Xiao Yan had yet to decide what kind of pill he would ultimately refine for the competition. He had originally had a few ideas, but ever since learning that the herbs had to be found within the Pill Realm, those plans might no longer be feasible. Rather helplessly, the rules of the Pill Convention's second round might not have restricted Ling Zhuo much, yet they had ended up restricting Xiao Yan instead.
More importantly, even if he refined an ordinary pill, he might not be able to defeat a fully prepared Ling Zhuo.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan's Soul had now reached the mid-stage Spiritual State. Many herbs that had once been beyond his reach could now be used in refining.
Hearing this, Wei Jiangyuan shifted his attention to his ally, Xiao Yan. "What is it? Something on your mind?"
Xiao Yan took out a jade slip. It was the pill formula concerning Heart Bamboo that Cao Ying had originally been responsible for recording. He handed it to Wei Jiangyuan. "Take a look at this."
Wei Jiangyuan pressed the jade slip to his brow. As his Soul Power swept through the densely packed runes within, the information he received caused his expression to become exceedingly vivid.
"So it was this information... So that's how it is... Interesting, very interesting." After reading it, Wei Jiangyuan passed the jade slip to Yao Qingyu beside him.
For a moment, he fell into deep thought. Xiao Yan asked, "Cao Ying recorded in this jade slip her reasons for being controlled by Ling Zhuo, as well as some guesses about what the Spirit Clan has been doing. What do you think?"
"To be honest, it's rather astonishing. The Spirit Clan can actually use the blood of a Dou Di descendant to alter a person, then continue controlling