Cao Dan felt as if a chill had washed over him.
An eighth-tier alchemist—not just Cao Dan's Cao Family, but all the young members of the Five Great Families present combined, probably couldn't withstand a single blow from him.
And because of his earlier actions, Cao Dan had offended an eighth-tier alchemist who might very well become one of the Pill Tower Giants in the future!
At that moment, Cao Dan wished he were dead.
"An eighth-tier alchemist?" Cao Ying sat in the first seat, her slender, snow-white fingers idly turning a smooth jade bead. After hearing their conversation, she couldn't help reconsidering this young man named Xiao Ze.
As the Cao Family took their seats, the hall shook. The seats of the Five Great Families all slid backward, revealing an extremely spacious plaza in the middle.
As the plaza appeared, a spirited, white-haired old man slowly walked out and stopped at its center. His gaze swept over the Five Great Families. "Now that everyone has arrived, I'll spare you the pleasantries. I'll continue to preside over this examination."
"This old man is Sheng Yao, one of the Eight Great Elders of the Pill Tower and a genuine high-ranking member of the Tower," Ye Zhong explained beside Xiao Ze as Sheng Yao appeared.
Xiao Ze nodded. He could feel a faint pressure coming from the white-haired old man.
Anyone who could become a high-ranking member of the Pill Tower was bound to be no slouch when it came to alchemy. There was no doubt about that.
After finishing his brief opening remarks, the white-haired old man surveyed the hall. "It's about time. Contestants from the Five Great Families, enter the plaza."
At the old man's words, each of the Five Great Families sent out a contestant. As expected, Ye Family's