Shameless

Originally, the Pill Tower Three Greats turned a blind eye, and the elders of the Small Pill Tower also had a good impression of Xiao Yan for voluntarily giving out the Nong Yan Jue, so they did not investigate further.

Two years ago, the Ye Family faced difficulties after Old Monster Hou, a Peak Eighth Grade Alchemist, was successfully selected as the eleventh elder of the Small Pill Tower.

Old Monster Hou had held a grudge ever since Pill Gathering defeated by Old Yao. Later, when Old Yao broke through to the level of Medicine Saint, he felt even more distressed.

The Old Yao and his apprentice Pill Gathering competition was a great achievement that everyone in the Central Continent talked about. But in Old Monster Hou's eyes, each time it reminded him of the days when he failed.

Over the past two years, Old Monster Hou has frequently punished the Ye Family the grounds that they violated the rules of the Pill Tower.

The Ye Family, of course, never learned their lesson and strictly followed Xiao Yan and Old Yao's instructions, which only made Old Monster Hou even more furious.

This time, Old Monster Hou even wanted to strip Ye Zhong of his elder position and warned that if the Ye family continued to be stubborn, he would abolish the Ye family's status as one of the five major families of the Pill Tower.

Unable to make up his mind, Ye Zhong asked Xiao Yan for advice.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan instructed Ye Zhong to inform the Pill Tower that some of the Sub-flame of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame could be distributed to the elders of the Small Pill Tower —except for Old Monster Hou.

The next day, the Pill Tower held an emergency meeting and elected Ye Zhong as one of the Pill Tower Eight Great Elders, second only to the three giants.

As for Old Monster Hou, it is said that he suffered some backlash from being enraged while refining medicine, and he needs to go into seclusion. During his seclusion, his work is delegated to the three giants.

Xiao Yan deeply regretted this.

After dealing with the minor matters of the Ye Family, Xiao Yan noted down Xiao Qingshan's birth date and then went to the Heavenly Tomb for seclusion.

In the vast Heavenly Tomb Space, countless indistinct souls wandered aimlessly until they lost almost all their Dou Qi and Soul Power, leaving only their purest intelligence, and were reincarnated.

Only those who reached a certain level of strength in their previous life can enter the process of Reincarnation —those who are too weak and lack sufficient Soul Power cannot withstand the pressure of traversing space and will shatter directly.

This standard is generally based on the dividing line of Dou Ling.

Besides humans, countless other Magical Beast beasts were also drawn into the Heavenly Tomb by the Plane Embryo.

Compared to humans, Magical Beast lack intelligence and have weaker Soul Power, so it is often the Fifth Grade Magical Beast that can enter the Reincarnation.

Whether human or Magical Beast, the power they possessed before death has largely returned to the world, but the remaining small portion, when accumulated in vast numbers, still constitutes a terrifying figure.

The concentration of World Energy within the Heavenly Tomb has thus increased considerably.

On the Heavenly Tomb Third Layer, a place only reached by Peak Dou Zun experts after their deaths, there are two vortexes, one large and one small, devouring the massive amount of energy within the Heavenly Tomb.

The center of the large vortex is naturally Xiao Yan, but the center of the small vortex is not Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen has no special privileges. If he stays in the Heavenly Tomb for too long, he will be subjected to a repulsive force. The longer he stays, the stronger the repulsive force becomes. Even if Xiao Yan wanted to grant him "privileges," he couldn't.

This repulsive force seems to originate from the Plane Embryo. The Heavenly Tomb now strictly rejects any living life, and the Ancient Devouring Worm that live between the second and third layers have been thrown away somewhere.

It is only because Xiao Yan possesses world-renowned favoritism that he can cultivate in the Heavenly Tomb without restraint.

As for the small vortex center, it wasn't a living person at all, but rather the Creator Heavenly Saint, a puppet.

Xiao Yan separated an Emperor Flame to temper the puppet. And it must be said, the Creator Heavenly Saint was indeed different from ordinary puppets, with room for improvement.

