Liu Qingfeng watched as all these people rummaged around the room.
He suddenly felt curious.
Why was it that they never believed the truth but always trusted him when he was lying?
"I smell the peerless pill! There's the smell!", the head of Pill Hall who poked his head into the furnace and exclaimed aloud.
"It smells so sweet and refreshing. Just the scent alone is making me feel like I'm ascending."
"This is a true peerless pill! It's a shame that we can't see it with our own eyes."
"Qingfeng, where is the pill? Tell us."
After taking in the scent directly from the furnace, they were all thrilled.
"It's right here," Liu Qingfeng said as he pointed at the black mud.
"Never mind. We shouldn't have asked you."
Liu Qingfeng's honesty was ignored.
"Is there a chance that Changsheng took the pill with him? Perhaps?"
One of them guessed.
"That's possible."
"That's right. When a peerless pill is made, it must be kept away from mundane air , otherwise, it would degrade."
"Changsheng must have taken the pill with him!"
"Let's move! Let's find Changsheng."
They made up their minds. After leaving the hall, they found Changsheng and hurriedly asked him, "Changsheng, where's the Peerless Pill you made?"
"Show it to me. I spent my whole life making pills, but I've never seen a Peerless Pill before."
"Changsheng, just let me smell it. Trust me. I won't take it away from you."
Several elders hurriedly surrounded Changsheng. The rest of them were also very curious, wondering where Lu Changsheng hid the pill.
"The pill? Qingfeng has it, doesn't he?" Lu Changsheng responded honestly.
"Qingfeng?"
"Don't fool me, Changsheng."
"Changsheng, you should trust me. I'm your Uncle-master Xu, I'm not that kind of person who will rob you of your pill and run into Lin Lang Mountain Range. Do you think I'd do that to you?"
"That's right! There's no way that we'll do something like that. Just show it to us."
They kept trying to persuade Lu Changsheng.
"Uncle-masters, the pill dough you've seen in Qingfeng's hand is the peerless pill," Lu Changsheng seriously said.
Obviously, no one believed in him. They believed that Lu Changsheng hid the pill somewhere.
"Come on. All of you are big leaders in the world of cultivation. But look at yourselves right now. There must be a reason why Changsheng doesn't want to show the pill to us. Don't push him," Perfected Qing Yun tried to ease the situation.
The elders realized that Perfected Qing Yun was right. Although they didn't want to admit it, there must have been a good reason as to why Lu Changsheng was so reluctant to show the pill to them.
As leaders of the Zenith Land, they shouldn't keep pushing Changsheng like this. They still had enough time after all. Sooner or later, they would be able to see it.
Since they gathered around this idea now, they stopped pressuring Changsheng.
Even though they still hadn't seen the peerless pill, the manic craze instantly died out by half.
Soon after, they slowly left.
"Changsheng, come with me." Perfected Qing Yun and Changsheng went to the main palace.
All the elders were gone by now.
The main palace was very quiet.
Lu Changsheng was a bit curious, he had no idea what his master wanted to do.
"What is it?" Lu Changsheng asked him.
"Your trip's route has already been decided. However, Middle-Earth can indeed be dangerous, that's why I've prepared a couple of things for you. They're all in this ring." Perfected Qing Yun removed the jade ring on his finger and handed it to Lu Changsheng.
"Master, this is your favorite Compliant Cosmos Ring, isn't it?" Lu Changsheng was really surprised.
This ring couldn't be taken lightly. It was a half-celestial object after all. This ring was once worn by the founder of the Zenith Land. Apart from its basic function for storage, the ring could gather the pure souls from the Zenith Land to protect the wearer from harm.
More importantly, the current owner of the ring was the Sect Master of the Zenith Land.
Since Perfected Qing Yun decided to give Lu Changsheng such an important ring, he was deeply touched.
"Changsheng, we cultivators usually have no children. The higher one's cultivation level is, the slimmer the chance once can have kids. I have no family. The only familial bond I have is with you.
"Although we've known each other just for three years, I see you as my son, I'll always worry about you when you're away.
"If you somehow get hurt, it would kill me." Perfected Qing Yun's tone was very melancholic.
Although Perfected Qing Yun's words sounded quite ominous, Lu Changsheng was deeply moved at his sincerity.
Perfected Qing Yun truly took care of Changsheng as if he was his own son these past three years. Changsheng owed Perfected Qing Yun a debt of gratitude which he would never be able to repay.
"Changsheng, to guarantee your safety, I've prepared another route. Although the route they decided for you should be very safe, I still want you to take the map in case there'll be any accidents.
"A fews days later when you hit the road, you can follow this route. Those who want to hurt you won't be able to know where you are by then.
"I'll also send secret guards to protect you on the way. Since you have the ring and the Level-twelve Cyan Lotus, everyone under the stage of Tribulation Transcendence won't be able to touch your hair.
"Most importantly, I've also lit up the Longevity Lamp for you. In the worst case scenario, if you're somehow in great danger, I'll try my very best, even at the cost of the entire Zenith Land, to make sure that your light won't go out."
Perfected Qing Yun's determined voice echoed in Lu Changsheng's ears.
"Thank you so much, Master!" Lu Changsheng took a deep breath. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Perfected Qing Yun.
This wasn't just a student kowtowing to his master.
But a son to his father.
The world, master, or shifu—
Half of it meant teacher.
And the other half meant father.
Changsheng never expected that Perfected Qing Yun prepared all these things for him, even another route.
He was more than touched due to the sincerity shown by Perfected Qing Yun.
"Stand up. Stand up. Don't do this." Perfected Qing Yun hurriedly held Lu Changsheng's arms to help him stand up.
After casting a glance at Lu Changsheng.
He then asked out of great curiosity, "Changsheng, since I'm going all-out with helping you–
"Do you mind showing me the Peerless Pill?
"I'll just take a look. Trust me. I have no other intentions.
"Just a quick glance."
Perfected Qing Yun looked very serious as he said these.
In an instant, all the sentimental feelings Lu Changsheng had were cut in half.