"Oh well, Sixth Stage or Seventh Stage, it's not something within our reach anyway. The higher an alchemist's rank, the stronger the Pill Hall becomes, and we can only look up to them."
"Hahaha... Why do you sound so sour? If you know how to make pills, go ahead and do it yourself. Master Li might even take you in."
"Hey, have you heard? I heard Master Li has been in a coma for half a month and still hasn't woken up."
"Ah? Really? How come I didn't know?"
"Are you an idiot? The Pill Hall would naturally keep such huge news under wraps. If anything happens to Master Li, just imagine the chaos inside the Pill Hall. That Song Yizhou is no good; only Master Li can keep him in check."
"Isn't there a Holy Maiden, though? Master Li explicitly stated that the Holy Maiden's words carry the exact same weight as his own—her word is his command."
"Tsk, that Holy Maiden has never even shown her face. Who knows if it's true or false? Besides, even if there really is a Holy Maiden, she has zero foundation in the Pill Hall. Who would listen to her?"
"What you say makes sense... Well, never mind, it's not our place to worry about the Pill Hall's affairs. I still have to go line up to buy pastries for my Madam, I'm off. If I'm late, they'll be sold out."
"Look at you, being so afraid of your Madam is just disgraceful. Oh no, I haven't bought the rouge she asked for yet!"
Inside the Pill Hall, Chu Qinghuang, having successfully refined a Sixth Stage inner core, joyfully retrieved the four medi…
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