Duan Rong was deep in the cave when his eyes suddenly lit up. He realized why he had ruined the alchemy three times.
Because Shang Xiangyu’s speed was much faster than his own. If he controlled the heat according to the memory points in his mind, he would already be too slow. He had to move Shang Xiangyu’s memory points ahead.
Once Duan Rong figured it out, he suddenly felt a wave of fatigue. He had spent the whole night repeatedly pondering it in that cave, with three attempts at alchemy.
At this moment, once he stopped thinking, he felt his Divine Soul wither.
Duan Rong lay down on the hammock and instantly fell into a deep sleep.
After Duan Rong woke up, he went to the Medicine Pavilion again and exchanged for a furnace’s worth of herbs, divided them into three portions, and after handling them on the large platform, he went back into the alchemy cave.
When dawn broke, Duan Rong dragged his weary body out of the alchemy cave.
Once again, all three batches of materials failed in the alchemy process.
However, Duan Rong’s expression was much better than yesterday’s. Because on the last attempt, he was so close to succeeding.
Moreover, during that final failed attempt, he was suddenly enlightened in his heart, gaining some personal insights into controlling the heat in alchemy.
He had a feeling that if he tried again, he would definitely succeed.
Just as Duan Rong was about to return to the cave to sleep, he reached the cave entrance and suddenly saw a figure walking from several yards away along the cliff towards him.
Duan Rong’s mind stirred. "It’s Shen Mizi!"
In two days, Shen Mizi had completely inquired about Lv Qingzhu’s matters.
A group of maids liked to gossip, so when Shen Mizi asked, several of them eagerly shared what they knew.
That day, she got up two hours early to specially bring the gathered news to Duan Rong.
Shen Mizi stayed with Duan Rong for an incense stick’s worth of time, and when Duan Rong saw her off, he couldn’t quite describe his feelings, whether it was disappointment or calm...
Lv Qingzhu’s situation was indeed somewhat complex.
The position of the Sect Leader of Taiyi Sect was elected by the Elder Hall.
Once every fifty years!
The current Sect Leader of Taiyi Sect is Chu Qiushan. Before becoming Sect Leader, Chu Qiushan was the Chairman of the Judgment and Rectification Department and had numerous achievements.
However, Chu Qiushan has been in the Sect Leader position for over forty years; in six years, he will retire.
At that time, the Elder Hall will choose a new Sect Leader.
And six years from now, there are only two people capable of competing for the next Sect Leader.
Both of these individuals are Elders of the Elder Hall. One is Lv Zhongtang, and the other is Zhu He.
Of course, some believe that the Chairman of the Judgement Sect, Yang Sixuan, also has a chance, since Chu Qiushan rose from the same position.
But actually, Yang Sixuan’s chances are slim because he is too inexperienced and has no foundation within the sect. His only resource is the favor of the current Sect Leader, Chu Qiushan.
Lv Qingzhu is the only daughter of one of the eligible candidates, Elder Lv Zhongtang.
But that’s not the most crucial part.
The most important thing is that the father and daughter of the Lv Family are the bloodline of Taiyi Sect’s ancestor, Lv Yinlin.
This ancestor of Taiyi Sect is an old monster in the Nascent Soul Realm, over a thousand years old.
Someone who has lived for over a thousand years is long beyond caring about so-called bloodlines.
Thus, for several hundred years, Lv Yinlin no longer intervened in the Elder Hall’s selection of the Sect Leader.
Still, the Elder Hall has always reserved a nominal Elder position for members of the Lv surname, as a gesture toward the sect’s ancestor.
But the situation now has somewhat changed. When Lv Qingzhu was five, Lv Zhongtang took her to visit the ancestor deep in the mountains.
For some unknown reason, Lv Yinlin was quite fond of the little girl and kept her by his side for several years.
This was the first time this had happened in centuries.
As Lv Qingzhu grew older, Lv Yinlin carefully nurtured her.
Although Lv Yinlin doesn’t involve himself in worldly matters, in reality, he is the true master of Taiyi Sect.
Lv Yinlin’s attitude towards Lv Qingzhu immediately caused the people in the Elder Hall to view Lv Zhongtang differently, and many even leaned towards electing him as the next Sect Leader.
Of course, there were naturally many who disagreed, saying the old man had distanced himself from worldly matters for many years, and Lv Zhongtang merely held a nominal position in the Elder Hall, so how could he become the next Sect Leader?
In six years, the date for selecting the next Sect Leader will arrive, and discussions inside and outside the Elder Hall are already abuzz with all kinds of rumors.
However, Duan Rong and his fellow Registered Disciples have no access to this information at all.