The refined young man said nothing and walked straight to the seat of honor at the Green Moon Terrace banquet.
His moonlight robes swept outward. Once seated, he smiled faintly. "You are too courteous, fellow Daoists. Please, sit."
The red-robed elder took the seat beside him.
The two armored men stood on either side, their faces expressionless.
"Thank you, Lord Envoy."
But the next moment, the refined young man asked quietly, "Which of you is from the Xu Household?"
Xu Chuan trembled slightly, then immediately rose again and cupped his hands, bowing his head and lowering his eyes. "I am the one sent by the Xu Household to pay our taxes."
Wu Tao naturally paid his respects alongside him, not daring to overstep.
The refined young man studied Xu Chuan and nodded slightly. "Is Daoist San Shu a member of your Xu Household?"
He was looking for me?
Surprise appeared in Xu Chuan's eyes, though he also felt it made sense.
"That would be me. Daoist San Shu was the name I used while traveling in my younger years."
The refined young man's eyes brightened, and he smiled. "So you are the one."
"I am studying the Pill Dao, but there are many things I do not understand. I hear your attainments are considerable. Might you answer a question for me?"
"Please ask, Lord Envoy."
"When refining pills with Jade Yangzhi, how do its medicinal properties change? How should it be combined with the liquid extracts of other spirit medicines to achieve the best effect?"
Jade Yangzhi was no ordinary spirit medicine. It was mostly used in first-tier high-grade pill formulas.
It was one of the two principal ingredients in the Qi-Gathering Pill formula.
This young man was only in his early twenties, yet he could already refine such pills?