Chatting and laughing, they arrived at the destination of this journey before they knew it.
They were standing before the entrance to Yao Lao's residence.
As the master of Starfall Pavilion,
Yao Lao's residence could be described as exceedingly luxurious.
In truth, Yao Lao had never wanted such a large house. In his own words, all he needed was a bed and enough room to move around normally, a secret chamber for refining pills, another secret chamber for seclusion, and a modest courtyard outside those three areas to serve as a training ground.
Moreover, in this arrangement,
many of the requirements were not fixed.
After all, the residence and the secret chamber for seclusion could be combined into one. The house could be built above, with a hollowed-out secret chamber beneath it. This would not only provide excellent concealment, but also great convenience. Of course, the consumption of materials was inevitable. An ordinary house could be made from wood, or at worst, sturdy stone. But for Yao Lao, a secret chamber capable of withstanding the shockwaves from his cultivation in seclusion could not possibly be made from mere wood or stone. Precious materials would have to be incorporated. Still, the advantage was that whenever Yao Lao wished to enter seclusion, he would not need to find a place at the last minute. To put it more plainly, Yao Lao could solve everything without ever leaving home.
Then there was the secret chamber for refining pills.
As everyone knew, Yao Lao was a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.
Whenever he refined pills, Pill Lightning would almost always accompany the process.
Making the pill-refining secret chamber too small would be useless, but making it too large would be overly conspicuous. From that perspective, it truly was difficult to have the best of both worlds.
But