Xiao Yan immediately turned back and asked, "What do you know?"
A teasing glint of having gotten his way appeared in Wei Jiangyuan's eyes. He then sighed. "I thought you were really that indifferent, that you didn't care about anything."
Xiao Yan looked coldly at the man before him. He could sense that this man's strength and soul power were both formidable. Coupled with his youthful appearance, unless he was an elder expert skilled in preserving his looks, his strength was truly terrifying. And both times they had met, he had appeared at the Pill Tower. His identity could not be simple.
"Weren't the five affiliated clans drawn over by the Spirit Clan's generous benefits?"
Wei Jiangyuan immediately shook his head. "Then you really only know one side of the matter. The other three clans aside, the Cao Clan produced a once-in-a-millennium alchemy prodigy—Cao Ying, Xuan Kongzi's personal disciple, an eighth-tier alchemist barely over twenty years old. Yet even a Cao Clan like that defected to the Spirit Clan."
Xiao Yan fell silent at those words. Since challenging the Heavenly Secrets Talents Ranking, he had naturally learned of the many brilliant figures participating in the Pill Convention. Cao Ying was indeed one of the most dazzling top contenders. Before Ling Zhuo and he had made their moves, she had originally been considered the most promising young alchemist.
At the age of seven, she had become an alchemist. At fifteen, she had entered the Pill Tower's inner sect. Before turning twenty, she had advanced to become a seventh-tier alchemist. Judging from the strength Cao Ying had displayed during the major trials, it could already be confirmed that she had advanced to the eighth tier. She was indeed Xuan Kongzi's personal disciple in the Pill Tower, and many even believed that Cao