"If we find a Shadow Demon Core, could I ask Pill King Lu to refine a batch of spirit pills?" Jiang Liqing asked.
"That depends on who wants to use them." Lu Xiaotian smiled at that. "I haven't quite reached the level of a third-grade Pill King, but that doesn't mean just anyone can ask me to refine pills. Since Deputy Pavilion Master Jiang had to speak on their behalf instead of coming to see me directly, I assume they don't have a good relationship with me. And since they have such deep roots in Yuanling City, wouldn't it be more fitting to ask one of the masters of the three great pill workshops to refine them? They'd do a much better job than I would. Farewell!"
"All right. I'll let you know once we've gathered the late-stage Spirit Void Realm Primordial Spirits," Jiang Liqing said, her eyes lowering.
"That kid must have figured something out." Not long after Lu Xiaotian left, a dignified-looking middle-aged man emerged from behind a rockery in the distance. It was Hua Yue. He watched the direction Lu Xiaotian had gone, his face as dark as water and his eyes blazing with fury. If any Spirit Transformation cultivator had offended him—or the entire Hua family—they would surely be living in fear. Yet though Hua Yue hated Lu Xiaotian so much his teeth ached, he was helpless against him.
"That man is sharp. He's probably already guessed that I was sounding you out for someone else." Jiang Liqing's face took on a hint of respect as she spoke of Lu Xiaotian.
"Then what do we do? If he finds out the Hua family wants a batch of Illusionary Spirit Pills, he probably won't refine them for us." Hua Yue looked impatient.
"Since Lu Xiaotian won't do