Battle Through the Heavens: Who put Laozi in my storage ring?

"Get started, and remember...get started quickly..."

"It's the voice of the Nine Heavens Venerable."

Elder Mu Gu said excitedly, then nodded: "Don't worry, my lord, I have already locked onto Xiao Yan as my target and will set off immediately. Once we enter the Pill Realm, I will definitely kill him!"

Without further hesitation, they put the token into their pockets and turned around, surging into the stone tablet like a stream of figures.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, the Ninth Venerable urgently addressed the token:

"He single-handedly killed Ice Venerable Binghe and annihilated a group of powerful figures from Ice River Valley. Do not make a move! Remember, get out of Saint Pill City as quickly as possible! Do not make a move! Do not..."

"Drip drip..."

The token immediately lost its luster again.

The Ninth Venerable's face twitched. "It's as if there's a veil over the entire Holy Pill City, isolating my soul power once again..."

"We can only hope that he will see it."

He shook his head helplessly.

On the other side...

Inside the city of Saint Dan.

The old apothecary tapped the table lightly with his finger, and an invisible layer of soul power spread out, blocking half of the soul message sent by the Nine Heavens Venerable. He curled his lips into a smile: "Tsk, quite interesting..."

Chapter 209 Entering the Pill Tower, the Preferential Treatment of "Those Within the System"

"you really……"

Xuan Yi glanced at Yao Chen, who was grinning like a child, and was speechless, but couldn't help but laugh out loud. "If Mu Gu knew that you were in this state now, he would probably regret it to the core."

She naturally knew that it was Yao Chen who had "encrypted" the communication between the Nine Heavens Venerable.

This drastically alters the semantics of the original communication content.

However, the animosity between the two was indeed extremely deep.

Back then, the Soul Hall sent Mu Gu to sow discord between Han Feng and his master, causing them to turn against each other. Furthermore, Yao Chen was also betrayed severely back then and nearly perished...

The outside world only knows that Han Feng betrayed them, but they don't know that he was plotted against by the Soul Palace. However, Han Feng, who is only at the Dou Huang level, could be crushed by Yao Chen with a single slap. Only a Dou Zun level expert like Mu Gu could seriously injure Yao Chen.

To protect itself and cover up Yao Chen's injury, and also to avoid retaliation from the Soul Palace, Feng Xian simply concealed the matter completely, so that even the core disciples and elders of the Starfall Pavilion were unaware of it.

"Now that this beast is in my hands, I will naturally not let him have an easy time." Yao Chen tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, a faint smile on his face.

In reality, with his Heavenly Realm cultivation level, Mu Gu wouldn't have been able to escape at all.

The goal is simply to lure him into the Dan Domain, then destroy his spirit.

"Meeting Xiao Yan is also his 'blessing'..."

Xuan Yi sighed softly beside him.

Xiao Yan has countless trump cards in his hand. No matter how cunning and shrewd Mu Gu is, he can't possibly outmaneuver him. He's practically an old fox.

"Hey hey hey..."

Yao Chen grinned, unable to suppress a smile.

……

Dan domain.

In the gray, hazy land.

Xiao Yan's figure flashed and landed directly in mid-air. Looking around, there was no life in sight. It was clear that the many alchemists who had entered this place had been teleported to different locations, and Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen and the other women were obviously the same.

All he remembered was that when he came in, a force locked onto the eight purple-gold star-patterned alchemist badge on his chest and pulled him inside.

No wonder they wanted to take the alchemist exam early...

It turns out they got admission tickets.

The surrounding gray fog grew thicker and thicker. Xiao Yan walked straight forward, but was stopped by a figure that emerged from the swirling dust. It was an old man with white hair, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a whisk.

"teacher?"

Xiao Yan glanced at the dust and mist with surprise.

But then they found that the latter's body seemed to freeze, and then the dissipation slowly dissipated on its own...

Xiao Yan's eye twitched.

Is this an illusion?

However, this illusion probably never expected that its attempt to steal and imitate the existence within its own memories would nearly lead to its own downfall...

Dare to imitate the teacher?

But you'll have to bear the consequences.

Immediately, a surge of gray mist appeared, revealing a road that led straight to the destination ahead. There was even a hint of helplessness and fear in the mist, clearly indicating that they dared not test Xiao Yan any further.

