Half a month later.
Cold Spring Peak.
Xiang Dahu was not an alchemist and could only linger at the foot of the mountain. Watching the Spirit Spring atop the peak overflow and transform into medicinal springs winding around the entire mountain, his eyes were full of envy. "Foundation Establishment Pills..."
Whenever Pill Island opened the pool to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, it was a grand event for the Azure Sea Sect. Every ranked alchemist had to go lend a hand.
The remaining disciples gathered outside Cold Spring Peak to watch and join in the excitement.
Five days earlier, Fang Qing had followed Elder Tianding's usual practice and given a lecture at the Lecture Platform on the Foundation Establishment Pill formula and his own insights. Then, he had announced the recruitment of all idle alchemists and formally opened the pool for pill refinement!
"Another True Disciple selection held once every ten years. I wonder who will be chosen this time?"
"True Disciples don't have to carry out mandatory assignments. I'm green with envy..."
Most disciples were filled with envy and anticipation.
Only one discordant voice spoke up. "That acting hall master's pill refinement skills are mediocre. He'll probably ruin plenty of materials. If he can't even scrape together twenty-five Prime Quality pills, that'll be quite a spectacle..."
"Hmph, who's spreading such wild rumors and tarnishing Pill Island's reputation?"
Xiang Dahu glared furiously and saw that it was a great expert at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
When the other party saw him, he was initially disdainful. But after hearing the surrounding fellow disciples whisper about Xiang Dahu's identity, he became somewhat wary. Without uttering any harsh words, he covered his face and left.
So becoming an elder's servant had raised my status?
Xiang Dahu had never expected that, as a mere