Chapter 89: Xuan Kongzi's Dilemma

Giant Demon Commander Gexiusi walked out of the Shadow Demon Palace with a look of joy on his face, looked around, and then vanished without a trace.

An incense stick of time later, "Gexiusi" appeared in a secluded alley within Yingmo Cheng and flashed into a courtyard.

"How did it go?" As soon as he entered the door, a voice rang in his ear. "Gexiusi" grinned and replied triumphantly: "With this Saint taking action personally, how could there be any reason for failure?"

Then, his appearance restored, the true face of "Gexiusi" was revealed; it was exactly Thunder Spirit.

Xiao Han circled around Thunder Spirit, observing him carefully, and asked with some surprise: "You actually have this skill? Isn't this the ability of the Heavenly Ice?"

The Heavenly Ice, seventh among the Heavenly Ice, is proficient in the Dao of illusion and can imitate all auras, forms, and even Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods; it can easily deceive even the detection of a Heavenly Soul.

But clearly, this was not an ability that Thunder Spirit should be able to use. Xiao Han blurted out his inner doubts in a moment of surprise, but immediately fell silent afterward; this kind of trump-card-like ability was not something he could inquire about at will.

However, Thunder Spirit seemed completely unaware and said with some pride: "It is merely a technique of disguise, a trivial matter."

While Xiao Han felt a sense of admiration in his heart, he also secretly clicked his tongue—just how long had this guy been preparing for this day?

The reason Xiao Han dared to set that plan was precisely because the intelligence from this fellow Thunder Spirit was exceptionally detailed; he knew the nine great Demon Commanders and that Demon King like the back of his hand.

Although it hadn't reached the exaggerated point of knowing how many times they went to the bathroom a day, his knowledge of each one's sphere of influence, sources of conflict, and various habits was as familiar as his own family treasures.

Added to that was Thunder Spirit's art of disguise, so Xiao Han believed the probability of this plan succeeding was very high; as the saying goes, thirty percent is destined by heaven, and seventy percent depends on hard work.

At least they could manage that seventy percent of hard work, and as for that thirty percent of heaven's mandate... Xiao Han was very confident; the Dou Qi Continent was his own crystal, could it really turn its elbow outward?

"What should we do next?" However, Thunder Spirit was now just the executor; the real mastermind still had to be Xiao Han.

Yunlei Jingling did not understand why he had to make himself tell such a lie that was easily exposed; after all, once the Shadow Demon Commander and the real Giant Demon Commander met, this lie would fall apart on its own.

But he still wanted to see what kind of medicine the other party was selling in his gourd.

"What to do?" Xiao Han immediately let out a sinister laugh, "You said there is another Succubus here, right?"

"That's right!" Yunlei Jingling was confused. Could this guy be changing his target?

But in his heart, he felt more that it was thorny; although the Succubus's strength was only at the two-star peak Dou Sheng, his bizarre abilities were truly nauseating.

Others are like the cunning rabbit with three burrows, but that guy directly built an underground palace! Although weak, his means of saving his life were truly damn numerous.

Yunlei Jingling had once used him to test his skills; although he could achieve a crushing advantage in strength, when he wanted to kill him, he discovered... it was just too difficult!

Yunlei Jingling had chased and killed him for a full half-year without any success, and even until the end, there was a risk of exposing his identity, so he had to give up.

That battle was completely the greatest humiliation of his life.

"All life-saving means are nothing to fear in the face of strength!" Xiao Han glanced at Yunlei Jingling indifferently, seeing the latter's pent-up frustration. He had some understanding of the grudge between the two, yet he still said noncommittally.

Xiao Han naturally understood the trouble with that Succubus Commander. But he had strong confidence in his own strength.

Spanning a full five-star gap, and still couldn't kill the opponent? That guy wasn't some Snake Uncle who had mastered core technology.

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While Xiao Han was plotting to take out a two-star Dou Sheng, on the other side, Yi Huang personally visited the Pill Tower for the sake of her little disciple.

