Gu Chang'an was overjoyed too.
He had harbored some hope, though not much, and had been considering other ways to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill. Yet now it had succeeded. This Pill Master Lin... truly is remarkable!
Lin Changheng spoke then, announcing the results. "I have fulfilled the task. Three Foundation Establishment Pills: two standard, one inferior."
The pill with the thinner spiritual glow and slightly scattered medicinal aura was the inferior one.
The other two were both standard pills.
Though inferior to a Genuine Foundation Establishment Pill, it could still increase the chance of Foundation Establishment by fifteen percent.
Lin Changheng could accept this result.
Still, he felt somewhat rueful. His pill refining had gone quite smoothly, without a single mistake, yet he had produced an inferior pill nonetheless.
Unable to work out the reason for now, he could only set it aside.
Everyone knew that once word of this batch and its results spread, Pill Master Lin's reputation would explode throughout the immortal city.
He would become a figure everyone clamored after!
As they looked at that utterly composed figure who showed no outward delight, many gazes filled with reverence, ingratiation, and a faint longing.
Next, naturally, came the selection and distribution of the pills.
Only after Lin Changheng nodded his permission did the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Qian step forward and take a standard pill.
"Thank you, Pill Master Lin."
The cultivator surnamed Qian grinned, displaying none of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's airs. He also took out a cloth pouch containing ten mid-grade spirit stones, its mouth respectfully held open, and handed it over.
The man was rather thoughtful. With the pouch open, Lin Changheng could confirm at a glance that the number of spirit stones was correct.
He immediately nodded with a smile.
Then he turned