Chen Changan held five top-quality Primordial Golden Pills, their tempting fragrance wafting through the air. The Master of the Third Layer Realm stared so hard his eyes nearly popped out.
"So these are pills?"
"So this is what pills look like?"
"You've seriously never seen a pill?"
Da Huang couldn't help mocking him when he saw how little the man knew of the world.
"I don't know how to refine pills. Where would I have seen one?"
"This is my first time."
"So even before you went into seclusion, you'd never seen an alchemist in Azure Origin?"
"Then why did you go into seclusion? Shouldn't you have kept trying?" Da Huang asked, puzzled.
"Ah, I just couldn't stand the way things were outside. Otherwise, who would choose to shut himself away?"
"As for Azure Origin... Forget it. You're from a Holy Academy, so I won't say any more."
At that, Chen Changan walked over and tossed him a Primordial Golden Pill with a smile. "You provided the materials. Take one as thanks."
The man's face lit up as he caught the pill. A Primordial Golden Pill wouldn't do much for him, but it was the first pill he had ever seen. That alone made it worth keeping.
"By the way, what were you going to say about Azure Origin?"
"We may be from a Holy Academy, but we're Ascenders too. We don't feel particularly attached to this place, so don't worry about upsetting us."
Seeing that Chen Changan meant it, the man thought for a moment before saying, "Azure Origin wasn't always the place you see today."
"I wouldn't call it a golden age, but a hundred schools of thought contended, and the place thrived."
"I liked Azure Origin back then. But later, the Sacred Academy Alliance grew dominant and