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Seeing this, Ye Zhong immediately turned around and headed toward a special passage, while Lin Feng held the hands of the two women and followed closely behind. Amidst the astonished gazes around them, the group smoothly entered the special passage.
After walking through a somewhat dim corridor, a sudden burst of bright light appeared ahead. Following Ye Zhong toward the light, Lin Feng and the others soon saw an extremely spacious room appear in sight.
This room was broad and quiet, without a trace of the outside noise seeping in. At this moment, nearly a dozen people were standing inside. As Lin Feng's group entered, all their gazes immediately shifted toward them.
"Heh heh, Elder Ye Zhong, I didn't expect you to actually apply for an early assessment this time. Is it because you know your Ye Clan can't pass the Pill Tower's test, so you decided to just get it over with sooner?"
The moment Lin Feng's group of four stepped into the room, a sharp, mocking voice pierced through the air.
Hearing this, a trace of helplessness flickered across Lin Feng's face. So close to the Five Great Clans' assessment, and yet so many members from the other clans were already inside the Pill Tower...
His eyes shifted toward the source of the voice. There, he saw a gray-robed old woman baring a mouthful of yellow teeth, grinning mockingly at them. Behind her stood a young man dressed in white.
This man exuded a faint chill, his expression cold and stern, and with each flicker of his gaze, shards of icy light glinted. It was enough to make those with weaker strength not dare meet his eyes.
Beside this man stood a woman in white. Her figure was tall and alluring, her curves exceedingly enticing, making her presence dangerously seductive.
As a result, several alchemists with weaker self-control couldn't help but let their gazes roam over certain parts of her body, eyes burning with greed and lust. But this white-clad woman was clearly also the kind with poor character.
When she saw Lin Feng and Ye Zhong's group, undisguised disdain and mockery lit her eyes, forming a stark contrast to the indifferent young man at her side.
"That noisy old hag is from the Bai Clan. Because the Bai Clan and the Qiu Clan used to be suppressed by our Ye Clan, now that they've finally managed to surpass us, they make sure to mock us whenever they see us. Didn't think we'd bump into them here of all places."
Ye Zhong's face twitched slightly at the old woman's ridicule, and he leaned closer to explain quietly to Lin Feng.
Hearing this, Lin Feng nodded, showing he understood. He then recalled that during the auction in the Western Wasteland Desert, wasn't the final item, a five-colored eighth-tier pill, one that had come from the Bai Clan?
Thinking of this, he smirked coldly at the Bai Clan's group and said, "Heh, no matter what, at least we're stronger than some clans who can't even protect their own pills."
The smiles on the Bai Clan members instantly stiffened, and their expressions turned ugly.
The old woman's gaze grew venomous as she glared at Lin Feng, snapping, "You sharp-tongued brat, since you know the details of our Bai Clan's theft case so clearly, I have every reason to suspect you were involved! Today, if you don't come to our Bai Clan to explain yourself, don't even think about leaving!"
"You Bai Clan old hag, stop spouting nonsense! Your Bai Clan's theft case is something the entire Central Plains knows about. If knowing about it makes someone a suspect, then why don't you go arrest the whole Central Plains first!"
Unable to endure the slander, Ye Zhong immediately jabbed a finger at her and shouted furiously.
Around them, several cultivators nodded in agreement. After all, that theft case had indeed spread across the entire Central Plains long ago. If simply knowing about it meant being the culprit, then everyone in the Central Plains would be guilty.
"You!"
Hearing Ye Zhong's retort, the old woman's face turned as if someone were swapping masks—green one moment, white the next—utterly fascinating to watch.
Just as the old hag was about to say more, a white-haired old man dressed in a purple alchemist robe suddenly walked over.
Looking at the groups from the Ye Clan and the Bai Clan, he spoke faintly, "This is the Pill Tower, no shouting or yelling allowed."
Seeing the newcomer, the old hag clenched her yellow teeth, but could only swallow the words she still wanted to say. It was clear she was extremely wary of this old man.
"Elder Han Li, long time no see."
When Ye Zhong saw the white-haired elder, he quickly clasped his hands respectfully.
"Sigh, you and I don't need to be so formal."
The elder called Han Li sighed as he replied.
"Elder Han Li, since everyone is here, let's begin quickly."
The gray-robed old hag said to Han Li, then turned her gaze toward Lin Feng's group.
Finally, her eyes landed on Lin Feng, who seemed the most likely candidate, and she sneered, "Don't tell me this brat is the one your Ye Clan sent this time? He doesn't even have a rank badge. Has he never passed the Pill Tower's test before?"
"Scram!"
Facing this deranged old hag, Lin Feng finally lost his patience. A majestic surge of soul power burst from the center of his brows, shooting straight toward her. Under the old hag's horrified gaze, that powerful soul power smashed directly into her.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, the old hag's body was sent flying backward, crashing into a wall dozens of meters behind her.
"Brat, you're quite bold, to actually dare lay hands on someone from my Bai Clan!"
Seeing an elder of his clan blasted away, the stern-faced young man could no longer hold himself back, stepping forward with a cold shout.
Though his strength was inferior to Lin Feng's, in this setting he couldn't possibly back down. Otherwise, once word spread, wouldn't the Bai Clan be branded as cowards?
"Keep running your mouth, and believe me when I say the moment you leave Holy Pill City, you'll end up headless."
After enduring so much in a row, Lin Feng had completely lost his patience. His gaze was razor-sharp as he stared at the man.
Although the Bai Clan, unlike the Ye Clan, didn't face the risk of being expelled from the Five Great Clans, Lin Feng didn't dare directly slap the Pill Tower in the face by exterminating them.
But stripping their clan of all its elite forces—that he could certainly do. If they insisted on pestering him, he didn't mind actually doing just that.
"You!"
Hearing such a blatant threat, even with his strong self-control, the young man couldn't help but burn with fury.
But since they were only here to test for alchemist ranks and hadn't brought any of the clan's true powerhouses with them, after some thought, he gave up on clashing with Lin Feng.
He merely etched this grudge deep into his heart, planning to call upon stronger allies later to exact revenge.
As for the dozen or so alchemists watching from the sidelines, they were completely dumbfounded.
They might have seen soul power at the peak of the Mortal Realm before, but someone this young achieving such a feat—this was the very first time.
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