Chapter 285: Successive core formations, a great menace approaches!
Several days later.
Lei Hekong arrived at the Dongxi Xu Clan.
The Xu Household had sent word that they had agreed to the Lei Clan's pill-refining request.
Lei Hekong had now reached the foundation establishment seventh layer, but he was already quite old, nearing two hundred.
Foundation establishment cultivators could live at most two hundred and forty years.
With his aptitude, he would likely never reach foundation establishment perfection.
As for the Lei Clan's head, Lei Yunchao, he had stepped down more than ten years ago and reached foundation establishment perfection.
He was currently the Lei Clan's second expert at foundation establishment perfection.
He was also the person the Three Houses had jointly chosen to attempt golden core formation.
Shortly after Lei Hekong explained his purpose, a guard escorted him into Xu Mingqing's quiet chamber in the Pill Refining Hall.
"Fellow Daoist Lei, please sit. Have some tea."
"You're too kind, Grandmaster Qing." Lei Hekong cupped his fists. "I came after receiving word from the Xu Household that you had accepted our Lei Clan's request?"
"The Golden Core Formation Pill is among the more difficult third-rank pills to refine, and its value is even greater. Are you truly confident?"
Xu Mingqing raised his eyes to Lei Hekong. "If the Lei Clan could find an alchemist capable of refining the Golden Core Formation Pill, why come asking our Xu Household?
"If you're unwilling, you're welcome to leave."
"Please don't take offense, Grandmaster Qing. These ingredients are precious. It took generations of effort for our Lei Clan to gather them all, so we're being a little cautious."
"To be frank, Fellow Daoist Lei, I'm not very confident about the Golden Core Formation Pill. All I can promise is an attempt. If luck favors