Above the vast waters of the East Sea, an escape light flew in. It was Yan Chihuo.
A month ago, Lady Tianxiang had led her forces in an effortless assault on Three Saints Valley. Yan Chihuo had not even needed to make a move before Three Saints Valley was easily breached, causing no small stir throughout Clear Heaven Kingdom.
One had to know that Wondrous Fragrance Tower and Three Saints Valley had been locked in conflict for over a thousand years, their entanglement spanning three generations. Fifty years ago, Dong Gang had burst onto the scene and seized Wondrous Fragrance Tower, prompting the cultivation world of Clear Heaven Kingdom to look upon Three Saints Valley in a new light. Yet thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—fifty years later, Lady Tianxiang had unexpectedly broken through to the peak of the Late Tribulation Passage Realm in one breath and swallowed up Three Saints Valley as well.
Thus, those with nothing better to do began asking around about what had happened. The answer was even more startling: Wondrous Fragrance Tower had gained a guest elder named Yan Chihuo, a man of formidable strength. Lady Tianxiang had borrowed his power to retake Wondrous Fragrance Tower in one stroke and annex Three Saints Valley.
This had naturally been Lady Tianxiang's deliberate doing. Yan Chihuo had obtained Three Saints Valley's inheritance, so he would not expose the truth. What delighted him even more was that Dong Gang's storage ring actually contained three spiritual medicines: Three-Leaf Orchid, Origin Fusion Grass, and Fire Yang Ginseng.
Together with the Purple Luo Flower and Azure Cloud Fruit Lady Tianxiang had given him earlier, he now had all the ingredients for the Origin-Congealing Pill. Yan Chihuo did not ask Wondrous Fragrance Tower's alchemists to refine