Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

"Also, everyone here saw you kill Xu Wenlin of the Celestial Wolf Squad with their own eyes. It would be best for you to hurry and come up with an excuse to explain yourself to the Celestial Capital Prefecture’s Steward’s Mansion."

After speaking, Ye Xuan tossed the Pill in his hand into his mouth and began chewing with a loud crunch.

"You..." Master Hongde’s face instantly flushed red.

He had thought Ye Xuan really possessed a Truth Elixir that could make Xu Wenlin talk, which was why he had been so quick to kill him. He never expected to be played like this.

"I will handle this matter myself. You need not concern yourself. Farewell." Hongde snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and departed.

Jiang Huarong stood beside Su Xiuyi and said grimly, "Pavilion Master, Hongde from the Ancient Pill Tower must be behind this."

Su Xiuyi’s gaze was icy. "So what if he is? We have no proof for now. We can only let him run wild for a while."

Then he added, "Take the men from the Celestial Wolf Squad to the Celestial Capital Prefecture’s Steward’s Mansion, and report the grievances suffered by my Xiuyi Pavilion in full."

"Yes."

After hearing Su Xiuyi’s words, Jiang Huarong immediately had the Xiuyi Pavilion guards escort the remaining members of the Celestial Wolf Squad away from the premises.

The onlookers’ hearts pounded in their chests. The Celestial Wolf Squad had been a relatively well-known adventuring team in the western district of the Celestial Capital Prefecture, but now it seemed they were completely finished. They had truly brought this ruin upon themselves.

Some of the more astute observers could vaguely guess the connection between Hongde and Xu Wenlin, but this was a matter between Xiuyi Pavilion and the Ancient Pill Tower. Naturally, they didn’t dare get involved.

The reason Ye Xuan hadn’t made a move against Hongde was that they had just arrived in the Celestial Capital Prefecture, and many things had yet to be settled.

Moreover, from the crowd’s expressions, it was clear that the Ancient Pill Tower was a far more powerful establishment than Xiuyi Pavilion and certainly had significant connections in the Celestial Capital Prefecture. It was best not to clash with them head-on without being fully prepared.

Ye Xuan’s most pressing concern right now was Infinite Mountain. As for the Ancient Pill Tower, he paid it no mind. ’If I want to deal with them, there will be plenty of opportunities later.’

And just like that, the farce dissipated into thin air.

Citing the need for renovations, Su Xiuyi also suspended Xiuyi Pavilion’s business operations.

Many of the Martial Artists and Alchemists present began to leave, but the Alchemists, in particular, were reluctant to go.

The skill and expertise Ye Xuan had displayed had been a real eye-opener for them. The techniques he demonstrated had also deeply moved them, and they felt they had benefited greatly.

Besides Ye Xuan, the auras that Elder Yao and Master Hongde had previously revealed also left them quite shaken.

’Now that such powerful Alchemists have suddenly appeared at Xiuyi Pavilion, are they planning to make a major move?’ Many of the Alchemists were alarmed by the thought.

Once everyone outside the shop had left, Su Xiuyi finally led Jiuchen and the others into the inner sanctum of Xiuyi Pavilion.

"This is the Xiuyi Pavilion I established. This is Master Changyuan, our pavilion’s chief Alchemy Master. And Jiang Huarong, whom you met earlier, is our general steward. The two of them handle most of Xiuyi Pavilion’s affairs."

Su Xiuyi gave an embarrassed smile. Although he had established Xiuyi Pavilion, he really only served to hold down the fort with his strength as a Tier Eight Martial Emperor. Most of the time, he was in secluded cultivation and didn’t concern himself with the pavilion’s matters at all.

"Pavilion Master, you flatter me. I dare not accept the title of Master. With my level of skill in Alchemy, I hardly qualify as a chief Alchemy Master. Your friends, Pavilion Master, are the true masters."

Changyuan spoke very humbly. He was utterly shocked and full of admiration for the attainments Ye Xuan and Elder Yao had in Alchemy.

Needless to say, the aura of a Seventh Grade Alchemist emanating from Elder Yao had already stunned him.

As for Ye Xuan, he was even more astounding. The expertise he’d shown earlier had completely won Changyuan over. He had never known such an inspection method existed; it had completely overturned his understanding.

At the same time, he was secretly astonished. ’The Pavilion Master was gone for a few months, and he came back with this group of people. I wonder where he found them.’

"By the way, has anything happened in the pavilion recently?" Su Xiuyi asked.

Changyuan frowned and said, "The only real incident was the trouble from the Celestial Wolf Squad just now. However, I’ve heard that the Ancient Pill Tower has recently been approaching some of our ordinary Alchemists. It feels like they’re trying to gut our Xiuyi Pavilion."

Su Xiuyi’s gaze turned cold. "It seems the Ancient Pill Tower doesn’t want our Xiuyi Pavilion to continue operating."

He didn’t say any more on the matter, instead leading Ye Xuan and the others to the residential courtyard behind Xiuyi Pavilion.

"This is the inner area of our Xiuyi Pavilion. There aren’t many rooms, but we can make it work if we squeeze a bit. Everyone, please find a place to settle in for now. I’ll find a way to get you all registered with an official status in the Celestial Capital Prefecture."

If Ge Puzi and the others wanted to stay in the Celestial Capital Prefecture long-term, they needed official residency. Otherwise, many things would be inconvenient.

