Chapter 199: Where Is Your Home
Jiang Chen arrived at the entrance of the underground refining area. By now, his face was his pass; the guards recognized him instantly. With a quick registration, he bypassed the usual security checks and stepped inside.
The Internal Pill Appraisal Meeting had concluded, and the halls had returned to their customary, solemn silence. Occasionally, a ragged-looking Alchemist would hurry past, eyes glazed with exhaustion, oblivious to everything but their next batch.
Jiang Chen navigated the corridors smoothly, arriving at Room 9-7—Yu Caiqing’s exclusive laboratory on the seventh sublevel.
The heavy stone door was sealed tight, dampening all sound from within.
Jiang Chen flicked his wrist, retrieving Yu Caiqing’s Communication Talisman. He infused a strand of Wood Qi into the paper, watching the runes glow faintly.
He waited.
A full minute passed. No answer.
A frown creased Jiang Chen’s forehead. Did something happen? Alchemy was a dangerous profession; exploding furnaces were a common cause of death for careless cultivators.
Suppressing his rising anxiety, he tried again.