Recent Situation in Central Plains

The elders of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan did not object to Xiao Ming's decision to play the role of the benefactor.

Indeed, their Ancient Void Dragon Clan doesn't possess the Tou She Ancient God Jade, so there's no need for them to panic so much.

Although Xiao Ming possesses a piece of Emperor Jade, he is powerful, and the Heavenly Court Xiao Ming's influence extends to the Central Plains, making him far more difficult to deal with than other Ancient Race that remain in their own Small World. Therefore, there is no need to worry.

Now, the other Ancient Eight Clans are the first to be affected.

If the worst happens, we can simply throw the Tou She Ancient God Jade out.

Anyway, the Soul Clan doesn't know about the Old Dragon Emperor's situation. Once the Old Dragon Emperor is rescued and joins forces with Xiao Ming, the Soul Clan won't have much of an advantage.

However, the Ancient Void Dragon did not know whether the Complete Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade would record the events of the Old Dragon Emperor, so this plan could only be considered as a backup.

The best-case scenario is that they rescue the Old Dragon Emperor themselves.

Seeing that they had no further objections, Xiao Ming took out his three extra Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill.

As soon as the three pills appeared, the Council Hall was filled with the Medicinal Fragrance.

Therefore, the elder's gaze immediately turned fervent.

None of them had ever taken a pill of this caliber, and some had never even seen one!

Zi Yan subtly twitched her delicate nose, asking in confusion.

"Xiao Ming, what's wrong with you?"

"These are the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill I refined. We need to strengthen ourselves to face the Soul Clan, so please distribute these Mysterious Pills and try to maximize their effectiveness."

Within the Heavenly Court, there are many experts from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, which is why Xiao Ming entrusted the Mysterious Pill to Zi Yan.

Zi Yan nodded without hesitation upon hearing this.

Don't worry, I'll take care of it.

As she spoke, Zi Yan waved her dragon robe, and the three pills vanished.

The others, still lingering in the Medicinal Fragrance, felt a pang of reluctance.

Especially for those with lower strength, everyone knows that any pills available will definitely be supplied to the stronger group, in order to maximize the effect.

No one would complain; enjoying benefits comes with responsibility. Besides, with Xiao Ming, Alchemist, around, would they be afraid of running out of Mysterious Pill (mystic pills) in the future?

Thinking of this, many people's eyes became somewhat fervent.

Xiao Ming seemed oblivious to the stares of others. Seeing Zi Yan accept the pills, he stood up.

"Now that everything has been agreed upon, and given that I have been away from Central Plains for quite some time, it is time for me to take my leave."

"Are you leaving now? So suddenly." Zi Yan and the other elders were taken aback; Xiao Ming had only just emerged from seclusion.

"The Pill Gathering will be held in a few days. I haven't shown my face for several months, so I need to go back and check on things."

"Then I'll go back with you!" Zi Yan said.

"You should settle things with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan first. Ancient Dragon Island also needs a stable spatial passage to Holy Pill City."

"... All right"

Zi Yan nodded somewhat reluctantly.

Xiao Ming chuckled and ruffled Zi Yan's long purple hair, finding it as smooth as silk.

"There's no need to be so upset. It's only been a few days apart. After we rescue your father, I'll marry you, and we'll have plenty of time to spend together."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan suddenly raised her head. This was the first time Xiao Ming had ever asked her when he would marry her!

Zi Yan's mood immediately became excited, and her previous reluctance vanished.

"Really?"

"How could such a thing be fake? Wouldn't you agree?"

Xiao Ming patted Zi Yan's head, giving her an affirmative answer.

The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan had always tacitly accepted his relationship with Zi Yan. By bringing it up in front of many elders, he was giving Zi Yan and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan a proper explanation.

"Of course I'd love to! I don't want anyone but Xiao Ming! Hehe..."

Zi Yan threw herself into Xiao Ming, secretly delighted. Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian married Xiao Ming, and now it was finally her turn!

The elders quickly turned their heads away, pretending they hadn't seen what happened, but in their hearts they were quite satisfied with Xiao Ming's actions.

They should at least give a formal explanation; that would be more reasonable.

After exchanging a few more words with Zi Yan, Xiao Ming waved his sleeve, and a spatial rift opened up beside him. After bidding farewell to everyone, he stepped directly into it.

As he entered, the spatial rift slowly dissipated, leaving behind Zi Yan, her face filled with joy as she watched the rift disappear...

Returning to the Heavenly Court brought a different set of feelings.

In the months since Xiao Ming left, the Heavenly Court's influence has continued to grow.

After defeating the Hall of Souls, the Heavenly Court maintained a good Development Momentum, which made many sects and forces secretly nod in approval.

The strength of a force depends not only on its resilience in adversity, but also on its ability to withstand the erosion that comes with success.

Many powers have perished after their success, which is why it's said that conquering a country is easy, but maintaining it is difficult.

Without a doubt, the Heavenly Court has done a good job in both of these aspects.

Xiao Ming's return was also a pleasant surprise for the Heavenly Court.

After all, the Central Plains did experience some turmoil after Xiao Ming left; the Stone Clan was gone.

The Heavenly Court even held a special high-level meeting to address this issue.

Xiao Ming thus learned the latest news from Central Plains.

Besides the news of the Stone Clan's annihilation, the most significant development was the sudden announcement of the Form Alliance among the three remaining of the Ancient Eight Clans: the Yao Clan, the Thunder Clan, and the Flame Clan. This alliance was formed just one day before the Stone Clan's disappearance, and was known to the outside world as the "Three Clans Alliance."

The establishment of the "Three Clans Alliance" would likely be an extremely powerful shock to any force.

This is the first time in history that Alliance has been formed by three Ancient Race.

After all, these races are rife with competition and conflict, and forming Alliance that abandons everything is no easy task.

However, this time, all three races were terrified by the destruction of the Stone Clan. They did not want to become the next Spirit Clan or the Stone Clan. They were not too stupid. Since the Mysterious Black Hand could silently eliminate the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan, it should not be too difficult to eliminate them as well. If they wanted to preserve their Clan Bloodline, they had no choice but to join forces at this time.

The establishment of the Three Clans Alliance naturally impacted the Heavenly Court, since the Central Plains was the only Overlord Force in the Central Heavenly Court.

However, what reassured most of the Heavenly Court was that after announcing the Form Alliance, the "Three Clans Alliance" did not take any further steps to advance into the Central Plains. Instead, they used powerful methods to connect the spaces of the three races.

After making the three races impregnable, they began sending powerful individuals to repeatedly enter and exit the Stone Clan's space, hoping to find some evidence and uncover the mastermind behind it all.

The Heavenly Court also joined the search operation.

Perhaps out of hostility towards their old rival, the Hall of Souls, the Heavenly Court investigated with the Soul Clan as the mastermind behind it all.

Since the Hall of Souls's Agreed Battle Defeat, no news related to the Hall of Souls has been released. It's as if the once dominant force in the Central Plains is trying to gradually fade from people's sight.

The Hall of Souls's actions seemed to be in accordance with the agreement, but they were not quite normal. What was puzzling was that even though the Heavenly Court sent out a large number of spies to investigate the Hall of Souls and the Soul Clan's activities, they still did not obtain any valuable information.

Ultimately, they had to recall most of their personnel.

Besides the two things mentioned above, there is another important event, which is naturally the Pill Gathering.