Chapter 657 622: Pill Pavilion Pharmacist Classification, Profound Void Grotto Heaven

Therefore, within the Pill Pavilion, becoming an Advanced Pharmacist was a watershed moment, and they were held in much higher regard.

Of course, this was all relative. To the outside world, both disciples of the Merak Sacred Land and Basic Level Pharmacists from the Pill Pavilion had a high status.

To say their status within the Merak Sacred Land wasn't high was also just a matter of perspective.

At the very least, the standing of a Basic Level Pharmacist was somewhere between an Outer Disciple and an Inner Sect Disciple, with their exact position determined by their individual abilities.

"It's a small matter. In the future, after Pharmacist Yang joins the Pill Pavilion and becomes a Third Level Alchemist, we might be the ones asking for your help."

Sikong Qing said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

He didn't hide his intentions, but spoke frankly.

As the son of an Elder, his life had been smooth sailing, so he had a rather direct way of thinking.

"Pharmacist Yang, don't worry too much. Arrangements at the Pill Pavilion are easy. When you first join, there probably won't be any assigned tasks, so you'll have plenty of time to get familiar with everything."

"There's no rush for anything else."

Seeing this, Feng Anliang, who stood to the side, was not surprised in the least. He was well aware of this junior brother of his and his personality.

He spoke up to put Yang Chan at ease.

Some things were best left understood without being said, not laid bare for all to see.

Having relied on his own efforts to cultivate to the Initial Stage of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, Feng Anliang naturally understood these principles better.

Thus, his way of doing things was much more pleasant for others.

"Let's go. We'll head to the Holy Mountain Peak first. The entrance to the Profound Void Grotto Heaven, which leads to the Merak Sacred Land, is this way."

Feng Anliang continued, leading the way.

Liu Xuan, Gu An, Yang Chan, and the others followed closely behind.

Along the way, Yang Chan could sense the aura of Magic Arrays. It was only because Feng Anliang and the others were present that the path up the mountain seemed so ordinary.

Some of this Yang Chan sensed on his own, while other details were transmitted to him by the Black Dragon.

The Black Dragon was in a Soul Body State, and with its formerly immense Cultivation, it could naturally see many hidden things. These tricks were nothing before the Black Dragon.

This Super Array was controlled by people and could be operated at will. If they sensed a problem with someone ascending the mountain, they could seal the Grand Array at any time, trapping the intruders. Then, they could activate the Killing Array to execute them within.

Therefore, for those with ill intentions, climbing the mountain was actually far more dangerous.

Yang Chan was struck with emotion upon seeing this.

'If the Cyan Yuan Sect had a method like this, the Grand Ancestor Emperor's forced conscription in Qing State would have surely failed back then.'

But this was just a fleeting thought for Yang Chan. With the Cyan Yuan Sect's strength and foundation, it was impossible for them to set up such a Super Array.

Even with a Blood Exchange Martial Saint presiding over it, a Super Array like this wasn't something you could just produce out of thin air.

Take the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty and the Jin Meng Empire, for example. Even these Imperial Dynasties didn't possess such a Super Array. This was the kind of legacy passed down through generations, something exceedingly rare.

The group made their way up the mountain. The scenery was beautiful and serene the whole way, looking completely ordinary, like any other picturesque landscape.

The disciples from the Cyan Yuan Sect couldn't help but stare, their eyes even lingering on the Spirit Flowers and Spirit Grass growing by the roadside. After all, back in the Cyan Yuan Sect, one wouldn't find Spirit Flowers and Spirit Grass growing so casually.

As for the hidden dangers, none of the Cyan Yuan Sect disciples sensed them, not even Gu An.

It was as if everything was accommodating and ordinary. This was one of the Super Array's abilities—to conceal any trace of danger.

As they climbed, they were accompanied by the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. Everyone in the group was an accomplished Martial Arts Cultivator, so their speed was naturally fast. Before long, they arrived at the Holy Mountain Peak.

The Holy Mountain Peak was not a sharp point but a flat platform, as if the summit had been sliced clean off by a single sword strike.

Standing in the crowd, Yang Chan could faintly feel a surge of Sword Intent. It was clear that a master had left their Sword Intent here.

This Sword Intent was faint and elusive. Yang Chan was only able to perceive it because his Sword Master profession had already reached Tier Three, allowing him to comprehend the existence of a Sword Domain.

