"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Sui Xiaohang rolled his eyes, "Can't I come to the Immortal Realm? Is this Immortal Realm your family's? Or is this Five Elements Hall yours?"
"So much useless talk, quickly tell me how you got to the Immortal Realm?"
Wan Lei rushed forward, grabbed Sui Xiaohang by the neck, and looked him up and down, hoping to find a clue to prove that the person before him was fake.
"Let go, let go, where are your greasy hands grabbing?"
Sui Xiaohang broke free, coughed twice, "Not long after you two left, the Immortal Realm army went to the Thunder Wind Realm, saying that the defense force was to be stationed there, and the Heavenly Venerable personally led the team. The Heavenly Venerable said he wanted to bring some young heavenly proud ones to the Immortal Realm for cultivation, so here we are."
"You all? How many of you came?"
"Me, Si Lu, Wan Liuchuan and Liu Yuxin, Tian Suanzi and the little Daoist nun, Qian Duoduo and Ba Ernu."
"All eight of you are here? Does the Heavenly Venerable have a misunderstanding of heavenly proud ones? How did he choose you guys?"
"Hey, what are you saying? It depends on who we're compared to, right? Of course, we can't compare to you, the strongest殿子 with Origin-level talent, but we're still very strong compared to ordinary people, aren't we?"
"Then, since you know about my situation in the Five Elements Hall, why didn't you look for me?"
Wan Lei slapped Sui Xiaohang on the back of his head.
"The Immortal Venerable forbade it."
"That old thief Immortal Venerable..."
Wan Lei was speechless. This Immortal Venerable really kept everything from him and acted flawlessly.
"Then what about them? Where are they?"
"We'll talk about it later. My master asked me to pick you up here, don't make my master wait too long."
"Is your master the Hall Master?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Sui Xiaohang led everyone into the Pill Hall. Upon entering the main hall, everyone saw the scene inside. The other decorations were no different from other halls, except for a purple-gold alchemy furnace in the center of the hall.
On the right side of the alchemy furnace sat an old man with white eyebrows and white hair, looking very kind. On the left sat a woman in purple, with a beautiful face, captivating beauty, and a serene smile. Just from her profile, one could tell she was an extremely beautiful woman.
"Aunt Ziyan, Grandpa Medicine Soul..."
The four little ones immediately ran over playfully, their voices full of affection.
Sui Xiaohang led everyone forward. When they were halfway there, Sui Xiaohang suddenly turned to Wan Lei and said, "You stay here. Everyone else, keep moving forward."
Wan Lei was stunned and said, "Why?"
"Why? Don't you have a clue yourself? Who told you to have a history of bullying female saints? What if you bully my master? After all, my master is a peerless goddess as beautiful as a fairy descending to earth, the only one of her kind in the mortal world."
"Just stay here, maintain a safe distance. If you move forward, I'll call the police."
"I, damn it..."
Wan Lei was speechless. If you want to fawn over her, go ahead, but why do you have to step on me to do it?
Everyone in the hall couldn't help but laugh. Even one of the originally serene Four Great Beauties let out a giggle.
Ziyan gently rubbed her nose, gave Sui Xiaohang a reproachful glance, and then looked at Wan Lei, "Don't listen to his nonsense, everyone come over."
Wan Lei walked forward. The Hall Master before him had a very gentle face, but her brows carried a hint of heroism. She was gentle in nature, but not as fragile as Xi Sha. Her gaze was quite imposing, yet not as cold as Ruo Shui Qiu. She had no airs, could chat and laugh, but did not give people a sense of casualness. In summary, she was more like a qualified Hall Master, a qualified elder, and more suitable as a leader than Xi Sha and Ruo Shui Qiu.
Xia Yu Bing and Bao Bao sat on either side of Ziyan, each holding one of her jade arms, "Aunt Ziyan, the most beautiful, kind, benevolent, lovable, moving, and doting elder in the world, what gift will you give us?"
Ziyan smiled slightly and said, "You've grown up now, and your words have become sweeter. But if you don't let go of my hands, how can I give you gifts?"
