Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 210 Re-entering the Pill Tower

When Lin Ran was certified as an eighth-grade alchemist in the Pill Tower, he made a deal with Xuan Yi, one of the three giants of the Pill Tower. Xuan Yi gave him an eighth-grade pill with eight-colored pill lightning. In return for the deal, Lin Ran would bring Xuan Yi information about Yao Chen.

Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes. Lin Ran was tricked by the three scorpion demons and was left in a coma for two years.

Lin Ran used that Rank 8 pill from the Eight-Colored Thunder Pill to revive Yao Chen.

After a while, Lin Ran ended up not earning anything at all.

However, I, Lin Ran, have always been a person of my word and always keep my promises. Since I have already promised Xuan Yi, I will naturally not go back on my word.

Even though Yao Chen was extremely unwilling, he couldn't go against Lin Ran's wishes, and with Feng Xian stirring things up, the two of them finally embarked on the road to the Pill Tower.

As for Feng Xian, who originally wanted to watch the show, he stayed in the Starfall Pavilion.

Unfortunately, there's no other way. There are too many people and too many things going on in the Starfall Pavilion right now, so we still need someone with enough authority to take charge.

Lin Ran and Yao Chen's speeds were beyond the reach of ordinary people. Yao Chen's speed, as a half-saint, was beyond question. Lin Ran, who possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon, was also incredibly fast. He forcibly tore through space along the way, and at such a terrifying speed, he arrived at the Holy Pill City of the Pill Domain in just half a day!

Upon arriving in Saint Pill City again, Lin Ran's face was full of teasing, while Yao Chen looked embarrassed but also somewhat sentimental.

Upon entering Saint Pill City, Lin Ran and his companion did not linger despite its prosperity. Instead, they went directly into the Pill Tower. Sensing their arrival, a Pill Tower elder quickly emerged and welcomed them inside with a broad smile.

……

At the top of the Pill Tower, in a large hall, Lin Ran and Yao Chen sat, while a Pill Tower elder quickly retreated to inform the three giants.

"These three guys, they've got quite the airs these days..."

Yao Chen picked up the teacup beside him, took a small sip, and felt slightly embarrassed. He had been teased by Lin Ran the whole way, and he really couldn't take it anymore.

What do you mean by having many romantic entanglements? What's wrong with a man having a few romantic entanglements? Sect Master, you are a pure yang body, yet you leave your mark everywhere. Which of those in the Holy Sect who hold the Jade Token has no connection with you? And you still have the nerve to criticize me?!

Yao Chen kept muttering to himself, and even wanted to say it out loud in order to protest against Lin Ran's teasing.

But when he thought of Lin Ran's shameless attitude towards acquaintances, his thoughts dissipated.

Damn it, we can't compete at all, we just can't compete!

The silence in the hall lasted for a moment before being broken by a series of hurried footsteps. The tightly closed door was then quickly pushed open, and a loud laugh followed.

"Haha, what a rare guest! Old man Yao, I never thought I'd actually have this day to meet you."

The tightly closed door was pushed open, and Xuan Kongzi, dressed in a light white robe, strode in laughing. Behind him, Tian Leizi and Xuan Yi followed closely behind, their eyes filled with excitement as they looked at Yao Chen, who was holding a teacup in the hall.

"Long time no see, how have you been?"

Yao Chen put down his teacup, looked at the three of them, and smiled.

Xuan Kongzi and the other two quickly entered the hall and came to Yao Chen. Looking at that familiar face, they sighed softly after a moment. Xuan Kongzi patted Yao Chen's shoulder heavily and said, "I really didn't expect that I would be able to see you again in my lifetime, you old fellow."

"You have no idea how much someone misses you."

Upon hearing Xuan Kongzi's words, Lin Ran burst into laughter. Yao Chen looked slightly embarrassed, patted Xuan Kongzi on the shoulder, and then turned his gaze to Xuan Yi beside him, using a smile to cover his embarrassment as he said, "...Long time no see."

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yi's cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes misted over. This girlish demeanor made Lin Ran secretly click his tongue in amazement.

Goodness, no wonder he's the leader of the Central Plains F4, he really has some tricks up his sleeve!

"Senior Xuan Yi, I've brought the person to you. It's a little late, but there's a reason for it, and I had no other choice."

Seeing Yao Chen and Xuan Yi exchanging glances, Lin Ran shouted, "I really didn't get anything! I even used your pill to revive Yao Chen! There are truly few sect leaders in the world with such a conscience!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"You've come back from the dead? It seems you haven't had it easy these past few years."

