Hun Xuzi

After Yao Chen and his group retreated again, Hun Fenghao didn't dare to delay any longer and decided to ask the Clan Elder for help.

He already knew that he couldn't kill Yao Chen on his own.

"Understood. I will report your performance truthfully to the Clan Head."

Not long after, a cold voice came from The Void.

Hun Fenghao clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging into his palms, yet he seemed not to notice.

At this moment, his heart felt like it was being gnawed by ten thousand ants, filled with panic, anxiety, and torment.

A year ago, the clan received a letter from the Clan Elder stating that a variable had appeared within the Pill Tower, which might affect the overall situation, and requested the clan to send reinforcements.

After layers of selection, Hun Fenghao stood out. He originally thought that with his talent, completing the mission with the Clan Elder would be effortless. However, reality slapped him hard. His trip to the Pill Realm saw Yao Chen shatter his pride completely.

"I've disappointed the Clan Elder."

He bowed towards The Void, his attitude very humble.

The Void rippled, and a middle-aged figure appeared from within, it was precisely Hun Xuzi.

Hun Xuzi had been in the Pill Tower for over two hundred years. Due to his outstanding Alchemy Technique talent, he was taken as a disciple by the Little Pill Tower Master.

After over two hundred years of cultivation and study, his Alchemy Technique had reached the Transformation Stage, and he was already a Ninth Grade Alchemy Great Grandmaster. His Cultivation Level, with the added bonus of his Imperial Clan Bloodline, had broken through all the way from Dou Sect to Dou Venerate, and finally to Dou Sheng, before slowly leveling off.

During these two hundred years, the Little Pill Tower Master had grown old, with not much lifespan left. With his status and position, Hun Xuzi was almost certainly designated as the next Tower Master.

He had originally just wanted to be a mole and become the leader without doing too much to avoid complications. However, Zhao Li's appearance made him feel something was wrong. In less than two years, Zhao Li had already entered the Great Grandmaster realm.

If that were all, it would have been fine. But the Little Pill Tower Master also favored Zhao Li greatly. He was afraid that things would change and had no choice but to ask the clan for help.

He knew the moment Hun Fenghao entered Holy Pill City, so he hid in the Pill Realm beforehand. On the first day Hun Fenghao entered, he brought him over, and the two discussed the plan in detail.

After that, he sealed the Pill Realm Space and observed Hun Xuzi's performance.

Hun Xuzi frowned slightly in his heart. He was not satisfied with Hun Fenghao:

"The clan actually sent such a crazy guy. Are there no other people?"

He even somewhat didn't want to act. Cooperating with such a lunatic meant that one slip-up could ruin everything.

"Should I just kill him and pretend nothing happened?"

While he thought about it, Hun Xuzi ultimately didn't do it.

So many people in the Pill Realm had seen Hun Fenghao. As long as someone mentioned it after going out, the people of the Pill Tower would definitely enter the Pill Realm for a carpet search. At that time, he might also be in danger of being exposed.

Although the Little Pill Tower Master was old, he was not someone to be trifled with.

Hun Xuzi made his move. He closed his eyes and focused, his Soul Power sweeping across the Pill Realm. Soon, he found all the surviving contestants in the Pill Realm. With a thought, the Space around them solidified, and in the next moment, they would shatter like mirrors.

Unfortunately, nothing changed in the next moment, and the contestants did not break into many pieces like mirrors.

Hun Xuzi's heart sank, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Who is it?!"

"Zixu, what are you doing here?!"

An old voice came, carrying a hint of guilt, three parts disbelief, and five parts sorrow, extremely complex.

In The Void, a figure slowly appeared. It was Old Huang.

Over two hundred years had passed, and Old Huang had never thought that the disciple he had taken in would be so ruthless:

"Why do you want to kill all the contestants?"

"Master? Why are you here?"

