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Chapter 244: Great Battle! Black Aojiao Fiercely! Yao Mu at the Ultimate Stage! (Part 1)
Chapter 244: Great Battle! Black Aojiao Fiercely! Yao Mu at the Ultimate Stage! (Part 1)
"Brat, who are you, and why are you against our Pill Tower?!"
A thousand miles outside the Immortal City where the Lius' Pill Shop was located.
Song Ru controlled two already repaired Imperial Armaments and launched a fierce attack on Elder Zhen of the Flame Pill Tower! Although the latter was stronger and at a higher realm, he lacked Imperial Armaments and was nearly in mortal danger under their combined assault. He could only temporarily save his life by using every means at his disposal.
At the same time, he wanted to save himself.
He wanted to suppress others with the Pill Tower and also wanted to know his opponent's identity.
However, Song Ru remained silent.
He only focused on the fierce attack, shaking his heart and making his scalp tingle, leaving him struggling to respond.
He wanted to flee...
But he couldn't.
Fortunately, he soon received news that the Pill Tower had dispatched three elders to assist him. As long as he could hold on for a short while...
...
In a mountain range.
Tens of thousands of beasts surged like a tidal wave, sweeping everything in their path!
In the midst of the Beast Tide, several Pill Tower Elites worked together, barely holding back the tide with an array formation, but each was injured, and their faces were filled with extreme terror.
"Senior Brother, what should we do?"
"Yes, Senior Brother, this Beast Tide is too terrifying. We don't know who that scoundrel is, but he has stirred such a tide. We... We can't hold on much longer!"
"Don't panic!"
Senior Brother's mouth was stained with blood, but he didn't lose his composure.
He shouted, "We are all Pill Tower Elites. The elders and revered ones will not let us die. I just reported the situation. I believe reinforcements are on the way."
"Take the pills, fight to the death!"
"Just hold on a bit longer, and we'll be saved!"
"Senior Brother is right!"
An Elite gritted his teeth, nearly roaring as he took a pill, "We are all Elites. The elders won't ignore us. Besides, even if they ignore us, will they ignore Senior Brother?"
"He is in the first sequence."
"That's right!"
"Just hold on a bit longer."
"We will all do it together!"
The first sequence and Senior Brother also began to take pills, fighting desperately.
However...
Compared to the excitement and hope of his fellow disciples, his heart was incredibly heavy, even sinking to the bottom.
"We should have had a protector when we went out to train."
"Previously, my master mentioned that my protector is the 'Blood Elder'."
"A blood spirit ginseng that has refined for a hundred thousand years, it joined the Flame Pill Tower by chance, feeding on countless alchemy pills, it has grown to have the strength of the Eighth Stage Sixth Layer, even in a first-rate power, it is a core force, even an upper echelon fighter."
"Such a Beast Tide, although shocking, should be no pressure for an existence like Blood Elder. It should be able to resolve it easily."
"Why..."
"Why hasn't it shown itself yet?"
"Even if it's to test our potential, it shouldn't wait until now, right?"
"We have already started taking damage, even our Dao foundation and origin are being harmed!!"
The more he thought, the more desperate he became.
But...
He didn't know that ten thousand miles to the north of the mountain range where they encountered the Beast Tide, a man named Han Mao Cao was holding a blood spirit ginseng, which was crystal clear and translucent, to celebrate a feast.
With one bite, the fragrance of the medicine filled the air.
But immediately, Han Mao Cao frowned.
"Phew, phew, phew, phew!"
He spat out the spirit ginseng meat onto the ground.
"Really hard to eat!"
"It's not even as good as my pig feed."
"Tsk, let's see if I can exchange it for a few alchemy pills when I return."
Saying that, he put the blood spirit ginseng, which he had bitten a large chunk out of, into his storage bag, then started digging his nose, waiting idly.
Beside him, Gao Guangmian's face was twitching.
He thought, the Sect Master truly had great foresight!
Although the Flame Pill Tower isn't a super-elite power or a holy land, its influence isn't necessarily weaker than a super-elite power.
