Seeing the confusion in her daughter's eyes, Yan Qianling felt a pang of heartache. This daughter was the apple of her and her husband's eye, and what she was doing was for the sake of Ying Shui Immortal City.

Yan Qianling simply said, "Husband, Lian Xi is right. Even if we let them participate, with the current conditions, it's unlikely that two Rank 5 Pill Kings will even make it into the top 300, let alone the top 50. I think it would be better to ask Brother Tan Liang to compete for Ying Shui Immortal City. Since failure is inevitable, why give the opportunity to others? At worst, after the competition, our whole family can abandon Ying Shui Immortal City and leave."

Wen Lianxi also came to her senses and quickly echoed her mother, "Father, I think Mother is right. We don't need to fawn over the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance. Since we're always offending them, why bother trying to please them? Let Uncle Tan compete; at least he'll have some experience."

Tan Liang sighed, "It's not a problem for me, but if I had participated before, there would have been a sliver of a chance. Now, I'm afraid even that sliver is gone."

Wen Hou was silent for a long time before suddenly saying, "Lian Xi and your mother are right, Brother Tan. We are as close as brothers. This time, you should still compete for our Ying Shui Immortal City. If we fail, we'll leave immediately. I think there will be some time before Ying Shui Immortal City becomes a vassal of another Immortal City. I can leave before Ying Shui Immortal City becomes a vassal without any issues."

Everyone fell silent. Even Wen Lianxi knew that Wen Hou's words were just comforting. Fleeing after the Pill Competition could have even more serious consequences.

After a long silence, Tan Liang finally said, "Alright, at worst, we'll leave together. I'll see if I have a chance to join the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance."

Seeing her parents looking dejected, Wen Lianxi felt extremely sad. She thought of Mo Wuji's promise to her, hesitating whether to reveal it. She feared that if she did, and Mo Wuji didn't succeed, everyone would be even more disappointed.

"Lian Xi, are you hiding something from us?" Yan Qianling, Wen Lianxi's mother, knew her daughter extremely well. Seeing Wen Lianxi's hesitation, she knew that her daughter seemed to have something to say.

Wen Hou also noticed it. He smiled, "Lian Xi, could there be anything worse than our current situation? Say whatever you have to say. No matter what, our family will never be separated. I, Wen Hou, have ascended to the Immortal Realm for so many years; what haven't I experienced?"

Wen Lianxi thought it over and simply said, "The Pill Master I invited told me that he has a 70% chance of success…"

Hearing Wen Lianxi's words, even Tan Liang's expression turned sour. 70% chance of success? After the rules were changed, even a Rank 6 Pill King wouldn't dare to say that, could he be a Pill Emperor?

"Lian Xi, you haven't been deceived, have you?" Yan Qianling frowned.

Wen Lianxi quickly said, "No, it's the Pill Master that Uncle Tan praised, the one I met at Yong Ying Corner. I didn't expect him to come to Yong Ying Immortal City. I just happened to see him."

"It's him?" Tan Liang's expression improved slightly, but he sighed and said, "If the rules hadn't been changed, he would have had a 70% chance, no, more than 90%. But now that the rules have changed, and even Pill Emperors are participating, alas…"

Wen Hou also became excited and quickly asked, "Brother Tan, you thought that the purity of the spirit herb medicinal essence he extracted was 100%, and the general Pill Dao Grand Competition has a stage of purifying Immortal Spirit Herbs."

Tan Liang nodded, "I'm sure that this Pill Master will definitely become a Pill Emperor in the future. A Pill Master who can purify spirit herbs to 100% is a heaven-defying genius because even an ordinary Rank 6 Pill King may not be able to purify the medicinal essence of a spirit herb to 100%. Unfortunately, he hasn't grown up yet, and the rules have changed. I estimate that the minimum requirement for getting a ranking is a Rank 6 Pill King.

For this level of Pill Dao Grand Competition, even if there is purification, it will at least be of Grade 4 or above Immortal Spirit Herbs. The difficulty of purifying Immortal Spirit Herbs naturally cannot be compared to ordinary low-level spirit herbs, the difference is simply immeasurable…"

At this point, Tan Liang paused and looked at Wen Lianxi, "Lian Xi, regardless of success or failure, after the Pill Competition, you must introduce him to me. This person's future is limitless and he will absolutely be someone that countless people will look up to."

Hearing this, Yan Qianling suddenly thought of something and looked at her husband, "Husband, what do you think about arranging a marriage between Lian Xi and that Mo Wuji?"

Wen Hou's eyes lit up. He trusted Tan Liang's judgment very much. Since Tan Liang said that Mo Wuji's future was limitless, then it was limitless. Once the Wen family had a Pill Emperor son-in-law, who would dare to touch the Wen family? Even the Heaven and Earth Kui Wind Cloud wouldn't dare to casually touch his Wen family.

He and his wife had great confidence in Wen Lianxi. Wen Lianxi was gentle, knowledgeable, and the most beautiful woman in Ying Shui Immortal City.

