Chapter 79: Chapter 78 – The Master of Pill Hall – Luo
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Sick Tiger Zeng Wen!
A deviation within the Broken Mountain Gang.
A high-ranking Hall Master, yet for all these years, he couldn’t care less about matters.
Due to an injury suffered in his early years, he had no hope of advancing further in his path, thus he spent most of his time frolicking, lingering amidst flowers.
When running low on spirit stones, he’d go hunting in the mountains all by himself.
Hardly aligning with anyone, he was pretty much a loner.
If not for his outstanding performance in the Dao Debate Platform and the death of three Hall Masters, he would not have returned to the Broken Mountain Gang to take up the role of Battle Hall Master.
At this moment, in response to the inquiry from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator...
He shrugged nonchalantly, “Do you want to hear lies, or the truth?”
Mi Shuhua’s expression darkened slightly.
“What difference does it make whether it’s a lie or the truth?”
“The lie is that I had so much fun—soft-mouthed and weak-kneed—that I almost couldn’t crawl out of the building today.”
“And the truth?”
“The truth is that there’s been a change of personnel at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. My favorite little beauties have either returned to the Hehuan Sect or given up the trade. The new female cultivators who have arrived don’t know how to behave and use their seduction skills on me as if it doesn’t require spirit power. These old bones of mine can’t handle such abuse. I really almost couldn’t crawl out today.”
So in both truth and lie, he almost failed to crawl out?
Mi Shuhua took a deep breath, “The gang is now looking to establish a Pill Hall—which would mean more benefits for everyone. You’re a Hall Master, do you have any opinion?”
Zeng Wen sprawled in his seat and spread his hands at the mention of the question.
“You’re asking my opinion? Then I, Zeng Wen, will definitely say it’s a good idea!”
“Hmm?”
“Friend Xiao Luo is my dearest brother, so if he’s here to refine pills for us, we must surely add more spirit stones!”
Having said that, he winked at Luo Chen, “When you’ve refined an Ascendant Grade Allure Pill, I’ve a bone to pick with those nymphs of Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion!”
Luo Chen bowed with all seriousness.
“I shall not dare to withhold any effort and I’m committed to helping you to break the Hehuan Sect’s seduction technique!”
Watching this back-and-forth, even Mi Shuhua ended up laughing despite his irritation.
“Alright, it’s a deal. We’ll give you two-tenths. But just for a couple hundred spirit stones, why do we cultivators have to be so petty? This isn’t like us.”
Oh, so apparently, it’s not you who are nickel-and-diming us!
This thought flashes across everyone’s mind.
Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Luo Chen once again took his seat.
The Broken Mountain Gang now had a ninth hall—the Pill Hall!
With the broad direction decided, it was time for discussions about the finer details.
The location for the Pill Hall had been decided and the construction of buildings was almost complete. For this, Mi Shuhua had to provide a first-order medium-sized array to protect the Pill Hall from demon beasts and enemies.
Sikong Shoujia also named all the people who would be transferred into the Pill Hall.
The reason why Luo Chen had to go through all these details with an elder who rarely handled affairs was that he was soon going to move into the Pill Hall and become the steward of the Pill Hall.
To this, Luo Chen could only chuckle.
An elder and a steward, what’s your game here?
He didn’t delay and immediately proposed that Gu Caiyi join the gang.
“Yes, Allure Pill, large bottle, medium grade!”
“Then I want medium bottle.”
“Master Zeng, it’s not a medium bottle, it’s large, medium grade.”
“Uh, never mind, let’s start with ten bottles. I must go back and turn the tables!”
Handing over the money and receiving the goods.
Zeng Wen departed in high spirits, appearing heroic and vigorous, looking nothing like his previous weak state.
Luo Chen looked at the fifty spirit stones in his hand and couldn’t help feeling moved.
Indeed, he was my best customer, even when I said I would give him a discount.
He insisted on paying the original price, saying that the Allure Pill was even better than before, and it would be unreasonable to let a friend suffer a loss.
Just as Luo Chen was lost in thought, Wang Yuan appeared in front of him, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
He glanced at Luo Chen and turned to leave.
Luo Chen immediately followed him.
Soon after, they arrived in a quiet secret room.
“I didn’t know you could already refine medium grade pills.” Wang Yuan ridiculed.
Luo Chen scratched his head, “Isn’t it because you brother, are focusing on the Dao and don’t need this stuff? Of course, if you need it, brother, I have plenty here!”
“Nonsense!”
Wang Yuan scolded him, then suddenly sighed.
“If I knew earlier that you could refine medium grade pills, I would never have let you follow me back to the Broken Mountain Gang.”
Luo Chen also put away his sinful smile.
He shook his head, “Don’t blame yourself brother Wang, as long as I still want to earn spirit stones for cultivation, I would sooner or later attract attention. Even without this Broken Mountain Gang, there would be the Great Lake Gang, Li Family, Nangong Family, Duan Family, and even the Golden Core Sect, and the Six Great Ascendant Sects.”
At the beginning, Wang Yuan was quite touched by his words.
But his last words sounded a little off.
You little fellow caught the eye of the Golden Core Sect, and the Six Great Ascendant Sects?
Of course, he still gave affirmation and encouragement.
“What are you planning now?”
“Since it has come, let it be. If you can achieve the eighth level of Qi refinement in the Broken Mountain Gang, and Big Brother Qin and the others can step by step cultivate to the ninth level of Qi refinement, so can I.”
The words were filled with a vigorous and indomitable spirit.
Seeing this, Wang Yuan no longer comforted him.
After displaying his firm Dao heart, Luo Chen looked at Wang Yuan curiously.
“You specially called me over, is it just to express your apology? We are brothers, why are we so formal?”
Wang Yuan didn’t speak.
Luo Chen got excited, “There’s really something? Brother Wang, you usually help me all the time. If something comes up, just tell me directly.”
His old face showed no expression, it was hard to tell if it was stoicism or whether his face had been thickened by body refinement cultivation.
In the silence, Wang Yuan pulled out a piece of fur.
Curiously accepting it, Luo Chen took a closer look.
“Huh, a pill formula?”
While reading, Luo Chen casually said, “Is this a pill formula you’re giving me? You really are my good buddy. Wait a minute, something feels off here, why are all the same type of medicinal herbs listed? Don’t they care about harmonizing medicinal properties?”
Lost in his musings, Luo Chen read very quickly, almost at a glance.
When he had almost finished examining the pill formula, Luo Chen furrowed his brows, and finally blurted out when he got to the end.
“A second-order Pill Formula?”