After Spirit Pearl finished explaining the rankings and rewards, he no longer paid attention to the lively scene below and vanished in a flash.
His disappearance also signaled the official end of the Pill Convention! But everyone knew that the influence brought by the Pill Convention was just beginning to ferment!
On the high building, the group from the Little Pill Tower gathered together, looking at Old Huang, waiting for his decision.
Old Huang shook his head slightly:
"There's no rush. Handling the aftermath of the Pill Convention comes first."
The Pill Convention was the face of the Pill Tower; everything revolved around it. As for the Soul Hall, it wasn't going anywhere.
...
Time flowed by. More than half a month had passed since the end of the Pill Convention, but even so, stories of the Pill Convention were still circulating within the City, and the name Yao Chen was frequently mentioned.
Furthermore, after survivors from the Pill Realm spoke of how Yao Chen organized everyone to fight against Hun Fenghao and took out Medicinal Ingredients so everyone could gather the required task items, the name Yao Chen, while envied, also garnered some respect.
In addition, as the Pill Convention concluded, the Alchemists who had rushed from various places gradually dispersed, taking the name Yao Chen out of Holy Pill City and spreading it across the continent!
Zhao Li walked through the City, constantly hearing people discussing the story of Yao Chen turning the tide, which drew onlookers.
Of course, from time to time, someone would refute the stories, stating various details they knew as if they had been the ones who experienced it firsthand.
Zhao Li couldn't help but smile. Indeed, no matter what world it is, when the same event is spread widely, it will always evolve into various strange versions.
After walking just a few hundred meters, Zhao Li had already heard three different versions of the story.
"Fortunately, through a stroke of luck, I entered the Little Pill Tower early, and even had a Senior like Old Huang teaching me. Otherwise, my name might be the one being spread now. At that time..."
Zhao Li couldn't help but imagine himself participating in the Pill Convention, with the Soul Hall's Dou Venerates and Dou Shengs secretly watching him, and he shivered.
"This is good. Lying low and developing is the real key. Let those young people experience being pushed to the forefront."
Zhao Li thought about Yao Chen dealing with various visitors every day and was quite satisfied with his current life.
"If you ask me, the Pill Tower isn't that great either. They didn't even know their enemy had infiltrated their own base. If they hadn't been lucky, maybe the Champion would have been taken by the Soul Hall."
As Zhao Li walked along, amidst the sounds of praise for Yao Chen, a dissenting voice emerged. Something seemed to flash in Zhao Li's mind, and he instantly looked over, questioning:
"What did you just say?"
That person seemed startled by Zhao Li, trembling and not uttering a word!
Seeing Zhao Li's appearance, the bystanders didn't dare to stay long and quickly got up to leave, completely ignoring their companion.
Zhao Li came to his senses, calmed him down, and secretly guided him with his Soul Power before he spoke again:
"That's just how it is. If the Pill Tower hadn't discovered that madman's identity, my young lady wouldn't have suffered that calamity."
He was an old servant of the Dan Clan. Dan Xiaoxiao had fallen just as she was reaching her peak, and he harbored a lot of resentment.
Zhao Li was silent, but at this moment, he couldn't care about his resentment. His mind was filled with the words "Soul Hall infiltrated the Pill Tower, and nobody noticed." After a long time, a few words appeared in his mind—Little Pill Tower Incident!
A few brief words in the book, but something that had truly happened.
After thinking of this matter, Zhao Li didn't linger. His figure flickered, and he vanished, leaving the old servant of the Dan Clan bewildered and shocked. But soon, the anger of being abandoned by his friends surged up, dispelling the shock, and he chased in the direction his old companions had left...
Zhao Li reappeared at the top of the Pill Tower.
He had long since obtained the qualification to enter and exit here freely.
The one stationed here was no longer the perennial worker Spirit Pearl, but an old man with graying hair and a dispirited Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
He was one of the Three Giants of the Pill Tower, Xiao Jinghou.
These past years, he had been out searching for disciples and had forgotten the time. He accidentally received news of the Pill Convention, and a glimmer of hope arose in his heart, so he rushed back. He hoped his disciple had received the news and had already returned to the Pill Tower.
But despite his haste, he still arrived two days after the Pill Convention ended, fashionably late.
Unfortunately, he still didn't see his beloved disciple. However, the Little Guy who had captured his precious disciple's heart won the championship, making him miss his disciple even more.
Before, Han Shanshan would often ask him strange questions, and he thought his disciple had changed and become studious. Over time, he realized those questions were being asked on behalf of someone else, which made him furious.
Now, that Little Guy had also grown up, but alas...
After returning, he met with Yao Chen privately. The next day, Yao Chen left the Pill Tower, and no one knew what they had discussed.
At this moment, the old man's eyes were vacant, staring blankly at the sky outside the window.
Zhao Li lightly coughed, bringing the old man's thoughts back:
"Old Xiao!"
Xiao Jinghou was a bit surprised to see Zhao Li:
"Is that Little Zhao? Why are you here?"
Although he had only returned recently, he knew Zhao Li was usually very busy!
For the past six months, Zhao Li had always found many things to do, such as cultivating Medicinal Ingredients, collecting Cultivation Techniques that were useless to him, teaching at the Academy, and so on. Although they didn't quite understand why Zhao Li did these seemingly pointless things, since Zhao Li was willing, they didn't say much.
Zhao Li pondered slightly in his heart, still feeling that he should first ask about the Little Pill Tower Incident. If it had already happened, then he wouldn't bother. If it hadn't, then perhaps he could still make some changes:
"Old Xiao, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know Hun Xuzi?"
If the Little Pill Tower Incident was a past event, then Hun Xuzi's identity would definitely have been revealed, and Xiao Jinghou would surely know this name.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinghou pondered for a long time, confirming that he didn't recognize the name. He shook his head and asked:
"Never heard of him. What about him? Do you have some grudge against him?"
He looked concerned, afraid that Zhao Li might have inadvertently provoked some powerful being.
He was over four hundred years old and had been injured by a Dou Sheng. Although he survived, there was no hope of reaching the Saint realm in this life, and his lifespan was nearing its end. But over countless years, he had learned many secrets. The surname Hun was almost unique on the continent.
Hearing this, Zhao Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he hadn't heard of him; it meant there was still time.
Seeing Xiao Jinghou's concerned look, Zhao Li shook his head and said,
"No grudge. I just heard about him on the way and thought he might be someone from the Soul Hall. We're about to launch the 'Soul Sweep' operation, and to prevent any accidents, I specifically came to ask you about him, especially since this timing is a bit sensitive."
Xiao Jinghou pressed on:
"Hmm? Where did you hear that? Do you know who said it?"
If he was really from that family, it was likely something big was about to happen.
Zhao Li shook his head. He couldn't possibly tell him that someone named Potato had told him.
He casually made up a plausible source to satisfy Old Xiao and quickly slipped away.
Deceiving an old man who genuinely cared about him made Zhao Li feel a bit guilty.
On the way, Zhao Li pondered how to tell Old Huang about Hun Xuzi in a way that would make him believe it:
"No one would believe it if someone suddenly told them that a disciple they had known for who knows how many years was an enemy spy. This is tricky!"
After a long while, Zhao Li's eyes lit up as he thought of a solution:
"Why do I have to tell them directly? I know that Hun Xuzi doesn't know that someone knows he's been exposed. As long as I do this and this, and that and that..."
Zhao Li figured out the key to the situation and felt much better:
"With the information asymmetry, it's practically a dimensionality reduction attack! But I still need to prevent him from getting desperate and doing something reckless."
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