The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1594: Chapter 1691: Innate Soulfire

“Su Xiaotong? Who is that? How come I’ve never even heard of them?”

“Is there such an Alchemy Tao genius within the Pill Alliance?”

“I really haven’t heard of them, not the slightest impression.”

“Perhaps the Pill Alliance intentionally hid this genius in the past.”

“I thought it would be one of those famous geniuses appearing next, but the second one is so mysterious.”

“It’s probably because the Pill Alliance has no one else to turn to that they’d let such an obscure individual fight.”

“Fools, do you think the East Pole Heaven King is as stupid as you? If they were chosen to fight, they must possess real strength.”

“Talking about it now is useless; we’ll know who Su Xiaotong is when the time comes.”

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Underneath the imperial city, the buzz of discussions was endless. Many were perplexed upon hearing the name Su Xiaotong, having absolutely no idea who that was.

Even former members of the Pill Alliance, now dissociated, didn’t know about the existence of a person named Su Xiaotong within the Alliance.

Yet, among those present, there were those who knew of Su Xiaotong, and that was Fang Lin.

Fang Lin truly never expected that the East Pole Heaven King would let Su Xiaotong enter this Alchemy Tao competition, which signified great expectations for her.

Of course, Fang Lin would recognize Su Xiaotong—if there wasn’t another person with exactly the same name and surname in the Pill Alliance, then it had to be the same girl he knew.

Speaking of which, like Fang Lin, Su Xiaotong also came from Qian Country within the Lower Three Kingdoms, the granddaughter of Elder Su, the Pill Alliance’s branch head of Qian Country. Together with Fang Lin, she went to Black Cauldron City to participate in the Alchemy Tao competition of the Lower Three Kingdoms, and the talent she displayed at that time astonished Fang Lin.

Afterward, Su Xiaotong left Qian Country and went to study more advanced Alchemy Tao knowledge in Ling Country, one of the Middle Three Kingdoms.

Consequently, she was taken in as a disciple by a high-ranking member of the Pill Alliance, but she suffered bullying from her fellow sect brothers and sisters, leading to a very unhappy life.

If it weren’t for Fang Lin learning about Su Xiaotong’s plight and rescuing her together with Ye Mengxian, Su Xiaotong might have truly been buried in obscurity.

Later on, Fang Lin encountered many events, and Su Xiaotong also entered the Pill Pole Tower with Dugu Nian, one of the Pill Alliance’s most crucial locations.

Since then, Fang Lin hadn’t seen Su Xiaotong again, nor heard any news about her. He always thought that the girl might still be inside the Pill Pole Tower.

After all, there were those who secluded themselves in that Pill Pole Tower for a decade or more; it wouldn’t be strange for Su Xiaotong to stay inside for seven or eight years.

However, now hearing the name Su Xiaotong among those fighting on behalf of the Pill Alliance, it seems she has already come out of the Pill Pole Tower.

Fang Lin’s expression changed slightly. Su Xiaotong was one of the individuals with the highest talent for Alchemy Tao he had seen in this life. To a certain extent, Su Xiaotong was a pure genius born for Alchemy Tao, no one more suited for Pill Refining than her.

Yet because this girl was too pure, almost anyone with a bit of cunning could toy with her.

Fang Lin worried that if she continued to stay in the Pill Alliance, she would easily be manipulated or used as a mere tool for Pill Refining.

Although it’s unlikely that the East Pole Heaven King would do such a thing, the intentions of others in the Pill Alliance are less certain.

Fang Lin took a deep breath, pushed aside those messy thoughts for the moment, and thought that if it really was Su Xiaotong participating in this competition, then after it was over, he would meet with this girl. He didn’t necessarily have to take her out of the Pill Alliance, but he at least had to remind the East Pole Heaven King to ensure such a promising seedling of Alchemy Tao wouldn’t get harmed.

After mentioning Su Xiaotong’s name, the Tang Emperor continued: “The familial clans of Alchemy Tao are sending into battle—Wu Qiong!”

Yet another name within many people’s expectations. Wu Qiong was the only talent the Wu Family had presented in recent years. While not as famous as Long Zhixin, there were few talents across the numerous Alchemy Tao families that could match Wu Qiong.

Furthermore, the Wu Family had put in a great effort to promote this genius of their clan. That’s why they had secured this opportunity for Wu Qiong, hoping to draw more attention to him and thereby elevate the prestige of the Wu Family.

After all, the Wu Family was already among the frontrunners of the Alchemy Tao families. If they could capitalize on Wu Qiong’s appearance in this battle, they might become second only to the Long Family among the Alchemy Tao families.

Although there are other formidable Alchemy Tao families, such as the Ling Family and the Gongsun Family, below the Long Family, if Wu Qiong could shine brightly in this competition and defeat opponents from the Pill Alliance, there was still a chance for the Wu Family to catch up.

“Indeed it’s that Wu Qiong.” A smile played on Fang Lin’s lips. Just yesterday, he had given Wu Qiong a beating and pressed him to the ground. It’s possible the Wu Family knew about it by now, but they didn’t dare to make a single peep, probably pretending like nothing had happened.

If the Wu Family really sought revenge against Fang Lin at this time, he wouldn’t mind removing them from the ranks of the Alchemy Tao families. Fang Lin had always felt there were too many Alchemy Tao families in this era anyway.

However, since the Wu Family hadn’t troubled Fang Lin, he wouldn’t do anything for the time being.

At this moment, there were already two candidates from the Alchemy Tao families going into battle: Long Cai’er and Wu Qiong. The Pill Alliance was sending Gao Yun and Su Xiaotong.

With his hands pressed in the air, the Tang Emperor signaled for the crowd to quiet down, then continued to announce: “The Pill Alliance’s battle participant—Xu Yanbing!”

Upon hearing this name, many in the crowd exclaimed in shock, especially the Pill Refiners, who were visibly astonished.

Xu Yanbing? The Pill Alliance’s Talent presumed dead for twenty years? He’s still alive?

“How is that possible? Wasn’t Xu Yanbing dead for twenty years?”

“This man is a true prodigy of Alchemy Tao, possessing Innate Soulfire; he’s truly without precedent!”

“When news of his death spread years ago, I genuinely felt regret.”

“Indeed, how could the Pill Alliance easily let such an alchemy prodigy die?”

“It’s likely he was hidden by the Pill Alliance. With no news for twenty years, who knows what level he has reached now.”

“He won’t be mediocre. The Pill Alliance really went all out this time; otherwise, they wouldn’t expose an unmatched talent like Xu Yanbing.”

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Cheng Jinhai also muttered to himself: “That Xu Yanbing was indeed quite famous back in the day, something about Innate Soulfire. I didn’t expect that he didn’t die twenty years ago.”

When Fang Lin heard the term Innate Soulfire, a hint of surprise also appeared in his eyes. As for alchemy geniuses, he had seen many, but Innate Soulfire was something even Fang Lin had never seen before.

“Could it be that there really is someone born with the Soul Commanding Pill Fire?” Fang Lin murmured to himself, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

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