Cao Ying: What Do You Mean My Opponent at the Next Pill Gathering Is a Little Pill Tower Elder?

"This is the elder seal of our Little Pill Tower. Though it cannot compare to the ancestor's token, it will qualify you to compete for one of the ten seats on our Elders' Council in the future. Please do not refuse, Elder Xiao Yan." Smiling, the Grand Elder pressed a jade token into Xiao Yan's palm.

"Hmm... then I'll accept rather than stand on ceremony."

Xiao Yan smiled.

Did this count as an official appointment?

An official position in the Pill Tower was something countless people throughout the Central Plains would fight tooth and nail to obtain. Even competition for the seats of its subordinate Five Great Clans was brutal. Had the Ye Family not retained some old ties and goodwill, the Pill Tower, with all its surging undercurrents, would have kicked them out long ago.

A Little Pill Tower elder.

Tsk.

That title did sound rather nice.

"Congratulations, young friend Xiao Yan. We'll be colleagues from now on, so we ought to get to know each other better." Xuan Kongzi sidled over with a grin and threw an arm around Xiao Yan's shoulders without the slightest reserve.

Previously, Xiao Yan had been, at most, a Pill Tower Elder, whereas he was one of the Pill Tower's Three Giants, its nominal rulers. Their positions had differed, so his friendliness toward Xiao Yan had been more an acknowledgment of his talent and support for a junior.

Now, however, things were different. Entering the Little Pill Tower meant that Xiao Yan had truly squeezed his way into the Pill Tower's highest inner ranks, and even needed to be regarded as a peer and equal...

As for the trump card Xiao Yan had revealed involving the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, that had been of no use. He would not judge how mighty the