Chen Rong had only just praised the man, thinking he ought to know how to behave. Who would have thought he would come knocking on their door right afterward?
What a fool.
Both Chen Rong and Zhao Zun looked displeased.
Though those stray cats and dogs from Dongyuan could hardly stir up much trouble, a disturbance like this would embarrass both the Pill Academy and the Duties Distribution Academy. "Hmph! Take me there. To think he would come making trouble right on my Pill Academy's doorstep..."
Zhao Zun rose to his full height and strode outside.
When the two arrived outside, led by the young Foundation Establishment disciple, they found quite a crowd already gathered around the outer pavilion.
Some were there on sect missions, while others were disciples of the Pill Academy itself.
Zhao Shu was among them.
"Senior Brother Song, you've only just arrived at Jun Mountain, so perhaps you aren't aware."
He was speaking confidently before Song Yan. "In fact, there have been many precedents for this. Pill refining is a complicated business. Occasional mistakes or less-than-satisfactory quality are perfectly normal. Naturally, our Pill Academy cannot pass inferior goods off as superior ones."
"Moreover, if a Nascent Soul or Spirit Transformation senior in the sect urgently needs pills, allocations will have to be adjusted."
"And with the orthodox and devil factions of the Eastern Wilderness now locked in fierce battle, pills are in short supply on the front line too..."
Zhao Shu spoke lightly, smiling at Li Qingfeng, Han Yuan, and the others.
A mere Golden Core Realm cultivator actually dared to bring these barbarians from the Dongyuan Sect to demand pills from the Pill Academy.
It really was laughable.
"I see."
Song Yan nodded at that. "You mean this has nothing to do with Elder Chen