Chapter 142: Post-War Impact

While Xiao Han and his companion were on their way back, Langya Pavilion had already fallen into a state of jubilation.

Langya Pavilion main hall.

Yi Huang looked with pleasant surprise at the slightly pale Ye Jianxin and the beaming Tianyin Laoren.

But after looking left and right and failing to find that familiar figure, the light in Yi Huang's eyes dimmed slightly. Immediately, she asked with some dissatisfaction: "Where did that guy go to mess around again?"

"Uh... this..." Ye Jianxin lifted his head forty-five degrees to look at the sky.

But Tianyin Laoren did not have such a Forbidden, saying bluntly: "That brat should have gone to find the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan to take revenge! Let me tell you..."

"Cough!" Before Tianyin Laoren could finish his gossip, Ye Jianxin coughed heavily several times, interrupting the other's words.

"What's wrong?"

Yi Huang gave Ye Jianxin an unkind look, and the latter's hair immediately stood on end.

Tianyin Laoren, however, looked at someone with schadenfreude.

"Nothing!" Ye Jianxin shook his head repeatedly, "It's just that my injuries haven't fully healed yet!"

"That worry-free one didn't kill anyone, did he?" Although it was a question, her words were laced with a hint of anxiety.

She knew Xiao Han's temper all too well; if there was no one by his side to hold him back, it was entirely possible for him to directly finish off those Dou Saints from the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

Finishing them off directly would be a clean end, but the consequences that followed would be the troublesome part.

This is a time of peace, after all.

The death of even one Dou Saint, a strategic-level resource, is a major event; if five were to fall at once... Yi Huang did not want to consider the consequences.

The guys from the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan would definitely use all their strength to annihilate Langya Pavilion. Even if Xiao Han's strength was great enough to block them,

his cultivation level would likely not be able to be hidden.

That would be very disadvantageous for their plans and layout.

But fortunately...

"No,

that guy seems to have tied up those Dou Saints and demanded a ransom from the Soul Hall Hall Master and a Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan," Tianyin Laoren denied, and Yi Huang's heart relaxed a little.

"That's good!" Yi Huang patted her chest; as long as no one died and they didn't fight to the death in the short term, everything had not reached the worst-case scenario.

However, Yi Huang soon reacted and asked suspiciously: "Since the ransom has already been collected, what is he doing going to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan?"

Xiao Han was not a greedy person; even if he captured people for ransom, he would finish it at once at most, and it was impossible for him to repeatedly threaten others with the same bargaining chip—that was a very bad breach of protocol.

So what was he doing going to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan? Looking for trouble or picking a fight?

"It's because the people from the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan aren't convinced!" Tianyin Laoren explained, "They wanted to snatch the things back,

and then..."

Tianyin Laoren was quite clear about the development of events,

based on what was known and his deductions,

he explained the cause and effect of the matter clearly.

"Fine! I'll deal with him when he gets back!" Yi Huang puffed out her cheeks, a bit angry; her little-girl demeanor was quite cute.

However, the worry in her heart had vanished; with the strength of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, it was a fantasy for them to cause even the slightest harm to Xiao Han.

In the few dozen days that Xiao Han headed to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, the news that Langya Pavilion had taken on two and forcefully crushed the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan spread throughout the entire Central Plains.

This was not something Langya Pavilion had actively publicized, but the truth could not be covered up.

In the past few months, the news that the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan had joined forces to deal with Langya Pavilion had not been hidden at all and was already known to everyone.

And the deeds of Langya Pavilion Great Elder Ye Jianxin joining forces with Sound Valley Master Tianyin Laoren to resist two major super-factions, totaling five legendary Dou Saint experts, were also the focus of the world's attention.

It was originally thought that Langya Pavilion would become a thing of the past under such a blow.

What made people's jaws drop was that the Soul Hall had actually withdrawn its troops, and those Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan powerhouses hiding within had also completely disappeared, which was truly thought-provoking.

