Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

"As expected of a disciple of the Shennong lineage." Xuan Kongzi sighed leisurely.

Then Xuan Kongzi asked Wei Jiangyuan and Xiao Yan, "If I told you that the Spirit Clan's methods against the Cao family are completely useless against you two, would you be willing to leave now?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Jiangyuan remained silent, clearly indicating that Xuan Kongzi's answer was unlikely to satisfy him today.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, then looked at Xuan Yi. Xuan Yi also seemed hesitant; ever since he saw Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan enter together, Xuan Yi had remained silent.

"President Xuan Kongzi, I have done what the Pill Tower asked me to do." Although Xiao Yan has only participated in two of the five trials, it has already been a tremendous help to the Pill Tower. It is easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. Xuan Kongzi and the others have all seen that Xiao Yan was willing to withstand the greatest pressure from the Spirit Clan when their power was at its peak, so they naturally agree with Xiao Yan's words.

"So I believe I have the right to know some of the inside information. I need to judge the danger of this matter myself, after all, I am responsible for the safety of many people."

"Since that's the case," Xuan Kongzi sighed slightly. Wei Jiangyuan's way of doing things was indeed beyond the control of the Pill Tower. Now that he and Xiao Yan were together, the Pill Tower really couldn't keep it from them any longer.

"Is it really necessary to tell them about that? We need to be careful!" Xuan Leizi whispered to Xuan Kongzi.

Xuan Kongzi glanced back at the two, his eyes showing little hesitation: "Their teachers are Senior Shennong and Yao Chen, so they can be trusted. As for this matter itself, it can't be hidden forever."

"Wei Jiangyuan, Xiao Yan, I can tell you definitively that the Spirit Clan's methods against Cao Ying are useless against you two. I will prove it to you in a moment," Xuan Kongzi said.

Xiao Yan didn't react much, but Wei Jiangyuan whispered, "As expected."

Xuan Kongzi then led Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan away from the Pill Tower. Of course, the identities of the three could not be known to outsiders for the time being, so necessary concealment of their identities was essential.

Wei Jiangyuan had originally intended to give Xiao Yan a black robe, but when he turned around, he saw Xiao Yan had already deftly pulled out a large black robe from his storage ring and put it on, roughly covering his face. Wei Jiangyuan's eyes lit up with delight at this sight, and he said in a very appreciative tone, "Old Xiao, you're quite the expert. You've done your fair share of petty theft before, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan replied with disdain, "Sorry, I'm not like you."

"No way, no way, we're definitely birds of a feather. I, Wei Jiangyuan, am determined to be your friend, hahaha..." Wei Jiangyuan's unique voice rang out.

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Then, Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan were led away by Xuan Kongzi, who was also dressed in black robes. To Xiao Yan's surprise, they ended up at the Dan family's residence. Xiao Yan frowned, while Wei Jiangyuan explained via telepathy, "Among the five great families, it's not only the Cao family that has geniuses. The Dan family also has a genius girl, Dan Chen, who is in no way inferior to Cao Ying. She reached the seventh-grade alchemist realm before she was even twenty years old."

"Xuan Kongzi brought us here. It seems that the Dan family is facing the same predicament as the Cao family."

"Where did you get so much information?"

"I found out, of course. Who told me to have a junior brother who can't sit still?" Wei Jiangyuan chuckled. A certain renowned Dou Zun powerhouse was coerced by him into collecting a lot of information for Wei Jiangyuan, half-forced to do so, by claiming to be his junior brother.

With Xuan Kongzi leading the way, the Dan family's guards naturally could no longer stop them, and the three of them entered the Dan family compound.

Upon learning of Xuan Kongzi's arrival, a middle-aged man and a young man from the Dan family came out to greet him.

"President Xuan Kongzi, is there any master from the Pill Tower who has a good remedy to cure my little sister?" The young man couldn't help but ask first without exchanging pleasantries.

Upon hearing this, a hint of apology appeared in Xuan Kongzi's eyes: "I've summoned two young men; let them take a look at Dan Chen's problem."

Xuan Kongzi then gave a brief introduction to both sides, and Xiao Yan learned that the two people on the other side were Dan Ren, the current head of the Dan family, and Dan Xuan, the successor of the clan leader.

Upon learning Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan's identities, Dan Xuan couldn't help but show disappointment: "So many Rank 8 alchemists came but it was useless. After all, they aren't true Medicine Venerables or Senior Shennong, so how could they be of any use..."

"Danxuan, Senior Xuankongzi meant well, how can you complain like this?" Danren rebuked Danxuan after he finished speaking.

Everyone present knew that Dan Ren's attitude was not much different from Dan Xuan's. While it seemed Dan Ren had stopped Dan Xuan, Xuan Kongzi and the other two had heard Dan Xuan's complaints clearly. Xuan Kongzi was somewhat embarrassed at this moment, as the Pill Tower bore the pressure, as did the Dan family, perhaps even more. Recently, the Pill Tower had improved somewhat due to Xiao Yan's appearance, but Dan Chen's condition remained unchanged, and the Pill Tower had even paid less attention to it.

Even though Dan Ren and Dan Xuan were dissatisfied, as a leader of the Pill Tower, he couldn't say much. Could he really use his status to reprimand Dan Ren? Of the five major families, only this one was still supporting the Pill Tower.

Seeing this, Wei Jiangyuan spoke up to break the awkward silence: "Clan Chief Dan, how will we know it won't work if we don't try? You should know that even my teacher worked his way up from a first-grade junior alchemist to where he is today."

"I still want to thank you all, please come with me," Danren replied.

After venting his frustrations, Dan Ren still harbored a sliver of "what if" thought. What he didn't know was that Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan hadn't actually come specifically for Dan Chen's illness; they were both intelligent enough not to reveal their true intentions.

Upon entering the room, Xiao Yan immediately saw the pale girl who was being well cared for, lying on the bed as if she were simply asleep. Judging by his keen eyesight, Xiao Yan could tell that the girl had been unconscious for quite some time.

Then Wei Jiangyuan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance. At Xiao Yan's signal, Wei Jiangyuan chose to make the first move. After Wei Jiangyuan began the test, his expression became extremely serious, completely abandoning his carefree demeanor. As the test progressed, Xiao Yan noticed for the first time that Wei Jiangyuan's brows furrowed.

"Clan Chief Dan," Wei Jiangyuan said to Dan Ren after completing the examination, "Leaving aside the illness for now, your daughter's health seems to be somewhat unusual?"