Chapter 75: Great Demon Ancient Tomb

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Great Demon Ancient Tomb

The newcomer was none other than Cultivator Duan.

This did not surprise Yi Xiaoyao or Lin Jie in the slightest. After all, Yi Xiaoyao didn’t know the Yang Brothers, yet they had tried to shoot and kill him. Someone must have been pulling the strings.

In the Seven Kills Star Hall, only Cultivator Duan wanted Yi Xiaoyao dead at every turn.

After steadying the Yang Brothers, Cultivator Duan walked over to Lin Jie.

"Lin Jie, they’re right. No hall rule states that an elder’s mount is also under the protection of the Seven Kills Star Hall. Furthermore, no one was killed or injured. The Law Enforcement Hall has no basis to punish them."

After speaking, Cultivator Duan shot a cold glance at Yi Xiaoyao.

The Law Enforcement Elder and Lin Jie spoke at the same time. "Cultivator Duan, what does this have to do with you?"

"My family and the father of these three brothers have been friends for generations. When I heard they were taken away by the Law Enforcement Team, I naturally had to come and see what they’d done wrong."

Cultivator Duan then added, "They were in the wrong for unintentionally injuring your mount. But since you’ve already injured them, let’s call it even. I’ll be taking them with me now."

When Lin Jie saw Cultivator Duan about to lead the three away, he started to step forward and stop them but was held back by the Law Enforcement Elder.

"Let the matter drop," said the Law Enforcement Elder.

Lin Jie’s brow furrowed. He understood as well; he couldn’t really do much to them just because a mount was injured.

Thus, he could only let out a heavy snort and leave the Law Enforcement Hall with Yi Xiaoyao.

On the way, a gloomy Lin Jie said to Yi Xiaoyao, "Xiaoyao, this matter isn’t over."

"Senior, you mean Cultivator Duan will continue to order those three brothers to kill me?" Yi Xiaoyao’s brows knitted together.

Lin Jie nodded. "Correct. You must be extra careful from now on."

Yi Xiaoyao fell silent. Each of those three brothers was at the seventh realm of the Foundation Establishment Realm. A huge gap still existed between his current level and theirs.

Most importantly, their weapons were bows and arrows. The method of assassination by a hidden arrow from afar was far more dangerous than a typical enemy.

"By the way, Xiaoyao, you’re back now. You must have completed the Two-Star Task, right?"

Lin Jie, seeing that Yi Xiaoyao was a bit down, changed the subject.

"Yes, I’ve completed it successfully. Are there any follow-up tasks?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.

Lin Jie said, "Of course there are follow-up tasks, but your missions are all personally arranged by the Hall Master. I’ll give you an update after I report to him."

"Alright."

Yi Xiaoyao nodded quickly. He didn’t know why the Hall Master thought so highly of him, but it was all to his benefit.

After exchanging a few more words, Yi Xiaoyao and Lin Jie parted ways.

After returning to his residence, Yi Xiaoyao discovered that Jin Sanbao and Xuan Mo were not in the courtyard. He then remembered that today was the day new disciple trial missions were assigned. The two of them must have gone to carry out a mission.

With that, Yi Xiaoyao left his residence again and, after asking for directions, made his way to the Pill Hall.

The Pill Hall, as its name implied, was the place for Alchemy in the Seven Kills Star Hall.

Yi Xiaoyao had come here because he realized that breaking through to the third realm of Foundation Establishment would have a very low success rate without the aid of a Foundation Establishment Elixir.

Therefore, he planned to buy two Foundation Establishment Elixirs and break through to the third realm of Foundation Establishment in one go.

Breaking through from the First Realm of Foundation Establishment to the Second Realm required one Foundation Establishment Elixir. But breaking through from the Second Realm to the third required two. Following this logic, the higher the Realm, the more Foundation Establishment Elixirs were needed.

Thus, Yi Xiaoyao needed two Foundation Establishment Elixirs this time.

After making some inquiries at the Pill Hall, Yi Xiaoyao learned that two Foundation Establishment Elixirs actually cost two thousand Star Points.

But Yi Xiaoyao only had the one thousand Star Points he had just been rewarded for completing the Two-Star Task, which wasn’t nearly enough to trade for two Foundation Establishment Elixirs.

