Pill Refining

Pei Ling nodded. "All right."

As they spoke, the two men and the fox hurried toward the city gate. After entering the city, they found it eerily quiet. The occasional cries of distress sounded weak and exhausted.

The disciples guarding the city, the cultivators patrolling the streets, and countless people peering from behind doors and windows all watched Pei Ling in silence. Some gazes held hope, others unease, and still others were torn with uncertainty... or simply numb.

Feeling their eyes on him, Pei Ling furrowed his brow slightly.

Before long, Dou Dai led Pei Ling to a pill-refining room.

The pill furnace, flame, pill formulas, and medicinal ingredients had all been prepared. The moment the door opened, the system automatically came online. "Ding-dong! An unfamiliar pill formula has been detected. The system is recording it for you..."

Dou Dai stood at the entrance and said gravely, "Master, the city is currently short on high-grade Evil-Warding Pills. Remember, only high-grade pills will do. Mid-grade and low-grade pills have no effect whatsoever against the plague! The demonic sects are blocking the transportation of pills and medicinal ingredients in every direction. The city's entire stock is here."

"So, when refining pills, Master, it's better to go slowly than to risk anything. You must ensure they're all high-grade..."

At this, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, have you ever been to the Liulan Dynasty? Or could you tell me roughly what rank Pill Master you are?"

"I'm a Fifth-Rank Pill Master," Pei Ling replied. He then took out the jade token of a Fifth-Rank Pill Master from the dynasty and handed it over.

A Fifth-Rank Pill Master?

Fifth-Rank Pill Masters among Rogue Cultivators were few and far between. Each had quite a reputation, but which one was this man?

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