Pill Tower

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Pill Tower
Original	丹塔
Affiliation	Pill Domain; later a defensive and offensive ally of the Flame Alliance and a core force in the Soul-Felling Alliance 195 238
Occupation/Role	Alchemist holy land, organizer of the Pill Gathering, guardian of alchemical resources, and continent-spanning intelligence power 137 159 195
Status	Active; later reconstituted as the New Pill Tower under the Ten Thousand Flames Pavilion era 262
First Appearance	Chapter 58

Background / History

The Pill Tower is an ancient alchemical institution that controls over ninety percent of the continent's high-level alchemists. It represents “order and heritage” in the alchemy world, refining high-level pills, safeguarding alchemists, and commanding considerable influence among major powers. Its conflict with the Soul Hall has endured for roughly a thousand years: the Soul Hall hunts and corrupts souls, while the Pill Tower protects alchemists and purges infiltrators 137.

Its true foundation is the Star Domain, a forbidden realm containing original fire seeds gathered across the continent and beyond, including incomplete Heavenly Flames. Access was historically restricted to the Tower Master and the three giants, as the domain is considered the Pill Tower's root and cornerstone 138.

The organization initially denounced Su Chen's claim that Pseudo-Strange Fire could be created as heresy. After witnessing his Kindling Fire method and its commercial and strategic potential, Xuan Kongzi reversed the Pill Tower's position, treating it as the beginning of a new alchemical era 120 122.

Organization and Resources

Leadership

The Pill Tower is led by senior figures known as the Three Greats or three giants. Documented leaders include Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, Xuan Yi, and the Tower Master 122 140 195.

• Xuan Kongzi — First Elder and one of the Pill Tower's foremost representatives; negotiated with Su Chen and repeatedly acted as the organization's public voice 122 137.
• Tian Leizi — One of the Three Greats; represented the Pill Tower during its alliance negotiations with the Flame Alliance 195.
• Xuan Yi — Great Elder and one of the leading figures who approved the Star Domain token and later supported the Flame Alliance alliance 138 195.
• Tower Master — A senior leader who participated in granting Su Chen Star Domain access and warned him of dangers surrounding the Pill Gathering 140 157.

Star Domain

The Star Domain is the Pill Tower's most restricted territory.

• Contains original flame seeds and incomplete Heavenly Flames accumulated over ten thousand years 138.
• Houses the sealed Three Thousand Burning Flame, which serves as a tower-suppressing treasure 147.
• Was opened to Su Chen through a highest-grade Star Domain Passage Token, granting him status equal to the three heads 138.
• Became the site of Mu Gu's trap during the Pill Gathering; its collapse forced the Three Greats to break the seal and rescue survivors 171 190.

Archives, Treasury, and Intelligence

• Maintains ancient texts, a medicinal treasure vault, and extensive historical intelligence on flames, ancient ruins, forbidden zones, and rare treasures 122 147 195.
• Holds detailed intelligence on Soul Hall strongholds, infiltrators, personnel, and the traits of regional Soul Hall Venerates 140.
• Its intelligence network was merged with the Flame Alliance's network after their formal alliance 195.
• The jointly built Heavenly Secret Pavilion later processed continent-wide intelligence through personnel from both organizations 198.

Enforcement and Security

• Pill Tower enforcement teams investigate interference and misconduct during the Pill Gathering 161.
• Holy Pill City can be sealed by the Ten Thousand Fire Heaven-Imprisoning Array, a highest-level defensive formation requiring the Pill Tower's Supreme Elders to activate 235.
• Despite its authority, the Pill Tower was infiltrated by Soul Hall agents, including a corrupted Dou Venerate posing as a Guest Elder 155.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recognition of Kindling Fire

At the Ten Thousand Fire Gala, a Pill Tower elder initially condemned Su Chen's Pseudo-Strange Fire method as heretical. Xuan Kongzi then publicly recognized the method's value, invited Su Chen to become a Guest Elder with status equal to the Pill Tower's giants, and offered access to its texts and medicinal resources 120 122.

