"What's he doing?"
"Refining pills! Ever since he returned from Scarlet Clouds, he's spent all his time refining pills, apart from cultivating and treating your injuries."
"By himself?"
"Yes. Master's Pill Refinement Art has grown so much more impressive these past few years that he hardly needs my help anymore."
"What pills is he refining?"
"That I don't know. Anyway, the president recently had a lot of materials delivered, and I didn't recognize any of them."
The conversation unfolded between Bai Mei Ling and Gu Cai Yi.
As they spoke, a faint sound came from outside the cave residence.
Then Sima Hui Niang walked straight in.
The first thing she saw was Gu Cai Yi sitting in a wheelchair, a thin blanket over her lap.
For an instant, sparks seemed to fly through the air.
But Sima Hui Niang said nothing. After one glance, she went to wait outside.
As though he knew she had arrived,
Luo Chen emerged from the Pill Room a moment later.
He nodded to Gu Cai Yi and Xiao Ling, then went outside with Sima Hui Niang.
They were still within the formation's barrier, even outside the cave residence.
Luo Chen cast another soundproofing barrier, seemingly for no reason.
Only then did he ask, "Has the news been released?"
"As you instructed, I announced truthfully that the Luo Tian Association would be joining the war."
After a pause, Sima Hui Niang said worriedly, "People in the association are panicking. Some rogue cultivators who joined the Outer Sect last year have even fled in secret. If this continues, the impact could be severe."
"It doesn't matter!"
Luo Chen smiled faintly.
"Rogue cultivators who were never of one heart with us wouldn't be much use anyway. They came for profit because they understood the stakes. Now that