Begins
This time, those who had come—including Lin Shiqing and Shentu Zhanfeng—boasted sufficient status. Even if their strength was not apparent now, they were destined to have a place in the Honghao Celestial Court in the future. The newcomer was a round-faced old man dressed in a blue robe, his face glowing red. He exchanged greetings with Lin Shiqing and the others one by one.
"So you're Senior Yihua's prized disciple. To personally witness Fellow Daoist Lin and Fellow Daoist Dongfang advance to become third-grade Alchemy Saints is truly a stroke of good fortune for me, Huo." Huo Zhengxian wore a broad smile and was especially respectful toward Lin Shiqing. After all, Yihua Daoist's position in the Heavenly Alchemy Palace was a whole major realm higher than his own. Huo Zhengxian's attainments in the alchemical path had already reached a bottleneck.
Yet Lin Shijie before him was like a rising star. Surpassing him was perhaps only a matter of time.
Even Shentu Zhanfeng and the others did not have statuses higher than Huo Zhengxian's current one. Moreover, the Immortal Alchemy Palace stood apart in the Honghao Celestial Court. At Huo Zhengxian's position, he no longer needed to be overly wary of these people with such formidable backgrounds—not even Mu Xia, whose background was even greater. Maintaining ordinary courtesy was enough.
"Fellow Daoist Huo, you're too kind." Lin Shiqing's humility toward Huo Zhengxian was genuine, unlike the almost feigned humility he showed toward Lu Xiaotian.
"Which immortal pill will the two of you use for the third-grade Alchemy Saint examination?" Huo Zhengxian asked.
Lin Shiqing still chose the Hundred-Orifice Returning Spirit Pill, while Lu Xiaotian still chose the Pure Jade Immortal Pill. To advance to become a third-grade Alchemy Saint—and, in particular, to suppress Lu Xiaotian ruthlessly—Lin Shiqing naturally had to