Resolving Doubts

Inside the Stone Tower on the back mountain of Starfall Pavilion, Yao Chen finished cultivating and walked out.

The Spirit Worms in his body had all been exhausted during that pill refinement. His soul realm had fallen back to the late Heaven Realm, and his Dou Qi had returned to the level of a four-star Dou Sheng.

The cost of refining the Ninth-Grade Golden Pill had basically been borne by the Spirit Worms. The only injury he had suffered was from using his own blood essence for the final sacrificial refinement. It was not serious, and he would recover after resting for a while.

This pill refinement had also brought him tremendous gains. Most notably, he had gained a deeper understanding of alchemy. While he certainly could not refine another Ninth-Grade Golden Pill, refining a Ninth Grade Profound Pill would be a sure thing.

I wonder who will end up with that Ninth-Grade Golden Pill. I hope the Xiao Tribe has the ability to claim it, Yao Chen muttered inwardly.

He took a step forward, intending to use Space Shift to travel directly to Starfall Pavilion's main hall, only to find that it had failed.

Yao Chen was briefly stunned before remembering that without those worms assisting him, he was merely a four-star Dou Sheng. Space Shift was a technique only a six-star Dou Sheng could use.

"They truly are strange and powerful magical beasts... That must be what the Xiao Tribe relies on."

Yao Chen did not know exactly what relationship existed between the Xiao Tribe and the Spirit Worms. He even suspected that Xiao Zhan's strength had also been granted by the Spirit Worms.

Just as he was about to fly toward Starfall Pavilion's main peak, he spotted a small black dot rapidly approaching from afar. He halted