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Seven days later, the number of cultivators gathered here had increased even more. Han Li, who had been secretly observing from the outside for several days, finally stepped into the hall.

When Han Li arrived at this place, he immediately spotted Su Mu in the corner and was taken aback. Then he saw several familiar faces in the hall.

He hesitated for a moment, then simply nodded slightly to Su Mu without approaching him for a chat. Instead, he found a jade pillar and sat down cross-legged.

Su Mu mentally gave Han Li a thumbs up for his bravery, then took out a scroll of alchemy texts and began to study it on his own.

Xuan Gu, who was standing to the side, was quite interested in Han Li. The two immediately exchanged secret messages and began to plot and plan.

Before long, Nascent Soul cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths appeared one after another, and the atmosphere inside the hall suddenly became heavy, with a hint of impending conflict.

Han Li realized that he had been targeted by the Extreme Yin Old Monster, and secretly groaned in his heart, knowing that it was too late to escape now.

However, Su Mu's current situation is completely different from Han Li's.

"Haha, what brings you to the Void Heaven Palace, young friend Xiao? This place is extremely dangerous. It's far too risky for someone with your cultivation level to venture in here so rashly."

At this moment, an old Taoist priest with white hair, a youthful face, and a ruddy complexion saw Su Mu, smiled, and waved to him, calling him to his side. His tone was unusually warm.

Many cultivators inside the hall who were unaware of Su Mu's identity were astonished by this sight.

It should be noted that this old Taoist priest was a genuine Nascent Soul stage cultivator, yet he was so kind and gentle to a Core Formation stage cultivator.

"Junior Xiao Yan greets Senior Tianwu. This Void Heaven Palace opens only once every three hundred years, and it contains countless rare spiritual herbs. As an alchemist, I really don't want to miss it. I hope you won't laugh at me, Senior."

Su Mu smiled calmly, his expression neither humble nor arrogant, showing no sign of restraint.

The person before him was Tian Wuzi of the Tianji Sect, and Tian Yuanzi, who had traded pills with Su Mu, was his fellow disciple. Over the years, the Tianji Sect had occasionally interacted with him, so it was not surprising that Tian Wuzi recognized his appearance.

Upon hearing this, Tian Wuzi nodded slightly and was about to give further instructions when a middle-aged cultivator with a square face, thick eyebrows, and wearing a purple robe and jade belt suddenly spoke in a deep voice beside him.

"Oh? You are the alchemist who refined the Water Element Blood Purification Pill? I have long heard of the pill's miraculous effects."

Su Mu turned his gaze to Wan Tianming beside him and immediately bowed again.

"I have long admired the name of Senior Wan of the Myriad Dharma Sect. That Water Element Blood Purification Pill was indeed refined by this junior."

Wan Tianming narrowed his eyes slightly, forcing a smile onto his face.

"Young friend, your alchemy skills are indeed quite unique. I am rather curious, may I ask which master you have inherited your teachings from?"

He did indeed have a thought in his mind. Ever since Tian Yuanzi's tortoise took this pill, its bloodline had been greatly purified, and its strength had now surpassed that of the cold dragon he had borrowed from Wan Sangu.

Su Mu felt a slight chill in his heart, but still maintained a humble smile on his face: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, senior. I only happened to obtain a fragment of an ancient book and learned a few unorthodox techniques from it. Compared with the orthodox techniques and supernatural powers of the Myriad Laws Sect, they are nothing more than minor paths."

"You're too modest, young friend."

Wan Tianming gave him a deep look, the smile on his face slowly faded, he gently shook his head, and then ignored Su Mu.

Seeing this, Tian Wuzi subtly gave Su Mu a wink. Su Mu understood immediately, bowed respectfully, and retreated back to a corner of the main hall.

After Su Mu left, Wan Tianming immediately transmitted his voice to Tian Wuzi and asked, "This young man's alchemy skills are quite remarkable. He must possess a high-level alchemy inheritance. Fellow Daoist Tian Wu, have you tried to recruit him into our righteous path?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Wuzi's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded gently.

