As the days passed, the eleven Dou Zun experts from the Soul Palace remained unaccounted for, and many sinister figures appeared in the Pill Region, hunting Alchemists.
The Pill Tower received word as well and dispatched experts to deal with the matter.
It went without saying that this was the Soul Palace's retaliation against the Pill Tower. Of course, the Soul Palace would not rashly declare war on the Pill Tower outright. These petty moves were nothing more than a way to disgust the Pill Tower and vent its anger.
The Pill Tower did not indulge the Soul Palace either. Whenever its experts encountered Soul Palace members causing trouble in the Pill Region, they killed them on sight, leaving them no chance.
These minor clashes continued for an entire year, neither side yielding an inch. Only when their conflict finally escalated were they forced to stop.
Apart from that, Sacred Pill City remained peaceful throughout the year, with no major incidents.
The only matter of note was that Xiao Yan had yet to emerge from the Star Domain, and no one knew how he was doing.
After waiting half a year without any results, Xiao Yi Xian tried to force her way into the Star Domain, but Xuan Kongzi and the others stopped her.
Although Xiao Yi Xian now possessed the strength of a Dou Zun, she was still no match for powerhouses like the three magnates.
After her attempt to force her way in failed, Xiao Yi Xian grew even more frantic, ready to risk everything. Her Woeful Poison Body was already a heaven-defying constitution on the Dou Qi Continent, and now she also possessed formidable Dou Zun strength.
If she fought with her life on the line, the slightest mishap could unleash her Woeful Poison Body and turn