Chapter 240: The Malice of the Soul Hall
The red-robed elder slightly frowned and said worriedly, "Can we really trust that guy?"
"With the souls of those Pill Tower disciples in our hands, Song Qing won't be able to do anything."
"If he dares to play games with the Soul Hall, we'll return those souls to the Pill Tower. I'd like to see how he'll survive in the Central Continent, facing both the Soul Hall and the Pill Tower."
The purple-robed elder looked in the direction where Song Qing disappeared and smiled.
"If this piece is well-hidden, we might get more than just Xiao Ze."
Hearing this, the red-robed elder showed a hint of surprise. "Are you referring to his master, the Great Elder of the Pill Tower?"
"That's right. These alchemists are good at their craft but not so good at choosing disciples."
"The last high-ranking alchemist betrayed by his close disciple was Yao Chen, wasn't he?"
The purple-robed elder's eyes gleamed with greed. "I thought getting the soul power of a newly promoted alchemist master was already a great reward. I didn't expect this operation could catch an even bigger fish."
"But the strength of the Great Elder of the Pill Tower is unfathomable. With the power of us two, I'm afraid it will be difficult to subdue him."
The red-robed elder expressed his concern, but the purple-robed elder just laughed.
"Did you forget how Yao Chen died? We can ask for the help of a Heavenly Lord. I wouldn't mind sharing some of the credit."
"Then you and I could significantly increase our power and maybe even become masters of the Earth Hall."
Hearing this, even the cautious red-robed elder showed a spark of ambition in his eyes.
"By the way, I heard Yao Chen's disciple died?"
"Yes, his name was Han Feng. He provoked the Jia Nan Academy in the northwest of the continent and was eliminated by them."
The red-robed elder shook his head. "But his soul was captured by the protectors of the Soul Hall. The local hall master seems to hold him in high regard and appointed him as a protector."
"Right now, he's openly and secretly opposing the Jia Nan Academy."
"Hehe, Han Feng has an interesting story. Using the Soul Hall, he killed his master with his own hands. But in the end, he joined us."
The purple-robed elder pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered. "It seems Han Feng had a special flame..."
The red-robed elder rolled his eyes. "Forget about that flame. The hall master will assign it to an alchemist first."
"What a pity. If I could get that flame, my power would increase even more."
The voices of the two elders faded. The low-level magical beasts in the mountains, which had been hiding from the two terrifying auras, began to timidly emerge, greedily eyeing the blood-soaked field beneath their feet.
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The Pill Tower stood in the center of a vast region known as the Pill Domain in the Central Continent.
Although the Pill Domain covered an enormous area, Xiao Ze and the Great Elder moved with exceptional speed.
Xiao Ze held Qing Lin in his arms, flying over the void. Through the flashes of lightning, he saw the mountains stretching in the distance, forming a vast mountain range.
Beyond, the mountains connected in a vast expanse.
Upon arrival, the Great Elder said nothing and unleashed his spiritual power. The young woman beside him trembled with fear.
Faced with this terrifying spiritual force, she felt like a small cat before a giant beast.
Although the beast didn't show open hostility, its mere presence induced a sense of facing death.
Xiao Ze approached the young woman and placed a hand on her shoulder, shielding her from the overwhelming energy of the Great Elder.
Feeling the warmth on her shoulder, the young woman smiled gratefully at Xiao Ze.
"I'm sorry," the Great Elder said softly, then nodded to Xiao Ze. "I'm going to search further in."
Before Xiao Ze could respond, the Great Elder headed deeper into the mountains.
Under the oppressive spiritual force, the mountains, which had resonated with the roars of beasts, fell silent.
"It seems that Song Qing's disappearance has deeply affected the Great Elder."
Xiao Ze shook his head and, accompanied by the two women, headed in another direction to search.
His spiritual power was not as aggressive as the Great Elder's, but softer and more subtle.
Soon, Xiao Ze frowned as he sensed something through his spiritual sense.
With a flash of lightning, he quickly headed towards a valley.
Some low-level beasts were devouring the disciples of the Pill Tower, with little intelligence.
The high-level beasts, knowing what the two auras of the Soul Hall meant, didn't even dare to approach.
Xiao Ze appeared in the valley, and in an instant, a pale blue energy covered the area.
The beasts were violently thrown away from the bodies of the Pill Tower disciples.
Then, the energy condensed, and a terrifying pressure made them explode into a mist of blood.
When the young woman realized what had happened, she could only admire Xiao Ze's skill for a moment before running to the valley, her face full of sadness.
"They're all dead. Who could have done this?"
Xiao Ze, however, detected the lingering presence of a dark energy and a weak spiritual power.
Looking at the wounds on the bodies, he recognized the marks of the Soul Hall's chains.
"If it was the Soul Hall, then Song Qing must also be in grave danger, if not dead already."
Other powers might fear Song Qing's identity as the Great Elder's disciple, but the Soul Hall wouldn't care.
In the original story, Elder Mu Gu even killed Cao Ying, the disciple of the Pill Tower leader, without hesitation.
Moreover, the Soul Hall had done worse, such as secretly murdering the master of the Little Pill Tower, causing constant conflicts between the Pill Tower and the Soul Hall in recent years.
If they had the chance to eliminate a Pill Tower alchemist and capture his soul, they wouldn't hesitate to act.
"But Song Qing is a seventh-level alchemist, with decent strength. Ordinary protectors shouldn't be able to defeat him..."
Xiao Ze murmured to himself, sensing the residual energy. When he detected two specific auras, he frowned. "I didn't expect the Hall of Souls to send an elder. This could be dangerous..."
Xiao Ze wasn't sure about the level of the elders sent. If they were common elders, he could handle them. But if it was a Heavenly Lord of the Hall of Souls, the situation would be much more serious.
Just then, Xiao Ze's elder medallion began to vibrate. The Great Elder was trying to contact him
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