Henry Chu was a little surprised.
Ning Tai was actually willing to help him.
There must be some conspiracy behind this.
Thinking of this, he suddenly chuckled in his heart.
Not everyone has deep plans.
It was normal for Ning Tai to be grateful for the fire bee he gave him and be willing to help him.
Chu Xuan clasped his hands and said, "Then it's Brother Lao Ning."
Ning Tai waved his hand and said, "It's no problem, no problem."
"Fellow Daoist, please help me rescue Wang Yuan. This is what I should do."
"If anything happens to me in the future, I hope you can help my grandson."
Henry Chu nodded slightly, "I will definitely help you within my ability."
Both parties are happy.
After eating and drinking, Ning Tai and Ning Wangyuan, grandfather and grandson, stood up and bowed to say goodbye.
Ning Wangyuan whispered, "Grandfather, what is the cultivation level of He Liang?"
Ning Tai nodded, "About the middle stage of the Nascent Soul."
Ning Wangyuan frowned, "Ah? That doesn't seem that strong. I think you seem to want to make friends with him."
Ning Tai smiled and said, "Wang Yuan, you have to know that not everyone will show their true strength on the surface."
Ning Wangyuan was stunned. "Have you seen his hidden strength?"
Ning Tai smiled and shook his head, "That's not the case. I'm not a Spiritual Transformation cultivator, so how can I see through the true strength of cultivators at the same level?"
Ning Wangyuan, "...Then why did you transfer Senior Zhu's shop to him at a low price?"
Ning Tai smiled and said, "I think this person is not simple, but I can't say for sure."
"I've seen too many people in my life, including people like He Liang. Without exception, they all lived a long life."
"For us monks, living long means being able to climb higher."
Ning Wangyuan couldn't help but think deeply when he heard this.
Ning Tai laughed heartily, "Let's go. You still need a lot of experience in the art of talismans. Grandfather has swallowed his pride and persuaded Old Ghost Song to teach you for ten years. You should learn from him well."
"Yes." Ning Wangyuan nodded gratefully.
The other side.
Chu Xuan probably understood Ning Tai's thoughts.
He simply hoped that after Ning Tai passed away, he could offer some help.
"Poor parents in the world..."
Henry Chu sighed softly.
Ning Tai is not Ning Wangyuan's father, but his grandfather.
But this thought became even stronger.
Henry Chu took out a storage bag and threw it over.
He Zhao caught it swiftly. He probed his spiritual sense into it and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.
"Senior, you want me to..."
Henry Chu smiled and said, "There is a divine consciousness jade slip in there, which contains the spiritual plants needed."
"Help me buy spiritual plants and select a few loyal and capable monks."
"If I want to run a shop in the future, one or two people will definitely not be enough."
He Zhao nodded excitedly, "Yes! Xiao Xiu will definitely live up to your trust!"
He bowed deeply to Henry Chu and left quickly.
Obviously he went through his own connections to find someone.
Let He Zhao do this kind of thing, so he won't have to waste his own time.
Moreover, snakes have their own paths, and rats have their own ways.
He Zhao might be able to do better.
He also placed a hidden bee on He Zhao to be on guard against any eventuality.
He was not worried that He Zhao would betray him now.
But, people's hearts are hidden.
If you don't betray me now, who can predict what will happen in the future?
What if He Zhao was controlled by someone and forced or bribed into confessing the situation?
He also had to keep this trick in mind and directly cut off this person's contact with himself.
After all, his own safety and interests come first.
The rest are just objects that can be used and discarded at will.
Thinking of this, Henry Chu ordered a few more signature dishes, picked up the jade chopsticks, and ate with relish.
When you are happy, you should enjoy yourself to the fullest; don't let your golden cup face the moon empty.
With delicious food in front of you, you should enjoy eating.
…
A few days later.
There was a knock on the gate of Pinmingxuan.
After a while, Chu Xuan opened the door and saw He Zhao standing respectfully outside.
"Senior He, Senior Ning said he has already negotiated a price for you. The shop can be bought for half the original price."
Hearing this, Henry Chu smiled and nodded.
In Jinxiufang, the better the location, the higher the price.
Ning Tai negotiated a half-price deal for him, which obviously saved him a lot of rent.
He Zhao respectfully presented another storage bag, "Senior, these are the spiritual plants you asked me to buy. I've already bought about two-thirds of them."
"The remaining ones are either not old enough or not of good quality, so we have to wait for some time."
Chu Xuan probed his spiritual sense into it and took a look, then nodded slightly.
Some pills cannot be refined.