"Over the years, I have secretly invited him several times, but he has never agreed. However, my disciples have entrusted him with the task of refining pills many times, and he has always done his best to complete them. His relationship with my Tianji Sect is still quite good. —Your private mobile library, accessible anytime."

Upon hearing this, Wan Tianming snorted coldly, his tone instantly turning icy.

"If we encounter this person again in later stages, we will try to recruit him one last time. If he still refuses to submit, we will eliminate him directly. Since he cannot be used by our righteous path, we must not leave him to the Star Palace, lest we needlessly embolden him."

Tian Wuzi's expression stiffened, his brows furrowed slightly, and he spoke in astonishment:

"Sect Leader Wan, this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wan Tianming raised his hand to interrupt him.

"To restore the dignity of the righteous path, we need not be too rigid in our methods. That's settled."

Tengoko and the silent Fujiko exchanged a glance, sighed inwardly, and could only silently agree in the end.

Just then, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from the direction of the passage, accompanied by a wild and unrestrained laugh.

Wan Tianming's face suddenly darkened, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and a chilling killing intent disappeared in an instant.

"Wild Beard!"

......

Su Mu returned to his original position, recalling Wan Tianming's unfriendly gaze, and sneered coldly in his heart.

"As expected of a notorious hypocrite, it seems that this Sect Master Wan has already set his sights on me."

"As expected of a notorious hypocrite, it seems that this Sect Master Wan has already set his sights on me."

With so many trump cards at his disposal, he's not particularly worried.

A moment later, he heard a commotion coming from inside the hall. He quickly looked up and saw a cultivator with a curly yellow beard, wearing a blue robe, and with a fierce and rugged appearance standing on the same pillar as Han Li.

"Could it be...?"

His eyes lit up slightly, a sense of anticipation inexplicably arose in his heart, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

The massive figure of the bearded man completely enveloped Han Li, and a cold, angry shout reverberated throughout the hall.

"I want this place, get out!"

Having witnessed Han Li obediently yielding the pillar, Su Mu secretly thought to himself that the trip had been worthwhile.

Seeing Han Li land nearby, looking frustrated and depressed, he quickly suppressed his smile, pretending not to have seen anything, but secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Three or four days later, no other cultivators arrived at this place. However, two figures dressed in Star Palace attire slowly walked out of the passage, accompanied by a female cultivator in a purple dress.

The two Star Palace elders flashed directly to the stone platform in front of the main hall, while the purple-clad female cultivator found a corner to sit quietly and regulate her breathing.

In an instant, everyone's gaze fell upon the Star Palace cultivator at the very front.

This person wore a white hooded robe with gold cloud patterns and star palace runes embroidered on it. Half of his face was covered by a gold mask. He was tall and slender, and his presence alone exuded the air of a superior.

"Jinkui!"

The name flashed through the minds of all the cultivators present. The reputation of the Grand Elder of the Star Palace was known to everyone in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Especially those Nascent Soul stage elders, when they looked at his figure, a deep sense of fear flashed in their eyes.

At this moment, another cultivator dressed in a dark blue elder's robe stepped forward and said loudly:

"Since the two Holy Lords are in seclusion, the opening of the Void Heaven Palace this time will be jointly presided over by Elder Jin Kui and me."

"The rules this time are the same as in previous years: anyone who bullies the weak, kills, or steals in the outer hall will be stopped by us, and will subsequently be wanted by the Star Palace. However, this rule only applies to the outer hall; we will not interfere in matters within the inner hall, so..."

Just as the elder was reading out the rules, Jin Kui's gaze slowly swept over the crowd below. After passing over the group of Nascent Soul stage monsters, his eyes paused almost imperceptibly when they landed on Su Mu.

"This is the person that Yu Ling specifically instructed? Putting aside the art of alchemy for the moment, it's quite remarkable that someone so young has already reached the mid-stage of Core Formation."

He had a fairly good impression of Su Mu and thought to himself that it wouldn't hurt to give him a little help.