At present, Jin Sumian was refining the Soul Shocking Soul Returning Pill. Its creator was Yao Qingying's master, who had once witnessed Demonic Cultivators rampaging through the mortal world and abducting souls on a massive scale to cultivate. She had created this pill specifically to counter them. Once refined, it could summon the original souls of mortal beings from within a certain range, even through ordinary barriers.
The pill was extraordinarily difficult to refine. Ever since her master's departure, only a handful of the Dynasty's Attendant Pill Masters had been able to make it.
Yao Qingying had originally thought that, given Jin Sumian's age and cultivation, she would need at least a month to master the pill formula.
Unexpectedly, after refining only fifty batches, she had already grasped its key principles.
The batch before them had reached the point where the Pill Liquid was ready to be gathered, and nothing had gone wrong so far. If things continued like this, she would soon master her master's pill formula...
Just then, Yao Qingying suddenly sensed something. Her figure shifted, and she appeared at once before a doorway framed by trees and draped with vines.
The doorway was extremely far from the place where Jin Sumian was refining pills, so it would not disturb her.
All around, the plants flourished, and birds chirped. Sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves, scattering into tiny flecks of light.
Beyond the doorway lay a shifting, kaleidoscopic scene.
At that moment, an official of the Liulan Dynasty appeared within the doorway, holding an ivory tablet and standing with respectful poise.
Upon seeing Yao Qingying, he immediately bowed and saluted. "This official pays his respects to Senior Yao!"
Yao Qingying gave a slight nod. "Has something happened in the Dynasty?"
"Thanks to your concern, Senior, nothing is