Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi

Chapter 383: The Sect’s Bottom Line, Pharmacist Training

"The Taiyin Heaven is closed, so the people from the Merak Sacred Land will be leaving soon."

"We’ll know the specific arrangements before long."

Gu An said in a calm, unhurried tone.

The Merak Sacred Land’s goal was to legitimately enter the Taiyin Heaven, which has now been accomplished. It was only natural for the Cyan Yuan Sect to return to the fold of the Merak Sacred Land.

As for the possibility of the Merak Sacred Land making empty promises, Liu Xuan, Gu An, and the others simply dismissed it. If the Holy Land had no intention of following through, they wouldn’t even need to make such promises. With sufficient benefits offered, the Cyan Yuan Sect would have no reason to refuse anyway.

Regardless, the relationship between the Sect’s founding ancestor and the Merak Sacred Land could not be ignored. Besides, the Merak Sacred Land’s reputation wasn’t that poor.

Although these disciples from the Merak Sacred Land were arrogant, they weren’t the type to make empty boasts. The fact that the Merak Sacred Land’s Saintess herself appeared showed their sincerity was more than sufficient.

The only question was, how many people would actually be allowed to enter the Merak Sacred Land.

He had discussed it with Sect Leader Liu Xuan; there would likely be restrictions. Furthermore, the Cyan Yuan Sect wouldn’t be abandoned entirely. It would have to remain in Qing State and become one of the Merak Sacred Land’s affiliated forces. Should the Taiyin Heaven reappear in the future, the Cyan Yuan Sect would still be useful.

These Holy Lands have existed for an extremely long time. They can afford to wait, even for a thousand years.

The Merak Sacred Land previously had a force stationed within the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. However, internal turmoil later erupted within the Holy Land, causing them to cease managing external affairs. That particular sect was destroyed during this period, which was why they sought out the Cyan Yuan Sect.

The current situation was that the Cyan Yuan Sect would replace that fallen sect, and in return, some of its members would be able to go to the Merak Sacred Land to practice cultivation.

Cultivating in a Cave Heaven Blessed Land could give one a chance to advance even further.

"For now, the Sect will continue to operate as it always has. Nothing will change. This is just to give you all a heads-up."

"The Sect acquired a great deal of Spirit Medicine from the Taiyin Heaven this time and will be allocating a batch for alchemy."

"If any of you wish to refine elixirs, go to the Medicine Hall and Pharmacy tomorrow morning to exchange for the ingredients!"

"The process for this round of alchemy will be the same as last time. After successful refining, a portion of the elixirs must be submitted to the Sect to be used as mission rewards for the disciples who went to the Taiyin Heaven. The rest you can handle yourselves."

"However, try not to let too many of them circulate outside the Sect. This applies even to our affiliated forces," Gu An added as a reminder.

The main purpose of the Sect’s alchemy efforts was to enhance its own strength, not to toil for the benefit of others.

Of course, this didn’t mean it was forbidden, just that there were limits.

Gu An had spoken with Yang Chan about this before, so Yang Chan was well aware of the bottom line. His cooperation with the Han Family was well within these limits, and he used the remaining elixirs within the Cyan Yuan Sect, which demonstrated his stance on the matter.

Yang Chan never overstepped on such matters. The potential profits weren’t worth it, and besides, he preferred a stable life and didn’t want such trivial gains to disrupt his plans.

"We understand."

Yang Chan and the others replied one after another.

This was a matter of attitude, and it was important to state it clearly.

"There is one more thing: the Pharmacist training program. It will be held again this year. We hope to cultivate a few Basic Level Pharmacists from among the Pharmacist’s Assistants this time."

"This year, Pharmacist Xu Gaocen will take the lead, with Pharmacist Yang Chan assisting. We will also select eight Basic Level Pharmacists to help train the Pharmacist’s Assistants."

"The nomination process for training spots will be the same as before. You may all make your own recommendations."

"Each of you will have one nomination slot. As for the other Basic Level Pharmacists, they can form groups of three to jointly recommend one candidate."

After speaking about the Merak Sacred Land and the Spirit Medicine, Gu An brought up the Pharmacist training program again.

The last training program produced many new Basic Level Pharmacists and even an Intermediate Pharmacist in Yang Chan. It could be considered a great success.

So, it was only natural to start it up again.

This was normal, but what surprised many was Gu An’s proposal for Yang Chan to participate as an instructor.

"Pharmacist Yang Chan has advanced very quickly. He must have his own set of methods. If he shares a thing or two with these Pharmacist’s Assistants, it could benefit them for a lifetime."

Gu An noticed the gazes from the other Intermediate Pharmacists and continued to speak.

To be honest, among the eleven Intermediate Pharmacists, he held Xu Gaocen and Yang Chan in the highest regard. Both had considerable potential.

Xu Gaocen had the potential to become an Advanced Pharmacist, but Yang Chan’s potential was even greater. As far as he knew, Yang Chan was already capable of refining the Three Revolutions Nourishing Viscera Pill. This improvement in his Alchemy Ability was incredibly fast.

His future potential surpassed even Xu Gaocen’s. Moreover, Yang Chan had previously reported that his Martial Arts Cultivation had broken through to the External Refining Steel Realm, which was also rapid progress.

This showed he had taken his advice to heart, not blindly indulging in alchemy but also prioritizing his cultivation.

It was the combination of these two aspects that made him so highly valued.

In his eyes, there was a clear watershed in Martial Arts Cultivation between External Refining and Inner Refining. The difference in lifespan was immense, which naturally represented an immense difference in potential.

The gap between someone who could live to be sixty or seventy and someone who could live to one hundred and ten or twenty was a world of difference.

Their abilities and futures were not on the same level.

Under normal circumstances, an Advanced Pharmacist who could live to sixty or seventy couldn’t help the Sect nearly as much as one who could live to one hundred and ten or twenty. In those extra years, they could refine a vast number of elixirs, become part of the Sect’s foundation, and train many more Pharmacists.

They were true pillars of the Sect.

Take Elder Hua of the Cyan Yuan Sect, for example. He was part of the Sect’s foundation, more important than all the other Pharmacists combined. This was especially true after Elder Yan’s disappearance.

The Cyan Yuan Sect would not allow such a person to take any risks, because the Sect could not afford another loss.

Without an Advanced Pharmacist to oversee things, it would be difficult for the Cyan Yuan Sect’s top experts to advance their cultivation. They required all sorts of high-level elixirs. Setting aside the difficulty of purchasing them, the prices alone would be unacceptable.

Some of the elixirs Gu An currently consumed could be refined by Intermediate Pharmacists. However, once his cultivation broke through to the Inner Refining Five Viscera Realm, the elixirs he would need would almost exclusively require an Advanced Pharmacist to refine.

There would be very few that an Intermediate Pharmacist could make.

Take the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Sect Leader, Liu Xuan, for instance. Only Elder Hua could refine the elixirs he needed. It is extremely difficult for an Intermediate Pharmacist to refine elixirs that a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster can consume. Even an Advanced Pharmacist could only refine a portion of them.

To obtain even higher-grade elixirs, a Top Level Pharmacist would be required. The stronger one’s cultivation in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, the more potent the required elixirs, and naturally, the more difficult they are to refine.

This is especially true for elixirs needed to break through to the Martial Saint Realm, which only a Top Level Pharmacist could possibly refine.

If Liu Xuan wanted to go further, staying in the Cyan Yuan Sect offered him no future. That was why he had set his sights on the Merak Sacred Land.