Pill Tower Speculation, Smile Vanishes (Please Follow and Collect)

Meanwhile.

Central Continent, Sacred Pill City.

Above the Pill Tower, which stood at the center of public attention.

Apart from the Pill Tower Three Giants—Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi—the scene also included the Lesser Pill Tower's Great Elder, Lin Laoguai, who was at the Early Four-star Dou Saint level, as well as numerous Dou Saint and Half-Saint elders from the Lesser Pill Tower.

After seeing the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking's description of the Pill Tower in the void.

Xuan Kongzi and the others were briefly stunned.

Then they immediately turned their gazes toward Lin Laoguai, the Lesser Pill Tower's Great Elder, standing in the center of the crowd.

The shocked, incredulous faces proved that even they, as elders of the Lesser Pill Tower, had known nothing about the Pill Tower's foundation revealed by the Gold Ranking.

Meeting everyone's gazes.

Lin Laoguai shrugged helplessly and raised his hand. "Why are you all looking at me? I didn't know the Old Ancestor was a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill that had taken human form, nor that his cultivation had broken through to the Mid Seven-star Dou Saint level over the years."

"And those two Three-star Dou Saint Puppets."

"Not only have I never seen them over the years, I've never even heard the Old Ancestor mention them..."

"The Gold Ranking won't reveal anything that doesn't exist, so everything listed above must be true. The Puppets should be a means left behind in the Pill Tower by the Pill Tower Founder before his death, right?"

"As for why we've never known about them all these years..."

"Perhaps it's because the Pill Tower has remained neutral from beginning to end, never offending any faction or making enemies. There simply hasn't been any need to use them."

After hearing Lin Laoguai's explanation.

All the Lesser Pill Tower elders present revealed looks of astonishment.

They had never imagined that even the Lesser Pill Tower's Great Elder, Lin Laoguai, knew nothing about these secrets of the Pill Tower.

Meanwhile.

Just as Lin Laoguai was preparing to say more.

Suddenly, the sound of space shattering rang out.

In the next moment, the void before them was torn open, revealing a deep Spatial Rift.

Immediately afterward, a white-haired old man in a green robe, whom everyone present knew well, walked out and stood before the group of Pill Tower elders.

After seeing the newcomer.

Lin Laoguai, Xuan Kongzi, and the others were overjoyed at first.

Then they all cupped their hands and saluted the white-haired old man. "We pay our respects to the Old Ancestor!"

"Mm." Seeing this, the Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor nodded, then slowly said, "I heard everything you said earlier. Those two Puppets were indeed left behind by the Pill Tower Founder."

"As for my strength..."

"It was also with the support of resources provided by that faction that I broke through to the Seven-star Dou Saint level a hundred years ago and reached the mid-stage fifty years ago."

Hearing this.

Xuan Yi hesitated for a moment.

Then she could no longer suppress her curiosity and asked the Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor, "Old Ancestor, is the faction that has been placing orders with our Pill Tower all these years the number-one faction on the Sect Power Ranking?"

As soon as Xuan Yi said this, the others also looked at the Pill Tower Old Ancestor with curiosity.

Clearly, they all wanted to know the answer.

Meeting everyone's gazes.

The Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor nodded slightly. "That's right. Apart from the faction ranked first, no one else could handle such massive batches of pills."

"I know what you want to ask."

"But I can't say much. The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking will reveal the answer soon. As for how much it displays, that depends on how much the other side wants to reveal..."

!!!???

As the Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor's voice fell.

Everyone's pupils suddenly contracted.

The Old Ancestor's meaning gave them the strange impression that the other side could control the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking.

However.

Before they could recover.

The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking in the sky suddenly burst into dazzling radiance.

Then countless people saw a massive ball of Golden Light fly out of the Gold Ranking. It was like a blazing sun—blinding, scorching, and impossible to look at directly.

Boom!

Following a deafening explosion.

