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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Pill Tower (丹塔) 7 |
| Affiliation | Pill Region; Saint Pill City 246 446 |
| Headquarters | The Black Tower in inner Saint Pill City 246 418 |
| Occupation/Role | Alchemist institution; organizer of the Pill Gathering; longtime guardian of the Three Thousand Burning Flame 197 326 334 |
| Known Divisions | Inner region, Star Domain, Pill Realm, and the secretive Lesser Pill Tower 109 140 368 418 |
| Status | Active 524 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 7 |
Background / History
Xuan Yi discovered the infant Xuan Jin in ruins near the Blazing Volcano Range and raised him within the Pill Tower, making it his childhood home 113. After nearly three years away, Xuan Jin returned to Saint Pill City and re-entered the tower with intimate familiarity 103 104.
Xuan Jin's eighth-grade pill refinements repeatedly shook the institution and Saint Pill City. His refinement of the Calming Soul Pill drew six-colored Pill Lightning, while a later refinement at the tower summit produced Eight-Colored Pill Lightning powerful enough that the Three Great Heads erected protective formations around the top floor 117 118 170.
Following Xuan Jin's return from the Pill Realm—where he killed five Soul Hall Dou Venerates and severely wounded Old Man Mu Gu—the Three Great Heads resolved to confront the Soul Hall directly 160. Xuan Yi later declared that anyone who harmed Xuan Jin would face the Pill Tower's endless vendetta 196.
Organization and Facilities
- Black Tower — The enormous, array-covered headquarters at the center of inner Saint Pill City. Its exterior is nearly a hundred zhang tall and contains powerful formations 418.
- Inner region — A restricted residential and refining area where high-level alchemists, elders, and Xuan Jin's group reside 117 123.
- Lesser Pill Tower — The Pill Tower's hidden core and secret realm, containing legacies from powerful figures throughout its history. Only select members know its concealed entrance or may enter its upper levels 368 418.
- Lesser Pill Tower Medicine Vault — A controlled repository of high-grade ingredients, including materials supplied for Xuan Jin's ninth-grade refinement 467.
- Pill Chambers — Spatially stable refining rooms protected by complete arrays, used to conceal dangerous ninth-grade Black Demon Lightning 468.
- Star Domain — A Pill Tower-controlled area that housed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, traditionally intended as a Pill Gathering reward 109 197.
- Pill Realm — An independent treasure realm jointly created by Pill Tower predecessors, rich in rare medicinal herbs and used during the Pill Gathering 328.
Leadership
| Figure | Position | Documented role |
|---|---|---|
| Xuan Kongzi | One of the Three Great Heads | Oversees major Pill Tower decisions and announces Pill Gathering rules and results 163 334 335 |
| Tian Lei Zi | One of the Three Great Heads | Participates in high-level decisions and defensive measures, including formations against Eight-Colored Pill Lightning 163 170 |
| Xuan Yi | One of the Three Great Heads | Oversees internal order and alchemical inheritance; mentor of Xuan Jin 109 113 |
| Lin Cang | Great Elder of the Lesser Pill Tower | A two-star Dou Saint who protects the Pill Tower's territory and manages access to Lesser Pill Tower resources 399 467 |
| Pill Tower Ancestor | Hidden senior figure | A ninth-grade mysterious pill that took human form; personally investigated Xuan Jin's breakthrough to Nine-Star Dou Saint 548 |
Pill Gathering
The Pill Gathering is the Pill Tower's premier alchemy event, held once every five years and drawing alchemists from across Zhongzhou and the Dou Qi Continent 333.
| Phase | Requirements / Rules | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminaries | Refine a spirit-refreshing pill of at least sixth grade while enduring the Illusion Fire Array 326 | Held at the Illusion Fire Pavilion to eliminate weaker entrants. |
| Pill Realm stage | Collect designated rare herbs within the Pill Realm 328 | Contestants must navigate a dangerous independent space rich in medicinal resources. |
| Finals | No restriction on pill type or materials; two-hour limit 334 | Final pill quality and any Pill Lightning determine the ranking. |
The Three Thousand Burning Flame could no longer serve as the event's grand prize after Xuan Jin acquired it. The Pill Tower instead offered a Peak Tier 8 Pill Beast cultivated for a century as the champion's reward 296 336.
Xuan Jin won the Pill Gathering by refining a peak eighth-grade pill that drew Eight-Colored Pill Lightning. Cao Ying placed second with an intermediate eighth-grade pill and Five-Colored Pill Lightning 335. Xuan Jin then subdued the Peak Tier 8 Pill Beast in fewer than thirty breaths 336.
Defenses and Security
The Three Great Heads can jointly release the pressure of peak Nine-turn Dou Venerates, sufficient to immediately detect and confront intruders within the inner sanctum 163. When Hei Qing infiltrated the Pill Tower searching for Zi Yan, Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi responded personally 162 163.
The Pill Tower's defensive arrays can be mobilized to contain the destructive effects of high-rank pill lightning. Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi jointly shielded the tower summit during Xuan Jin's Eight-Colored Pill Lightning tribulation 170.
When Yan Jin, the eight-star Dou Saint leader of the Yan Clan, arrived with overwhelming pressure, Lin Cang emerged from the Lesser Pill Tower to defend Saint Pill City and demand that Yan Jin retract his aura 399.
Relationships
- Xuan Jin — Xuan Yi's disciple, raised in the Pill Tower from childhood; later recognized as one of its central pillars and its most extraordinary cultivator 103 109 548.
- Soul Hall — Hostile faction. The Pill Tower adopted an openly confrontational stance after Soul Hall forces targeted Xuan Jin and operated within the Pill Realm and Saint Pill City 160 196 324.
- Ancient Void Dragon Clan — Hei Qing's unauthorized entry while searching for Zi Yan tested the Pill Tower's security and led to a tense confrontation with the Three Great Heads 162 163.
- Yan Clan — Yan Jin personally visited the Pill Tower after learning of Xuan Jin's Yan Clan bloodline and Emperor Gold Mark 398 399.
- Fenyan Valley — Recognizes the Pill Tower's alchemical prestige; its disciples immediately treated Xuan Jin as an honored guest upon seeing his Pill Tower token 177.