"Mother, what are you talking about? I've only met him twice," Wen Lianxi said, her face flushed red.

…

As Mo Wuji went into seclusion, Yong Ying Immortal City, which was already crowded, suddenly underwent a dramatic change. The main reason was that Yong Ying Immortal Domain had revised the rules for participating in the Pill Dao Grand Competition. Originally, only Pill Masters under 500 years old from Yong Ying Immortal Domain could participate. Now, any Pill Master could participate.

Pill Masters were popular because pill refining was difficult. A good Pill Master had gone through tens of thousands, or even tens or hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation. One could imagine how many powerful Pill Masters would join in once this condition was relaxed.

Especially some Pill Masters who were stuck at a certain level were particularly concerned about this Pill Dao Grand Competition in Yong Ying Immortal Domain, if only for the opening of the Immortal Herb Valley.

When this condition first came out, the competition for places in Yong Ying Immortal Domain was still relatively reserved. After all, when some Pill Kings from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance went to some lower Immortal Cities, the City Lords of those lower Immortal Cities would treat them with courtesy and even offer both of their spots, just to have them represent them in the competition.

Later, when there were fewer and fewer spots available, even Pill Kings fought each other without hesitation. Even if they were all from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, they showed no mercy when fighting for spots.

Geng Ji and Di Baisheng, who had left in anger from the Ying Shui Immortal City Lord's residence, had to come knocking on the door again. If they couldn't get two spots, one would do.

"Wen Hou greets the two Pill Kings." Wen Hou and his family greeted the two Pill Kings again in the reception hall. If Wen Hou had eagerly hoped that these two wouldn't leave before, now he hoped that they wouldn't come.

Geng Ji nodded and said indifferently, "City Lord Wen, has that spot been recovered?"

"Alas, we haven't been able to find it." Wen Hou sighed, and he really meant it. However, the reason for the sigh wasn't that the spot had been lost by his daughter, but that these two had come again.

Geng Ji frowned, "In that case, give us the remaining spot. Don't worry, Baisheng and I are both Rank 5 Pill Kings of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, and we will definitely go all out to show our best level."

Wen Hou was a little embarrassed. Even if Tan Liang was his friend, he couldn't just summon him and dismiss him like that.

Wen Lianxi, who was on the side, suddenly said, "Lianxi greets the two Pill Kings. My father is upset that I was ignorant and gave away a spot, so he didn't invite the two Pill Kings. He simply gave up on this Pill Dao Grand Competition and promised the other spot to someone else."

A hint of anger flashed in Geng Ji's eyes. He didn't expect Wen Hou to be so bold. If he had only slightly offended them before, he had now offended them to the death.

"Very good, I hope that Ying Shui Immortal City can find an expert to get a good ranking." Geng Ji didn't even bother to pretend, and turned to leave with Di Baisheng for the second time.

Wen Hou sighed, "If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, you can't avoid it. Since the Wen family is destined to have this calamity, there's nothing we can do about it."

…

People came and went in Yong Ying Immortal City, and the competition for participation spots, which had been noisy for several months, finally came to an end.

And the Pill Dao Grand Competition of Yong Ying Immortal Domain also officially kicked off.

Mo Wuji was called out of seclusion by Ling Gu. At this moment, he had refined 30% of that Luo River Chapter. At least now he could fully mobilize one Luo River Chapter.

Mo Wuji couldn't help but lament the worthlessness of time. He had lost nearly a year in seclusion.

"Ling Gu, thank you." Although Mo Wuji had greeted Ling Gu, he still wanted to thank her. This Pill Dao Grand Competition was his most important event, and he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if he missed it.

Ling Gu smiled, "During this Pill Dao Grand Competition, I even saw several Immortal Emperor experts coming over. Two Pill Emperors from your Pill Dao Immortal Alliance have also come, and the Vice Alliance Master of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance has also appeared in Ying Shui Immortal City."

"Let's go, let's go to the Pill Dao Grand Competition first. Although I'm from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, I really don't know any Vice Alliance Master of the Immortal Alliance. I only know Pill Emperor Nong Yong, I don't know if Pill Emperor Nong Yong has come this time." Mo Wuji said while tidying up his clothes.

"It seems like he hasn't come. The two Pill Emperors who came are Gongyang Xue and Heng Jun, but they represent two different Immortal Cities," Ling Gu explained from the side.

Mo Wuji was very disappointed. He had joined the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance not because he liked the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance so much, but because he just wanted to find a place to be sheltered.

He had never seen any real big shots from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, not even the President of the Spiked Horn Immortal Ruins Branch. The only one he had seen was Nong Yong's divine sense clone. If Pill Emperor Nong Yong had come, he would have thanked him. Now that Nong Yong hadn't come, he could only feel regret.

…

The location for this Pill Dao Grand Competition was chosen in the largest square in Yong Ying Immortal Domain, which could also be considered an open-air competition.

The largest square in Yong Ying Immortal Domain was naturally Yong Ying Immortal Gate Square. Even if a million people were crammed here, it wouldn't seem crowded at all, and would even be very spacious.