However, many mainstream Nascent Soul stage elixirs, such as Xuanlong Dan, can be refined.
That's fine.
Pills like Xuanlong Dan actually have the highest sales volume.
Almost every cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage needs to prepare some, and they are consumed very quickly.
At worst, we can take the route of small profits but quick turnover.
Anyway, his success rate in refining Xuanlong Dan, a low-grade Nascent Soul elixir, is already quite high.
Even if you sell at a low profit but high volume, you can still make a lot of money.
"Also, I have found the loyal and capable monk you asked me to find."
He Zhao continued, "Should we go meet those people first and test them, or go to that shop first?"
Henry Chu nodded, "Let's go to the shop first. Mr. Ning is still waiting for me there."
A moment later, the two of them arrived at the shop in the west section of Jinxiufang, one after the other.
"Green Dan Pavilion..."
Chu Xuan looked at the signboard of the shop and laughed in silence.
Green may be a pleasing color in other fields.
Once it's associated with money, green isn't so pretty anymore.
If you want to be famous, you should be so famous that it's almost purple!
At this time, there were already three people standing in the Green Dan Pavilion.
The two people Chu Xuan was familiar with were Ning Tai and Ning Wangyuan, grandfather and grandson.
The third person was a tall and straight male monk.
He was wearing a pure white Taoist robe with a long sword embroidered on his chest, ready to be unsheathed.
It is not difficult to guess that this person should be a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Divine Sword Sect.
When Ning Tai saw Henry Chu, he immediately came forward with a smile, "Fellow Daoist He! What do you think of this Green Pill Pavilion?"
"My old friend has given me full authority to handle this matter."
"If you think it's okay, let's sign the contract under the witness of Fellow Daoist Cheng from the Divine Sword Sect."
The Divine Sword Sect monk bowed slightly to Chu Xuan, "I am Cheng Xin, my disciple is Master Fei Jian."
Chu Xuan also bowed and said, "I am He Liang, an alchemist in the Nascent Soul stage."
He smiled and nodded, "This place is nice. Thank you, Brother Ning, for helping me negotiate the price."
Ning Tai laughed heartily, "Of course not! It's all thanks to your fire bee!"
Cheng Xin asked in surprise, "Is that new fire bee that Master Li got yours?"
"Uncle Li always shows off that fire bee in front of my master. Even a few of us Nascent Soul cultivators have seen it."
"That fire bee is all black and red, like a fierce tiger among bees. It is indeed a first-class collectible, but it's a pity that it doesn't have much lifespan."
"Master Li is trying every possible way to extend its lifespan."
Chu Xuan smiled and said, "As long as Senior Li likes it, that's good. As for the method of prolonging life... Senior Li has to figure it out himself. I don't know."
After a while, Chu Xuan examined the contract and signed his name on it.
Two words written in a dancing style.
He Liang!
"The contract is made, and those who break their promises must be punished for breaking their promises."
Cheng Xin bowed to Chu Xuan and Ning Tai, then took the contract and left.
Ning Tai smiled and said, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist He. This place is not far from my Little Bug House. We can visit more often in the future."
Henry Chu smiled and nodded, "Of course."
Ning Tai and Ning Wangyuan immediately said goodbye and left.
Chu Xuan ordered He Zhao to call those people over.
I came to the plaque.
The spiritual power in his body gushed out.
The three words above were rewritten in an instant.
"Chidansai, that sounds good."
Henry Chu smiled slightly.
After a while, He Zhao brought three people to Chidanzhai.
Chu Xuan took a quick glance and discovered that among the three people, the leader was a Jindan cultivator, and the other two were foundation-building cultivators.
He Zhao was about to introduce them one by one.
Henry Chu waved his hand and said, "Let them speak for themselves."
"Name, origin, realm."
After saying that, he immediately spread out his spiritual consciousness, covering every inch of space in Chidanzhai.
The three of them immediately felt that the person in front of them was not a cultivator, but a peerless ferocious beast that would choose its prey.
In the blink of an eye, they were trembling and almost fell to their knees.
The Jindan cultivator took a deep breath, forced himself to take a step forward, and bowed respectfully, "Little cultivator Tao Zheng...from Red Lake Island...a Jindan-stage alchemist...I am willing to serve you."
The other two also forced themselves to speak one after another.
"Little Xiu Kong Zhan...a Foundation Establishment Stage alchemist."
"Xiao Xiu Jiao Yu...a Foundation Establishment Stage alchemist."
After they finished speaking, Henry Chu put away his spiritual sense.
