In the Inner Academy, the First Elder had just finished sealing the Black Tower and was meditating in a secluded chamber. His tightly shut eyes suddenly opened, a sharp gleam flashing through their cloudy depths as he turned toward a certain spot in the Inner Academy.
That direction was precisely where Xiao Yan and the others were refining their pill.
"This energy fluctuation... is a Sixth-Grade Pill taking shape?"
The First Elder's expression instantly darkened. A Sixth-Tier Alchemist was actually lurking within the Inner Academy's territory.
"Could it be Han Feng?"
The First Elder's figure flashed as he sped toward the source. Whatever the case, at a time like this, he had to investigate these restless elements.
Meanwhile, in the Black-Corner Region on the other side of the mountain range, a middle-aged man in blue robes stood in a secluded pavilion. A maple leaf was embroidered on his robes. He, too, raised his head toward the Inner Academy, a trace of puzzlement flashing through his eyes.
With his hands clasped behind his back, he paced to the window, gazed toward the source of the energy, and murmured to himself.
"The fluctuations of a Sixth-Grade Pill taking shape... on the other side of the mountain range. That should be where Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy is."
The man was quite handsome, his long black hair draped loosely down his back as he watched the place where the energy had erupted.
"Old Man Huo of the Inner Academy has only mediocre alchemy skills. He still seems some distance from becoming a Sixth-Tier Alchemist. With his abilities, he couldn't refine a Sixth-Grade Pill. Could his alchemy have improved so much in the years since we last met?"
After pondering for a moment, the blue-robed man hesitated, then shook his head, deciding not to