The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1456 - Chapter 1456 Chapter 1554 The Building is About to Collapse

Chapter 1456: Chapter 1554: The Building is About to Collapse Chapter 1456: Chapter 1554: The Building is About to Collapse Three months after the Wanda Conference ended, a major event occurred at the Pill Alliance’s Qing Nation branch.

For the Alchemy Tao World, this indeed was a major event, but for Martial Artists, perhaps it was nothing significant.

Qing Nation is one of the Upper Three Countries, and the Pill Alliance naturally has branches there, not just one, but a total of three.

Almost simultaneously, a large number of Pill Refiners from the three Pill Alliance branches in Qing Nation announced their departure from the Pill Alliance and transferred their allegiance to Alchemy Tao noble families.

The three branches, once bustling and prosperous, were left deserted in the blink of an eye, with only a handful of Pill Refiners choosing to stay.

But even with some people left, these three Pill Alliance branches might as well be finished.

The upper echelons of the Pill Alliance were shocked and outraged when they learned about this, but also felt a sense of helplessness and sorrow.

As expected, it finally happened. Even a major branch like the Qing Nation was afflicted by such an event, one can imagine the degree to which the current Pill Alliance has declined.

However, the situation was far from simple.

After defecting to the Alchemy Tao noble families, the Pill Refiners of the three Qing Nation Pill Alliance branches exposed the Alliance’s greatest secret.

It turned out that one of the branch leaders had once participated in a secret human-demon fusion experiment, and after defecting to the Alchemy Tao noble families, he disclosed this affair.

In fact, the Alchemy Tao noble families had already been aware of these events; after all, many of their members had participated. It’s just that they had long since withdrawn from involvement.

However, the Alchemy Tao noble families couldn’t reveal this disgraceful secret themselves, as doing so might lead the world to suspect that the Alchemy Tao noble families were deliberately framing the Pill Alliance, reducing believability and raising suspicions about their motives.

But it was different when the disclosure came from within the Pill Alliance itself.

As expected, once the matter was revealed, the world was in an uproar, and the shock it caused was far greater than any scandal the Pill Alliance had ever faced.

The criticisms and curses hurled at the Pill Alliance reached an unprecedented level.

The Pill Alliance’s reputation had already plummeted due to their colluding with Hidden Kill Hall during the great war, and now, this scandal was truly adding insult to injury.

After all, fusing a human with a Demon Body is an act that grossly violates ethical norms, a truly unforgivable wrongdoing that incites anger as the first reaction from anyone who hears of it.

Consider, forcing a person to fuse with a Demon Beast, resulting in a being that is neither human nor demon, is an agony worse than death.

Moreover, for such an abhorrent act, the Pill Alliance and Hidden Kill Hall have secretly harmed countless people. Many Pill Refiners who disappeared without a trace from the Pill Alliance may very likely have been used for such experiments.

“This Pill Alliance actually commits such disgraceful acts, it’s unbelievable!”

“Unimaginable, is this the Pill Alliance that us Pill Refiners revered?”

“Only today do I truly see the true colors of the Pill Alliance. No wonder they have been in decline; it’s not without reason.”

“The Long Family were indeed wise to know that the Pill Alliance had become a cesspool and decisively dissociated from them.”

“I won’t say anymore. From now on, whenever I see a Pill Refiner from the Pill Alliance, I’ll curse them. They’re nothing but a bunch of beasts.”

“They’re even worse than beasts. Beasts are at least cuter than them.”

****

For a time, the curses directed at the Pill Alliance reached an unprecedented clamor, describing it as everyone’s target wasn’t an exaggeration in the least.

In fact, the Pill Alliance had truly become the target of everyone’s censure, with almost every Martial Artist unable to refrain from cursing the Pill Alliance upon meeting each other, as if not doing so left them feeling uncomfortable.

Even within the Pill Alliance itself, a series of crises had unfolded.

Pill Refiners of the Pill Alliance had turned into the rats crossing the street, hated by all. Just showing their faces in public brought them insults to their noses, and even led to some irate Martial Artists beating them up.

In reality, the majority of Pill Refiners in the Pill Alliance were oblivious to these dark and shameful deeds, entirely innocent, yet they bore the brunt of the blame simply because they belonged to the Pill Alliance.

Many Pill Refiners couldn’t withstand the pressure and withdrew en masse, creating a new wave of departures within the Pill Alliance, even fiercer than the one seven years ago.

A number of high-ranking members from the Ancient Pill Court also left in succession, and even the intervention of the Western Moon King did little to stem the loss of people’s hearts.

Their choice to leave the Pill Alliance was nothing but a complete loss of confidence in the organization, a profound despair. Otherwise, why would they willingly abandon the Pill Alliance where they had spent many years?

The Pill Alliance, which was already a shadow of its former self, was left teetering on the brink of collapse following these events. The number of registered Pill Refiners was less than half of what it once was, and that number was dwindling day by day.

Under such circumstances, even those Pill Refiners who wanted to arrest the decline of the Pill Alliance felt a sense of powerlessness as if facing the inevitable collapse of a great empire.

This included the currently powerful Western Moon King, who shared this sentiment.

At this moment, the Pill Alliance was indeed on the precipice of life or death, facing either an irrecoverable downfall or a complete dispersion and collapse.

Alternatively, it could rise again strongly, reaching a new peak of its magnificent history.

But given the current situation, there seemed to be no hope left to salvage the Pill Alliance.

****

At the Long Family Ancestral Mansion, many senior members of the Long Family gathered, their faces all beaming with joy as if it were the festive season.

“The Pill Alliance is in for a tough time now, I bet the Western Moon is hopping mad at the moment,” said an elder of the Long Family, stroking his beard.

“The Pill Alliance has wrought its own misfortune. Of all the groups to collude with, they chose Hidden Kill Hall. Such stupidity,” another high-level member of the Long Family remarked.

“Fortunately, our Long Family withdrew in time from that mire. Otherwise, we might be facing the same dire straits under the critical eyes of thousands,” a staid high-level member of the Long Family said, shaking his head.

“That’s not entirely accurate; our Long Family did not partake in those sordid affairs,” the previous elder said with a smile.

“But we didn’t stop them either. Turning a blind eye, if we really start keeping score, the Long Family does bear some responsibility,” the staid high-level member countered.

However, his words didn’t seem to concern many members of the Long Family. After all, they were now enjoying both fame and fortune, poised to replace the Pill Alliance and become a new power in the Alchemy Tao world.

“It appears everyone is in good spirits. May I share in the joy?” a cold voice interjected.

A figure walked slowly from outside the main hall, while the Long Family members guarding the entrance seemed to completely ignore the intruder’s presence.

“The Masked One? You’ve got some nerve! Daring to barge into the Long Family Ancestral Mansion!” Upon seeing the sudden intruder, the high-level members of the Long Family immediately showed vigilance, berating him.

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