To split the narrative, while Xiao Yan was making a deal with the Hall Master of the Soul Hall, Xiao Se had already informed the Dan Ta Three Giants about the circumstances of Yao Chen's capture through Mu Gu Old Man.
"Han Feng, Xiao Yan, those two Rebellious Disciples. And the Hall of Souls, may you all suffer a miserable death." Xuan Yi gritted her silver teeth, her extreme anger causing her chest to heave violently, outlining a series of breathtakingly charming curves.
"I truly didn't expect that Yao Chen would encounter such a thing." Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi could not help but sigh in their hearts.
Seeing this, Xiao Se did not say much. He put away the medicinal pill bottle containing Mu Gu Old Man's Soul and then said, "I have already informed you of the whereabouts of Senior Yao. What are your plans now?"
"I will go save him."
Xuan Yi bit her red lips with her pearly white teeth and took a step, intending to set off for the Forgotten Soul Mountain Range, but was stopped by Xuan Kongzi.
"That won't do, Xuan Yi. Mu Gu Old Man just said that the Hall Master of the Soul Hall values Yao Chen highly, so Yao Chen will be safe for the short term. Furthermore, Yao Chen was just captured not long ago. If the Hall Master of the Soul Hall goes to see Yao Chen at this time and runs into us, do you know what the consequences would be? Even if we don't run into him, because our identities are sensitive, the Hall of Souls will know as soon as we leave the Pill Tower, which will still lead to unpredictable consequences." Xuan Kongzi advised.
"Then what do you suggest? Are we just going to let the Hall of Souls torture Yao Chen?" Xuan Yi's eyes welled up with tears, and she said with reddened eyes.
"I didn't say we wouldn't save him. It's just that this matter needs careful consideration." Xuan Kongzi sighed softly and turned his gaze to Xiao Se: "Little Brother Xiao Se, I wonder what your opinion is?"
"What opinion could I have? Although he taught me alchemy, in the end, our relationship was merely transactional; neither of us owes the other anything. He was captured by the Hall of Souls, and for me to inform you old companions of his is already doing my utmost. It is not worth risking my life against such a behemoth as the Hall of Souls right now." Xiao Se shrugged slightly and said calmly.
Seeing Xiao Se like this, Xuan Kongzi was stunned. Just as Xiao Se had said earlier, he was a person who, apart from his own wives and children, as well as a few girls who might become his wives, did not value anyone else's life as much as his own.
And the reason Xiao Se informed them of the news about Yao Chen must be that he had an ulterior motive.
Immediately, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he smiled tactfully, saying: "Let me rephrase the question. The aforementioned Mu Gu Old Man also said that in the Forgotten Soul Mountain Range, besides him, there are four Dou Zuns, as well as a crowd of Hall of Souls Protector minions. If the three of us—Xuan Yi, myself, and Tian Leizi—were to show up, the target would be too large. Therefore, I would like to ask you, Little Friend Xiao Se, and your wives to go and rescue him."
"I wonder what it would take for Little Friend Xiao Se to be willing to take action?"
Hearing this, Xiao Se looked at Xuan Kongzi with some surprise, secretly sighing in his heart that this old guy was quite sensible!
He immediately curled his lips and said: "Actually, it's nothing much. I need to refine a Eighth-Grade Life Bone Fusion Blood Pill, but I am still missing three main medicinal ingredients: Blood Essence Demon Fruit, Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine, and Snow Bone Ginseng."
"I will give them to you." Xuan Yi directly took out two portions of the Blood Essence Demon Fruit, Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine, and Snow Bone Ginseng.
Xiao Se examined the medicinal ingredients given by Xuan Yi, put them into his storage ring, and then continued: "I still have a few friends in the Northwest Continent whose strength has dropped to a one-star Dou Zun due to some reason. They need a Fu Ling Qing Dan to restore their cultivation, and the ingredients for that still haven't been found."
"I will have someone gather them from the Pill Tower treasury for you later." Tian Leizi said very generously.
"I also want..."
