All four of them were exceptionally rare, peerless geniuses on the path of alchemy. A gathering like this could almost only occur through a fortunate coincidence; ordinary people had no chance of replicating it.
Yet even such a gathering could bore some people. Watching the four discuss with great enthusiasm, Lei Jingxiao found it exceptionally dull. As he prepared to stand guard for them, he spread his attention through Mist Mountain, but even with his soul perception fully extended, he discovered nothing.
At that moment, he fervently hoped that Ling Zhuo would sneak into Mist Mountain to search for herbs. That he would happen to run into him, and then the two of them could have a thoroughly satisfying fight.
The Pill Realm truly held little interest for him. Most people were too weak to even catch his eye. That Magical Beast expert from earlier had been strong enough, but the damned fog had suppressed the battle qi most important to him, leaving him unable to fight to his heart's content.
Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan were both powerful and made fine opponents, but they had been running themselves ragged over Yao Qingyu's affairs lately. No matter how tactless Lei Jingxiao was, he knew not to disturb them. Besides, they were not enemies, so he could not truly strike with full force. Thus, Ling Zhuo was the only suitably worthy opponent he could still hope for.
However, Ling Zhuo ultimately failed to fulfill his wish and never appeared. Meanwhile, the four's discussion finally reached a conclusion.
Cao Ying looked at the soul jade slip filled to the brim in her hand. It recorded the Heart Bamboo Pill formula they had envisioned for Yao Qingyu, adjusted as a whole after increasing the age of three of its ingredients.
"This is