The Alchemy Hall.
Headed by Lin Honglou, with two other elderly Tier 2 alchemists acting as assistants, the three alchemists formed an interim Elder Council to manage the operations of the Alchemy Hall. Elder Duan Chunsheng’s soul lamp had long since extinguished, and the matter of Li Shuo leaving the sect had been settled. The reason Li Shuo gave the sect was that, as a disciple, he had failed to save his master and senior sister, leaving him so grief-stricken that he had no heart to continue serving the sect; he hoped for the sect’s understanding. Normally, such mid-departure desertion would never be permitted, but Li Shuo had somehow pulled strings to have the General Affairs Hall approve his request directly, absolving him of any further responsibility.
With no Great Elder in the Alchemy Hall, the daily affairs still had to continue. Consequently, the General Affairs Hall appointed Lin Honglou and the two other senior Tier 2 alchemists to the interim Elder Council. The Lin family had originally intended to promote Lin Honglou directly to Great Elder, but due to the previous incident, Lin Honglou had been held accountable, and the motion failed. While they appeared to have taken a step back, in reality, Lin Honglou still called the shots. After all, he held the method for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, which meant he controlled the lifeblood of advancement for the sect's Qi Condensation disciples. With the backing of Elder Lin Zhengyi and the Sect Master, ev…
Chapter 120