Taishang Laojun entered the temple, and Ye Chen followed him inside. Taishang Laojun sat cross-legged and asked, "What brings you to see me this time?"
Ye Chen smiled. "I naturally came to see you about something important, Laojun."
"Hmph. I knew you weren't up to anything good. Tell me, what do you want me to do for you this time?" Taishang Laojun snorted.
Ye Chen hurriedly took out the medicinal ingredients. "Laojun, it's nothing major. I just came to ask you to refine some ingredients into pills."
"Hmph. You want me to refine some ingredients? I doubt they're anything ordinary," Taishang Laojun said with his eyes closed.
Ye Chen smiled. "Is there any pill in this world that you can't refine, Laojun? You must be joking."
Taishang Laojun smiled. "Enough flattery. Get to the point."
Ye Chen grew serious. "A friend of mine was harmed by the Heavenly Emperor years ago and has now become a giant python. I came to ask you to refine a few Form Transformation Pills."
"Oh, Form Transformation Pills? I haven't made those in many years. Back then, when animals cultivated the Dao and became immortals, the first gift the Heavenly Emperor gave them was one of these. Their ingredients are extremely rare. Where did you get yours?"
Ye Chen replied, "I met this friend along the way. But don't worry, Laojun. I'll stake my life on it: this will definitely be beneficial in the future."
Taishang Laojun said, "Very well. I trust you. Come with me." With that, he headed into the inner room.
They arrived at a Secret Room. Taishang Laojun turned the mechanism by the entrance, and the door slowly opened.
Ye Chen looked astonished. "Impressive. You actually have such a secret place."
"This is my alchemy chamber in the mortal realm.