The three of them immediately felt that the terrible pressure disappeared without a trace.
The look he gave Henry Chu was also full of awe.
An alchemist with profound attainments must possess superb spiritual awareness.
This Senior He's spiritual awareness is obviously extremely powerful.
They were naturally in awe.
Chu Xuan also nodded slightly.
While the three of them were talking, he had already used his spiritual sense to look them upside down.
Apart from not having a soul search, even the underwear could be seen clearly.
If someone comes here with an ulterior motive, he will surely be frightened out of his wits under the pressure of his spiritual consciousness.
But these three people were just afraid instinctively and were not hiding anything.
Obviously, He Zhao did a good job.
These three people are indeed innocent.
However, loyalty and ability both take time to manifest.
"You can speak with even a tenth of my spiritual awareness, not bad."
"I'll give you three months for now."
"If you do well, you can stay."
"If you don't do well, you can pack up and leave."
Henry Chu said casually.
"Yes! Thank you, senior!"
Tao Zheng, Kong Zhan and Jiao Yu were all pleasantly surprised and nodded repeatedly.
By following Chu Xuan in refining pills and learning from him for a long time, their own attainments in alchemy will definitely improve.
For many novice alchemists, it is a great honor to be able to work for such a highly skilled alchemist.
"These spiritual plants should be sorted and placed according to the requirements."
"Some need to be dried, some need to be ground into powder, and some need to have their stems and leaves removed and only the roots retained."
Henry Chu threw the storage bag over.
"Yes." Tao Zheng and the other two nodded respectfully.
Chu Xuan called He Zhao aside and instructed him, "Remember to collect intelligence on a daily basis."
"If anything major happens on Nishang Island or even the nearby Red Lake Island or other islands, please report it to me through the sound transmission jade."
"Also, pay more attention to the news circulating on the market about the Baji Palace."
He Zhao said respectfully, "Yes! Please rest assured, senior."
Chu Xuan watched him leave and nodded slightly.
This person is quite capable.
If things are done well, it would not be difficult to give him an opportunity and help him enter the Golden Elixir stage.
soon.
The monks of Nishang Island discovered that a new shop had appeared in the west section of Jinxiufang.
Chidanzhai.
The owner of the shop is a skilled alchemist in the Nascent Soul stage.
He can easily refine many rare and precious Nascent Soul stage elixirs.
Even the best elixir for the Nascent Soul stage can be easily obtained.
In less than a month, the name of alchemist He Liang spread throughout Nishang Island.
Even the several small islands near Nishang Island have attracted people who come here.
They brought the recipe and materials, as well as enough spirit stones, hoping that Master He could personally refine the pills for them.
This specially refined elixir is different from common products such as Xuanlong Dan.
They are rarely seen and are strange and weird.
This is exactly why Chu Xuan likes the profession of alchemist.
Every day, someone would come forward to bring the precious elixir recipe to my door.
You also need to prepare your own materials and pay the spiritual stones in advance.
It's so comfortable.
…
Aquamarine Star, Water Curtain Cave.
Chu Xuan exhaled and finished his exercise, feeling a slight headache.
Although I don't practice physical training every day now, I still have to set aside time to practice alchemy.
But the progress shouldn't be so slow.
Could it be that the black devil whale meat is not enough?
Chu Xuan shook his head and simply focused his spiritual consciousness on the cave world.
Just relax and watch the plot.
…
The palace of the King of the Ten Thousand Insects Tribe.
At this time, a tall white tower that reached the ground and the sky had been built in the center of the palace.
The tower reaches up to the Dome of the Rock.
This is the tallest building in the three major countries, unmatched.
The residents of the King's City of the Ten Thousand Insects Tribe can see this tall tower every day.
Some even made pilgrimages to the tower to praise their powerful ruler.
Today, Xiao Renjie's status has been elevated to an extremely high level in the hearts of many people because of his legendary feat of unifying the three major kingdoms.
To many people, he is just like the omnipotent God in the legend!
At this moment, in the tower.
Xiao Renjie closed his eyes and concentrated on practicing.
Beside him were seven demonic insects pretending to sleep with their eyes closed.
The six demon insects before have all been upgraded to the star level.
Now, this last demon insect, the Green Fire Dragon, is about to be upgraded to the star level.
Xiao Renjie has always had a strong premonition.
As long as the Jade Fire Dragon is also upgraded to the Star Level, he will be able to ascend!
From then on, he was no longer a human being, but a god!
"Damn it…"
Xiao Renjie suddenly opened his eyes and quickly reached out to touch the heavy dome.
