Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 228 - 214: Xuanyuan Sect, Combined Pill Hall!

"It is indeed good fortune."

Wang Hui, standing beside him, remained silent, his heart filled with envy but more so with joy, "This youngster is lucky; in the future, when he becomes successful, I, as the guide, will surely benefit greatly from this connection. Even reaching the Spirit Void Realm is not impossible!"

Wang Hui's expression was unchanging, but his thoughts had already raced ahead.

"Junior Lu Qingfeng, I have had the honor of meeting the two Sect Leaders."

Lu Qingfeng hastily paid his respects to the two, his face showing signs of being flattered, but his heart remained calm.

"No need for such formalities."

"Little Fellow Daoist, by coming to my Combined Pill Hall, you should be directly mentored by me and listed among the three hundred True Inheritors of the Xuanyuan Sect!"

Gu Bu Yan looked at Lu Qingfeng with a determination to win him over.

"Elder Brother truly stops at nothing!"

Gaiyun Mountain said discontentedly, his energy faltering.

"Ha ha!"

"If you're capable, why not offer a True Inheritor seat as well?"

Gu Bu Yan laughed heartily, unabashed.

In recent years, the Combined Pill Hall had seen a decline in talents, with many vacancies for True Inheritor seats. The Artifact Making Hall, however, was different - it was brimming with talent, and the True Inheritor seats were already filled. Even if one or two seats were to become available later, it's unlikely that Lu Qingfeng would secure one.

Gaiyun Mountain snorted, looking at Lu Qingfeng, "Little Fellow Daoist, don't be deceived by a mere True Inheritor seat. The decaying Combined Pill Hall currently lacks even a single Fourth-rank Alchemist. With just an empty title of a True Inheritor, your talent will be wasted. It would be better for you to join my Artifact Making Hall, where many Third and Fourth-rank Artifact Refiners are present. Discussing and debating the Dao, isn't that wonderful?"

Civil Zhong and Kou Xuan remained expressionless, quietly watching the two elders competing for Lu Qingfeng, their gazes resting on him with a scrutinizing intent.

Especially Civil Zhong.

As the Hall Master of Jiying Hall, he was responsible for scouting talents from all directions and investigating their backgrounds.

Lu Qingfeng, appearing as a Third-rank Alchemist and Artifact Refiner in the Gathering Immortal Square, was first reported by Wang Hui from Chuyun Mountain to Jiying Hall, followed by Jiying Hall sending people to verify the truth, subsequently inviting Lu Qingfeng to refine a Third-rank Magical Artifact and Third-rank Elixir Pills.

The Magical Artifacts and Elixir Pills were then sent to the Artifact Making Hall and Combined Pill Hall for assessment.

Solidifying Lu Qingfeng's identity as an Alchemy and Artifact genius.

Jiying Hall then sent people to track down Lu Qingfeng's identity along Juyun Mountain Range. However, everything before Juyun Mountain Range drew a blank.

It was as if he had appeared out of nowhere from Crying Swamp.

Untraceable.

But pressured by the two Uncles from Combined Pill Hall and Artifact Making Hall and considering that the recruits were not for the various Peaks or the crucial halls, the screening need not be too strict.

Civil Zhong loosened the reins.

Gu Bu Yan and Gaiyun Mountain rushed to Chuyun Mountain at once, intending to take Lu Qingfeng under their wing.

Standing in front of the mansion, with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, Lu Qingfeng felt immense pressure under the gaze of four Jiedan True Men. Seeing that Gu Bu Yan and Gaiyun Mountain were still arguing, he cautiously responded, "Thank you both seniors for your profound affection. I have always had a deeper passion for Alchemy, and only dabbled a bit in Artifact Refining so—"

"So you are just eyeing the empty title of True Inheritor of the Combined Pill Hall!"

Gaiyun Mountain, known for his fiery temper, immediately interrupted Lu Qingfeng and, with a face red with anger, said, "You just wait, once you join the Combined Pill Hall, you'll regret it!"

After speaking,

Gaiyun Mountain swung his sleeves and left.

"This—"

Lu Qingfeng smiled awkwardly, frozen in place.

"Ha ha!"

"Don't mind his temper."

