Hall of Souls' Frenzied Scheming

After emerging from seclusion, feeling the immense Dou Qi within his body, a smile appeared on Xiao Ming's face.

To be honest, he hadn't planned to break through to the Dou Sheng directly.

After all, even with the gel, it would still take him quite a while to break through to the Dou Sheng.

He also had plans to carry out, and breaking through to the Dou Sheng would not bring him a substantial increase in combat power, so he planned to emerge from seclusion after breaking through to the Half-Saint.

Little did he know that after breaking through to the Half-Saint, he used a Life Simulator and directly simulated the Bodhi Heart.

So, he then directly switched to refining the Bodhi Heart.

"The effects of Bodhi Heart are undeniable, and the Dou Qi shows no signs of weakness. No wonder so many people are so obsessed with the Bodhi Ancient Tree."

After a moment of reflection, Xiao Ming didn't stay in the air. He sensed the surroundings briefly before landing directly in the courtyard where Xiao Yi Xian was.

"Young Master!"

In the courtyard, Qing Lin excitedly transformed into a streak of azure light and swept over.

Xiao Ming chuckled, opened his arms, and picked up the darting Qing Lin.

Her fair, slender arms wrapped around his neck, her firm thighs entwined around his waist, and she held Xiao Ming tightly, saying in a sweet voice, "Young Master, you've finally emerged from seclusion."

Smelling the pleasant scent emanating from Qing Lin, Xiao Ming patted Qing Lin head and said gently, "We just happened to have the opportunity, so it took a little longer. But, it's been so long since we last met, and you've certainly become bolder."

At this moment, Qing Lin realized that her posture was somewhat indecent, and the scene fell silent for a moment. After a while, Qing Lin let out a somewhat embarrassed cry and fled into the room.

Xiao Ming couldn't help but laugh.

"This girl... well, Qing Lin has grown up quite a bit, so it's normal for her to be shy."

Xiao Ming turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian, only to see Xiao Yi Xian smiling gently at him, her eyes filled with longing.

He quickly stepped forward to Xiao Yi Xian's side, pulled her into his arms, buried his head in her dark, beautiful hair, and inhaled her familiar, delicate fragrance. Xiao Ming murmured, "Xian'er, Qing Lin said she misses me. Have you missed me too?"

A hint of blush appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's earlobes.

"I want to too."

"Great, I'll reward you tonight."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming smiled and kissed Xiao Yi Xian.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian remained silent, but was quite tempted.

Just then, several figures suddenly flew towards them and landed not far from Xiao Ming and his companion.

"Hehe, Xiao Ming, you broke through to the Dou Sheng after only a year of seclusion. That's unprecedented! Congratulations!"

The person who arrived was indeed the Great Elder, followed by Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and several other elders from the Great Elder Council.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming stood up and went to greet him. 69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼

"Great Elder, Elder Xuan..."

"Alright, no need for formalities," the Great Elder waved his hand, glancing at Xiao Yi Xian with a smile.

"We hope our arrival at this time hasn't disturbed you and your sweetheart?"

"Of course we won't disturb you," Xiao Ming said, shaking his head, and invited them into the living room.

At this moment, Qing Lin came out again and served everyone a cup of pitch-black tea.

"This tea is Star Tea? Wasn't this tea tree extinct?" The Great Elder asked in surprise.

I was lucky enough to obtain a tea tree.

Xiao Ming explained that he actually obtained this tea tree from the Simulator. It has special effects on cultivation, and long-term consumption can transform the body into a relatively weak special physique Black Star Body.

Of course, Xiao Ming didn't care for this special effect. He preferred the taste of the tea, but the yield from a single tea tree was too small, so he usually couldn't bear to drink it.

Skipping over that topic, after everyone had finished their tea, Xiao Ming asked directly, "The Great Elder's visit wasn't just to congratulate me on breaking through to Dou Sheng, was it?"

"Hmm, it seems you guessed it." The Great Elder put down his teacup and nodded slightly.

"During your seclusion, many significant events occurred in Central Plains."

"The first is our Pill Tower and the Hall of Souls. Although we dealt a heavy blow to the Hall of Souls in Holy Pill City, the Hall of Souls's foundation is too deep, and it cannot affect their core. On the contrary, it has intensified their revenge against us."

"Hall of Souls." Upon hearing the words "Hall of Souls," a chill flashed across Xiao Ming's face.

"Fortunately, in the Central Plains, more and more powerful individuals who originally had grudges against the Hall of Souls are beginning to Pill Tower the Pill Tower. In the past, these people were wary of the Hall of Souls and therefore chose to endure it. Now that our Pill Tower is confronting the Hall of Souls head-on, they can no longer hold back."

"Although our Pill Tower does recruit Guest Elder, we usually only recruit Alchemist, right?" Xiao Ming said, somewhat puzzled.

The Alchemist in the Pill Realm are rather old-fashioned. A small number is fine, but if too Pill Tower the Pill Tower, it will inevitably affect Pill Tower purity. Would they be willing to accept that?

"We built an Outer Tower; it's a win-win situation. With them there, our losses were much smaller."

Xuan Kongzi continued, "Of course, he wouldn't just accept anyone indiscriminately. He only accepted them as members of the Outer Tower after a rigorous and complex review process."

"It seems the pressure from the Hall of Souls is still a bit too much," Xiao Ming thought to himself.

"Secondly, the Ice River Valley Form Alliance with the Heavenly Underworld Sect to attack the Burning Flame Valley. The Hall of Souls has connections behind them, and their goal is likely to capture Soul Body."

"But the Fire Cloud Ancestor Burning Flame Valley is still alive and has broken through to the One Star Dou Sheng. The Old Ancestor Ice Thorn of Ice River Valley died long ago, and the Heavenly Underworld Old Demon is still Advanced Ban Sheng. The Styx Alliance suffered a great loss. However, Flame Cloud is not in good shape either. He suffered hidden injuries when he broke through to Dou Sheng. At that time, the Hall of Souls experts stopped him. Although they repelled the opponents, but..." The Great Elder shook his head, clearly indicating that the other party's situation was not optimistic.

"And also..."

"The Hall of Souls is really good at stirring up trouble." Xiao Ming was speechless as he listened to the Great Elder's account.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Could it be that the Hall of Souls's rampage was because he had taken the Soul Origin of four of the Hall of Souls Branch, and they were causing all this trouble to make up for their losses?

Xiao Ming thought about it and it seemed more and more likely, but there was no way for him to verify it.

"... Therefore, we also want to form an Alliance to jointly resist the Hall of Souls. You would like to serve as the Alliance Leader. What do you think?"

The Great Elder finally revealed his purpose.

Xiao Ming was able to multitask, and even when he was thinking about other things, it didn't prevent him from understanding the Great Elder's explanation. However, when he suddenly heard this question, he couldn't help but be a little stunned.

"Ah?"

"You disagree?"

"It's not that, I'm just surprised. Alliance is one thing, but why am I the Alliance Leader? I'm just a junior, there are still the Old Ancestor and the Great Elder in the Pill Tower."

Xiao Ming is indeed very strong, but he suffers from his age; everyone present is his senior.

"Junior? Although you are junior in seniority, your strength is beyond what a junior could possess. There are so many seniors here who can compare to you in terms of strength." The Great Elder shook his head, giving Xiao Ming his affirmation.