Wang Tao

After Lu Qingfeng had a general understanding, Lu Hongwen brought him and the six newcomers recruited that day to the Guild's stronghold.

The stronghold was located on a small hill outside Sishui Town.

The mountain was originally nameless, but because the Yuan Yi Guild settled there, it was called Yuan Yi Mountain.

After leaving Sishui Town and walking for about half an hour, they finally reached Yuan Yi Mountain. Among the seven newcomers Lu Hongwen recruited this time, only Lu Qingfeng was a Player. The other six were natives whose Root Bone was passable.

One of them, named 'Qi Hai', had a Root Bone value of 4 points, making him a minor genius.

After all, as long as one's Root Bone reached two points, they could join the Guild.

With a Root Bone of four points, one could directly join the Spirit Opportunity Institute! It was unclear why Qi Hai chose to join the Yuan Yi Guild instead of the Spirit Opportunity Institute.

They entered Yuan Yi Mountain.

Lu Hongwen handed the other six newcomers over to the Steward in charge of new recruits, while he himself took Lu Qingfeng to the mountaintop.

From the mountainside to the summit of Yuan Yi Mountain, there were quite a few buildings.

Among them, two buildings were clearly Pill Refining Rooms, situated on the edges.

"Old Wang!"

"Old Yue!"

"Come out and greet your guests!"

Lu Hongwen stood in front of the two Pill Refining Rooms and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Elder Lu, please refrain from being so loud! Master is refining a batch of Qi Circulation Powder and cannot come out to meet you at the moment." A disciple quickly emerged from the Pill Refining Room on the left, bowed to Lu Hongwen, and said.

"I didn't expect Big Brother Lu to be a Guild Elder. My apologies!"

Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but exclaim from the side.

This was not sarcasm, but genuine surprise.

Lu Hongwen, who appeared lazy and unremarkable, actually held a significant position in the Yuan Yi Guild. The position of Elder was second only to the Guild Leader and the Vice Leaders.

"Stop joking, you'll be an Elder soon too."

Lu Hongwen winked at Lu Qingfeng, his words causing Lu Qingfeng to freeze in surprise.

Seeing this, Lu Hongwen waved his hand at the disciple, signaling him to return.

Then, he smiled at Lu Qingfeng and said, "In the Yuan Yi Guild, besides the Guild Leader and the two Vice Leaders, there are only three other people with our status, and all of them are Elders. Although you just joined, you are the seventh Player in the Yuan Yi Guild, which is more than enough to be an Elder!"

"This—"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng finally understood.

So, including him, the Yuan Yi Guild only had seven Players. No wonder Lu Hongwen was so enthusiastic after knowing his Player identity.

"It's quite normal."

Considering the vast Bingling Realm, the total number of Players was less than three thousand.

It was already quite good for a small Yuan Yi Guild to have seven slots.

However, being an Elder right from the start on his first time joining a Guild made Lu Qingfeng feel a mix of amusement and disbelief.

After Lu Hongwen explained, a few people emerged from the Pill Refining Room on the right not long after. Leading them was a handsome young man in a black and white Daoist Robe, followed by several young men who appeared to be in their prime.

"Old Lu, you really need to change that loud voice of yours! I was finally refining a batch of Gold Marrow Pill, and you almost ruined it!"

The handsome young man looked refined, but his rough voice was astonishing.

Lu Hongwen was used to it and grinned.

After shouting at Lu Hongwen, the handsome young man didn't wait for him to reply. He looked at Lu Qingfeng and asked, "Old Lu brought you here personally, so you must be a newcomer. I'm Wang Tao, what's your name?"

"Lu Qingfeng."

Lu Qingfeng replied.

This person didn't seem difficult to get along with.

Lu Hongwen, seeing that they had started talking, said, "Old Wang, Old Lu hasn't started cultivating yet. He knows alchemy, so take him under your wing. As for Old Yue, introduce him after you're done with your pill refining."

