Chapter 145: Grade Three Pill Refiner

For Hua Changxi, she truly did not care about the imperial court blocking the roads; to enter the Lingguang Hall, if one could not break through the court's blockade and lacked the courage to press forward without hesitation, then such a person was unfit to serve in the Zhu Que Army, which eliminates evil spirits and protects peace.

From the fifteenth day of the eighth month to the fifteenth day of the ninth month, for this entire month, Hua Changxi stayed within the Lingguang Hall, refining pills during the day and cultivating her physical body at night.

[Grade Three Pill Refiner (Lower Grade Pills): Pills Refined 1 Furnace 1/10]

After about three months of intensive, focused pill refining, she finally raised her pill refiner rank to Grade Three.

It took another month; on the fifteenth day of the tenth month, Hua Changxi refined her first Grade Three Top-Grade Pill.

Compared to Grade One and Grade Two pills, Grade Three pills were obviously much more difficult to refine.

[Grade Three Pill Refiner (Top-Grade Pills): Pills Refined 1001 Furnaces 1001/]

Looking at the Grade Three Top-Grade Fire Return Pill in her hand, Hua Changxi was shocked by the dense spiritual energy contained within the medicine; a single Grade Three Top-Grade Fire Return Pill could rapidly restore one hundred thousand points of spiritual energy.

However, recalling that cultivators at the Core Formation realm contained between one million and one hundred million points of spiritual energy within their bodies, she felt it was merely acceptable.

After refining ten furnaces of Grade Three Top-Grade Fire Return Pills for reserve use, Hua Changxi finally exited the main hall of the Lingguang Hall.

By this time, the "Zhu Que Army Register" had already recorded over two hundred Fire Spirit Root cultivators who had received transmitted teachings; all of these people had scattered their original cultivation and chosen to start cultivating anew from the beginning.

At this moment, all these people were in the training hall opposite the Teaching Hall, cultivating with single-minded focus.

Hua Changxi inspected the Grade One pills inside the Shennong Cauldron, took out half of the various Grade One pills that were not needed, and used her spiritual power to send them to the Storage Department on the fourth level of the palace complex, directly above the training hall.

"Anyone who has scattered their cultivation to re-cultivate may go to the Storage Department to receive one bottle of Grade One pills."

The Teaching Hall and the training hall were located on the fifth and lowest level of the Lingguang Hall palace complex, distributed on either side of the steps, covering a vast area.

Apart from a few large halls used for meetings and gatherings, the rest of the training hall consisted of relatively small, single-person cultivation rooms, numbering as high as tens of thousands.

At this moment, aside from a few cultivators chatting in the large halls, the vast majority were cultivating with single-minded focus in their cultivation rooms.

When Hua Changxi's voice rang out above the training hall, everyone's attention was drawn.

"Is it the Hall Master?"

In the large hall, several chatting cultivators exited the hall with extreme speed, bowing and paying respects in the direction of the main hall.

"Su Yu pays respects to the Hall Master."

"Yun You pays respects to the Hall Master."

?

Several people spoke out in turn, but received no response whatsoever.

After waiting a while, Su Yu, Yun You, and the others finally rose, then looked at each other with some bewilderment.

Su Yu was the first to break the silence: "Since the Hall Master has ordered us to go to the Storage Department to receive pills, let us go to the Storage Department now."

Yun You nodded: "Fellow Daoist Su is correct."

The group quickly ascended the steps, reaching the palace on the fourth level.

Previously, they had also explored other parts of the Lingguang Hall, but unfortunately, the palaces everywhere were tightly closed, and the main hall at the very top was shrouded in a layer of oppressive pressure they could not withstand, preventing anyone from approaching even an inch.

The Storage Department was divided into many sections, including the Armory, the Pill Room, the Talisman Pavilion, the Formation Tower, the Weapon Refining Room, and other departments.

Su Yu, Yun You, and the others visited each of these departments one by one, finally arriving at the Pill Room.

Seeing that there was not a single person in the Pill Room, Su Yu and the others fell silent once again.

"Is the Hall Master asking us to take them ourselves?"

Yun You's mind turned; the Lingguang Hall had just appeared in the world, so the Hall Master likely had few people available to use, which was why such a situation arose where pills were placed directly in the Pill Room for people to take themselves.

After pondering for a moment, Yun You proactively took out brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone: "Everyone, please take the pills yourselves; after taking them, come and tell me so I can record it for the Hall Master to review in the future."

Seeing Yun You acting like the manager of the Pill Room, Su Yu and the others all regretted being one step slower.

"Oh my..."

Someone walked up to the pill shelves and discovered that many were Grade One Top-Grade pills, unable to help but cry out in surprise.

Upon hearing the sound, the others gathered around to investigate, and subsequently, expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces as well. Immediately after, several of them involuntarily took a Grade One Top-Grade Origin Spirit Pill.

