Hearing the Pill Tower Ancestor's assessment, Xiao Yan remained calm, just like the Pill Tower Ancestor across from him.
"Do not think I am exaggerating. If you continue cultivating so muddleheadedly, when disaster comes upon you and you die without a burial place, it will only be a matter of time!"
"This disciple would not dare question Ancestor, but may I ask where this 'disaster' comes from?"
"Soul Hall."
"Soul Hall?"
"Yes."
"This disciple knows that Soul Hall has always targeted alchemists, but why am I so special that even Soul Hall wants to kill me?"
"Why do you think Burning Flame Valley treated you so specially? Soul Hall is the same."
At this point, Xiao Yan began to grasp something.
"This... is it a grudge left behind by my Xiao Clan ancestors?"
The Pill Tower Ancestor nodded slightly.
Xiao Yan was speechless for a moment. It was not hard to guess that conclusion; he simply had not expected that the Xiao Clan of today would once have had entanglements with such a major power in the Central Plains.
Thinking of it this way, Xiao Yan could vaguely glimpse some of the Xiao Clan's past. Even the force behind Xun'er had probably crossed paths with the Xiao Clan back then.
After sorting through his thoughts, Xiao Yan understood a few things.
"Ancestor means that my clan has an old grudge with Soul Hall, so Soul Hall will target me in particular?"
"Yes, and it is more than merely targeting you. It is the kind that will not rest until one side is dead."
Xiao Yan frowned, then relaxed. He remembered the disgust in Xun'er's tone and expression when she had introduced Soul Hall to him, as well as her warning for him to be careful of them. The Pill Tower