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The Pill Region belongs to the sphere of influence of the Pill Tower.
As the sacred land for alchemists in the Central Plains, the Pill Tower holds an unparalleled status in the hearts of all alchemists. Although the management of this power is relatively loose, its immense and matchless influence is undeniable.
Especially a thousand years ago, the Pill Tower reached its most prosperous era!
At that time, a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert was born in the Pill Tower, pushing the Pill Tower to the peak of the continent in one fell swoop.
Even though the current Pill Tower has declined somewhat, it remains the strongest power in the Central Plains besides the Eight Ancient Clans!
Even the Hall of Souls, without the assistance of the Hun Clan, might not necessarily be able to suppress the Pill Tower. In addition, the division of the internal structure of the Pill Tower is also quite complex.
Apart from setting up branch towers in various regions, it is also divided into the inner and outer towers. The inner tower is also referred to as the Small Pill Tower, which is the core of the cores within the Pill Tower!
It is precisely because of the existence of the Small Pill Tower that the Hall of Souls does not dare to be overly presumptuous toward the Pill Tower. The outer tower is the Pill Tower that is commonly known by the public.
With Holy Pill City as its core, it encompasses the entire Pill Region.
Forces like the Five Great Clans of the Pill Tower—the Bai, Qiu, Cao, Dan, and Ye Clans—actually all belong to a part of the Pill Tower's power as well. However, this kind of power structure destines the outer Pill Tower to look more like a loose alliance of alchemists.
In reality, the Pill Tower basically places no restrictions on the various alchemists within the Pill Region. Whichever power these alchemists wish to join, they do not need to report to the Pill Tower either.
However, while it is very common for individual alchemists to join other powers, for alchemist clans like the Five Great Clans, it is basically impossible to join any power. These Five Great Clans have established themselves in the Pill Region for several hundred years already.
Their status and power in the Pill Region are also deeply rooted. Therefore, it is also very difficult for outsiders to imagine that these Five Great Clans would abandon their status in the Pill Region to join another power instead.
Yet, on this day, a massive earthquake occurred in the Pill Region!
As one of the Five Great Clans of the Pill Tower, the Ye Clan actually used their fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower to apply to the Three Leader of the Pill Tower for an opportunity to exchange for contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
One must know that this was not directly exchanging for the Three Thousand Burning Flame, but merely an opportunity for contact!
For a time, everyone thought the Ye Clan had gone crazy!
After all, this was fundamentally not an exchange of equal value!
One must know that with the Pill Gathering being held for so many sessions, the number of slots released by the Pill Tower for opportunities to come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame could not be considered few.
However, to this day, no one has been able to successfully subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. From this, it can be seen how difficult it is to want to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
That is to say, in the eyes of outsiders, the probability for the Ye Clan was an outcome where the bamboo basket draws only water—all in vain.
When that time came, they would fail to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and instead would also lose their fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a loss!
However, there was also a small portion of people who understood the Ye Clan making this choice. They possessed some understanding regarding the current predicament of the Ye Clan.
Ranking at the bottom for two consecutive Pill Gathering assessments, if they ranked at the bottom one more time, they would directly lose their fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower. Therefore, rather than losing it for nothing when that time came, it was better to wage a desperate gamble now!
If they failed, then there was nothing much to say, it was just losing the fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower twenty years ahead of time.
But if they successfully subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then if the Ye Clan wanted to reclaim their fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower, it would presumably be a very easy matter as well.
So, in the eyes of the portion of people who understood the Ye Clan's situation, for the Ye Clan to go all in like this was not completely incomprehensible either.
That is to say, if they win the bet, they take all!
If they lose the bet, they type GG on the spot.
At least in the eyes of the other Four Great Clans, the Ye Clan possessed the mentality of a gambler at the end of their rope. Of course, regarding this matter, the upper echelon of the Pill Tower was also very shocked.
Although they also knew the situation of the Ye Clan, they had not expected the Ye Clan to fight this hard. A fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower was something countless alchemists begged for but could not obtain.
Now that the Ye Clan was proactively giving it up, just for an opportunity to come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, to be honest, the upper echelon on the Pill Tower's side also failed to fully understand it.
However, this was a welfare benefit given to the Five Great Clans by the Pill Tower in the early days. Since the Ye Clan was willing to use their fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower to exchange for it, they would not oppose it either.
Very quickly, after the Ye Clan's application, the Pill Tower was also prepared to open the spatial passage leading to the Star Region at any time!
After the Ye Clan's application to the Pill Tower was approved, Xiao Lin also arrived at the Ye Clan. Subsequently, Xiao Lin followed the First Elder of the Ye Clan, Ye Zhong, and arrived at the Pill Tower.
Because such a thing had never occurred before, the upper echelon of the Pill Tower also attached great importance to it. When Xiao Lin and the Ye Clan arrived at the Pill Tower, Xuan Kongzi, as one of the Three Leader of the Pill Tower, even personally received them.
Of course, at the same time, including the other Four Great Clans, there were also many people who followed along to join in the fun. What they wanted to see, naturally, was the scene where the Ye Clan's fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower was stripped away.
Because, in this way, the Pill Tower would vacate an Elder seat!
Alchemists who aspired to this would, of course, be interested in it!
Very quickly, Xiao Lin followed Ye Zhong and met Xuan Kongzi.
"Ye Zhong, has your Ye Clan truly thought it through, wanting to use your fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower to exchange for this opportunity to come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
"Although your Ye Clan has already ranked at the bottom twice in the Pill Gathering assessments, it is not like you have no chance to preserve it next time! Think it through clearly, once a decision is made, there is no room for regret!"
Xuan Kongzi looked at Ye Zhong and spoke with meaningful and heartfelt words.
It could be heard from his words that Xuan Kongzi still felt a pity for the Ye Clan in his speech. But there was no helping it, the rules were as such. The Ye Clan had indeed declined in recent years, and the younger generation could no longer support the stage.
But as long as the fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower was still there, the Ye Clan could at least enjoy twenty years of peace. But once the Ye Clan failed to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then they would not even be able to preserve these last twenty years.
So Xuan Kongzi was also not sure if this was a decision made by the Ye Clan under an impulse. But at this final moment, the Ye Clan still had a chance to back out.
"No, Senior Xuan Kongzi, regarding this matter, the upper and lower levels of my Ye Clan have also gone through deep and careful consideration, moreover, this opportunity to come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame is also something my Ye Clan traded with someone else."
Ye Zhong shook his head, refusing Xuan Kongzi's kindness.
"Oh? An opportunity exchanged for someone else?"
Hearing Ye Zhong say this, Xuan Kongzi was even more astonished.
After all, being able to make the Ye Clan resolve their minds to use their fixed Elder seat in the Pill Tower to exchange for an opportunity to come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame was not something just anyone could accomplish.
Therefore, Xuan Kongzi would naturally feel curious.
"Senior Xuan Kongzi, this is Palace Master Lin Xiao of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, this time, the opportunity to come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame exchanged by my Ye Clan is precisely being gifted to him."
While speaking, Ye Zhong also introduced Xiao Lin who was at the side to Xuan Kongzi.
At the same time, Xuan Kongzi also cast his gaze onto Xiao Lin's body.
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