Lu Heng stroked his chin.
He truly needed an official identity with enough weight in the Central Plains.
With the title of Pill Tower Guest Elder, it would be far more convenient for him to gather medicinal herbs in any major region of the Central Plains.
Moreover, the Pill Tower's medicine vault contained countless Heavenly Treasures, which suited his wishes perfectly.
"Since President Xuankong Zi has put it this way, this junior shall respectfully accept."
Lu Heng agreed without hesitation.
Xuankong Zi beamed and clapped his hands with laughter.
Sky Lightning Child beside him also relaxed, nodding repeatedly.
A twenty-year-old Eighth-Rank Mid-Stage alchemist had limitless potential. Tying such a figure to the Pill Tower's warship was unquestionably an enormous gain.
Yet despite his delight, Xuankong Zi had lived for several centuries and possessed an exceptionally meticulous mind.
The fingers behind his back lightly moved, and an invisible ripple of spatial energy silently left the secret chamber, passing directly to the Pill Tower spies stationed outside.
For such a peerless prodigy to emerge from nowhere, they had to investigate his background in the Northwest Continent as soon as possible.
At that moment, Cao Ying, standing behind Xuankong Zi, could no longer restrain herself.
Lifting the hem of her dark blue dress, she hurried to a spot two steps in front of Lu Heng.
Her exquisite, narrow phoenix eyes examined Lu Heng from head to toe, while her chest rose and fell sharply.
"Grandmaster Lu, I am Cao Ying."
"May I ask what your true age and cultivation level actually are...?"
Cao Ying bit her red lip, her voice even trembling slightly.
Xuankong Zi frowned and rebuked her.
"Ying'er! Do not be rude. Grandmaster Lu is now a Pill Tower Guest Elder. How can you interrogate him like this?"
Lu Heng waved