louder. If someone who didn't know the situation were to see this, they might think Xiao Yan had robbed them instead.
Amid the neat and thunderous chanting of the crowd, Lin Feng slowly raised the sharp Dou Qi blade. The scene, of course, was fully taken in by everyone below.
As Lin Feng's arm lifted higher and higher, the crowd that had been shouting enthusiastically suddenly grew even more excited. Then, under the expectant gazes of countless alchemists, he swung the blade down toward Xiao Yan's neck.
"Stop!"
Just as the Dou Qi blade was about to fall, a mature, charming female voice suddenly rang across the plaza.
At the same time, a surge of Dou Qi shot through the air and struck Lin Feng's weapon. Under that overwhelming power, the Dou Qi blade in Lin Feng's hand instantly shattered into countless fragments.
"Wuwu~"
Seeing that his rescuer had arrived, the nearly despairing Xiao Yan suddenly grew excited again.
"Lin Feng, what are you doing? As a disciple of the Pill Tower, how dare you harm your own comrade!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's pitiful state, Xuan Yi's heart couldn't help but ache.
Without hesitation, she placed the blame squarely on Lin Feng's head. But with so many people watching, she couldn't very well attack him directly. Otherwise, anyone with half a brain would realize she was feeling guilty and wanted to silence him.
"Hehe, Elder Xuan Yi, those are some serious accusations. I can't afford to carry such a black pot on my back."
Seeing that Xuan Yi was pushing all the blame onto him, Lin Feng immediately retorted.
Hearing this, the crowd below was stunned. They had thought today's matter would be resolved quickly. But they hadn't expected that one of the Pill Tower's Three Leaders would appear in person.
At once, everyone's eyes turned toward Xuan Yi. After all, the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower rarely showed themselves. Ninety-nine percent of those present had never even seen their true faces before.
Lin Feng then pointed at the nearby Xiao Yan and sneered coldly, "This Xiao Yan went mad for a Heavenly Flame—"
"Standing here and arguing won't solve anything. The two of you must have some kind of conflict. Let's return to the Pill Tower first, and you can explain everything clearly to me then."
Seeing that Lin Feng was about to reveal the truth of the matter, Xuan Yi quickly interrupted him.
After speaking, she intended to take Lin Feng and the others straight back to the Pill Tower before he could say anything more.
Of course, this "Pill Tower" wasn't the small branch—it was the one outside, the true Pill Tower. By then, as long as both Lin Feng and Xiao Yan admitted that their conflict was merely a personal dispute,
The incident wouldn't spread throughout Central Plains and cause an uproar.
"Hehe, I've already explained the entire sequence of events to everyone here earlier. Elder Xuan Yi, are you in such a hurry to drag me away because there's something you don't want revealed?"
Sensing the surrounding space power that made it impossible for him to resist, Lin Feng quickly spoke up.
"What?!"
Hearing that, Xuan Yi's body stiffened instantly.
Her gaze then swept rapidly over the crowd below. Those among them who were timid, upon feeling her sharp gaze fall on them, were already preparing to run for their lives.
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