On the top floor of the Pill Tower, in the main hall, Yi Huang was sitting upright, while a Pill Tower Elder left quickly, preparing to invite the Three Great Heads to come.

Upon receiving the news, the Pill Tower Three Great Heads were stunned for a moment, but they immediately went to receive her.

Although the reputation of Langya Pavilion had gradually faded in the Central Plains, no one had ever dared to ignore its existence. They had merely taken the initiative to retract their fangs, rather than being a toothless tiger.

Especially since this was the Vice Pavilion Master of Langya Pavilion, the only wife of that Ice Saint; she could not be neglected.

Although they found it strange why the Vice Pavilion Master of a sect like Langya Pavilion, which had almost no intersection with the Pill Tower, would personally visit, Xuan Kongzi and the other two still went to welcome her warmly.

After exchanging greetings, Yi Huang stated her purpose: "The three of you, I hope to ask the Pill Tower for a favor."

Oh?

The Three Great Heads looked at each other. The Vice Pavilion Master of Langya Pavilion had actually come personally to ask for help; this was rare!

The Pill Tower had the most Alchemists, and the greatest demand for the Pill Tower from many forces and powerhouses was nothing more than Medicinal Pills.

But this was an exception for Langya Pavilion and the former Starfall Pavilion; the latter once possessed the continent's number one Alchemist, Yao Chen, so Medicinal Pills were naturally not a problem.

And the former, Langya Pavilion, was one of the few sects outside the Pill Tower capable of independently cultivating Alchemists.

Although they didn't know where Langya Pavilion got the massive financial resources to cultivate Alchemists, that kind of expenditure could almost directly drag down many sects similar to the Four Directions Pavilion.

But they just had them, and the number was not small.

Not to mention having an Eighth-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster like Yi Huang sitting in command, they also had over a dozen Seventh-Grade Alchemists and nearly a hundred mid-level Alchemists; as for low-level ones, there were even more. They were fully capable of self-production and self-consumption, and had no need to ask the Pill Tower for help.

Furthermore, most of Langya Pavilion's Alchemists were true Langya Pavilion Disciples, with extremely high loyalty, much more reliable than outsiders.

And Yi Huang was also an Eighth-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster with extraordinary attainments, no worse than some of the old fellows in the Pill Tower.

Moreover, she had always been at odds with the rather arrogant Alchemists of the Pill Tower.

After all, Yi Huang had once said that the greatest power of an Alchemist was merely connections, and connections were bestowed by the strong; in front of true powerhouses, so-called connections were just empty talk.

This was completely contrary to the view currently prevalent among Alchemists; after all, in the eyes of ordinary Alchemists, even powerhouses would sooner or later have a day when they would beg for their help.

Only those who had truly reached the high-level Alchemist rank had a deep understanding of this; after all, when a powerhouse truly intended to kill an Alchemist, no amount of connections could save their life.

They had seen this point too many times! Wasn't that missing Yao Chen exactly like that? Although they didn't know the process of the latter's accident, it mostly had to do with the Soul Hall.

At the thought of this, Xuan Kongzi felt a wave of regret.

However... now, this extraordinary woman had actually come to their door personally, which made the Three Great Heads feel quite proud; at least the strength of our Pill Tower was still very reassuring!

"I wonder what favor Vice Pavilion Master Yi wants the Pill Tower to help with?" Xuan Kongzi asked politely.

"As long as it is within the Pill Tower's power, we will never refuse."

Xuan Kongzi spoke quite cautiously; if he made a promise right away and really couldn't complete it, that would be a huge loss of face.

"I hope the Pill Tower can help find the method to condense the Poison Pill for the Woeful Poison Body." This request from Yi Huang made Xuan Kongzi feel wise in his heart for not making a full promise.

The method to condense the Woeful Poison Body Poison Pill had been lost since the destruction of the Woeful Poison Clan; although all Alchemists were very interested in this, but... he really didn't know!

Regarding this, Xuan Kongzi could only say... as expected of Langya Pavilion, their requests were just so unrestrained!