Inside the training room of the Fenghua Pill Alliance.

Blood energy surged like a tide, almost breaking through the roof.

Chen Sheng sat cross-legged on a cushion, with his upper body bare.

Surrounding him was a dense blood gang, presenting a red-gold color, winding and coiling like a living creature, gradually condensing into a ferocious three-clawed flood dragon.

As for his body, red scales completely covered his chest and arms, with the edges glimmering with a faint golden light.

Running a finger across the scales, one could feel the formidable defensive power contained within, making it unlikely for ordinary Tier Two spiritual artifacts to leave a mark.

The dragon horns atop his head were no longer small bumps but had grown into sharp horns two inches long, covered with intricate and mysterious patterns, exuding an indistinct sense of oppression.

"Having consolidated at the peak of Body Refining Fourth Layer for half a year, today, I shall break through!"

A trace of fierceness flashed in Chen Sheng's eyes, and his hands quickly formed the Body Refining Spell.

This is the core spell of the "Flood Dragon Sea Overturning Technique", which requires gathering the blood gang within the dantian and using an explosive force to break through the realm's barrier.

As the spell circulated, the blood gang within him roared like a rushing river through his meridians, surging towards his limbs.

Each time it flushed through, his bones emitted a crisp cracking sound, a sign of intensifying and transforming under the tempering of the blood gang.

His muscles tightened accordingly, concealing destructive power beneath robust muscle lines.

The scales on the surface of his skin shimmered with dazzling golden light, as if ready to burst out at any moment.

"Now!"

Muttering in his heart, Chen Sheng retrieved a wholly white elixir pill from his storage pouch — the "Flood Dragon Bone Pill", a Tier Two top-grade elixir pill.

Refined chiefly with powdered bones of a Tier Three flood dragon and supplemented by dozens of rare spiritual materials, it was specifically for Body Refining Cultivators to break through realms.

This was Hua Clan's seed fee gift to him!

The elixir melted upon entry, transforming into a warm medicinal force, sliding down the throat into the dantian.

At the moment the medicine power met the blood gang, it erupted with astonishing energy.

This made the originally violent blood gang even more condensed, with the outline of the flood dragon's shadow becoming clearer, its eyes even flickering with a fierce light.

Chen Sheng's divine sense was highly concentrated, guiding the blood gang infused with medicinal power towards the boundary of Body Refining Fifth Layer.

"Break!"

At the fall of this thought, all the blood gang converged in the dantian, erupting with a heart-palpitating energy.

Then, like a volcanic eruption, it blasted out, charging towards the realm's barrier with unstoppable momentum.

"Boom!"

A muffled giant sound reverberated in the training room, as under Chen Sheng's foundation, the barrier shattered like paper in an instant.

An unprecedented force surged from behind the broken barrier, flooding Chen Sheng's limbs like an unleashed flood.

The blood gang around him surged by thirty percent, with the red-gold flood dragon shadow letting out a deafening dragon roar before fiercely merging into his body.

The dragon horns on the top of his head grew again, finally resting at three inches in length.

The patterns on the horns fully formed, exuding a dragon vein oppression that could make ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators' hearts tremble.

The scales on his skin grew denser, extending coverage from chest and arms to the back, each scale gleaming with metallic luster, enhancing defense another level.

Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes, with a trace of golden vertical pupils flashing in them, the pupils contracting with a cold oppression, like a real dragon vein fierce beast.

"Seventy years old, Body Refining Fifth Layer, finally accomplished!"

A faint smile emerged at the corner of his mouth, as he exhaled a breath of turbid air, with the flood dragon phenomenon gradually dissipating.

Chen Sheng tidied his robe and walked out of the training room.

Outside the door, Wu Lingshuang had long been waiting there. Upon seeing him come out, she hurried forward with eyes full of concern:

"My lord, did you succeed in breaking through?"

Chen Sheng smiled and nodded, reaching out to grasp her hand:

"Yes, Body Refining Fifth Layer."

Wu Lingshuang's face broke into a smile:

"Good, a successful breakthrough."

...

Another month passed, at Pill Furnace Peak of Qinghua Sect.

The main hall on the main peak was rich with spiritual qi.

Li Yuan, wearing the black Pill Hall Master robe, sat at the main seat, his aura heavy like an abyss.

Chen Sheng slowly walked into the hall, clad in a moon white Daoist robe, his aura very peaceful.

After a month of stabilization, his Body Refining Fifth Layer realm was thoroughly solidified, with dragon vein oppression being controlled at will.

Li Yuan lifted his eyes towards Chen Sheng, a gentle smile on his face:

"Junior Brother has arrived, sit."

"Congratulations on breaking through to Body Refining Fifth Layer, unrivaled among peers."

Chen Sheng took a seat at the guest seat, accepted the spirit tea offered by the attendant, and took a gentle sip:

"Senior Brother, you flatter me. It was merely a stroke of luck to break through."