The cool feeling quickly soothed him.
The strange sound gradually disappeared.
Only then did Xiao Renjie breathe a sigh of relief.
"My guess turned out to be correct."
"The closer I get to the surface, and even deeper underground, the louder his voice becomes, eventually even tampering with my thoughts."
"But as long as I'm away from the ground, His voice will gradually weaken. If I can touch the dome, He will have to stay away from me."
Xiao Renjie smiled knowingly.
This is why he ordered the construction of the White Tower.
Everyone thought that he was building a wonder to commemorate his unprecedented achievement of unifying the three kingdoms.
Little did he know, he was actually trying to escape the strange voice in his head.
After a short rest, Xiao Renjie calmed down and continued to practice.
The source of Mushishi's power comes from the demon insects.
When the level of the demon insect is raised, it will feed back to the insect master, thereby driving the insect master's level to rise as well.
But even if there is a return of qi and blood, it still takes time to refine and absorb it.
Xiao Renjie is now going through this process.
One day, two days... one month, two months...
His aura grew stronger day by day.
Until one day.
Xiao Renjie's aura reached its peak.
Even though Henry Chu had been paying attention to Xiao Renjie's changes, it was difficult to explain this feeling.
But he could indeed see that Xiao Renjie's aura had reached its peak at this stage.
There is no more room for improvement.
The only way is to ascend.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Xiao Renjie's clothes fluttered wildly.
The seven demon insects around him seemed to have sensed something as well. They opened their eyes and stared at their master closely.
"I'm ascending! I'm going to ascend!"
Xiao Renjie laughed heartily, his black hair swaying in the wind.
Like little black snakes.
"Huh?"
Chu Xuan, who had been paying attention to the situation in the cave world, suddenly discovered something strange.
He discovered that a white light suddenly appeared from the body of Xiao Renjie's first demon insect.
The light shone through the demon insect's skin.
And there are more and more of them, and they are getting denser and denser.
In a short while, the demon insect almost turned into a light bulb covered with insect skin.
Like a little sun!
Bang!
After a low explosion, the demon insect disappeared without a trace.
The insect skin, flesh, internal organs, and juice were fried everywhere.
There was only a ball of white light in the place.
Xiao Renjie was extremely shocked.
Before he could react.
The other demon insects also exploded and turned into balls of white light.
"How…what's going on?"
Xiao Renjie's head and face were covered with internal organs and blood.
But I totally don't understand the current situation.
The handwritten notes left by the ancestors only said that one would naturally ascend to heaven when one's realm was high enough.
But there is no mention of this!
"These are all souls. My guess is correct. They must be souls ascending."
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
To Xiao Renjie, these balls of white light were just light.
But in his eyes, it was the soul of the seven-headed demon insect.
After all, his soul is extremely powerful.
He is far from being comparable to a bug master like Xiao Renjie who never tempers his soul.
"Thinking about it this way, Xiao Renjie should also..."
Chu Xuan looked at Xiao Renjie.
As expected.
White light suddenly gushed out from this person's nostrils, ears, and mouth.
Then came the pores all over his body!
Xiao Renjie was terrified.
"No… no… how could this be?!"
His body expanded rapidly like a balloon being inflated.
No matter how hard he tried, it was of no avail.
After a while, there was a bang.
Xiao Renjie's body was also blown to pieces.
There was only an extremely large ball of white light in the original place.
The residents under the tower were also shocked.
They couldn't understand why blood, flesh and internal organs fell from the sky in broad daylight.
Or it fell from the "Holy Tower" out of thin air!
The people knelt down and prayed continuously, begging for God's forgiveness.
In the high tower.
Chu Xuan suddenly felt a suction force appear out of thin air.
His eyes focused, "The pulling force is coming."
He immediately used his spiritual sense to wrap up the mirror fragments.
In this way, the mirror fragments floated up and followed Xiao Renjie closely.
After this period of training, his spiritual awareness has changed beyond recognition.
He is no longer the same person who couldn't even get out of the mirror fragments.
Nowadays, it is not difficult to control the mirror fragments to move, levitate, and fly.
However, this consumption is still huge.
But he had already prepared the elixir.
When the spiritual consciousness dries up, he will immediately use elixirs to replenish it.
Sure enough, as soon as this suction force appeared.
The souls of Xiao Renjie and the seven-headed demon insect were being pulled through the rock dome and were about to be pulled to a very far place.
"This must be the power of ascension."
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
Xiao Renjie was attracted by the power of ascension and gradually passed through the rock dome.
It's strange to say.
