The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1277 - Chapter 1277 Chapter 1376 The Man and the Tower in the

Chapter 1277: Chapter 1376: The Man and the Tower in the Snowstorm Chapter 1277: Chapter 1376: The Man and the Tower in the Snowstorm “Good heavens!” the thousand-year-old Corpse Ginseng exclaimed, but it had no chance to escape and was immediately grabbed by the hand.

The man appeared to be in his fifties, dressed in a black robe, with an ordinary face and slightly graying temples, exuding an extremely formidable aura.

“Can it speak? It seems to be a strange and rare natural treasure,” the man in the black robe said, surprised to hear the Corpse Ginseng speak.

“Pah! You’re the treasure, your whole family is full of treasures! Put me down now, or I’ll beat you until you cry for your daddy!” the Corpse Ginseng said fiercely, though its face couldn’t quite manage a fierce expression and only looked more lewd.

The man in black didn’t get angry; he simply found the Corpse Ginseng very peculiar, having never seen such a creature before. He now inspected it, looking it up and down.

The Corpse Ginseng, feeling uneasy under the man’s stare, glared back at him continuously.

“What are you looking at? Jealous of my handsome and dashing appearance? I’ll have you know, my handsomeness is natural. You, old man, won’t ever match up to me. Better wait for your next life–maybe then your parents can give you a good-looking face,” said the Corpse Ginseng mockingly.

The man in black laughed heartily, suddenly applying more force with his hand, causing the Corpse Ginseng to wail loudly, its face a mask of pain.

“Hmm?” After pinching for a while, the Corpse Ginseng’s cries grew more pitiful, but the man in black noticed something odd–as hard as he squeezed, the large ‘turnip’ didn’t deform at all, its body exceptionally tough.

“What exactly are you?” the man in black asked, staring at the Corpse Ginseng.

The Corpse Ginseng, eyes darting around, said, “I’m not afraid to tell you, I am a malevolent spirit that appears once in ten thousand years. Whoever encounters me, meets with great misfortune. If I curse someone, that person will die. So, are you scared?”

The man in black nodded, “Interesting, you really are a rare spirit.”

The Corpse Ginseng cursed inwardly, not wanting to waste any more effort on this man in black. All it could think about was how to escape.

Just as the Corpse Ginseng was about to show its transformative ability, the man in black unexpectedly pulled out a Pill Furnace and promptly tossed the Corpse Ginseng into it.

The moment the Corpse Ginseng entered the Pill Furnace, it felt darkness fall before its eyes, and then it lost consciousness.

The man in black put away the Pill Furnace, feeling very pleased with himself. He had just arrived in Qian Country, hadn’t yet entered The Forest of Mist, but had already obtained a spirit capable of speaking human language. This was a good omen, indicating that his journey would likely be very smooth and fruitful.

He then stepped into The Forest of Mist, his figure quickly vanishing into the white fog.

This Forest of Mist, silent for many years, today saw many people entering it. One could imagine that before long, many events would unfold within this mysterious woodland.

Meanwhile, in the wilds of the Extreme North Land, a towering black tower stood.

This black tower was immensely grand and majestic, ancient and weathered, having stood in the Extreme North Land for a very long time.

As old as the history of the Pill Alliance was the history of this tower, established by the founder of the Pill Alliance.

This tower, known as the Pill Pole Tower, was the most important among the Pill Alliance’s towers and considerably more significant than those found elsewhere.

Within this tower lay many legacies left by the forebears of the Pill Alliance, along with unimaginable opportunities and advantages.

Ever since the establishment of the Pill Alliance, many people have entered the Pill Pole Tower, but those who could actually enter it, were few.

Unless one had a high status, getting into the Pill Pole Tower required sufficient qualifications.

It wasn’t up to the high echelons of the Pill Alliance, nor could even the Eight Great Elders decide who had the qualifications to enter.

Anyone wanting to enter the Pill Pole Tower had to withstand the trials brought by the tower itself. If they passed the trials, they could enter; but if they failed, no matter how exceptional they were outside, entry was impossible.

Thus, the Pill Pole Tower halted many geniuses of the Pill Alliance in their tracks, but also gave rise to an exceptionally powerful group from within.

The current Eight Great Elders, including the late Elder Tiangang, had all emerged from within the Pill Pole Tower, having practiced there for a period of time.

It was a widely accepted view within the Pill Alliance that whoever could practice in the Pill Pole Tower, regardless of the length of time, could at least secure a high-ranking position in the Alliance later, and becoming a Master of Pill was not out of the question.

Since the construction of the Pill Pole Tower, the person who had practiced the longest stayed inside for ten entire years.

This was a remarkably long time, as others who entered the Pill Pole Tower stayed for just a few days, or months, and very rarely more than a year.

Yet there was one person who stayed for ten years, shocking the Pill Alliance at the time.

Afterward, that individual indeed shone brightly in the Pill Alliance, becoming the indisputable number one genius, and almost all high-level members of the Alliance agreed that this person would become one of the future Elders, and might even be selected by one of the four Heaven Kings to be a successor.

However, this genius later mysteriously disappeared, vanishing without a trace, and no one saw him again. The Pill Alliance expended great efforts to find him, but all was in vain, as if he had just evaporated from the earth.

Some speculated that the genius had perished, and they sighed in lament, while others thought that perhaps he was trapped somewhere, unable to escape.

But only a tiny fraction within the Pill Alliance knew, the genius who had spent ten years in the Pill Pole Tower hadn’t died nor was trapped somewhere; rather, he had defected from the Pill Alliance, once causing one of the Heaven Kings to be utterly furious.

The Pill Pole Tower stood in the Extreme North Land, having already encompassed more than five hundred miles, deeply situated within the Extreme North Land, a place ordinary people couldn’t reach.

At the base of the Pill Pole Tower, there were four ice platforms, crafted from ice that had existed in this area for over a thousand years.

On these four ice platforms, sat four elders, each facing the four cardinal directions — east, south, west, and north.

These four elders sat motionlessly at the four corners of the Pill Pole Tower, almost like ice sculptures, with even their breaths exceedingly faint. An ordinary person seeing these four might think they were people who had frozen to death here.

However, if a martial artist saw these elders, they would be greatly shocked because sitting there, these elders resembled towering mountains, invoking a sense of awe.

It seemed as long as these four elders were present, no one could approach the Pill Pole Tower.

Today, the snowstorm was intense, with fierce winds howling like beastly roars.

A figure moved through the snowstorm toward the Pill Pole Tower.

ps: Third update