Chapter 114: The Dilemma of the Pill Tower Three Great Heads

While the Soul Hall was embroiled in endless debate over the Langya Pavilion attack incident, the Pill Tower also found itself in a similar predicament.

"Tell me, should we establish a cooperative relationship with Langya Pavilion?" Xuan Kongzi's snow-white eyebrows were knitted together.

At this moment, the Pill Tower Three Great Heads were gathered for a meeting, and the focus of this meeting was that group of "Reckless" individuals from Langya Pavilion who feared neither heaven nor earth.

Langya Pavilion had already expressed an intention to unite with the Pill Tower in the past, but the Three Great Heads had reservations and had never agreed.

But today is different from the past; Langya Pavilion has demonstrated its own attitude and strength.

"What is there to discuss? Unite, we must unite! I have long since found that bunch of rats in the Soul Hall to be an eyesore." This statement naturally came from the hot-tempered Tianleizi.

"Perhaps we should consider it more carefully; after all, Langya Pavilion's way of doing things is a bit too..."

Xuan Yi did not finish her sentence, but her hesitation was self-evident. In her view, Langya Pavilion was indeed very strong, and their stance was upright, but they were simply a bit too flamboyant.

Relying on the Pill Tower's power, they had long since investigated the deep meaning behind Langya Pavilion's actions—a typical dispute of pride.

Although it is said that the Soul Hall was in the wrong first... oh, it seems the Soul Hall has never been in the right!

But in a situation where they had suffered no losses and even gained an advantage, to dare to openly and brazenly take the initiative to attack a Soul Hall branch, one has to say... it truly fits the original style of the Ice Venerable: one word—do it!

(Langya Pavilion: "Who said that? We have always been very low-key!")

"I think Langya Pavilion's style of handling affairs is very much to my liking!" Tianleizi also knew the severity of the situation, so his voice became a little lower as he said this weakly.

"Sigh!" Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi sighed, but did not say much more.

Tianleizi's words actually represented the inner thoughts of many Pill Tower Alchemists. For so many years, the Soul Hall secretly making moves against Pill Tower Alchemists had almost become an open fact.

Yet the latter could do nothing about it, only able to engage in certain futile acts of protest. Compared to the Pill Tower's somewhat weak performance, Langya Pavilion's style won the hearts of the people.

If it weren't for the fact that Langya Pavilion rarely recruited Alchemists from the outside, many old Pill Tower employees might have jumped ship long ago.

Even so, comparing the two, quite a few Alchemists had already developed feelings of disappointment toward the Pill Tower.

After all, in their view, the Pill Tower's strength was far greater than Langya Pavilion's, yet it could not provide them with corresponding protection; what then was the point of joining this organization?

The Three Great Heads also keenly sensed the appearance of this trend, but were helpless. After all, the deep-seated reasons were not known to the average person.

Did they not want to fight? It was simply that their strength was not up to the task. Others might not be clear, but they knew it perfectly well.

Back then, it wasn't as if their Pill Tower hadn't gone to war with the Soul Hall, and they had even gained the upper hand, but alas, the other side had the crystals! When it comes to staying power, the Pill Tower is far worse than the Soul Clan.

Even after that battle, the Pill Tower's strength began to decline, and it has yet to recover to this day.

Furthermore, although their Pill Tower is powerful, it is, in the end, just a loose organization. There are indeed many with high cultivation levels, but as the main body of members, the Alchemists, their combat power is truly hard to describe!

As for connections, hehe~

Connections will not help them deal with a formidable enemy like the Soul Hall!

If one speaks of those Saint-level powerhouses...

Although they have them, on one hand, the Ancestor is nowhere to be seen all year round, appearing at most when the sect faces destruction.

On the other hand, can you really expect some old men with long beards who look like they pant after walking two steps to go fight the Soul Hall?

Langya Pavilion is different.

