As soon as Xu Yang returned to the Tianlan Sect, he killed the demon beast he had obtained and then entered seclusion to begin refining pills.
The Foundation Establishment Pill was the one he was refining this time.
Refining Foundation Establishment Pills was the most frequent task Xu Yang had done over the past 100,000 years.
He had refined enough Foundation Establishment Pills to pile into a mountain.
Thus, Xu Yang could refine these pills even with his toes.
Although he had consumed countless Foundation Establishment Pills over the past 100,000 years, none of them had any effect.
Now, when refining Foundation Establishment Pills, much of it was driven by his obsession.
He wanted to establish his foundation! He had been stuck in the Qi Refining stage for 100,000 years—what a joke.
Soon, a furnace of Foundation Establishment Pills was successfully refined.
Xu Yang swallowed them as if they were candy.
If it were an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator, consuming so many Foundation Establishment Pills would immediately allow them to break through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, for Xu Yang, swallowing these Foundation Establishment Pills felt no different from eating candy, and there was no response at all.
He had grown accustomed to this, sighed faintly, and began refining other pills.
This time, the pills he was refining were meant to enhance the cultivation of Golden Core cultivators.
These pills were primarily for Fang Yan and Ling Qingshu to consume.
Looking at the mountain of spirit herbs, Xu Yang frowned.
To carry an entire sect on his back was truly exhausting.
Xu Yang couldn't help but start considering whether he should hire a few alchemists to help share the burden.
He started the furnace and began the refining process. Without the dramatic tension of having other alchemists present, the entire process went smoothly, and within no time, a batch of pills was ready.
Just then, a loud commotion from outside reached his ears.
"Xu Yang, there are Nascent Soul cultivators outside! They said they want to massacre our Tianlan Sect, and that we are a demonic sect!"
At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Fang Yan rushed in, looking anxious.
Xu Yang quickly put away the pills he had just refined and said, "What's going on? Calm down."
Gasping for breath, Fang Yan said, "There are eight Nascent Soul cultivators outside! They say they want to slaughter the entire Tianlan Sect. Now, the whole sect is in chaos!"
Xu Yang furrowed his brow. Eight Nascent Soul cultivators? That's quite a significant force.
He then sneered coldly and said, "Alright, I understand. I'll go have a look."
With that, Xu Yang's figure flickered and disappeared.
Fang Yan stood stunned for a moment, then quickly regained his senses and hurriedly followed Xu Yang out.
...
When Xu Yang arrived at the Tianlan Sect's mountain gate, he saw, indeed, a group of more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators shouting and cursing at the foot of the mountain.
Xu Yang descended the mountain and stood in front of the group of Nascent Soul cultivators, casually saying, "What are you all shouting about?"
Zhao Tianyu, seeing that Xu Yang was only a Qi Refining cultivator, immediately looked at him with disdain.
"Who are you, the doorman? Hurry up and get the Sect Leader to crawl out here. I'm going to kill him!"
Xu Yang looked at the arrogant man in front of him and said indifferently, "I am Xu Yang. Although I am not the Sect Leader of Tianlan Sect, I think we can have a conversation."
Zhao Tianyu was about to mock Xu Yang, not knowing who he was, but suddenly, he recalled Xu Yang's infamous name.
His expression immediately became serious.
After all, Xu Yang's reputation for cruelty had spread far and wide. Xu Yang was known for being able to defeat anyone, no matter the opponent.
Up until now, no one had ever been able to withstand even two moves from Xu Yang.
Zhao Tianyu took a few steps back and then said respectfully, "Senior, we come with no other purpose. We just want you to hand over Bai Ningmei to us. There is no ill intent behind this."
Xu Yang gave him a look and replied, "Bai Ningmei is not here with me. You can try looking elsewhere. You might find her."
Zhao Tianyu awkwardly said, "Uh, Senior, this matter is of great importance. If you don't hand over Bai Ningmei, the entire Tianwu Prefecture might face a catastrophe."
Xu Yang nodded, saying, "I know about the situation in Tianwu Prefecture. It's just a demon beast that is about to break free from its seal, right? That's simple."
Zhao Tianyu nodded, looking delighted. He was afraid Xu Yang wouldn't believe him, but since Xu Yang already knew, the situation would be easier to handle.
"My lord, since you already know, please hand over Bai Ningmei to us."
"Anyone else can be left out, but Bai Ningmei is a vital part of the Zhi Yang Tian Bloodline. We can't do without her."
Xu Yang listened quietly to Zhao Tianyu's lengthy speech, his gaze remained calm and unchanged.
After a while, Xu Yang finally asked, "Are you done talking?"
Zhao Tianyu paused, "Yes, I'm done. You heard everything I said."
"I already told you, she's not here. You can go look elsewhere. Why are you still talking to me about it?"
Zhao Tianyu stood dumbfounded, unsure of what to do.
At this moment, a burly man in the back sneered and said, "I say, can you stop treating us like monkeys and messing with us?"
"Our scouts have been watching you and that woman enter Qi State. Are you going to deny it?"
The man spoke loudly, his finger pointing directly at Xu Yang's nose.
Xu Yang hated it when others pointed their fingers at his nose.
So...
Crack!
Xu Yang's hand shot out, grabbing the burly man's finger and twisting it sharply.
There was a crisp sound of bone breaking, followed by the shrill cry of the man.
"I suggest you speak properly from now on and stop pointing fingers," Xu Yang said, releasing the man's finger.
The Nascent Soul cultivator clutched his broken hand, hopping around in pain.
"You bastard! Do you want to die?" The Nascent Soul cultivator cursed angrily.
Suddenly, Zhao Tianyu slapped the man across the face, and a loud slap echoed. A red handprint appeared on the Nascent Soul cultivator's face.
"Why did you hit me?" the Nascent Soul cultivator asked in confusion.
Zhao Tianyu glared at him and said, "Show some respect for the senior, do you want to die?"
After Zhao Tianyu's reminder, the man immediately realized. Xu Yang was a killing god, someone they couldn't afford to offend.
"Xu Senior, I... just now..." the man began, but Xu Yang raised a hand, signaling him to stop talking.