That day.
Clouds billowed and rosy mists swirled above Wonderful Pill Peak, presenting a magnificent sight.
Streaks of Evasive Light flew in from peaks across the Su Ling Sect. It was a spectacular sight.
The square before the summit hall, usually deserted, was now nearly packed to the brim.
Pill Refiners wearing two-pattern and three-pattern badges arrived early, waiting eagerly for the spectacle to come.
Suddenly, a cloud of magic power spread across the sky, blotting out the sun and striking fear into every heart.
"A Nascent Soul True Person!"
The cloud reached the sky above Wonderful Pill Peak, abruptly contracted, and a figure descended before the hall.
Ignoring the eyes upon him, he folded his arms and closed his eyes to rest.
Someone recognized him: True Person Jinglian of Lotus Flower Peak, a Fourth Order Alchemist.
Though he had not joined the Alchemy Institute, he was a regular visitor to Dan Emperor Mountain and often dealt with its many high-ranking Pill Refiners.
No one had expected the mere refinement of a Tier 2 Pill to draw someone so important.
Yet the guests who arrived afterward were no less distinguished.
A bell rang from behind the Alchemy Institute.
Several streaks of light descended together.
One newcomer's presence surpassed even True Person Jinglian's.
At that person's arrival, True Person Jinglian opened his eyes and stepped forward to greet him.
"Dean!"
The newcomer was He Lan, dean of the Alchemy Institute, known to outsiders as True Person Zhi Bei. He stood at the Nascent Soul Late Stage and bore the title of Dao Grandmaster!
For nearly two centuries, he had been hailed as the foremost of the Su Ling Seven Truths!
Dean He smiled faintly. "I didn't expect my institute's refinement of a Tier 2 Pill today to bring you here in