"Is that the Ninth Elder everyone's been making out to be some kind of legend in the Inner Region lately? He looks so young, about the same age as that brat of mine. Is he really an eighth-tier alchemist?"
"This is my first time seeing him too, so I can't say for sure. But with so many rumors saying he is, it should be true."
"How could the Pill Tower joke about something like this?"
"True. He may look young, but he could be quite old."
"You don't know a damn thing. According to the Pill Tower's inside information, this Ninth Elder just turned twenty-six this year."
"Holy shit! Seriously? I'm sixty-seven this year, and I'm only a Sixth-Rank Alchemist. That's downright monstrous!"
"Exactly. What a freak of nature. We've lived our whole lives for the dogs, and we still can't measure up to a little kid."
"That's enough to shock you? Heh, as far as I know, there's much more to this Ninth Elder than being an eighth-tier alchemist.
You should know that becoming an eighth-tier alchemist requires not only a soul at the Spirit Realm, but considerable strength as well. Otherwise, you couldn't sustain the drain of refining pills.
Which eighth-tier alchemist on the continent today isn't a giant in their own domain? They're all at least Dou Zong.
That's why everyone in the Pill Tower has been guessing at the Ninth Elder's strength. According to word from above, this Ninth Elder is very likely a Peak Dou Zong, or even a Dou Zun!"
"That's...!"
"A Venerable that young? You've got to be joking!"
"Believe it or not, that's up to you. Either way, the Ninth Elder is my idol now, the goal I'll spend my whole life chasing!"
"Brother, you've certainly got some drive. By the way,