This was the first time in Xiao Yan's life that he had been in seclusion for such a long time. Apart from the three interruptions he made when he came out of seclusion to hug his child, take the Volcanic Stone Flame and the Wind Fury Dragon Flame from Candle Star Flame, he was in seclusion for a full ten years and broke through to the Eight-star Dou Sheng in one fell swoop.

Having experienced these past ten years, Xiao Yan was once again convinced that arduous cultivation was pointless. The Dou Qi he cultivated by wasting countless hours was no different from the Dou Qi he developed by taking drugs and tempering it with Emperor Flame, Soul Power was compressed into a single form.

However, just as Xiao Yan was ready to go to the Yao Clan, he learned some unexpected news.

"The Yao Clan invited the Pill Tower Grand Elder to their Pill Canon, but not me?" Xiao Yan asked, looking utterly bewildered.

"Yes... they really have no shame at all," the Old Yao said sadly.

The Pill Canon is the most important event for the Yao Clan. The timing of the event is not entirely fixed, but it is extremely prestigious—winning the Pill Canon is basically equivalent to becoming the number one Alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent.

In addition to members of the Yao Clan, Ninth Grade Alchemist are also invited to participate in the Pill Canon, vying for the title of the number one Alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent.

But Xiao Yan never expected that the Yao Clan would completely ignore him, Alchemist with Emperor Realm Soul.

"Have the Yao Clan lost their minds? If I don't participate in the Pill Canon and instead refine even stronger Pills, won't their Pill Canon become a joke?" Xiao Yan frowned, unable to understand.

"Perhaps it's a kind of inexplicable confidence? Refining Pills requires a formula. Without a formula for Ninth Grade Golden Pill, even if you break through to the Emperor Realm Soul, you can't refine Pills of that level. But as long as the number one in the Pill Canon can refine Ninth Grade Profound Pill, they can find a reason." The Old Yao sighed.

"Ninth Grade Profound Pill..." Xiao Yan stroked his chin. The Yao Clan Patriarch and the Great Elder should have the ability to refine Ninth Grade Profound Pill, as should Elder Shennong, the owner of the Life Spirit Flame.

There's also Soul Hun Xuzi of the Soul Clan. Although he was burned like fireworks by the Soul Heavenly Emperor's Split Soul, a soul at the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection can split off a fragment, so reviving him at some cost isn't difficult.

If the Nihility Devouring Flame were used as a backdrop to provide ample World Energy for the four contestants, perhaps four Ninth Grade Profound Pills could appear in this Pill Canon.

Therefore, it wouldn't be such a shocking thing for Xiao Yan to refine another Ninth Grade Profound Pill.

Having figured out the key points, Xiao Yan immediately felt an itch to steal the Pill Canon, wanting to become a bandit for once.

Taking a few deep breaths, Xiao Yan suppressed his restless heart and looked at the somewhat forlorn Old Yao, asking, "Where are the Gu Clan?"

"You mean Gu Xun'er? She didn't receive an invitation to the Pill Canon, and the entire Gu Clan didn't receive an invitation either. No one from the Gu Clan is allowed to observe the Pill Canon," the Old Yao explained.

"Hmm... I mean, aren't they worried that the Gu Clan will give me their collection of Ninth Grade Golden Pill Recipe so that I can refine a Ninth Grade Golden Pill?"

"Don't worry, the Soul Clan knows the Gu Clan inside and out. The Gu Clan only has one Pill Recipe Ninth Grade Golden Pill called the 'Golden Body Creation Pill,' whose main Medicinal Herbs is the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame. Even if you have the Pill Recipe, you won't be able to make it."

"Tsk, I was hoping to get a Pill Recipe from the Gu Clan, but it seems impossible now."

Xiao Yan sighed with regret and then said, "I'll have to trouble you next, teacher, to invite the Gu Clan, the Ancient Void Dragon, the Nine Nether Nether Python, and many other forces. I want to start refining medicine on the day the Pill Canon begins."

The Old Yao's gaze narrowed slightly, and he asked softly, "Ninth Grade Golden Pill?"

"Ninth Grade Golden Pill!"