At this moment, the rock dome softened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Just like honeycomb briquettes, many tiny holes appeared.
Chu Xuan let out a light exclamation and immediately controlled the mirror fragments to follow.
Go forward, go forward, go forward...
I don't know how long we advanced in this rock dome.
Suddenly, a huge, boundless space appeared before my eyes.
This space is dark and boundless, nothing can be seen and nothing can be felt.
Chu Xuan did not spread out his spiritual sense, but remained cautious.
He always felt that in this endless darkness, there seemed to be some huge and ancient creature lurking.
If I rashly activate my spiritual sense.
I'm afraid it will wake up this creature.
As expected.
When Xiao Renjie and the souls of the seven-headed demon insect approached, the white light they emitted illuminated the darkness ahead.
A white ground covered with wrinkles appeared in front of us.
Henry Chu frowned slightly.
Why does this place seem weirder the more I look at it?
Xiao Renjie and the seven-headed demon insect were still being pulled forward by the suction force.
Soon, a dark cave appeared in front of them.
There are many rugged and sharp stones.
Moreover, its growth is very regular and symmetrical.
only.
After getting closer, with the help of the light emitted by the soul, Chu Xuan could see clearly what the cave entrance was.
It turned out to be the open mouth of a giant insect!
Just now he actually mistook it for the entrance of a cave!
At this moment, suction was rising from the huge mouth, constantly pulling in the souls of Xiao Renjie and the seven-headed demon insect.
Xiao Renjie still retains his self-awareness.
He struggled to break free.
But he was constantly being pulled by the suction force and was completely unable to resist.
Chu Xuan was extremely shocked.
Now he understood.
This is not the power of ascension, it is clearly the swallowing power bursting out of the giant insect's mouth!
Insect masters and demon insects that are not high enough in level are probably just like ants and cannot be detected by the giant insect.
Or maybe they can sense it, but just don't harvest it.
When they reach a certain level, they are fattened and ready to be harvested.
The so-called ascension is nothing but a scam!
Thinking of this, Chu Xuan immediately activated his spiritual sense, forcibly stopping the mirror fragments from being sucked in, and quickly flew in the opposite direction.
He wants to leave here.
Once swallowed by the giant insect, the mirror fragments will never be found again.
This is definitely not what he wants.
only.
At the same time as he activated his spiritual sense, the giant insect that was just slowly wriggling under him suddenly moved as if it had sensed something.
Henry Chu frowned slightly.
His premonition turned out to be correct.
This giant insect can sense spiritual consciousness.
When the giant insect woke up, rustling sounds were heard from all over this huge space.
They were actually monster insects the size of heads.
Their transparent wings flapped at high speed and quickly chased after Chu Xuan.
In the blink of an eye, a large number of demonic insects surrounded the mirror fragments controlled by Chu Xuan's spiritual consciousness!
The blade-like mouthparts kept opening and closing.
The sound of crackling continued to be heard.
It seemed as if he was going to bite the mirror fragments into pieces in the next moment!
Henry Chu frowned deeply.
He immediately activated his spiritual sense and continued to move around among the encirclement of these evil insects.
The mouthparts of these evil insects are naturally not enough to bite the Mirror of the Heavens into pieces.
His only worry was that the giant insect would swallow the mirror fragments into its stomach.
That's why we need to get away as soon as possible.
However, the swarms of demonic insects seemed endless.
The fight here further accelerated the giant insect's awakening.
Once the giant insect fully wakes up.
The fragments of the Mirror of All Heavens might really be sucked over!
Henry Chu glanced back.
It was discovered that the souls of Xiao Renjie and the seven-headed demon insect had already sunk into the giant insect's mouth.
It was devoured in just a few bites.
He couldn't even utter a final scream.
The dignified ruler of the Wanchong Kingdom, the legendary king who unified the three major kingdoms.
Such a miserable death.
Henry Chu frowned deeply.
He has already thought of a solution.
Since the giant insect sensed his spiritual consciousness, it let these small insects chase him.
Then, as long as we withdraw our spiritual consciousness, maybe we can make these little bugs lose their targets.
But he was not sure whether this method would work.
But there is no other way right now.
You can only try this method.
At this moment, Chu Xuan withdrew all his spiritual consciousness.
The mirror fragments also lost control at this moment and fell to the ground with a plop.
Those monster insects haven't reacted yet.
The mirror fragments fell into the countless debris and disappeared.
The demon insects squeaked angrily and flew around, their elytra vibrating and blowing the ancient bones everywhere.
The sound of tinkling and clanging immediately filled the huge space, breaking the long silence.
