Li Changqing continued pondering. Judging by Mu Gu's reaction, he definitely hasn't received the insights of a Ninth-Rank Alchemist. Otherwise, he wouldn't have looked so jealous.
Why would something so precious be given to a newcomer like me rather than Mu Gu, who has served the Hall of Souls for so long?
As he pondered, the words "Hun Clan" flashed through Li Changqing's mind like a spark.
That's right! The Hall of Souls serves the Hun Clan in the first place. Both the Heaven-Tier Cultivation Technique and the Ninth-Rank Alchemist's insights most likely came from them.
But why does the Hun Clan value me so highly? Is it because I'm an alchemist?
Suddenly, Li Changqing recalled how, in the original story, the Hall of Souls had not immediately extracted Yao Chen's soul origin after capturing him. Instead, they had first tried threats and inducements to make him serve them.
Of course, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill!
Understanding dawned on Li Changqing. So that's it. In that case, the Heaven-Tier Cultivation Technique and the Ninth-Rank Alchemist's insights must have come from the Hun Clan. They want me to reach the ninth rank, then help them refine the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill into a finished pill.
Once he had thought it through, Li Changqing stopped worrying and felt completely at ease.
Since the Hun Clan valued him so highly, how could he justify not shearing a little wool off them? He might as well take every benefit they offered.
Besides, since the Hun Clan needed his help refining the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, perhaps Li Changqing could pull a sly trick on them.
Once the refinement was complete, he could seize the opportunity to get his hands on the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, leaving Hun Tiandi's efforts all for nothing.
After all,