After spending seven full days of wild indulgence with Medusa and the others, Xiao Jietian finally left the Eternal Heaven World, preparing to participate in the Pill Gathering.
Under the management of Yun Yun, the others, as well as Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, Elder Hai, and the core members, the Boundless Heaven Hall was already flourishing. At this time, not counting those in the Eternal Heaven Palace, the Boundless Heaven Hall alone possessed more than twenty Dou Zuns—enough to sweep aside most other forces.
In a courtyard outside Holy Pill City.
"Old Man Mugu, how dare you?!"
A young voice, tinged with a hint of femininity, echoed from within.
A voice filled with chilling killing intent emanated from the courtyard, followed by powerful Dou Qi fluctuations erupting from inside.
"Hmph, Chen Xian, brat. For the sake of your Xuanming Sect and the Tianming Sect behind it, I won't kill you this time. But if you try to play smart with me again, trying to use this old man as a tool, you will surely die!"
"Pfft!"
A young man in white was sent flying out of the courtyard, blood gushing from his mouth as if it were worthless.
The young man's eyes were filled with confusion. Why wasn't anything developing as he had imagined? Given the mortal enmity between the Hall of Souls and the Boundless Heaven Hall, they should have joined forces with him to target them.
"Next time you try to play smart, you should investigate a bit more clearly. You actually want this old man to provoke the Boundless Heaven Hall, which possesses two Half-Saints."
If it weren't for the latest intelligence on the Boundless Heaven Hall, Old Man Mugu might have gone to investigate after hearing Chen Xian's words, as the Burning Technique was extremely tempting to him.
But the situation was different now. Xiao Yan was currently the chief alchemist of the Boundless Heaven Hall, and also the general manager of the Boundless Heaven Hall's Pill Hall.
To make a move against him, unless it was a swift, thunderous kill, if he were targeted by the Boundless Heaven Hall, he would probably have to hide desperately within the Hall of Souls. After all, being targeted by two young Half-Saints—and not just ordinary ones—was an extremely terrifying prospect.
Furthermore, the intelligence stated that Xiao Jietian had recently appeared in Holy Pill City. A Half-Saint expert. It was possible that the moment he made a move, the other party would already be in front of him.
Facing a Half-Saint, it would be roughly a one-to-nine chance. In one second, he would die nine times.
What they didn't know was that in the void realm above this courtyard, Xiao Jietian was hidden, watching the good show unfolding before him.
"Dogs biting dogs? Then I'll add some fuel to your fire and make this situation even livelier."
Xiao Jietian's finger moved lightly, and a wisp of Deep Water Lightning's chilling power entered Chen Xian's body. Anyway, sects like the Tianming Sect and Xuanming Sect would definitely be enemies in the future, so Xiao Jietian had no need to keep him alive. After doing all this, Xiao Jietian left.
Chen Xian coming to find people from the Hall of Souls to scheme against Xiao Yan was an unexpected gain for Xiao Jietian.
Originally, after giving countless good things to Xuan Yi, he was idly planning to use his soul to investigate Cao Ying's situation when he sensed a wisp of an abnormal flame's aura and then discovered this scene.
"Young Sect Master! Damn it, what's going on?!" An elderly Dou Venerate from the Xuanming Sect, who was waiting for Chen Xian at the entrance, quickly caught Chen Xian as he flew out. At this moment, Chen Xian's Qi was as faint as a wisp of smoke. "Hall of Souls, you're courting death!!"
"Get lost! If you don't leave, I'll hit you too. You actually tried to scheme against this old man. Do you really take this old man for a fool?"
Old Man Mugu's sinister voice emanated from within, followed by a powerful aura pressing down on the old man.
The old man's face constantly changed. His strength was inferior to Old Man Mugu's, and the other party also had many other Protectors. If he didn't leave, he might truly lose his life.
He could only let out a frustrated sigh in the end, taking out a healing medicinal pill from his storage ring and stuffing it into Chen Xian's mouth. Due to Xiao Jietian's Dou Qi, this medicinal pill had no effect.
He gritted his teeth, picked up Chen Xian, and quickly left the courtyard, heading towards Holy Pill City. He didn't go to the Xuanming Sect's temporary station but instead planned to find a Rank 7 alchemist who had a good relationship with the Xuanming Sect. Now, only he could save him.
The old man directly landed in a rather imposing-looking courtyard and, without thinking, kicked open the homeowner's door, shouting urgently, "Guest Elder Hao Youjin, quick, quick—save Young Sect Master Chen Xian!"
Inside the room, a middle-aged man was engaged in an indescribable act with a middle-aged beautiful woman. The sudden commotion startled him, making him shiver all over. His soul almost jumped out, his hands and feet turned cold, and he even shrunk back.
He frantically grabbed the robe nearby to cover himself. He turned his head, saw that it was someone from the Xuanming Sect, and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he couldn't help but furiously curse:
"Old bastard from the Xuanming Sect, are you rushing to reincarnate?! Can't you even knock on a door?! I thought her husband had come over. Damn it, if I… if I get scared into something bad by you, I'm not done with you!"
Meanwhile, the beautiful woman, equally terrified and pale, clutched the quilt, tightly wrapped herself, and huddled in the corner of the bed.
"Don't say so much for now. Save the Young Sect Master first." The old man ignored the other party's angry curses, rushed to the bed in a single stride, and gently placed the barely breathing Chen Xian, whom he was holding, onto a soft couch beside him.
Although the middle-aged man named Hao Youjin cursed fiercely, upon seeing Chen Xian's miserable state, his expression instantly became solemn. He haphazardly tied on an outer robe, ignoring the beautiful woman curled up in the brocade quilt beside him, pale with fright, and immediately stepped forward to examine him.
Hao Youjin mobilized his soul to examine Chen Xian's condition, and the more he probed, the uglier his expression became. He suddenly looked up at the old man. "What a vicious method! All five internal organs are damaged, meridians are severed, and the heart is filled with chilling power. The Dou Qi vortex is almost dispersed! Who did this?"
"There's no time to explain all that now!" The old man's forehead veins bulged with anxiety. "Saving him is paramount. The Sect Master only has this one son. If anything happens to him, neither you nor I will fare well!"
Hao Youjin curled his lip, dismissing the Xuanming Sect old man's words. Even if he couldn't save him, Chen Tiannan wouldn't dare do anything to him.
However, he also didn't want to be held accountable by a Dou Venerate expert. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the shock and lingering fear he felt, and his eyes became focused. "You go out first. I'll treat him."
When the Xuanming Sect old man left, he casually took the trembling beautiful woman, quilt and all, and threw her into a room.
About five minutes later, Hao Youjin walked out of the room, his expression fluctuating.
"Guest Elder Hao, how is the Young Sect Master?" The Xuanming Sect old man anxiously grabbed the middle-aged man and asked.
"Fortunately, you came early. He had such severe injuries all over. If you had come later, he probably would have died outside."
The old man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and continued to press.
"So, how is he now?"
The middle-aged man spread his hands:
"He's dead in the room now."