West City.
In the middle of the Hundred Herbs Hall's sprawling medicine garden, fifty miles wide, sat a quiet little courtyard with white walls and red tiles.
At this moment—
Inside the courtyard, an elderly man, all hair and beard snow-white, sat with a face full of deep wrinkles, thin arms, eyes dim, dressed in a gray robe.
This old man was none other than Tian Ci, the founding ancestor of the Hundred Herbs Hall!
Kneeling before Tian Ci was a middle-aged man, about forty years old.
This middle-aged man was Tian Yu, the current Patriarch of the Tian Family—one of Min Nan City's Five Great Clans—as well as the Grand Hall Master of Hundred Herbs Hall. His cultivation had reached the peak of First-class Realm, and his alchemy skills were renowned!
"Yu'er, you... are sharp-witted, quick to adapt, the hope of our Tian Family! Your great-grandfather's lifespan is running out; I've summoned you to entrust you with some matters..."
