Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 260 Let the Holy Sect Flourish in Central China!

Time passed slowly, and two years flew by in the blink of an eye.

As the Starfall Pavilion grew stronger, the prestigious reputation of Yao Chen, a ninth-grade alchemist at the Dou Sheng level, continuously attracted ambitious individuals to join. Today, the Starfall Pavilion has become a top-tier force second only to the Soul Palace and the Pill Tower.

This is without even considering forces like the Pill Tower, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and the Ancient Void Dragon; otherwise, the title of the number one power on the Soul Palace Continent would already be in jeopardy!

"Old man, have you seen the list of forces in the Central Plains that I drafted?"

Inside the Starfall Pavilion, Feng Xian looked at Yao Chen and said in a deep voice, "The Soul Palace's movements have become increasingly mysterious lately. We have a deep-seated hatred for them, and who knows what kind of deadly move those sinister guys are preparing for us."

"The existence of the Soul Palace is indeed a problem. As for the list you drafted... can those forces really join my Holy Sect?"

"Well, it's rumored that the sect leader helped the master of the Burning Flame Valley in the ancient ruins, so there's some connection. Besides, do you remember those old guys? He was injured, wasn't he? You can refine some pills for him and then bring them into our Holy Sect. That shouldn't be a problem at all."

"The Flower Sect's cooperation with the Heavenly Nether Sect has greatly weakened the entire sect, and the two sides are on the verge of splitting up. Aren't those two Supreme Elders of the Flower Sect, who haven't shown their faces for many years, your old lovers? You should be able to sacrifice your charms and bring them over."

"Besides that..."

Feng Xian listed them one by one, with reason and evidence. Yao Chen nodded and shook his head at times, and the more he listened, the stranger his expression became.

"I get the feeling you're just using me as bait to fish!"

"Nonsense, a ninth-grade alchemist with the strength of a Dou Sheng? I don't need you to attract people. Do you expect me, an old man at the Dou Zun level, to do it?" Feng Xian rolled his eyes at Yao Chen, annoyed. "I was hoping to be a valuable asset, but people don't even look at me. What can I do?"

"..."

Yao Chen glanced at Feng Xian with a helpless expression and sighed softly: "Alright, try to make contact with them. If you can bring them all in, then there won't be any problem in completely spreading the name of the Holy Sect in Zhongzhou."

"Alright, I'll go give it a try. You and the sect leader are both ninth-grade alchemists at the Dou Sheng level, I refuse to believe they won't come!"

Feng Xian acted immediately, and that very afternoon, he instructed the sect's experts to send the two letters to the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley as quickly as possible.

……

In the Flower Sect, in a grand hall filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, the hall was spacious but rather empty, with only a few people sitting quietly inside. Among these people was Yun Yun, but she, the sect leader of the Flower Sect, was not sitting in the head seat, so there were already two figures sitting there.

The two figures were dressed in light yellow robes and did not look old. Their skin was even somewhat smooth. Although there were some faint crow's feet at the corners of their eyebrows, it gave them a special charm. Below them sat the elders of the Flower Sect, but at this moment, they were all very respectful to these two people who looked much younger than them.

"Elder, what do you think of this matter?" After a moment of silence in the hall, the woman at the head of the table suddenly raised her eyes and looked at an old woman below, speaking calmly. In front of her was a scroll with the Starfall Pavilion's special emblem on it.

Upon hearing the woman's question, the Grand Elder hesitated for a moment before respectfully replying, "Your Excellency, the Starfall Pavilion is no longer what it used to be. Their strength is probably even inferior to our Flower Sect. However, even so, there is still a gap between them and the Soul Palace. Currently, the Soul Palace and the Starfall Pavilion are irreconcilable enemies. If we agree to form an alliance, we will inevitably stand on the opposite side of the Soul Palace, which is quite dangerous."

Upon hearing this, the woman in yellow nodded slightly and said, "I didn't expect that Yao Chen not only didn't die, but also broke through to the realms of Dou Sheng and Ninth-Rank Alchemist. What's most terrifying is that their sect leader, Lin Ran, is only in his twenties, yet he has also reached this level. This kind of strength is indeed above the Flower Sect. But the Soul Hall..."

