I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield - Chapter 817 - 563: Dan Tower Master—Direct Disciple

Royal star, headquarters of the Dan Tower.

On the top terrace, several white-haired alchemy masters stood around the damaged dome, examining its cracks carefully and discussing repair plans in low voices.

Not far away, Xu Lin, the Master of the Dan Tower, stood with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed, and a gloom and anxiety that could not be dispelled lingered in his eyes.

The Xieshen Association’s sudden attack not only caused severe damage to the tower of the Dan Tower, with multiple cracks in the dome, but also caused the loss of dozens of alchemy elites. The once solemn and sacred site of alchemy now reflected the bleakness of survival after the calamity.

Though the conspiracy of the Xieshen Association against the Dan Tower was a deep pain, it was still bearable. However, the mishap of Elder Yun pushed everything into an uncontrollable situation.

Yun Helai, the pillar of the Dan Tower, holds the most crucial heritage of the Dan Tower.

If he is corroded by the Power of the Evil God and falls into the ranks of the evil gods, it would not only be a disgrace to the Dan Tower but also deal a devastating blow to the alchemy community of the entire Empire.

Apart from these rational considerations about the survival of the Dan Tower, to Xu Lin, Yun Helai is a mentor, a reborn parent, the person he respects the most.

Without Elder Yun’s careful nurturing and full support, there would be no Xu Lin, the Master of the Dan Tower today.

Thinking of his mentor falling into the hands of the evil god, with his already aging body enduring the torment of evil energy erosion, Xu Lin’s heart felt like it was being sliced by a knife.

“Master…” he murmured, eyes swirling with pain and determination, “if anything happens to you, this life, the Dan Tower will be at irreconcilable odds with the Xieshen Association!”

Xu Lin took a deep breath, suppressed the agitation in his heart, and turned to go downstairs.

“Tower Master!”

“Greetings, Tower Master!”

Along the way, pill masters rose to greet him, their expressions showing some fatigue.

Xu Lin nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone, sighing inwardly.

This incident dealt too heavy a blow to the Dan Tower.

The sanctuary of the alchemy world couldn’t even protect its own pill masters, letting many elites fall into the hands of the Xieshen Association. This disgrace weighed heavily on every pill master.

After such a terrifying ordeal, the Dan Tower had long lost its usual bustling atmosphere of alchemy.

No one had the heart for focused alchemy anymore; some pill masters were packing their bags to go home and recuperate, while others sat in small groups in the rest area, talking softly, trying to alleviate the fear and pressure they had endured during this period.

Ding—!

Just then, a crisp communication bell suddenly rang, breaking the current dullness.

A pill master instinctively wanted to hang up, as privately answering a communication in front of the Tower Master was extremely disrespectful, but when he lowered his head and saw the name of the caller on the screen, his whole body froze instantly, eyes wide with astonishment.

“Tower…Tower Master!” he suddenly spoke, his voice slightly trembling, “It’s Old Dai! It’s Dai Yu!”

Dai Yu?!

Xu Lin’s body trembled violently, his steps halting instantly.

Dai Yu was a tier-six pill master within the Dan Tower, one of the elites kidnapped by the Xieshen Association. Those who were abducted by the Xieshen Association had long been transferred to subspace. How could he be calling?

Could it be…?

“Quick! Connect immediately!” Xu Lin stepped forward quickly, his tone urgent, his breathing becoming rapid.

“Old Dai? Is Old Dai back?”

“Why are you still standing there! Connect quickly!”

The surrounding pill masters also reacted, gathering around, faces full of excitement and anticipation, urging hastily.

“Okay! Okay!”

The pill master frantically pressed the connect button, and a light blue holographic projection instantly unfolded before everyone.

In the projection, Dai Yu’s figure was clearly visible, his clothes slightly disheveled, his face still showing some fatigue, but the ecstasy and relief of surviving the calamity in his eyes could not be hidden.

“Haha! Old Sun, I damn well came back… Uh, Tower Master!”

Before finishing his sentence, Dai Yu caught sight of Xu Lin on the other side of the projection, his smile instantly froze on his face, hurriedly collecting himself, bowing respectfully.

Xu Lin was no longer concerned with etiquette, staring intently at Dai Yu in the projection, urgently asking: “Dai Yu, where are you now? How is the master? Are the other pill masters all right?”

Dai Yu quickly straightened up: “Rest assured, Tower Master! We are all safe, and Elder Yun is also fine! We are currently in the Deep Blue Star Zone of the Central Star Realm, aboard a spaceship heading back to the Royal star.”

“Great! Great! That’s great!”

Unable to suppress the ecstasy and excitement in his heart, Xu Lin said “great” three times, his nerves that had been stretched taut for days finally relaxing completely, the burden in his heart finally lifting.

Meanwhile, the surrounding pill masters also broke into cheers, excitedly shouting and yelling that echoed throughout the Dan Tower.

The clouds looming over the Dan Tower for days were completely dispelled by this sudden good news, and joy and relief flooded everyone’s hearts like a tide.

Everyone hugged each other, jumped with joy, smiles reappearing on faces long missing them.

After calming down a bit, Xu Lin’s gaze returned to the projection, asking: “Dai Yu, how did you escape from subspace?”

Upon hearing this question, the surrounding pill masters also quieted down, staring curiously at Dai Yu in the projection.

Clearly, Elder Yun, Dai Yu, and others were taken to subspace, fallen into the evil’s hands, then how did they return safely to the Central Star Realm?

What happened in between?

Dai Yu’s smile gradually faded, his tone solemn as he said: “Tower Master, we managed to escape, all thanks to General Qin Tian! It was General Qin who rescued all of us!”