Xiao Yan's Emotional Roller Coaster

However, while the younger generation of the Cao Family eyed the pills infused with Soul Origin greedily, Xiao Yan on the other side was pacing anxiously in circles.

After all, he had learned from the Pill Tower Three Giants that more than a dozen Pill Tower elders, including the First Elder, along with numerous Central Continent families and sects, wanted to kill him to avenge their juniors.

With so many powerful figures targeting him, Xiao Yan's head throbbed just from thinking about it, and his face immediately scrunched up like a bitter melon.

He was already sworn enemies with the Soul Hall, and now he had offended so many Pill Tower higher-ups, as well as other families and sects. How was he supposed to gain a foothold in the Central Continent!

"You're saying this situation arose because Elder Mu Gu ambushed you in the Pill Realm and provoked conflict between you and those Pill Tower disciples?"

After hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, the Three Giants immediately frowned.

"That's right. I had no choice back then, but I never expected those Pill Tower disciples who escaped to say something like that."

At this point, Xiao Yan gave a bitter laugh.

How could he have imagined that after escaping Elder Mu Gu's ambush, he would encounter even greater trouble?

In fact, not only him—even Elder Mu Gu, the instigator behind it all, had not expected it.

His casual attempt to use the Pill Tower disciples to probe Xiao Yan had unexpectedly become so useful after the Pill Gathering.

But it made sense. Elder Mu Gu had initially intended to kill Xiao Yan completely in the Pill Realm, so naturally he could not have anticipated what would happen afterward.

Seeing his expression, Xuan Yi said helplessly, "No matter what, you personally killed those old