"Elder, although the alliance is risky, it also brings considerable benefits to the Flower Sect. The two elders have seen the situation of the alliance between the Flower Sect and the Heavenly Nether Sect. Apart from the exploitation of our Flower Sect, we have not gained anything."

"This trip to the Bodhi Ancient Tree resulted in the death of Sect Master Hua Jin, who was devoured by a ferocious beast. This essentially signals the breakdown of our cooperation with the Tianming Sect. If we can truly form an alliance with the Xingyun Pavilion now, the Hua Sect's prestige will undoubtedly reach its peak."

After a moment of silence, Hua Yun, the acting sect leader who succeeded Hua Jin, finally spoke softly.

"The Heavenly Nether Sect is truly disappointing. We thought the Heavenly Nether Old Demon was a high-level Half-Saint, but we never expected that the two sides would join forces and end up like this..." The woman in yellow said with a slightly somber expression, "Now that the Starfall Pavilion is powerful, if it weren't for the coercion of the Soul Palace, what would happen if we directly surrendered to them? But the problem lies with the Soul Palace."

The title of the number one sect on the Soul Palace Continent is not something that can be easily derived from a rhyme like "one hall, one tower, two sects, three valleys, four pavilions," but rather something that countless Soul Palace protectors and elders fought their way up!

Making enemies with them is far too risky!

However, if we don't seize this opportunity for cooperation offered by Starfall Pavilion, then if we want to cooperate in the future, it might be...

"Alright, let eldest sister decide this matter!"

The woman in yellow took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice, while looking at the woman beside her who hadn't said a word from beginning to end.

Upon hearing her say this, all eyes turned to the woman with a somewhat indifferent expression standing to the side.

Under the watchful eyes of many, the woman with the indifferent expression twitched her eyebrows, and then a calm and concise voice came from her mouth: "Alliance, deal with the Soul Palace!"

Upon hearing his words, the people present exchanged glances, and although they hesitated, they eventually nodded.

The woman in yellow couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh and a bitter smile.

"I knew you would make this choice... You even dared to defy your master for that old guy back then, but you also know that the old guy doesn't care about these things at all."

"Our place in his heart is far less than that of that old woman, Danta."

These words drew the attention of many elders in the hall, but the aloof woman remained unresponsive.

Helpless, the woman in yellow could only wave her hand dismissively: "Never mind, since eldest sister has made up her mind, then let's just reply to the people from Starfall Pavilion like this."

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, the elders immediately responded respectfully.

……

Burning Flame Valley.

"An alliance? To deal with the Soul Hall? Those inhuman, ghost-like creatures are disgusting, but who would go against them for no reason? No way, let their people leave!"

Deep within the Burning Flame Valley, in a secluded bamboo forest, an old man with fiery red hair slammed the scroll in his hand heavily onto the stone table, saying impatiently.

Seeing his reaction, Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er in front of the stone table could only smile wryly. This old guy, after living for so many years, still has such a fiery temper.

"Cough, cough..."

After venting his anger, the old man coughed violently a few more times, his face turning even redder. Seeing this, Tang Huo'er quickly came over and gently patted his back.

"Fire is still the best..."

After being patted by Tang Huo'er's jade-like hand for a while, the red-haired old man's complexion improved somewhat. He glanced at the scroll on the table and suddenly said, "Is that Lin Ran from the Starfall Pavilion a Dou Sheng? He's not very old, is he? If he's not bad-looking, let him marry Huo'er, and I'll agree to the alliance's terms."

"Bang!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Huo'er, who had just been patting the red-haired old man's back, blushed instantly. She slapped his back hard with her hand and said angrily, "Old man, if you keep talking nonsense, you'll have no one to take care of you when you die!"

"Ahem, Huo'er, don't be rude..." Tang Zhen coughed and said.

"To achieve such success at such a young age is enough to demonstrate Lin Ran's excellence. Moreover, the fact that you two are inclined to side with him clearly shows that you both have some goodwill towards him. Meeting these two conditions is not easy," the red-haired old man said with a strange smile.

Huo'er rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to the old man anymore, and turned to sit down to the side.

"Actually, we didn't have much contact with the Starfall Pavilion or Lin Ran. In fact, the only time we met was that one time inside the ruins. It's just that the kid's name is too famous."

