The Pill Tower Ancestor and the elders were utterly resolute. There was no room for negotiation.
The Pill Tower feared no one.
Seeing that persuasion had failed, the One Faction deacons could only bring out their trump card.
One of the One Faction deacons stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Ancestor, an unparalleled presence once descended above the Little Pill Tower. Did you sense it?"
At those words, the Pill Tower Ancestor's brows furrowed sharply, and he stared intently at the man before him.
This matter was an absolute secret. He was the only person in the entire Pill Tower who knew about it.
The deacon lowered his voice. "According to my secret investigation, the owner of that unparalleled presence was none other than the great figure who has recently stirred up a storm across the Dou Qi Continent—the mysterious expert from the Cloud Yang Sect."
The Pill Tower Ancestor, the elders, and the Three Giants all turned their gazes toward the deacon who had spoken.
"How did you learn of this?" the Pill Tower Ancestor asked in a low voice. He had never publicized the matter.
Within the Little Pill Tower, aside from himself, perhaps only First Elder Old Monster Lin had sensed it.
Yet this deacon before him was merely a Dou Zun. How could he possibly know?
"Ancestor, I happened to witness it myself that day."
"That Lord used some unknown means to appear out of thin air above our Little Pill Tower. After pausing briefly, he hurried away.
"I thought little of it at the time. Only after gradually investigating in secret did I learn that the Mysterious Person who left that day was actually That Lord from the Cloud Yang Sect."
"He left in such a hurry because he suddenly encountered a troublesome matter.
"He