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Outside the stone tower, an endless stream of alchemists kept coming and going.
The noisy voices blended into waves of sound, slowly spreading outward.
"Here is a branch tower established by the Pill Tower, similar to the branch halls of the Alchemist Associations in other regions."
As they walked into the tower with the flow of people, Ye Zhong spoke quietly to Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian.
Entering the stone tower, Lin Feng let his gaze sweep around. The inside was quite spacious. At this moment, within the tower, many alchemists in robes of varying grades were moving back and forth.
"To the north inside the tower is the trading area. Many alchemists go there to exchange the medicinal ingredients or pills they need."
As they walked, Ye Zhong kept explaining things here to Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian, who were new arrivals.
"Of course, the things here probably won't catch the eye of a peak seventh-tier alchemist like you. After the Five Great Clans assessment, you can visit the trading market near the center of Holy Pill City. The quality of goods there is top-notch. Even many Dou Zun experts who live in Holy Pill City often go there to buy and sell."
Hearing Ye Zhong's words, Lin Feng's eyes lit up slightly.
That trading market did interest him.
Seeing this, Ye Zhong changed his tone and reminded him: "But those who buy and sell there are either high-tier alchemists or very strong experts. If you want to buy things at a low price, that's basically impossible. Better be prepared for that."
"Don't worry, I'm aware of that."
Lin Feng smiled and nodded.
"Hehe, that's good. This is the place for alchemist rank certification."
Coming beside a long line, Ye Zhong pointed to the front of the queue. But when he saw how long the line was, his brows couldn't help but furrow.
After a moment of thought, he quickly said to Lin Feng: "You two wait here for a bit, I'll go make some connections. Otherwise, with a line this long, we probably won't finish the assessment today."
"No problem."
Hearing they could take a shortcut, Lin Feng immediately nodded.
With such a long queue, who knew how long they'd have to wait if they stood honestly in line. If there was another way, he'd of course take it.
Seeing this, Ye Zhong instructed Ye Xin Lan to take Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian to the resting area for a while. As for him, he walked toward the front of the line.
"Brother Lin Feng, let's go rest over there first."
Watching Ye Zhong's departing back, Ye Xin Lan looked at Lin Feng and said softly.
"Sure."
Lin Feng nodded at the suggestion.
But just as they were about to head to the side, a few people blocked their path.
"Hehe, isn't this Miss Xin Lan? Ignoring my Cao Clan's marriage proposal before was one thing, but now you've gone and hooked up with some pretty boy from who-knows-where?"
A faint male voice entered their ears after blocking their way. Anyone could hear the thread of interrogation in his tone.
Seeing the path blocked, Lin Feng lifted his head and looked over. Standing in their way was a young man in a purple alchemist robe, with rather handsome features.
Yet beneath that handsome appearance, there was no hiding the arrogance in his eyes. But when the surrounding crowd caught sight of the clan crest on his chest, they all chose silence. After all, everyone here knew very well what that clan represented.
Behind the young man stood two old men in red robes. Their faces were indifferent, bodies radiating vast pressure, hands tucked into their sleeves. Judging from their bearing, they were clearly not ordinary figures.
However, what drew Lin Feng's attention wasn't the two of them, but the gray-robed elder standing beside the young man, in front of those red-robed old men.
The gray-robed elder looked very old, his face covered in deep, heavy wrinkles, as if he were at the end of his years.
But anyone with strength could sense that although his aura wasn't as vast as the two red-robed men behind him, the faintly emanating sense of danger from him was far greater than either of them.
"Cao Dan, who I want to be with is none of your Cao Clan's business. And you'd better watch your mouth."
Upon seeing the young man, Ye Xin Lan's delicate face darkened and she snapped coldly.
Then, leaning closer to Lin Feng, she whispered a reminder: "That guy is from the Cao Clan. Their power rivals Flower Sect and Profound Sky Sect, far beyond my Ye Clan. Brother Lin Feng, be careful."
"Mm."
Lin Feng nodded, showing he understood.
But as for this Cao Clan, Lin Feng wasn't the least bit afraid. After all, behind him stood a force that even the Pill Tower did not dare underestimate. As for one of the Five Great Clans merely attached to the Pill Tower, there was even less reason to fear.
Turning his gaze to Cao Dan, he said, "To show up and act so rude right away, what's the matter? Did your brain not finish developing in your mother's womb before you rushed out to make a fool of yourself?"
"Bastard! You dare provoke my Cao Clan in public like this, do you really think we're made of clay?"
No sooner had he spoken than Lin Feng and Ye Xin Lan shot back, and rage instantly surged in Cao Dan's chest.
Ever since the decline of the Bai, Qiu, and Ye Clans, the Cao Clan's position had steadily risen. Even the three great valleys had now been overshadowed by them. All his life, there were very few outsiders who dared talk to him like this.
And today, to suddenly be humiliated by some nameless brat—if he didn't get back at him, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight! In his eyes, the Ye Clan didn't even have an eighth-tier alchemist anymore.
Apart from clinging to the Cao Clan, they had no second option. So when the clan suggested Ye Xin Lan marry him, he had already considered her his fiancée. Now, seeing her clinging to another man, his mood was naturally foul. That was why he came storming up to confront her.
But not only had his questioning failed, he'd just been scolded by both of them. His mood couldn't possibly be worse.
"Heh, I don't know whether your Cao Clan is made of clay or not. But I do know that I'm not made of clay, so don't you dare come looking for trouble with me!"
As his words fell, the aura of a half-step Dou Zun suddenly burst from his body, pressing fiercely toward Cao Dan. After all, these past six months had not been wasted.
With the unique advantage of the Ye Clan's underground channel, in just half a year he had already set one foot into the Dou Zun realm.
If not for his Ghostly Poison Flame being ranked a little too low, giving him less than absolute confidence to rely on it to break through the Dou Zun…he would have long ago devoured another Heavenly Flame and attempted to step into the Dou Zun realm.
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