Another person was lingering outside the Holy Pill Sect: Elder Fan. Instead of returning directly to the sect, he continued to use his arts to track Zhou Chuan's movements, quietly arriving nearby.
He had no intention of breaking in or sneaking into the Holy Pill Sect. He was waiting for someone to arrive.
"Once Haoran arrives, this matter should be successfully accomplished. Zhou Chuan has already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, making him the perfect cauldron. Seizing someone else's talent is no easy task, after all."
Chapter 1009