Past Events

As the saying goes, women are the most vengeful creatures.

Cao Ying knew Song Qing harbored feelings of admiration for her, and bringing him here was precisely to stir up trouble for Ling Xi.

"Ying'er..."

Seeing Cao Ying's demeanor, Song Qing's heart burned with passion. Just as he was about to speak, a sudden tremor shook the ground beneath his feet, causing his body to sway.

"Is it coming from this room?"

Cao Ying's face also showed a moment of astonishment.

With her keen Soul Power, she could clearly sense a violent energy fluctuation emanating from the room.

The next moment, layers of thick, heavy clouds suddenly surged across the clear blue sky above the Pill Tower.

A fierce wind swept through everything in this expanse of heaven and earth, letting out a terrifying wail.

This upheaval in the natural world happened in the blink of an eye, and every expert in the Pill Tower sensed it instantly.

"What are you two doing here?"

Just as Song Qing and Cao Ying were at a loss, Xuan Kongzi's figure suddenly appeared beside them.

"Master!"

"President!"

Cao Ying and Song Qing jolted, almost simultaneously bowing respectfully to Xuan Kongzi.

Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly, but his full attention was fixed on Ling Xi's room. His eyes revealed surprise, curiosity, and even disbelief.

"Master, what exactly is...?"

Noticing Xuan Kongzi's expression, Cao Ying rolled her eyes and asked with some confusion.

"Heaven and Earth Phenomenon... This Old Man hasn't seen one in a long time."

Xuan Kongzi paused for a moment, then couldn't help but sigh.

"Heaven and Earth Phenomenon?"

Cao Ying and Song Qing exchanged glances, both seeing a look of absurdity in each other's eyes.

They knew that on the Dou Qi Continent, Heaven and Earth Phenomenon usually arose from three situations.

The first was the birth of a high-grade pill, but such phenomena were often accompanied by Pill Lightning.

The second was when someone's strength reached an extremely formidable level, and their every move naturally triggered such phenomena.

The third was the creation of a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique.

"Master, are you sure it's a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon?"

Cao Ying couldn't help but ask.

"I saw one once when I was young. This is indeed a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon."

Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly. He could actually understand the feelings of Cao Ying and Song Qing at this moment.

Even he himself found it somewhat hard to believe.

"But... but that Ling Xi in the room is only a Da Dou Shi."

Song Qing muttered, staring at the closed door.

"A Da Dou Shi triggering a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon? What a joke!"

Even if you beat him to death, Song Qing wouldn't believe that a Da Dou Shi could cause such a phenomenon.

What about him, a Dou Emperor? Had all his years of cultivation gone to the dogs?

"Hard to believe as it is, this is indeed a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon."

Xuan Kongzi let out a bitter laugh.

"From my judgment, this should be the phenomenon that appears when a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique is created."

As one of the three giants of the Pill Tower and an Eighth-grade Alchemist, Xuan Kongzi's insight and experience were far beyond what juniors like Song Qing and Cao Ying could match.

"Generally speaking, if a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique were to reappear, no phenomenon would occur."

"Unless... unless someone is creating a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique from scratch. Only that could trigger a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon."

Xuan Kongzi's expression was exceptionally complex.

He knew the backgrounds of Ling You and Ling Xi—that they came from the Ling Clan, one of the Ancient Races.

The depth of an Ancient Race's heritage far surpassed what ordinary forces could compare to.

Even if Ling You had actually taken out one or two Heavenly Rank cultivation methods and Dou Techniques for Ling Xi to study, Xuan Kongzi could accept it.

But the problem was that the current situation clearly indicated someone was creating a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique from scratch; otherwise, it couldn't have caused such a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon.

"This... creating a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique?"

Song Qing's eyes nearly bulged out of his head, his expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Cao Ying bit her red lips, her expression equally incredulous.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the sky, which had been thick with dark clouds, suddenly flashed with thunder and lightning.

The starry sky above the Pill Tower blazed with light at the same time.

Xuan Kongzi could clearly sense the vast Spiritual Qi drifting within the Pill Tower Starry Sky being forcibly pulled into the room before him by a terrifying Devouring Power.

"To trigger such an anomaly at the Da Dou Shi level—this Ling Xi's future achievements are bound to be extraordinary."

Gazing at the room before him, Xuan Kongzi's eyes flickered, his thoughts unknown.

Within Sacred Pill City, there were no shortage of experts who noticed the anomaly above the Pill Tower, but after a few glances, they lost interest.

After all, this was the Pill Tower, where Eighth-grade Alchemists and even Ninth-grade Alchemists were plentiful.

Moreover, the celestial phenomenon resembled that of refining high-grade pills, so it didn't draw much attention.

An intangible ripple of Soul Power suddenly emanated from the room.

As this ripple spread, the thick black clouds in the sky ceased their churning and slowly dissipated.

The starry sky above the Pill Tower also dimmed its radiance.

When the last wisp of black cloud dispersed, sunlight once again bathed the Pill Tower.

"Is it over?"

Looking at the sky that had cleared again, Cao Ying asked uncertainly.

"It should... be?"

Song Qing opened his mouth, his tone carrying a hint of doubt.

Xuan Kongzi, however, said nothing, instead fixing an expectant gaze on the door to Ling Xi's room.

"Creak."

After another moment, the door frame let out a crisp sound.

Under the watch of the three, the room's door slowly opened, and a powerful surge of Soul Power burst forth.

Under the impact of this Soul Power, Cao Ying and Song Qing both changed expressions drastically, retreating behind Xuan Kongzi.

Xuan Kongzi raised an eyebrow slightly, then swept his sleeve sharply.

"Bang!"

The two forces of Soul Power collided fiercely in midair, causing even space to tremble violently, with a thin black crack silently spreading.

"Your Soul Power has reached..."

Xuan Kongzi's pupils contracted, but before he could finish his words, Ling Xi stepped out of the room and interrupted him.

"Senior Xuan Kongzi, some things are best kept to oneself—speaking them out loud would be rather disheartening."

Ling Xi walked out slowly. After over a month of seclusion, his appearance hadn't changed.

But his eyes had become strikingly bright, and deep within his pupils, something faintly seemed to float.

"Senior Xuan Kongzi, is there something you need from me?"

Ignoring Cao Ying and Song Qing, Ling Xi's gaze rested solely on Xuan Kongzi.

Their eyes met in midair, and Xuan Kongzi felt as though his vision was completely drawn into Ling Xi's gaze.

Even with his current cultivation, he found himself momentarily lost in a brief daze.