The energy resembling a second sun of the world exploded, splitting into countless streams of Golden Light that flew in every direction across the Dou Qi Continent and entered the bodies of all the alchemists.

Peng! Peng! Peng!

In an instant, scenes of countless alchemists breaking through simultaneously appeared in every corner of the Dou Qi Continent.

After this spectacular breakthrough storm ended.

The Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor successfully advanced to the Mid Eight-star Dou Saint realm, while Lin Laoguai advanced to the Early Five-star Dou Saint realm... The Pill Tower Three Giants and the numerous elders at the Half-Saint Realm all broke through to the One-star Dou Saint level.

At this point.

Adding in the Five-star Dou Saint Puppet that the Gold Ranking was about to bestow.

The number of Dou Saints in the Pill Tower had already approached twenty.

It could only be said that it was terrifying indeed...

Although most alchemists were not skilled in battle, a Dou Saint was still a Dou Saint. Killing Half-Saints and those below that level was as easy as turning over a hand.

While the Dou Saint powerhouses of the Pill Tower familiarized themselves with the surging Dou Qi within their bodies.

Two Heavenly Grade High-level Cultivation Methods, two Heavenly Grade High-level Dou Techniques, two Soul Defense Secret Techniques, and a Ninth-Grade Golden Pill Alchemist's Handbook slowly descended and floated before the Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor and the numerous elders.

Immediately afterward.

A Humanoid Battle Puppet made entirely of bronze, crafted from an unknown material, as well as three Ninth-Grade Golden Pills sealed inside Jade Bottles, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Looking at the series of rewards before them.

Lin Laoguai, the Pill Tower Three Giants, and the others could no longer remain calm.

Some surrounded the Jade Bottles containing the Ninth-Grade Golden Pills and examined them repeatedly, while others stroked the Puppet, which could absorb Pill Lightning and evolve...

Most of the other elders were flipping through the Ninth-Grade Golden Pill Alchemist's Handbook. As for the Heavenly Grade High-level Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques that had driven the outside world crazy, they were simply cast aside, ignored by everyone.

It wasn't that they looked down on Heavenly Grade Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques.

It could only be said that...

The other rewards were more tempting.

Just as everyone affiliated with the Pill Tower was celebrating.

A voice he knew extremely well suddenly rang in the Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor's ear. "Little fellow, a great battle is about to begin. Tian Quan Hall needs more Healing Pills. The Pill Tower is going to be busy again..."

Hearing this.

The Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor's brow furrowed.

Realizing the importance of the matter, he immediately waved his hand and collected all the rewards bestowed by the Gold Ranking.

Immediately afterward.

Under the confused gazes of everyone present, he said solemnly, "Don't celebrate just yet. They've placed another order for Healing Pills. There are many of them, and they're urgently needed. This time, we'll have to mobilize every high-level alchemist you know, as well as the Pill Tower's branch halls across the continent..."

"Ah?"

"Right now?"

Hearing this, Tian Lei Zi's smile instantly vanished.

The joy of having just broken through to the Dou Saint level was instantly dispelled by the news that they were about to work overtime.

Beside him, Xuan Yi seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Could it be that the number-one faction is worried about exposing its position and being attacked by the Ancient Clans, which is why it needs so many Healing Pills?"

In response.

The Lesser Pill Tower's Old Ancestor shook his head.

As far as he was concerned, even if the Soul Clan, Ancient Clan, and the other Great Ancient Clans joined forces, they still could not pose a threat to the Seven Star Palace.

However, he did not explain much to the people of the Pill Tower.

He only told them to "take action immediately after reading the introduction of the number-one faction." Then his figure vanished from the spot, heading elsewhere to make arrangements.

Meanwhile.

The Far North, deep within the Meteor God Ice Plain.

Above the Seven Star Palace, Lin Yuan sat on the Ice Throne. As he watched the image of the Pill Tower on the Gold Ranking begin to fade, the corners of his lips curved upward, and he subconsciously murmured, "Finally... is it about to emerge into the world?"