Advancing to Dou Zun

Emerging from the Assessment Hall, Ye Xinlan was no longer her usual aloof self; she chattered excitedly with Xiao Ming, seemingly quite animated.

In the past, as the most talented person of the Ye Family in this generation, she was overwhelmed by the family's affairs. Now that they have been resolved, it can be said that a weight has been lifted from her heart.

Xiao Ming didn't find it annoying, listening silently and occasionally replying with a word or two.

Ye Zhong glanced at Xin Lan, then thought of Elder Sheng's solemn expression earlier.

He first gave Ye Xinlan a serious look.

"Xin Lan, be quiet."

Xin Lan blushed upon hearing this, realizing she had been too excited. She responded with a soft "yes" and then fell silent.

Seeing that Xin Lan had calmed down, Ye Zhong turned to Xiao Ming and asked, "Elder Xiao Ming, I noticed Elder Sheng's expression was grave earlier. Has something serious happened?"

"Oh? What did you just hear?" Xiao Ming glanced at him and chuckled.

"I heard the words 'Hall of Souls'."

Ye Zhong voice. Speaking of the Hall of Souls, he recalled the last time that Old Ghost Zhaixing came to Ye City. The Hall of Souls acts without any taboos and is an extremely difficult entity to deal with.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly upon hearing this, showing no intention of hiding anything.

"Breaking news: one of our Pill Tower's Branch Tower was silently massacred. President Xuankong suspects the Hall of Souls was responsible and warned us to be careful."

In fact, Elder Sheng Xiao Ming two things: the massacre of the branch of the Pill Tower Branch Tower was one thing, and the other was to ask him to go to the Pill Tower to handle some affairs. However, there was no need to explain the latter to Ye Zhong.

Elder Ye Zhong was stunned when he heard Xiao Ming's words, and then his expression changed drastically.

"The Branch Tower was destroyed without a trace? Wasn't our conflict with the Hall of Souls over?!"

The destruction of Branch Tower the Pill Tower is no small matter. Just like the attack on Xiao Ming last time, the Pill Tower will definitely retaliate.

Who knows what those lunatics are thinking?

In the Original Work, the Hall of Souls dared to attack Holy Pill City, and slaughtering a branch of the Pill Tower Branch Hall was nothing to them; they had no qualms about it.

"However, the Central Plains are about to be in turmoil again, so your Ye Family should be careful in your dealings with others," Xiao Ming advised.

If Pill Tower suspects the Hall of Souls of involvement, then they must already have some evidence, just not enough.

The peace talks had barely been completed when this happened. It's fair to say that the Pill Tower's reputation has been severely damaged. Alchemist are known for their pride and value their reputation highly. It's easy to imagine that the battles to come will not be the minor skirmishes they've faced before.

Upon hearing Ye Zhong found it very reasonable. He decided that after returning to his clan, he would properly discipline his members to prevent them from dying without a clear explanation.

The Five Great Clans Examination was a significant event in Holy Pill City, attracting considerable attention from various forces. Consequently, shortly after the assessment concluded, news of what had transpired within the main hall spread like wildfire.

The news that the Ye Family won first place in the assessment was undoubtedly a bombshell for some people or forces who wanted to see the Ye Family make a fool of themselves. Many people were already speculating whether the Ye Family was still qualified to retain their place among the Five Great Clans, but this sudden news was like a slap in the face, leaving people feeling incredulous.

As the news spread and became clearer, some people finally understood the cause of the matter: it turned out that Xiao Ming had helped the Ye Family.

Upon hearing this reason, those who found it unbelievable began to take it for granted.

With Xiao Ming's ability, winning the championship would indeed be a piece of cake.

Besides Xiao Ming, Cao Ying and Dan Chen, two other outstanding talents, have also attracted a lot of attention.

Without Xiao Ming, the two of them would have been much more powerful.

While the outside world was buzzing about the assessment, Xiao Ming became extremely low-key.

In the Xiao Residence, a lavishly decorated secret room has a luminous Luminous Pearl embedded in the ceiling, its soft light illuminating the entire room from above.

In the center of the secret room, Xiao Ming sat cross-legged on a futon, holding a high-quality jade Jade Bottle in his hand. With a slight tilt, he poured out a gelatinous substance.

The gelatinous substance was extremely small. On its surface was a layer of gelatinous material. Through this layer, one could vaguely see a slowly flowing liquid within it. An astonishing and strange energy quietly seeped out, which was none other than the Dou Sheng Marrow that Xiao Ming had just extracted a few days ago.

Upon hearing that the Hall of Souls had annihilated the Branch Tower the Pill Tower, Xiao Ming felt that he should not delay his level-up. After dealing with the affairs of the Pill Tower and returning to his residence, Xiao Ming gave Xiao Yi Xian Medusa three pieces of Dou Sheng Marrow each, and then prepared to go into seclusion.

"Sigh, I wonder what level I can break through to this time during my seclusion." Looking at the granule in his palm, Xiao Ming's eyes flickered, and he gently put it into his mouth.

The gelatinous particles melted almost instantly upon entering his mouth. Before Xiao Ming could even react, a surge of pure energy, as vast as the ocean, poured down his throat like a flood, then roared outwards, Xiao Ming his entire body.

The sudden influx of such terrifying energy caused Xiao Ming's body temperature to rise rapidly, and even wisps of white smoke rose from his head.

The energy contained in the Dou Sheng Marrow was immense. At the Qi Cyclone of Xiao Ming's "spirit," the extremely pure milky white liquid instantly vaporized, and an almost endless milky white cloud immediately filled the area.

Xiao Ming would not allow the energy to run rampant. With a thought, his "spirit" began to absorb and release energy.

After absorbing energy, the spirit will quickly replenish itself with pure Dou Qi.

The refined Dou Qi that is transformed will fill all the meridians in Xiao Ming's body according to the route of the Spirit Nourishing Technique, and then spread to all his muscles, blood, bones, etc., continuously strengthening Xiao Ming's physical strength, hardness, and resilience.

Xiao Ming had already broken through to the Nine Star Peak Dou Zong. After that, every time he cultivated, he felt like he couldn't advance any further. It was simply because he didn't have enough power to break through the thin membrane that allowed him to break through to the Dou Zun.

Now, with this pure Dou Qi, Xiao Ming finally violently tore through this thin membrane, stepping into a mysterious state.

Just as Xiao Ming entered this profound and mysterious state, the power of heaven and earth in Xiao Ming's entire room, and even the entire mansion, boiled up in that instant.

Such a huge commotion immediately alerted Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa, who came to the outside of Xiao Ming's secret chamber. Looking at the drawn power of heaven and earth, the two exchanged a glance.

"He's starting to break through to the Dou Zun." Xiao Ming had previously said he was going into seclusion, but now it seems he's definitely going to break through to the Dou Zun.

"It seems I also need to work harder." These were the thoughts that Xiao Yi Xian Medusa had in mind when they thought about what Xiao Ming had given them.

With a light touch of the toes on the ground, the figure vanished instantly.

After the two disappeared, Venerable Tian Huo appeared at the scene to protect Xiao Ming.