Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 283 Danta Joins the Alliance

"Elder, the Styx Alliance is closing in inch by inch, and the Soul Palace is also eyeing us covetously. What should our Pill Tower do?"

Xuan Kongzi murmured, and it's no wonder he said that. The Pill Tower is really teetering on the brink of collapse. Ever since the little Pill Tower Master was killed by the Soul Clan, the Pill Tower's situation has been deteriorating.

The Pill Tower has been suppressed by the Soul Palace for countless years, and now the Styx Alliance has become extremely powerful, almost overshadowing the Pill Tower. The Pill Tower's current experts are no match for the Styx Alliance.

The high-ranking semi-saint elder sighed, "If only our ancestor were here. With his strength, the mere Styx Alliance would be nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs!"

Old Monster Lin shook his head: "We can't trouble the Ancestor with everything. We rely on the Ancestor too much, which has led to our Pill Tower only having me as a Dou Sheng now!"

You probably don't know this, but Starfall Pavilion, Flower Sect, Burning Flame Valley, and Sound Valley all have Dou Sheng level experts stationed there, and they have already sent me invitations.

"The one who extended the invitation to let our Dan Tower join their Heavenly Mansion Alliance is none other than that Yin-Yang Saint!"

"What! The Yin-Yang Saint! Is he really that strong? Isn't he just a beginner in the Dou Sheng realm?" The elders all exclaimed in surprise.

"Stronger than me! Much stronger! I probably wouldn't last three moves against him," sighed Old Monster Lin.

"This is terrifying! But Elder, you are a master alchemist of the ninth grade of precious pills, just considering your influence!"

An elder at the mid-level semi-saint level spoke up, explaining that he had just finished his seclusion and was unaware of the outside information.

Xuan Kongzi coughed and said, "Elder Bai, you probably don't know this, but that Yin Yang Saint is already a ninth-grade treasure pill refining master."

He recently clashed with the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and issued a bounty. Our intelligence suggests he's already given away several Rank 9 precious pills, and I suspect he's progressed extremely far within the Rank 9 level!

The elder exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? So powerful? If I remember correctly, he was a participant in the last Alchemy Competition, and he won second place, right? He's grown so much in just thirty years? Have I been in seclusion for twenty years? It must have been two hundred!"

Who can argue with that? To grow from a Dou Huang to a Dou Sheng in just thirty years—what incredible talent! Even among the imperial clans they know, probably only a handful could achieve that.

An ordinary person probably wouldn't even be able to break through to the Dou Zong level in thirty years.

Old Man Lin sighed: "The person who personally delivered this invitation to me, I can confirm that the Yin-Yang Saint's soul realm is at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm!"

He told me to invite Danta to join the Tianfu Alliance, which also includes Huazong, Yingu, Fenyangu, Xingyunge, and Xiaozu, the former Xiaozu, one of the eight great imperial clans!

That man is now the head of the Xiao clan. He gave us time to consider until the end of the Pill Gathering; otherwise, he will personally come to the Pill Tower to spar with me.

"Arrogant! Isn't he afraid of the Ancestor?"

Old Man Lin glanced at the elder: "That man also said that what he did was already tacitly approved by the ancestor. He has met with the ancestor several times, and the ancestor agreed to let him do it."

The elders felt as if they had swallowed a fly. They had been betrayed by their ancestor. Where could they put their faces?

Old Monster Lin slowly walked to the windowsill and looked down at the bustling Saint Pill City.

"Danta has always maintained a neutral stance and never takes sides with any faction. This is one of Danta's rules... I suppose most of you oppose this alliance, right?"

Now, the Styx Alliance is closing in on our Pill Tower, and the Soul Palace is eyeing us covetously. If the Pill Tower continues to follow the rules, we may run into problems. In recent years, the Soul Palace has captured many alchemists' souls.

Our Pill Tower, as a holy land for alchemists, cannot even be protected by them. Although they are trying to be discreet, quite a bit of news still gets out. Over time, this will inevitably cause some alchemists to become dissatisfied, which will lead to a great loss of reputation for our Pill Tower. At that time, the name of a holy land will no longer be worthy of the name.

Once the Pill Tower loses its sacred status in the hearts of alchemists, how will it differ from other forces? Now that the Styx Alliance dares to extend its reach to the five major families, its next step will likely be to occupy the entire Central Region Holy Pill City.

The Soul Palace is the common enemy of all alchemists, but due to their strength, we have never been able to make up our minds to fight them again, because the losses would be even greater.

But this policy of appeasement will only embolden the Soul Palace, to the point that even its henchmen, the Styx Alliance, dare to provoke our Pill Tower! This time, we'll use the alliance's power to give them a good shock. If they continue to act so recklessly, then our Pill Tower will fight them to the death!

With the Pill Tower Ancestor absent, Old Monster Lin is now the backbone of the Pill Tower. Since he has spoken, the alliance is settled.

Even if the elders are the most pedantic, they wouldn't say anything at this critical juncture. Having lived to such an old age, they naturally understand that the Pill Tower is almost gone, so what use are these rules!

"Now that the Grand Elder has our Pill Tower, along with the Starfall Pavilion, Flower Sect, Burning Flame Valley, and Sound Valley, our alliance of forces is so strong that even the Soul Palace would not dare to contend with us."

"The Styx Alliance is nothing but a chicken and a dog in front of our alliance!" an elder said slowly.

Another elder spoke up, "Since it is an alliance, a leader must be elected. What do you think, Grand Elder, would like to be the leader?"

Old Man Lin waved his hand and laughed, "I am too old and my blood has cooled. If the alliance wants to defend a region, it is fine for me to come. But I think they probably don't want to defend it."

Therefore, this old fellow is most likely not going to become the alliance leader. In my opinion, the position of alliance leader will most likely be decided between Yao Chen and the Yin Yang Saint. I think it will be the Yin Yang Saint.

"Is that so?" The elders were all astonished.

Old Man Lin laughed and said, "You haven't seen him in person. He is filled with an extremely sharp and domineering aura. This is the vigor of a young man. This Yin-Yang Saint's cultivation is at least a three-star Dou Sheng, and his soul has even reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm."

He will likely become a ninth-grade Xuan Dan alchemy master in the future! There are fewer than ten people like him in the history of our Pill Tower. Among them, the most famous are the founder of our Pill Tower, the alchemist of the old ancestor, and the old tower master.

It's best if we befriend someone like him. When you meet him in the future, don't put on airs. Put aside your so-called dignity and exchange ideas with him about alchemy. You're all stuck at a bottleneck, and you need a genius like him to inspire you.

The elders were surprised that the Grand Elder had such a high opinion of that Yin-Yang Saint!

"Go and make preparations. Xuan Kongzi, personally write a letter to Yao Chen, informing him that Yao Chen is now acting as the one in charge of the alliance, and telling him that our Pill Tower has joined the alliance!"

Xuan Kongzi clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "I will personally go to the Starfall Pavilion!"

After Xuan Kongzi finished speaking, he transformed into a stream of light and headed into the distance. Xuan Yi gritted his teeth and followed Xuan Kongzi.

Lin Laoguai shook his head as he watched the departing man in black robes, seemingly lost in thought.

"I will now preside over the Dan meeting. It has been many years since I have presided over such a sacred meeting."

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