Qin Hao continued, "Venerable Hun Yan told me that since I'd received your pills, Senior Ling Yuan, I should fulfill the task you'd arranged as promised. The Cloudwing Beast and I haven't come to ask for pills. We've come to thank you."
Qin Hao was entirely sincere. When Venerable Hun Yan had told him True Person Ling Yuan's rules for giving away pills, he had naturally intended to keep his promise.
"Chirp, chirp." The Cloudwing Beast nodded repeatedly, insisting that he was not after the pills. Yet the Little One's eyes kept darting toward the three Purple Thunder Pills, and he could hardly tear his gaze away.
Three Low-Grade Heaven Grade pills contained enough potent medicinal Spiritual Qi to raise the Cloudwing Beast's cultivation once again.
And what held true for the Cloudwing Beast held true for Qin Hao!
"So that's what brought you here." True Person Ling Yuan burst out laughing. "Too many people come asking me for pills, so I deliberately spread that rule to keep them from disturbing my alchemy."
True Person Ling Yuan waved a hand. "At your current strength, you can't help me with anything. Even if I gave you a task, you wouldn't be able to complete it."
Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast exchanged a glance. The answer was both unexpected and disheartening, but True Person Ling Yuan was right...
The pills and treasures True Person Ling Yuan needed, or any other task he might assign, were beyond Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast.
After all, the pills True Person Ling Yuan refined were Heaven Grade at the very least. The materials they required were naturally precious beyond measure.
"Hun Yan knows my rules. She sent you here simply to give you some experience."
True Person Ling Yuan smiled faintly. "Before Hun Yan