Xia Yu Bing and Bao Bao immediately let go, looking at Ziyan with smiles.
Ziyan's hands appeared with four pills, which she handed to the four little ones.
"Aunt Ziyan, what is this?"
"Heavenly Dao Myriad Life Pill. This is a pill formula that Sui Xiaohang gave me. I refined it after improving it. It is said that this pill once saved Wan Lei's life."
Wan Lei looked at Sui Xiaohang in surprise, then, he remembered the girl in the white dress who had risked her life to bring him pills.
"Really? That amazing?"
Bao Bao looked at the pill in his hand and was about to put it into his mouth.
"Hey, hey, hey, pills are not eaten like this. This thing is for saving lives. As long as you have a breath left, it will make you jump and lively."
Wan Lei quickly stopped Bao Bao.
"Oh, I see."
Bao Bao put the pill away. Everyone was speechless. Such a good thing, what's with that expression of regret that you can't eat it?
"Come here, little Wan Lei, this seat will also give you and little Yu something."
Ziyan gently waved her hand.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu exchanged a glance and walked over.
"Greetings, Hall Master."
Ziyan's hands appeared with two pills, which she handed to Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu.
"This pill was created by Xia Yu Bing's father back in the Ziyang Sect. I was watching by the side at the time. This pill is called the Heavenly Soul Pill, a rather vulgar name. Its effect is singular: if your body dies and your soul leaves your body, as long as the soul has not dissipated, taking this pill with your body can draw the soul back into the physical body and restore some injuries, allowing you to be resurrected."
The moment this was said, the entire place fell silent.
A pill that could resurrect the dead?!
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A fragrant soul ascends to the nine heavens, a bright moon transforms into purple mist.
Ziyan is a supporting character from the previous book. Her relationship with Xia Da Yu is similar to the relationship between Qi Man Yao and Wan Lei. She was originally a heavenly proud daughter of the Ziyang Sect, and her family arranged a marriage with Li Yang, but she was not happy. Later, she met Xia Da Yu and was pursued by him. After Xia Xiao Yu died, Xia Da Yu, to avenge her, secretly infiltrated the Ziyang Sect and learned alchemy, during which he and Ziyan experienced a series of life-and-death crises.
Their shared experiences in the underground city and their alchemy together in the Ziyang Sect caused Ziyan to fall in love with Xia Da Yu, but she never confessed it, knowing that Xia Da Yu still had someone else in his heart. She would only silently support Xia Da Yu. If he needed herbs for alchemy, she would find them, buy them, beg for them, and obtain them for him, becoming his little alchemy assistant. The former heavenly proud daughter bore countless slanders, being called a harlot, being called fickle and abandoning Li Yang. She bore her own suffering alone, so that no gossip would reach Xia Da Yu's ears.
She knew that Xia Da Yu was going to the Ghost Realm to find Xia Xiao Yu, but she said nothing, only blessing him silently in her heart. In the battle of the Maze Realm, she used a substitute death talisman, sacrificing her own life to save Xia Da Yu, and from then on, she fell into a deep slumber. For a thousand years, she lived alone in the illusion she created, an illusion where only she and Xia Da Yu existed. In her reality, she could not obtain his love, so she could only satisfy herself in her dreams.
At the end of the previous book, Xia Da Yu achieved the status of Immortal Venerable and finally entered Ziyan's dream. He gave Ziyan two choices: one was for Xia Da Yu to stabilize the dream, and he would send a clone to accompany Ziyan; the other was to return to reality, but Ziyan would have to share Xia Da Yu's love with others. In the previous book's finale, I did not give Ziyan's answer. In this book, I have. Ziyan did not choose either path. She chose to awaken, but did not end up with Xia Da Yu, choosing to remain independent and undisturbed. Her love was deep, but also proud.
I don't know why, but the supporting female characters in every book are written to be more outstanding and likable than the female lead. Perhaps that is the brilliance of tragic characters. Unfortunately, I could not give Ziyan a perfect ending, nor do I know if I can give Qi Man Yao a good ending. They are both unfortunate people, but also shining ones. Ziyan and Qi Man Yao are also my favorite characters.