Most importantly, how long has it been since the battle with the Ri Yue Immortal Dynasty?
They are at it again so soon.
I can't even dissuade them.
If this continues, they might soon be clashing with super-elite powers and even holy lands.
This, this, this...
Sigh!!! It's a matter of life and death!
I fear it will eventually involve the Beast Taming Sect. What should we do?
...
Many of the Flame Pill Tower's affiliated shops were attacked simultaneously.
A large amount of alchemy pills were plundered.
A few shops with great powers present managed to barely hold on, but they were in a precarious situation.
"You dare to be so bold!"
They roared, "Don't you know we are the Flame Pill Tower'sshops?"
"To dare offend the Flame Pill Tower?"
"What do we fear?"
At the same time, a great power roared, "Don't just watch, help the Pill Tower repel the invaders, and there will be a generous Reward, and you will earn the Pill Tower'sfavor!"
Upon hearing this, many who were just watching became interested.
But at that moment, one of the attackers in black robes spoke, "Hehehe, Flame Pill Tower? How powerful. Since we dare to act, we Fear Nothing from you!"
"As for you, Want the Generous Reward and the Pill Tower's Favor?"
"I advise you not to Misjudge the situation, don't..."
"Seek your own death!"
"Hehe he."
Suddenly, someone from the Pill Tower was shocked and reacted immediately.
"Hehehe?"
"This, such an absurd and strange laugh, you, are you...?"
"Discovered?"
"Correct, we are from the Hidden Soul Palace, he he he, if you want to act, go ahead!"
Swish...
As he finished speaking, the entire area instantly turned pitch black, dark as pitch, even spiritual senses were restricted, unable to probe.
Everyone within the range became 'blind.'
Almost at the mercy of others.
Outside the range.
Those watching were instantly chilled to the bone.
Such a bizarre method...
It must be the Hidden Soul Palace!
Damn it.
At this moment, they were terrified.
They had almost been blinded by greed, ready to rush out and aid the Inferno Pill Tower.
If they had actually gone through with it, they would have been in deep trouble.
The one who made a move was actually the Hidden Soul Palace!
However, they were baffled as to why the Hidden Soul Palace suddenly started a conflict with the Inferno Pill Tower.
Was it a deliberate act, or... an impulsive decision?
...
Han Feng was also ruthless, making a swift decision to temporarily abandon everything external and focus on 'Pacifying Internal Threats'!
Although she had no evidence, she was certain that someone, some power, had a premeditated plan to target the Inferno Pill Tower and herself. However, their plan was simply too crude.
Setting multiple fires, wanting her to divide her forces and rescue them in various places, exhausting the Inferno Pill Tower's experts, and then giving Qian Wu and the others an opportunity to strike?
If even such a simple scheme could not be seen through, she would be too foolish.
Losing a shop was no big deal; she could easily find another.
If the First Sequence died, she could cultivate a new one.
Not just the First Sequence, but even her personal disciples, or even her own flesh and blood, what of it? As long as she remained alive and the Pill Tower was in her hands, everything else was an illusion.
Did they think she would fall for their plan?
"Pass down the order for all to gather outside my Pill Tower and quell the internal chaos!"
"Yes, Your Reverence!"
The message was quickly delivered.
The entire Inferno Pill Tower began to 'riot'!
In fact, even before this, the Inferno Pill Tower had already been in turmoil.
The Inferno Pill Tower had numerous elders.
Up and down, inside and out, there were nearly a hundred of them, including all sorts of miscellaneous ones.
However, only nine held the highest status.
The nine founding elders!
They had the highest status, the strongest strength, and were the most powerful.
All of them were at the Eighth Realm, and within the Eighth Realm, they were the cream of the crop, with none below the fifth level of the Eighth Realm.
The originally peaceful Inferno Pill Tower became lively due to the sudden 'rebellion' of Qian Wu, Qin Fengxian, and Gu Santong. Numerous elders and disciples gathered, and the two sides confronted each other, creating an extremely tense atmosphere, with a major battle about to break out.