Gu Bu Yan laughed heartily, not even glancing at Gaiyun Mountain, hands behind his back, he said to Lu Qingfeng, "As it's said, there's no day better than today. Since Civil Zhong and Kou Xuan are here, let them be witnesses. Right here and now, I will take Lu Qingfeng as my fourth disciple and grant him the True Inheritor seat of the Combined Pill Hall."

Gu Bu Yan truly acted with swift decisiveness.

Civil Zhong and Kou Xuan looked at each other and respectfully agreed.

Lu Qingfeng was stunned, hurriedly stepping back three paces, kneeling to the ground, "Disciple Lu Qingfeng, pays respects to Master!"

…

"Master Lu actually became a disciple under the Master of the Combined Pill Hall?!"

Dong Liu widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Could it be false?"

Zhou Yuan, with a face full of joy, vividly recounted yesterday's events of the four great leaders of the Xuanyuan Sect visiting and the Masters of the Combined Pill Hall and Artifact Making Hall competing for recruits.

Listening made Dong Liu and two other Spirit Void Practitioners show a myriad of expressions.

"This is truly—"

"With Master Lu's accomplishments in Alchemy and Artifact Refining, he would excel whether in the Combined Pill Hall or Artifact Making Hall."

"But the fact that all four great leaders visited and both Masters competed for him, this will surely make a great tale!"

Zhu Ye and Luo Han, both shocked, remarked.

Dong Liu burst into laughter, repeatedly saying, "Dong has always seen that Master Lu was no ordinary individual. A Bright Pearl indeed does not gather dust, and so swiftly he has been listed as a True Inheritor by the Xuanyuan Sect!"

Lu Qingfeng's rapid rise gave Dong Liu a sense of pride.

Zhou Yuan's face also remained smiling.

Gathering Immortal Island gradually receded, and the Xuanyuan Water Realm slowly disappeared from sight.

With Lu Qingfeng joining the Xuanyuan Sect, Zhou Yuan also set out today to return to Juyun Mountain Range.

In the Hall of Honor within the Combined Pill Hall, Lu Qingfeng followed behind Gu Bu Yan, listening to Gu Bu Yan's introduction about the Xuanyuan Sect and the Combined Pill Hall.

Yesterday.

After Lu Qingfeng became a disciple of Gu Bu Yan in Chuyun Mountain, he was taken by Gu Bu Yan into the depths of Xuanyuan Water Realm, where the Combined Pill Hall on Remaining Sun Peak is located.

Though it is called 'Peak,' it is actually an island.

Remaining Sun Peak is extremely high, with the fierce sun blazing like it's right before one's eyes, searing the earth with its heat.

Here, with the aid of secret techniques, it is very easy to induce True Sun Fire and Great Sun True Flame, making it an excellent place for both Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

Hence, Remaining Sun Peak is divided into east and west.

The east side houses the Combined Pill Hall, and the west side houses the Artifact Making Hall.

At this moment, Lu Qingfeng is in the Combined Pill Hall on the east side. As for Qingyu, she is temporarily placed in a True Inheritor Mansion allocated to Lu Qingfeng.

Hall of Honor.

Gu Bu Yan spoke intermittently and without order as thoughts came to him.

As Lu Qingfeng listened behind him, he gained more understanding of the Xuanyuan Sect and the Combined Pill Hall.

Broadly speaking, the Xuanyuan Sect can be divided into two major factions.

One is 'Peak,' like Silver Frost Peak managed by Nolan Xun, and Jade Pillar Peak managed by Zhou Huayu.

One is 'Hall,' such as Combined Pill Hall, Artifact Making Hall, Luo Zhen Hall, Jiying Hall, etc.

Within the Xuanyuan Sect, the former is known as 'Clear Stream.'

Disciples of the Peaks focus solely on Cultivation, specializing in cultivation level and techniques, generally possessing higher cultivation levels and stronger combat power.

The latter is known as 'Muddy Stream.'

In contrast to the Clear Stream, the various Halls are mainly responsible for managing mundane sect affairs.

For example, Luo Zhen Hall, which gathers various treasures, controls Medicine Mountain, Shell Field, spirit ore, and markets etc. Xuanyuan Auction is hosted by the Master of Luo Zhen Hall.

