Wei Dao headed to Guangling Commandery.
With Xu Chuan's handwritten letter, he was formally welcomed inside, then escorted to the Alchemy Pavilion.
There, he met an old acquaintance he had never expected to see.
"Attendant Yunding, it's actually you?!" Wei Dao looked at True Person Yunding in surprise.
True Person Yunding was equally surprised. He smiled and said, "I was wondering who could enter the Alchemy Pavilion with the Grand Elder's handwritten letter and even become its Deputy Pavilion Master.
So it was you, young friend Wei Dao.
Your alchemy skills are certainly beyond question."
"Attendant Yunding—no, I should call you Pavilion Master Yunding now. You should have reached the end of your lifespan. Could you have..."
Wei Dao examined Yun Ding's cultivation, but could only discern qi refining perfection.
"You know my circumstances, so there's little point hiding it from you. I am an elder of the Xu Household's Guangling collateral branch, in charge of alchemy here.
With the Grand Elder's help, I entered the foundation establishment realm."
Wei Dao's eyes lit up, and he immediately cupped his fists. "Congratulations! After you left back then, we heard nothing from you for so long that I thought you had already passed away.
Truly, after the darkest hour comes the dawn."
"Being able to befriend the Grand Elder was my good fortune," True Person Yunding said. "And now that you're here, you'll be a tremendous help to me."
"Right, the Grand Elder said my master, Yun Zhongzi, left behind a Pill Dao Legacy. Do you have a copied version here?"
"Haha, indeed. The Grand Elder has kept nothing to himself. In the Xu Household, anyone whose pill dao reaches grandmaster level can make a copy to borrow and study."
True Person Yunding sighed with emotion. "Chief Yun Zhongzi was selfless. This