Not to mention the Ice Saint who is out in the open, there is also the Great Elder Ye Jianxin, who is suspected of having broken through to the Saint Realm, as well as the Langya Guard and Venerable Elders whose numbers are almost impossible to determine but are absolutely terrifying.

Langya Pavilion's top-tier and core combat power is already not inferior to, or even exceeds, the Pill Tower. And they are bona fide combat personnel, fierce as can be!

At the same time, they don't have any so-called baggage of being powerhouses, as can be seen from the Ice Saint's past deeds and this retaliatory incident...

Fighting and ganging up on people is the norm; it's not for profit, they just want to win a point.

They never follow rules when it comes to enemies. When they are serious, they are truly polite, but when they are unbridled, they are more rogue than bandits.

But regardless, the Three Great Heads are now beginning to waver on whether or not to unite with Langya Pavilion.

If they truly choose to unite with Langya Pavilion to deal with the Soul Hall, the Pill Tower would undoubtedly lose its principle of neutrality, and what's more... those old monsters in the Small Danta might not agree.

But to really miss such a good opportunity, the Three Great Heads are somewhat reluctant; there are not many powerhouses and forces left in the entire Central Plains that have the strength and the guts to oppose the Soul Hall.

There was once a Yao Chen who had a good relationship with them—he went missing.

Moreover, by uniting with Langya Pavilion, the Pill Tower would gain an affiliated ally—Sound Valley. The latter's attitude of almost advancing and retreating in lockstep with Langya Pavilion is known to everyone!

It stands to reason that with several major forces joining hands, they would have the strength to have a go at the Soul Hall.

"If Langya Pavilion can withstand the Soul Hall's counterattack this time, we will push for an alliance between the Pill Tower and Langya Pavilion," Xuan Kongzi finally decided.

The others had no objections. In the eyes of the Three Great Heads, having suffered such a big loss, the Soul Hall would certainly give Langya Pavilion a taste of their power, otherwise, it would threaten their status.

If Langya Pavilion did not survive this test, then the so-called alliance would be meaningless.

But things went contrary to their wishes; although the Three Great Heads' thoughts were somewhat condescending toward Langya Pavilion, yet...

"How is this possible? The Soul Hall actually did nothing?" Tianleizi said in shock.

Amidst the expectations of many forces, the Soul Hall made its response; Soul Hall Soul Envoys and Protectors were dispatched, launching large-scale attacks on cities under Langya Pavilion's jurisdiction.

For a time, it was a heated battle, but what was eye-popping was that while everyone thought there would be follow-up actions, for the next month, at most only a few Venerable Elders were seen.

Not even a hair of those high-ranking Heavenly Venerables was seen.

And this also caused a group of people's jaws to drop; what was the use of just that bunch of lackeys? Could it be that the Soul Hall had backed down? Opinions on this were varied.

"My god, could this Langya Pavilion be comparable to the Soul Hall? With such a big commotion, it actually ended in such an anticlimactic way?" someone exclaimed in admiration.

"If you ask me, the Soul Hall is probably plotting something sinister. Although Langya Pavilion is strong, it is likely not a match for the Soul Hall."

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And the Three Great Heads gathered once again. "I really didn't expect it; Langya Pavilion is actually so troublesome in the eyes of the Soul Hall," Xuan Kongzi sighed endlessly.

A shrewd person like him naturally knew very well that Langya Pavilion's current strength was still quite a distance from the Soul Hall. The latter's retreat could only be because the target was too thorny, and they were unwilling to fight Langya Pavilion to the death.

"Now it is time to persuade that group of old fellows," Xuan Yi said with a solemn expression, a glimmer of expectation flashing in her eyes.

That group of pedantic old men in the Small Danta are not easy to talk to, but the moment she thought of the prospects after the alliance, Xuan Yi began to grow impatient; she still remembered the matter of the Soul Hall people making a move against Yao Chen!

"Mm, let's go to the Small Danta," Xuan Kongzi said.

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