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Numerous buildings with rather unique layouts were scattered throughout Marquis Song’s mansion. Although there were quite a few, they were orderly divided and didn’t seem chaotic.
Within a hall southeast of the mansion, several tens of pill furnaces were arranged in rows. In front of each pill furnace, an alchemist sat cross-legged, carefully tending to the pills.
The temperature inside the hall was much higher than outside. Over a dozen strands of pill vapor coiled together, releasing a rich medicinal fragrance that gradually blurred the features of the assembled alchemists.
They were the alchemists recruited by Marquis Song. There were also those stationed with the border army, but compared to the overwhelming demand for pills, their numbers were far from sufficient. Left with no choice, various families and armies could only offer high bounties, recruiting some rogue alchemists to be sent to the front lines.
Suddenly, an elderly alchemist turned pale as he spat out a mouthful of blood, dyeing the pill furnace a bloody red.
“Fellow Daoist Xue, what’s wrong?!”
“Aiya! Why are you pushing yourself so...
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