Within a grand hall on Danxia Peak.
The air was thick with the rich, lingering fragrance of pills, refreshing the heart and clearing the mind.
At the center of the hall, Elder Zhang Yi of Danxia Peak stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm and unreadable.
The lid of the half-man-high red-copper pill furnace beside him had already been opened. Residual heat remained within, and wisps of white vapor rose into the air.
Four people stood silently before him.
They were the representatives assigned by the Four Veins of Tianbao Supreme Sect this time.
Qu He of the True Martial lineage.
Luo Chengxuan of the Xuan Yang lineage.
Lu Chenming of the Nine Heavens Vein.
The Jade Empyrean lineage's representative was a woman in a water-blue gown. Tall and graceful, she was Huo Qiushui, ranked fifth among the True Disciples.
Elder Zhang Yi swept his gaze across the four of them and said evenly, "The Pure Yang Gang Pills have been refined this time. Twelve pills were produced, all of superior quality. You know the rules. Divide them among yourselves."
With a slight flick of his sleeve, a white jade plate slowly flew out from the pill furnace. Twelve pills spun round and round upon it.
The pills were pale gold, their surfaces marked by naturally formed cloud patterns. The pure Pure Yang Gang energy they radiated made one's spirit soar.
Zhang Yi said no more and stepped back two paces, as though the matter had nothing to do with him.
His task was only to refine the pills and deliver them. How they were divided was a matter for the Four Veins themselves.
After a brief silence, Lu Chenming was the first to step forward. He casually cupped his fists toward the other three. "Everyone, Senior