The Sorrow of the Medicine Clan

Upon returning to the Pill Tower, Xiao Ming did not immediately go into seclusion to refine the Demonic Flame, but instead arranged some tasks for others.

The most important thing was to warn the members of the Pill Tower to act cautiously, as he could foresee that the Hall of Souls would definitely accelerate its plans.

Although he didn't make much of a move this time, he still revealed some of his strength. Even if the Hun Tiandi didn't attack immediately, he would definitely speed up his plan.

Given the Hun Tiandi's desire for the Tou She Ancient God Jade, he might resort to some underhanded tactics.

After all, the Tou She Ancient God Jade in his hand was not like those Ancient Race that specially enshrined it; the Hun Tiandi did not know exactly where it was kept.

Even if you kill the Hun Tiandi, you might not be able to obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

In this situation, threatening methods like those used by Xiao Zhan in the original Timeline might come into play.

There are quite a few things that can threaten Xiao Ming now: the Xiao Family, Jia Nan Academy, members of the Heavenly Court, his wife and daughters...

To avoid being threatened, he had already made arrangements for most of them, but there were still some areas where arrangements were not made.

For example, the Heavenly Court needs to function and needs to guard certain areas, which requires strong individuals.

If the Soul Clan were to capture them, one or two would be fine, but if they captured too many and then used them to threaten them into giving them the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Ming really wouldn't have a good solution.

Ultimately, in most cases, Xiao Ming is not a particularly cold-hearted person.

Of course, this is also because as long as Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun Undying, even if Tou She Ancient God Jade is taken away by Hun Tiandi, he can still turn the tables.

If Xiao Ming and everyone around him were to hand over the Tou She Ancient God Jade, they would all die, so he definitely wouldn't.

In addition to instructing the Heavenly Court members to act cautiously, Xiao Ming also sent people to the Four Great Ancient Clans to warn them about the Soul Clan.

It's unavoidable that the Tou She Ancient God Jade will be taken away; we can only hope that the time it takes to be taken away is prolonged.

This would give him time to absorb the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

He had originally planned to play the victim while the Soul Clan fought against other Ancient Race, but now that he was going into seclusion, that was definitely not an option.

However, it doesn't matter. As long as I can break through to the Nine-Star, the Hun Tiandi won't pose much of a threat.

After arranging his affairs, Xiao Ming went into seclusion in the Pill Realm.

During the month that Xiao Ming went into seclusion and Hun Tiandi was healing his injuries.

The news that Xiao Ming obtained the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame spread and became a topic of much discussion.

Besides this matter, another thing was mentioned at the same time, namely the Pill Gathering.

The Pill Gathering competition went very smoothly, and Cao Ying won the championship with an Eighth Grade, Four-Colored pill.

Cao Ying is so young yet she can refine Eighth Grade Four-Colored pills, which shows her unlimited potential. In addition, the rewards for winning the Pill Gathering are also very generous, which makes her the envy of countless people.

However, the fact that no one received the Three Thousand Burning Flame, one of the rewards, made these people feel a little better.

And just as the hype surrounding the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and the Pill Gathering had not yet died down.

The Yao Clan is in crisis.

Yao Clan, atop Medicine Mountain!

This is the most magnificent place of the Yao Clan.

On ordinary days, this place is covered with precious medicinal herbs, and the strong fragrance of the herbs is so intense that it almost seems tangible. Being here and smelling the fragrance is like being in a sea of medicinal herbs.

Above the mountain peak floats a suspended plaza, the place where the Yao Clan usually holds important ceremonies, but now it has become a battlefield.

The sky was dark and devoid of any light, with pitch-black flames covering the entire firmament, blotting out the sun.

In the darkness, only a few sources of light stood against it.

The Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul, a colossal being a thousand feet in size, possessed a serene and compassionate face, and its terrifying energy fluctuations were enough to shake the heavens and the earth.

The Nihility Devouring Flame still clashed with the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul. The terrifying black flames and the Soul Flame that rose from the Medicine Emperor's burning remnant soul were enough to cleanse the space with each collision.

The space passage was engulfed in flames, from which countless powerful figures with chilling Aura emerged. They were emaciated, their faces ashen, and they exuded a dense Death Qi, resembling corpses.

However, his aura was extremely powerful, as if he were being empowered by something, and his Aura continued to rise.

Then began the massacre of the Yao Clan.

Shouts of battle and the sounds of clashing echoed across Medicine Mountain. This was the most brutal battlefield, where life was worthless, the strong were reduced to ants, and flowers of blood bloomed.

However, Yao Dan, the Clan Leader of the Yao Clan, was entangled in the body and unable to break free.

"Hun Jing, Hun Yan... The Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan at once. Your Soul Clan certainly thinks highly of my Yao Clan!"

Hearing the Yao Dan's deep, resentful voice, the old man at the head of the group laughed loudly:

"Yao Dan, your Yao Clan's Alchemy Technique are still somewhat useful to my Soul Clan. If you agree to let the Yao Clan become a subordinate race of my Soul Clan, perhaps you can still preserve your bloodline."

