The Ye Family's Strength
Well, actually, Mo Tang didn't mean to insult anyone.
He doesn't have the hobby of going to people's homes to bully them.
The reason I asked this was simply to find out if the Ye Family still had any value for me to subdue...
It wasn't until he arrived at the Ye Family and personally witnessed their strength that Mo Tang realized his previous thoughts had been far too naive.
Although the Ye Family still holds the title of one of the five great families, and although Mo Tang had tried his best to imagine the worst possible decline of the Ye Family, he still hadn't expected that the Ye Family would actually have fallen to this level...
Upon arriving at the Ye Family and opening the System Map, the Ye Family's strength, as displayed on the map, was truly pathetic. There were only a handful of small cats... not even a single large cat left.
Of course, this may not represent all of the Ye Family's strength, but it is certainly the majority.
This strength even made Mo Tang consider giving up on subduing them, which gives you an idea of just how far the Ye Family had fallen.
Suppressing his anger, Ye Zhong said in an unfriendly tone, "I don't know what you mean by that, sir?"
Mo Tang remained calm and said indifferently, "Don't misunderstand, I don't mean to look down on you. I just want to assess your strength and see if you are qualified for my protection."
That's a nicer way to put it. After all, it's about protection, not subjugation. Isn't that the same goal as the Ye Family's elaborate schemes to Pill Tower?
These words only fueled Ye Zhong's anger even more...
What's so special about this?
Do you think our Ye Family isn't even worthy of your attention?
"Hmph! Young master, don't speak so rudely. This is the Pill Region, the territory of the Pill Tower! No matter how much my Ye Family has declined, we are still one of the five great families of the Pill Region, and we still have a lot of Connections in the Pill Tower!"
Mo Tang looked at the old man speechlessly and said indifferently, "Then will this help with the current problems facing your Ye Family?"
Ye Zhong was speechless.
Although the Ye Family, one of the five great families, has declined, Ye Zhong's words were not wrong. Thanks to the legacy of their ancestors, the Ye Family can still find some people in the Pill Tower to help them.
However, these measures were of no help whatsoever in addressing the difficulties faced by the Ye Family!
To retain his position as Pill Tower Elder, he must achieve a top-three ranking in this assessment. This is the rule, a fact that no one can change.
Just as Ye Zhong was feeling a pain in his chest, Ye Xinlan suddenly spoke up, "I wonder if the method this gentleman mentioned earlier that could help my Ye Family overcome this difficulty is true?"
Her sudden outburst startled Ye Zhong and Ye Lan, but it was too late to stop her.
Mo Tang looked at the eldest daughter of the Ye Family, smiled slightly, and nodded, saying, "Of course it's true. You only want to Pill Tower to maintain the current status of the Ye Family. Since the Pill Tower doesn't want you, why don't you just find another one?"
Ye Xinlan could only laugh or cry at these words.
Is there any other power in Central Plains that can rival the Pill Tower?
Even if they did, would they even look at the Ye Family?
"Alright, enough with the nonsense." Mo Tang waved his hand impatiently and said, "Just answer my question first."
Ye Xinlan glanced at him, then at Xiao Yi Xian and Bi Wu who remained indifferent to her, and made a decision in her heart.
"My lord, my Ye Family currently has three seventh-grade beginner alchemists, twelve Sixth-grade Alchemist, and seventy-eight alchemists below the sixth grade..."
"Xin Lan!"
Ye Zhong and Ye Lan were both shocked to see that Ye Xinlan had revealed all of their family's secrets.
To know the true extent of a family's power is its most closely guarded secret...
If outsiders find out, their clan will not be far from being wiped out!
It can be said that Ye Xinlan at this moment has essentially betrayed her family.
Mo Tang's eyes lit up at this; he hadn't expected the Ye Family to be so incompetent after all...
Although high-grade alchemists are extremely rare, the reserves of alchemists of the sixth rank and below are unmatched by many first-rate forces.
"Not bad, not bad. Although the high-grade alchemists are not satisfactory, there are actually twelve Sixth-grade Alchemist. That's quite a surprise."
It's important to know that a Sixth-grade Alchemist can refine pills Dou Ling Pill, the Imperial Pill, and the Sect-Breaking Pill, which can help people break through and quickly improve their strength. This is very important for a faction in cultivating its grassroots personnel.
For the Wind Thunder Pavilion now, or for the Four Directions Pavilion Alliance in the future, the biggest problem is that there are too few Dou Zong powerhouses who can serve as the backbone.
In future great battles, Dou Zong will truly become the main force...
After all, there are only so many experts. When the time comes, soldiers will fight soldiers, generals will fight generals, and Dou Zun and Dou Sheng will naturally restrain each other. Dou Zong will become the key to breaking the deadlock.
Then we'll tie down all your experts, destroy your stronghold, seize your treasure, and then we can expand our own power again.
In fact, Mo Tang has become somewhat dismissive of those high-grade medicinal herbs. Unless they are like the Bodhi Ancient Tree, nothing is more valuable than a Dou Zun body.
However, even if I could kill such a powerful figure, I couldn't kill indiscriminately. Otherwise, I would probably become a rat that everyone hates before the Soul Clan.
Returning to the Ye Family...
Mo Tang was quite optimistic about the Ye Family's current strength, and he was surprised that they did not disappoint him too much.
"My name is Mo Tang, and I am a disciple of Venerable Lei, the Pavilion Master of the Wind Thunder Pavilion. If your Ye Family wishes to escape its current crisis, then why not join the Wind Thunder Pavilion? I will naturally protect you and ensure the Ye Family's continued prosperity..."
If he had said this a month ago, the Ye Family would probably have spat in his face...
What right does a mere Wind Thunder Pavilion have to say such things in the Pill Region?
However, ever since the news spread that Mo Tang, the young master of the Wind Thunder Pavilion, single-handedly destroyed Ice River Valley, no one in the Central Continent dared to underestimate Wind Thunder Pavilion anymore.
Although the name of the Four Directions Pavilion has always existed, to the people of the Central Domain, they are nothing more than Local Overlord in remote areas, not worthy of being mentioned in the open.
Ice River Valley is renowned in the Central Region of the Central Plains, and Ice River Valley two Dou Zun are also quite famous.
Furthermore, in the ranking of powers in Central Plains, Three Valleys is clearly stronger than Four Directions Pavilion...
But this even stronger Ice River Valley was actually destroyed by a young disciple of the Wind Thunder Pavilion!
In no time, the name of Mo Tang resounded throughout the Central Plains!
The fact that the other party was a member of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was also spread. Otherwise, no one could imagine how a junior disciple could have the strength to kill Four-Star Dou Zun!
All of this earned Mo Tang a reputation in Central Plains comparable to many older generation Venerable-level powerhouses.