Dan Tower

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dan Tower
Alias(es)	Pill Tower
Affiliation	Independent alliance of alchemists; later linked to Alchemist Guilds across the continent 601
Occupation/Role	Alchemy holy land, training institution, research center, and major Central Plains power
Headquarters	Holy Pill City, centered on the Dan Tower in the Inner Domain 308
Status	Active
Current Leader	Lin Yuan, Dan Tower Master 640 642
First Appearance	Chapter 307

Background / History

The Dan Tower is an alchemist organization that has existed for roughly a thousand years. Its inheritance includes legacies from the Ancient Dan Sect and other exceptional ancient alchemists outside the Yao Clan. The Heaven Pill Saint was one of its founders and the strongest figure in its history. 413

At its height, the Dan Tower surpassed and suppressed the Yao Clan in the alchemy world. Its decline began after its peak expert suddenly died and the Small Dan Tower Rebellion, triggered by Hun Xu Zi, severely damaged the organization. 309

Despite this decline, the Dan Tower remained one of the Central Plains’ foremost powers. Its status as the “One Tower” alongside the Hall of Souls rests on its alchemy prestige, extensive network of favors, and Saint-realm foundation rather than its Dou Venerate reserves. 307

Lin Yuan joined as a First-Rank Elder after receiving unanimous approval from Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi. His eighth-grade alchemist assessment, medicinal-cuisine research, victories over Yao Clan prodigies, and eventual Pill Convention championship established him as the Tower’s chosen successor. 308 311 338 365 640

After Lin Yuan became a Ninth-Grade Grandmaster and won the Pill Convention, the Great Elder Council restored the long-vacant office of Dan Tower Master. The Tower had gone several centuries without a master, with the Three Greats acting as its practical leaders during that period. 640 642

Organization

Body / Rank	Function and position
Dan Tower Master	The Tower’s supreme public leader; can decide most Tower affairs and holds an additional seat in the Great Elder Council. The Small Dan Tower remains jointly governed by its council. 640
Great Elder Council	The Dan Tower’s highest decision-making body, comprising eleven seats. 646
Three Greats	Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi; the Tower’s principal leaders before Lin Yuan’s succession and continuing administrators of its daily affairs. 308 646
Small Dan Tower	The secret core of the Dan Tower, housing multiple Saint-realm experts in seclusion. 336
Eight Great Elders	Senior positions requiring, at minimum, Dou Venerate cultivation and eighth-grade alchemy, alongside additional undisclosed requirements. 309
First-Rank Elder	A rank below the Three Greats and Eight Great Elders; Lin Yuan received this position upon joining. 309

Notable Members

• Lin Yuan — Dan Tower Master, Ninth-Grade Grandmaster, and architect of several Tower reforms. 640 642
• Xuan Kongzi — One of the Three Greats; Lin Yuan’s principal sponsor within the Tower and later a Half-Saint. 307 601
• Xuan Yi — One of the Three Greats; the first female giant in Dan Tower history and a major contributor to improving the Three Revolutions Qi Gathering technique. 308 601
• Tian Leizi / Heavenly Thunder Seed — One of the Three Greats; oversees internal law enforcement and external campaigns. 308
• Great Elder Lin Mo — Great Elder of the Small Dan Tower and a Two-Star Dou Saint during the Pill Convention. 621
• Dan Tower Old Ancestor — A transformed peak ninth-grade profound pill and Six-Star Dou Saint; the Tower’s exalted guardian, though he usually wanders outside the Tower. 548
• Heaven Pill Saint — A remnant soul within the Heaven Pill Tablet who guards the Tower’s ancient alchemy inheritance. 413

Locations and Assets

Inner Domain

The Inner Domain of Holy Pill City is the residential and operational center of the Dan Tower. Only affiliated forces and high-level alchemists are qualified to reside there. Its central black tower rises into the clouds and serves as the organization’s primary headquarters. 308

Small Dan Tower

The Small Dan Tower is the Dan Tower’s concealed inner core and Saint-realm foundation. Its environment has exceptionally dense energy, ranking among the best cultivation locations on the continent. 336 548

Members with sufficient authority may enter its separate space, which contains medicinal fields, secluded cultivation grounds, and the Great Elder Council. 338 413

Heaven Pill Tablet

The Heaven Pill Tablet is the Dan Tower’s inheritance site: a fiery pocket world containing the accumulated alchemy legacies of ancient masters. Its guardian is a remnant soul of the Heaven Pill Saint. 413

• Stores alchemy inheritances originating from the Ancient Dan Sect and other ancient alchemists. 413
• Contains the Dan Tower’s Profound Pill and Golden Core legacies. 664
• Serves as a place for senior members to receive guidance, pill formulas, and soul-cultivation methods. 662

