Steward Su Yuan

As Falling Star Valley slowly returned to normal and demands for pill refining and artifact forging came in an endless stream, seven months had quietly passed since that great battle, and the bleak winter had arrived.

Su Yuan was an old hand of Falling Star Valley. He had entered the late Foundation Establishment Realm more than thirty years ago, and he was now one hundred and forty-three years old.

At his age, forming a Golden Core Realm was hopeless in this lifetime.

Thus, more than ten years ago, he had no choice but to find a way into the Starlit Pavilion as a steward. That was where the pills, magical treasures, and other items refined by Falling Star Valley were stored.

There, he could be the first to learn what good pills the sect had refined, and the stewards and disciples there naturally enjoyed the advantage of being closer to the water and catching the moon first.

They could purchase excellent pills, magical treasures, and spirit artifacts at the most favorable prices.

Su Yuan had remained in the Starlit Pavilion for seventeen years, and through his position as a steward, he had acquired two fourth-grade Origin-Enhancing Pills.

Origin-Enhancing Pills were extremely useful to Foundation Establishment cultivators breaking through minor realms. Yet, to be safe, Su Yuan had planned to immediately enter seclusion and charge toward the False Core Realm after obtaining a third Origin-Enhancing Pill.

The longer cultivators lived, the more they feared death, and the more they yearned for a longer lifespan. Su Yuan was naturally no exception.

Yet at this critical juncture, the invasion by the four sects had arrived. Whether willing or not, every Foundation Establishment cultivator had been dispatched to lead disciples into the Outer Valley and fight the enemy.

Su Yuan was no exception. He