"Ancestor!"
The Pill Tower Grand Elder's face immediately filled with delight as he looked at the green-robed child who had appeared beside Xiao Yan. He respectfully said,
"Greetings, Senior."
Xiao Yan did not dare show any negligence toward this incredibly ancient being. He cupped his hands toward him and said politely,
"Why be so formal..."
The Pill Tower Ancestor waved his hand. His clear eyes swept back and forth over Xiao Yan with a hint of curiosity as he smiled. "I truly never expected that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which even we could not subdue, would ultimately fall into your hands. Such fortune is truly the envy of others."
A divine object like the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame tempted even someone of the Pill Tower Ancestor's strength. Yet throughout all these years, no one had ever successfully subdued it.
Xiao Yan could only smile at the Pill Tower Ancestor's laughter. His subjugation of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had merely been a stroke of luck. If the remnant image of the Pure Lotus Demon Sage had not triggered the formation and caused the flame's former consciousness to perish alongside it, then even if his luck had been several times better, he likely would not have been able to subdue and refine this demonic flame that gave even the Pill Tower Ancestor such a headache.
"The Pill Tower is also a member of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance. Now that you share both glory and ruin, as the Pill Tower's guardian, I cannot remain uninvolved."
The Pill Tower Ancestor looked at Xiao Yan with his still somewhat childish face, his eyes carrying an inscrutable meaning. Having lived for so many years, he was shrewder than anyone. Naturally, he understood Xiao Yan's ultimate purpose in establishing the Heavenly Mansion.
Xiao Yan remained