Connections

"Oh?" Xuan Kongzi's interest was piqued upon hearing Xuan Yi's words. "What kind of genius is he that warrants you coming all the way here to tell me?"

Xuan Yi naturally ignored Xuan Kongzi's teasing tone and said solemnly, "The person I'm talking about may have talent no less than Dan Chen of the Dan Family and Cao Ying of the Cao Family. Do not underestimate him!"

Now, Xuan Kongzi's expression also became serious. Cao Ying of the Cao Family was his personal disciple. As Cao Ying's teacher, he naturally knew how talented Cao Ying was. As for Dan Chen of the Dan Family, although they hadn't met often, it was clear from the Dan Family's attitude towards Dan Chen that Dan Chen was highly valued by the Dan Family!

"Where is this person? What's his name? Where is he from?" Xuan Kongzi asked anxiously.

Seeing Xuan Yi Xuan Kongzi's somewhat anxious expression, Xuan Kongzi understood his feelings and chuckled, "What? You want to take on a disciple?"

Xuan Kongzi looked at Xuan Yi and shook his head, saying, "No, no, no, judging from your expression, I know that this genius alchemist you speak of must already have a teacher, otherwise you wouldn't be telling me this!"

Xuan Yi retorted somewhat indignantly, "Then why don't you just say that I've already accepted him as my disciple?"

Xuan Kongzi chuckled and said, "After so many years as fellow disciples, do you think I don't know you? If you had taken on a disciple like this, you would have come to show off long ago. Why would you send him to the Pill Tower?"

"Alright, enough joking around. Tell me about this genius alchemist. I'll have to consider whether we can recruit him into our Pill Tower."

Xuan Yi asked, "Are you worried that he might end up like Hun Xuzi?"

Upon hearing the mention of Hun Xuzi, Xuan Kongzi's face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly, "That old Hun Xuzi infiltrated my Pill Tower. Back then, the Tower Master saw his exceptional talent and took him as his disciple. After he was exposed, the Tower Master spared him out of consideration for the master-disciple relationship. But what did that old Hun Xuzi do? Such a treacherous and ungrateful wretch is truly hateful!"

Even now, it's not hard to see Xuan Kongzi's contempt and resentment towards Hun Xuzi. However, his concerns are not unfounded, given the precedent, so it's better to be cautious.

Xuan Yi also harbored no goodwill towards Hun Xuzi. Given the chance, she would naturally eliminate Hun Xuzi as soon as possible. However, she still spoke up, saying, "Judging from his character and alchemy skills, this person shouldn't be like Hun Xuzi. But you can investigate him further. This person is named Xiao Yu, from the Northwest Continent, and should be around twenty-one or twenty-two years old. His alchemy skills just passed the Pill Tower assessment, and he is Seventh-grade Advanced Alchemist. I guess his Soul Power should have entered the Spirit Realm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Kongzi said with some surprise, "Is this true? At such a young age, to possess Spirit Realm soul and be Seventh-grade Advanced Alchemist, not bad at all!"

Xuan Kongzi then said, "Wait, are you saying that this Xiao Yu is from the Northwest Continent?"

Xuan Yi nodded slightly and said, "That's right, this person comes from the Northwest Continent!"

Xuan Kongzi pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, in that case, it would be better to meet him first!"

Xuan Yi naturally had no objections.

The next day.

Xiao Yu came out of the room, stretched in the courtyard, and then heard the courtyard gate being pushed open. He looked up and saw Xuan Yi walking in from outside.

Xuan Yi chuckled and said, "Let's go, today I'll take you to meet a big shot from the Pill Tower!"

Xiao Yu didn't say much, only nodded slightly. Xuan Yi was used to Xiao Yu's taciturn nature, and turned to lead Xiao Yu towards the Pill Tower.

Xiao Yu was also deep in thought at this moment, and he had some guesses about the important figure in the Pill Tower. He believed that it should be Xuan Kongzi, one of the three giants.

In the same room of the Pill Tower, when Xuan Yi brought Xiao Yu there, they immediately saw the white-robed old man sitting behind the desk.

When Xiao Yu saw the white-robed elder, his heart tightened slightly. Even with his current strength and powerful Soul Power, he couldn't detect any aura from the elder, which showed just how powerful the elder was.

Xuan Yi got straight to the point, saying, "This is our Xuan Kongzi Master Xuan Kongzi, one of the three giants of the Pill Tower. You can come to him for anything in the Pill Tower!"

Xuan Kongzi said irritably, "You act as if you're not the president of my Pill Tower. Little guy, come here and let me take a look!" After saying this to Xuan Yi, he turned to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu's expression remained unchanged. He simply took a step forward, and Xuan Kongzi grabbed Xiao Yu's wrist. Before Xiao Yu could react, an incomparably powerful Soul Power surged into Xiao Yu's body.

Xiao Yu's body tensed slightly, but since he didn't sense any hostility from Xuan Kongzi, he didn't pay any attention to it. Instead, he simply hid the Three Thousand Burning Flame within his body. Although Xuan Kongzi's Soul Power was extremely strong, Xiao Yu's Soul Power was not to be underestimated either, and hiding a flame was no problem for him.

Xuan Kongzi's Soul Power did not linger in Xiao Yu's body for long before receding like a tide. It could be sensed that Xiao Yu's identity was undoubtedly genuine. Even if someone used some kind of elixir to rejuvenate or conceal their identity, they would have nowhere to hide under Xuan Kongzi's powerful Soul Power!

"Hehe, this is also for the safety of the Pill Tower, don't blame me!" Xuan Kongzi chuckled, and then released his hand.

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "I understand."

Xiao Yu then added, "Actually, I do have some connection with the Pill Tower."

In order to make the Pill Tower less wary of him, Xiao Yu also planned to bring up Yao Lao, since they knew each other and it would be more convenient that way.

"Oh?" Sure enough, upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, both Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi looked at Xiao Yu with great interest.

Xiao Yu then said, "I know where Venerable Yao, Yao Lao. Moreover, he has recently taken on a disciple, who is my third brother Xiao Yan, who has also arrived in Central Plains!"

"What?" The two looked at Xiao Yu in shock. Undoubtedly, this news was extremely shocking to them, because they had been inquiring about Yao Chen's whereabouts for many years, but to no avail. They only believed that Yao Chen could not have died so easily because of their own obsession. Now that they had received definite news, they were naturally extremely excited, especially Xuan Yi.

Xiao Yu calmly replied, "Back then, Venerable Yao was ambushed and killed by the Soul Hall and Han Feng. He escaped by chance in his soul form and then slept for several years before finally waking up. He even took my third brother as his disciple. However, for some time recently, Yao Lao fell into a deep sleep again for some reasons. My third brother, Xiao Yan, will come to the Pill Domain during the Pill Gathering. You can verify this for yourselves then!"

Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi exchanged a glance. Xuan Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright!"