Eye of the Netherworld

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

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

"Ying'er..."

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

"Is it coming from this room?"

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

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

The next moment, the azure sky above the Pill Tower suddenly churned with layers of thick, heavy clouds.

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

This celestial anomaly unfolded in the blink of an eye, and every expert in the Pill Tower felt 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 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 this...?"

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

"A celestial anomaly... This Old Man hasn't seen one in a long time."

Xuan Kongzi was silent for a moment before he couldn't help but sigh.

"A celestial anomaly?"

Cao Ying and Song Qing exchanged glances, both seeing an absurd expression in each other's eyes.

After all, on the Dou Qi Continent, celestial anomalies generally arise from three situations.

The first is the birth of a high-grade pill, but such anomalies are usually accompanied by Pill Lightning.

The second is when someone's strength reaches an extremely formidable level, and their every move naturally triggers a celestial anomaly.

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

"Master, are you sure it's a celestial anomaly?"

Cao Ying couldn't help but ask.

"I saw one once when I was young. This is indeed a celestial anomaly."

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 unbelievable.

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

Song Qing muttered, staring at the tightly shut door.

"A Da Dou Shi triggering a celestial anomaly? What a joke!"

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

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

"Hard as it is to believe, this is indeed a celestial anomaly."

Xuan Kongzi let out a bitter laugh.

"From my judgment, this should be a celestial anomaly that appears only 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 anomaly would occur."

"Unless... unless someone is creating a Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method or Dou Technique from scratch. Only then could it trigger a celestial anomaly."

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 volumes of 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 celestial anomaly.

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

Song Qing's eyes nearly popped out of his head, and the expression on his face was 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 ahead, 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 they merely glanced at it before losing interest.

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

Moreover, the current celestial phenomenon resembled the refining of 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 light.

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

"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 as well.

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

"Click."

After another moment, the doorframe let out a crisp sound.

Under the watch of the three, the room's door slowly opened, and a powerful wave of Soul Power surged out from within.

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

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

"Bang!"

Two streams of Soul Power collided fiercely in midair, causing even space itself to tremble violently, with a thin black crack silently spreading.

"Your Soul Power has reached..."

Xuan Kongzi's pupils contracted slightly, 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 discouraging."

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

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

"Senior Xuan Kongzi, was there something you wished to see me about?"

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 entirely drawn into Ling Xi's gaze.

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