Chapter 1344 (1/2)

Chapter 1344

On the outskirts of Pill Valley was a tall mountain with a grand palace built on top of it . In front of this palace was a huge martial arena .

The martial arena shone with golden light . Each brick was refined with Scarlet Flame Gold, and they were protected by powerful runes . They could withstand terrifying heat .

There was also a powerful formation around the martial arena . Right now, countless Pill Valley disciples were gathering around the martial stage .

Because it was located on the outskirts of Pill Valley, all disciples could come watch . There was a veritable sea of people around it now .

“I heard that two disciples of the Divine Pill Hall are fighting a life and death match to resolve some enmity?” asked someone .

“Yes . One of them is a rank seven Celestial who entered the Divine Pill Hall two years ago, Luo Xiao . In the last year, his alchemy arts have stagnated and he’s close to was.h.i.+ng out . I heard that several months ago, he gave up on the Pill Dao and became a flame cultivator . His combat power is terrifying,” whispered an inner disciple who knew some more about the Divine Pill Hall .

The majority of the inner disciples were unable to go to the Divine Pill Hall, but they could hear a few rumors about the people in it .

Some people were just too bored and spent all day investigating the Divine Pill Hall . So for them to know a few things behind the scenes was normal .

“I heard Luo Xiao challenged a demon-cla.s.s genius, Long San . This fellow spent three years crossing the eastern sea and missed his golden cultivation time . But I heard his Spiritual Strength has gone through some mutation, turning him into a monster amongst alchemists . In his first try, he managed to pa.s.s the trial to get into the Divine Pill Hall, stunning everyone,” said someone emotionally .

Long San’s name had spread everywhere in Pill Valley in just over two months . Practically, everyone knew of him .

One reason was his terrifying alchemy talent, but this alone wasn’t enough to make everyone recognize him . The majority of people only knew of him due to his fighting skills .

From the first day he joined the Divine Pill Hall, he had already started fighting, practically never skipping a day without a brawl . Over half the Divine s.h.i.+eld Alliance’s people had been beaten by him .

At first, the Divine s.h.i.+eld Alliance’s people had been intentionally provoking him, but toward the end, Long San began to beat them up directly whenever he saw them, no matter if he was in a good mood or not . He was too lazy to even find an excuse to beat them .

Every few days, he would be sent to the delinquent prison, but then they heard that the atmosphere in the delinquent prison had become very good . Those disciples that were normally sent there had all corrected their behavior and were studying obediently . The full delinquent prison became empty .

Pill Valley had always had many disciples with violent tempers due to playing with fire . When they encountered bottlenecks, they would easily become angry and do things they normally wouldn’t do .

As a result, Pill Valley tossed them into the delinquent prison, so they could get it out of their system . Usually, once they finished fighting, they would be able to calm down and focus on alchemy .

Pill Valley had countless disciples, and the original delinquent prison had been expanded several times in the past . But this was the first time in history that it was completely empty .

Long San had been secretly called the master of delinquents . He had guided them all to the correct path, correcting their alchemy att.i.tude and allowing them to find their own cultivation goals .

Long San’s name was also something spread by those reformed delinquents .

“Luo Xiao has arrived!”

Suddenly, a sharp cry rang out, and a group of people walked over . They wore the robes of the Divine Pill Hall with a s.h.i.+eld embroidered on their collars . Their leader was a tall man . He was Luo Xiao .

Luo Xiao had over ten disciples following him . He walked in grandly, and the crowd immediately opened a path for him .

He walked to the entrance of the martial stage and flashed his badge at a stone pillar, which then emitted a ray of light that scanned his body . He vanished and reappeared on the martial stage .

This was a life and death stage, a place to resolve conflicts between disciples . If the enmity had reached this point, then there was no way to mediate things .

Every sect would have such a martial stage . Only through compet.i.tion could there be progress . But where there was compet.i.tion, there was also anger and hatred . When the seed of hatred was planted, it would rapidly grow to the point where one could not live with the other .

The weak were prey to the strong . Survival of the fittest . This was the foundation of every sect, and Pill Valley was no exception .

Pill Valley’s rules were even harsher than some sects . Once a disciple applied for a life and death match, if the higher-ups approved of it, then there was no stopping it . Once the two fighters entered the martial stage, there were no more rules . Only one would come out alive .

Unless an expert on the level of a Grand Elder intervened, no one could stop it . However, Grand Elders mostly didn’t bother with such minor things .