"My Yao Clan, even if we fight to the last drop of blood, will never live a life of ignominy under your Soul Clan!"

Yao Dan angrily retorted, "As members of the Yao Clan, we possess our own pride, and none of us would ever agree to become vassals!"

"Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to kill them all."

The old man wasn't surprised by the answer about the Yao Dan; he smiled slightly, and then his attack became even more intense.

His companions joined forces to attack, forcing Yao Dan to retreat steadily. Even his desperate secret Secret Technique, which had severe side effects, was useless, and his defeat and death were only a matter of time.

Yao Dan was considered to be in a better situation; the rest of the Yao Clan members were either turned into Withered Bone by the Black Flame or killed by the Soul Clan, their blood splattering in the sky.

Above the heavens, the Medicine Emperor's face was calm, but his eyes held a trace of sorrow. This was the Medicine Realm, and the people here were all his descendants.

Now, however, they are being brutally slaughtered.

It is a remnant soul, now reborn in the world through the Heaven Transformation Medicine Formation, in order to protect the Yao Clan one last time.

In this battle, we will spare no expense.

The battle between the Nihility Devouring Flame and the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul reached a fever pitch.

"Without complete memories, without a complete soul, in a daze, he was like a puppet. Even a once-great Medicine Emperor had fallen to this state; it's truly lamentable."

In the sky, Nihility Devouring Flame spoke calmly, without a trace of awe, his finger covered in black runes pointing at the Medicine Emperor.

"Boom!"

As the Nihility Devouring Flame finger was pointed out, the world instantly collapsed and the earth cracked. Amidst the sky full of Black Flame, a giant Black Flame finger that almost covered half a mountain range descended from the sky and pressed down hard on the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul. The entire space of this world exploded under that finger.

A black finger descended from the sky, but just as it was about to land on him, the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul raised his hand, and a medicine cauldron, no smaller than the giant finger, met it. The cauldron was covered with various strange patterns, and it looked as if it were a real object, with an ancient Aura emanating from it.

"Buzz!"

The giant finger pressed heavily onto the cauldron, and immediately, a buzzing sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"Pfft!"

Under that terrifying buzzing sound, some of the weaker ones coughed up blood on the spot, and some even had their eardrums burst, with blood flowing continuously from their ears, a truly miserable sight.

Another attack was caught, Nihility Devouring Flame was not surprised.

With a wave of his sleeve, the entire Medicine Realm trembled. Countless clusters of Black Flame rose into the sky and entered the Black Flame that filled the heavens. Instantly, countless shrill screams echoed throughout the world.

With another clench of his fist, another Blood Orb materialized, then expanded at an extremely terrifying speed. Within that Blood Orb, the members of the Yao Clan could clearly sense a familiar scent...

"Burst!"

When the Blood Orb swelled to nearly a thousand feet, Nihility Devouring Flame swung its hand, sending the Blood Orb sphere hurtling out and finally colliding heavily with the giant cauldron that was flying towards it.

A flash of blood-red light instantly obscured the sky, and everyone's ears seemed to be temporarily deafened. Only the crimson light filling their eyes made them realize that the destructive collision was not an illusion.

"Boom!"

An indescribable, terrifying energy shock swept wildly from the sky. The ancient cauldron exploded with cracks the moment it made contact with the black flames. Finally, it was completely melted away under the frenzied devouring of the Black Flame. The remaining destructive shock swept down and slammed into the array that maintained the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul.

"The great formation is about to break..."

As they gazed at the increasingly illusory array, the hearts of all the Yao Clan members who were still resisting grew cold.

In the center of the great formation, the illusory old man dressed in coarse linen clothes looked at this scene and sighed softly, his murmurs echoing in everyone's ears.

"This calamity is still unavoidable..."

As the sound faded, his figure suddenly darted out of the great formation, transforming into a streak of light. With a speed exceeding the speed of light, he pierced through the Black Flame clouds and finally entered the Nihility Devouring Flame's body.

"Bang!"

The two collided with only a muffled thud, but the Nihility Devouring Flame's body trembled violently, and then, a hint of anger flickered in his voice:

"You... damned old ghost, vanish from this world!"

Black Flame erupted from its body in a devastating torrent, followed by a faint sound, as if a soul had shattered...

The sound wasn't loud, but all the members of the Yao Clan could feel something quietly slipping away from their bloodlines.

The passing of the Medicine Emperor's Remnant Soul was a major blow to the Yao Clan, but an encouragement to the Soul Clan.

"Intensify the offensive, leave no one alive!"

Shortly afterward, Hun Xuzi, one of the key combatants, reported to Nihility Devouring Flame.

"Lord Nihility, the Yao Clan, excluding those who went out, has not missed a single one."

"Hmm, the Yao Clan is much more difficult to deal with than the Stone and Spirit Clans. Fortunately, the Clan Leader allowed us to proceed a little earlier this time. Hehe, once the Clan Leader emerges from seclusion, we can start deploying the Undercover Agent we've planted in the three clans. Let's go back."

"Yes!"