"Will the Holy Pill Alliance join hands with us?" Yang Xia asked in return.

Meng Xing took a sip of tea and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Aspire for the Summit doesn't even have ten alchemists yet, and in the past two years, you've poached more people from our Holy Pill Alliance than that. Why not just use the same old trick again? You'd not only cripple Aspire for the Summit, but strengthen yourself too."

Yang Xia let out a cold laugh. "Just because the Holy Pill Alliance can't keep its people doesn't mean Aspire for the Summit can't. I admit that most of Orient Loong Academy's first-rate alchemists are in the Holy Pill Alliance, but there are still quite a few independent alchemists out there.

"And some of the smaller alchemy factions might also be willing to join Aspire for the Summit.