The Alchemists Were a Bunch of Idiots!

As Qing Luo burned his origin in the Pill Territory and erupted with all his strength,

Bzzz—

The once deathly silent, dim Soul Clan forbidden ground

Suddenly began to tremble. Endless black mist churned through the murky heavens and earth.

Wherever the black mist spread,

The sky collapsed inch by inch, while black fire haze blanketed the entire land.

The mountains and earth, already shattered and sunken, were tainted by a terrifying power filled with dominance, chill, greed, and filth.

For a time,

All Soul Clan experts turned to the clan's forbidden ground—Void!

That place had originally been nothing but emptiness, without life.

There was only a flame there...

It was the Soul Clan's sacred land,

The location of the second-ranked flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—Nihility Devouring Flame.

As the rolling fire haze spread,

An incomparably dark, slender figure clad in a strange black robe twisted into form.

"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame..."

As the figure's lips moved slightly,

A hoarse, filthy voice capable of warping one's mind echoed from the deepest part of Void's forbidden ground.

That voice

Seemed to be the most evil thing in this world.

Carrying an arrogance that spanned the ages, it echoed out, and even heaven and earth seemed to tremble faintly...

Bzzz—

The trembling space suddenly froze,

As though it had been fixed in place.

Then, an inexplicable mighty force tore a deep fissure through space.

An aura transcending the ages and containing will slowly seeped out from within.

Under that aura,

The wildly surging black fire haze began to contract strangely. The illusory, bizarre figure gradually solidified.

A trace of gravity flashed through Nihility Devouring Flame's narrow eyes.

Then,

A plain-looking scholar dressed in white stepped out from the dimensional boundary.

"What is it?"

"It has been a long time since you made such a commotion..."

The scholar looked calmly at Nihility Devouring Flame.

"Nothing."

"I merely recalled some interesting matters, matters concerning Attaining Emperorhood..."

Nihility Devouring Flame said meaningfully.

"Attaining Emperorhood—"

Hearing this, the scholar scrutinized Nihility Devouring Flame. "Has your memory recovered?"

"Some of it has. I remembered some old friends. Perhaps I can obtain something from him."

Nihility Devouring Flame said,

"Old friends... It is hard to imagine that an existence like you would have old friends."

The scholar was somewhat surprised.

Nihility Devouring Flame showed no displeasure at the scholar's surprise and continued,

"Back then, I was not the only one who left that place... Although all our memories were erased, if I can devour him, perhaps I will learn more!"

"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!"

The scholar's eyes turned contemplative as he said calmly, "You know that the Soul Clan has never given up on entering Demon Flame Space..."

"But that place is somewhat strange. The Demon Saint's will obstructs us, allowing only those below Five-Star Dou Saint to enter. Within that space, Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's strength can reach six stars!"

"This is an unsolvable problem!"

"Then there is nothing I can do, unless you do not wish to take that step!"

Nihility Devouring Flame spread his hands.

The scholar did not respond,

As if pondering something.

After a long while, the scholar continued, "The bloodline we extended last time has begun to loosen..."

"I have already had people begin preparations against the Stone Clan. Also, the Soul Clan has gathered some of the soul bodies you need..."

"Notify me once everything is ready. Have someone send those soul bodies over. Oh, and... do not disturb me during this time. I can feel that I am not far from taking that step either!"

Nihility Devouring Flame said.

Hearing this,

The scholar studied Nihility Devouring Flame for a moment, then nodded.

"Good! Once you take that step, some of our plans can advance further as well!"

As his words fell,

The scholar casually waved his hand. The space before him strangely split apart on its own, and surging spatial currents completely enveloped him until he vanished...

After the scholar left, Nihility Devouring Flame narrowed his slender eyes slightly.

"Our plans?"

"Your plans, more like..."

As his words fell,

Nihility Devouring Flame's tall, almost demonic figure split in two from the top of his head.

It separated into two identical figures.

The next moment,

Strange black mist coiled around one of the divided Nihility Devouring Flames.

As the black mist churned, it melted a fissure into space and swallowed his body...

"Central Plains... Pill Tower!"

Demon Flame Space!

"Bastard!"

As an incomparably furious voice echoed through the depths of Demon Flame Space,

The once tranquil Demonic Flame World erupted with terrifying flame storms.

At the heart of those flame storms,

Qing Luo, dressed in white and almost demonically handsome, stood above the heavens. Fire lotuses revolved in his eyes, washing through boundless hatred.

"Damn alchemists!"

Qing Luo gritted his teeth.

The route he had taken when leaving Demon Flame Space this time had not been wrong.

Compared to Emperor Clans, with their innate arrogance,

Pill Tower possessed the strength of an Emperor Clan.

In the Central Plains, it held the status of One Hall, One Tower, rivaling the Hall of Souls. Furthermore, alchemists themselves represented immense resources and influence!

As long as he formed a partnership with Pill Tower,

Then,

Qing Luo's existence could become a hidden trump card for Pill Tower.

With Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's aid,

During the future changes in the Central Plains, Pill Tower might not lack the chance to challenge the Emperor Clans,

And become a second Yao Clan!

Because his avatar had no coordinates for the other Emperor Clans, Pill Tower was the natural choice.

But Qing Luo had never expected,

That everything he had planned

Would be ruined by that damned old alchemist, Old Monster Lin!

"Alchemists..."

"Alchemists are a bunch of idiots! No wonder the Yao Clan is an Emperor Clan, while your Pill Tower can only remain a Central Plains faction. You teach anyone and everyone, and you are shortsighted!"

The more Qing Luo thought about it, the angrier he became. He was Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame—how could he let alchemists bully him?

"Want to subdue me?"

"I would like to see just how many lives you have!"

"Go die for me!"

As he spoke,

An incomparably holy white lotus rose into the sky, casting its light over the Demon Flame lands.

For a time,

Countless muddleheaded fire slaves seemed to receive a summons, driven by some unseen force.

Fearless of death,

They charged toward the boundary of Demon Flame Space.

Boom—

Rumble—

As those fire slaves attacked,

The Demonic Flame World seemed to suffer an earthquake. The ground trembled, and space shattered.

The ancient, heavy, domineering Heaven Refining Ancient Formation appeared once more upon the land covered by fire haze.

"Nightmare Sky Mist!"

Having learned from the previous experience,

Qing Luo did not choose to clash head-on with the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation.

He directly activated this famed Dou Technique of the Purifying Demon Saint.

After concealing the shattered Demonic Flame World, Qing Luo directly separated a layer of his origin, stepped over endless corpses, and walked out of Demon Flame Space!

Three days later,

Central Plains, Pill Saint City!

Myriad rays of dawn spread out from Pill Saint City.

As a wave of spatial power rippled and subsided,

Qing Luo, dressed in white and handsome as a demon, emerged from the spatial wormhole.

"Sir has come from Flame City..."

Before the staff member responsible for receiving arrivals could finish speaking, he stared at Qing Luo as if he had seen a ghost.

"It's you..."

"You're the one who skipped out on the bill last time?!"

The staff member cried out in shock.

Before his words had even faded, Qing Luo sensed several Dou Zun auras erupting around him.

Then,

Seven or eight Dou Zun-level experts rapidly appeared around Qing Luo from all sides.