"Got it, go ahead."

Wang Tao waved his hand, casually agreeing.

Lu Hongwen then turned to Lu Qingfeng and said, "Old Lu, get familiar with Yuan Yi Mountain with Old Wang first. I still need to go back to Sishui Town to recruit more people."

"Thank you for your trouble, Big Brother Lu!"

Lu Qingfeng quickly thanked him.

Lu Hongwen grinned and turned to leave.

"You know alchemy right after joining? It seems you've put in a lot of effort these past few years outside!"

Wang Tao's voice was not quiet as he said to Lu Qingfeng with a smile, "Come in and show me what you've got. Let me see your skill level."

Lu Qingfeng understood Wang Tao's intention and followed him without explaining.

He knew that Wang Tao and Lu Hongwen could both see he had no cultivation, that he had just entered the Primordial Chaos. But Lu Qingfeng claimed he could refine pills, clearly meaning he had learned alchemy before entering the Primordial Chaos.

Wang Tao had no idea that the person he was currently shouting at was an old monster who had already lived two lifetimes in the Primordial Chaos!

In the Pill Refining Room.

Lu Qingfeng surveyed his surroundings.

He saw that besides himself and Wang Tao, there were many other apprentices who looked at Wang Tao with great respect.

The Pill Refining Room was quite spacious, with nine Alchemy Furnaces installed in total. Each had its own independent space, isolated from the others.

At this moment, in front of the other eight Alchemy Furnaces, an Alchemist was diligently refining pills.

Around the Pill Refining Room were medicinal herb processing tables, which were more complete than the simple ones in the Blue Stone Talisman Lu Qingfeng often used in his previous life.

Dozens of apprentices were tirelessly processing medicinal herbs.

Wang Tao pointed to a medicinal herb processing table nearby and said, "You have no cultivation, so you can't use an Alchemy Furnace. Start by processing medicinal herbs here and try refining pills. As long as you can successfully refine them, I'll have the Guild Leader build you a private Pill Refining Room."

Wang Tao understood that when all parties were Players, no one was willing to be subservient to another. Therefore, he proactively stated his intentions. In other words, if Lu Qingfeng couldn't refine pills, he would have to obediently assist in Wang Tao's Pill Refining Room.

"Okay!"

Lu Qingfeng had no objections!

In his previous life, he had refined thousands, even tens of thousands, of pills on the simple medicinal herb processing table in the Blue Stone Talisman. With more complete equipment here, it naturally wouldn't be difficult for him.

Select medicinal herbs!

Process medicinal herbs!

Control the heat!

Begin refining pills!

Wang Tao crossed his arms and watched from the side, nodding occasionally, a smile appearing on his face.

Half an hour later, the scent of pills permeated the Pill Refining Room, drawing the attention of many apprentices. Lu Qingfeng used a jade bottle from the side to collect the pills.

He was refining Yellow Dragon Pills. A total of twelve pills were successfully refined, each plump and of excellent quality, his standard as always being outstanding!

"Not bad, not bad!"

"Very skilled. You must have practiced a lot outside."

Wang Tao took the Yellow Dragon Pills refined by Lu Qingfeng, took out a few to examine in his palm, and praised him.

Lu Qingfeng smiled and said nothing.

"Your Yellow Dragon Pills, their efficacy seems to be--" Wang Tao, worthy of being a top Alchemy Apprentice, could tell just by looking and smelling that Lu Qingfeng's Yellow Dragon Pills were more potent.

"Unique technique! It can increase the efficacy of Yellow Dragon Pills by fifty percent!"

Lu Qingfeng replied.

After Five Strengthens, the Yellow Dragon Pill formula's efficacy directly increased by fifty percent. However, this was the limit. Further strengthening would require changes in medicinal herbs, making it not cost-effective.

"You've been hiding your skills, kid!"

Wang Tao couldn't help but look at him with surprise upon hearing this.