Chapter 501: Just After Fooling Them, Yi Chen from the Heaven Nether Sect Arrives!
Seeing the expressions of the crowd filled with suspicion, as if saying, Do you take us for fools? Song Qing naturally understood their concerns. But if he were so easy to deal with, he wouldn't have become one of the top geniuses in Pill Tower.
To truly stand at the pinnacle, talent alone wasn't enough. You also needed connections and strategy.
After all, Song Qing wasn't from one of the Five Great Families.
Every step he had taken to reach his current status had been due to his own efforts and the guidance of his master, the Grand Elder of Pill Tower.
Understanding the minds of these seasoned veterans, Song Qing gave a confident smile and said:
"I know what everyone is worried about. Therefore, we can establish an agreement until we eliminate the magical beast, no one is allowed to attack each other. Before that, we are all allies!"
"If anyone breaks this agreement, they will be met with the combined retaliation of everyone else. What do you think?"
His words reassured some of the participants. They exchanged glances and, after a moment of thought, nodded in agreement.
They all knew that completing their missions without teamwork was nearly impossible.
If they missed this opportunity, their chances of success would be slim to none.
"This sounds reasonable. I agree!"
"I have no objections!"
"As long as we cooperate against the magical beast first, I'm in!"
After Song Qing finished speaking, various voices of agreement rose from the crowd. Of course, some of these voices belonged to his own people.
But as long as someone took the lead, the rest would follow.
Even though most of these participants were cunning veterans, they also recognized that Song Qing was trustworthy at least for now.
After all, if he pulled any tricks, it wouldn't just be him who lost face, but Pill Tower itself.
Hearing the growing approval, Song Qing smirked with satisfaction.
"With so many people gathered under me, let's see how Wu Tian competes with me now!"
But deep within his gaze, a hint of sinister intent flickered.
"Hmph. Cai Lin and Dan Chen, you two act so pure and untouchable… Let's see what choice you make now."
"If you make the wrong one, don't blame me for turning you into mine here in the Pill Realm!"
Song Qing's eyes gleamed with twisted delight.
If he could rally the best alchemists from all over the Dou Qi Continent, his name would become legendary.
After leaving the Pill Realm, his reputation would spread far and wide, shaking the entire continent.
Meanwhile, high above, Wu Tian watched all of this unfold with keen interest.
"Since they want to play games, and I happen to be bored, I might as well play along~"
He was just about to go test out that near-Rank 8 magical beast when
His brows suddenly furrowed.
Turning his gaze to the distance, he sensed an unusual presence approaching.
Suddenly
A powerful gust of wind tore through the air.
Song Qing, still in the middle of his speech, instantly scowled and turned to look.
A group of figures was rapidly approaching from the horizon.
But when he recognized the leader, Song Qing's expression changed drastically.
This was someone he deeply feared.
The figure at the front wore pure white robes and appeared to be quite young.
He was tall, slender, and strikingly handsome so much so that, at a glance, he could have been mistaken for a beautiful woman.
But his sharp eyes and chilling aura carried an unmistakable sense of danger and cruelty.
His entire presence radiated an eerie, menacing energy.
And his arrival sent a wave of fear through the crowd.
This was Yi Chen the legendary Young Sect Master of the Heaven Nether Sect!
Behind him were two elderly men, clearly his personal guards.
Just like how Chen Xian from the Dark Nether Sect had two Dou Zong protectors, Yi Chen also had two powerful followers.
However
Unlike Chen Xian, who had been accompanied by a Dou Zun-level bodyguard, Yi Chen did not.
The reason?
Heaven Nether Sect's cultivation method was too sinister.
Powerful Dou Zun experts were prohibited from entering the Pill Realm.
Why?
Because their cultivation method devoured the life essence of others!
To advance in strength, they absorbed the Dou Qi and blood of their victims.
As a result, their aura carried an overwhelming sense of malice and death.
Even among alchemists, they were considered monstrous.
This was why only younger members of the sect were allowed to enter.
If an elder had made it inside, they wouldn't have walked through the front gate.
While most of the crowd couldn't sense it, Wu Tian watching from above could.
Yi Chen wasn't alone.
A hidden Dou Zun expert had entered the Pill Realm with him.
That hidden figure was an elderly powerhouse one at the Five-Star Dou Zun level.
And Wu Tian immediately realized who it was.
Chen Tian Nan.
The Sect Master of the Dark Nether Sect.
And the father of Chen Xian, whom Wu Tian had killed.
"Ah… first I kill the son, and now the father comes looking for revenge?"
"Well, we can't have a family reunion in the afterlife without sending him off too, right?"
Wu Tian smirked at the irony.
Yi Chen's arrival sent shockwaves through the crowd.
Compared to Chen Xian from the Dark Nether Sect, Yi Chen was even more terrifying.
It wasn't just his identity.
It was his insane power.
Yi Chen was the only person in his generation to have entered the Heaven Nether Sect's forbidden grounds…
And come out alive.
Everyone else who entered?
Dead.
Or worse devoured by Yi Chen himself.
For years, Yi Chen had waged countless battles, leaving behind mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.
The number of experts who had died at his hands was uncountable.
He was a true monster of the battlefield.
And thanks to all that bloodshed, his power had skyrocketed.
At just under thirty years old, he had already reached the peak of Dou Zong!
An absolute prodigy.
To put it simply:
Yi Chen was a complete lunatic.
His cultivation was brutal. His alchemy? Amateurish at best.
Even though he was a Six-Star Alchemist, his methods were crude.
His success rate for making pills? Terrible.
He was the type who brute-forced his way through everything.
A madman.
But despite his crude skills, his combat strength was terrifying.
Among peak Dou Zongs, he was among the strongest.
Rumors even said he was on the verge of breaking into Dou Zun.
Which meant…
He might have already begun to master spatial abilities.
Faced with Yi Chen's arrival, the crowd was filled with fear.
Even Song Qing, one of Pill Tower's brightest talents, was visibly tense.
He had just finished rallying a massive army of alchemists
And now, Yi Chen had arrived to ruin everything.
"Damn it!"
"I just finished convincing them, and now this bastard shows up?"
"What a pain in the ass!"
On top of that, the two old men behind Yi Chen were both Nine-Star Dou Zongs.
The strongest fighters here.
Song Qing's mind raced.
Plans needed to change.
Above them, Wu Tian chuckled.
"Things are finally getting interesting."
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