He chuckled softly, though with a hint of helplessness.

To be honest, this illusion isn't too difficult. Anyone with a soul power level of a seventh-grade alchemist can basically pass through it without any problems. However...

When Xiao Yan arrived, he was the first one there.

After a short wait, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and others arrived one after another.

However, there was also an old man wrapped in a black robe who looked at him with hostility. Xiao Yan's expression was strange. This guy... actually came in?

Didn't you do any research before you came?

That's really brave.

In the original story, Mu Gu was a greedy and cunning person, but now he seems quite brave, and he actually admires him a bit.

As expected of someone from the Soul Palace, they always disregard life and death.

Xiao Yan was unaware that Yao Chen was behind it, but he felt somewhat emotional.

At the end of the passage was a messy space with some turbulent currents around it, but it was a temporary stopping point that had been cleared by the combined efforts of the Dou Zun powerhouses.

As the vast majority of the contestants arrived one after another, an old man in black, sitting leisurely on the back of a giant black tortoise, also slowly arrived. He glanced around expressionlessly, but when he looked at Xiao Yan, his brows furrowed slightly in surprise. When he noticed the name tag on Xiao Yan's chest and saw that it not only represented an eighth-grade alchemy master but also implied the eight elders of the Pill Tower, he revealed a look of astonishment.

He gave Xiao Yan a gentle smile and nodded slightly.

Cao Ying was slightly envious of this scene.

Even though she is quite talented now and has the potential to become one of the three future giants in the Pill Tower, she is still a junior in the eyes of most of the Pill Tower's veterans and is often ignored.

Only towards someone like Xiao Yan, a true member of the Pill Tower's upper echelons and one of their own, would these old-fashioned, rigid individuals show him any respect.

Of course, this is on the premise of "internal senior management".

This old man's cultivation level was clearly above Dou Zun, a Grandmaster of Alchemy at the eighth-grade Alchemist level. Only those of the same or even stronger level could earn him the title of "one of his own"...

Many people who witnessed this scene were quite envious.

But more than anything, I felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing feelings, reflection, and a sense of loss).

As expected of an elder of the Pill Tower, having successfully joined the "system," even the Xuan Turtle Venerable, who used to be indifferent to everyone, actually showed a smile. Truly...

"It's almost time. Everyone who comes here can receive a map and a task list. You need to collect medicinal herbs within the Pill Realm. Once you complete the task, you can pass the test."

He then tapped the screen a few times, sending clusters of light to the crowd.

Especially when encountering Xiao Yan, he would deliberately transmit a few words through his voice.

He relayed the words that Yao Chen had said.

Xiao Yan then realized that Mu Gu had been tricked into coming in completely bewildered, and shook his head with amusement.

Although no one else heard the two talking, they could still sense the communication between them, and many people's eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, their gazes intense.

After all, not everyone comes here with the goal of winning first place in the competition. Especially for some talented individuals who are stuck at the level of a seventh-grade alchemist, making friends here is also a good choice. Since they are not qualified to know the Xuan Turtle Venerable and the three giants, then getting to know Xiao Yan, the newly promoted elder, is also a good choice.

Therefore, he secretly began to plan how to show goodwill later.

"You must be Elder Xiao? I've heard so much about you."

A young man with a delicate face and dressed in black walked over, clasped his hands in greeting, and spoke.

“You are…” Xiao Yan glanced at him and said calmly.

"I am Chen Xian, the current young sect master of the Xuanming Sect..." Chen Xian was slightly displeased with Xiao Yan's attitude, but due to the other party's status, which was enough to stand with his father, he swallowed his anger and said.

In fact, in his eyes...

Xiao Yan's so-called Taiqing Sect being ranked ahead of the two major sects is clearly a misnomer. What good is an eighth-grade alchemist if he's just a young upstart?

How many years has his Xuanming Sect been powerful on this continent?

How many years has the Taiqing Sect been around?

In terms of seniority and background, the Taiqing Sect is no more than Xiao Yan.

P.S.: Taking a day off. My grandma was hospitalized with a back injury, and I've been taking care of her at the hospital these past two days. I got home a little late today and had some writer's block, but I promise I'll try my best to update tomorrow. If I keep making promises like this, I'll be a dog!

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