Merge into Imperial Prison, Pill Hall!

Boom!

Inside the medicine cauldron, a violent dark-red flame abruptly surged upward, causing the temperature throughout the alchemy room to rise sharply.

It was Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei's first time watching Jia He refine pills. His techniques flowed as smoothly as clouds and water, extracting pure medicinal power from each of the numerous ingredients.

Before long, a majestic energy fluctuation came from within the medicine cauldron.

With his formidable strength and the temperature of his flames, Jia He refined the ingredients much faster than before.

In less than half a day, Jia He had refined all of the more than one hundred medicinal ingredients.

Every alchemist in the room stared intently at Jia He as he refined the pill, including Fama.

The quiet atmosphere lasted until evening.

Rumble!

A muffled thunder-like sound suddenly came from within the medicine cauldron, followed by an incomparably rich pill fragrance spreading out from it.

Then everyone saw a perfectly round pill take shape inside the cauldron. It kept crashing against the cauldron walls, producing repeated banging sounds!

"This sixth-tier pill can actually attack the medicine cauldron?" an alchemist exclaimed.

"Sixth-tier pills are already considered relatively high-tier. They possess some spirituality, so attacking the medicine cauldron is normal. Legend says that eighth-tier and even ninth-tier pills not only strike the cauldron, but after enduring pill lightning, they may even flee from and attack the alchemist!" Fama said calmly.

At that moment, Jia He waved his hand. A stream of Dou Qi shot out, flipping the cauldron lid away as a beam of light suddenly burst from the medicine cauldron and shot into the sky!

The disturbance immediately caught the attention of Pill King Gu He, who was at the Misty Cloud Sect.

"Such a strange fragrance and pillar of light... Could it be that the president is refining a sixth-tier pill again? Since when did sixth-tier pills become so easy to refine?" Pill King Gu He wondered. He then spread the wings on his back and flew swiftly toward the Alchemist Association in the Imperial Capital.

At the back mountain of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun naturally noticed the commotion in the Imperial Capital as well.

"Perfect timing. I should make a trip to the Imperial Capital now," Yun Yun sighed softly before flying in that direction.

Watching the pill fly out of the medicine cauldron, Jia He smiled faintly. "Trying to run?"

Then Jia He clenched his hand, and an energy hand condensed in the air and grabbed at the pill, instantly catching it and pulling it back.

Fama smiled at Jia He. "I originally prepared two portions of ingredients for you, but it seems they won't be needed. Your alchemy skills must have improved again!"

"I'm nearly at the seventh tier, but I'm not yet at the point where I can refine seventh-tier pills. I'm planning to have the imperial family and the Mite'er Family gather high-tier medicinal ingredients," Jia He said with a helpless smile.

Fama also sighed. "That is simply how the Northwest Continent is. Even if certain factions possess those high-tier medicinal ingredients, I'm afraid we cannot afford to offend them!"

That was the truth. The Northwest Continent was vast, and it was not devoid of powerful factions. The closest were the three great empires surrounding the Jia Ma Empire.

Farther away were the Heavenly Serpent Palace of the Heavenly Serpent Empire, as well as the Black-Corner Region, tens of thousands of miles away. There were quite a few powerful factions there as well.

Jia He looked at Fama and smiled. "The reason I came this time is actually to give the Alchemist Association's members a good destination. I just wonder whether President Fama will agree."

Fama frowned. "Say whatever you have to say."

"Right now, the alchemists in the Alchemist Association are still too weak. I want to merge the Alchemist Association into Imperial Prison and establish the Pill Hall. What do you think?" Jia He said slowly to Fama.

The breathing of the surrounding alchemists abruptly stopped. The Alchemist Association had always adhered to neutrality and would not lean toward any faction.

This was because, while the Alchemist Association's alchemists might not be particularly strong, the connections they could bring about were absolutely terrifying!

Even the Misty Cloud Sect did not want such a colossal entity to side with anyone. Neutrality was the best outcome.

But now, Jia He was actually proposing that the Alchemist Association merge into Imperial Prison and establish the Pill Hall?

Besides, what kind of place was Imperial Prison?

Before the doubts in everyone's hearts could be answered, they heard Fama ask, "You have always known that the Alchemist Association remains neutral. Since you have made such a proposal, I presume you have already made preparations?"

Jia He chuckled. "President Fama truly understands me well. Of course, I have rewards that will persuade you to join Imperial Prison!"

Fama nodded. "Good. Most of the Alchemist Association's alchemists are here now, so you may as well explain everything at once. If they are all willing to join Imperial Prison, what does it matter whether I, as president, agree or not?"

Fama was right. If Jia He's terms were generous enough, it would be impossible for him to keep the Alchemist Association neutral.

Jia He then looked at Mitchell. "Have you recorded the quality of the pills refined by those alchemists in the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"

Mitchell nodded. "Everything has been recorded!"

Mitchell handed Jia He a list.

Jia He slowly unfolded the list and said, "I previously promised them that I would give them rewards. This list records three second-tier alchemists, two third-tier alchemists, and one fourth-tier alchemist whose refined pills formed pill patterns!"

"So my reward for them is a soul cultivation technique. It can help alchemists cultivate their souls and break through their alchemist ranks!"

"Of course, this is only a portion of the soul cultivation technique. Alchemists who join the Pill Hall and contribute to Imperial Prison may obtain the later portions. Cultivating your souls can increase the speed at which you advance in alchemy!"

Jia He then took out a scroll and handed it to Mitchell.

The alchemists present immediately looked stunned. To an alchemist, the importance of soul power went without saying!

But they had never known that soul power could actually be cultivated!

Some instinctively found it hard to believe, but Jia He himself was a sixth-tier alchemist, making his words far more convincing!

Fama stared at the scroll in Jia He's hand, and his eyes instantly burned with desire. Even he had never seen a soul cultivation technique!

Mitchell excitedly accepted the scroll. He was the fourth-tier alchemist who had refined a pill with pill patterns, which meant he could cultivate this soul technique!

The alchemists who received the soul cultivation technique as a reward were all extremely excited. After all, this was a method to increase their strength!

The alchemists who had not received the soul cultivation technique looked on with envy.

Those alchemists who had failed to refine pill patterns received precious medicinal ingredients and other rewards instead.

"I'm willing to join Imperial Prison!" someone suddenly shouted.

Immediately afterward, the other alchemists looked at Jia He with burning eyes and shouted, "We're willing to join Imperial Prison too!"