After watching all the Recording Stones, Su Jiu went to seek out the Third Elder and the Fifth Elder.
On the way, she passed through one cave after another and discovered that every cave here was connected, leaving virtually no privacy to speak of.
Su Jiu's arrival caused little commotion. Those who did not know her merely glanced at her before looking away, while those who did only gave her a perfunctory nod.
Seeing this, the Junior Disciple guiding her explained from up ahead.
"Please don't take offense, Dao Lord. Ever since the Demon Realm descended, troubles within and threats without have erupted all at once. Everyone has been worn out dealing with them, with almost no energy left to pay attention to anything or anyone else."
Su Jiu shook her head. "It's fine. Just lead the way."
Su Jiu was not particularly concerned with etiquette either. To her, these were all insignificant trifles.
Besides, she was not blind. She could see the wounds on these disciples and the exhaustion on their faces.
As Su Jiu walked, she observed the conditions inside the caves. Overall, things were fairly harmonious and peaceful.
After Su Jiu had passed through countless caverns, the fragrance of pills suddenly wafted over.
She looked toward its source. "Is that a Pill Refining Room?"
The disciple guiding her smiled sheepishly. "It's rather crude, but yes, it's our temporary Pill Refining Room."
"If it's a Pill Refining Room, it should at least have a Third Tier Formation for protection. Are you refining without any protection at all?"
Under normal circumstances, Pill Alchemists would never choose to refine without protection, because doing so carried certain risks. A furnace explosion or a deliberate interruption during pill refining could injure a Pill Alchemist or cause cultivation deviation.
Most importantly, pill refining