"I see. No wonder Yao Chen broke through to the Half-Saint realm. You probably played a significant role in that."

Upon hearing this, the three giants of the Pill Tower reacted differently. Xuan Kongzi smiled as he looked at Lin Ran, Tian Leizi suddenly realized something upon seeing Yao Chen's change in strength, but only Xuan Yi had eyes only for Yao Chen...

Yao Chen shook his head helplessly.

He was originally curious, since Lin Ran had completely broken ties with the three scorpion demons, how come he still had an eighth-grade pill with eight-colored pill lightning in his hand? Could it be that it was something he had hidden away before?

Only after further questioning did they learn that the pill was actually given to them by Xuan Yi, and that the target of the transaction was him!

"Alright, you wouldn't come here without a reason. Lin Ran, young man, besides bringing Old Man Yao here, I'm afraid you have something else to say about coming to my Pill Tower?" Xuan Kongzi smiled, then changed the subject and looked at Lin Ran.

"Nothing can be hidden from you old monsters."

When the conversation turned to serious matters, Lin Ran's smile faded, replaced by a slightly awkward one. Yao Chen, though not surprised, couldn't help but look at Lin Ran with some curiosity.

Lin Ran didn't waste any words. He took out a scroll and three gold tokens from his storage ring and handed them to Xuan Kongzi and the other two.

The appearance of the three golden tokens caused Yao Chen to raise an eyebrow.

He was already an old friend of the three giants of the Dan Tower, and knew them very well. Whether it was their strength or their abilities, there was no problem with the three of them holding the Golden Token.

But will they accept it?

The three of them took the golden token and played with it, somewhat curious.

"This golden token is a symbol of our sect's status, and I have one as well."

Yao Chen suddenly spoke up: "I am now the Hall Master of the Pill Hall of the Holy Sect. If you accept this golden token, you will have joined my Holy Sect."

"Join a sect or faction?"

Xuan Kongzi frowned slightly: "This matter is rather troublesome. The three of us have rather special identities, and you are aware of the rules of the Pill Tower."

"If it were an ordinary sect, I wouldn't join it so easily, but the Holy Sect is quite special." Yao Chen shook his head: "You only need to know that those who join the Holy Sect are yourselves, not the Pill Tower. They are like guest elders. You will know the specifics when you use your battle qi to enter the golden token."

"this……"

Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi exchanged a glance, still hesitant.

Xuan Yi, however, didn't hesitate at all, immediately channeling his battle qi into the golden token. After a slight pause, he put it away and nodded to Lin Ran, saying, "I've agreed to both of these things. When do we set off?"

"Xuan Yi, you..."

Xuan Kongzi shook his head helplessly. He knew exactly what Xuan Yi was thinking. This wasn't aimed at this Holy Sect at all; it was clearly aimed at Yao Chen!

Tian Leizi, standing to the side, was also filled with helplessness.

"If those old guys found out, I don't know what they'd say about you."

"If they have the ability, then let them speak," Xuan Yi said with a cold snort.

Seeing this, Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi both shook their heads helplessly and returned the golden token to Lin Ran.

"We apologize, we have our reasons, but we also have our own difficulties. Please understand."

"I'm sorry," Tian Leizi said in a deep voice.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Lin Ran chuckled, not annoyed by the rejection, and put the two gold tokens back into his storage ring.

This attempt to recruit the three giants of the Pill Tower was merely a spur-of-the-moment decision. He never really expected it to succeed. Obtaining even one Xuan Yi was already his greatest gain.

Seeing Lin Ran retract the golden token, Xuan Kongzi did not hesitate and immediately opened the scroll, with three gazes simultaneously directed towards him.

With just one glance, the expressions of the three giants of the Pill Tower, including Yao Chen, all became solemn.

"What are your thoughts on this matter, the three of you?"

After a moment of silence in the hall, Lin Ran slowly spoke, "I know that the three of you are top-notch alchemists, but in terms of strength, you are also first-rate experts, all at the peak of the Dou Zun level. That's why I thought of asking the three of you for your help."

"The three scorpion demons are notorious in Zhongzhou and have wreaked havoc there. It is indeed time to wipe them out."

This time, Xuan Kongzi didn't refuse, and Tian Leizi, who was standing to the side, also nodded: "Count me in."

"When do you plan to make your move?" Xuan Yi asked.

"No rush."

Lin Ran shook his head: "As the saying goes, if you don't act, you don't act at all; but if you do, you must be quick, accurate, and ruthless! If we are going to take action, we must be fully prepared and absolutely cannot allow the slightest mistake!"