Fortunately, many of the people from Gale Light Academy were Martial Kings, and Celestial Wheel and his group were all geniuses. Securing an official status should be quite easy.

Everyone had been traveling for so long and was exhausted. They each found a room and settled in.

The day’s events also made everyone understand that although the Celestial Capital Prefecture was considered a hub for second-tier powers, it was by no means a peaceful place.

By the time everyone was settled, Jiang Huarong had returned. Su Xiuyi introduced him to Ge Puzi and the others, and then they all sat down together.

The room was packed. After sensing the strength of Ge Puzi and the others, Jiang Huarong was overjoyed. He could feel that many of them had cultivation levels even higher than his own. With a group like this, Xiuyi Pavilion’s future development was bound to be better than ever.

"What did the steward at the Celestial Capital Prefecture say?" Su Xiuyi asked Jiang Huarong once all the introductions were made.

Jiang Huarong immediately replied, "Steward Chen from the Steward’s Mansion said we handled it well and that they would absolutely not condone this matter. The members of the Celestial Wolf Squad have been taken to the main prison by the Steward’s Mansion. As for Xu Wenlin being killed by Hongde, they said they would send people to the Ancient Pill Tower to investigate."

Master Changyuan said with disdain, "The Steward’s Mansion always sings that tune. As for investigating Hongde, it will probably come to nothing in the end. This time, we were lucky to have the masters the Pavilion Master brought back. Otherwise, even if our Xiuyi Pavilion had been torn down, the Steward’s Mansion would have had the same attitude."

The Celestial Capital Prefecture was too vast for the Steward’s Mansion to manage completely. Thus, they turned a blind eye to most conflicts between factions, so long as the victorious party had reason on their side.

Of course, if you didn’t have reason but had sufficient cultivation, that was also acceptable, as long as you didn’t go too far.

In the end, the Celestial Capital Prefecture was a place where the weak were prey for the strong. The powerful always held the initiative and the right to speak, and the city’s administrators were eager to see even more powerful experts emerge.

Changyuan and the others were all too familiar with the style of the Celestial Capital Prefecture’s Steward’s Mansion.

"Hmph. My Xiuyi Pavilion will remember what happened today. We will repay this debt in the future," Su Xiuyi said coldly.

Ye Xuan smiled and said, "Don’t worry. Now that we’re all here, this place will inevitably grow bigger and better. But I’ve had a look around—this Xiuyi Pavilion is too small, and its location isn’t great. When we have more people, we’ll definitely need to move to a larger place."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Su Xiuyi gave a wry smile. "Of course, I know this place is small. But in the Celestial Capital Prefecture, every inch of commercial property is worth its weight in gold. To be honest, getting a place with a better location is incredibly difficult."

Changyuan and the others also nodded with wry smiles.

Su Xiuyi was just an outsider with no backing faction. He had relied entirely on himself. It was already a remarkable achievement to have developed a shop like Xiuyi Pavilion over twenty years.

But Xiuyi Pavilion wasn’t large and couldn’t provide many resources. Even the resources he needed for his own cultivation were often stretched thin.

As for Changyuan and Jiang Huarong, their cultivation levels were neither high nor low, and they weren’t locals of the Celestial Capital Prefecture. They had arrived in the city long ago and had struggled to survive, drifting from place to place until they met Su Xiuyi and finally settled down. The reason they stayed at Xiuyi Pavilion was to rely on the protection of Su Xiuyi, a Martial Emperor.

On the surface, they owned a pill pavilion in the Celestial Capital Prefecture, but in reality, it was barely enough for them to make a living.

"Su Xiuyi, you don’t need to worry about that. With Young Master Ye and the rest of us here, I believe establishing a foothold in the Celestial Capital Prefecture will be quite simple."

Master Lu Li suddenly said with a smile.

"My own strength is average, but I am, at the very least, a Tier Seven Artifact Refining Master. Elder Yao is a Seventh Grade Alchemist, and Elder Dong is a Soul Refiner at the Peak of Sixth Grade. Furthermore, President Dongfang Xuan was once the head of the Divine Walk Commerce Association and has astonishing business talent. With the addition of Vice Director Ge, Consecrated Jiuchen, and the others... I refuse to believe we can’t survive in the Celestial Capital Prefecture."

With each person Master Lu Li named, Jiang Huarong and Changyuan grew more astonished. ’These people are ridiculously powerful!’ they thought. ’They cover almost every major profession on the Celestial Profound Continent!’

"Of course, even if we’re not enough, don’t we still have Young Master Ye? With him here, we could probably settle down in this city even if the rest of us were all useless."

Lu Li said jokingly, completely confident in Ye Xuan.

Su Xiuyi’s eyes gradually lit up. Indeed, with so many experts, how could they fail to prosper?

"As for money, this old man has some on me that I can contribute," Master Lu Li said. After operating in the Sky Empire for so many years, his resources were uncommonly deep.

"I have some as well," Dongfang Xuan said with a smile. As the former president of the Divine Walk Commerce Association, his personal wealth was also extraordinary.

"We have some, too."

Ge Puzi, Jiuchen, and the others all chimed in.

"Alright, it’s settled then." Su Xiuyi slapped the table. "But if that’s the case, we can’t call it Xiuyi Pavilion anymore."

After all, it would no longer be his shop alone.

"How about we call it Gale Light Tower?" Su Xiuyi suggested. After all, most of the people here were from Gale Light Academy.