104: Chapter 104

At that moment, above Wanbao City, a sudden change occurred between heaven and earth.

The originally clear sky suddenly darkened, as if night had fallen. Countless stars became exceptionally bright, their dazzling light seemingly moving slowly across the night sky, converging toward Xie Xingchen's location.

Tens of thousands of stars seemed to transform into streaks of Sword Qi spiritual light, rushing toward the place where Xie Xingchen was.

Many Cultivators in the city looked up one after another, their faces filled with astonishment at this startling scene.

The change above Wanbao City came without any warning. The sky, which had just been clear with a bright moon and few stars, seemed to be covered by a heavy black cloth by an invisible giant hand; in just a few breaths, the bustling city of the day plunged into a deep night.

"What's going on? Why did it suddenly get dark?"

"Something's wrong! How can the stars move? This doesn't conform to the Laws of heaven and earth! Such an anomaly... could it be that some ancient secret treasure has appeared?"

"This Sword Qi... who exactly is it that can actually transform the power of the stars into Sword Qi? Good, good, good, I've finally found a topic to use as an excuse for a free drink."

"Revered Master, what's go... forget it, looking at your expression, it's a waste of time to ask."

This anomaly came quickly and left just as fast. The sky above Wanbao City soon returned to the tranquility of a clear sky for ten thousand miles.

However, the Cultivators in the city were far from as calm as the heavens. That brief scene from before was deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts. The Cultivators were all in an uproar, each with different expressions, unable to hide the excitement on their faces.

For a time, people everywhere in the city were speculating and discussing the cause of the previous anomaly, and many Cultivators left the city one after another to report the encounter to their Sects.

Inside the room!

Chen Xuan slowly withdrew his hand, looked at the Disciple in front of him, and asked, "How do you feel now?"

Hearing this, Xie Xingchen closed his eyes and felt for a moment. A strand of pure Sword Qi gradually condensed in his hand. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the Sword Qi was actually condensed from the power of the stars, its lethality far exceeding that of ordinary Sword Qi.

A flash of brightness crossed the youth's eyes.

Although his Realm had not changed, he had a feeling at this moment that if he encountered his former self, he could fight ten of them alone.

"Thank you, Revered Master." Xie Xingchen performed a solemn salute once again.

His current excitement was beyond words. He kept Revered Master's kindness deep within the lake of his heart, intending to repay it slowly in the future.

Chen Xuan nodded slightly and smiled, "Go down and Cultivate. Remember not to fail your Revered Master's expectations."

It's best to learn from Ye Hao's grinding style. When your Revered Master can Breakthrough to the Deity Transformation Realm depends on how much effort you all put in.

"Yes, Revered Master." Xie Xingchen took his leave and sensibly closed the door behind him.

Chen Xuan opened the Apprentice Recruitment Gift Pack; it was still the familiar three items.

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: block card *5, Spirit Transformation Experience Card *1, instant kill card *1, and 100 sect prestige points.]

He then turned his gaze to the sect construction card, wondering what it would provide this time.

From the Sect Main Hall, immortal grade spirit vein, and Divine Ability Pavilion to the thousand-acre Peach Garden, every single one was an existence that would make outside Cultivators green with envy. In Chen Xuan's view, the value of this sect construction card was even higher than the Apprentice Recruitment Gift Pack.

This time, the sect construction card was... Nine Heavens Pill Rhyme Hall!

Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Danyun Hall? Could it be a place that provides Medicinal Pills? If so, wouldn't he no longer need to waste prestige points to buy Medicinal Pills in the future?

Thinking of this, even Chen Xuan felt his heart beat faster...

He had been eyeing those saint-grade pills and god-rank pills in the System store for a long time. If that were truly the case, that girl Mu Wanqing could really achieve Medicinal Pill freedom and eat them like candy.

...

Qiongdan City!

This place was extraordinarily prosperous, with crowds of people surging all day long.

As the headquarters of the Medicine Pavilion, Qiongdan City's status in the Central Region was of great importance. The Medicinal Pills produced in Qiongdan City every year accounted for about seventy percent of the entire Central Region.

Inside a magnificent building in the city.

Pavilion Revered Master Daoist Lianxiao was resting with his eyes closed in the Pill Refining Room, with dozens of dazzling and precious medicinal herbs placed on the table beside him.

