Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

Chapter 334 The Grand Pill Gathering, Xuan Yi Suffers MisfortuneShen Wen felt a bit helpless: ”Old Ancestor, with my current identity, going to participate in the Pill Gathering...”

Xuan Danzi waved his hand to interrupt him: ”Identity is identity, the Pill Gathering is the Pill Gathering.

You are the Prodigy of the Pill Tower. Although your reputation has spread far and wide these years, how many people have actually seen you perform Alchemy?”

He paused and continued: ”The Pill Gathering is a good opportunity. Let those of the younger generation see with their own eyes what true Alchemy is.

It will also let those watching you in the shadows know that the Pill Tower has a successor.”

Shen Wen was silent for a moment, then nodded.

”Disciple understands.”

Xuan Danzi gave a satisfied hum and added: ”It’s also time for you to go and subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.”

Shen Wen’s brow twitched slightly.

The Three Thousand Burning Flame, ranked ninth on the strange fire ranking list, known as the ’Undying Flame’.

Xuan Danzi looked at him, his tone carrying a hint of profound meaning: ”Although the Three Thousand Burning Flame can be considered our own fire...

But after all, the rules set by the Pill Tower Seniors dictate that one must participate in the Pill Gathering to obtain the strange fire...”

Shen Wen nodded.

”Furthermore, this Pill Gathering likely won’t be simple. Because of the stir you’ve caused, it seems some Ancient Emperor Clans also want to participate in this Pill Gathering!” Xuan Danzi said meaningfully.

”Including the Medicine Clan?”

”Mhm.”

”Rest assured, Old Ancestor. Just based on them, they are still far from enough,” Shen Wen said, and he really wasn’t boasting.

The Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, the bodhi heart, combined with a Soul cultivation of Heavenly Realm Great Perfection, the Future Non-Existence Sutra, the Supreme Pill Manual, and so on.

A single ordinary ’cheat’ would be enough to make others take notice; Shen Wen had activated so many that if he didn’t take first place...

Then the prestige of this Pill Gathering would be far too immense.

”Mhm, I am at ease about that. Also, your movements in the Northwest have been a bit large; Dou Zun-level battles have recently appeared over there.”

Xuan Danzi didn’t know exactly what Shen Wen was doing, but he had always supported Shen Wen’s actions; he was merely reminding him.

”Disciple understands, I will handle it properly.”

...

Since the Ancient Emperor Clans were participating, this Pill Gathering would likely be even more grand than in the original timeline, so Shen Wen naturally did not let down his guard.

However, for him, being able to refine a Nine-Color Pill Lightning meant it really wasn’t much of a challenge.

Dan Chen arrived in a hurry.

Shen Wen was deducing a Pill Formula in his Quiet Room when he heard a rush of footsteps outside. Immediately after, the door was pushed open, and a figure in goose-yellow rushed in.

”Brother Shen Wen!”

Dan Chen ran up to him, her small face pale, the rims of her eyes red, and her breathing unsteady.

Shen Wen put down the Jade Slip in his hand and reached out to steady her shoulders: ”What’s wrong?”

Dan Chen took a deep breath, yet her voice still trembled: ”The Dan Family just received a plea for help from Elder Xuan Yi... She, she was trapped by people from the Hall of Souls while she was out...”

As she spoke, she took a jade talisman from her sleeve and handed it to Shen Wen.

Shen Wen took it and probed it with his Soul Power.

A moment later, his brow furrowed deeply.

The information in the jade talisman was very brief: Xuan Yi had encountered an ambush in a hidden mountain range and was trapped, requesting backup.

The Soul imprint at the signature was indeed Xuan Yi’s.

But Shen Wen felt something was off.

The Hall of Souls.

He was all too familiar with this name.

On the surface, they were the Hun Clan’s lackeys in the Central Plains, specializing in capturing Alchemists and extracting their Souls.

But when did the people of the Hall of Souls dare to make a move against a Pill Tower giant?

Xuan Yi was one of the Dan Ta Three Giants, a Grade 8 Alchemist, with the entire Pill Tower standing behind her. No matter how arrogant the Hall of Souls was, they shouldn’t be proactively instigating a conflict of this level at this time.