"Alright, alright, Little Friend Xiao Se, just tell us everything you want at once. We have time, but Yao Chen cannot withstand being tossed about in the Hall of Souls." Xuan Kongzi immediately interrupted. He had realized that this little guy was someone who wouldn't get up early without profit.
"Hehe." Xiao Se chuckled, "Actually, it's nothing much. We are all Alchemists, so naturally, we are interested in strange fire. I heard that the Pill Tower happens to have the Three Thousand Burning Flame, ranked ninth on the strange fire ranking list, and only the top ten of each Pill Gathering can get a chance to subdue it. I was thinking that the next Pill Gathering is who knows when, so if the three Seniors could grant me an opportunity to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then regardless of whether I succeed or not, I will be duty-bound to rescue Senior Yao."
Hearing the mention of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, the Dan Ta Three Giants, including Xuan Yi who wanted to save Yao Chen the most, all fell silent.
"What? Is there a problem? If not, I can just wait until the next Pill Gathering starts, and after I win first place, I can go and subdue it then. With my alchemy skills, as long as no Ninth-Grade Alchemist appears, I am quite confident in taking first place." Xiao Se patted his chest.
"It's not that it's impossible, it's just..." Xuan Yi sighed softly, "Forget it, forget it. If you can truly subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, it might not be a bad thing."
"Since that's the case, when shall we set off? That way, after I subdue the strange fire, I can go and rescue Senior Yao." Xiao Se said with a smile.
"The Three Thousand Burning Flame is not in the Pill Tower, but in another space Star Domain. You should wait for a while; I will have someone arrange accommodation for you later. The Three Thousand Burning Flame is of great importance, and we still need to go and discuss it with the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower." Xuan Kongzi did not choose to agree directly, nor did he refuse. He gave a wink to Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi, and then led them out of the great hall.
In a high-end inn somewhere in Holy Pill City, Xiao Se was enjoying the lap pillow of his precious daughter Xiao Xue, massages from his wife Bibi Dong, and tea service from the little loli Qing Lin; he was having such a wonderful time.
Beside him, Xiao Yi Xian sat at the table, sipping tea carefully. Seeing Xiao Se's lazy appearance, she rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower will agree to let you subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
Xiao Se opened his mouth, took the sunflower seed kernels that Qing Lin had just peeled, and while chewing, smiled and said: "The Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower is a Dou Sheng powerhouse. Existence of that level usually travels outside and basically does not manage the affairs of the Pill Tower; most of it is handled by the Dan Ta Three Giants."
"Xuan Kongzi saying he is going to consult the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower is just an excuse; in reality, he is going to investigate our identities. The previous Tower Master of the Little Pill Tower was once ambushed and killed by the Hun Clan, who are the backers of the Hall of Souls, and they have an unresolvable grudge with the Hall of Souls. The reason they didn't agree immediately is simply because they are afraid we are people from the Hall of Souls."
"As long as our identities are confirmed, for the sake of Yao Chen, I believe they will agree."
"Hearing you put it that way, that makes sense." Xiao Yi Xian nodded, indicating her agreement.
"Big Brother, do you have confidence in subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame? On the way to the inn, I specifically asked someone about it, and it seems that the Three Thousand Burning Flame has already condensed a very powerful Fire Spirit, and even the Dan Ta Three Giants cannot subdue it." Qing Lin said with some worry.
Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Xue, and Bibi Dong all laughed in unison. They knew that Xiao Se possessed a powerful ocular technique capable of directly altering the will of others.
Will is linked to the Soul.
Although the Three Thousand Burning Flame is powerful and is an almost invincible existence at the Dou Zun level, relatively speaking, its Soul is much weaker. With the blessing of the Tianmeng Iceworm head Spirit Bone, Xiao Se would hardly need much effort to cast illusions and control the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
Even in the worst-case scenario, the golden strange fire that Xiao Se himself fused from four kinds of strange fire plus one fake strange fire is, in terms of strength, already not inferior to the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and even surpasses it, so he has absolutely nothing to fear from it.
(End of Chapter)
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