Chapter 145: Third-grade Alchemist
For Hua Changxi, she truly didn’t care about the Imperial Court blocking the entrance. If one couldn’t even get past the Imperial Court’s blockade to enter Lingguang Hall, lacking the courage to press forward, then such a person was also unsuitable to be part of the Vermilion Bird Army, which dispelled evil spirits and protected peace.
From August 15th to September 15th, for this entire month, Hua Changxi stayed in Lingguang Hall, refining pills during the day and cultivating body refining at night.
『Third-grade Alchemist（Low-grade Pill）: Alchemy 1 furnace 1/10』
After three months of concentrated and intensive alchemy, she finally managed to raise her Alchemist rank to third grade.
After spending another month, on October 15th, Hua Changxi refined her first Supreme-grade Third Rank Pill.
『Third-grade Alchemist（Supreme-grade Pill）: Alchemy 1001 furnaces 1001/10000』
Compared to First Rank Pills and Second Rank Pills, Third Rank Pills were significantly more difficult to refine.
Hua Changxi looked at the Supreme-grade Third Rank Fire Returning Pill in her hand, somewhat shocked by the dense Spiritual Energy contained within the pill. A single Supreme-grade Third Rank Fire Returning Pill could rapidly restore one hundred thousand points of Spiritual Energy.
However, considering that cultivators in the Core Formation Realm could contain between one million and one hundred million points of Spiritual Energy, she felt it was acceptable.
After refining ten furnaces of Supreme-grade Third Rank Fire Returning Pills for backup, Hua Changxi finally left the main hall of Lingguang Hall.
At this time, the 《Vermilion Bird Army Roster》 had already recorded over two hundred Fire Spiritual Root Cultivators who had received the transmission of power. All of them had dispersed their original cultivation and chosen to start cultivating anew.
Currently, all of them were in the Training Hall opposite the Transmission Hall, cultivating with focus.
As the Hall Master, facing these new recruits of the Vermilion Bird Army, Hua Changxi thought for a moment, checked the First Rank Pills in the Shen Nong Cauldron, took out half of the various First Rank Pills that were not needed, and sent them with Spiritual Power to the storage area on the fourth floor of the Palace Complex, directly above the Training Hall.
“All those who have dispersed their cultivation and are re-cultivating may go to the storage area to collect a bottle of First Rank Pills.”
The Transmission Hall and the Training Hall were located on the fifth and lowest floor of the Lingguang Hall Palace Complex, spread out on either side of the stairs, occupying a vast area.
Apart from a few large halls for meetings and gatherings, the Training Hall consisted mostly of small, individual training rooms, numbering tens of thousands.
At this moment, apart from a few cultivators exchanging ideas in the main halls, the vast majority were diligently cultivating in their training rooms.
When Hua Changxi’s voice echoed above the Training Hall, everyone’s attention was drawn.
“Is it the Hall Master?”
In the main hall, several chatting cultivators quickly exited the hall and bowed towards the main hall.
“Su Yu pays his respects to the Hall Master.”
“Yun You pays her respects to the Hall Master.”
Several people spoke out, but received no response.
After waiting for a while, Su Yu, Yun You, and the others finally stood up, then exchanged glances with a hint of bewilderment.
Su Yu was the first to break the silence: “Since the Hall Master has ordered us to go to the storage area to collect pills, let’s head to the storage area now.”
Yun You nodded: “Fellow Daoist Su is correct.”
The group quickly ascended the stairs, reaching the fourth floor of the palace complex.
They had previously explored other parts of Lingguang Hall, but unfortunately, the palaces in various areas were tightly shut. The main hall at the highest point was enveloped in a pressure that they could not withstand, preventing anyone from getting close.
The storage area was divided into many departments, including the Armory, the Pill Room, the Talisman Pavilion, the Formation Tower, and the Artifact Refining Room.
Su Yu, Yun You, and the others visited these departments one by one, finally arriving outside the Pill Room.
Seeing that there was no one in the Pill Room, Su Yu and the others fell silent again.
“Is the Hall Master asking us to take them ourselves?”
Yun You pondered. Lingguang Hall had only just appeared, and the Hall Master likely had few people to utilize, which was why the pills were placed directly in the Pill Room for people to take themselves.
After a moment of thought, Yun You proactively took out her brush, ink, paper, and inkstone: “Everyone, please take your pills. After taking them, inform me so I can record it for the Hall Master’s future reference.”
Su Yu and the others looked at Yun You acting like a Steward of the Pill Room, regretting their slowness.
“Heavens…”
Someone walked up to the pill shelf and, upon discovering many Supreme-grade First Rank Pills, couldn’t help but exclaim.
Upon hearing the commotion, others gathered to investigate, and then, their faces also showed expressions of astonishment. Subsequently, everyone involuntarily took a Supreme-grade First Rank Spirit Origin Pill.
