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"Senior, don't worry. I'll be going along as well, so we're definitely not walking into death. We're doing a surprise attack on a Hall of Souls branch. Once we rescue that person, we'll immediately retreat. The risk is extremely low."
After saying that, Xiao Yan continued, "Besides, ordinary Earth Hall branches only have two Hall of Souls Elders guarding them. The strongest is just a Four-Star Dou Zun.
Once you're resurrected with those materials, your strength will soar far beyond theirs. And with several Dou Zun experts joining us, this operation is practically guaranteed."
"This…"
Hearing his words, the Two-Star Dou Zun immediately fell into hesitation. After all, what Xiao Yan said did make sense. They were going to rescue someone, not fight the Hall of Souls head-on.
As long as they rescued the person, they could flee right away. If it's really like Xiao Yan said, and there were other Dou Zun coming along, then as long as they weren't exposed midway, there was almost no risk.
As an alchemist, he also understood Hall of Souls well, the sworn enemy of all Central Plains alchemists. He knew that most Hall of Souls branch halls only had a chief and deputy hall master at the Dou Zun level, while the others were all Dou Zong guardians.
Those Dou Zong guardians, as long as they caught them off guard and didn't let them set up their formations, basically couldn't threaten him.
Of course, if he still had full rationality, he wouldn't think so optimistically. But now, that high-level Dou Zun cultivation was within reach. The enormous temptation was like a bottomless abyss that devoured everything, slowly pulling him in.
As it pulled him in, that abyss was frighteningly well-concealed, making him sink deeper without realizing it. Right now, all he wanted was to use Xiao Yan's resurrection secret technique to break through in one shot to Six-Star, maybe even Seven-Star Dou Zun.
If he achieved that, his status would soar several folds. Even in this Sacred Pill City filled with strong experts, he would gain quite a reputation. After all, every star in the Dou Zun realm was like a massive chasm.
A Two-Star Dou Zun facing the temptation of jumping directly to Seven-Star Dou Zun was like asking a Two-Star Dou Zhe from Wu Tan City whether he wanted to instantly become a Da Dou Shi.
In front of such temptation, ninety-nine percent of people would lose control, even if danger was everywhere ahead. Especially since this Two-Star Dou Zun had personally experienced the terror of a high-rank Dou Zun back in the Star Region.
When they were at the Dou Zong realm, a Two-Star Dou Zong facing an Eight-Star Dou Zong would lose quickly, but the gap wasn't so big that they would get instantly crushed by one move. But at the Dou Zun realm, the gap was unimaginably terrifying.
So now, he only craved that power even more. Thinking of this, the Two-Star Dou Zun grit his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll agree. As long as you help resurrect me and let me reach Seven-Star Dou Zun, I'll follow you from now on!"
"Hehe, rest assured, senior. I, Xiao Yan, have always kept my promises. If I've said it, I won't go back on my word."
Seeing him finally agree, Xiao Yan laughed heartily, clearly delighted. During the previous fights against the Hall of Souls, although he exhausted much of the connections his master had left behind…
Fortunately, by using the cause of resisting the Hall of Souls, he gathered quite a number of strong experts who held deep hatred against them. Plus, a few acquaintances of his master chose to stay.
By now, he had formed a rather decent force. Even without relying on the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower, except for pill refinement, he was confident he could obtain the remaining materials for this senior.
After that, Xiao Yan asked, "Senior, do you have any enemies in the Central Plains? If they're not in the Pill Region, or their strength isn't too overwhelming, I can help you kill them. We can use their body to resurrect you."
Because he knew very well—he had only just roped this man in. His loyalty was definitely not stable. So naturally, he needed to show some strength, give some benefits. Only then could he make this person sincerely loyal, preventing him from easily betraying.
"This… is that really possible?"
Hearing that Xiao Yan was willing to help him kill his enemy, the Two-Star Dou Zun was first touched, but then he hesitated and said suspiciously, "But your secret technique only gives you One-Star Dou Zun strength…"
Seeing the expression on the man's face, Xiao Yan immediately understood his concern. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, senior. Back in the Star Region, my companions couldn't enter with me, so I was fighting alone. That was the only reason I couldn't match the Hall of Souls's Eighth Tian Zun."
"If we meet him outside, as long as the number of enemies isn't too large, my companions and I can handle them."
After saying that, Xiao Yan looked toward the Two-Star Dou Zun and continued, "Once you're resurrected, I'll take you to meet them. I'll introduce you to everyone."
Hearing his explanation, the Two-Star Dou Zun immediately recalled something.
He had heard rumors that Xiao Yan had fought the Hall of Souls for two whole months. Now, thinking about it, he nodded with some understanding. After all, if Xiao Yan didn't have real strength, it would've been impossible for him to fight the Hall of Souls for that long.
Thinking to this point, his expression suddenly shifted to joy, and he said with some emotion, "Xiao Yan, don't worry. Since you treat this old man with such sincerity, I will definitely give my all to work for you."
Right afterward, he told Xiao Yan the name of the family that held a life-and-death grudge against his own.
He also revealed the family's location and detailed information regarding the strong experts within that family. As for the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower, they simply smiled in satisfaction when they saw this scene, not interrupting their conversation.
After learning all the information, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry. Within a month, that family will be wiped from this world."
After that, he glanced at the corpse on the ground and continued, "As for your current body, once you're successfully resurrected, if you're willing, I can use it to resurrect one of your clansmen as well. It will significantly boost their Dou Qi strength."
"Thank you so much!"
Hearing that Xiao Yan was even willing to help his clan members increase their strength, the Two-Star Dou Zun became extremely excited.
After all, his family wasn't a powerful one. They only had him as their sole Dou Zun. If he could break through to high-level Dou Zun, and if he used his body to resurrect a clansman who could also potentially break through to the Dou Zun realm…
Then their family's power would surely increase several fold!
"Hehe, it's just a small effort."
With that, Xiao Yan took out a storage ring and said, "I don't have anything better for now, so senior will have to endure staying inside this ring for a while."
"No problem. Having a place to stay is enough. I won't need to stay long anyway."
After saying that, his faint, translucent figure turned into a wisp of smoke and flew into the storage ring.
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