Fantasy: I'm in a discarded alchemy room, but I can turn trash into treasure!

"Junior Brother Qin, congratulations on becoming the first male inner disciple since the founding of my Cloud Rain Palace."

Shen Ruoyan handed the neatly folded robe and the brand-new waist token to Qin Mo.

"this……"

Qin Mo truly hadn't expected this matter to fall on his shoulders.

"Junior Brother Qin, aren't you going to take the robe and waist token?"

Shen Ruoyan frowned slightly.

She had no idea that Qin Mo was the masked Pill King, nor did she know what connection the mysterious expert who helped Yunyu Palace turn the tide against Canglong Sect had with the servant in front of her.

"Oh, I'm sorry to trouble you to come all this way, Senior Sister. It's really impolite of me that my humble place can't even serve you a decent cup of tea."

Qin Mo quickly stepped forward and took the robe and waist token.

At that moment, Shen Ruoyan was weighing something over and over in her mind.

Should we take this opportunity to finish off this person in front of us?

To prevent this person from bothering Junior Sister Su in the future and hindering her cultivation of the Forget-Heart Technique.

Junior Sister Su is now in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. With her cultivation speed, reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm is only a matter of time. Reaching the peak of the Golden Core realm within three years is not a pipe dream at all.

Junior Sister Su is the future of the entire Cloud Rain Palace.

Her future was bright and promising; she absolutely could not let this good-for-nothing drag her into the mire.

To kill or not to kill?

Shen Ruoyan hesitated.

Qin Mo now has the status of an inner disciple and has been personally selected and cared for by the sect leader.

If we don't act today, it will be much harder to find another opportunity later.

"Senior Sister Shen, you've been staring at me like that. Do I look like I have flowers growing on my face?"

Qin Mo suddenly rubbed his face, his tone somewhat awkward.

"Um?"

Shen Ruoyan was stunned for a moment, staring at him in a daze.

She clenched her teeth, the veins on the back of her hand throbbing slightly, as she prepared to make a move.

For someone at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, dealing with a seemingly lowly fifth-level Qi Refining disciple was a piece of cake.

Afterwards, it was simply said that his old erysipelas had relapsed and he died suddenly in the valley.

Who will investigate?

"Qin Mo... Congratulations..."

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the wooden building.

Qin Mo looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure walking quickly down the stone steps.

Xu Qingqing.

Shen Ruoyan's pupils contracted, and she abruptly withdrew her hand.

"Is Senior Sister here too?"

Xu Qingqing paused when she saw Shen Ruoyan.

She hadn't expected that Shen Ruoyan would arrive at the Remnant Pill Valley even earlier than her.

Could it be that Senior Sister also knows about the relationship between Qin Mo and that Pill King?

Xu Qingqing had previously sought a breakthrough pill at the Drunken Flower Pavilion and had a chance to spend a night in quiet meditation with that masked master.

As a result, her cultivation level broke through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and she was taken in as a personal disciple by Elder Feng in the palace.

"Junior Sister Xu."

Shen Ruoyan nodded to Xu Qingqing.

"Alright, I've given you the item. When you have time, take this waist token to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a cultivation technique, and then go to the Spirit Weapon Hall to pick out a suitable weapon. Go to the Internal Affairs Hall on the fifteenth of each month to collect your spirit stones."

After Shen Ruoyan finished speaking, she gave Qin Mo a deep look, then turned and left.

"Did your senior sister personally come to deliver your ceremonial robes?"

Xu Qingqing stared at Shen Ruoyan's departing figure, her face filled with disbelief.

That's the senior disciple of Yunyu Palace, second only to the Holy Maiden Su Qingyi in status.

Xu Qingqing became even more certain that her senior sister had made this trip personally because of the Pill King behind Qin Mo.

I can't fall behind others.

She reached into her storage bag with her right hand and took out a jade wine jar.

"Junior Brother Qin, congratulations on your advancement to the inner sect. In the hundreds of years of our Cloud Rain Palace, this is the first time a male cultivator has entered the inner sect.

Xu Qingqing placed the wine jar on the table with a smile.

"Qin Mo! Where have you been hiding these past few days?"

Before he could finish speaking, someone else arrived.

That loud voice—no need to guess, it's Han Dazhuang.