Roar...Roar!
The giant insect immediately let out several dissatisfied growls.
The huge body turned suddenly.
Some demon insects that failed to react in time were crushed into meat paste on the spot!
The rest of the demon insects immediately folded their elytra and hung on the rock wall, not daring to act rashly.
For a moment, this huge space was completely silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
It took a while for the giant insect to calm down, as if it had fallen into a long sleep again.
The mirror fragments were buried in the debris and gravel.
It seems like it will never see the light of day again.
Henry Chu looked at the dark space and sighed softly.
This is already a very good result.
If you are swallowed by the giant insect, you will never see the light of day again.
Now it is just covered by debris and gravel.
There is still a chance to leave.
However, he cannot extend his spiritual consciousness now.
Once extended, it might alarm the giant insect.
If you want to leave, you have to find another opportunity.
At least now is not a good time.
Chu Xuan was not angry about this.
He had already gotten what he wanted from the cave world.
Even three methods of cultivating diamond-level demon insects were obtained.
It is equivalent to obtaining three God Transformation Stage Gu worm skills for free.
In the world of cultivating immortals, this is a secret method that is not passed on to outsiders by the sects!
"Let's wait for now. Maybe there will be a turning point in the future."
"Anyway, I have a long life ahead of me. I can afford to wait."
Chu Xuan smiled slightly and withdrew his consciousness.
…
One year later.
Nishang Island, Chidanzhai.
"The pill is ready."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly and patted the alchemy furnace casually.
Three pills emitting blue light fell smoothly into the jade bottle under the cover of spiritual consciousness.
Tao Zheng was standing by, watching in amazement.
Chu Xuan waved his hand again, and the jade bottle fell into Tao Zheng's hands.
Tao Zheng had been doing this for Henry Chu for so long that he already understood what he meant.
He quickly opened the door of the alchemy room and bowed to Zhang Ziheng who was waiting outside.
"Senior, the pill is ready."
Zhang Ziheng was extremely excited and bowed to Chu Xuan from a distance, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist He!"
"I've asked several alchemists to refine this Condensing Spirit Pill, but none of them succeeded."
"I didn't expect that Daoist He succeeded after only refining it three times!"
"I cannot thank you enough for your kindness!"
"If you need me in the future, Brother He, please let me know!"
"My Spirit Beast Shop is offering a 20% discount to Daoist Fellow He!"
Chu Xuan chuckled, "Okay, I'll definitely bother you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, when the time comes."
Zhang Ziheng left with the jade bottle in his hand, looking very happy.
Chu Xuan looked at the other two jade bottles in his hand and smiled.
The Soul Gathering Pill, like the Great Soul Pill, is a pill that directly strengthens the soul.
The medicinal power of the Concentrating Spirit Pill is weaker than that of the Great Soul Pill.
But the materials are more common.
Anyway, I haven't developed drug resistance yet.
It is also possible to take the Ju Shen Dan.
As for refining the elixir three times and succeeding once...
Of course, that was performed for Zhang Ziheng.
He didn't let Tao Zheng in the first two times. Just a faint sigh in the alchemy room was enough to show that the alchemy had failed.
The reason for this is very simple.
If the success rate is too high, it will definitely steal the business of other alchemists and arouse the jealousy of others.
Maintain a moderate success rate, and occasionally demonstrate a 100% success rate.
This is more in line with Chu Xuan's way of dealing with people.
At this time, Tao Zheng said respectfully, "Senior, Ning Wangyuan is here."
Chu Xuan nodded, "Oh? Let him in."
He casually patted his body to get rid of the smell of fireworks, and then came to the reception room of Chidanzhai.
Ning Wangyuan strode in at this moment, and when he saw Chu Xuan, he bowed respectfully, "Wangyuan, greetings to Senior He!"
He took a step forward and presented a divine consciousness jade slip with both hands.
"Senior, this is the elixir that my grandfather asked me to entrust you to refine."
Chu Xuan took the jade slip of spiritual consciousness and placed it between his eyebrows.
He knew the recipe in the blink of an eye.
"Is this the elixir needed for some kind of Gu insect to return to its ancestral form?"
Ning Wangyuan nodded repeatedly, "Senior He, you are really amazing. You can see it at a glance!"
He took out a storage bag and handed it over, "Here are the materials and spirit stones."
"Grandfather said he believes you."
Henry Chu smiled and nodded, accepting it immediately.
Every few days there would be a monk who came to him to trouble him to make elixirs.
It is not difficult to help Ning Tai refine the elixir.