An even more explosive matter was that, according to rumors, the master of Langya Pavilion, the Ice Saint, had descended upon Langtian City at that time and forcefully repelled the Soul Hall Hall Master and a certain Dou Saint powerhouse suspected to be from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

Although no one witnessed the specific situation due to the concealment of that battlefield at the time, that did not stop others from imagining it!

And so, a story about the Ice Saint arriving in time during a moment of crisis and displaying great divine power to beat the Soul Hall Hall Master and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan until they cried for their parents spread across the Central Plains,

becoming widely circulated.

It is rumored that when this story appeared, a huge sound came from one of the Soul Hall's great halls, and then... the Soul Hall vacated the place!

However, this was just a folk legend; many major forces might not be very clear about the truth, but they could guess the general idea.

"It is truly unbelievable. This old man originally thought he had already overestimated the power of Langya Pavilion, but never did I expect... that Ice Saint actually still had something in reserve!"

On the top floor of the Pill Tower, after hearing this news, Xuan Kongzi could not help but shake his head and sigh. Although he was happy that a force capable of resisting the Soul Hall had appeared in the Central Plains, his mood was also incredibly complicated.

Thinking of their Pill Tower's thousands of years of "development," with their founding ancestor being one of the "Peak Five Saints" of that year, they were now actually about to be surpassed by a force that had risen for less than a hundred years; his feelings were simply hard to describe!

"Ha~" Xuan Yi was in a good mood; as long as the Soul Hall was having bad luck, it was the best thing for her.

"Isn't this also good? The Soul Hall's actions have been much more restrained recently, haven't they?"

"That is true." Xuan Kongzi's slightly hunched back straightened quite a bit. Because of the existence of Langya Pavilion, a large amount of the Soul Hall's energy was tied up, causing the latter's speed in collecting Soul Bodies to slow down significantly.

Reflected in the phenomena, the news of Alchemists meeting with accidents in the Central Plains had become less and less frequent recently. If possible, Xuan Kongzi hoped that Langya Pavilion and the Soul Hall would keep fighting forever.

It would be perfect if the Soul Hall and Langya Pavilion both suffered, and their Pill Tower and the old-established major forces of the Central Plains could reap the benefits.

"Do we need to interact with Langya Pavilion?" At this time, the usually more reckless Tianleizi proposed his suggestion.

"This..." Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi looked at each other, both seeing surprise in the other's eyes; they did not expect that this guy who never used his brain had learned to think?

"Hmm, since Langya Pavilion has shattered the Soul Hall's conspiracy, it is only natural to offer congratulations." Without pondering for long, Xuan Kongzi made his decision.

This was not a difficult choice; not to mention that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, just based on Langya Pavilion's current strength, it was enough to receive the attention of the Pill Tower, and befriending them would not cause any loss to their own side. Why not do it?

And the Pill Tower was not the only force to make such a choice.

"Prepare a generous gift; I am going to pay a visit to Langya Pavilion," Burning Flame Valley Master Tang Zhen did not think twice and decided decisively.

"..."

For a long time thereafter, Langya Pavilion was bustling with activity, with envoys from major powers and hidden factions of the Central Plains visible everywhere.

This formed a stark contrast to the deserted scene from a few months prior.

Clearly, as leaders of various powers, they naturally possessed the ability to trim their sails to the wind.

Nowadays, Langya Pavilion was powerful, and its reputation was not as poor as that of the Soul Hall. It was only natural for them to be on good terms with the other party, or at the very least, not become enemies.

Of course, the various powers came to build rapport mostly in the hope that Langya Pavilion would continue to carry the banner of resisting the Soul Hall.

To put it bluntly, they wanted Langya Pavilion to act as a sucker and a vanguard, taking the heat for the various powers. After all, the "contributions" of Langya Pavilion during this period were plain for all to see, and many powers had been living much more peacefully.

Since that was the case, such a useful "friend" naturally deserved plenty of support! However, Langya Pavilion was well aware of these intentions and brushed them all off with perfunctory responses.