Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 266 The Hall of Bitter Souls Has Been in the World for Too Long!

"Thank you, Elder!"

With Elder Ma Yi's permission, Yao Chen and Lin Ran wore smiles on their faces.

The importance of Danta is beyond question.

With the addition of the Pill Tower, the overall strength of the Holy Sect will increase by more than 30%. Therefore, Yao Chen and Lin Ran have put in a lot of effort to make this cooperation happen. Fortunately, these efforts have paid off.

"The Soul Palace is indeed the common enemy of all alchemists, but due to their strength, we have never been able to make up our minds to fight them to the death again, because the losses would be even greater." The Grand Elder sighed, "But this approach of appeasement will only make the Soul Palace more and more rampant. This time, we can take this opportunity to deter the Soul Palace. If they dare not restrain themselves again, then I, the Pill Tower, will have no choice but to fight them to the death once again, just like last time."

"Don't worry, Elder, when that time comes, it won't just be the Pill Tower that makes a move!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on the First Elder's aged face. He slowly nodded and asked, "When will the process of joining the sect begin?"

"Three days from now, please invite the Grand Elder to the Starfall Pavilion. At that time, in addition to the Pill Tower, the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley will also come. We will discuss the matter of joining the sect in detail then!" Lin Ran said.

"Oh? Even the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley are coming? Heh, it seems you're really going all out this time."

Upon hearing this, the elders were slightly moved. They could sense that if Lin Ran succeeded in joining the sect this time, the force under his control would become an enormous behemoth. At that time, even the Soul Hall would probably not dare to underestimate him.

"Yes, I will personally go to the Starfall Pavilion in three days to complete the initiation ceremony."

Looking at Lin Ran's smiling young face, the Grand Elder also smiled.

Suddenly, he seemed to feel the blood in his body, which had been cold for many years, suddenly warm up again for some reason.

The Soul Palace, the grudges of the past, I wonder if they can be completely settled this time?

……

Having resolved the issue of the Little Pill Tower, Lin Ran and Yao Chen stayed for another day before bidding farewell and heading back to the Starfall Pavilion.

Joining a sect is not something that can be accomplished simply by talking; it naturally requires a great deal of preparation.

The entire Starfall Pavilion was bustling with activity, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

When the two days were up, the entire Starfall Pavilion was under extremely tight defense. Within a radius of a thousand miles in the Star Realm, countless spies were spread out, and any slight movement would be noticed by the Starfall Pavilion's spies.

……

At the summit of Xingyun Pavilion, shrouded in mist, Yao Chen, Lin Ran, Feng Xian, and others had already arrived early.

The gates of the astral realm are also fully open today, solely to welcome guests.

As time went by, the sun gradually climbed to the top of the sky.

"call out!"

In the silence, a sound of wind breaking suddenly rang out, and Lin Ran and Yao Chen were the first to notice it.

His gaze shifted to the Star Realm Gate, where a burst of light swept in and appeared atop the mountain in a few flashes. When the light faded, a group of graceful figures were revealed; it was the Flower Sect members who had arrived first.

Lin Ran's gaze swept across the scene, focusing on the two women standing against the wind at the very front, whose extremely powerful auras were faintly emanating from them.

"A mid-level Half-Saint, a high-level Half-Saint... The Flower Sect's hidden strength is indeed formidable. Hey, Yao Chen, which one is your lover?"

"..."

Yao Chen ignored the frivolous Lin Ran and smiled seriously at the two women, "Hehe, Fairy Qing, Fairy Hua, it's been many years, how have you been?"

In the sky, a group of people gradually descended, finally landing not far in front of Lin Ran and the others. The leader, a beautiful woman dressed in a green palace dress, looked at Yao Chen with complicated eyes and said softly, "It's been many years, and you've turned into this old geezer."

Upon hearing this, Yao Chen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing the beautiful woman's somewhat complicated gaze, Lin Ran, Feng Xian, and the others secretly chuckled.

The disciples of the Starfall Pavilion behind him were also looking at Yao Chen and the beautiful woman with great curiosity, as if they had discovered some great secret.

While Yao Chen was meeting with his old lover, a scorching wind suddenly swept through the star realm.

Immediately, a crimson light appeared on the mountaintop.

As the light faded, another group of people appeared.

The old man leading the group had striking red hair, which stood out against the sky. Moreover, when he appeared, a terrifying aura spread out like a monstrous wave.

