Supernatural Insight Eyes

The jack-of-all-trades took the money, said a bunch of things about the recent activities of the major sects, and quickly left, afraid of getting into trouble.

Ye Qiu and his teacher, Miao Shan, left the tavern and quickly disappeared into the streets.

When they reached a deserted area, Miao Shan asked Ye Qiu what had happened, judging from Ye Qiu’s expression, it certainly wasn’t good news.

Ye Qiu then recounted the incident that had enraged him.

It turned out that the major sects, in order to deal with Ye Qiu, had joined forces to target the Pill Tower.

Pill Tower, Ye Qiu was all too familiar with it, as he had another identity, being the sixth elder of the Pill Tower.

The major sects united against the Pill Tower for no other reason than wanting one person.

Jin Zhimo!

This was the root of Ye Qiu’s fury. He had made plans and contingencies for all those close to him, just in case one day they were targeted by the major sects.

However, regarding Jin Zhimo who was at the Pill Tower, Ye Qiu felt it was unnecessary, considering the Pill Tower’s transcendent status in the ancestral land and its wide network, the major sects shouldn’t lay hands on it.

But he clearly underestimated his importance in the eyes of the major sects. To deal with him, they were willing to offend the Pill Masters, just to force the Pill Tower to hand over Jin Zhimo.

The relationship between Jin Zhimo and himself became exposed not long after Ye Qiu demonstrated his formidable alchemy at the Pill Tower. Ye Qiu had not prepared to hide it; after all, his identity was Ye Fentian, and Jin Zhimo could also be taken care of by the Pill Tower because of him.

Yet now, it ultimately harmed her.

Someone had spread the news of his relationship with Jin Zhimo, which reached the ears of the major sects. Naturally, their first thought was to use Jin Zhimo against Ye Qiu, forcing him to show himself.

If anything were to happen to Jin Zhimo, how could he explain it to Jin Shanshun?

Since the siblings parted, they hadn’t seen each other for a long time. At this moment, Jin Shanshun was still on the Milky Way path. If he came to the ancestral land and heard that his sister Jin Zhimo had fallen into the hands of the major sects, he would definitely go mad.

"Do you really think I’m a pushover?" Ye Qiu’s eyes were dark. He abhorred threats, especially when they involved those close to him.

That was his reverse scale; whoever touched it, would die.

Immediately, the teacher and disciple hurried to the Pill Tower, as he had to take Jin Zhimo away before she was handed over. He couldn’t fully trust the Pill Tower now.

He could only pray that the Pill Tower hadn’t handed over Jin Zhimo yet.

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Sects such as the Taiyi Divine Sect, Donghua Sect, and Hunyuan Sect had all sent people, gathering in the main hall of the Pill Tower, jointly received by two elders.

This situation had never occurred before; the people visiting this time were extraordinary, even the supreme figures had been alarmed. Aside from the elders, no one else was qualified to host them.

"How have you elders considered the matter? We only want a junior, the Pill Tower shouldn’t be too difficult with us, right?" The supreme figure from the Taiyi Divine Sect said.

"Please give us some time. The person you want is no ordinary person. To hand her over, we will need the consent of Master Yan Dan." Master Yuan Dan said.

This Master Yuan Dan was none other than the person Miao Shan had brought Ye Qiu to seek pills from, but due to the Supreme Saint’s involvement, Yuan Dan did not refine pills for Miao Shan and pushed him to others. Then Ye Qiu exposed his alchemy skills, shocking the entire Pill Tower and becoming its sixth elder overnight.

Even though Yuan Dan and Ye Qiu weren’t considered adversaries, Ye Qiu had clearly come to him for alchemy despite being skilled, leading Yuan Dan to believe it was intentional, planting a seed of animosity in his heart.

So when the major sects wanted the Pill Tower to hand over Ye Qiu’s sister Jin Zhimo, Yuan Dan not only did not oppose but inwardly supported it.

"Rest assured, I will definitely hand this person over to you. Even if Master Yan Dan disagrees, it is useless. The four of us elders are in agreement, and he must comply." Another elder spoke, the Pill Master Meng, who had lost to Ye Qiu in an alchemy competition.

At this moment, Meng naturally wouldn’t miss the chance to deal with Ye Qiu. He had long harbored discontent against him. Losing to Ye Qiu in the alchemy competition left him humiliated, and since then he had been pondering revenge. Now was a golden opportunity.

While Jin Zhimo was the apprentice of Master Yan Dan, Meng had long reached a consensus with Yuan Dan. The other two elders were also about to be swayed by them. When the time came, the four elders’ opinions could easily override Master Yan Dan’s. Even if Master Yan Dan was unwilling to hand her over, it would be futile.

"Good, since the two Masters have spoken so, I’ll give you one more day. Frankly, we don’t want to do this either. This Pill Master Jin Zhimo is of great use to us." The supreme figure of the Taiyi Divine Sect stood up.

They understood that Jin Zhimo was to be used against Ye Qiu, but due to Ye Qiu’s identity, they couldn’t openly admit it at the Pill Tower, as it would be an insult to say they aimed to kill their elder.

After sending off the sect members, the two went to find the other two elders, who after some persuasion, went along to speak to Master Yan Dan.

"Old Yan, why are you so stubborn? It’s just a student. If you agree, we’ll reserve this year’s new recruits for you to choose from as you wish. How about it?" Meng Dan suggested.

"Exactly, Old Yan, you must think of our Pill Tower and consider the bigger picture. If we clash with the major sects, it will be hard to clean up the mess." Yuan Dan added.

The other two elders also joined in persuading Master Yan Dan, hoping he would agree to hand over Jin Zhimo.

After the four elders took turns speaking, they awaited Master Yan Dan’s response, hoping he would heed their words.

"Are you all done?" Master Yan Dan glanced at the four.

"Old Yan, what do you mean, have you agreed?" Meng Dan asked.

Swish.

Master Yan Dan suddenly stood up, staring at Meng Dan, "If I asked you to hand over the student you painstakingly trained to their death, would you do it?"

"You..." Meng Dan was at a loss for words.

Then, Master Yan Dan looked around at the four elders, proclaiming, "I am determined to protect Jin Zhimo. She is my student, and I am her master. I will not send her to her death for any reason."

"You may fear the major sects, but I do not. Why should we give them whatever they want from us? This is the Pill Tower, our domain. Will you really stand by and let others bully us right to our doorsteps?"

"If only the Tower Master weren’t in seclusion, I would definitely report you. If you wish to disgrace yourselves, do so alone, and don’t drag me into it."

Master Yan Dan’s words left Meng Dan, Yuan Dan, and the other two elders speechless on the spot.