"I wonder why Senior Brother has summoned me today. What instructions do you have?"

Li Yuan put down the secret order in his hand, leaned forward slightly, and his tone became solemn:

"A few days ago, the sect leadership held a council meeting to discuss the subsequent arrangements for West River Immortal City."

"The final decision was that for the next fifty years, I will lead twenty elders from the Pill Hall to station ourselves at West River Immortal City."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng frowned slightly:

"Senior Brother is heading to West River Immortal City. Who will manage the affairs of the Pill Hall on Pill Furnace Peak?"

The Pill Hall is the core department of the Qinghua Sect, overseeing all elixir pill refining and resource distribution of the sect. If left without leadership, chaos could easily ensue.

Li Yuan, upon hearing this, looked at Chen Sheng with a smile:

"Isn't that why I found you, Junior Brother?"

Chen Sheng was slightly taken aback, then understood Li Yuan's intention—he wanted him to temporarily take over the Pill Hall's affairs.

This decision was not unexpected.

Currently, in the Pill Hall, although Li Changyang is the Vice Hall Master, he is only at mid-stage Foundation Establishment, and his alchemy skills are just Tier Two High Grade, not enough to convince the public.

Only myself, being the direct disciple of Dragon Void Daoist and the sect's only Quasi-Tier Three Alchemist,

in terms of both identity and prestige, I am fully capable of managing the Pill Hall's affairs.

Chen Sheng did not agree immediately but asked:

"What about Fourth Senior Brother?"

He knew Li Changyang was very attentive to Pill Hall's affairs. If he were to take over, he must clarify the relationship with Li Changyang to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

Li Yuan seemed to have anticipated this question, and chuckled:

"Rest assured, Old Fourth will accompany me to West River Immortal City to serve as the Alliance Leader of the West River Pill Alliance."

"I have already discussed with him, and he is quite willing. West River Immortal City is currently a prime development opportunity, and he intends to establish a branch for his family over there."

He paused, his tone becoming more honest:

"Now, as the sect's only Quasi-Tier Three Alchemist, Junior Brother, you are destined to become a Tier Three Alchemist in the future."

"With this status, Junior Brother is qualified to interact with Master Fake Pill on equal terms, leading the Pill Hall's affairs is rightfully deserved."

These words were both an explanation and an acknowledgment of Chen Sheng's strength and status.

In the Cultivation Realm, strength and value determine everything.

Chen Sheng's current identity as a Quasi-Tier Three Alchemist already grants him the capital to converse with Master Fake Pill, and overseeing the Pill Hall's affairs was merely a natural progression.

Chen Sheng did not decline:

"Since Senior Brother trusts me, I will take over the Pill Hall's affairs at Pill Furnace Peak."

"Regarding the Pill Alliance, I will consult with Sixth Senior Brother to have him share more responsibilities, ensuring that neither the Pill Alliance nor the Pill Hall's affairs are neglected."

Li Yuan heard this and smiled with satisfaction:

"Good."

"I knew Junior Brother would not refuse. Here is the Pill Hall's affairs directory and the resource treasury token, familiarize yourself with them first."

"Three days later, I will hold an Elder Council meeting at the Pill Hall to formally transfer the affairs to you."

He picked up a thick jade scroll and a golden token from the jade desk and handed them to Chen Sheng.

The jade scroll recorded the daily affairs of the Pill Hall, the duties of the elders, and the rules for resource allocation.

The golden token was the key to the Pill Hall's resource treasury, with which one could mobilize all resources at Tier Two and below, while Tier Three resources required consent from the sect leadership.

Chen Sheng accepted the jade scroll and token.

The two chatted for a while longer, with Li Yuan thoroughly explaining the important points of the Pill Hall's affairs, which Chen Sheng memorized carefully.

Not until dusk did Chen Sheng rise to take his leave, carrying the jade scroll and token back to Fenghua Immortal City.

…

Upon returning to Fenghua Immortal City, Chen Sheng immediately sought out Fang Lingxiao.

The two had a confidential discussion in the Pill Alliance council chamber for an hour, eventually finalizing the division of affairs between the Pill Alliance and the Pill Hall to ensure that neither would interfere with the other.

For the next three days.

Chen Sheng remained behind closed doors, absorbed in studying the Pill Hall's affairs directory.

The content within the jade scroll was extremely complex, not only recording the organizational structure of the Pill Hall,

from the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master to the division of responsibilities among the various elders and stewards…

It also detailed the sect's annual elixir pill requirements, spiritual material procurement channels, and standards for alchemist evaluation, among other things.

There were even records of the past grievances and faction distributions within the Pill Hall.

Through the content above, Chen Sheng gradually clarified the current state of the Pill Hall.

Three days later, the Elder Council meeting concluded.

Chen Sheng officially took charge of all affairs of the Pill Hall in the capacity of Vice Hall Master, essentially becoming the new leading figure of the sect.

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