Encountering Rong Jingyun Again

After announcing the rewards and punishments for the individuals, Fang Pengyi left the Alchemy Chamber.

As soon as he left, Zuo Shuiyun walked towards Zhou Siyi.

Congratulations, Senior Sister Zhou, on your promotion to Elder!

Zhou Siyi's lips curled slightly, but she did not respond.

Before this, Zuo Shuiyun always addressed her as "Junior Sister Zhou," but now that she has been promoted to Elder, she immediately changed her address to "Senior Sister Zhou."

A treacherous person who changes course with the wind.

Zhou Siyi felt contempt and ignored Zuo Shuiyun.

"Congratulations, Junior Sister Zhou," Huo Ding said, offering his congratulations at the opportune moment.

Zhou Siyi treated Huo Ding with courtesy, smiling and nodding.

Huo Ding asked, "Junior Sister Zhou, could you tell me what happened at the Spirit-Nurturing Workshop in the Great Yan Kingdom that led to your sudden promotion to Elder, and even Wu Sheng received considerable benefits?"

His question quickly piqued the curiosity of Zuo Shuiyun and Wei Ding, who also wanted to know what had happened at the Great Yan Kingdom's Spirit-Nurturing Workshop.

Wei Ding, in particular, was demoted, but he didn't know why.

What is so unusual about the mission of the Spirit-Nurturing Workshop in the Great Yan Kingdom that makes it so important to the sect?

Zhou Siyi shook her head. "Senior Brother Huo, the sect has decreed that matters concerning the Spirit-Nurturing Workshop of the Great Yan Kingdom must not be circulated outside."

Huo Ding then looked at Song Wen, hoping to get some information from Song Wen.

As a result, Song Wen also shook his head, indicating that he could not reveal it.

Zhou Siyi didn't want to discuss the matter of the Spirit-Nurturing Workshop any further, so she changed the subject.

"I wonder which elder will be sent to teach us alchemy?"

Huo Ding said, "It might be Elder Cai Jinglue. A long time ago, my master mentioned to me that after I advanced to the Foundation Establishment, I should learn Alchemy from Elder Cai. However, when I successfully Foundation Establishment, Elder Cai happened to be away on a mission, so the matter was put on hold. Now that Elder Cai has returned to the sect, it is very likely that Elder Cai will be teaching us in the future."

"Elder Cai Jinglue? I've heard he's proficient in refining dozens of second-tier pills, and he's also a very upright person."

Zuo Shuiyun chimed in from the side, her face showing a hint of anticipation, clearly admiring Cai Jinglue.

"Cai Jinglue? I've heard of him too," Zhou Siyi said.

The four men, including Song Wen, discussed the matter quietly, while Wei Ding was left out in the cold and ignored.

Wei Ding coughed a few times, but no one paid him any attention. He raised his voice somewhat displeased.

"Zuo Shuiyun, come with me to Alchemy. Elder Shen from Artifact Peak has asked me to refine another batch of Essence-Nourishing Pill. You will assist me in refining them. I will also guide you on the Life-Saving Pill."

Zuo Shuiyun turned around and looked at Wei Ding.

"Elder Wei, thank you for your kindness, but I'm not feeling well these days, so I won't be able to Alchemy for you."

"You..."

Wei Ding's face flushed red and then turned pale, becoming extremely unsightly.

He hadn't expected that Zuo Shuiyun, who had always been so obsequious to him, would immediately turn her back on him after the Peak Master had just demoted him from his position as an elder.

Wei Ding stared at the four people with a venomous look in his eyes. He couldn't afford to offend Zhou Siyi and Huo Ding, but Song Wen and Zuo Shuiyun didn't have much of Foundation in the sect.

In particular, Song Wen did not mention the matter of the Great Yan Kingdom's Spirit-Nurturing Workshop after completing his mission, leaving Song Wen with no way to respond and resulting in his demotion by the sect.

"Don't let me catch you off guard, or you'll regret it."

Wei Ding thought viciously to himself.

"Snort!"

Wei Ding snorted coldly and turned to walk towards the Alchemy room at the back.

His departure did not attract the attention of Song Wen and the other three.