"Therefore, I still need to make some more preparations for this matter."

Should we prepare one or two more things?

Upon hearing this, not only did the three giants of the Pill Tower frown slightly, but even Yao Chen was somewhat puzzled.

With the current strength of the Holy Rain Sect, it is not difficult to fight against the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts, who are now down to only two. The Holy Rain Sect has nearly ten Dou Zun level experts, not to mention the human scorpion corpse soul puppet.

With Yao Chen able to hold off the Sky Scorpion, Lin Ran and the Corpse Soul Puppet could easily restrain the Earth Scorpion.

When the time comes, the sect's experts will swarm in, and dealing with the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts will be no problem at all. But why does Lin Ran not only need to call on the three giants of the Pill Tower, but also need to make some preparations after the three giants agree?

That's way too cautious!

"If it were just the three Scorpion Demons, there would be no problem. Even without their help, with my current strength and power, it would be easy to take them down."

Seemingly noticing the confusion in everyone's eyes, Lin Ran sighed softly: "What I truly fear is the Soul Palace!"

Soul Palace!

Upon hearing this, both the three giants of the Pill Tower and Yao Chen showed solemn expressions and felt a chill in their hearts.

They were well aware of just how powerful the Soul Palace was.

Although nominally the Pill Tower and the Soul Palace are on equal footing, in recent years, the Soul Palace has been hunting down alchemists on a large scale and has made no attempt to conceal its covetousness for high-level soul bodies. It is obvious to anyone with eyes that the Soul Palace completely suppresses the Pill Tower.

As for top-tier alchemists like Yao Chen, he was forced to leave only a soul body by the combined schemes and plots of the Soul Palace!

Even the three giants of the Pill Tower would have to think twice before making an enemy of the Soul Palace.

"The sect leader suspects that the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts are connected to the Soul Palace?" Yao Chen said in a deep voice.

"It's not a guess, it's a certainty!"

Lin Ran shook his head and said seriously, "The reason why the Soul Palace was able to gather five Dou Zun to besiege me was because of the intelligence given by the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts. Otherwise, how could five Dou Zun, and even the Four Heavenly Venerables Blood River, possibly come to this remote northwest place?"

"The Soul Palace and the Three Scorpion Demons must have been in contact and cooperating beforehand. That's why I'm being extremely cautious in this attack on the Three Scorpion Demons, precisely to prevent the presence of powerful figures from the Soul Palace!"

"what……"

Yao Chen murmured, though somewhat unwilling to admit it, he had to say that it was the truth.

If they were to be ambushed by the Soul Palace experts while they were annihilating the three Scorpion Demons, then something truly terrible would happen!

"Moreover, you are all aware of the Soul Hall's modus operandi over the years. They have been capturing souls on a large scale, driven by ambition. Some time ago, I destroyed a Fiend Hall, and countless souls were imprisoned inside. They torture souls and extract their soul power... Although I don't know their exact purpose in doing this, there is no doubt that they must have a huge conspiracy!"

Lin Ran's face was solemn as he said in a deep voice, "No matter what, we will have to confront the Soul Palace sooner or later. Therefore, from the beginning, my imagined enemy was not the Three Demon Scorpions, but the Soul Palace!"

The Soul Palace is considered the hypothetical enemy.

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, the three giants of the Dan Tower exchanged glances and all showed a hint of emotion in their smiles.

Is this just youthful arrogance or youthful recklessness?

"The Soul Hall's actions over the years have indeed gone too far, and we should indeed take the Soul Hall seriously," Yao Chen said in a deep voice. "Currently, no force in the Central Continent can contend with the Soul Hall. If we want to fight against the Soul Hall, there is probably only one path we can take."

"alliance!"

"The alliance..."

After listening to what Yao Lao said, Xuan Kongzi and the other two frowned. Xuan Kongzi shook his head and said, "This matter is probably more troublesome than getting the three of us to join your sect. You know how stubborn those old guys are."

"But with the pressure from the Soul Palace, it's not impossible," Xuan Yi said in a deep voice.

"The success rate is not high. The threat from the Soul Palace has always been there, but the Pill Tower has never allied with any other force."

"Then let's set a precedent!"

"You know how difficult it is to wear black robes..."

The three continued their discussion, so Lin Ran had to cough lightly to interrupt them.

"The threat posed by the Soul Palace cannot be ignored, but forming an alliance is indeed premature, so there's no need for you all to be so agitated. The most urgent task is to deal with the Heavenly Scorpion and the Earth Scorpion first. That's also my main objective."

(End of this chapter)