Chapter 704 643: Beside the Couch, Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Yuanqing Courtyard.

Yang Chan looked at the documents that had been delivered. The information within was far more comprehensive than what he had previously heard from Fang Zhi'an, detailing each person's background and life experiences.

The list included people Yang Chan had already suspected of being problematic, as well as those who hadn't raised any red flags.

Fang Zhi'an's information was merely a reference; Yang Chan's own investigation would be the determining factor.

'Some people hide their true intentions very well. I'll start by clearing out the obvious troublemakers and then slowly deal with the ones lurking in the shadows. Everything has its proper order. My approach is simple: anyone who might be a problem gets removed. I'll just send them out of the Spirit Medicine Tower without needing a detailed investigation. I'm not a constable or a detective. I don't care about the truth or any hidden stories. I only care about the outcome. As long as the final result is what I want, that's all that matters.'

The information he'd gathered was just to screen people for initial removal. After all, he couldn't keep so many individuals who were so obviously problematic. This was also a way to demonstrate his attitude to the Merak Saintess, Liu Xuan, and others, and it was a necessary action for someone in his position.

Yang Chan had just joined the Merak Sacred Land and was now aligned with the Merak Saintess. He needed to make a show of loyalty. As an Advanced Pharmacist and a Third Level Alchemist of the Pill Pavilion, his duty was to place the Merak Saintess's people into the Spirit Medicine Tower.

At that moment, Yang Chan held a list sent from the Merak Saintess's side, personally delivered by Gu An. He had another one from Liu Xuan. Combined, the number of people on these lists was enough to replace nearly two-thirds of the Intermediate Pharmacists in the Spirit Medicine Tower—a significant majority. Of course, he wasn't required to place every single person; the final decisions were still up to him.

After all, Yang Chan was the Steward of the Spirit Medicine Tower. His position was higher than the others, so his judgment was naturally given more weight.

Most of the names on the two lists were unfamiliar to Yang Chan; there weren't many he knew personally.

This was true even for the list from Liu Xuan. Back in the Cyan Yuan Sect, he hadn't interacted with many Pharmacists. Most of them knew of him, but he didn't know them. This was partly because he had already made a name for himself there, but he hadn't spent much time in the sect after becoming a Pharmacist. Furthermore, due to the conflict over the spot for the White Jade City Pharmacist Alliance, the Intermediate Pharmacists held a grudge against him, which made other Pharmacists hesitant to get too close.

Of course, this was also because Yang Chan had deliberately hidden the true extent of his Pharmacist Abilities.

He, in turn, saw no need to approach those who kept their distance.

After Liu Xuan left for the Merak Sacred Land with his group, Yang Chan revealed his talent and became the Cyan Yuan Sect's Chief Pharmacist. From that point on, he was met with nothing but goodwill and made a few more acquaintances, though they were mostly just that—people whose names he knew, and with whom he would exchange nods.

Among the people who followed Gu An to the Merak Sacred Land this time, there weren't actually many Pharmacists. Most had been left behind in the Cyan Yuan Sect, as they represented the sect's future and couldn't all be taken away.

Even though the Cyan Yuan Sect's upper echelons had relocated to the Merak Sacred Land, they hadn't abandoned their foundation. In fact, it was due to the Cyan Yuan Sect's geographical location, along with a fortunate turn of events, that the Merak Sacred Land had established the current Chiyu Peak.

Therefore, the list Liu Xuan had sent over was filled mostly with unfamiliar names.

However, there was one familiar face: Intermediate Pharmacist Xu Gaocen. His name was at the very top of Liu Xuan's list, indicating that he was held in high regard.

Back when they first joined the Merak Sacred Land, aside from Elder Hua, Xu Gaocen was the person Liu Xuan had the highest hopes for. This was because Xu Gaocen displayed the greatest Talent and had the best chance of being promoted to Advanced Pharmacist.

This assessment wasn't wrong; it just required time to bear fruit.

If Yang Chan hadn't been promoted to Advanced Pharmacist sooner, Liu Xuan would still be waiting on Xu Gaocen's promotion to bring some much-needed help to Chiyu Peak and improve its standing.

It could be said that Yang Chan's arrival had been a pleasant surprise for Liu Xuan. Thus, when Yang Chan needed help, Liu Xuan did his utmost to provide it, creating a win-win situation for them both.

'The variety of elixirs here at the Pill Pavilion is so much greater than in the Cyan Yuan Sect. There are over a hundred types of elixirs for External Refining, more than forty for Inner Refining, and over a dozen for Bone Marrow Cleansing. And these are just the common ones. There are even more that aren't refined as often. I can redeem all these elixirs. I should take them and see if they can grant me additional Potential Points!'

After arriving at the Pill Pavilion's Spirit Medicine Tower, Yang Chan naturally turned his attention to its elixirs.

He had already learned about many of them from Fang Zhi'an, as the Spirit Medicine Tower's duties sometimes included handling these elixirs.

Moreover, Fang Zhi'an knew that Yang Chan, being new to the Merak Sacred Land, would be unfamiliar with its vast number of Pill Formulas, so he had explained everything in great detail.

This was all basic knowledge, but a considerable level of ability was required to truly understand the details of these Pill Formulas.

Back in the Cyan Yuan Sect, Yang Chan had actually tried various Pill Formulas for External and Inner Refining, but those elixirs could no longer provide him with Potential Points. Since they were of little help to him, he had stopped wasting time on them.