It was an aura hidden on the Holy Mountain Peak, honed by the passage of time.

However, what drew more attention was a large gate in the center of the platform on the Holy Mountain Peak. It simply stood in the middle, with no courtyard before or behind it, just sitting there.

It looked like a lone gate. And all around, not a single person could be seen, but Yang Chan could sense the auras of two Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster experts.

Neither was at the Initial Stage of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. Instead, they were experts who had completed at least one round of Bone Marrow Cleansing. They were the same two masters the Black Dragon had told him about earlier—one who had completed one round of Bone Marrow Cleansing and another who had completed two—using the Super Array to conceal themselves in the shadows.

To be precise, they were guarding this strange, lone gate in the center.

"This is the entrance to the Profound Void Grotto Heaven. Once you step inside, you will be in the true Merak Sacred Land, where the Spiritual Qi is even more abundant."

"All those Spirit Flowers and Spirit Grass you saw on the way up grew because of the Spiritual Qi overflowing from this very portal!"

Feng Anliang didn't wait for Sikong Qing to speak, taking the initiative to briefly explain the situation.

Sometimes, being too blunt wasn't a good thing, so it was better for him to do the explaining.

He knew why Sikong Qing had come along. It was an arrangement by Sikong Qing's Elder father, a way to befriend Yang Chan in advance, or at least become familiar with him to facilitate future interactions.

Advanced Pharmacists could refine the Elixirs needed by cultivators from the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera all the way to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm, and Sikong Qing, the Elder's son, was at the stage where he needed exactly those things.

Inside the Pill Pavilion, an Elder's status wasn't always useful. By befriending an Advanced Pharmacist, his priority for requesting Elixirs could be moved up the list.

Therefore, knowing more Advanced Pharmacists was naturally very beneficial, especially one like Yang Chan who had just joined the Merak Sacred Land and hadn't had many dealings with other factions, meaning things wouldn't be too complicated.

Besides, having more options was never a bad thing.

Feng Anliang spoke up at this moment to prevent Sikong Qing from being too self-centered and not only failing to befriend Yang Chan, but even offending him. That would be completely unnecessary.

Relationships between people improve with interaction. Conversely, if a bad first impression was made, it would be very difficult to change later on.

"Back when we were in the Purple Void Secret Realm, we saw the Void Passage that led to it. Is this lone gate the same as those Void Passages?"

Gu An asked with great curiosity as he looked at the gate.

When the Purple Void Secret Realm appeared, a Void Passage had suddenly materialized on Purple Mountain, and at the same time, countless streams of Spiritual Qi had overflowed from it. This caused many Spirit Flowers and Spirit Grass to sprout on Purple Mountain. Although their age and potency were rather average, as long as it was a Spirit Medicine, its medicinal effects were naturally far superior to ordinary herbs. The effects were on a completely different level, the disparity immense.

"That's right. This is also a Void Passage, leading directly to the Profound Void Grotto Heaven."

"But unlike the Void Passage to the Purple Void Secret Realm, this one can be controlled. It can be opened with special methods and won't just open on its own and close randomly like the one to the Purple Void Secret Realm."

Feng Anliang nodded at his words, then explained the difference between the two.

It was actually quite simple: one was manual, the other was automatic.

And for the automatic one, no one knew what conditions triggered it.

Just like after the Purple Void Secret Realm disappeared, the major powers, after dealing with the Alien Races, had arranged for people to search for the entrance. Since no one had found the Secret Order for the Purple Void Secret Realm, and it was still an independent, large-scale Secret Realm, many factions naturally wanted to obtain it and go through the process of Refining it for their own use.

Unfortunately, after the Purple Void Secret Realm vanished, it couldn't be found anywhere on the Taiyu Divine Continent. It was as if it had fallen into the void and disappeared without a trace.

In fact, this wasn't the first time. The same thing had happened with Taiyin Heaven. After it closed prematurely, subsequent investigations by experts found no trace of it, as if it didn't exist in the same space as the Taiyu Divine Continent—truly mysterious.

But what Feng Anliang was describing now was different. It was controllable, meaning the connecting node between the Profound Void Grotto Heaven and the Taiyu Divine Continent was controlled by the people of the Merak Sacred Land. They could open this passage between the two places at any time.

And this group of people could use this Void Gate to safely enter the Profound Void Grotto Heaven.