"This is the Pill Hall." Shen Wude stopped in his tracks.
Shen Yun looked up. Before him stood a cluster of circular stone buildings, their roofs covered in emerald glazed tiles that gleamed beneath the sunlight.
Before the Great Hero Hall stood a gourd-shaped pill cauldron forged from dark iron. Spirit herbs and auspicious beasts were carved in relief across its surface, and a rich pill fragrance faintly wafted through the air.
At this moment, the White Jade Plaza teemed with people. Two long lines stretched out before them, their ends nowhere in sight.
The line on the left led directly to the pill chambers. Occasionally, disciples emerged from the doors, all of them here to purchase pills.
The people in the line on the right whispered among themselves. At the very front stood a refined-looking young man in loose robes with broad sashes. Tall and thin, he carried the scholarly air of a man brimming with learning.
These people had come to take the Pill Hall assessment, and their discussion was in full swing.
"Eight hundred Contribution Points a month, plus a bottle of mid-rank Qi Gathering Pills. It's far better than doing missions. I have to join the Pill Hall."
"That's only secondary. If one can become an alchemist, that's what it means to soar to the heavens in a single step."
"Exactly. Senior Brother Li Guangbai was noticed by an elder traveling abroad because of his outstanding talent in alchemy. He transformed from a worldly scholar into a core member of the Pill Hall in the blink of an eye."
"..."
Everyone looked at the refined young man at the front, their eyes filled with envy.
Alchemists held lofty status, and their value to a sect was irreplaceable. Even if their cultivation talent was lacking, they would