Battle Through the Heavens: My Grandfather is a Six-Star Dou Sheng

Chapter 88 The Pill Tower Hemorrhage

"To be able to ignore the restrictions I set up, their strength must be at least two stars above mine," the Grand Elder said slowly, his voice revealing a deep worry.

Upon hearing this, the three giants all felt a chill in their hearts.

If someone surpasses the Grand Elder by two stars, then in the entire Central Continent, only the Hall Master of the Soul Palace, Soul Extinction, possesses such strength.

"Elder, what should we do now?" Xuan Yi asked, her voice tinged with panic.

As a four-star Dou Sheng, Hun Miesheng's strength far surpasses that of the Dan Tower members, which is a major reason why the Dan Tower has always been at a disadvantage when fighting against the Soul Palace.

Although the Pill Tower has a profound foundation and heritage, its current top combat power is relatively weak. The strongest two-star Dou Sheng Grand Elder is still quite different from Hun Miesheng.

Although the Ancestor of the Pill Tower was a six-star Dou Sheng, he was unable to lend a hand due to various reasons, which often made the Pill Tower seem powerless when facing the Soul Palace.

What worries the Dan Tower members even more is that the Soul Palace is backed by the Soul Clan.

As an ancient Dou Di family, the Soul Clan possesses unfathomable foundation and strength.

Once the Soul Clan intervenes, the Pill Tower will be no match for the Soul Palace.

For ordinary forces, the existence of the Dan Tower Ancestor might be a deterrent, a figure at the very top of the pyramid.

However, for those Dou Di families, the Pill Tower Ancestor was not someone they feared.

On the contrary, their eyes gleamed with greed and desire, because they knew that the Ancestor of the Pill Tower was no ordinary human, but a rare ninth-grade Xuan Dan.

A ninth-grade Xuan Dan is incredibly precious and magical. The power it contains is enough to drive any family crazy, even the ancient Dou Di families.

They desperately wanted to obtain this Mystic Pill. Once they got it, they could have it refined by the strongest members of their clan, thus enhancing the clan's overall strength.

The Pill Tower Ancestor is a Grade Nine Profound Pill, which is coveted by all the ancient Dou Di families. They all hope that the Ancestor can appear, so that they can capture and refine it to enhance the strength of their family's experts.

Seeing the Grand Elder deep in thought, Xuan Yi's emotions gradually became agitated. She said indignantly, "Grand Elder, those people from the Soul Palace are getting more and more arrogant. Now they actually dare to steal our Three Thousand Burning Flames. Are we just going to swallow this insult?" Xuan Yi was naturally referring to the incident at Burning Flame Valley.

Xuan Yi's words revealed her deep dissatisfaction with the Soul Palace, and her eyes flashed with anger.

The Grand Elder raised his head slightly, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes. He slowly said, "Let me think about this matter carefully."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yi, though still resentful, had no choice but to suppress his anger.

At this moment, Xuan Kongzi also spoke up. He frowned and said with distress, "Elder, the news that the top ten in the Pill Gathering will have the opportunity to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames has spread throughout the Central Continent. But now that the strange flame has been stolen, what should we do?"

The Grand Elder remained silent for a moment, seemingly considering a solution.

Finally, he slowly spoke: "Spread the word that the claim that the top ten in the Pill Gathering were able to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames is a rumor spread by my subordinates. Our Pill Tower will conduct a thorough investigation into this matter."

Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

They knew that releasing this news would certainly draw a lot of criticism, but it was also the best way to protect Danta's reputation.

The Grand Elder continued, "As for the rewards of the Pill Gathering, we also need to make some adjustments. The first place winner will receive three recipes for Grade 9 Precious Pills; the second place winner will receive one recipe for a Grade 9 Precious Pill; and the third place winner will receive five recipes for Grade 8 Pills."

Upon hearing this decision, both Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi showed expressions of surprise.

Grade 9 pill formulas are incredibly precious, and this pill gathering is offering four Grade 9 pill formulas as rewards, which is undoubtedly a huge financial blow to the Pill Tower.

Xuan Yi couldn't help but speak up, "Elder, this..."

However, before she could finish speaking, the Grand Elder waved his hand to interrupt her.

The Grand Elder's face hardened with resolve: "I know what you're thinking, but this time we have to bleed. Otherwise, the reputation of the Dan Tower will be severely damaged."

It's no wonder the three giants were reluctant to part with the ninth-grade pill formula; it's simply too precious.

The Pill Tower has been passed down for over a thousand years, but even they don't possess many ninth-grade pill formulas.

They're going to have to produce four ninth-grade pill formulas for this pill gathering; no wonder they're worried about the cost.

Seeing this, Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi, though heartbroken over the loss of those precious ninth-grade pill formulas, could only helplessly accept the decision.

……

After returning from Dragon Island, Jiang Xing spent time with his daughter and Cai Lin before preparing to begin his secluded cultivation to refine the strange fire.

These Three Thousand Burning Flames rank ninth on the Strange Flame Ranking, and their power far surpasses any of the strange flames that Jiang Xing has refined before.

However, Jiang Xing remained calm and composed in the face of such a powerful strange fire, showing no fear whatsoever.

Now, his cultivation has reached the second-stage Dou Zun realm, and his strength has greatly increased. He has full confidence in refining this ninth-ranked strange fire.

Jiang Xing naturally informed his parents and grandfather about his seclusion to refine the strange fire.

The news about the Dan Tower had not yet been released, so they were curious about what kind of strange fire Jiang Xing had found.

Faced with his family's curiosity, Jiang Xing did not hide anything and frankly told them that he had obtained the ninth-ranked Three Thousand Burning Flames.

They were all surprised by these words, as they hadn't expected Jiang Xing to have managed to snatch the Three Thousand Burning Flames after only a few days away.

Jiang Cheng frowned, thinking about how his grandson had snatched the Three Thousand Burning Flames without a word. What would happen then, to the Pill Tower Ancestor…

Danta Jiang Cheng was not afraid, but he was a little worried about incurring the revenge of the Danta Ancestor.

Although he felt somewhat guilty towards Jiang Xing for going to snatch the strange fire without telling him, Jiang Xing was, after all, his only grandson.

When his grandson gets into trouble, the grandfather naturally can't just ignore it.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng had already begun to imagine the scene of him fighting against the old ancestor of the Dan Tower in order to protect his grandson.

However, at that moment, Jiang Xing's voice came.

"However, I didn't steal the Three Thousand Burning Flames myself. It was Elder Qingshan of the Ancient Void Dragon who helped me steal it. The Ancient Void Dragon can ignore the restrictions, so the Pill Tower has no idea that the Three Thousand Burning Flames are in my hands. I suppose they are still suspicious of the Soul Palace."

At this point, Jiang Xing realized he had been a bit mean.

They did so many bad things themselves, but then they blamed everything on the Soul Palace...

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Jiang Xing say that the Pill Tower was unaware that the Three Thousand Burning Flames were in his possession.

Although he was not afraid of the old ancestor of the Dan Tower, he was not alone.

If the old patriarch of the Pill Tower is determined to take revenge on them, Jiang Cheng cannot be sure that he will not be careless at times...

(End of this chapter)