Alliance Against the Soul Hall

Xuan Kongzi revealed that the Soul Hall was building an army of corrupted alchemists through soul-enhancing techniques and soul seals. The Pill Tower sought Su Chen's Pseudo-Strange Fire because it could nourish souls and protect young alchemists against the Soul Hall's soul-corroding methods 137.

In exchange for cooperation, the three leaders granted Su Chen a Star Domain Passage Token and equal standing with them. Su Chen agreed to provide thirty Pseudo-Sea Heart Flames and three fire-attribute cultivation techniques, while the Pill Tower promised to intervene once if a Soul Hall Vice Hall Master targeted him 138 140.

Pill Gathering Crisis

The Pill Tower invited Su Chen as a Special Guest to its Pill Gathering, publicly elevating both him and the Flame Alliance 150. During the competition, Soul Hall sabotage and Mu Gu's Law-Disordering Domain disrupted the event, yet the Pill Tower could not openly intervene without exposing its inability to secure its own arena 161 167.

Su Chen ultimately refined the eighth-tier Soul-Invoking Pill without a cauldron, produced a pill spirit, and was declared the champion 169. The champions and top contestants were then sent into the Star Domain, which had been turned into a trap under Mu Gu's control 171.

After the Star Domain collapsed and Mu Gu fled severely wounded, the Pill Tower classified the incident as its highest secret, though news later spread across the Central Plains 190 191.

Formal Alliance with the Flame Alliance

Following the Pill Gathering disaster and the Soul Hall's public hostility, the Pill Tower formed a soul-contract alliance with the Flame Alliance. Its commitments included:

• Sharing intelligence networks.
• Opening its medicinal treasure vault to Flame Alliance core members.
• Stationing three Elder-level experts at Flame Alliance headquarters.
• Providing access to its library and historical records. 195

In return, the Pill Tower sought access to Su Chen's Law Virus research and Pseudo-Strange Fire technology 195.

Soul-Felling Alliance and Continental War

The Pill Tower helped spread news of Su Chen's defeat of Soul Heaven Venerate and guaranteed the participation of reclusive Demi-Saints in Su Chen's auction of Law Resonance Stones 234.

At the founding of the Soul-Felling Alliance, the Pill Tower Grand Elder became Deputy Leader, responsible for coordinating factions and logistical resources. The Pill Tower was regarded as the alliance's “heart,” while Su Chen served as its technical energy core 238.

New Pill Tower Era

By the later era, the Pill Tower had become the New Pill Tower, centered on an Eternal Kindling Core created by the Ten Thousand Flames Pavilion. Formerly forbidden facilities, such as the Central Flame Control Chamber, became accessible to qualified alchemists through contribution points 262.

Its research transformed alchemy from a talent-dependent craft into a quantifiable and collaborative science. The Pill Tower introduced technologies including Law Empowerment through the Wind-Riding Pill, cultivation technique synergy potions, and Soul Crystal Candy 262.

Relationships

• Su Chen / Flame Alliance — Strategic partner; the Pill Tower granted Su Chen exceptional access and equal status, then formalized a broad alliance with his organization 138 195.
• Soul Hall — Long-standing enemy; the Soul Hall's cultivation of corrupted alchemists and infiltration of Pill Tower territory threatened the institution's authority and survival 137 155.
• Xuan Kongzi — First Elder and key negotiator; he recognized the strategic value of Kindling Fire and repeatedly represented the Pill Tower in dealings with Su Chen 122 137.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame — Sealed tower-suppressing treasure within the Star Domain; its containment is central to the Pill Tower's security and inheritance 147 171.
• Soul-Felling Alliance — Major founding force; its Grand Elder serves as Deputy Leader and oversees coordination and logistics 238.
• Ten Thousand Flames Pavilion — The later New Pill Tower operates in an era shaped by the Pavilion's Eternal Kindling Core and alchemical technologies 262.

Notable Quotes

“In the past, we pursued Heavenly Flames. Now, we create rules.” — Xuan Kongzi 262

“Today, on behalf of the Pill Tower, I formally invite Master Yan to serve as our Pill Tower... Guest Elder!” — Xuan Kongzi 122