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The Pill Alliance, as a colossal force in the world of Alchemy Tao, dominates the land of the Nine Countries, and even within the Seven Seas, it wields considerable power.
Such a massive force naturally possesses considerable martial strength; aside from the Hall Masters of the thirty-two halls, even more famous are the Pill Alliance's Nine Guards.
The so-called Nine Guards of the Pill Alliance are nine formidable protectors appointed personally by the Heaven King of the East Pole, each commanding tremendous strength.
The Nine Guards of the Pill Alliance do not appear casually; only when the Pill Alliance faces a crisis of a certain magnitude do the Nine Guards take action.
Once, when an egregious incident involving an attack on many Pill Refiners by the Hidden Kill Hall took place, the Nine Guards intervened just as the situation worsened, promptly eliminating the assailants sent by the Hidden Kill Hall, thus resolving the crisis.