As long as the spirit stones are in place, everything will be fine.
"I often make pills and seldom go out. Is there any movement on Nishang Island recently?" Chu Xuan suddenly asked.
He Zhao as an intelligence source is naturally not enough.
Ning Tai and Ning Wangyuan, grandfather and grandson, now have a good relationship with him.
Asking Ning Wangyuan didn't seem out of place.
Instead, it's more like elders chatting with younger generations about family matters.
Ning Wangyuan thought for a moment before saying, "It's nothing serious. It's just that the price of elixirs has gone up a bit, and I heard that a few corpse kings have also appeared on the market."
Chu Xuan smiled, "Yin corpse? The Divine Sword Sect doesn't care?"
Ning Wangyuan shook his head. "The Divine Sword Sect has always turned a blind eye to such matters. As long as you don't deliberately and brazenly display the Yin corpse ghost in front of them, they will ignore it."
"After all, even if you're selling Yin corpses... you still have to pay taxes to the Divine Sword Sect."
He couldn't help but say, "I was just so angry that I said a few words in public, which offended Master Li from the Divine Sword Sect. Sigh..."
Chu Xuan suddenly burst into laughter.
That's normal.
After all, who would go against spiritual stones?
"Is there anything else important?" Chu Xuan asked again.
Ning Wangyuan thought for a long time, "Oh right! You should have some impression of Cheng Xin, the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Divine Sword Sect who is guarding this place."
"He was suddenly removed and replaced by a new monk!"
Hearing this, Henry Chu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Of course he remembered Cheng Xin.
When Ning Tai helped him acquire the Chidanzhai that day, Cheng Xin, as the representative of the Divine Sword Sect, witnessed it.
Even the contract was completed under Cheng Xin's supervision.
Cheng Xin is quite powerful, probably at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Why was it suddenly replaced?
This news is neither big nor small.
It depends on what more important information is hidden behind it.
As far as Chu Xuan knew, there were two cultivators in the early stage of the Divine Transformation Realm in the Divine Sword Sect.
They are Yun Feijian and Master Li.
But the Divine Sword Sect controls many islands.
In order to guard against the attacks of the demon cultivators from the Blood Cloud Cave, the Divine Sword Sect placed one or two Nascent Soul cultivators to guard various important islands.
Normally, you just need to check that the formation is safe and sound.
Even if the enemy attacks, we can rely on the formation to temporarily hold on for a while.
Just delay this time, and the other cultivators from the Divine Sword Sect will naturally arrive.
Nishang Island is one of the several large islands where Nascent Soul cultivators are stationed.
The Nascent Soul cultivators stationed here are like provincial governors.
Henry Chu asked, "Do you know who the new guardian is?"
Ning Wangyuan thought for a moment and said, "It seems his name is Lu Rong, a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, with a great reputation. He hasn't arrived yet and will take up his post in a few days."
Chu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something.
Cheng Xin was taken away.
Lu Rong has not yet taken office.
Wouldn't it mean that no one is in control of the defensive formation?
So today's Nishang Island can be said to be in a state of extreme emptiness.
What if outsiders take advantage of this opportunity...
Henry Chu frowned deeply.
I've only had a few days of peace.
Why is there going to be trouble again?
Ning Wangyuan whispered, "Grandfather also asked me to tell Senior He that there might be trouble on Nishang Island in the next few days."
"Tell Senior He to stay in the cave as much as possible and not come out."
Chu Xuan nodded slightly.
Ningtai people are old and experienced, so it's not surprising that they guessed this.
Ning Wangyuan's special reminder to him actually made him feel a little emotional.
Chu Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ning."
Ning Wangyuan also left.
Chu Xuan thought for a moment, and immediately told Tao Zheng, "Don't take any orders for the time being, and close the business for a few days."
Tao Zheng looked stunned. "Senior, why is this happening? You've already made your name known."
"More and more people are coming to us to ask for alchemy."
"I still have several orders on hand, and the deadline is about to pass."
Henry Chu said casually, "It doesn't matter if the time limit has passed. If they can still come, then I will compensate them."
Tao Zheng was even more stunned.
Can you come to my house?
What does it mean.
But he didn't dare ask too much.
Since Henry Chu has given the order, he can only do it.
After a while, Chu Xuan brought some precious materials back to the cave he had rented before, Pinmingxuan.
As for the more tedious tasks, they were left to Tao Zheng, Kong Zhan and Jiao Yu.
"Huh? Isn't Fellow Daoist He here?"
"I have gathered all the materials and was just about to ask Fellow Daoist He to make the elixir."