"Ancestor Fire Cloud, you old monster, you are still alive after all."

Looking at the red-haired old man, Yao Chen's face lit up with joy.

Lin Ran also turned his gaze towards it. In his perception, the old man's strength had reached the level of a one-star Dou Sheng, even surpassing Yao Chen by a level.

Mid-stage One-Star Dou Sheng!

Despite possessing a genuine Battle Saint, the Burning Flame Valley has remained among the top three valleys for so many years. Based on their strength, they are clearly comparable to, or even surpass, the former Heavenly Nether Sect and Flower Sect. However, they have simply not revealed their abilities.

"Old man Yao, I didn't expect you old fellow to still be alive." In the sky, the Fire Cloud Ancestor laughed loudly, slowly descending with Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er behind him, looking at Yao Chen and shouting loudly.

"You old codger actually reached the Dou Sheng level." Yao Chen coughed lightly, his gaze fixed on the fiery red-clad old man, and said with a smile.

"Tch, I almost lost my life trying to break through to the Dou Sheng realm. Compared to you and that kid behind you, I'm just a person with a short life." Fire Cloud Ancestor curled his lip, but turned his gaze to Lin Ran.

"You're joking. The sect leader is incredibly lucky; I'm just benefiting from his good fortune," Yao Chen said, shaking his head.

"Oh?"

The Fire Cloud Ancestor's gaze lingered intently on Lin Ran. After a moment, his eyes, filled with seriousness, even halted the lighthearted teasing words that were about to come out of his mouth.

It's unbelievable that he couldn't sense Lin Ran's cultivation level!

"The people from Danta have arrived as well."

However, at this moment, everyone's gaze turned to the Star Realm Gate, where the space rippled slightly, and then several figures appeared strangely on the mountaintop. They were the Grand Elder and Xuan Kongzi.

"Huh? Old Monster Lin, you old codger actually came too?" Upon seeing the appearance of the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower, Old Ancestor Huoyun's face immediately showed a look of astonishment, and he said.

"What, you old monster Fire Cloud, are you the only one allowed to come?" Upon hearing this, the First Elder smiled faintly and said.

"Hehe, now that everyone has arrived, please come into the pavilion to discuss joining the sect!" Seeing everyone gathered, Yao Chen smiled, then turned and flew towards the main pavilion of the Starfall Pavilion, with the rest of the group quickly following behind.

……

Inside the main pavilion, in a grand hall, everyone took their seats and chatted for a while before gradually getting to the main topic.

"Thank you all for gracing my Starfall Pavilion with your presence today. As for what happened today, you are all already aware of it."

Yao Chen's gaze swept across the hall, and he said calmly, "The sect leader founded the Holy Sect to deal with forces like the Soul Hall. Now the Soul Hall has gone mad, and its actions over the years are simply too numerous to count. Almost all the major forces in the Central Continent have suffered at the hands of the Soul Hall."

"The world has suffered under the Soul Palace for too long, but the opponent is too powerful. They also have ancient families behind them as their backing, so everyone is unable to resist them and can only let the Soul Palace run rampant."

"Today, our sect leader has stepped forward, willing to fight against the tyranny of the Soul Hall in the name of our Holy Sect. We urge you all to respond to our call, join our Holy Sect, and fight together against the Soul Hall!"

Upon hearing Yao Chen's words, everyone present nodded almost imperceptibly, clearly agreeing with what he said.

Everyone understands the ways the Soul Palace behaves, but there's nothing anyone can do about it.

After all, they are powerful, and no one dares to offend them completely.

"Joining the sect is a matter of great importance, so you must explain the ins and outs of this matter clearly." The Fire Cloud Ancestor slowly said, twirling two fireballs formed from flames in his palm. "We can't just join the sect and then you plunder everything from our respective territories."

"Hehehe, that's for sure."

Yao Chen smiled faintly and said, "The rules of my Holy Sect are not strict, and we will never do anything coercive. These are the specific matters and rules within the sect, which you will understand at a glance."

As he spoke, Yao Chen dispersed a strand of his soul power, informing everyone of all the rules and regulations, big and small, within the Holy Sect.

Everyone carefully sensed it, and then their expressions relaxed slightly.

"If these rules of the Holy Sect are truly as they are, then joining the sect is not necessarily a bad thing," the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower nodded slowly and said.

