The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

As the man in black was about to reprimand him again, Han Luoyun laughed and said, "Elder Jin, Fang Lin is just straightforward in his character, no need for anger."

The man in black, known as Elder Jin, glared at Fang Lin, his eyes filled with undisguised rejection and antipathy.

Fang Lin was perplexed, wondering why this old man looked as if he was ready to eat him alive when he hadn\'t even provoked him.

Fang Lin mentally noted to ask Han Yinyue later why Elder Jin harbored such deep hostility towards him.

"Sect Master, I believe that Fang Lin can be exceptionally promoted. If the Four Saints were still here, they would all agree," an old lady, with a calm tone, declared.

However, her words caused a significant change in the faces of those opposing, leaving them speechless.

The old lady glanced at Fang Lin, her eyes filled with some goodwill. Fang Lin returned the gesture with a fist-in-palm salute as a sign of respect.

Dragging the Four Saints into this was indeed an effective weapon, immediately shutting up the opponents.

Although the Four Saints were no longer part of the Pill Sect or even likely in this world, their lingering influence remained. Even Sect Master Han Luoyun had to pay homage to their statues during Pill Array rituals.

"Elder Meng, you\'re mistaken. The Four Saints are who they are, and Fang Lin is who he is. How can we mix these up? Our Purple Mist Sect has always had strict disciplines. Exceptional promotion does have precedents, but the implications are tremendous. It\'s not a casual decision," another elder objected.

Elder Meng remained indifferent, "Fang Lin has received the inheritance of the Four Saints. It was their choice and reflects their will. It only signals that he could potentially be the Fifth Saint of our Purple Mist Sect. Thus, the extraordinary promotion is justified."

The opposers were gritting their teeth in frustration. Elder Meng\'s constant reference to the Four Saints left them feeble and helpless in their rebuttals. It was indeed infuriating.

However, Elder Meng\'s words were indeed quite substantial and grounded. After all, the Four Saints had themselves received exceptional promotions. Now that Fang Lin possessed their inheritance, it\'s likely that he could become the Fifth Saint with enough nurturing. Such a prospect would be a colossal boon to the Purple Mist Sect.

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Some of the higher-ranking members of the Purple Mist Sect who were initially neutral changed their minds to support the exceptional promotion. Although the voices of the opposition became softer, a few were still adamantly against it, including Elder Jin.

Fang Lin stood in the middle of the hall, appearing nonchalant about the heated debate unfolding around him.

In fact, Fang Lin genuinely did not care about this out-of-the-ordinary promotion. Of course, if he were to be promoted, it would be great, but even if it didn\'t happen, he would not stress over it.

"Enough, everyone calm down." Just as the hall was about to erupt into chaos, Han Luoyun interjected. Although his voice was soft, it carried an aura of authority, instantly silencing the hall.

Han Luoyun turned to Fang Lin, "Fang Lin, today I will promote you to True Disciple, not of the Pill Sect, but of the Purple Mist."

Upon hearing this, all the elders present gasped in shock, including Elder Meng who had been advocating for Fang Lin\'s exceptional promotion.

After Han Luoyun finished speaking, he casually threw a piece of purple jade towards Fang Lin. The jade glowed softly as it floated over to him.

"Take this jade. It symbolizes your status as a True Disciple of the Purple Mist. With this jade, you have the same status as the elders of both sects. You do not have to bow when you meet the heads of both sects. You can go to the Purple Mist Peak at your leisure and can enter the Purple Mist Treasury once." Han Luoyun said calmly, as if it was an insignificant matter.

However, his words sent shockwaves through all the people present.

There is a difference in the status of True Disciples, like being a True Disciple of both sects or of the Purple Mist.

True Disciples of both sects refer to the True Disciples of either the Martial Sect or the Pill Sect, and they could only acknowledge the elders or heads of the two sects as their masters.

On the other hand, the Purple Mist\'s True Disciples possess a higher status than the True Disciples of both sects. They could seek the higher-ups of the Purple Mist Sect as their masters or even become direct disciples of the Sect Master.

For example, Qing Jianzi was a True Disciple of the Purple Mist and acknowledged a junior of Sect Master Han Luoyun as his master.

Moreover, because of Qing Jianzi\'s status as a True Disciple of the Purple Mist, he enjoyed an extraordinary status in the Martial Sect where even the elders had to be polite to him.

Another belief was that only a True Disciple of Purple Mist could become a Sect Master in the future.

This effectively meant that acquiring the status of a True Disciple of Purple Mist qualified one to compete for the position of Sect Master.

Those who were opposing the extraordinary promotion were livid and visibly upset.

Initially, they thought that Han Luoyun was planning to exceptionally promote Fang Lin to become a True Disciple of the Pill Sect. But they never expected that Han Luoyun would play such a significant move and directly promote Fang Lin to be a True Disciple of the Purple Mist.

Such a meteoric rise was simply unprecedented!

From being a mere average disciple to becoming a True Disciple of the Purple Mist, it sounded so incredible that it would be hard for people to believe.

Elder Jin and others couldn\'t sit still any longer and were vehemently opposed, their words intense, expressing their strong objections to Fang Lin becoming a True Disciple of the Purple Mist.

After all, every True Disciple of the Purple Mist was required to undergo strict reviews and tests, and they naturally had reasons to oppose Fang Lin who attained such a status so effortlessly.

Meanwhile, Fang Lin was also slightly bewildered. Although he was not clear about the high status associated with being a True Disciple of the Purple Mist, the benefits mentioned by Han Luoyun were indeed tempting.

For instance, being able to abstain from bowing when meeting the heads of the two sects would allow him to maintain his dignity when facing Gu Daofeng.

More importantly, being granted access to the Purple Mist Peak at will would offer him more opportunities to engage with Sect Master Han Luoyun. If he managed to establish a good relationship with the Sect Master, it would be harder for Gu Daofeng to target him.

As for the Purple Mist Treasury, Fang Lin had heard that there were three treasuries, categorized as Heaven, Earth, and Human, in the Purple Mist Sect. Only the Sect Master could freely access these places. Even if they were high level officials, they would be unable to get in without the Sect Master\'s approval.

Since Fang Lin became a True Disciple of the Purple Mist, he was given a chance to enter the Purple Mist Treasury. His cultivation was at the level of the fifth stage of Earth Element, which allowed him to enter the B Treasury-house.

As for what is in the treasure house, Fang Lin didn\'t know. But since it\'s called a treasure house, there must be a lot of valuable things inside.

"Fang Lin, why haven\'t you taken the jade brand?" Seeing Fang Lin still in a daze, Han Luoyun reminded him with a jovial smile.

Fang Lin quickly took the jade brand and put it into his Nine Palace Bag.

"Thank you, Sect Master!" Fang Lin returned with a fist-in-palm salute, his face brimming with joy.

Meanwhile, Gu Daofeng, who was with the Pill Sect, received the news at the same moment from Elder Jin.

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Gu Daofeng spewed out a mouthful of blood as if he had been hit hard and immediately collapsed onto the silver throne.

"Father!" Gu Hanshan was alarmed and quickly rushed forward.

"Damn it!" Gu Daofeng roared, both his eyes bulging with fury, appearing completely enraged.