Drunken Haze Tavern was packed, every table taken. Talk of Thunderfire Alchemy Hall was running hot; almost every New Life Evolver was discussing it.
After all, the time was drawing near. Less than half a month remained; it would arrive in the blink of an eye. "I can't wait for the snow and ice to melt, for Spring Thunder to explode and the trees to put out new shoots. This year, I, Old Zhao, am going all in. I'm seventy-two. Even if I die there, I'll have no regrets. But if I succeed in forging a Golden Body with Thunderfire, I'll have a second spring!"
"Here's to Old Zhao becoming a Withered Tree Meets Spring, gaining New Life through the baptism of Thunderfire Heavenly Light, and having another son next year."
"Now you've tempted me too. How many chances does a person get to risk it all? Thirty years from now, when I'm seventy-two, I'll walk into Thunderfire Alchemy Hall and give it a shot!"
Only then did Qin Ming notice that most of the New Life Evolvers in Drunken Haze Tavern were young or in their prime, while some were very old. There were few under twenty like him and Wu Zheng.
Xu Sheng said, "Most of the New Life Evolvers who come here are on their own. They haven't joined any local organization or sect, and they aren't nobles either."
Of course, no one who had become a New Life Evolver was ordinary. Some of the experts here were formidable and carried great influence. When a troublesome mutated creature appeared, they could rally a large group to head into the mountains.
Then Qin Ming asked what he most wanted to know. "Brother Xu, what level of New Life Evolver can enter Thunderfire Alchemy Hall?"
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