Tang Zhen shook his head helplessly: "But Ancestor, they said that if you agree to the alliance, they can resolve the hidden danger in your body."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the red-haired old man raised an eyebrow, lazily sat down on the stone chair, casually picked up a fruit from the stone table, took a big bite, and said, "What if you don't agree?"

"You don't agree... Yao Chen said he would also help you expel the hidden dangers from your body, but you will have to pay for the pills."

Tang Zhen smiled.

"Click!"

The red-haired old man's mouth, which was holding the fruit, froze for a moment. Then, he expressionlessly tossed it aside, remained silent for a while, and said indifferently, "That old fellow Yao Chen is still as timid as ever, not releasing his hawk until he sees the rabbit... By the way, Yao Chen broke through to Dou Sheng and a ninth-grade alchemist. That Lin Ran, is he also at this level, at this realm?"

"Hmm, one sect with two Battle Saints, both at the ninth rank."

Tang Zhen nodded and asked in a low voice, "What does the Ancestor mean?"

"Let's form an alliance..."

The red-haired old man stood up from the stone chair, suddenly stretched languidly, and a terrifying aura slowly emanated from his body, spreading throughout the space.

"It's been many years since I last showed my face. I wonder if anyone on this continent still remembers the name of my Fire Cloud Ancestor?"

……

"Both the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley have agreed to form an alliance?"

Inside the main hall of the Starfall Pavilion, Feng Xian listened to the report from the two elders in front of him and suddenly stood up, his face filled with joy.

"Hehe, both the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley have given us clear answers, but the specifics may still need to be discussed in detail," the Starfall Pavilion elder said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xian could no longer suppress his smile and said to Yao Chen with a smug look on his face.

"See, old man? I told you with you and the sect leader here, there wouldn't be any problems!"

The beginning is always the hardest, but with this good start, things will be much easier from here on out. Both the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley have a strong reputation in the Central Continent, and their addition will undoubtedly boost the Starfall Pavilion's prestige once again, attracting countless people to join them.

"You really are something else..."

"However, the smoothness of this matter was somewhat beyond my expectations."

Yao Chen stroked his beard and smiled, "The Soul Palace is no ordinary force. It takes a lot of courage to stand against them."

"When will we meet with the two factions to discuss the details of the alliance?" Feng Xian chuckled.

"This matter is not urgent. Although we have dealt with the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley, it is not enough. If we want to contend with the Soul Palace, we must completely bring the Pill Tower into the picture. Otherwise... there will still be many difficulties." Yao Chen slowly shook his head and said.

Although the Starfall Pavilion has now established a cooperative relationship with the Pill Tower, it is a private relationship, and it only applies to the Pill Tower outside the main body of the organization, not to the smaller Pill Tower.

If the Little Pill Tower agrees, then the Pill Tower will completely expose this hidden cooperative relationship. Moreover, the cooperation between the two parties will not be limited to the delivery of pills, but may even have a deeper level of cooperation.

E.g……

Join forces against the enemy!

"You and the sect leader are both ninth-grade alchemists and Dou Sheng now, how can you still not have a say?" Feng Xian's joy gradually faded, and he frowned as he spoke.

"It's hard to say. The main thing is to talk to that old guy, but we might not even be able to run into him." Yao Chen shook his head. "You should have heard about that old guy's quirks. Who knows how long we'll have to wait to meet him..."

"..."

Feng Xian also showed a helpless expression. He had heard a little about the old ancestor of the Pill Tower's quirks, but when he thought about his identity, everything made sense.

"I wonder when the sect leader will emerge from seclusion. When that time comes..."

"boom!"

As he spoke, the entire Starfall Pavilion suddenly trembled, and the tea in the teacup next to Feng Xian overflowed, wetting the table.

However, Yao Chen and Feng Xian did not pay any attention. Instead, they exchanged a glance and transformed into streaks of light, flying rapidly towards the outside of the hall.

The next moment, the two of them appeared in a stone chamber.

Although the stone chamber remained tightly closed, both Yao Chen and Feng Xian could sense an extremely terrifying aura, like a sleeping dragon slowly awakening.

"This aura is!"

A seven-colored figure streaked across the sky and arrived shortly after.

Sensing the atmosphere within the stone chamber, Cai Lin's face was filled with surprise and delight: "Finally... I'm about to emerge from seclusion, A Ran..."

(End of this chapter)