Golden Dragon Sea, Golden Dragon Island.
Huichun Building, a guest room.
The walls and floors were engraved with a large number of fire-proof runes. Han Changshuo was sitting cross-legged on a green cushion with a green alchemy furnace in front of him. The room was filled with a strong medicinal fragrance.
After a while, Han Changshuo retracted his spell and the flame went out. He opened the lid of the alchemy furnace and saw eight light green pills in it. The pills were full and bright in color, and it was obvious that they were of good quality.
Han Changshuo smiled happily and put away the eight pills.
He has been on Jinlong Island for more than half a year and has gradually adapted to life here.
As a second-rank alchemist, Han Changshuo lived a comfortable life and his tasks were not heavy. It took him less than half a month to refine the Heyuan Pill, and he had the rest of the time to allocate freely.
He has settled down and started to help his family gain a foothold in the Golden Dragon Sea.
After walking out of Huichun Tower, Han Changshuo strolled on the street.
The market town was the same as usual, with crowds of people on the streets and constant shouting, creating an extremely prosperous scene.
More than half an hour later, Han Changshuo appeared at the entrance of Huixian Tower. Huixian Tower was still as lively as before, with a large number of cultivators coming in and out, making it very bustling.
Han Changshuo walked in and found the lobby was full.
He did not stay in the lobby and went straight upstairs. Not long after, he appeared in a private room on the fifth floor.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and a woman's voice suddenly rang out: "Fellow Daoist Han, I'm here."
Han Changshuo quickly stood up and opened the door. A young woman in a green dress with a hot figure was standing at the door. Next to her was an old man in a green robe with a ruddy complexion.
The young woman in green skirt is named Li Yue, and the old man in red robe is named Zhao Feng. They are both second-level alchemists.
Han Changshuo had just arrived, so it was naturally impossible for him to get to know other second-level alchemists so quickly. With his alchemy level, other second-level alchemists would not accept him so quickly.
Tinghai Pavilion has opened many shops on Jinlong Island and has a wide network of contacts. Han Changshuo uses the connections of Tinghai Pavilion to get to know other second-level alchemists, thus paving the way for his family. When Han Changming arrives on Jinlong Island, Han Changshuo can introduce other second-level alchemists to Han Changming.
Han Changshuo is paving the way for the development of the family. Alchemy is the Han family's weak point. Han Changming wants to get to know more alchemists so that they can exchange alchemy experiences with each other.
"Madam Li, Fellow Daoist Zhao, you are here, but where is Fellow Daoist Sun? Why isn't he here?"
Han Changshuo's tone was warm. The Golden Dragon Sea was rich in immortal cultivation resources, and the alchemists' alchemy skills were relatively high. Han Changshuo's alchemy skills were not very high, and he benefited a lot from communicating with other second-level alchemists.
Zhao Feng smiled and nodded, saying, "Fellow Daoist Sun has something urgent to deal with, so he can't come. Fellow Daoist Han, didn't you say you invited Fellow Daoist Murong? Why didn't he come?"
"Friend Murong was delayed by something. He will be here soon. Don't worry! He will definitely be here."
Han Changshuo invited the two to sit down, ordered a few plates of snacks and a pot of spiritual tea, and drank tea and chatted.
Not long after, a cheerful male voice came from outside the door: "Friend Han, I'm sorry for being late."
Just as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open and a man in a green shirt with a face as white as jade walked in.
The man in green was wearing a green Confucian robe, had handsome features, and held a white folding fan in his hand, looking like a handsome young man.
"Fellow Daoist Murong, you are here."
"Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Murong."
Seeing the man in green, Han Changshuo and the other two stood up. From their actions, one could tell that the man in green had a complicated background.
Murong Bo, a disciple of Sihai Palace, a second-level alchemist.
The Sihai Palace is one of the ten major sects in the East China Sea. It has many Nascent Soul cultivators in charge, and is home to many masters with a profound cultural heritage.
Murong Bo was born into a family of immortal cultivators. Many of his clansmen joined the Sihai Palace and held important positions. Han Changshuo and the other two naturally did not dare to neglect them.
"Thank you for being so polite, my three Taoist friends. I'm late now, so I'll have three cups of tea instead of wine as punishment."
Murong Bo did not put on airs just because he was born in Sihai Palace. Instead, he was very respectful to Han Changshuo and the other two.
"Fellow Daoist Murong is too polite. As a disciple of Sihai Palace, we understand that you are busy."
Han Changshuo's tone was warm and Murong Bo was approachable, so he naturally wouldn't care about these trivial matters.
"Yes! Fellow Daoist Murong, we can understand. I heard that the Four Seas Palace is selecting ten heroes. With Fellow Daoist Murong's ability, he should be selected."
Li Yue said politely that Sihai Palace has a long heritage and a unique way of training disciples. After layers of screening, ten foundation-building cultivators are selected and trained intensively. Those who can be selected as the ten heroes will have an eight out of ten chance of advancing to the Jindan stage and soaring into the sky from then on.
Han Changshuo showed an envious expression on his face. Tinghai Pavilion could not compare to Sihai Palace, but he was not the key training target of Tinghai Pavilion.
"You three fellow Taoists are joking. I don't even have the qualifications to be selected. To be selected, you must at least be in the late stage of foundation building, be under 50 years old, and have made certain contributions to the sect. You can't be selected just by qualifications."
Murong Bo smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
Han Changshuo and the other two looked at each other in astonishment. Murong Bo had always been the number one in their circle, but he couldn't even be selected. This showed how strong the Ten Heroes were!
After a few brief pleasantries, they turned the topic to alchemy, after all, they were all second-level alchemists.
"My three fellow Taoists, I have refined a bottle of Soul Forging Pill. I will show it to you and give you some suggestions."
Murong Bo took out a green porcelain bottle and handed it to Han Changshuo.
Han Changming poured out a green pill and handed the porcelain bottle to Li Yue.
They were all second-level alchemists. After careful observation, they found that the quality of the elixir was very good, whether in appearance, color, or smell.
"Fellow Daoist Murong, the Soul Forging Pill you refined is almost ready! It's of such great quality."
Li Yue said in an envious tone that refining high-quality elixirs is what every alchemist dreams of.
Among ten second-level alchemists, not necessarily one can refine an upper-grade elixir. This is enough to show the status of an alchemist who can refine an upper-grade elixir.
Murong Bo nodded and said with some pride: "This is the Soul Forging Pill I made using the water refining method. The effect is better than the commonly used fire refining method."
As one of the ten major sects in the East China Sea, Sihai Palace naturally has the water refining method, but not many alchemists are interested in it. The water refining method is much more difficult than the fire refining method. The success rate of the pill is relatively low for beginners of the water refining method, and the cost of learning is an astronomical figure.
In comparison, the fire refining method is more common, and most alchemists use the fire refining method to make pills.
"Fellow Daoist Murong, you have even learned the water refining method? I admire you. I have been learning it by myself for several years. Although I can make pills, the success rate is very low. The water refining method has very high requirements for the quality of spiritual water. If the quality of spiritual water is too low, even if I can make pills, the effect will not be good."
Zhao Feng smiled bitterly, his face full of envy.