Exchanging Pills

Her gaze swept quickly over Never-Drunk Wanderer and the others before finally settling on him. In a gentle voice, she said, "I've long heard of Fellow Daoist He's great name. At last, I've met the man himself."

Han Changming's reputation was limited to the Righteous Path Alliance. Once he left its territory, few cultivators knew of his existence.

Though disappointed, Han Changming was also somewhat relieved. He had no desire to draw the attention of the Myriad Dharma Sect's core disciples.

"Fairy Song flatters me. I'm hardly a man of great renown. Compared to Fairy Song, I fall far short."

Never-Drunk Wanderer said modestly.

"Enough, everyone, sit down and chat. Don't just stand there."

Nangong Yuefeng invited them to take their seats, and the cultivators drank tea as they conversed.

During their casual conversation, Song Qingqing learned that Han Changming had a fairly high chance of refining mid-grade pills, and she could not help giving him a few extra looks.

"They say the Outer Sea conceals dragons and crouching tigers. It seems this little sister was right to come to this alchemy competition."

Song Qingqing said with a smile.

Han Changming smiled faintly. "The first-place prize of the alchemy competition is a high-grade alchemy furnace. It seems that furnace can belong to none but Fairy Song."

"Yes! A high-grade alchemy furnace—tsk, tsk. To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. With a good alchemy furnace, the odds of refining graded pills are much higher."

Never-Drunk Wanderer said enviously.

The Azure Flame Heaven-Burning Furnace Han Changming used was a low-grade magic treasure. If he had a high-grade alchemy furnace for pill refinement, his success rate would certainly be higher.

Song Qingqing smiled slightly and turned her jade hand over. A small blue cauldron with an ancient design appeared