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nAlchemy Pavilion

nIn Alchemy Pavilion of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun led the group to a separate alchemy room.

nThe door of this alchemy room looked much bigger than the one that Zhou Yun had rented.

nOn the right side of the door, there was a wooden sign with the words ‘Alchemy Room No.1’ written on it.

nZhou Yun looked at the wooden sign and suddenly recalled something he noticed when he was renting the alchemy room. The numbering of the alchemy rooms had started from Alchemy Room No. 2.

nAt that time, he had been wondering why there was no Alchemy Room No.1.

nHe didn’t expect it to be here. Now it seemed that this room was special.

n“Zhou Yun, do you know the origin of this alchemy room?”

nLing Qingyun did not look at Zhou Yun. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the alchemy room, and there was some pain in his eyes.

nZhou Yun shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

nThere was a lot of dust on the door of the room. It seemed that it had not been used for a long time.

nHe had only been here for a few years and did not know what had happened.

nThe people behind him also exchanged confused looks.

nLing Qingyun’s gaze swept across the crowd, and he spoke softly, “All of this happened around 1000 years ago. Well, at that time, our Spirit Valley was quite powerful. We even had a lot of golden core stage cultivators.”

nAs Ling Qingyun spoke of this, his eyes were filled with confidence, and even pride.

nHe continued, “However, one day, for some reason, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth began to decrease gradually. The concentration of spiritual Qi in the entire immortal cultivation world began to decline. At that time, all the major forces in the immortal cultivation world panicked because this situation was irreversible. The spiritual Qi was becoming thinner and thinner, and our ancestors were afraid that after 1000 years, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth would be exhausted.”

n“In order to deal with this matter, the elders of Spirit Valley decided to try to refine the Nascent Breaking Pills after some discussion. At that time, we gathered the most powerful alchemists in our sect here. We had dozens of golden core stage experts to guard us. Then, we spent nearly 90% of the cultivation resources of the sect to refine the pills!”

n“Alas, we still failed in the end!”

n“That’s why Spirit Valley has fallen to such a state today!”

nAfter Ling Qingyun finished speaking, he stared intently at the alchemy room and was lost in his thoughts for a long time.

nWhen Zhou Yun heard this story, he was shocked.

nAfter experiencing such a disaster and consuming 90% of the sect’s resources, the sect was able to survive until now with only 10% of its former resources.

nMoreover, they were still ranked among the major forces.

nFrom this, one could see how powerful Spirit Valley was during its heyday.

nFrom Ling Qingyun’s story and the look in his eyes, Zhou Yun speculated that Spirit Valley was one of the most powerful forces in the cultivation world in the past!

nEven such a powerful sect was not immune to the effects of this disaster brought about by the decline of spiritual Qi.

nDozens of golden core stage experts were involved in the making of the Nascent Breaking Pills. What a sight that must have been.

nWhat a grand endeavor this was.

nThe crowd that followed behind Zhou Yun was also stunned by the sect leader’s words.

nTheir mouths were wide open and even their breathing hastened.

nAfter a long time, Ling Qingyun came back to his senses.

nHe took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door to the alchemy room.

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nAs soon as the door opened, the powerful spiritual Qi inside the room gushed out like a gale.

nZhou Yun and the others hurriedly circulated their cultivation techniques to resist the spiritual Qi. However, in the blink of an eye, they had exhausted the spiritual Qi in their bodies.

nThey felt that they were unable to resist the powerful wind.

nJust as the full force of the gale was about to strike them, Ling Qingyun waved his sleeve, and the violent wind instantly stopped.

nZhou Yun and the others heaved a sigh of relief.

nIf it wasn’t for the sect leader’s intervention, this spiritual Qi alone would have been enough to kill more than half of the people present.

nZhou Yun exhaled and shifted his gaze to the alchemy room. He was instantly stunned by the scene inside.

n“Damn, this room is huge!”

nThis room was called an alchemy room, but its area was even bigger than two football fields combined.

nThe others gasped when they saw the inside of the alchemy room.

nEveryone followed Ling Qingyun into the room. The moment they entered, a wave of heat hit them in the face.

nThe entire room was filled with a faint red mist, which seemed to come from the burning Earth Fire.

nAs they walked further in, Zhou Yun felt that it was getting hotter and hotter. The moisture in the air seemed to have evaporated, making it difficult for him to breathe.

nHe walked all the way to the center of the alchemy room, where a huge cauldron was placed. It was big enough to fit an elephant.

nAt this moment, Ling Qingyun spoke again.

n“Zhou Yun, the stage has been prepared for you. We’re eager to see what you have got. We will know the truth once you have shown your hand.”

n“If you can refine a perfect-grade pill this time, I promise you that I will make an exception and promote you to a glory disciple of the sect!”

nThe sect leader’s words caused the crowd to gasp.

nThe glory disciple was a title laden with heavy responsibilities.

nA glory disciple was on the same level as the elders in the sect.

nIt was a level higher than even the inner sect disciples.

nEven the sect leader needed to consult the opinion of glory disciples at certain times.

nThose who could obtain this title were usually disciples who had made great contributions to the sect.

nFor example, when the sect encountered a great disaster, those who stepped forward to solve the problem might be awarded with this title.

nMost of the people who obtained this title had already sacrificed themselves for the sect.

nZhou Yun spotted the hidden meaning behind the sect leader’s words.

nWhy did the sect leader recount the tales of the past when they arrived here?

nWhy did the sect leader bring him here?

nZhou Yun had a feeling that the sect leader also believed that he could concoct perfect-grade pills.

nThe sect leader spoke again, “If you fail to make anything or refine anything less than a perfect-grade pill, you will be demoted to the rank of a servant in the sect for the rest of your life! Do you accept these terms?”

nThe crowd immediately broke into discussion. This was a huge gamble.

nIf Zhou Yun succeeded, he would become a glory disciple of the sect and enjoy the same treatment as an elder.

nIf he failed, he would be demoted to a servant of the sect, worse than an outer sect disciple. The sect would not provide any cultivation resources, and he would have to be a servant for the rest of his life.

nThey put themselves in his shoes. After some careful thought, all of them realized that they did not dare to participate in such a gamble.

nThe stakes were too high. They were betting on their futures.

nFaced with this challenge, Zhou Yun was very calm. He replied, “Of course I agree.”

nHis reply silenced the crowd.

nEveryone was once again petrified. This was such a huge gamble, and he agreed to it without hesitation.

nHe wouldn’t really succeed, would he?

nIf Zhou Yun really managed to refine a perfect-grade pill, then he would have indeed made a huge contribution to the sect and would be worthy of the title of glory disciple.

nNow, the question was whether he was capable of refining such pills.

nIf he couldn’t deliver, he would have to be a servant for life!

n“Zhou Yun? Concocting perfect-grade pills? How is that possible?”

nMany people in the crowd had looks of disdain on their faces.

nThey refused to believe that Zhou Yun could do so.

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