’Right! I can refine Elixirs myself.’

After a moment of frustration, Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes suddenly lit up as this idea struck him.

Previously, Flame Medicine Hidden had given Yi Xiaoyao a Seed of Heaven and Earth, saying it could allow him to become an Alchemist. Moreover, the alchemy effects of a Seed of Heaven and Earth were far superior to other Flames.

’If I learn Alchemy, I’ll never have to worry about not having Elixirs again.’

With this in mind, Yi Xiaoyao returned to the Pill Hall.

"Brat, why are you back again?"

The elder who had just told Yi Xiaoyao the price of the Foundation Establishment Elixirs frowned.

"Senior, I’m not here to buy Elixirs this time. I want to learn the Alchemy Skill from you," Yi Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Learn the Alchemy Skill from me?"

The Pill Hall elder sneered twice, glanced at Yi Xiaoyao, and said, "I’ve seen plenty of people like you, who can’t afford Elixirs and think they can just refine their own. Not a single one of them ever succeeds."

Yi Xiaoyao said, unfazed, "I might not be the same as them."

"Hmph! That’s what they all say. I think you’re exactly like them." The Pill Hall elder asked with a cold look, "Is your Spiritual Power of the Fire Attribute?"

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head.

"Not a Fire Attribute, and you still want to be an Alchemist? Ignorant! Ridiculous!" The Pill Hall elder’s face darkened, and he shouted, "Get lost, get lost! I don’t have time to waste on you!"

Yi Xiaoyao knew that Alchemists needed to use Fire Attribute Spiritual Power to form a Pill Fire for Alchemy. Although he didn’t have Fire Attribute Spiritual Power, he did have the Seed of Heaven and Earth, which was even more powerful than a Pill Fire.

So, upon hearing the man’s dismissal, Yi Xiaoyao frowned and said, "Senior, are you so certain I can’t become an Alchemist?"

"I’m not certain, I’m positive! You will absolutely never become an Alchemist. If you can become an Alchemist, I’ll gouge out my own eyeballs and let you refine them!"

The Pill Hall elder rolled his eyes without holding back and then impatiently began shooing Yi Xiaoyao away.

Yi Xiaoyao gave the man one last cold look, sneered, and left.

Yi Xiaoyao would never take someone who judges a book by its cover like that as his master to learn the Alchemy Skill.

’Since that guy said he’d gouge out his eyeballs if I could become an Alchemist, then it looks like his dog eyes won’t be safe for long.’

After returning to his residence, Yi Xiaoyao sat alone at a table, drinking sullenly.

Everything had gone wrong today, leaving him extremely frustrated.

But just then, a very rare event occurred that dispelled all of Yi Xiaoyao’s bad mood.

The Hall Master had come to visit in person!

When he saw the cold, Black Robe Hall Master appear outside his door, Yi Xiaoyao was stunned.

"Hall Master? If you needed something, you could have just summoned me. There was no need for you to come here personally."

Overwhelmed by the honor, Yi Xiaoyao invited the Black Robe Hall Master into the house.

A faint smile appeared on the Black Robe Hall Master’s cold face. "I came here to tell you something."

"In three months, the Great Demon Ancient Tomb will open. I hope you will be able to enter it then."

After speaking, the Black Robe Hall Master looked at Yi Xiaoyao.

"The Great Demon Ancient Tomb?" Yi Xiaoyao was taken aback.

The Black Robe Hall Master knew Yi Xiaoyao was confused and began to explain patiently.

"The Great Demon Ancient Tomb, as the name suggests, is the tomb of a Great Demon."

"And a Great Demon is a Demon Beast that has taken human form. Any Demon Beast that can be called a Great Demon is something that even I would have no chance of escaping from."

"The Great Demon Ancient Tomb opening this time is ancient, so the space within is very unstable. If people with excessively high Cultivation enter to fight for resources, it will cause the space to collapse. Therefore, only those below the Golden Core Realm can enter without causing the tomb to fall apart."

’Just how terrifying must a Great Demon be, if even a powerful existence like the Hall Master couldn’t face one?’

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Yi Xiaoyao said, "Hall Master, you mean for me to enter the Great Demon Ancient Tomb and compete for resources with those at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

The Black Robe Hall Master smiled and said, "What? Are you scared? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even I am quite envious."

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