Chapter 1344

On the outskirts of Pill Valley was a tall mountain with a grand palace built on top of it . In front of this palace was a huge martial arena .

The martial arena shone with golden light . Each brick was refined with Scarlet Flame Gold, and they were protected by powerful runes . They could withstand terrifying heat .

There was also a powerful formation around the martial arena . Right now, countless Pill Valley disciples were gathering around the martial stage .

Because it was located on the outskirts of Pill Valley, all disciples could come watch . There was a veritable sea of people around it now .

“I heard that two disciples of the Divine Pill Hall are fighting a life and death match to resolve some enmity?” asked someone .

“Yes . One of them is a rank seven Celestial who entered the Divine Pill Hall two years ago, Luo Xiao . In the last year, his alchemy arts have stagnated and he’s close to was.h.i.+ng out . I heard that several months ago, he gave up on the Pill Dao and became a flame cultivator . His combat power is terrifying,” whispered an inner disciple who knew some more about the Divine Pill Hall .

The majority of the inner disciples were unable to go to the Divine Pill Hall, but they could hear a few rumors about the people in it .

Some people were just too bored and spent all day investigating the Divine Pill Hall . So for them to know a few things behind the scenes was normal .

“I heard Luo Xiao challenged a demon-cla.s.s genius, Long San . This fellow spent three years crossing the eastern sea and missed his golden cultivation time . But I heard his Spiritual Strength has gone through some mutation, turning him into a monster amongst alchemists . In his first try, he managed to pa.s.s the trial to get into the Divine Pill Hall, stunning everyone,” said someone emotionally .

Long San’s name had spread everywhere in Pill Valley in just over two months . Practically, everyone knew of him .

One reason was his terrifying alchemy talent, but this alone wasn’t enough to make everyone recognize him . The majority of people only knew of him due to his fighting skills .

From the first day he joined the Divine Pill Hall, he had already started fighting, practically never skipping a day without a brawl . Over half the Divine s.h.i.+eld Alliance’s people had been beaten by him .

At first, the Divine s.h.i.+eld Alliance’s people had been intentionally provoking him, but toward the end, Long San began to beat them up directly whenever he saw them, no matter if he was in a good mood or not . He was too lazy to even find an excuse to beat them .

Every few days, he would be sent to the delinquent prison, but then they heard that the atmosphere in the delinquent prison had become very good . Those disciples that were normally sent there had all corrected their behavior and were studying obediently . The full delinquent prison became empty .

Pill Valley had always had many disciples with violent tempers due to playing with fire . When they encountered bottlenecks, they would easily become angry and do things they normally wouldn’t do .

As a result, Pill Valley tossed them into the delinquent prison, so they could get it out of their system . Usually, once they finished fighting, they would be able to calm down and focus on alchemy .

Pill Valley had countless disciples, and the original delinquent prison had been expanded several times in the past . But this was the first time in history that it was completely empty .

Long San had been secretly called the master of delinquents . He had guided them all to the correct path, correcting their alchemy att.i.tude and allowing them to find their own cultivation goals .

Long San’s name was also something spread by those reformed delinquents .

“Luo Xiao has arrived!”

Suddenly, a sharp cry rang out, and a group of people walked over . They wore the robes of the Divine Pill Hall with a s.h.i.+eld embroidered on their collars . Their leader was a tall man . He was Luo Xiao .

Luo Xiao had over ten disciples following him . He walked in grandly, and the crowd immediately opened a path for him .

He walked to the entrance of the martial stage and flashed his badge at a stone pillar, which then emitted a ray of light that scanned his body . He vanished and reappeared on the martial stage .

This was a life and death stage, a place to resolve conflicts between disciples . If the enmity had reached this point, then there was no way to mediate things .

Every sect would have such a martial stage . Only through compet.i.tion could there be progress . But where there was compet.i.tion, there was also anger and hatred . When the seed of hatred was planted, it would rapidly grow to the point where one could not live with the other .

The weak were prey to the strong . Survival of the fittest . This was the foundation of every sect, and Pill Valley was no exception .

Pill Valley’s rules were even harsher than some sects . Once a disciple applied for a life and death match, if the higher-ups approved of it, then there was no stopping it . Once the two fighters entered the martial stage, there were no more rules . Only one would come out alive .

Unless an expert on the level of a Grand Elder intervened, no one could stop it . However, Grand Elders mostly didn’t bother with such minor things .

“Long San has also arrived! Heavens, what powerful killing intent!”

An uproar suddenly exploded as a person slowly walked over . Flame energy and killing intent surged out of him .

The instant Long Chen appeared, a terrifying heat ignited the air . The s.p.a.ce around him was constantly twisting, yet no one could sense any heat . All their hair stood on end . Long Chen’s gaze was ice cold . Those were not the eyes of a human . They were like the eyes of a bloodthirsty Magical Beast .

