Li Xing left the Pill Pavilion, his mind heavy with worries all the way.
Hiding just inside the main gate, he secretly watched Chen Changming still waiting out on the street beneath the scorching sun, and the anger in his heart only grew stronger.
All these years, Su Zhe had suppressed him far too harshly, leaving him with a great deal of pent-up resentment.
"No, I need to try my luck with that freak..."
After giving it some thought, Li Xing turned and headed for the Pill Pavilion's rear courtyard.
The freak he spoke of was named Qin Muzhi, one of the Pill Pavilion's four Heaven-grade alchemists.
Qin Muzhi had an exceedingly strange temper—like a latrine stone, both smelly and hard. Other than the Pavilion Master, he answered to no one in the entire Pill Pavilion, making him exceptionally difficult to deal with.
Li Xing entered the courtyard where Qin Muzhi resided.
Qin Muzhi was not refining pills. Instead, he reclined sideways in a chair beneath the large tree in the courtyard, drinking tea and reading.
Busy my ass!
Seeing Qin Muzhi so leisurely at ease, Li Xing grumbled inwardly.
"Steward Li, what brings you here?"
The moment he saw Li Xing barging in like a whirlwind, Qin Muzhi's expression darkened.
"Alchemist Qin, I have a friend who has just entered the Spirit Realm from the Human Realm. Would you be willing to refine a batch of Dust-Transcending Pills for him? We can discuss the payment—you may name your price."
"From the Human Realm?"
Qin Muzhi's expression changed. Greatly intrigued, he abruptly sat upright.
"Yes."
Seeing Qin Muzhi's interest, Li Xing inwardly relaxed.
It seemed there was hope for the Dust-Transcending Pills.
"For ten thousand years, no one from the Human Realm has been able to ascend. Yet he managed