Liu Ling and Qing Lin now both knew that Gu He was likely a legendary Saint, so neither of them was surprised that Gu He had made friends with a Dou Zun-level expert.
As for Yue Mei, although she could not detect any powerful aura from Gu He, she could clearly sense the overwhelming pressure emanating from Heavenly Fire Venerable.
Heavenly Fire Venerable's cultivation is truly terrifying. His aura alone is dozens of times stronger than Her Majesty the Queen's. Perhaps when we attacked the Jia Ma Empire two years ago, Her Majesty suddenly withdrew her troops because she learned that the Misty Cloud Sect had such a powerful expert! Yue Mei thought to herself.
"Master, didn't you once tell me that there is a Pill Tower in the Central Plains? It is the sacred land in the hearts of all alchemists!"
That evening, as everyone ate, Liu Ling suddenly brought it up.
"Oh? Liu Ling, are you interested in the Pill Tower?" Gu He smiled and replied casually.
"No!"
Hearing Gu He's question, Liu Ling shook his head with a smile. Both he and Xiao Yi Xian had received Gu He's Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance and grasped some of the insights of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist. The greatest benefit of joining the Pill Tower would be obtaining some of its ancient pill formulas. Yet the Ninth-Grade Alchemist Inheritance they had received contained many Ninth-Grade pill formulas as well as countless others, so there was no need for them to join the Pill Tower.
"Master, since alchemists have their own sacred land, where they receive protection and have order, I was thinking—could the mercenaries of the continent also have a sacred land? A place that protects all mercenaries across the continent and establishes order!" Liu Ling continued.
"Tell me what you have