"Why is Chidanzhai planning to close down?"
Ji Canghai walked over quickly, but saw Tao Zheng and the other two hurriedly packing their things.
Tao Zheng smiled bitterly and told Chu Xuan what he had ordered.
Ji Canghai frowned, "How strange..."
Chidanzhai was just starting out and was doing very well, so how could it close down just like that?
However, this was someone else's property, so he didn't say much and left immediately.
After Ji Canghai left, several cultivators came to Chidanzhai one after another, all wanting to invite Chu Xuan to make elixirs, but they were all turned away.
In desperation, I had to ask someone else for help.
Tao Zheng sighed repeatedly.
Kong Zhan and Jiao Yu felt as if their hearts were bleeding.
This is all money.
It was just pushed away in vain.
Kong Zhan whispered, "I really don't understand what Master He is thinking. Who would have a problem with spiritual stones?"
Jiao Yu nodded repeatedly, "That's right. I've felt that there's something a little strange about our Danshi He."
Tao Zheng glared at them and said, "It is an honor for us to work in Chidanzhai."
"Remember what you should and shouldn't say, both of you!"
"If anyone says that again, don't blame me, Tao, for being rude!"
Kong Zhan and Jiao Yu shuddered and nodded repeatedly.
…
Eight hundred and twenty miles north of Nishang Island, there is an unnamed deserted island.
Xue Yunzi stood quietly on the highest cliff, looking to the south.
Beside him were two Nascent Soul disciples from the Blood Cloud Cave.
There are only six Nascent Soul cultivators in the Blood Cloud Cave.
The three of them died inexplicably on Green Leaf Island.
The remaining person guards Blood Cloud Island.
The two people around him are the only two Nascent Soul cultivators that Xue Yunzi can use.
"Master, there is something I don't understand."
The tall and thin monk on the left couldn't help but speak.
Xue Yunzi said calmly, "Speak."
The tall and thin monk said in a deep voice, "Cheng Xin secretly traded with us for rare treasures, but was discovered by the Divine Sword Sect, so he was replaced."
"But the new Nascent Soul cultivators haven't arrived at Nishang Island yet."
"No one is in control of the Nishang Island's defense formation."
"Why not invade Nishang Island now?"
Xue Yunzi said calmly, "Do you know who the new guardian of Nishang Island is?"
The tall and thin monk shook his head.
Xue Yunzi said calmly, "Lü Rong, he is Yun Feijian's nephew."
The tall and thin monk was stunned and immediately understood what Xue Yunzi meant.
"Master's target is not Nishang Island, but... Lu Rong?"
Xue Yunzi said calmly, "That's right."
"If Yun Feijian dares to kill my three Nascent Soul disciples, I will torture his nephew and make his life worse than death."
Xue Yunzi said coldly, "Now that Lu Rong hasn't arrived yet, what's the point of taking over Nishang Island?"
The tall and thin monk nodded immediately.
Xue Yunzi continued, "Has there been any news from the Snake Buddha Temple?"
The tall and thin monk said respectfully, "Uncle Xue Lingzi has sent back news that the Snake Buddha Temple has agreed to harass the Divine Sword Sect's Tianzhu Island."
Xue Yunzi nodded with satisfaction, "Okay."
"With the actions taken by the Snake Buddha Temple, there will be no obstacles for me to take action here!"
…
A few days passed in a flash.
Nishang Island, Pinmingxuan.
Chu Xuan felt the sound transmission jade on his waist vibrate slightly, and spiritual power was injected into it, and He Zhao's respectful voice came out of it.
"Senior, nothing has happened in the past few days. Senior Lu Rong of the Divine Sword Sect has already taken up his post."
Chu Xuan let out a light exclamation.
Nothing happened?
Was his guess wrong?
Henry Chu shook his head and chuckled.
After all, he is not a prophet, so it is normal that he guessed wrong.
He Zhao's voice transmission had just ended when the voice transmission jade on his waist vibrated again.
Tao Zheng's voice was heard from among them.
"Senior, Senior Lu Rong and Senior Zhang Ziheng want to discuss something important with you. They want me to bring them to your cave."
Henry Chu nodded slightly, "Bring them over here."
After a while, he saw a sound transmission note flying out of the cave.
When you catch this talisman, a deep and solemn voice will be heard from it.
"Fellow Daoist He, my name is Lü Rong. I have just taken up my post at Nishang Island and am responsible for all matters. I have heard that fellow Daoist He has profound attainments in the art of alchemy, so I have come to discuss this with you."