“Long San really has become bedeviled, and severely so . We’ll have to think of a way to make him reserve himself a bit, or it won’t be good for the plan . ”

Within a private room, Zhuo Tianxiang, Dan Yanxue, Kan Dongze, and Elder Zhu were watching a wall . They would see everything that was happening in the martial arena . It was Dan Yanxue speaking .

At this time, Long Chen’s eyes were scarlet . That was a clear sign of fire poison invading his body . If this continued, he would lose all reasoning and become a violent madman .

“Alliance master Yanxue, don’t worry . It’s simply because Long San’s power has increased too fast, resulting in the fire poison affecting his mind . He has absorbed a huge amount of Earth Flame essence, and that energy is enough to kill twenty rank seven Celestials . But because of his immense Spiritual Strength, he was able to absorb all of it . At the same time as his physical body absorbed it, his soul energy was exhausted, so a portion of it was absorbed by his soul . As long as Long San consumes a pill to dispel fire poison after the fight, with his powerful Spiritual Strength, the fire poison won’t have any effect on him . In truth, the thing I’m worried about the most is his heart-devil . His confidence has inflated to the point that he seems to think he’s unrivaled . He even dared to attack me . ” Elder Zhu shook his head .

He was too embarra.s.sed to say that Long Chen had punched him in the face . Thus, to preserve his dignity, he had to say that Long Chen had attacked him .

“Alright, then I’ll trouble Elder Zhu . Long Chen is an important chess piece, so you have to treat him well . Once this succeeds, there’s at least an eighty percent chance of you becoming the Eastern Xuan Region’s Tower Master,” said Zhuo Tianxiang .

“Many thanks, Protector Zhuo! Disciple will definitely do his best to make Long San into the most terrifying killing machine . ” Elder Zhu was delighted .

“Yes . First, let’s see the results of the past ten days . Hopefully, he won’t disappoint me . ” Zhuo Tianxiang nodded .

Long Chen came on his own, unlike Luo Xiang . This was something Kan Dongze had arranged on purpose . It was to let Long Chen know that he had no one to rely on and could only rely on himself . His only chance to live was to win .

Long Chen was also transported to the stage . He was staring at Luo Xiao icily, not knowing what he was feeling inside .

Originally, he had only come to Pill Valley for the second volume of the Nirvana Scripture . He hadn’t wanted to join any power or partic.i.p.ate in any compet.i.tion .

Unfortunately, plans changed quickly . He had thought that coming to Pill Valley and obtaining the Nirvana Scripture would be nothing more than a farce . Once he got it, he’d pat his b.u.t.t and leave .

Then Duan Tianqiao had died . That had surprisingly pained him . Although he wasn’t close to her, they were still acquaintances .

Her death had made him think of how Ye Zhiqiu had died in the Jiuli secret realm . It reminded him of the poignant beauty Ye Zhiqiu had possessed as she had died .

Duan Tianqiao’s suicide was just a way for her to escape from reality . She had lost to fate . Or perhaps she had felt that life was too tiresome, too bitter, and without anything to rely on, she was unable to see the sunlight . So she felt like she couldn’t endure any longer and wanted to rest .

In truth, Duan Tianqiao’s life was similar to the lives of many cultivators . The cultivation world was like a vat of dye that blocked everything, making it so no one could see the sunlight .

But Long Chen trusted that as long as he dared to struggle, no matter how terrible the situation was, there would be some hope . If you gave up, perhaps you would have tossed away that hope .

So ever since he stepped onto the cultivation path, Long Chen had never thought about giving up . He had no reason to give up .

Duan Tianqiao had given up . That made Long Chen feel regretful, as well as giving him a warning that he had to work hard at getting stronger . He had to be able to carry all the burdens, because he didn’t want his beauties to endure burdens they couldn’t carry . A man should work hard to give his beauties a sanctuary where they didn’t need to worry about anything .

“You dare to get distracted? Die!”

All of a sudden, Luo Xiao roared furiously, flame energy exploding out of him . The manifestation of a rank seven Celestial appeared, and a flame spear pierced toward Long Chen .

Luo Xiao had originally wanted to say something upon Long Chen’s arrival . But then he saw Long Chen just staring at the sky as if he was lost in thought, infuriating him .

The thirty-meter flame spear was like a shooting star . It twisted the s.p.a.ce wildly .

“If you can last three moves, I’ll spare your life . ” Long Chen snorted and jumped into the air . Blood-colored flames wrapped around his fist as he punched the spear .

BOOM!

The flame spear blew apart, filling the air with flames . For a moment, every disciple was silent, staring in shock .