Seeing Zuo Yan's excited face, Lan Hua asked curiously, "What day is it? Is it time to get our monthly pay?"
"What are you talking about!"
Zuo Yan said seriously, "The Pill God Palace is going to hold a successor selection, and you didn't know?"
Lan Hua frowned slightly. "What is the meaning of this successor selection?"
"You even joined the Pill God Palace, yet you know absolutely nothing about what's happening outside!"
"The original successors of the Pill God Palace all came from the Xuan Yu Pill God Palace in the lower realm, and the two are of the same lineage."
However, I only learned upon arriving in the Upper Realm that the spiritual energy in the Xuan Yu realm is extremely weak, and no one from the Xuan Yu Pill God Palace has ascended to the Heavenly Domain for thousands of years!
Lan Hua asked curiously, "So?"
Zuo Yan exclaimed excitedly, "So we have hope now! The core of the Heavenly Domain Pill God Palace can't always be without fresh blood, can it? If this continues, it will affect the future of the Pill God Palace!"
"Therefore, the Pill God Palace has decided to select successors from among all the alchemists at the Celestial Realm, and we newcomers also have the opportunity to participate!"
Lan Hua understood what Zuo Yan meant and laughed, "You've only just ascended to the Heavenly Domain. Do you think you can compete with others and become the successor of the Pill God Palace?"
Zuo Yan said seriously, "That's not necessarily true; anything is possible!"
"Indeed, thank you for informing me, Brother Zuo!"
Zuo Yan's news stirred up some emotions in Lan Hua, who then left her room and began wandering aimlessly through the Danluo Mountains.
Since he joined the Pill God Temple, the temple has not given him any missions. He asked Zuo Yan, and the result was the same.
This confirms the previous idea that so many people join the Pill God Palace simply because they want a place to belong, not to become rogue cultivators.
After all, it is still very difficult to fight alone in the Heavenly Realm. Even though the spiritual energy in the Heavenly Realm is extremely abundant, cultivation is still very difficult. It is different in the Pill God Palace. At least there are spiritual pills to help you.
As for the Pill God Palace, they are willing to let you become a part of it, but they will not teach them the Pill God Palace's ultimate technique, the Pill Heaven Technique.
Although Lan Hua has been in seclusion these days, she has also inquired around and found that more than 70% of the people in the Pill God Palace do not know the Pill Heaven Technique.
This puzzled him. Was it simply a matter of sectarianism, or did the Pill God Palace have its own reasons for doing so?
Just as Lan Hua was wandering around aimlessly, someone suddenly called out to him.
Lan Hua turned around and saw Ning Songzhen, who was handsome and dashing. The two exchanged pleasantries.
Ning Songzhen said, "Brother Lan, I haven't seen you for the past few days, and I've missed you terribly!"
"What's there to miss? You're a grown man, there's no need for that."
Lan Hua joked, "Besides, I'm a grown man, and it's creepy to be missed by another grown man. What do you think, Brother Ning?"
Ning Songzhen gave an awkward smile, "Brother Lan, you're really funny!"
"Are you going to participate in the succession competition in half a month?" Ning Songzhen asked seriously.
Lan Hua said calmly, "Of course, I can't wait for this selection to take place!"
"I will also participate. To be honest, this selection was actually set up for me. According to past practice, there is probably one successor of the Pill God Temple every two hundred years."
However, the Lower Realm Pill God Palace is now weak, and has not had a single person ascend to immortality in thousands of years. Therefore, the Heavenly Realm Pill God Palace has to change its previous tradition and select from other forces.
Ning Songzhen laughed and said, "I know you have an extraordinary background. You caused quite a stir when you were undergoing your tribulation, and you have a cultivation level of the fifth level of the Celestial Realm, which is quite remarkable."
Lan Hua was ambushed and nearly killed by Gongshu Yuan, causing her cultivation to regress.
Even if the lower dantian primordial spirit recovers, before the middle dantian primordial spirit reassembles, the cultivation level is only at the fifth level of the Celestial Realm.
"However, this successor can only be mine; no one can take him away!"