Qin Mo peeked out and saw Han Dazhuang striding in, his hands full of things wrapped in oil paper.

"Senior Sister Xu?"

When Han Dazhuang saw Xu Qingqing, he was so startled that he tripped and almost fell. He hurriedly bowed and greeted her.

He also heard that Xu Qingqing had been accepted as a personal disciple by Elder Feng.

This aunt's status is different now than before.

Inner disciples are divided into three categories: ordinary inner disciples, true disciples, and disciples personally taught by elders.

Ordinary inner disciples, though they have entered the inner sect, do not receive the core inheritance. They must complete certain tasks to be promoted to true disciples.

Those who are personally taught by elders are the very top group of inner disciples.

Xu Qingqing's current status is far greater than when she was in charge of the Outer Law Enforcement Hall.

"Um."

Xu Qingqing nodded to Han Dazhuang.

"The aroma of wine?"

Qin Mo stared at the packages in Han Dazhuang's hand.

"Ha! Qin Mo! The news of your promotion to inner sect has caused a sensation in the servants' quarters! I specially ran down the mountain to buy twenty catties of braised pig's trotters, and two jars of aged baijiu!"

As Han Dazhuang spoke, he placed the oil paper package on the table and took out two jars of wine from his storage bag.

"Alright, let's have a good drink tonight, you two."

Qin Mo patted Han Dazhuang on the shoulder and smiled.

"Junior Brother Qin, you've just entered the inner sect. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to come to me anytime."

When Xu Qingqing saw Han Dazhuang arrive, she knew that the brothers would feel uncomfortable if she stayed any longer, so she took the initiative to say goodbye.

Qin Mo escorted Xu Qingqing to the door.

The two had just stepped outside the courtyard when a dense sound of footsteps came from behind them.

Qin Mo frowned.

Another person has arrived.

Even ghosts wouldn't dare to step on his Remnant Pill Valley.

The entire mountain path was permeated with poisonous substances, which the disciples of the sect avoided at all costs.

Now that they've heard I've entered the inner sect, they've all suddenly appeared?

"Brother Qin..."

A group of people filed in down the stone steps.

Leading the group was none other than Yan Yuan, the Grand Steward of the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Behind him followed Deacon Feng and Deacon Zhou, and behind the three deacons were a large group of more than a dozen managers from various districts.

Two people arrived at the alchemy area: Manager Hong from the Heavenly Alchemy Room and Manager Zhao, the newly appointed manager of the Earthly Alchemy Room.

Once upon a time, any one of these people was someone Qin Mo would have to bow and scrape to.

And then there's Yan Yuan.

The Grand Steward of the Hall of External Affairs, a figure whose words carry weight in the palace.

Now, this group of people have all appeared in his Remnant Valley.

"Is Senior Sister Xu here too?"

Yan Yuan's smile froze when he saw Xu Qingqing.

Xu Qingqing had worked in the Foreign Affairs Office for a while, so Yan Yuan naturally recognized her.

But now he is Elder Feng's personal disciple, and his status is completely different.

Deacon Feng, Deacon Zhou, and the group of stewards behind them all put away their joking expressions and respectfully stepped forward to greet them.

"Okay, you two keep chatting, I'll be going now."

Xu Qingqing glanced at the group and said to Qin Mo, "Junior Brother Qin, if anything happens, send me a message. Don't try to handle it all yourself."

After saying that, she transformed into a streak of light and soared to the mountain peak.

Qin Mo watched her leave before turning his gaze away.

The way everyone looked at Qin Mo changed completely.

When they arrived near the Remnant Pill Valley, they saw their senior sister Shen Ruoyan's escape light soaring into the sky from the valley and flying towards the mountain peak.

Immediately afterwards, they ran into Xu Qingqing, Elder Feng's personal disciple, in Qin Mo's dilapidated courtyard.

These high and mighty inner sect senior sisters are actually vying to deliver things to a lowly servant from the Remnant Pill Valley?

Just how powerful is Qin Mo's backing?

Yan Yuan forced a broad smile and presented a brocade box with both hands: "Brother Qin, this is just a small gift, nothing more..."

The group of managers behind him seemed to receive a command, and they all rushed to take out their prepared congratulatory gifts.