Return to the Pill Tower

"Brother Dan, you're sure to succeed in this assessment for Seventh-grade Advanced Alchemist!" A pretty woman standing next to the young man in white said with a hint of admiration.

"Yes, Brother Dan, you are a recognized genius in the Dan Family, and you have been cultivating at the Seventh-grade Intermediate for a long time. Breaking through to the Seventh-grade Advanced will definitely be a piece of cake!" another man who was following him said.

The young man at the head of the group smiled slightly and said, "This time, I've gained some insights into alchemy and wanted to see if I could break through. Speaking of geniuses in the Dan Family, Sister Dan Chen is undoubtedly the number one genius in our Dan Family."

This young man in white is Dan Xuan, the young master of the Dan Family and the future head of the Dan Family. He is also a Yao Tian, having already reached the Seventh-grade Intermediate at a young age, demonstrating his exceptional Yao Tian!

The group entered the special testing room, but found no one there. The pretty woman asked in confusion, "Why is no one here?"

Dan Xuan pointed to the brightly lit Heavenly Tier Testing Room and said, "There must be someone taking a test here. The Dan Family had already discussed this with Elder Fan. Today I'm here to be tested as Seventh-grade Advanced Alchemist. Let's wait a little longer!"

The group waited quietly in the spacious testing room. Soon, after a short while, a soft click was heard, and the door to the Heavenly Tier Testing Room was opened.

All eyes turned to that direction, and Elder Fan was the first to emerge, followed by Elder Xuan Yi, and finally Xiao Yu. Elder Fan, upon emerging, exclaimed in amazement, "Young friend Xiao Yu's alchemy skills are truly admirable! Given time, you will surely reach the Eighth-Tier rank. Why don't you join my Pill Tower as a disciple? What do you say?"

Before Xiao Yu could answer, Elder Fan had already spotted Dan Xuan and the others. Before Dan Xuan even stepped forward, his eyes were fixed on Xiao Yu, who was walking at the back. To be precise, he was staring at the purple-gold badge on Xiao Yu's chest. The badge had a dark red pill Pill Tower surrounded by flames, which looked very lifelike. Most importantly, there were seven purple-gold stars surrounding it, each of which was extremely bright, indicating that this person was Seventh-grade Advanced Alchemist!

"Seven, Seventh-grade Advanced?" Dan Xuan looked at Xiao Yu in surprise. He didn't recognize Xiao Yu's face and seemed to have never seen him among the Five Great Families on the elders' seat before.

Elder Fan coughed twice, pulling Dan Xuan back to reality. At this moment, Dan Xuan also saw Elder Fan and the Xuan Yi behind him. As the future leader of the Dan Family, he naturally recognized Elder Xuan Yi, one of the three giants of the Pill Tower.

"Dan Xuan of the Dan Family greets Elder Xuan Yi!" Dan Xuan and the other Dan Family behind him bowed respectfully.

Xuan Yi also knew this second genius of the Dan Family, and smiled slightly, saying, "Dan Xuan, are you also here today to prepare for the assessment?"

Dan Xuan nodded and said, "I've gained some insights, so I wanted to see if I could break through to the Seventh-grade Advanced." As he spoke, his gaze drifted towards Xiao Yu's direction.

Xiao Yu was also sizing up this genius from the Dan Family. He remembered that the Dan Family was considered the number one family among the Five Great Families. Although the Cao Family was also strong, it was still slightly weaker than the Dan Family. However, Cao Ying, the enchantress of the Cao Family, was a personal disciple of Xuan Kongzi. So, in this respect, the Cao Family and the Dan Family were about the same.

Xuan Yi nodded slightly and said, "By the way, has that little girl Dan Chen finished her seclusion?"

Dan Chen is the number one genius of the Dan Family. Xuan Yi has also heard of Dan Chen's miraculous physique. Dan Chen and Cao Ying are both prodigies among alchemists. The two are also in a competitive relationship. However, two years ago, Dan Chen went into seclusion for two whole years under the pretext of cultivating in seclusion.

Dan Xuan gave a wry smile and said, "Reporting to Elder Xuan Yi, Sister Dan Chen has already emerged from seclusion. This time, she came out of seclusion to prepare for the Pill Gathering!"

Xuan Yi understood Dan Xuan's meaning; it seemed that if it weren't for the Pill Gathering every thirty years, Dan Chen probably wouldn't have emerged from seclusion. Xuan Yi chuckled, "Then I'll be waiting to see how your Dan Family performs at the Pill Gathering!"

Xuan Yi then greeted Xiao Yu and Elder Fan before heading outside. After Xuan Yi and Xiao Yu left, Dan Xuan looked at Elder Fan and asked, "Elder Fan, who exactly was that young man?"

Elder Fan simply smiled and shook his head, saying, "He's just an interesting person Elder Xuan Yi encountered. Even among your Five Great Families, his alchemy skills are probably only surpassed by Cao Ying and Dan Chen. As for the others..." Elder Fan shook his head slightly.

Dan Xuan didn't refute anything, after all, he had just seen the badge on Xiao Yu's chest, and the seven shining stars on it were proof of Xiao Yu's strength.

Xiao Yu, who had already left, listened to Xuan Yi introducing the Five Great Families of the Pill Tower, including the Dan Family. However, these were all irrelevant to Xiao Yu; he didn't care about them.

Afterwards, Xiao Yu and Xuan Yi strolled around Sacred Pill City for a while before entering a courtyard. This was Xuan Yi's residence in Sacred Pill City. After settling Xiao Yu in, Xuan Yi left.

Although Xiao Yu didn't know where Xuan Yi had gone, he had some guesses and assumed she had probably gone to the Small Pill Tower.

Xuan Yi went straight to the center of the inner domain of the Pill Domain, where a black tower nearly a hundred feet tall stood majestically, like a mountain peak. The tower's spire soared into the clouds, appearing extremely mysterious. Xuan Yi stood in front of the tower, his figure swayed slightly, and then disappeared from the spot. The next moment, Xuan Yi appeared in a room inside the Pill Tower.

Just as Xuan Yi appeared, an aged voice suddenly rang out. "Why did you decide to come back?"

Xuan Yi seemed completely unsurprised, simply saying, "Isn't the Pill Gathering about to begin? I came back to take a look!"

"Hahaha, it's good to be back, it's good to be back!" An old figure emerged from behind a bookshelf in the room. The old man in front of him was dressed in white, with white hair and a white beard, and looked kind and gentle.

Xuan Yi looked at Xuan Kouzi and said irritably, "You knew I would come back, didn't you?"

Xuan Kongzi smiled slightly and said, "Since you were certain you would return, why ask so many questions?"

Xuan Yi fell silent for a moment, then said, "I've searched for Yao Chen's whereabouts for a long time, but there's been no news at all. I don't believe he's dead!"

Xuan Kongzi sighed softly after hearing this, "Actually, I never believed he was dead either. When the Soul Hall and his disciple assassinated him, the Soul Hall never gave up the search. Although I don't know what they were searching for, I suspect that the Soul Hall was searching for Yao Chen's soul. That's the soul of Peak Eighth-grade Alchemist. I don't believe the Soul Hall wouldn't be tempted. Perhaps, that assassination attempt back then was originally intended for the Soul Hall to obtain Yao Chen's soul!"

Xuan Yi nodded, not dwelling on the matter, and changed the subject, saying, "This time I returned, I also brought back a Yao Tian Pill Tower!"