Pill Refiners who reach the level of Five Cauldrons may be called Grandmasters of Alchemy, an honor most Pill Refiners never attain in their lifetimes.
As a Grandmaster of Alchemy, one commands respect wherever one goes, easily obtaining the position of Guest Elder in major sects and influential powers.
Within the Pill Alliance, Grandmasters of Alchemy hold high status, endowed with numerous privileges; not even the Hall Masters of the thirty-two halls can command them.
Even if a Grandmaster of Alchemy makes a mistake, unless it is a severe one, the Pill Alliance generally deals with it leniently, and minor errors or offenses are often casually dismissed.
Fang Lin is presently but a Four Cauldrons Pill Refiner, having lost the status of Heir of the Hall Master, and is regarded as an ordinary Pill Refiner with neither privileges nor status.
But if Fang Lin becomes a Grandmaster of Alchemy, his status within the Pill Alliance would immediately change.
