Within the Mingcang Sect, although Zhang Yan had apprenticed under Zhou Chongju, Zhou Chongju had originally been a direct lineage disciple of the Zhou Family. The condensation methods handed down by the Zhou Family over thousands of years were utterly distinct from the cultivation techniques practiced by Zhang Yan. As such, even if Zhou Chongju were to disclose everything, it would be of no use to Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan pondered to himself—if given only one chance, he might be able to form an elixir of fourth grade or higher, but to achieve a first-grade elixir seemed nearly impossible.
Yet he did not feel concerned; instead, a faint smile graced his face.
Reaching into his sleeve, he gently retrieved a piece of smooth, lustrous jade.
With this fragment of Broken Jade, used for deducing techniques, in hand, he could reverse Qiankun and refine medicine into elixirs. Even if he was ignorant of essential spells, what cause for fear could he have?
