NOVEL NEXT Chapter 187
The Ancient Pill Tower was located in the north of the Central Domain, not far from the chasm that leads to the Upper Domain.
The Ancient Pill Tower has a long history, spanning thousands of years, with tens of thousands of disciples and a hundred towers.
The central tower, known as the Pill Tower, was only accessible to pill refiner masters of the sixth grade and above, as well as the high-level members of the Ancient Pill Tower.
In terms of sheer power, the Ancient Pill Tower had ten cultivators in the upper four realms, most of whom were at the first level of the upper four realms, and an Old Ancestor of the Ancient Pill Tower who had passed away a hundred years ago.
Their strength could be considered weak especially when compared to first-class sects like the Jiuyan Sect and the Buddha Temple. However, as everyone knows, the Ancient Pill Tower has been able to stand in the Central Domain for thousands of years not because of its combat power but because of its connections.
The Ancient Pill Tower had ten seventh-grade pill refiners and a rule: any cultivator who came to request pills of a higher grade than sixth, in addition to providing the necessary materials for pill refining and paying a hefty reward, would also owe a favor to the Ancient Pill Tower.
Over thousands of years, countless cultivators had come to the Ancient Pill Tower to request pills.
Many of them owed favors to the Ancient Pill Tower, including some exceptionally talented individuals who had gone to the Upper Domain.
This was the foundation of the Ancient Pill Tower. These favors formed a vast network of relationships that firmly maintained the unshakeable Ancient Pill Tower’s status in the Central Domain.
At this moment, inside the main tower’s Pill Hall, a woman dressed in a plain white pill refiner’s robe, with an elegant and extraordinary appearance, sat in the master’s seat while deep in thought.Her skin was fairer than snow, her eyes clear as spring water, and her every smile and gesture, like a blooming lily, exuded purity and elegance without losing a sense of nobility, making people dare only to admire from afar and not to desecrate.
She was Shi Ning, the master of the Ancient Pill Tower.
Shi Ning had exceptional talents in both cultivation and pill refining.
At eighteen, she was already a seventh-grade pill refiner, and now in her early twenties, she had become an upper four realms cultivator thanks to her countless pill resources and talent.
Despite her exceptional talents, her experience was relatively shallow.
If it weren’t for the Old Tower Master, who had named her as his successor before his death, it wouldn’t have been her turn.
Where there are people, there is conflict, especially in a sect like the Ancient Pill Tower that has been around for thousands of years.
Although many elders of the Ancient Pill Tower did not voice their complaints about Shi Ning becoming the Tower Master, they were actually quite resentful.
She was helpless in this regard. After all, she knew that whether it was in terms of prestige or experience, the Great Elder, who was deeply respected and trusted by the elders of the Ancient Pill Tower, was more suitable to take over as the Tower Master.
What troubled the elders of the Ancient Pill Tower the most was her other identity: the Peak Master of the Elixir Peak of the Jiuyan Sect!
How could the leader of one sect also be the Peak Master of another?
It was an unthinkable situation, but it was the reality.
Shi Ning had first joined the Jiuyan Sect and became the Peak Master of the Elixir Peak before being valued by the Old Master of the Ancient Pill Tower.
The Old Master was amazed by Shi Ning’s physique and talent and spent all the favors owed by the Jiuyan Sect to the Ancient Pill Tower, as well as a significant price, to bring her over.
Originally, the Jiuyan Sect had firmly refused. After all, talent is the foundation of a sect, especially someone with both pill and martial talents like Shi Ning.
However, the Jiuyan Sect owed too many favors to the Ancient Pill Tower and knew that keeping Shi Ning in the Jiuyan Sect would only hinder her talents, so they reluctantly agreed.
Perhaps to not completely lose this talent, the Jiuyan Sect still retained Shi Ning’s position as the Peak Master of the Elixir Peak.
They claimed that the Peak Master of the Elixir Peak was often traveling abroad.
It’s worth mentioning that Shi Ning had a very good relationship with Xiao Hongyi, and they called each other sisters while in the Jiuyan Sect.
However, since coming to the Ancient Pill Tower, Shi Ning has been busy with pill refining and cultivation every day, and to avoid suspicion, the two have reduced their interactions.
