Wang Yan and Wang Jiao subconsciously backed away slowly. The place where the Pill King passed away was filled with endless danger.
Just the unknown, transparent flames were enough to reduce Yang Xiu, who was at the peak of Cui Xing, to nothingness in just a few seconds.
It was obvious that once they came in contact with it, they would only die on the spot even if they had the power to split open mountains!
"Since you've come, why don't you sit down and have a chat?"
Suddenly, a warm and aged voice reverberated in the spacious hall.
Immediately, Wang Yan and Wang Jiao paused in their retreat. They both looked at the huge, transparent, human-shaped flames in the air. Their eyes narrowed, and their faces were filled with shock.
This was because the voice actually came from the transparent flames!
"There's no need to panic. It's just a sliver of my soul fire."
As the gentle, ancient voice rang out once more, the transparent flames in the air surged and changed shape, as if they were about to condense into a certain shape.
"Who are you?"
Wang Yan looked at the surging, translucent flames cautiously and secretly communicated with Wang Jiao, telling him to act according to the situation. Once the situation changed, he should immediately retreat and not linger.
"Who are you … I'm Li Rendan. Have you heard of me before?"
At that moment, Wang Yan's eyes narrowed to the size of needles. His mind felt like a waterfall, constantly rumbling. His mind went blank.
At this moment, the surging, translucent flames suddenly paused, condensing into a life-like figure.
His limbs were complete, and he had a nose and a mouth. His facial features were clear, but the face seemed rather illusionary because it was condensed from flames.
At first glance, it seemed rather unreal, but at a closer glance, it was a benevolent face filled with a gentle smile.
"So it's senior Pill King. I've been disrespectful before, so I hope senior Pill King can forgive me."
With a thought, Wang Yan immediately clasped his fist and bowed.
Although the Pill King Li Rendan had passed away several centuries ago, his fame had spread across the Starsource Continent. He was regarded as a senior by all the alchemists on the Eastern Continent.
"There's no need to be so polite. Moreover, you've done nothing disrespectful to me."
Wang Yan's Adam's apple moved with difficulty as he looked at the transparent flame body that Li Rendan had transformed into with reverence.
Yang Xiu, who had passed away for thousands of years, was refined alive with a wisp of soul fire.
Such strength could be said to be unfathomable and unbelievable.
"If it wasn't for that disrespectful kid, this wisp of soul fire that I left behind in the mortal world wouldn't have appeared in this world."
Wang Yan's eyelids twitched violently when he heard that. He felt that Yang Xiu's death was not worth it.
She had paid the price of her life just by sitting on the wooden chair. It seemed that this Li Rendan was not a good person.
"Kid, don't let your imagination run wild. This old man is not someone who will kill the innocent."
"For the two of you to be able to open the Spirit Formation's restrictions and blast open the Twelve Profound Black Nail Formation, you can be considered to have passed this old man's first trial."
"However, the rules that this old man has set are not based on strength alone. One also needs to be respectful and cautious."
Li Rendan's flaming body turned in the air and slowly sat down on the wooden chair that had caused Yang Xiu's death.
In an instant, the five-foot-high flaming wooden chair seemed to be extinguished by a world-shaking flood and became an ordinary wooden chair.
"If you want to get this old man's inheritance, you need not only strong strength, but also reverence and caution for alchemy."
"But that kid not only had no reverence and caution, but also harbored evil intentions."
"Even if this kind of person is strong enough, he is not worthy to be one of my inheritors. He doesn't even deserve to have the opportunity to get the inheritance."
Wang Yan didn't know how to answer for a while and had to nod reluctantly. He was more and more afraid of Li Rendan in his heart.
This person liked to be casual, neither good nor evil, and his killing methods were even more difficult to guard against.
Just a wisp of soul fire could kill a martial arts practitioner at the peak of the Cuixing Realm.
If he didn't go down, it would be difficult to get out.
"Of the two of you, one of you is a beast, and this old man's inheritor must be a human."
Li Rendan spoke again. As his voice fell, a pair of slightly hollow eyes surrounded by transparent flames looked at Wang Yan.
"So, kid, since you can come here and see this old man, you must break through the 12 alchemy arrays and reach the top of the Pill Tower in order to get this old man's inheritance."
Hearing this, Wang Yan was about to open his mouth to refuse, but was interrupted by Li Rendan again.
"Only by successfully getting the inheritance can you leave the Valley of Ten Thousand Pills. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Yan suddenly froze in place.
He didn't have much interest in the inheritance of the King of Elixirs. It was all because of Yang Xiu's invitation.
But now, he was extremely unwilling to meet it, and there was no room for choice.
"Kid, now that you have passed the first level, there are still 11 levels waiting for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Rendan's soul fire body floated in the air again, suddenly spun, and disappeared in an instant.
"This old man will wait for you at the top of the tower, lucky kid."
The ancient and desolate voice echoed in the empty and boundless hall. Wang Yan and Wang Jiao looked at each other.
After a moment, Wang Jiao said in a low voice, "Master, this …"
"Yang Xiu is already dead. Even if we combine our strength, we won't be able to break the barrier formed by the heaven-level formation."
"Only humans can participate in the matter of the King of Elixirs' inheritance. Wait for me here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yan no longer hesitated and walked toward the staircase with large strides.
Although his figure was frail, it seemed to have the ability to resist heaven and earth.
Walking from afar, although lonely and desolate, he was like a sharp sword piercing through the clouds. Everywhere he went, he was unstoppable.
"Master … be careful!"
Although he was a servant, he had seen Wang Yan's heaven-defying methods and talent, as well as his monstrous talent in martial arts.
Wang Jiao completely submitted, because following such a person not only wouldn't lose his identity, but on the contrary, he would definitely have unexpected gains in the future.
To put it bluntly, Wang Jiao had taken a fancy to Wang Yan's talent.
People with such monstrous talent were definitely not ordinary people. Given enough time, they would definitely soar to the sky.
…
There were twelve levels in the giant tower. Other than the last level, there were eleven levels left.
And each level had a checkpoint personally set by the King of Elixirs, Li Rendan. No one knew what kind of dangers were hidden.
Following the winding, dusty wooden stairs to the end, the scene that appeared in front of Wang Yan changed.
The underground level was a vast and boundless hall. Apart from the wooden chair that killed Yang Xiu and several rows of books related to alchemy, there was nothing else.
But the second level of the Pill Pagoda was very different. As far as the eye could see, it was a vast sea of fire.
Like a prairie fire, it filled the entire space of the second level.
The flames were orange-red, no different from the flames that ordinary people used to cook at home, but the temperature was extremely high.
At this moment, Wang Yan stood at the staircase of the second level, more than ten meters away from this vast sea of fire.
But even so, an astonishing heatwave rushed toward him, and Wang Yan subconsciously took a step back.
But where this heatwave passed, even space distorted. Even if Wang Yan waved his hand to form a protective starlight barrier, his eyelashes and hair could not escape, and they bent slightly!
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