Inside the Quiet Room.
Chen Qing sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, his aura deep and steady.
He was immersed in circulating the Primordial Five Elements True Gang. With each complete cycle, the True Gang grew a fraction more condensed.
Just then, Qing Dai's gentle voice came from outside the Quiet Room. "Senior Brother Chen, Senior Brother Qu He has come to visit. He is waiting in the reception hall."
Chen Qing's heart stirred, and he slowly withdrew his cultivation.
"Senior Brother Qu has emerged from seclusion?"
He pondered to himself, then rose to his full height, straightened his robes, and stepped out of the Quiet Room.
In the reception hall, Qu He was seated, calmly drinking tea.
When he saw Chen Qing emerge, he set down his teacup with a smile.
"Senior Brother Qu!"
Chen Qing cupped his hands in greeting. "Congratulations on emerging from seclusion, Senior Brother. Your cultivation must have risen another level."
"Haha, only a minor improvement, hardly worth mentioning."
Qu He waved a hand and gestured for Chen Qing to sit. His gaze swept over him, and he praised, "As for you, Junior Brother, your aura has become increasingly deep and steady. It seems you have not slackened during this time."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qu He's expression turned slightly serious. "I have learned something about the recent distribution of Spirit Nourishing and Soul Calming Pills at Danxia Peak. You need not take it too much to heart."
"You defeated Lu Chenming and seized a True Disciple Seat. The Nine Heavens Vein is powerful, so it is only natural that they would take this chance to strike back at you. Even I suffered no small amount of such grinding in my day."
Everyone understood that the sect offered such precious resources precisely to encourage