"Qian Wu, Qin Fengxian, Gu Santong!"
One of the founding elders who had long followed Han Feng led many elders to surround the three and their loyal followers, shouting angrily, "Are you three planning to rebel?!"
"Your Reverence has treated you well. Why did you gather people and start a fight within the Pill Tower against your own people?"
"Have you forgotten the oath we made when we founded the Pill Tower?"
"Are you not afraid of being punished by the Heavenly Dao and having your cultivation destroyed?"
"Nonsense!"
Qian Wu coldly laughed, "The Pill Tower oath was made under the leadership of the Alchemy Emperor. How dare we forget it?"
"As for your mention of Heavenly punishment, hahaha!"
"As you said, we indeed raised our blades against our own people and even betrayed the Pill Tower. Then why hasn't the Heavenly Dao sent down its punishment?"
"You, explain that to me!"
Upon hearing this, the elder couldn't help but be taken aback.
The elders and core disciples behind him also showed surprise.
The Pill Tower oath forbids internal strife!
You must not raise a blade against your own people!
But now, they seemed to have violated both...
Why hasn't the Heavenly Dao sent down its punishment? There are only two possibilities!
One, they have a way to make the Pill Tower oath ineffective.
It's not impossible on the Immortal Martial Continent, but the difficulty is so high that it's almost defying the heavens. These three and their followers clearly don't meet the conditions.
So, there's only one possibility left.
What they raised... was not a "blade"!
At least, that's how the Heavenly Dao 'judges' it.
Thinking of this, their eyes flickered.
"Hehe, have you figured it out?"
Gu Santong scoffed, "Internal strife? Blade? We never thought of causing strife, nor did we want to raise a blade against our fellow disciples! At this moment, although we are 'wielding our blades high', the blades we hold are for setting things right!"
"All we want is to bring the Inferno Pill Tower back on the right path!"
"And who holds the true blade? Don't you all know it in your hearts?"
Setting things right?
Upon hearing this, many disciples trembled, feeling lost.
They all knew the oath.
No one would doubt the Heavenly Dao's 'judgment'.
In other words, what they raised was indeed not a blade, but a blade to set things right?
But then, a question arose.
If the three elders and their followers held a blade to set things right, then what were they? The 'chaos' itself? Then wouldn't they be the evil ones?
So...
They were the villains?
For a moment, they were stunned.
What the hell!
Clearly, it was their 'internal conflict', but suddenly, without doing anything, they became the villains, the 'chaos' itself, the culprits of the Inferno Pill Tower's turmoil?
"What...?"
They looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.
The founding elders who had long followed Han Feng and the numerous elders she had cultivated were all pale with anger. One of them stepped forward and said, "Nonsense!"
"What chaos? What's right?"
"Under Your Reverence's leadership, we have continuously developed the Pill Tower, making it flourish. If we are the chaos, then what are you who hold us back?"
Hearing this, the confused and panicked disciples gradually calmed down.
That's right!
We never had any ill intentions. While improving ourselves, we also contributed to the Pill Tower without reservation. How did we become the culprits of the Inferno Pill Tower's turmoil? It's easy to frame someone when you want to!
"Whether it's chaos or righteousness, the truth is in everyone's hearts."
Qin Fengxian spoke coldly, "Where's Han Feng?"
"Afraid to show herself, unable to confront us?"
At this moment, people were still continuously joining both sides.
However, the number of people on the other side far exceeded that of Qian Wu, Qin Fengxian, and the other two.
Lin Fan, Ya Ya, and Xiao Ling Er, who had transformed into three inner disciples of the Pill Tower, quietly gathered at the back of the 'enemy' camp.
No one found it strange.
They were merely ordinary inner disciples with average cultivation, and in situations like this, they only needed to choose a side.
Moreover, their positions were naturally meant to be at the rear.
As for the original bodies of these disciples...
They had already evaporated long ago.
"Han Feng, you ungrateful, disloyal, and dishonorable beast! How dare you cause trouble, yet you don't have the guts to show yourself? Come out and face me!"
