Ji Yunzhi didn't follow.
Instead, he stopped by the counter, took a deep breath, and pulled a pill container from his storage ring.
This was not the one he had used before. It was clearly more special, more luxurious.
The bottle was made from phoenix-glass, a rare alchemy material formed by melting spirit crystal with fire-attributed jade under high pressure. It had a pale golden-red color, clear enough to see inside, but strong enough to block heat and light.
The surface had faint patterns of clouds and flames carved directly into the glass. Not just for decoration - those lines were part of a built-in array. They helped calm the pill's qi and keep the ingredients from breaking down over time.
At the top, the stopper was sealed with a small sunstone. This wasn't just to look pretty.
Sunstone kept the inside of the bottle at a steady warmth, perfect for pills that needed time to mature or settle after refining.
Phoenix-glass bottles were hard to make and expensive.