He was waiting for something, or rather, waiting for a medicinal primer.

As soon as the catalyst arrived, he would immediately get up and begin refining the seventh-grade heavenly dust pill.

"Pavilion Revered Master, Pavilion Revered Master! Your subordinate has an important matter to report." Before the person even arrived, the voice echoed into the room. Immediately afterward, two Medicine Pavilion Outer Sect Elders rushed in.

They were precisely Elder Qin and Elder Xu.

Originally, a small matter like the Pill Hall being destroyed should have been reported to the Grand Elder, but the Grand Elder was not in the pavilion. The two of them didn't dare to delay, so they chose to report directly to the Pavilion Revered Master for a decision.

Daoist Lianxiao snapped his eyes open, unable to hide his excitement. "Is it that the inner core of the Spirit Devouring Tapir has been obtained? Bring it up quickly."

After nearly two hundred years of painstaking effort, he had finally glimpsed the Bottleneck of the Soul Emergence Stage, and it was to be broken today. It was no wonder this Medicine Pavilion Pavilion Revered Master was so excited.

However, things went against his wishes!

After Elders Xu and Qin entered the room, they fell to their knees with a "thud." Elder Xu took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice, "Pav... Pavilion Revered Master. It's not about the inner core. It's... someone came to our Pill Hall to cause trouble and slaughtered all the Pill Hall Disciples, leaving none alive."

Elder Xu did not look up, but even so, he could feel the Pavilion Revered Master's fury.

If he had a choice, he really wouldn't want to report this himself. But the two of them had already failed in their duty to provide reinforcements... if they withheld information, the consequences would be even more severe.

Daoist Lianxiao's smile froze, and the heat in his gaze was gradually extinguished.

"Who did it?"

"Your sub... subordinate has not yet found out!" Elder Xu replied, bracing himself.

Daoist Lianxiao sighed softly and waved his hand, saying:

"Forget it, have the Third Elder arrange for someone to investigate thoroughly. If they have no major background, kill them directly; if they do have a background, demand a hefty compensation."

"Yes, Pavilion Revered Master!" Xu and Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then!

Another voice rang out urgently, "Pavilion Revered Master, your subordinate has an important matter to report!"

Daoist Lianxiao's smile returned to his face; this time, the catalyst must have arrived.

An Outer Sect Elder responsible for managing the Soul Guarding Hall stumbled into the room, his face as pale as paper.

Daoist Lianxiao asked anxiously again, "Is it that the inner core of the Spirit Devouring Tapir has been obtained? Bring it up quickly."

The Elder swallowed hard. "Pav... Pavilion Revered Master, just now while I was tending to the Soul Guarding Hall, I found that the Soul Lamps of the Grand Elder and the Fifth Elder have... gone out."

"The two Elders have likely met with misfortune."

This short sentence was like a thunderclap exploding in Daoist Lianxiao's ears. His smile froze, his whole body shook, and he took half a step back, his eyes filled with unbelievable shock.

Xu and Qin, who had not yet withdrawn, were even more dumbfounded, their faces filled with shock.

Good heavens, they thought they were the ones reporting disastrous news, but in comparison, the two of them suddenly felt that their previous anxiety had been in vain.

They couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration in their eyes as they looked at this fellow Disciple.

This fellow Disciple was truly something, even daring to say that the Grand Elder and the Fifth Elder had fallen.

"What did you say?" Daoist Lianxiao questioned sharply. The surrounding Spiritual Qi stagnated, making people feel as if a mountain were pressing down.

The Elder trembled uncontrollably and repeated it once more.

Before he could finish his sentence, Daoist Lianxiao had already transformed into a streak of light and rushed out of the Pill Refining Room, heading straight for the Soul Guarding Hall.

The hall was dim, with dozens of Soul Lamps hanging on the stone walls, most of them emitting a soft glow. Only the two Soul Lamps in the middle had their wicks extinguished, the lamp oil solidified into dark yellow lumps, exuding a deathly coldness.

Daoist Lianxiao stood before the Soul Lamps, his body trembling slightly. "Who exactly did this? Who is so bold as to dare kill the Elders of my Medicine Pavilion?"