Whatever the Tao Family cultivators thought of Luo Chen,
they still observed proper etiquette when arranging his lodging, giving their honored guest the finest treatment.
He had a private courtyard all to himself, its spiritual energy rivaling that of a Second-Order Mid-Grade Cave Mansion.
Three meals a day were spiritual dishes rich in spiritual energy.
They also assigned two maids to attend to him, along with two male Qi Refining cultivators he could command at will.
Once Luo Chen was settled, Tao Yisheng hurried away.
"Senior Pill Dust Master, would you like us to prepare a bath and fresh clothes for you?"
Luo Chen looked at the two young, beautiful maids with bright eyes and pearly teeth.
He waved a hand. "No need. Wait outside."
The two maids exchanged a glance and left the sitting room in unspoken accord.
After they were gone,
Luo Chen spread his Spiritual Sense across the courtyard. Only after confirming there was nothing watching him did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He had only just arrived, and this place was unfamiliar.
Better to be careful.
Luo Chen took out a book and began reading casually.
At first, he skimmed it, but the more he read, the deeper he was drawn in.
It was the Esteemed Fox Pill Explanation that Heartless Immortal had given him.
Aside from the Azure Origin Pill Explanation, it was one of only two collections of a Tier 3 Alchemist's insights in his possession.
And Qing Yuanzi had become a Tier 3 Alchemist only by relying on the Pill Nurturing Art to refine a Tier 3 Pill by luck.
The author of the Esteemed Fox Pill Explanation, by contrast, had been a genuine Tier 3 Alchemist!
Luo Chen had owned the book for a long time.
But he had gained little