Seeing the Emperor Pill Again

Jianan Academy. A statue stood in the plaza near the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Led by their instructors, a new batch of students was heading to the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower for cultivation for the first time. As they passed through the plaza and saw the enormous statue, someone asked:

"Who is that? The headmaster?"

"No, that's Senior Xiao Yan, the most outstanding student in Jianan Academy's history," an older student watching the commotion answered.

"A student?"

"Yeah. According to students from the Central Plains, after Senior Xiao Yan left the academy, he joined Starfall Pavilion and became the Medicine Saint's last disciple. He's now a ninth-grade grandmaster alchemist himself."

"A ninth-grade alchemist?"

The students hearing this news for the first time were all utterly stunned.

"Come to think of it, Senior Xiao Yan seems to have graduated only a little over a decade ago."

"Wow, he really is amazing." A somewhat teasing voice rang out.

The students followed the voice and only then noticed that, at some point, a young man had appeared among them. He wore a black Classical Robe, a Pointed Soft Hat of the same color, and a Monocle set over his right eye.

Amon raised his right hand and adjusted his Monocle. Looking at Xiao Yan's statue, he revealed an amused smile.

"Who are you?" A new student frowned. He was certain that there had been no such person among this year's freshmen.

"Me... a Fun-Seeker."

Amon's figure abruptly vanished. When he reappeared, he was already at the bottom of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

An old man in white robes sat cross-legged, cultivating with his eyes closed.

Amon waited until he finished a cycle before speaking. "Hmm, this seal is still the same as before."

The Tower Guard Elder sprang to