A single Grade One Top-Grade Origin Spirit Pill could increase one's cultivation by one thousand points after refinement and absorption; since they had all scattered their cultivation to re-cultivate, their spirit roots were sufficiently tough to absorb so much spiritual energy at once.

Essentially, consuming one Top-Grade Origin Spirit Pill allowed them to rush directly to the late stage of Qi Condensation, greatly shortening their cultivation time.

Not only that, the remaining nine Top-Grade Origin Spirit Pills could also assist them in breaking through to the Qi Sea realm.

Yun You recorded the pills taken by Su Yu and the others; subsequently, more cultivators arrived at the Pill Room one after another.

By nightfall, over two hundred cultivators from the training hall had all come to collect their pills; Yun You had also memorized every one of them, and just as she finished organizing, counting, and recording the remaining pills and was preparing to return to the training hall, a key flew to her front.

Seeing the key, Yun You's heart immediately began pounding wildly; she raised both hands and respectfully accepted the key: "Thank you, Hall Master, for entrusting me with this heavy responsibility; your subordinate will certainly guard the Pill Room well."

Although there was still no response, Yun You's heart was nonetheless incomparably excited.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yun."

As soon as Yun You exited the Storage Department, she encountered Su Yu.

Su Yu had seen spiritual light flying out from the direction of the main hall and had followed the light to investigate, happening to witness the scene of Yun You taking charge of the Pill Room key.

Yun You smiled and said: "Being able to work for the Hall Master is my good fortune."

Su Yu's face was filled with an expression of happiness for Yun You, and he returned to the training hall together with her.

Only after returning to his own cultivation room did Su Yu drop his smile; he had not expected the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall to be a woman, and judging by her voice, she seemed even younger than him; he had just reached adulthood this year at twenty, so if she was younger than him, would she not be only in her teens?

The fact that the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall was a young girl made those old monsters from the major clans feel utterly ashamed.

They had cultivated for several decades, a hundred years, or even longer, only to end up unable to compete with a small child; they probably felt like dying.

What Su Yu had not yet realized was that the Hall Master's criteria for employing people were so casual; simply because Yun You had recorded the pills everyone took, she handed the Pill Room over to her for safekeeping.

However, such an employment standard was actually advantageous for him; next time any other palace opened, he would definitely strive actively for a position.

Su Yu took out the Grade One Top-Grade Origin Spirit Pill he had received today, lost in thought.

Was this pill refined by the Hall Master?

If so, then the Hall Master was even more unfathomable than he had imagined; cultivation already consumed a vast amount of a cultivator's time, yet she still had to spare time to delve into pill refining techniques, something no ordinary person could achieve.

If not, then the forces behind the Hall Master could not be underestimated; even ancient families with long lineages, or even the imperial family, would not possibly take out Top-Grade pills for their subordinates to consume.

The Hall Master could produce so many top-grade pills at once; the number of alchemists cultivated behind him is likely incalculable.

Cultivating a single alchemist requires supplying countless spiritual plants and herbs; the Su family has ten or so alchemists, consuming over half the family's resources annually. He truly cannot imagine how many resources would be needed to cultivate dozens or even hundreds of alchemists.

Su Yu dared not think further; even the imperial court, which had secretly seized numerous ruins, probably could not sustain such consumption.

Su Yu poured out a Yuan Spirit Pill and swallowed it, immediately feeling spiritual energy fill his surroundings. He felt fortunate that he had chosen to enter the Lingguang Hall right from the start.

Not all pills in the Pill Room were of top grade; thus, it was clear that the top-grade pills were intentional rewards from the Hall Master for those who arrived first.

Once someone was assigned to manage the Pill Room, Hua Changxi left the Lingguang Hall that very night, entered the city, and returned to the Shennong Medicine Shop under Feng'an Defense.

"Changxi, you have finally appeared."

Seeing Hua Changxi, Pu Cao hurriedly rushed forward.

Hua Changxi looked at her: "Did something happen?"

Pu Cao: "Nothing bad happened, but many groups of people came looking for you, especially your father and mother, as well as your eldest, third, and sixth brothers; they came many times."

"Lin Sheng also came several times; judging by his demeanor, he seemed very worried about your safety."

"Oh, and someone from the Embroidered Uniform Guard came once, saying they had matters to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi fell silent for a moment.

She was not surprised that her parents and three brothers were looking for her; she could guess that Lin Sheng's visit concerned Eunuch Lin wanting her to go to the Ghost Market; but why the Embroidered Uniform Guard sought her, she did not quite understand.

"What matter could the Embroidered Uniform Guard possibly have with me?"

Pu Cao: "From their demeanor, they did not seem to be looking for trouble; their attitude toward me and A-Niu was quite good."

Hua Changxi nodded: "Very well, I understand the situation. Next time the Embroidered Uniform Guard comes looking, use a communication talisman to notify me."