Heavenly Fire Venerable had already emerged from seclusion. With people handling Pill Fire Pavilion's affairs and an ample supply of medicinal ingredients, Gu He began refining pills. Naturally, he also allowed Forest Sea City's three Seventh-grade Alchemists to observe. As for how much they could learn, that was up to them. Though he had accepted their payment, he had never promised to teach them. Besides, simply being able to stand nearby and watch an Eighth-grade Alchemist refine pills was already an enormous opportunity for them.
Since Forest Sea City had ultimately not become Gu He's enemy, Pill Fire Pavilion encountered no major problems. Time slowly passed as Gu He refined pills.
Meanwhile, as Gu He was refining pills, Xiao Yan, far away in the Black Corner Region of the Northwest Continent, finally had a change of fortune and encountered the true great opportunity of his life. Ever since his defeat at the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan had hardly come across a single thing that went his way.
When Yao Chen had forced the Earth-level Protector of Soul Hall to self-destruct, he had expended too much energy. After briefly giving a few instructions, he fell into a deep sleep. Xiao Yan could only make simple arrangements for the Xiao Family members before following Qian Yue in search of medicinal ingredients that could restore the soul and awaken Yao Chen.
Though Qian Yue was severely injured, she was still a Dou Zong. Searching for medicinal ingredients in the Monster Mountain Range was not particularly difficult, so long as she did not go too far and provoke the magical beasts into joining forces. Thus, under Qian Yue's deterrence, the medicinal ingredients Xiao Yan needed to restore Yao Chen's soul were quickly gathered, allowing Yao Chen to awaken.
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