Chapter 2727 — The Marrow-Cleansing Bone-Tempering Pill Is Refined
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You Panhu and You Zhentian did not dare speak. They waited quietly to one side, watching as Old Master You respectfully dialed the number of the Xuan Dan Sect's young sect master, Tian Canbian. Though Tian Canbian was not old, being roughly You Panhu's age, he was the young sect master of the Xuan Dan Sect, a figure of lofty standing who was not someone Old Master You could compare to.
"Hello, this is the old master of the Hidden You family. Might the young sect master Tian be available?" Old Master You said respectfully to whoever answered. He had not expected Tian Canbian to pick up the phone himself.
"Oh, so it is the You family head. The young sect master is not here. Is there something you need?" asked the woman who answered.
"Oh? Then when might the young sect master Tian be free? Shall I call again?" Old Master You asked upon hearing that Tian Canbian was not in.
"Our young sect master has been in secluded cultivation lately, preparing for a major matter. For the time being he will not be able to take your calls for some time. If you have business, you may tell me as well," the woman said.
"I see..." Old Master You found it a little strange, wondering what major matter Tian Canbian was preparing for, but he did not dare ask more. So he said, "It is like this. Kang Jingming of the Kang family—was he not taken as a disciple by the Fifth Elder? Now the Kang family wishes to know how Kang Jingming has been lately, so they asked me to help inquire."
"Oh, so that is all it is. I will have Kang Jingming call you back later," the woman said lightly after hearing this.
She was Tian Canbian's personal maidservant, so naturally her status in the Xuan Dan Sect was out of the ordinary. Thus she showed no great deference even toward the Fifth Elder's disciple.
"Good, then many thanks!" Old Master You said with a sigh of relief.
At this moment Kang Jingming was nervously refining a pill. Success or failure hinged on this one attempt. This was his second time refining the Marrow-Cleansing Bone-Tempering Pill; the first attempt had failed, and this second attempt absolutely had to succeed!
Because the time Tian Canbian had demanded was running short, and he had to give it his all!
Kang Jingming knew that his current position and strength had all been given to him by Tian Canbian. Once he failed to refine the Marrow-Cleansing Bone-Tempering Pill, Tian Canbian would naturally no longer value him so highly, and he would no longer be able to gain a firm foothold in the Xuan Dan Sect.
If Wei Zhao were here, he would surely have been greatly astonished, because Kang Jingming had actually already become a Heaven-Tier expert and a third-grade Yellow-Tier alchemist! The speed of this advancement was simply akin to riding a rocket!
Of course, to build Kang Jingming up, the Xuan Dan Sect had fed him Spirit-Gathering Pills, Minor Qi-Gathering Pills, Intermediate Qi-Gathering Pills, and Qi-Gathering Pills! Kang Jingming's strength had soared all the way, and he had quickly become a Heaven-Tier expert and a third-grade Yellow-Tier alchemist!
The Qi-Gathering Pills had been refined with the help of Old Ancestor Xuanzhen. Otherwise, given the level of the Xuan Dan Sect's old ancestor Tiandiren, he could have refined them as well, but the success rate would not have been so high, nor would they have been ready in time for Kang Jingming to consume.
That Kang Jingming received such favor showed just how important this Marrow-Cleansing Bone-Tempering Pill was to the Xuan Dan Sect—or rather, to the Five Luminaries Sect!
In the secret chamber sat Kang Jingming, drenched in sweat as he concentrated on urging the pill fire and refining the Marrow-Cleansing Bone-Tempering Pill. Beside him sat the Xuan Dan Sect's old ancestor Tiandiren, and also an old man whom most in the Xuan Dan Sect would find very unfamiliar—this person was actually Old Ancestor Xuanzhen!