"Come out!!!
Boom!
Qian Wu's voice, filled with hatred and anger, reverberated, causing his liver fire to flare up. His voice carried far, far away.
Everyone inside the Inferno Pill Tower could see it clearly.
The sound waves rippled, causing almost everyone in the Inferno Pill Tower to reveal expressions of surprise.
Whether they were Pill Tower disciples, elders, or those who came to purchase pills but were kept around by Han Feng for various reasons, they were all shocked and curious.
"Ungrateful, disloyal, and dishonorable... even calling her a beast?"
On the spectator stands, many cultivators poked their heads out, watching the situation from a distance, feeling astonished.
"I know this person, Qian Wu, one of the founding elders of the Pill Tower. He followed the Pill Emperor in the past, full of vigor and ambition. But it's said that he's been declining in recent years, yet his status and position remain unshaken."
"Why would he speak such venomous words?"
"He's truly treating Venerable Han as a beast."
"Is it a personal grudge, or is there another reason?"
"..."
This was an internal struggle within the Inferno Pill Tower.
At least, that's how it appeared to them, so as outsiders, they couldn't casually get involved.
Unless Han Feng gave the order, they could only watch the spectacle.
Moreover, given the disparity in numbers and strength between the two sides, there was no need for them to intervene.
However, being a bystander was still acceptable.
"Han Feng!"
"Come out and face me!"
"Come out and face me!"
"Come out and face me..."
Qian Wu's furious rebukes echoed and reverberated.
Han Feng's anger was uncontrollable, and at this moment, numerous people had gathered at the highest point of the Pill Tower, where Venerable Han's platform was located.
"Move!"
With her command, everyone simultaneously teleported, appearing beside Qian Wu, Qin Fengxian, Gu Santong, and others on the opposing side.
"Silence!"
"Don't spout nonsense here."
Han Feng's expression was grim, but with so many eyes on her, she had to be careful.
Most importantly, not only was she keeping numerous powerful outsiders, but she was also the one who had invited them to stay.
At this moment, they were all watching! If she handled this internal strife well, it would undoubtedly boost her prestige.
But if she mishandled it, she would become a laughingstock for eternity.
She must handle it properly!
She couldn't let them spread rumors.
Yet, at the same time, Han Feng felt terrified.
Unfaithful, unfilial, dishonorable, and unrighteous!
Betraying the master and ancestors!
These words were true.
But how did he know? She had kept it a secret, and no one else should have known what happened!
Suddenly, a realization struck her.
"Moon Embrace Sect?!"
"That's it!"
She suddenly understood, "The one who killed my Pill Tower disciple, putting Elder Zhou in a perilous situation, was the Moon Embrace Sect's Heaven's Pride who appeared during the battle with the Ri Yue Immortal Dynasty.
"The Liu Family is also an ally of the Moon Embrace Sect."
"And my 'good junior sister', Xiao Ling Er, is also from the Moon Embrace Sect."
"So, everything makes sense now."
"This whole thing started because of the Moon Embrace Sect and my 'good junior sister'!"
When she secretly killed Elder Liang, only she knew about it. It was impossible for anyone else to find out!
But now, she suddenly realized that Elder Liang might have left behind a legacy, teaching Xiao Ling Er, the Heaven's Pride of the Moon Embrace Sect.
In other words...
Xiao Ling Er, the Moon Embrace Sect, and Qian Wu, Qin Fengxian, and Gu Santong were already in contact, and they already knew everything.
That's why this series of events unfolded!
She didn't doubt the leak of her information.
After all...
It was normal for that old fellow to seek revenge.
Perhaps her legacy included a restriction, a vow to kill Han Feng to obtain the complete legacy.
And after her 'good junior sister' destroyed the Ri Yue Immortal Dynasty, she must have thought it was her turn, so she started planning against Han Feng, contacting Qian Wu to coordinate their actions...
Good, good, good.
The Moon Embrace Sect.
Good, good, good.
Xiao Ling Er.
(End of Chapter)
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