"One of the Dan Ta Three Giants, Xuan Yi, I know you." Xiao Se's face was calm, and there was no emotional fluctuation in his words.
He was no longer the little boy from the Xiao Family who could not even control his own destiny. Now, he possessed a certain amount of capital; whether in terms of strength or as an Alchemist, he did not fear the Dan Ta Three Giants.
"There is something I would like to ask you, but this is not the place for conversation. I wonder if it would be convenient to go to the Little Pill Tower to talk? Since you have just refined a perfect Eighth Grade Pill with nine-colored Pill Lightning, you can be certified as a Peak Eighth Grade Alchemist." Xuan Yi raised her beautiful eyes, looked around, and then said to Xiao Se.
"That is fine." Upon hearing this, Xiao Se felt it was exactly what he wanted, and a subtle arc appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Led by the Dan Ta Three Giants, Xiao Se and the ladies, including Bibi Dong, entered the Little Pill Tower without any hindrance.
After undergoing verification of his SoulRealm, cultivation, and alchemy skills, Xiao Se was successfully certified as a Peak Eighth Grade Alchemist.
This news quickly spread throughout Holy Pill City. Suddenly, everyone knew that another Peak Eighth Grade Alchemist had been born on the Fighting Qi Continent.
After some red tape, Xuan Yi dismissed everyone. At this moment, only the Dan Ta Three Giants and the five people including Xiao Se remained in the main hall.
"This is Xuan Kongzi, and this is Tian Leizi. Like me, they were once close friends of Yao Chen." Xuan Yi first introduced them to Xiao Se and the others.
Beside them, Xuan Kongzi held back a laugh and said: "It is true that Tian Leizi and I are Yao Chen's friends, but as for you…"
At the end of his sentence, a strange arc that could only be understood but not explained appeared on the corner of Xuan Kongzi's mouth.
"You talk too much." Xuan Yi shot Xuan Kongzi a glance with her beautiful eyes, then added: "I heard from the receptionist who certified you as an Advanced Seventh Grade Alchemist that Yao Chen once guided you in alchemy for a month. Is this true?"
"With my current strength, is there any need for me to borrow Yao Chen's name to gild myself?" Xiao Se smiled faintly, answering a question with a question.
Hearing this, Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi looked at each other. They looked at their noses and their hearts, and immediately understood. It was true; no matter how famous Yao Chen was, because of the limitations of his cultivation, he stopped at being a Peak Eighth Grade Alchemist. With the abilities Xiao Se had displayed, he had no need to borrow Yao Chen's name.
"Then where is Yao Chen now? Is he doing well?" Xuan Yi asked again, her expression particularly agitated.
"No, he is not doing well at all." Xiao Se sighed softly and recounted the general experience: from Yao Chen's betrayal by Han Feng, to meeting Xiao Yan, trading with himself to restore his Soul power in exchange for a solution to the Calamity Poison Body, then protecting Xiao Yan safely down Yun Lan Mountain, trading with himself again to teach him alchemy for a month, and finally being spotted by Mu Gu Old Man in the Black-Corner Region and suffering another betrayal.
Hearing Xiao Se's account, the Dan Ta Three Giants were all filled with righteous indignation, especially Xuan Yi. As Yao Chen's old lover, she was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. Her slender jade hands clenched into fists, and she struck a nearby deep-sea sunken silver stone pillar. The pillar, which required several people to embrace, shattered and turned into powder. The Little Pill Tower trembled violently; fortunately, the building had a special structure and was reinforced with spatial Restrictions, otherwise, it would have collapsed.
"That bastard Han Feng. How dare he." Xuan Yi bit her red lips with her pearly teeth. Her full chest heaved violently due to excessive anger, outlining breathtakingly beautiful curves.
"No wonder when Yao Chen went missing, that guy Han Feng fled Starfall Pavilion in such a hurry. So that's how it happened." Beside her, Xuan Kongzi stroked his chin, his pupils turning slightly, and he instantly grasped the key to the problem. He asked Xiao Se with some curiosity: "It is understandable that Yao Chen traded with you to restore his Soul power, and I can also sense the special Physique of this young lady, Xiao Yi Xian, behind you. But Yao Chen had already experienced betrayal by Han Feng once. Logically, he should have been extra cautious when taking a second apprentice; it is impossible for him to be so reckless for that person named Xiao Yan. And how did you know he was captured by the Hall of Souls? According to your account, you shouldn't have been in the Black-Corner Region at that time."
After speaking, Xuan Kongzi watched Xiao Se quietly. As an experienced person, he wanted to see something in Xiao Se's expression.
Hearing this, Xiao Se sighed in his heart. Xuan Kongzi truly lived up to his reputation as the strategist among the Dan Ta Three Giants. In just a few words, he pointed out the key to the problem.
However, Xiao Se was not unprepared. What is the most irrefutable lie?
It is telling the truth. As long as you remove some key points, everything else will be smooth sailing.
In any case, he would not say that Xiao Yan's corruption was caused by himself.
"When truly facing death, who can guarantee they won't betray the other party? Even I, when facing a desperate situation, dare not guarantee that I won't abandon my companions to survive at a critical moment." Xiao Se said: "Except for my wife, children, as well as Qing Lin, oh, and my sister-in-law, and a little Dragon, to me, no one or anything is more important than my own life."
After speaking, Xiao Se turned around and touched Qing Lin's little head, then showed a faint smile to Bibi Dong, Xiao Xue, and Xiao Yi Xian, saying words that were not against his heart.
"Although your words are a bit blunt, they are unexpectedly honest." Tian Leizi sighed.
That's right, even the Dan Ta Three Giants, who lived together day and night, dared not guarantee that their companions would sacrifice their lives for them in a desperate situation.
This is human nature. Unless the other party is someone they love or their own children and descendants.
"There is another important reason. I won't go into details. I believe that after hearing his words, you will understand." Xiao Se shrugged slightly and took out the alchemy bottle containing Mu Gu Old Man's Soul from the System warehouse.
As soon as the alchemy bottle was taken out, Mu Gu Old Man's wailing echoed throughout the main hall: "Ah! I can't take it anymore! Xiao Se, I beg you, kill me! Quickly kill me!"
"This aura, this voice, it's Mu Gu!" The Dan Ta Three Giants exclaimed in unison.
While the Dan Ta Three Giants were shocked that Mu Gu Old Man had been caught by Xiao Se, in the Forgotten Soul Mountain Range, Yao Chen was already devastated by the Hall of Souls.
His whole body was bound by the special Soul chains unique to the Hall of Souls, unable to move at all.
His Soul was weaker than at any time in the past, almost transparent, like a candle in the wind, only maintaining the most basic Soul operation. This was only because the Hall Master of the Soul Hall valued his alchemy skills; otherwise, even this basic bit of Soul power would not have been left to him.
And in front of him was Xiao Yan, who had disappeared for a long time.
(End of Chapter)
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