After the spiritual root assessment, the manager guided Zhou Xun and the others through the Danbao Pavilion to familiarize them with the facilities, outlined the schedule for the coming month, and then departed.
The thirty of them were paired up, with two people assigned to each alchemy room. The rooms were small, spanning only about two or three zhang in circumference. In the center sat an alchemy furnace, connected to subterranean geothermal fire beneath the floor.
Sharing the room with Zhou Xun was Wang Erniu. Earlier, Wang Erniu had been taken away by Lin Zhishan to meet Master Yunku. Master Yunku had personally re-assessed Wang Erniu’s spiritual roots and, once confirmed, offered to take him as a disciple on the spot. However, Wang Erniu had been stubborn, claiming he already had a master and would not take on another. Master Yunku, naturally, was not one to force his will upon others and had simply sent him back.
Chapter 18