Murong Yan was dumbfounded. “What’s it doing?”

Shen Xuan also appeared bewildered. “I don’t know. Did something trigger it again?”

Gu Han came to a swift decision. “Let’s follow it and see!”

He had a suspicion that the humanoid figure’s strange behavior was related to the mention of the forty-fifth pill chamber. The figure was headed for the most mysterious area: the towering giant tower.

Thus, he stopped hesitating and dashed straight out of the great palace. Maybe his doubts, the figure’s wish, and the secrets of the Profound Pill Pavilion could all be found there. The other three followed suit.

In just a few moments, the lofty giant tower came into view, standing a thousand zhang tall. Piercing straight into the clouds, it was forged from an unknown black material that concealed the light within. The tower itself was divided into nine levels. Though it appeared old and dilapidated, it showed no signs of damage whatsoever. In fact, it was incomparably better than the other places.

A giant black gate stood at its base, with two words carved above it: Pill Tower. They arrived just in time to see that humanoid figure slowly float through the gate, disappearing once again.

Shen Xuan was a little puzzled. “Pill Tower? What kind of place is this? Are all the pill chambers before number forty-six inside here?”

Yang Ying nodded. “That should be the case. The sequence of the pill chambers probably isn’t just a number. It might have other meanings too. Could be strength, or status. In any case, it’s definitely not as simple. The pill chambers before number forty-six must’ve represented something entirely different.”

Gu Han stepped forward first. “Let’s go in and take a look. Maybe what we’re looking for is inside.”

As he passed through the giant gate, a flicker of bewilderment crossed him. A strange feeling appeared within his spirit perception, indescribable and unclear. It seemed that after stepping through the gate, something unexpected would happen to him.

Shen Xuan warned, pulling him back from that peculiar state, “Brother Gu, are you alright?”

Gu Han shook his head. “I’m fine.”

Suppressing the strange feeling, he swept his gaze around, taking in the scene of the first floor. The layout was very similar to the great palace, except that it was much larger, with only nine pill chambers in total. The humanoid figure stood dazedly before one of them, completely motionless.

Gu Han was about to go over when he realized that the other three seemed off, as if under immense pressure. “What’s wrong with you guys?”

Yang Ying was a little puzzled, then suddenly understood. “You’re fine? Right, your strength is much greater than ours, so this bit of pressure means nothing to you.”

Gu Han was startled. “Pressure? What pressure?”

Shen Xuan was extremely surprised. “You don’t feel it?”

Through his explanation, Gu Han realized that an inexplicable pressure had descended the moment they entered. The three felt like they could barely breathe.

Gu Han carefully sensed it again. “I really didn’t. I don’t perceive anything at all.”

Murong Yan was stunned. “No way. Have you already reached such a level?”

Yang Ying shook his head. “That’s not it. No matter how powerful he is, he shouldn’t be completely unable to perceive it. Could it be that this pressure isn’t targeting him at all?”

Shen Xuan thought for a moment. “Very likely. The Profound Pill Pavilion is already very mysterious. This pressure is also very sudden and strange. I can’t think of any other explanation.”

Murong Yan had a flash of insight. “Could it be that Brother Gu has some connection to the Profound Pill Pavilion?”

Gu Han immediately shook his head. “That’s impossible! This is also my first time here. If I hadn’t heard it from them, I wouldn’t even know the name of the place.”

He pondered inwardly. His biggest secrets were the black shadow and the Great Evolution Sword Scripture. However, the black shadow was nonchalant about this place, clearly indicating he had nothing to do with it. As for the Great Evolution Sword Scripture, the sword dao and the alchemy dao were completely different fields.

Yang Ying said thoughtfully, “Actually, the fact that the figure only followed you and even helped you unseal the restriction already speaks volumes.”

The figure? Right! A flash of insight struck Gu Han. Perhaps, he could get some useful information from it.

He was already beside the humanoid figure. “I’ll go take a look.”

Just as he was about to inquire, he saw the number carved into the black wall. It was “Forty-Five”!

Seemingly because of the material, this number was much clearer than those outside. Even with the passage of time and the changes of the world, it hadn’t been affected much.

Gu Han sighed softly and glanced at the figure. “This is the forty-fifth pill chamber, right?”

Upon hearing this number again, the figure trembled slightly once more.

Gu Han shook his head and scanned the interior. Aside from a few extra rows of jade shelves and a badly damaged meditation cushion, there wasn’t much difference. Nevertheless, perhaps because the place was tightly sealed, it was less dusty than those outside. That was also how he had immediately spotted the number on the wall.

Right before he was about to leave disappointed, he spotted a small, half-damaged jade talisman in the corner. “Hmm?”

Despite being among the most common items in the cultivation world, jade talismans were extremely handy. It could record information, copy techniques, convey messages, and store images—simple, convenient, and fast. Moreover, it could also be preserved for an extremely long time. No matter one’s cultivation level, it was an indispensable item.

Feeling delighted, Gu Han carefully retrieved the jade talisman. The sight of it made the humanoid figure tremble. That was how he became certain the two had a huge connection. Perhaps he could even discover the figure’s wish through the jade talisman.

Without hesitation, he sank his divine sense into it. “The war situation at the front lines is getting tighter and tighter. Today, I bid farewell to my clan and my parents. I came to the Profound Pill Camp and found my master.”

Reading the first sentence already stunned him. Profound Pill Camp? Isn’t this the Profound Pill Pavilion? How did it become the Profound Pill Camp?

Suppressing the doubt in his heart, he continued reading.