Daily Life, Heading to the Eastern Region (continued)

However, to his slight disappointment, never mind Ninth-Grade Pill Formulas—even Tier 8 Medicinal Formulas, especially high-level formulas of Tier 8 Seven-Color and above, were exceedingly scarce in the Pill Tower's archives, as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

Qin Chen was not surprised in the slightest. Although the Pill Tower was known as a sacred land for alchemists, it was ultimately a loosely organized, neutral organization, not a sect with absolute authority.

Even if alchemists possessed plenty of treasured formulas, they would not readily contribute them for everyone to share. Otherwise, what purpose would master-disciple relationships serve?

Whose secret arts were not passed down generation after generation through personal instruction, concealed from outsiders?

It seemed that obtaining the Pill Tower's true Ninth-Grade Pill legacy, especially the legendary Ninth-Grade Golden Pill legacy, would require an immense contribution to the Pill Tower. It was certainly not something that could be accomplished overnight.

Qin Chen suspected that even the Lesser Pill Tower's First Elder, an Early-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng, had probably never received the complete Ninth-Grade Golden Pill legacy.

Formulas of that caliber were the Pill Tower's most closely guarded secrets. Not just anyone was qualified to lay a finger on them.

Although the Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill legacy was not as far beyond reach as the Ninth-Grade Golden Pill legacy, he estimated that only the Lesser Pill Tower's three Half-Saint elders had received it.

He had asked Xuan Kongzi before, and the latter had explicitly stated that his current seniority and contributions did not qualify him to access the Ninth-Grade Pill legacy.

For a mere Dou Zun to obtain a Tier 9 legacy ahead of time was no ordinary challenge.

Still, that was only true for others. Once a few major matters had settled, Qin Chen would have plenty of ways to