Pill Realm

The Pill Realm is a damaged realm associated with the Dan Tower. After becoming Tower Master, Lin Yuan secured unanimous support for a plan to restore it with the help of high-level Dou Saints from allied ancient clans. 646

Alchemy and Training

The Dan Tower is recognized as the foremost public alchemist faction on the continent. Unlike the Yao Clan, which restricts its alchemy inheritance to its own bloodline, the Dan Tower teaches and recruits externally, allowing it to attract alchemists from throughout the continent. 365

• Conducts alchemist assessments, including eighth-grade grandmaster evaluations. 311
• Maintains a library with graded access to pill formulas and alchemy knowledge. 311 338
• Provides territory within the Tower, Inner Domain residences, and medicinal fields to high-ranking elders. 309
• Sends alchemy masters and grandmasters to publicly refine pills and lecture in order to recruit talented alchemists. 555
• Uses its advanced-study system to exchange talent, intelligence, and resources with Alchemist Guilds across the continent. 601

Major Initiatives

Path of Medicinal Cuisine

Lin Yuan presented his medicinal-cuisine research to the Three Greats and the Small Dan Tower’s Great Elder. The Tower recognized it as a potential historic expansion of alchemy and granted Lin Yuan the highest library authority and direct Small Dan Tower membership. 338

The project combines medicine and food to make medicinal effects gentler and more accessible. The Dan Tower developed and selected recipes through large-scale experimentation by its top alchemists. 602 643

Dou Qi Continent Strong Foundation Plan

The Strong Foundation Plan was publicly announced after Lin Yuan’s Pill Convention victory. It consists of three components: the Path of Medicinal Cuisine, the Spirit Gathering Art, and production methods for their wider implementation. 643

• The Dan Tower supported multiple iterations of Lin Yuan’s Three Revolutions Qi Gathering technique, improving its applicability and difficulty grading. 601
• Tens of thousands of Dou Qi-stage cultivators were used in testing the improved technique. 601
• Equipment-refining methods were used to create devices capable of handling simple medicinal-cuisine processes, reducing reliance on low-level alchemists. 602
• The program is intended to lower the barrier to cultivation, cultivate more future talents, and expand the Dan Tower’s continental influence. 602 643

Reform and Continental Expansion

The Dan Tower integrated Alchemist Guilds from various nations into an advanced-study network for talent, resources, and intelligence. Within a year, this network had expanded the Tower’s influence from a Central Plains faction into a continental force. 601

The reforms initially faced opposition from conservative alchemy families, but resistance weakened as increasing numbers of skilled young alchemists entered the Tower. 601

Proxy War Strategy

Rather than directly commit its alchemists to frontline warfare against the Hall of Souls, the Dan Tower adopted Lin Yuan’s proxy-war strategy: provide pills, intelligence, and covert support to forces already willing to oppose the Hall of Souls. 557

This policy contributed to the growth of the Soul-Reversing Alliance, which accumulated more than forty Dou Venerates and began operations against Soul Palace branch halls. 601

Relationships

• Hall of Souls — Long-standing enemy and rival power. The Dan Tower avoids unnecessary direct war but supports anti–Hall of Souls forces through pills, intelligence, and covert backing. 557 601
• Yao Clan — Primary alchemy rival. The Yao Clan’s closed, bloodline-centered inheritance contrasts with the Dan Tower’s public training and recruitment model. 309 365
• Ancient Void Dragon Clan — Reached a peaceful settlement when the clan proved its ownership of the Three Thousand Burning Flame; the Dan Tower surrendered the flame in exchange for legacies and medicinal ingredients. 414
• Alchemist Guilds of various nations — Integrated into the Dan Tower’s continent-wide advanced-study and information network. 601
• Soul-Reversing Alliance — Covertly supported anti–Soul Palace organization that receives indirect Dan Tower assistance. 557 601
• Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans — Potential partners in repairing the Pill Realm and strengthening the Dan Tower’s position against the Yao Clan. 646

Notable Events

• The Dan Tower seals the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Region with a barrier formed from soul power, spatial power, and energy. 307
• Lin Yuan becomes a First-Rank Elder and later passes the eighth-grade alchemist assessment, receiving a badge and top-level library access. 309 311
• The Small Dan Tower accepts Lin Yuan’s medicinal-cuisine research and grants him direct membership. 338
• Lin Yuan defeats Yao Tian in a flame battle, significantly raising the Dan Tower’s prestige against the Yao Clan. 365
• The Great Elder transfers the complete Dan Tower alchemy inheritance to Lin Yuan through the Heaven Pill Tablet. 410 413
• The Dan Tower reforms its recruitment system and incorporates national Alchemist Guilds into a continent-wide network. 601
• Lin Yuan wins the Pill Convention, becomes Dan Tower Master, and announces the Dou Qi Continent Strong Foundation Plan. 640 642 643