Moreover, with the Pill Gathering right around the corner and various factions gathered in the Pill Domain, even if the Hun Clan wanted to do something, they should be keeping a low profile.

Seeing his silence, Dan Chen was so anxious that tears were about to fall: ”Brother Shen Wen, quickly think of something! Elder Xuan Yi has been very good to me since I was young; if something happens to her...”

Shen Wen raised his hand and gently pressed it to her lips: ”Don’t worry.”

He stood up, his gaze falling on the jade talisman. After a moment’s deliberation, he said: ”I’ll go to the Pill Tower to check it out.”

...

The highest floor of the Pill Tower.

The door to Xuan Danzi’s residence was slightly ajar.

Shen Wen pushed the door open and went in; it was empty.

He then went to Old Monster Lin’s residence; it was also empty.

Those two Seniors were both out today.

Shen Wen stood at the end of the corridor, his brow furrowing even tighter.

He turned to go downstairs and found an Elder on duty.

”Where are Xuan Danzi and Old Ancestor Lin?”

Seeing him ask, the Elder hurriedly bowed and said: ”In reply to Grandmaster Shen, the two Seniors left the city early this morning. They said that since Ancient Emperor Clans are participating in this Pill Gathering, they were going to...”

The Elder paused and lowered his voice: ”...to scout out those people’s backgrounds.”

Shen Wen nodded and didn’t ask further.

He turned to leave the Pill Tower and returned to the Shen Residence.

...

In the neighboring courtyard, the door was slightly ajar.

When Shen Wen pushed the door open, Old Man Shennong was sitting on a stone stool in the courtyard with a game of chess laid out before him, playing against himself.

Seeing him enter, he raised an eyelid: ”What is it, something the matter?”

Shen Wen sat down across from him and recounted the matter regarding Xuan Yi.

After Old Man Shennong finished listening, the black piece in his hand stopped in mid-air.

He looked up at Shen Wen, a strange light flashing in his cloudy old eyes.

”The Hall of Souls making a move on a Pill Tower giant?”

Shen Wen nodded.

Old Man Shennong was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

There was a hint of coldness in that laughter.

”Do you have that girl Xuan Yi’s aura with you?”

Shen Wen was slightly startled, then took out a jade talisman from his storage ring. It was the distress message Dan Chen had brought, which contained Xuan Yi’s Soul imprint.

Old Man Shennong took it and closed his eyes to sense it for a moment.

Then he opened his eyes, stood up, and walked toward the gate leaning on his cane.

”Let’s go.”

Shen Wen followed behind him: ”Revered Master?”

Old Man Shennong didn’t look back: ”Xuan Dan and Old Monster Lin aren’t here, so there’s no one holding the fort at the Pill Tower. Whether this message is true or false, we have to go see.”

He paused, his tone gaining a bit of coldness: ”If it’s fake, I would like to see who dares to use a Pill Tower giant to set a trap.”

As his voice fell, he gave a wave of his hand.

In the next instant, Shen Wen felt the scenery before his eyes suddenly shift.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already standing in the sky above a rolling mountain range.

Below, clouds and mist swirled, and several peaks could be seen faintly piercing through the cloud layer.

Shen Wen’s gaze swept the surroundings, his Soul Power surging out like a tide.

Then, his expression changed.

In all directions, countless obscure auras were quietly surging.

Those auras were cold and murky, completely out of place with the surrounding world energy, yet they had already thoroughly sealed off this part of the world.

”Jie jie jie—”

A cold laugh suddenly exploded in the space.

Immediately after, countless streaks of black mist surged from all directions, shrouding this world within them in the blink of an eye.

As the black mist billowed, one could faintly see countless distorted ghostly faces roaring and struggling within, emitting a nauseatingly cold aura.

Beside Shen Wen, a figure stumbled out of the Void Realm.

Xuan Yi.

Her face was deathly pale, blood hung from the corner of her mouth, and her internal aura was in disarray; she had clearly suffered significant injuries.

”Run—”

She saw Shen Wen and Old Man Shennong, a flash of despair appearing in her eyes as she shouted with all her strength: ”This is a trap by the Hun Clan! They’ve controlled people from the Dan Family and used my aura to lure you here!”

Before her voice could fade, two extremely terrifying auras descended simultaneously.