"Congratulations to Elder Ling for breaking through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core!"

Upon hearing Gong Yuyuan’s words, everyone once again bowed and cupped their fists in congratulation.

The disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion looked at Ling Cang with delight.

This elder has always been protective, and now that Ling Cang has not only come out of seclusion but also broken through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core, the Alchemy Pavilion will no longer have to endure the grievances of the past.

Hearing the congratulations, Ling Cang’s expression improved a bit.

However, his gaze was still fixed on the four stewards in front of him as he said:

"Senior Brother Gong found us a talented alchemist, which should have been a good thing, yet you turned it into this mess.

Instead of focusing on improving alchemy techniques, you are constantly preoccupied with these matters, making it impossible for the sect to guarantee high-quality elixirs.

He Yanmao, Yuan Rongzhang, you have truly disappointed me."

Everyone knew Ling Cang had a stubborn temperament.

However, for him to directly scold the two stewards in front of the Grand Elder and Second Elder was unexpected to many.

For a moment, there was silence in the entire assembly.

He Yanmao opened his mouth, seemingly at a loss for words.

Yuan Rongzhang, on the other hand, bowed and said:

"Elder, indeed there were some faults in what I did, but both my intentions and those of Senior Brother Geng originated from the Alchemy Pavilion.

After all, the Alchemy Pavilion has always had this rule, and if a precedent is set, the rule will no longer stand."

At this point, Ling Cang then looked at Chu Ning and said:

"Nephew Chu, Senior Brother Gong already explained his intention of bringing you into the pavilion as a steward to me, and it is understandable given the urgency of the situation.

However, Yuan Rongzhang and Geng Wansheng have a point; if your alchemy skills do not meet the requirement of a steward, other disciples may not be convinced.

Since the stewards have already reached a consensus, let it be as they decided!"

Upon Ling Cang’s words, even Gong Yuyuan had no reason to object and instead directly agreed:

"That’s for the best!"

Yuan Zhuo also nodded from the side and said, "The affairs of the Alchemy Pavilion are naturally decided by Junior Brother Ling."

Ling Cang had been in secluded cultivation for a decade, and Gong Yuyuan and Yuan Zhuo had some thoughts about the Alchemy Pavilion.

After all, it is a place where good resources of the sect are concentrated.

But now that Ling Cang has come out and reached the Middle Stage of Golden Core, the two of them naturally set aside such thoughts.

Though they are in the Late Stage of Golden Core, advancing to Nascent Soul in the short term is unlikely, and it’s hard to directly suppress Ling Cang, who is in the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

Moreover, the two had always checked each other before.

Hearing Ling Cang’s words, a slight smile appeared on the faces of Yuan Rongzhang and the others.

It was at this moment that Geng Wansheng understood why Yuan Rongzhang had spoken those words earlier.

Obviously, he found out about Ling Cang’s emergence from cultivation through Yuan Zhuo.

Chu Ning, up on the high platform, listening to the words of the Golden Core Elders, vaguely began to grasp the hidden issues.

Yet, he didn’t take it to heart too much.

After all, as long as he refines the pills well, everything else would be fine.

So, he cupped his fists and said:

"Elder, then I shall begin the alchemy process." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Begin!" Ling Cang waved his hand, signaling Chu Ning to start immediately.

Chu Ning then reentered the restriction, drew out the Earth Fire, and began refining the Purple Gold Pill.

This Purple Gold Pill is the easiest to refine among the four kinds of pills, and Chu Ning had actually only attempted it twice in the past six months.

The pill formation success rate wasn’t bad at all.

At this moment, he expertly sorted various spirit medicines and placed them into the Pill Furnace one by one.

He began the procedures of extracting, liquid merging, separating liquid, and nascent formation methodically.

Chu Ning demonstrated his alchemy technique smoothly on the high platform, though his fire manipulation technique was merely a common technique from the Essentials of Spirit Pill.

Thus, the onlookers below weren’t particularly surprised.

Not until Chu Ning completed the nascent formation process and began retrieving the pills.

With a clap into the void, Chu Ning opened the furnace lid, letting all the elixirs fly into the air.

Chu Ning intentionally allowed everyone to clearly see the elixirs, not immediately storing them in a bottle but letting them hover slightly in the air.

Instantly, exclamations erupted.

"Eight pills formed, achieving a 90% pill formation success rate with the Purple Gold Pill!"