Alliance, Arrangements

Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi and the others blushed, exchanged glances, and felt somewhat helpless.

Being outshone by a junior is indeed hard to accept, considering Xiao Ming's age is at most twenty-two.

Ugh, it feels even worse now.

Without glancing at Xuan Kongzi and the others' expressions, the Great Elder continued, "And don't mention me. I have no ability to keep the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable here. Apart from the Old Ancestor, you are the strongest in the entire Pill Tower."

"Given your youth, immense potential, considerable prestige in Central Plains, and substantial contributions to the Pill Tower, Old Ancestor doesn't return, who else but you can be the Alliance Leader?"

Xiao Ming listened and nodded. After hearing what the Great Elder said, it seemed that he was indeed very suitable to Alliance Leader the alliance.

The position of Alliance Leader is good, but he really doesn't have that much time to be the Alliance Leader, since the Alliance Leader inevitably has to handle affairs.

This contradicts his subsequent plans.

Before Xiao Ming could even utter his refusal, the Great Elder seemed to have already noticed, and smiled slightly.

"Don't rush to refuse. If you're worried about being bothered by mundane matters, you can leave those things to Xuan Kong and the others to handle."

The Great Elder had previously asked Xiao Ming to resign from his position as Eight Great Elders so that he could focus on cultivation. How could he possibly let the position of Alliance Leader affect Xiao Ming now? This was something he had already planned.

Xuan Kongzi and the others also remained calm, presumably because the Great Elder had already discussed it with them.

"Just a nominal position? That's acceptable." Xiao Ming nodded.

"It's not just a nominal position; you can handle Alliance affairs whenever you want."

The Great Elder chuckled. He simply didn't want to interfere too much with Xiao Ming's cultivation, not to usurp the Alliance Leader's authority. If Xiao Ming wanted to take over the Alliance Leader's affairs completely, he had no reason to refuse.

"Oh, that's not important anymore, I've agreed to it." Xiao Ming waved his hand to show his attitude, and then asked again.

Who are the Alliance?

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder gestured to Xuan Kongzi.

"Xuan Kong, you should handle this matter."

"Yes, our Alliance partners are Burning Flame Valley, Sound Valley, Flower Sect, Floating Dust Pavilion..."

Hearing the long list of names of forces that Xuan Kongzi uttered, Xiao Ming's eyelids twitched.

It seems that this matter of the Pill Tower Alliance is not a small matter; the Alliance targets all the major powers in the Central Plains.

"As far as we know, most of these forces have recently run into trouble, and behind these troubles, the Hall of Souls's influence is evident."

"And how many forces have already agreed to the Alliance?"

"Half of them have already agreed."

"Half?" Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that the number was much higher than he had expected.

After all, this Alliance is primarily led by the Pill Tower. If it is truly formed, the autonomy of those forces will definitely be affected, which is something that a major power would find difficult to accept.

The fact that so many forces agreed to this shows that the Pill Tower's influence is truly formidable.

"Which other forces haven't agreed yet?"

Xuan Kongzi replied, "Burning Flame Valley, Flower Sect, Sound Valley..."

"Wait? Fire Cloud Ancestor is already injured, and he still won't agree?" Xiao Ming was somewhat surprised. The situation in Burning Flame Valley was clearly not optimistic. Were they waiting to die if they didn't agree?

"It's not that they didn't agree, they just haven't replied. You can't tell their attitude," Xuan Kongzi explained.

"Perhaps the situation of Old Ancestor Huoyun is not optimistic; perhaps we should send someone to visit him again."

Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly; he actually had the same idea.

"As for Sound Valley, I can write a letter to them, and you can send someone to deliver it; perhaps that will be of some use."

"..."

The group then discussed matters related to the Alliance.

Afterwards, the Great Elder and the others took their leave.

After taking a small sip of tea, Xiao Ming turned his gaze to the hesitant Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin beside him.

"Do you have any questions?"

Xiao Yi Xian frowned, recalling the conversation between Xiao Ming and the Great Elder and others, and asked.

Are you going out again?

Can you take us with you?

In the past, Xiao Yi Xian wouldn't have asked this question, but now that Xiao Ming's strength has improved too quickly, they can't help him anymore, so she asked it.

"This time won't work..."

Seeing Xiao Ming shake his head, both Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin were somewhat disappointed.

Seeing their expressions, Xiao Ming changed the subject.

"Because I have something for you to do."

Hearing that they could still help Xiao Ming, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin's emotions suddenly soared again.

"However, before you do anything, you must take this first..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Ming conjured a crystal-clear white gel on the table beside him.

"What's this?"

Xiao Yi Xian's pupils widened slightly; she sensed immense energy within the gel.

"This is a gel made from the Dou Sheng Essence Blood, along with various rare medicinal herbs. It can help one of you break through to the Dou Sheng."

Because of his Bodhi Heart, Xiao Ming didn't need to use much of this gel at all; it was more than enough to help someone break through to the Dou Sheng.

"Dou Sheng?"

Upon hearing this word, both Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin were speechless.

This is understandable, given the immense weight the term "Dou Sheng" carries in the Dou Qi Continent.

When the two of them came to their senses, they both shook their heads and said, "No, you should keep this for yourself."

This thing can make someone a saint, so it must be extremely valuable and useful to Xiao Ming, which is why they wanted to refuse it.

"I won't trust you to do anything if I don't use you. After all, I need you to attack the Hall of Souls Branches on other continents."

Xiao Ming was naturally aware of the two women's thoughts, so he rubbed his temples and explained his plan.

In short, he was dealing with the Hall of Souls in Central Plains, while Xiao Yi Xian and her companion went to raid the Hall of Souls Branch in another state.

However, he was not at ease with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin's strength. After all, the Hall of Souls could not send Dou Sheng to other continents because they were too weak, but sending a Half-Saint was not a problem.

Without improving their strength, how could Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin possibly seize the Soul Origin from the Hall of Souls?

Hearing what Xiao Ming said, both of them began to waver.

"Alright, let's arrange it this way." Xiao Ming finalized the matter directly and even divided the Dou Sheng Gel into two equal portions.

These two portions are enough to allow the two women to break through to the Advanced Ban Sheng, and there will still be some left over.

Although it's possible to concentrate energy on one person and cultivate a Dou Sheng) first.

But Xiao Ming didn't do that because breaking through to the Dou Sheng takes too long, and he couldn't wait that long. At this stage, the Advanced Ban Sheng was enough.

After handing the two portions of Dou Sheng Gel to the two of them, Xiao Ming gave them some instructions, and then, under Qing Lin's shy gaze, carried Xiao Yi Xian into the room.