All the Pharmacists of the Cyan Yuan Sect resided in a single district. However, the higher a Pharmacist’s Level, the finer their accommodations and, naturally, the tighter the security.

The residences of the two Advanced Pharmacists were naturally located in the Cyan Flower Courtyard, the best area within the Pharmacists’ district.

The Cyan Yuan Sect’s Advanced Pharmacists, Yan Jinfeng and Hua Yongnian, appeared to live in the same courtyard. In reality, the Cyan Flower Courtyard was immense, yet each of their individual yards was still smaller than that of Gu An, the Master of the No Medicine Hall.

When Gao Yuanlong and the other eight Intermediate Pharmacists went to see the Advanced Pharmacist, Elder Hua Yongnian, their procession was quite an affair. Those hidden in the shadows quickly relayed the news back to Medicine Hall Master Gu An so he would know what was happening. Meanwhile, others were assigned to keep an eye on the situation to prevent any major incidents.

Both Intermediate and Advanced Pharmacists held very high status within the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Medicine Hall, so it was only natural that many people paid attention to them. In particular, a great number of guards were assigned to them to prevent any accidents.

This was a consequence of the previous incident with the Three Major Sects.

The Cyan Yuan Sect did not want anything to happen to these Pharmacists, and this commotion was, of course, noticed by Yang Chan. As an Inner Master, his Spiritual Sense was incredibly sharp; he naturally sensed it when so many Intermediate Pharmacists passed by his residence together.

Yang Chan grew even more curious, especially after realizing there were nine Intermediate Pharmacists heading toward the Advanced Pharmacists’ location.

He happened to overhear their conversation as they passed and learned their purpose. Although a little surprised, he sincerely hoped they would succeed.

Yang Chan never wanted to leave the mountain to begin with. If the trouble Gao Yuanlong and the others were causing resulted in him being unable to go to White Jade City for the triennial Pharmacist Exchange Conference, it would be a blessing for him.

As for all the preparations he had made going to waste, that suited him just fine. He could always save the items for later and take the opportunity to continue his low-key Cultivation within the Cyan Yuan Sect.

His Cultivation over the past few months had made him quite fond of this pace of life. He could feel himself improving daily, a sensation that was both tangible and deeply satisfying.

In contrast, leaving the mountain for White Jade City would only disrupt his rhythm.

’I hope this blows up. Maybe they’ll order me to stay in the Cyan Yuan Sect and forbid me from leaving the mountain for three years. That would be even better.’

Yang Chan thought to himself as he sensed them moving into the distance.

He was rooting for them. ’Let them raise an even bigger storm!’

If the ensuing storm forced him to give up his spot at the Pharmacist Exchange Conference, he would have a plausible excuse for Gu An.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t trying; it was that those people were too shameless. He was the real victim here.

As the group moved farther away, Yang Chan stopped observing the situation. An Inner Master’s Spiritual Sense was powerful, but it still had a limited range.

The Cyan Flower Courtyard, where the Advanced Pharmacists resided, was still some distance from his own place, so he naturally couldn’t perceive what was happening over there. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Yang Chan began circulating the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique. This was a Cultivation Technique for Concealing Breath and calming the mind, and it was one he was currently focusing on. Every day, besides adding his points, he would also spend time cultivating it. His progress was swift, and it wouldn’t be long before he reached Tier Three Mastery. By then, all of his Cultivation Techniques would have reached Tier Three, and he would appear utterly without flaws.

Once his mind was calm, Yang Chan began to practice the Demon Suppressing Swordsmanship, wanting to advance this technique to Tier Four first.

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The Cyan Flower Courtyard was enormous. To call it a mere courtyard was just a turn of phrase; very few places in the entire Cyan Yuan Sect were larger.

It housed numerous buildings and could even be divided into several smaller courtyards; it was truly expansive.

Gao Yuanlong, Di Qiu, and the seven other Intermediate Pharmacists entered together, heading toward the residence of Advanced Pharmacist Hua Yongnian. Their entrance caused quite a stir.

Seeing this, the Gatekeeper outside Yan Jinfeng’s residence quickly ran back into the courtyard to report the situation. These Gatekeepers might seem useless on a daily basis, but they were extremely prompt when it came to relaying messages. This was one of their primary functions, proving they weren’t completely useless after all.

They could typically deliver news of any event before it even unfolded. Yang Chan couldn’t compare in that regard, but he had the Spiritual Sense of an Inner Master, which was hardly less effective. He had used it to grasp the gist of this incident.

"Elder Hua, Intermediate Pharmacist Gao Yuanlong requests an audience."

"Elder Hua, Intermediate Pharmacist Di Qiu requests an audience."

"Elder Hua, Intermediate Pharmacist..."

"..."

The nine Intermediate Pharmacists announced themselves one by one, creating an imposing scene.

The Gatekeeper had already seen this and rushed inside to make a report.

Elder Hua hadn’t summoned them, so for so many people to be requesting an audience, something big had to be happening.

"All of you, come in!"

Elder Hua’s voice drifted out. Though it carried the aura of age, it was still powerful.

He was using a technique of an Inner Master, projecting his voice from his diaphragm so it carried from inside the room to the courtyard. This revealed that Elder Hua was also an expert at the Inner Refining Grandmaster Level.

Gao Yuanlong and the others, however, showed no change in expression. They had clearly witnessed Elder Hua use such techniques before and knew he was an Inner Master.

Although Advanced Pharmacists like Elder Hua did not focus on Martial Arts Cultivation, their own Cultivation still advanced rapidly with the help of various Elixirs. Even the bottleneck between External Iron Bone Refining and becoming an Inner Master could be broken with the help of enough Cultivation Resources.

While most individuals have limited access to Cultivation Resources, Advanced Pharmacists command a considerable amount. More importantly, their Alchemy skills are so formidable that they can refine all sorts of Elixirs, creating a virtually endless supply of Cultivation Resources for themselves.

If they needed a certain Cultivation Resource, they could simply refine it themselves. After using a portion, they could sell or trade the rest, continuously increasing their wealth. Therefore, individuals of this Level never lacked Cultivation Resources; on the contrary, they accumulated vast stores of precious materials.

With such an accumulation of Cultivation Resources, reaching the rank of Inner Master was nothing remarkable.

Furthermore, the two Advanced Pharmacists, Elder Hua and Elder Yan, also possessed considerable talent for Cultivation and had naturally succeeded in their promotions to Inner Master. They had been Advanced Pharmacists for many years, but in all that time, the sect had not managed to cultivate another.

This situation naturally made the two Advanced Pharmacists, Elder Hua and Elder Yan, anxious. After all, Advanced Pharmacists were, in a way, one of the keys to maintaining the Cyan Yuan Sect’s strength.

The many disciples of the Cyan Yuan Sect all needed Cultivation Resources, especially those hoping to advance to Inner Master, who required even more. It was one thing if the Cyan Yuan Sect could provide these resources itself, but having to purchase them from outside sources would be a considerable burden. In the long run, the Cyan Yuan Sect would inevitably weaken. This was naturally not something they wanted to see, so they had diligently nurtured these Intermediate Pharmacists. Unfortunately, the results had not been what they had hoped for.