"However, I am a little curious, besides the two of you, are there any other powerful figures in this Holy Sect?" The beautiful woman from the Flower Sect, dressed in green palace attire and known as the Azure Fairy, asked calmly.

"this……"

Yao Chen looked at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow slightly: "I wonder what level of strength Fairy Qing considers worthy of being called a powerful being as you describe?"

"That would naturally be a powerful figure capable of contending with the Soul Palace and even the Soul Clan behind it."

Everyone nodded slightly. After all, the purpose of joining the sect was to fight against the Soul Palace. Without such a powerful figure, joining the sect would be meaningless.

"What you said makes a good point."

Lin Ran nodded: "Since the founding of my Holy Sect, we have killed countless Soul Palace Guardians. Among the Ten Great Guardians, eight or nine of them died at the hands of my Holy Sect. If we're talking about such powerful individuals, there really are a few."

"First, there is the Dou Zun."

Lin Ran casually waved his hand, and more than forty strands of soul power overflowed and floated in front of everyone.

"Within my Holy Sect, there are forty-one Dou Zun puppets alone, thirteen of whom are already at the peak of Dou Zun level. If we also include those from the Starfall Pavilion and other elders within the sect, my Holy Sect has nearly seventy Dou Zun experts alone."

Everyone present stared in astonishment at the soul power floating in front of Lin Ran, their hearts filled with shock.

Seventy Dou Zun powerhouses—this number is truly astonishing. You must remember that the original Four Directions Pavilion only had one Dou Zun powerhouse.

"Are these Dou Zun powerhouses enough to contend with the elders of the Soul Hall?"

Before anyone could reply, Lin Ran chuckled again: "As for the semi-saint level experts, I have quite a few under my command. I can even give each of the peak Dou Zun experts in the sect a Bodhi Great Rejuvenation Pill. So, conservatively speaking, I have at least ten semi-saint level experts."

"hiss!!"

What a grand gesture!

Each person has a Bodhi Great Rejuvenation Pill, and there are ten half-saint level experts. The strength of this Holy Sect has actually become so formidable.

And then there are Yao Chen and Lin Ran, both Dou Sheng level experts...

Those sects are nothing to the Holy Sect!

"As for the Dou Sheng level experts..."

Lin Ran smiled at everyone present and then unleashed another powerful move: "Besides Yao Chen and me, there are several other Dou Sheng level experts in the sect, so you don't need to worry about us being no match for the Soul Hall. As long as you're willing to join the Holy Sect, the Soul Hall will be no problem!"

"What about the Soul Clan?"

The old ancestor Hongyun said somewhat skeptically and unconvinced.

These forces that are publicly known are no match for the ancient races, but because they are ancient races, almost all forces subconsciously ignore them.

"The Soul Clan..."

Lin Ran spoke slowly, but before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly turned cold.

The gaze fell directly on the center of the hall, where the space suddenly began to slowly distort, and thick black mist seeped out from it. At the same time, a voice that was indifferent and devoid of any emotion resounded throughout the hall.

"But I'd also like to know, Lin Ran, how will you deal with our Soul Clan...?"

"My Lord?"

Upon hearing the indifferent voice emanating from the distorted space, everyone present narrowed their eyes.

The person who came this time was clearly the work of the Soul Hall, and this person even called himself "this Hall Master". Could he be the extremely mysterious Hall Master of the Soul Hall?

Black mist seeped out from the distorted space, and finally, under everyone's gaze, slowly condensed into a figure completely enveloped in black mist.

"The Lord of the Soul Palace?"

The Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower stared directly at the figure shrouded in black mist. His hunched body leaned forward slightly, and the space around him trembled slightly at that moment.

"Perhaps it would be better to call me Vice Hall Master." The black mist rippled slightly, and a faint laugh came from within.

"It seems you, the deputy hall master, lack courage. Since you dare to trespass into my Starfall Pavilion, then use your true form directly. A mere phantom, are you perhaps too cowardly?" Yao Chen sneered. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally perceive at a glance that the black mist figure in front of him was merely a projection, not the true form.

"Yao Chen, when did you become so sharp-tongued? It seems we should have killed you outright when your disciple attacked you!"

A strange laugh emanated from within the black mist figure: "And you, Lin Ran..."

"You really think that by gathering these few big and small fry, you can shake my Soul Palace? But your current achievements are truly beyond my expectations. If I had known this would happen, I should have wiped out your so-called Cloud Rain Sect along with the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts!"

(End of this chapter)