“Sigh!”
In the vast master’s hall of the tower, Shi Ning sighed deeply.
The Ancient Pill Tower had been quite unsettled recently.
Ever since the Great Elder of the Ancient Pill Tower learned that Jiang Chen had crushed his sworn brother Ma Wu to ashes, he had been stirring things up, trying to bypass her, the Tower Master, and use the Ancient Pill Tower’s connections for revenge.
Shi Ning was certain that Jiang Chen was behind this. She had seen many of Jiang Chen’s misdeeds while in the Jiuyan Sect and knew of his nature.
But to provoke a conflict between two sects over personal grievances was a bit too much.
Moreover, Jiang Chen was the only son of the Jiang Family.
If they angered the Jiang Family, even the Ancient Pill Tower would not withstand the ensuing destruction.
Helplessly, she felt like a figurehead as the Tower Master.
Especially in matters related to the Jiuyan Sect, she had to avoid suspicion to prevent being accused of ‘colluding with the enemy’.
“Sigh…”
Shi Ning sighed again while massaging her own temples, “My sister is just too soft-hearted. Otherwise, how would Jiang Chen dare to be so presumptuous?”
As soon as she finished speaking, two people entered the master’s hall.
One old and one young.
The elder had a straight figure, determined features, and wore the robe of a seventh-grade pill refiner.
The younger one was Lin Feng.
It had been over half a month since the great battle between the Jiuyan Sect and the Buddha Temple.
Lin Feng had traveled almost across the entire Central Domain to reach the Ancient Pill Tower.
“Tower Master, Jiuyan Sect has fallen and become a Demonic Sect!” the elder spoke first upon arrival.
The elder’s name was Yu Shi, and he was the Great Elder of the Ancient Pill Tower.
“Demonic Sect?”
Shi Ning found it hard to believe and shook her head.
“How is that possible? The Jiuyan Sect has been established for a thousand years and has always prided itself on being righteous. And Jiuyan Old Ancestor has expelled the foreign demons and protected the countless beings of this realm during the interface war. He is known as a paragon of righteousness!”
Anticipating her response, Yu Shi gave Lin Feng a look.
Lin Feng nodded, greeted her, and said, “Reporting to the Tower Master, I am…”
Before he could finish, he was startled!
It’s an another beauty!
Although Shi Ning’s beauty was slightly less compared to Xiao Hongyi and others, her pure and gentle temperament was not something ordinary vulgar women could compare to.
After his surprise, Lin Feng swallowed, instinctively took a few steps back, and looked on guard.
“Not bad, it seems you, young man, have finally realized! You understand what ‘a woman’s heart is the most poisonous’ means!” Old Man Tianji praised.
If possible, Lin Feng did not want to realize this.
But the impression left by Xiao Hongyi and others was too deep, and with his entry into Buddhism, he had to realize it whether he wanted to or not.
As for Shi Ning, she nodded slightly after giving Lin Feng a glance.
Although Lin Feng wasn’t particularly handsome, he exuded a sense of familiarity that made it difficult for others to harbor ill will toward him.
“Pfft.”
Shi Ningn suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, saying to Lin Feng, “What are you afraid of? I’m not going to eat you.”
Hearing this, Lin Feng was taken aback once again.
Her laughter and demeanor were so enticing! If it weren’t for his strong self-control, he might have had some improper thoughts!
After repeatedly telling himself “form is emptiness, emptiness is form” in his mind, Lin Feng composed himself and said, “Tower Master, my name is Lin Feng, formerly a disciple of Jiuyan Sect. As the Great Elder said, Jiuyan Sect has indeed fallen and become a Demonic Sect!”
After finishing his statement, he recounted the recent events at Jiuyan Sect and the situation of the sect war in detail.
“The Old Ancestor of Jiuyan has turned into a demon? My sister has gone mad too?!” Shi Ningn exclaimed, standing up in shock after hearing this.
“Tower Master.”
Great Elder Yu Shi continued, “there is no doubt about this matter! There have been rumors for some time now that many in Jiuyan Sect have gone mad! And the great battle between Jiuyan Sect and Buddha Temple was witnessed by countless cultivators!”
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