Jiying Hall scouts various talents in the southern territory of Biyang Lake. This includes talents in cultivation, as well as skills in alchemy and artifact making like Lu Qingfeng. It's responsible for selecting newcomers and other related matters.

Though it seems that Gu Bu Yan singlehandedly facilitated Lu Qingfeng's entry into the Combined Pill Hall as a True Inheritor, without the tacit approval of Civil Zhong, not to mention a True Inheritor position, even entrance would have been fraught with obstacles.

The power of each Hall is immense, responsible for one part of the sect's mechanisms and holding significant authority.

In contrast, each Peak in Xuanyuan Sect has a Peak Master stationed, with Dharma Transmission Elders focused solely on guiding the disciples in Cultivation, not dealing with mundane duties.

The status of the Peak Master and Hall Master are equal.

The former possess higher cultivation levels and numerous strong subordinates, in charge of teaching and combat.

The latter are better at management, handling mundane affairs.

"The distinction between Clear and Muddy is not adversarial."

"Many disciples from the Peaks come to serve in various Halls. If there are cultivation talents within the Halls, they can also switch to the main Peaks to focus on Cultivation."

"Jiying Hall gathers talents from all over, which are then distributed to various Peaks and even to Combined Pill Hall, Artifact Making Hall, Spirit Mechanism Hall, etc."

"They integrate with each other. You should never truly divide boundaries based on the distinction between Clear and Muddy."

Gu Bu Yan's voice echoed in the hall.

"Disciple understands."

Lu Qingfeng nodded in agreement.

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It seemed that Gu Bu Yan wanted Lu Qingfeng to become familiar with Xuanyuan Sect and Combined Pill Hall, or perhaps he was bonding with Lu Qingfeng, or simply liked to ramble due to his old age.

Nevertheless.

Gu Bu Yan toured the Combined Pill Hall with Lu Qingfeng for an entire day, talking incessantly.

These tasks could've been delegated to any disciple to inform Lu Qingfeng, there was no known reason why Gu Bu Yan had to do it personally. It was somewhat overly idle for a Hall Master.

However, after a day of touring.

Lu Qingfeng finally understood why the Master of Combined Pill Hall valued him so highly.

Even promising a seat as a True Inheritor—

"So vast and yet the Combined Pill Hall has only one Fifth-Order Alchemist, the master. The rest, including the three senior brothers, were all Third-rank Alchemists."

"This—"

Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but shake his head.

During his casual conversation with Wang Hui in Chuyun Mountain, this manager of Chuyun Mountain had hinted to Lu Qingfeng about the decline of Combined Pill Hall.

At that time, Lu Qingfeng only thought:

Even if the Combined Pill Hall of prominent Xuanyuan Sect is in 'decline,' it wouldn't be too bad.

But now that he saw it firsthand, he realized that Wang Hui was truthful.

"Missing Fourth-rank Alchemists, only a few Third-rank Alchemists, and even when combined Second Rank and First-rank Alchemists barely number over a hundred, most of them lacking potential, merely accumulated over time."

"No wonder the Master personally took to recruiting me as a disciple."

Lu Qingfeng was clear-minded.

When he arrived at Gathering Immortal Square, and even after hearing Zhou Yuan's introduction to Xuanyuan Sect along the way, he had intended to join Xuanyuan Sect.

But with his Root Bone, how to be accepted by Xuanyuan Sect needed careful consideration.

Coincidentally, during his chat with Wang Hui who intended to befriend and subtly revealed to Lu Qingfeng a way in.

Afterwards, he meticulously deliberated.

He even specifically refined the Three Talents Fire Cloud Ring and Heavenly Heart Pill to display his talents.

Indeed.

There were discerning people in the Xuanyuan Sect who recognized Lu Qingfeng's proficiency in both Elixir Pills and Artifact disciplines.

Even causing a rivalry between the masters of Combined Pill Hall and Artifact Making Hall to recruit him, which was beyond Lu Qingfeng's expectations.

But his fundamental focus in cultivation, and even his future cultivation, primarily revolved around Elixir Pills. Until his issue with Root Bone could be resolved, only Elixir Pills could rapidly elevate his cultivation level.

Thus, between the competing Halls, Lu Qingfeng unhesitatingly joined the Combined Pill Hall.

Yet this Combined Pill Hall—