A single Supreme-grade First Rank Spirit Origin Pill, after being refined and absorbed, could increase one’s cultivation by a thousand points. They had all dispersed their cultivation and were re-cultivating, with sufficiently resilient Spiritual Roots to absorb so much Spiritual Energy at once.
This meant that by consuming one Supreme-grade Spirit Origin Pill, they could directly advance to Late Qi Refining, significantly shortening their cultivation time.
Not only that, but the remaining nine Supreme-grade Spirit Origin Pills could also help them break through to the Qi Sea Realm.
Shortly after Yun You recorded the pills taken by Su Yu and the others, more cultivators arrived at the Pill Room one after another.
By the time it was dark, all over two hundred cultivators in the Training Hall had come to collect their pills. Yun You also recognized all of them. As she finished organizing, inventorying, and recording the remaining pills, and was about to return to the Training Hall, a key flew towards her.
Seeing the key, Yun You’s heart immediately began to pound. She raised her hands and respectfully accepted the key: “Thank you, Hall Master, for entrusting me with this important task. I will certainly guard the Pill Room well.”
Although there was still no response, Yun You’s heart was filled with excitement.
“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yun.”
As Yun You exited the storage area, she encountered Su Yu.
Su Yu had seen a Spiritual Light flying out from the direction of the main hall and had come to investigate, coincidentally witnessing Yun You receiving the key to the Pill Room.
Yun You smiled: “It is my fortune to be able to work for the Hall Master.”
Su Yu’s face was full of joy for Yun You, and he returned to the Training Hall with her.
Back in his own training room, Su Yu finally dropped his smile. He hadn’t expected the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall to be a woman. Judging by her voice, she seemed younger than him. He had just reached adulthood this year; if she was even younger than him, she would only be in her teens?
The fact that the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall was a young girl – how would that make the old monsters from the various Noble Families feel?
They had cultivated for decades, even centuries, or even longer, only to find themselves unable to compete with a mere child. They probably wished they could die.
What Su Yu hadn’t considered was how casually the Hall Master used people. Simply because Yun You recorded the pills everyone took, she handed over the Pill Room to her for safekeeping.
However, with such a standard for employing people, it was beneficial for him. If another palace were to open next time, he would definitely strive to get involved.
Su Yu took out the Supreme-grade First Rank Spirit Origin Pill he had obtained today, lost in thought.
Were these pills refined by the Hall Master?
If so, then the Hall Master was even more unfathomable than he had imagined. Cultivation already consumed a cultivator’s significant amount of time, and to also find time to study Alchemy Techniques was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
If not, then the power behind the Hall Master was not to be underestimated. Even ancient families with long inheritances, and even the Royal Family, could not casually give Supreme-grade Pills to their subordinates to consume.
The Hall Master’s ability to produce so many Supreme-grade Pills at once suggested that the number of Alchemists she had cultivated behind her was likely immeasurable.
Cultivating one Alchemist required supplying an immeasurable amount of Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Medicine. The Su family had about ten Alchemists, and each year they consumed over half of the Su family’s resources. He truly couldn’t imagine how many resources would be needed to cultivate dozens or hundreds of Alchemists.
Su Yu dared not continue thinking. Even the Royal Family, which had secretly occupied numerous Ruins, probably couldn’t sustain such consumption.
Su Yu poured out a Spirit Origin Pill and swallowed it, immediately feeling Spiritual Energy filling his body. He couldn’t help but feel fortunate that he had chosen to enter Lingguang Hall at the first opportunity.
The pills in the Pill Room were not all Supreme-grade, which indicated that the Supreme-grade Pills were intentionally given as rewards to those who arrived first by the Hall Master.
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With someone in charge of the Pill Room, Hua Changxi left Lingguang Hall that night and returned to the city, back to the Shennong Apothecary Shop in Feng’an Ward.
“Changxi, you’ve finally appeared.”
Seeing Hua Changxi, Pu Cao quickly stepped forward.
Hua Changxi looked at her: “Did something happen?”
Pu Cao: “Nothing has happened, but many groups of people have come looking for you, especially your Father and Mother, and your Eldest Brother, Third Brother, and Sixth Brother. They’ve come many times.”
“Lin Sheng has also come several times. Judging by his demeanor, he seems to have something urgent to discuss with you.”
“Oh, and people from the Imperial Guards also came once, also saying they had something to discuss with you.”
Hua Changxi listened and was silent for a moment.
She wasn’t too surprised that her parents and three brothers were looking for her. She could guess that Lin Sheng was looking for her because Eunuch Lin wanted her to go to the Ghost Market. However, she was a bit confused about why the Imperial Guards were looking for her.
“Why would the Imperial Guards be looking for me?”
Pu Cao: “Judging by their demeanor, they didn’t seem to be looking for trouble. The person who came spoke to me and A Niu very politely.”
Hua Changxi nodded: “Alright, I understand. Next time the Imperial Guards come looking for me, use a Communication Talisman to notify me.”
