C1904 It's Hard to Guard Against Thieves
This could be considered saving a martial artist's life from the source, so it was understandable that an alchemist had a higher status than an alchemist.
As for the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, there were two types of people.
One was a pavilion elder who could deduce the secrets of heaven. This kind of martial artist was even within the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. Moreover