With the upcoming Pill Gathering drawing near, not only Holy Pill City but also Ye City saw a noticeable increase in new faces arriving every day.
As one of the Five Great Clans, the Ye Clan still carried considerable prestige in the eyes of those who knew little about it. Naturally, plenty of alchemists came by to pay their respects.
As they gradually became familiar with the Pill Region, they discovered that thunderous heavenly lightning would erupt within the Ye Clan at regular intervals, sometimes even displaying different colors.
This left those alchemists who had come from afar deeply suspicious.
You're telling me this is the declining Ye Clan? I suspect you're trying to fool me!
Many alchemists found it hard to believe and personally came to visit.
Ye Chong treated all these curious alchemists courteously. Yet whenever they asked which member of the Ye Clan was refining pills, he always responded with a vague attitude of not knowing, neither admitting nor denying it, enough to drive people mad.
The outside world grew ever more bustling and lively with each passing day.
Yet Chen Guan in the small courtyard paid no attention to any of it. For half a year, he had not taken a single step outside, even meeting Venerable Skyfire in the courtyard when the latter returned.
Immersed in this routine, he had improved greatly in every aspect.
First was his strength.
Over the past half year, although Chen Guan had not focused heavily on cultivation, the day-after-day accumulation had still allowed him to naturally step into the realm of a four-star Dou Zong.
Next came his Dou Techniques.
The facts proved that the Great Soundless Sound gifted by the Young Valley Master of Sound Valley truly suited Chen Guan. Cultivating it felt incomparably smooth, even easier than