"I never expected word to reach this place. In the end, it's only a Seventh-grade pill; compared to the Eighth-grade pill refined by Mr. Gu He, it is hardly worth mentioning." Chen Huo smiled modestly, then looked at Gu He. "Mr. Gu He, President Xuan Kongzi of the Pill Tower learned that an Eighth-grade Alchemist had appeared here and specially sent me to invite you to join the Pill Tower. What do you think?"
Gu He revealed a puzzled expression. He had no idea how the Pill Tower had learned that he was an Eighth-grade Alchemist, or how even a Pill Tower giant like Xuan Kongzi had found out.
Ji Yang stepped forward awkwardly. "Mr. Gu He, you required us to provide medicinal ingredients before we could watch you refine pills, so we spread the news that you were an Eighth-grade Alchemist. That is probably how Mr. Chen Huo learned of it."
Gu He narrowed his eyes slightly, once again recognizing how weak his foundations in the Central Continent were. Others had spread news about him, yet he had remained unaware of it for so long.
Though he was thinking about strengthening the Pill Fire Pavilion, his expression did not change as he said directly, "I am also looking forward to joining the Pill Tower."
One of his main purposes in coming to the Central Continent had been to join the Pill Tower once the prospects were clear. Although this came somewhat earlier than expected, it did not make much difference overall. Since his identity as an Eighth-grade Alchemist had already been exposed, and a disciple of the Pill Tower had personally come to invite him, their sincerity was evident. He could join ahead of time and exchange alchemy techniques with the high-grade alchemists within the Pill Tower.
Merely exchanging