As they spoke, Qian Ya and Chen Changsheng entered an ornate alchemy furnace shop together.
Far beyond, in the Pill Domain.
"Teacher, the Evergreen of Ten Thousand Years has been found."
Hong Feng handed the peculiar little tree to a young man.
"Not bad. I can smell Pills Fragrance wafting from you. Did you compete in pill refining with someone?"
the young man asked casually.
Hearing this, Hong Feng said with slight pride, "While searching for the Evergreen of Ten Thousand Years, I ran into Shi Chun."
"Thanks to Teacher's guidance some time ago, this disciple's pill-refining skills made a breakthrough, and I beat him by half a notch."
Upon hearing this, the young man nodded. "Shi Chun's talent in the Pill Dao is not poor. Although you have beaten him twice, you must not underestimate him."
"You must work even harder."
"This disciple understands."
"You may leave!"
The young man waved a hand, signaling Hong Feng to depart.
Yet just as Hong Feng turned to leave, an extremely faint medicinal fragrance drifted out.
"Wait!"
The young man called Hong Feng back.
"Teacher, is there anything else?"
"There is another Pills Fragrance on you. What pill is that?"
"Reporting to Teacher, this disciple has recently refined several batches of new pills."
"It is not a pill you refined. I taught you your pill-refining arts; I know perfectly well what pills you can refine."
"The Pills Fragrance I just smelled is entirely different from your methods, even completely different from my own."
"So this pill could not have been refined by you."
Hearing this, Hong Feng thought for a moment, then took out the pill Shi Chun had refined and said,
"Teacher, are you referring to this pill?"
"No. How could I not recognize the aura of a Spring Return