But even those were tasks for the future. For now, he still needed to fulfill his promise to refine the Nascent Soul Pill for Green Pill Valley.1

He had already spoken with Qing Danzi the previous day. The latter was willing to give him the alchemical formula, but not yet. The moment he reached the late stage of Golden Core, Qing Danzi would give him a copy.2

As Qing Danzi put it, a poor man's treasure was his greatest sin; having a formula like this without corresponding power would simply invite calamity. And Luo Chen found no grounds to refute the point; Green Pill Valley's own precedent lay close at hand. The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect had come knocking based on the faintest rumor. If the sword sect had actually intended to acquire the formula rather than merely destroying the Five Peaks formation, that battle would have turned into a slaughter, just like it had happened with the Flame Alliance.0

Even a powerhouse like Green Pill Valley had nearly failed to safeguard the alchemical formula. As for him, a mere early-stage Adept, letting even a whisper...2