Supernatural Insight Eyes

"Breaking news: The major sects joined forces to demand someone from the Pill Tower, and Ye Fentian intervened halfway, taking down six powerful experts of the Heaven Level!"

"Don’t be ridiculous. Do you think experts of the Heaven Level are just cabbages to be trampled on at will? Ye Fentian may be formidable and quite a genius, but he’s just a monstrous figure among the younger generation, not yet capable of challenging such powerful experts, right?" Someone sneered in disbelief.

"Hmph, that’s just your ignorance. The scene was witnessed by more than one person, and many can testify. Believe it or not."

"I heard it too. It seems to be true because a friend of mine was on the scene, and indeed, six Heaven Level experts died back then."

What!

This news spread like wildfire, shocking many people to their core.

However, before everyone could fully digest this information, another astounding piece of news emerged.

The Pill Tower has broken ties with Ye Qiu!

What happened again?

Is it possible that the Pill Tower fears that involvement with Ye Qiu could spell trouble for themselves? Are they eager to dissociate him?

But that shouldn’t be the case. If they wanted to do this, they should have cleared their connections long ago.

It wasn’t until someone revealed the news that both Meng Dan Master and Yuan Dan Master, elder-level pill masters, died at the hands of Ye Qiu that people suddenly realized.

They couldn’t help but draw in a cold breath.

Such techniques are truly frightening; even elders of the Pill Tower dare to be killed. No wonder the Pill Tower unveils such an attitude.

Someone sneered. Now Ye Qiu is utterly without foundation in the Ancestral Land. Earlier, he still bore the identity of the sixth elder of the Pill Tower, earning some respect, but now, not just the major sects, even the Pill Tower has turned into Ye Qiu’s mortal enemy.

This is nearly getting to the point where everyone wants to strike him down.

Various rumors about Ye Qiu were buzzing all over the Ancestral Land, and why not when he consecutively pulled off so many shocking feats.

Inside a room in an inn.

"Now the entire Ancestral Land is stirred up because of you!" Zhuang Miao Shan said.

Ye Qiu shrugged his shoulders: "This is unavoidable, let them talk."

"Actually, there was no need to go that far, the Tower Master didn’t blame you for it either," Zhuang Miao Shan said again.

Ye Qiu shook his head: "I must leave; this is best for both me and the Pill Tower. Even if the Tower Master doesn’t blame me, I can no longer stay in the Pill Tower. Since I killed Meng Dan Master, Yuan Dan Master, I have no connection with the Pill Tower."

"Sigh, you could have leveraged the strength of the Pill Tower, although it’s primarily focused on alchemy, nearly every notable loose cultivator in the Ancestral Land respects the Pill Tower, and no major sect could completely disregard the Pill Tower’s influence," Zhuang Miao Shan remarked.

"That would only harm the Pill Tower. My enemies are not just the major sects, but also the Celestial Palace. I do not wish to drag the Pill Tower into my troubles," Ye Qiu replied.

Zhuang Miao Shan understood in his heart and knew Ye Qiu’s true intent was not to implicate the Pill Tower.

If Ye Qiu stayed in the Pill Tower, how would the other disciples perceive it? No matter what, both Meng Dan Master and Yuan Dan Master were elders of the Pill Tower. In the end, Ye Qiu went too far, not leaving any leeway.

Yet Ye Qiu didn’t regret it. The people around him were his reverse scale; no one could touch them.

Otherwise, he would not hesitate to overturn the sky and stomp it hard.

Taking advantage of the deaths of Meng Dan Master and Yuan Dan Master, Ye Qiu severed ties with the Pill Tower. Other sects felt it was reasonable and wouldn’t overthink it. Otherwise, without any reason, cutting ties might damage the reputation. Saying nothing would make all major sects feel that the Pill Tower was siding with Ye Qiu. No matter what, it’s best to use this occasion to make a clean break, benefiting both sides.

"Teacher, I’ve caused you trouble," Jin Zhimo said with remorse. If not for her, Ye Qiu would not have killed Meng Dan Master and Yuan Dan Master and become estranged from the Pill Tower.

Ye Qiu smiled: "This matter has nothing to do with you, it’s me who has troubled you instead. Without my involvement, why would the major sects target you? It’s rather unfortunate you can’t continue your alchemy studies at the Pill Tower."

"I’ve learned nearly enough, and Master gave this to me before leaving," Jin Zhimo said, taking out a thick book bearing Elder Yan’s alchemy insights.

"Master Yan Dan has been thoughtful," Ye Qiu glanced at it knowingly, realizing it was left by Elder Yan. Elder Yan couldn’t stay, and with Jin Zhimo safe, Elder Yan was at ease. The Pill Tower now suddenly lost three elders. Besides the Tower Master, only three elders remained, so Elder Yan couldn’t leave.

The Pill Tower now needs to recover and rest, and as for the warrant for Ye Qiu, it’s just a gimmick to show an attitude.

The three stayed in the inn rather than hiding in deep mountains, suggesting a classic instance of hiding in plain sight. Others might not think them bold enough.

Next, Ye Qiu planned to first send Jin Zhimo to Hua Wuji, Jin Xiaoshun, Zhang Shanfeng’s place, where Guan Mingyue and Tang Surou were. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about Jin Zhimo’s safety.

Also, it had been some time since he last saw them, and he wondered how they were doing.

But no matter how well they were doing, surely it wasn’t as comfortable as when they were in the Dan Shen Sect in Qingfeng County, where they were free and not targeted by major sects or factions. Even the three strongest sects dared not mess with the Dan Shen Sect.

But after Ye Qiu’s identity was exposed, the peaceful days naturally shattered. Fortunately, Ye Qiu had set up a teleportation formation in advance to transport everyone to a safe place.

With this in mind, Ye Qiu, Zhuang Miao Shan, and Jin Zhimo slightly altered their appearances and set off.

To avoid exposure, they were cautious, bypassing the teleportation array and instead flying with a magical treasure.

Arriving at a peak in the Eastern Wilderness, Ye Qiu cast a formation seal, and suddenly, what used to be an ordinary place manifested a door.

This was a teleportation array Ye Qiu had set up earlier for convenience, and he had hidden it so that it was barely detectable by others.

"You’re quite meticulous, having such contingencies," Zhuang Miao Shan praised.

Ye Qiu smiled: "Even a rabbit has three burrows. As a human, I have to consider things more thoroughly; only this way have I managed to survive this long."

Zhuang Miao Shan reflected on Ye Qiu’s words, realizing that Ye Qiu had to face the entire Ancestral Land while on Earth, and after coming to the Ancestral Land, he also had to avoid exposure. If Ye Qiu were careless, he might have been eliminated long ago.

"Let’s go," Ye Qiu interrupted Zhuang Miao Shan’s thoughts, addressing him and Jin Zhimo.

In a flash of light, the trio disappeared into the teleportation array, and the place reverted to its previous state.

There was no sign of any formation ever existing here.