The Hidden Pill of Nine Rivers

On the Xuanxiao Sect's Testing Platform, frost settles as Luo Jiuchuan's hand meets the testing jade—only to reveal the crushing verdict: no spiritual root. The Grand Elder's son becomes an instant laughingstock, scorned by outer disciples and pitied by inner elders who whisper about his mother's mysterious disappearance. But clutched beneath his robes lies a secret—the Celestial Cauldron his mother left behind, its surface engraved with a cryptic promise: "The flame of alchemy never deceives the heart." In a world where cultivation reigns supreme, Jiuchuan must forge his own path through the…