Winning over True Person Yunding, the Foundation Establishment Ceremony (10k-word chapter)

Yun Zhongzi's utter devotion to the Pill Dao deserved Xu Chuan's respect.

Passing down the Pill Dao was one thing, but it did not prevent the Xu Household from charging a fee.

After all, even attending school required paying the teacher.

Xu Chuan returned his Pill Hall token and went to see True Person Yunding before leaving.

Upon hearing that Xu Chuan intended to leave the Pill Hall, True Person Yunding was surprised. He even proposed accompanying Xu Chuan to stay with the Xu Household for a while.

"The Chief truly favors you. He doesn't want you trapped in the Pill Hall."

"Still, that makes sense. Rumor has it the Chief is nearing the end of his lifespan. Who knows what will become of the Pill Hall afterward? At the very least, who knows how long it will take to produce another Pill Dao grandmaster like him?

"With your talent and aptitude, remaining in the Pill Hall would only hold you back."

Xu Chuan smiled. "You certainly think highly of me, Fellow Daoist Yunding. Compared with the Chief, I still feel inferior.

"If you wish to visit the Xu Household, I'll gladly dust off a couch to welcome you. But lodging won't be free—you'll have to refine pills for us."

"You miser! You'd squeeze even a dying man like me dry," True Person Yunding scolded with a laugh.

"Oh, fine. Staying with you will be more interesting than remaining in the Pill Hall as it is now. Those surging undercurrents are endlessly tiresome."

True Person Yunding was a rogue cultivator who had fully joined the Pill Hall. Leaving was not as simple for him as it was for Xu Chuan.

Thus, he merely used traveling abroad as his excuse to leave.

He too was nearing the end of his lifespan,