"Is something wrong?" Lu Xiaotian asked in surprise. Although it was exceedingly difficult for an ordinary immortal sect to cultivate a Pill Saint, a few did always emerge here and there. The territories controlled by the various immortal domains beneath the Celestial Court were all relatively prosperous. Many of the high-grade immortal plants and materials that some sects gathered from far and wide also flowed into those domains.
With the resources under an immortal domain's control, cultivating a few Pill Saints shouldn't have been too difficult.
"Brother Dongfang, can you really refine Flame Spirit True Pills?" Lü Yiming asked again to make sure.
"Why would I lie to you?" Lu Xiaotian replied casually. "There are twelve prefectures in the Turtle Spirit Immortal Domain. Surely it has more than a mere second-grade Pill Saint."
"Of course it does. But just as with True Immortals—or immortals in general—people may appear to be at the same major realm, yet the gap between them can be enormous. Those capable of refining Flame Spirit True Pills are undoubtedly among the most valuable second-grade Pill Saints. Even many third-grade Pill Saints don't have a particularly high success rate."
Lü Yiming spoke with utmost seriousness. "If that's really the case, Brother Dongfang, you won't have to be on the front lines this time."
"What about the Immortal Officer Zhu, then? We've already come this far, and there's no way to turn back for now." Lu Xiaotian shook his head. With several thousand immortal soldiers and a large number of auxiliary troops, even as a second-grade Pill Saint, he would still need someone to introduce him. How could he possibly set himself apart from the army now?
"We can talk about it after this is over. If you can refine Flame Spirit True Pills, Brother Dongfang, you'll absolutely