After Lin Chang'an broke through, news of him refining Breakthrough Pills spread outside as well. His doorstep was now practically a bustling market.
Every day, people came calling with gifts—acquaintances and strangers alike, even quite a few from other small factions in the Market.
After all, everyone understood the importance of befriending an alchemist. Even if they had no need for one now, no one could say they would never have to ask one for help in the future.
By the time they needed something and went to curry favor with him, it would already be too late.
Everyone among the sect's middle and upper ranks who could come had already come, making themselves familiar faces. Those unable to come had sent congratulatory gifts through others. There was no other reason—it was all because of his status as a high-grade alchemist.
Those without sufficient contributions or talent, who could not obtain high-grade pills as sect rewards, could only find their own way.
And compared with the spirit stones required to buy a single Breakthrough Pill, crowdfunded alchemy was clearly more economical.
Three days later.
Inside the Pill Room, the rosy-faced Lin Chang'an had truly experienced over the past few days what it meant to say that when you succeeded, everyone around you became a good person.
"Congratulations, Brother Lin."
Liu Yanran arrived together with her younger sister, Liu Feiyu, and cupped her hands with a smile to offer her congratulations.
A joyous occasion put one in high spirits, and Lin Chang'an too smiled as he returned the gesture. "Junior Sister Liu, you are too polite."
Alchemy was indeed one of the fastest ways to amass wealth, but at Lin Chang'an's age, he would not devote all his energy to alchemy. After all, he still needed to cultivate.
Thus, Liu