Cultivation was certainly necessary, but Chen Changan had another purpose in choosing to cultivate this time: to buy time.
Chen Changan was now well-known within the Branch Alliance, but he lacked prestige. Many people had never truly interacted with him.
But that was no problem. Once his fame grew great enough, prestige would follow.
Supreme-grade Grade Four Pills would make Chen Changan's fame soar once again.
When that time came, Chen Changan could deal with the Branch Alliance's advancement, securing both fame and prestige.
Sure enough, the moment the supreme-grade Grade Four Pills appeared, the entire Branch Alliance erupted.
"Supreme-grade True Immortal Pills, supreme-grade Immortal Spirit Pills, and supreme-grade Overlord Body Pills?"
"Heavens, am I dreaming? Since when could our Branch Alliance get pills of this quality?"
"Could it be the Alliance Leader?"
"But... I haven't heard that the Alliance Leader's alchemy has improved that much."
"Tch, none of you know? Who else could it be? Think carefully. Who else in this Branch Alliance can produce supreme-grade pills?"
Supreme-grade?
The key lay in those words: supreme-grade.
Supreme-grade pills had only begun appearing frequently in the Branch Alliance after Chen Changan arrived. Could these supreme-grade Grade Four Pills have come from his hands as well?
But... how long had he even been at the Branch Alliance? Wasn't this pace a little too fast?
"Could it really be Chen Changan?"
"Of course. Who else but him? It's Chen Changan."
"How do you know?"
"I heard about it, naturally. And I heard that the Alliance Leader, the elders, and the others personally witnessed Chen Changan refining Grade Four Pills that day."
"Apparently, they all benefited greatly from watching Chen Changan refine pills."
"And I also heard that, after a while, the Alliance Leader and all the elders will start teaching classes. Apparently, they