Chapter 674 631: A Mission Fulfilled, The Best Proof

Chiyu Peak.

"Pharmacist Yang, how did it go?"

On the path up Chiyu Peak, Liu Xuan, Gu An, Lü Zhenghai, and the others were all waiting. Seeing Yang Chan walking up, Liu Xuan was the first to step forward and ask.

This was the same question the others wanted to ask, and they were all extremely concerned about the answer.

Because this was very important for the current Chiyu Peak.

Chiyu Peak seemed to have found its footing, but only those in power like them truly knew the actual situation.

Beneath the seemingly calm surface, turbulent undercurrents were still hidden.

"I was fortunate to succeed."

Yang Chan smiled faintly and took out the Third Level Alchemist Identity Token that Zhao Yu had given him.

These Identity Tokens from the Pill Pavilion were all crafted from a special material. Each had a unique mark and served as proof of identity. No one dared to fraudulently use another's token, because anyone who did would die—and die a miserable death at that.

This was because anyone who used a fake Identity Token likely had ulterior motives and could be a spy. If such a person fell into the hands of the Merak Sacred Land's interrogators, they would find themselves in a state where they could neither live nor die.

The Third Level Alchemist Identity Token that Yang Chan presented was a particularly special one. The Token itself was of a unique design, its purple-and-gold color giving off an air of nobility, signifying an extraordinary status within the Merak Sacred Land.

Within the Merak Sacred Land, this status was above a Direct Disciple but below a Peak Master. Combined with a background in the Pill Pavilion, it made for a very special existence.

Even the various Peak Masters would not deliberately offend an Advanced Pharmacist, because it was very likely they would need to ask for their help someday.

"Congratulations, Pharmacist Yang! Our Chiyu Peak has finally produced its second Advanced Pharmacist!"

"Congratulations, Pharmacist Yang!"

"Congratulations..."

Seeing the Identity Token, Liu Xuan, Gu An, Lü Zhenghai, and the others all let out a long sigh of relief. They then began to offer their congratulations, all of them understanding what this meant—and what it meant for Chiyu Peak right now.

One Advanced Pharmacist was not enough to meet Chiyu Peak's needs, but having one more was a different story entirely!

Especially a young Advanced Pharmacist with boundless energy. Furthermore, at Yang Chan's current age, he could support Chiyu Peak for a much longer time. In this regard, Elder Hua, the other Advanced Pharmacist, could not compare to Yang Chan. Sometimes, youth itself is an asset—an irreplaceable one at that.

In the eyes of Liu Xuan, Gu An, and the others, this was a very clear and obvious advantage.

The others understood this as well, which was why they were all so enthusiastic. They all knew what Yang Chan's promotion to a Third Level Alchemist signified.

"Thank you, everyone!"

Yang Chan replied with a cupped-fist salute.

After learning that Yang Chan had passed the Third Level Alchemist assessment, Liu Xuan's attitude became even more enthusiastic than before. Gu An, on the other hand, was not as surprised; after all, he had taken a Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill refined by Yang Chan and naturally had greater faith in his abilities.

Chiyu Peak had not been established for long. Its buildings were all relatively new, lacking the weight of a long history.

This location was originally a territory to be contested by the various factions within the Merak Sacred Land. An additional mountain peak represented a great deal of Cultivation Resources, which no one would ignore.

While the various factions were engaged in open and secret strife, the consecutive appearance of two large Secret Realms within the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty's territory was the last straw that influenced the final outcome of the struggle.

The Merak Saintess's faction held a slight advantage, while the Cyan Yuan Sect arrived at just the right moment. Furthermore, Liu Xuan had been promoted to Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. Theirs was also an Affiliated Force of the Merak Sacred Land—a Sect founded by a disciple of the Merak Sacred Land. The Sacred Land, in turn, needed to show its other Affiliated Forces a promising path forward. This confluence of coincidences ultimately allowed Liu Xuan to secure the position of Peak Master of Chiyu Peak.

It could be said that the Cyan Yuan Sect had caught a lucky break. Otherwise, even after completing one round of Bone Marrow Cleansing in his Cultivation, Liu Xuan would have had to wait for another opportunity to become a Peak Master.

For this very reason, many within the Merak Sacred Land were jealous of Liu Xuan's good fortune. The great loss Chiyu Peak had previously suffered at the hands of the Earth Demons was something many were happy to see, some even gloating in secret and mocking Liu Xuan for his lack of strength.

Living quarters for Yang Chan and the others had already been arranged. His residence was near Elder Hua's on Chiyu Peak, but Elder Hua was not on the peak at the moment; he was at the Pill Pavilion.

In fact, it wasn't just Elder Hua, the Advanced Pharmacist; most of the other Pharmacists were also at the Pill Pavilion instead of on Chiyu Peak.

Within the Merak Sacred Land, these Pharmacists had a certain quota of tasks to complete each month, so they spent most of their time at the Pill Pavilion.

The workload was much heavier than it had been in the Cyan Yuan Sect.

The Merak Sacred Land had many Pharmacists, but it had even more disciples and Affiliated Forces. Naturally, the demand for Elixirs was enormous, and when this demand fell upon the shoulders of all the Pharmacists in the Pill Pavilion, the burden was considerable.

Yang Chan had only just joined the Merak Sacred Land. Because he had qualified as a Third Level Alchemist, several Pavilion Masters from the Pill Pavilion needed to confer and arrange his duties. As a result, his position had not yet been assigned. If he had been a Second Level Alchemist, Zhao Yu would have assigned him a role immediately, and he would have been busy at work in the Pill Pavilion that very day.

In the Pill Pavilion, the greater one's ability, the more power one wielded, and naturally, the fewer restrictions one faced.

As an Advanced Pharmacist, Yang Chan was a Third Level Alchemist in the Pill Pavilion. Within the Pavilion, besides the few Pavilion Masters, everyone else was considered his peer. This was true even for Third Level Alchemists who were senior to him in experience. Naturally, they had no authority to assign him tasks. Liu Xuan had reminded him of all this on the way to his new residence.