At the intersection of the Imperial Capital's busiest streets stood an immense, magnificent building, wreathed in pill fragrance and smoke.
This was the headquarters of the Alchemist General Association of the entire Jia Ma Empire. Even members of the empire's Imperial Family had to show a measure of deference when they visited.
The people gathered here belonged to the noblest profession on the Dou Qi Continent, a group with the power to summon wind and rain: alchemists!
As the headquarters for the entire Jia Ma Empire, this building was several times larger than an ordinary Alchemist Guild.
Upon entering the Alchemist General Association, one was greeted by distinct sections to the east, south, and west.
The eastern section was devoted to trading and treasure hunting. Platforms built of blue gangue stone stood at regular intervals throughout the area.
Every platform displayed an assortment of rare treasures. The supposed merchants did not hawk their wares, but merely sat in small chairs behind their platforms, occupied with their own affairs.
Only when an alchemist took a fancy to a treasure would they engage in conversation and negotiate a trade.
These people were indeed no ordinary merchants. Every one of them was a genuine alchemist.
The gold coins circulating across the continent held little value for them, either. Everything offered here was traded through barter.
Xiao Yan observed the stalls as he walked. He had to admit that there were plenty of treasures, including quite a few ingredients suitable for refining fifth-grade and sixth-grade pills.
Even Xiao Yan could not resist browsing for a while.
Suddenly, Xiao Yan stopped. On one of the platforms, he had spotted an ingredient-one needed to refine the Nether Crystal Pill!
The Nether Crystal Pill was a seventh-grade pill. Xiao Yan certainly lacked the ability to refine it