"Today, Elder Rong Jingyun will be teaching alchemy to the Qi Refining Stage disciples in the Yellow-Character Pill Chamber. Do you want to go and listen?" Zuo Shuiyun asked.

Huo Ding said, "Although Elder Rong Jingyun is highly skilled in alchemy, she only teaches the basics to Alchemy Qi Refinement disciples, so I won't go."

Upon hearing this, Song Wen's eyes lit up.

He never expected to run into Rong Jingyun again.

He often studied Rong Jingyun's jade Jade Slip containing his insights on alchemy and greatly admired Rong Jingyun's Alchemy skills.

"I am Rogue Cultivator, and the alchemy I practice is not orthodox. I only have a superficial understanding of the basics of alchemy, but I would like to go and listen."

"Then I'll go too," Zhou Siyi said.

Upon hearing that Zhou Siyi was going, Zuo Shuiyun's eyes lit up. "Let's go, the three of us will go together."

A moment later, the three of them arrived outside the Yellow-Character Pill Chamber on their swords.

The Yellow-Character Pill Chamber has a large number of Alchemist, numbering in the hundreds. They are all Qi Refinement Refining cultivators and are responsible for refining pills for the tens of thousands of Qi Refining Stage disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.

Two or three hundred people had already gathered in the square outside Yellow-Character Pill Chamber, all there to hear Rong Jingyun teach alchemy techniques.

Rong Jingyun had not yet arrived.

The arrival of Song Wen and his two companions quickly attracted the attention of the Qi Refining Stage disciples, who readily made way for them to sit in a more prominent position.

After waiting for about half an hour, Rong Jingyun arrived on her sword.

After lowering the sword light, he glanced at Song Wen and the other two in front of him, said nothing more, and began to explain the art of alchemy.

Just as Huo Ding had said, in order to accommodate disciples who were just beginning to learn alchemy, Rong Jingyun's lectures mainly covered the basics of alchemy.

This Zuo Shuiyun and Zhou Siyi, as well as some Qi Refining Qi Refining Stage Alchemist had been immersed in alchemy for many years, completely bored.

However, Song Wen listened with great interest and rapt attention.

The lessons Rong Jingyun taught him were very enlightening.

Two hours later, as dusk fell, Rong Jingyun concluded her explanation of alchemy.

She stood up, intending to leave on her sword, but Song Wen stopped her.

"Elder Rong, please wait a moment. My name is Wu Sheng. I have some questions that I would like to ask you. I hope Elder Rong will be so kind as to enlighten me."

Rong Jingyun raised her eyes slightly and looked at Song Wen. She had a good impression of Song Wen, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who was listening attentively.

"Elder Wu, please speak."

"Before I reached the Foundation Establishment stage, a friend of mine obtained a High Antiquity incomplete formula. My friend studied the formula for many years, but still failed to successfully refine the pill. Every time he was about to condense the pill, it would automatically disintegrate. I would like to ask Elder Rong how to solve this problem."

"Could I have a look at that High Antiquity, incomplete prescription?"

Rong Jingyun was quite interested upon hearing about the ancient remedy.

Song Wen shook his head and refused.

"That's probably inconvenient, Pill Formula isn't in my possession. Although I remember the contents of the Pill Formula, I can't reveal it without my friend's permission. However, this ancient formula records a mid-grade first-tier pill, with effects somewhat similar to the Blood Qi Pill."

Seeing that Song Wen was unwilling to reveal the Pill Formula, and that it was only a first-grade pill, Rong Jingyun's interest waned considerably.

"Without Pill Formula, I cannot give you precise advice; I can only offer some basic analysis."

"Since the effects of this pill are similar to those of the Blood Qi Pill, its purpose must be to forcibly increase spiritual power cultivation at the cost of consuming Blood Qi in order to break through bottlenecks. I suppose your old friend wants to use this pill to break through to the Late Qi Refinement?"

"There are several possible reasons why the elixir might not condense in the end."

"First, the method of condensing the pill is incorrect. Some special pills require specific techniques to condense."

"Secondly, there are problems with controlling the heat."

Thirdly, the timing of condensing the elixir was incorrect.

Rong Jingyun spoke in general terms, outlining eight possible reasons why the elixir might fail to materialize.