Hun Xuzi's heart was in a panic, his mind racing to find a countermeasure. He hardened his heart and said:

"I sensed the change here and rushed over. I saw that he didn't know what method he used, but he could actually confine the Space of an area and was about to harm those Little Guys."

Saying that, he brought Hun Fenghao over, and his Soul Power rushed into his mind. Then, Hun Fenghao silently perished.

Upon hearing this, Old Huang frowned tightly. Then, he sighed in his heart. With a wave of his hand, Space shifted, and the two were already in another Space.

"Zixu, we are master and disciple, we have been together for over two hundred years. I will spare your life this time. Go."

Old Huang was not a fool. When he entered, the dense Spatial Energy clearly confined all the contestants together. Any later, they would have turned into pieces. Such a method was not something that the young man Hun Xuzi casually killed could have done.

However, after over two hundred years of being together, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to be ruthless.

Upon hearing this, the heart that Hun Xuzi had been holding finally relaxed. He knew that his life was saved.

But he put on a look of disbelief and asked tremblingly:

"M-Master, are you, are you driving me away?"

Seeing this, Old Huang's heart became even more sorrowful. He waved his hand:

"Go back to where you came from!"

With that, he turned his back.

Seeing this, Hun Xuzi felt somewhat panicked. Just as the big plan was about to succeed, such a huge problem arose. He was unwilling to give up just like that. He knelt down from The Void:

"Disciple was momentarily possessed and almost made a huge mistake. Disciple knows his mistake. Please, Master, don't drive me away. I have been away for over two hundred years. Going back, that place is no longer my home."

As he spoke, his eyes welled up, and he choked out:

"I haven't repaid Master's great kindness, I dare not leave. I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have been jealous when Master favored others. Please, Master, forgive me this once. After more than two hundred years, I've become familiar with every blade of grass and tree in the Pill Tower, I have nowhere else to go."

Although Hun Fenghao's identity was known, his meeting with him was not. After making his move first, he wasn't afraid of his own identity being exposed.

As for the current problem, it was merely the matter of him attacking the contestants. He didn't hide it, admitting his mistake directly, even attributing his motive to jealousy.

Although Old Huang wasn't looking at him, he could still sense his actions. Still with his back turned to him, he pondered for a long time before letting out a soft sigh:

"Forget it, look out for yourself."

With that, he vanished.

A hint of disdain curved at the corner of Hun Xuzi's mouth. After more than two hundred years, how could he not know Old Huang's personality?

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In the northern section of the Inner Domain of Holy Pill City, high atop a building, Old Huang's sudden departure left everyone bewildered, but none of them thought much of it. Only Zhao Li was extremely curious.

Although he knew Old Huang had strong Alchemy Technique and was also powerful—his Black Demonic Lightning tribulation was successfully passed with Old Huang's help.

But Zhao Li didn't know Old Huang's true identity.

He looked at the Old Man Bai and transmitted his voice, asking:

"Old Brother Bai, what exactly is Old Huang's identity?"

Hearing this, the Old Man Bai was somewhat surprised:

"He's the Little Pill Tower Master, didn't you know?"

He hadn't expected Zhao Li to not know Old Huang's identity. Ever since Zhao Li entered the Little Pill Tower, Old Huang had treated him differently from everyone else; the two were extremely close. This was one of the reasons why many people were willing to befriend Zhao Li in the beginning. As for later, Zhao Li won them over with his own strength.

Zhao Li was equally astonished upon hearing this. That kind old man who taught and nurtured others and cared for the younger generation actually had such a prominent background.

After understanding Old Huang's identity, Zhao Li felt enlightened, and also gave a self-mocking smile. Old Huang had never deliberately hidden his identity when interacting with others in daily life. It was just that being in the midst of things, he himself had overlooked those details:

"Thinking about it, it makes sense. Dou Sheng level power, a Ninth Grade Alchemy Great Grandmaster, highly respected, plus all his actions on a daily basis... perhaps he could only be the Little Pill Tower Master."

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