Ning Songzhen's voice was somewhat cold, with a hint of threat in his words.
Lan Hua smiled calmly, "It's alright, what's yours can't be taken away by anyone, what do you think, Brother Ning?"
"Yes, I was overthinking it!"
Ning Songzhen didn't turn around, whistling as she walked in one direction.
"Hmph, the selection of a successor? Ye Ziyun once said that the Pill God Palace holds my destiny, is that what she meant?"
"It seems I need to hurry; the Blood Droplet must be refined as soon as possible!"
Having walked around enough, Lan Hua was about to leave when someone called her back.
"Young man, I've missed you dearly these past few days!"
Hearing the same words, Lan Hua felt a chill run down her spine. She turned around and saw that it was none other than the old guard, Huo Lao.
"So it's Elder Huo himself! This junior greets Elder Huo!" Lan Hua bowed respectfully.
Huo Lao laughed and said, "Young man, I could tell you were extraordinary at the entrance of the Pill God Temple that day. On the day of the entrance examination, you quietly summoned the Pill Fire to refine pills, which made me even more interested in you."
"Tell me, how did you summon the Elixir Fire?" Old Man Fire asked, feigning complaint.
Lan Hua did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Would Elder Huo like to hear a story?"
Huo Lao nodded with interest, and Lan Hua said softly, "There was once a young man who joined a sect, but was later expelled for violating the sect rules!"
Huo Lao waited for Lan Hua to continue, but there was no further development.
"That's all?" Old Huo frowned.
"It's gone!"
Lan Hua smiled and said, "If this young man wants to return to the sect, does Elder Huo think the sect will agree?"
Huo Lao's expression changed slightly, and he stared at Lan Hua for a long time. The latter did not shy away from it and looked at Huo Lao with a smile.
"You must be the young man you were talking about? That sect is the Xuan Yu Dan Shen Palace!"
Lan Hua smiled calmly, lay down on the lawn, her limbs naturally stretched out, looking extremely comfortable.
Huo Lao stood beside him, waiting for his answer.
"That's right, I am an outcast of the Pill God Palace in the lower realm. Although I was expelled from the Pill God Palace, I have never done anything to betray it!"
Huo Lao let out a long sigh and said softly, "So many years have passed, I never thought that someone from the Xuan Yu Dan Shen Palace would finally ascend to heaven."
Although you are a disgraced disciple, you possess the authentic secret techniques of the Dan Shen Temple, so the Temple Master should accept you.
"What a pity. If you had come a year earlier, perhaps the successor selection a few days later wouldn't exist."
"There's nothing to regret. Since you said the Palace Master will accept me, I will become that successor!" Lan Hua said calmly, as if she didn't care at all.
Huo Lao said, "That Ning Song is really strong, at the peak of the Celestial Realm. You are no match for him!"
"In this selection of successors, only one can remain. However, since you come from the Lower Realm Pill God Palace, I can plead with the Palace Master, and you should also be able to become a successor!"
Lan Hua waved her hand, "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Huo, but it's not necessary!"
"The Pill God Palace has always had a rule that its successors can only come from the Pill God Palace in the lower realm, and the same applies this time!"
"If I hadn't come, this selection would have been just a formality. Now that I'm here, it's getting interesting!"
Huo Lao was somewhat bewildered, thinking to himself what kind of wild words this boy was uttering. Ning Songzhen was already at the peak of the Celestial Realm; which Celestial Realm expert could possibly defeat him?
"But what exactly does this successor mean? Please enlighten me, Elder Huo!"
Huo Laodao said, "By becoming a successor of the Pill God Palace, one will have the opportunity to obtain the Pill God Palace's inheritance, which will naturally bring many benefits and make one's future cultivation path much smoother!"
Lan Hua stood up, brushed the weeds off her clothes, and said with a smile, "Thank you for telling me, Elder Huo. It's getting late, I need to go into seclusion!"
Huo Lao watched Lan Hua leave, and after a long while, he suddenly realized, "How can someone who can catch the eye of Tantai Ziyue be underestimated?"
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