Qiu Di ultimately chose to take his own life. The Eighth Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Hall had fallen in a relatively dignified manner. This also signified the Soul Hall's defeat in its campaign to destroy the Starfall Pavilion.
For the Soul Hall, which had long been domineering throughout the Central Continent, this was a tremendous blow to its prestige! Meanwhile, the Starfall Pavilion had gained immense renown thanks to Yao Chen, a Half-Saint!
Leaders of various factions and some senior strong individuals came one after another to offer their congratulations. Quite a few strong individuals who had old ties with Old Yao also chose to join the Starfall Pavilion as guest elders. With talent now at its disposal, the Starfall Pavilion began expanding rapidly. In just a few days, it had taken nearly ten sizable cities, almost doubling its territory.
However, Xiao Yan paid no attention to any of this, as though it had nothing to do with him, the Young Pavilion Master. On the very day the Soul Hall retreated, he entered seclusion to cultivate.
After several years in the Central Continent, he had come to recognize many realities. He was no longer the high-spirited, arrogant Xiao Yan from the Northwest Region. Upon the vast stage that was the Central Continent, the overwhelming majority of strong individuals were no more than dispensable supporting characters. Even though he was now a Five-star Dou Zun, he still had no right to contend against those standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid, much less a colossal force like the Soul Hall.
Before entering Sainthood, even as an Alchemist capable of refining Eighth-grade pills that summoned Eight-colored Pill Lightning, he was still far from enough!
Although, at Xiao Yan's age, possessing such strength already made him the finest among the finest of