Chapter 200 Sang Yunchu's Invitation

Zhong Cai was also very interested in this poisonous booklet and gave it to Wu Shaogan to keep safe.

The blue light did not disappear.

Zhong Cai reached in again and took out the last treasure.

A small gourd, about an inch long.

Exquisite and lovely.

However, when Zhong Cai probed the space with his soul, he found that it was extremely large and divided into countless smaller spaces, which could hold pills of different grades.

After Zhong used his soul power to mark it, he understood that this was another level eight Xuan artifact—but the aura it displayed to the outside world was only level six.

It is a Tibetan elixir gourd.

The storable pills are of grade eight. All pills stored in it will not lose their medicinal properties over time and will always remain in the same state as when they were first put in.

Zhong Cai whispered to Wu Shaogan.

Wu Shaogan immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations, A-Cai."

At this point, the blue light finally disappeared.

This means that the last treasure has also been taken out.

·

Many days ago——

Beneath the Dan Shen tree, inside the Golden Light Pavilion warship.

Liu Zhenjiang, a seventh-level alchemist, strode back, his expression grim.

An elder from the Spirit Transformation stage came over and greeted him with a smile, saying, "Master Liu has returned? I have prepared wine and food; would Master Liu do me the honor of joining us?"

Master Liu snorted coldly, "I can't drink anymore! In a little while, you won't be able to drink anymore either!"

Since the two had some connection, Liu Danshi didn't say anything too harsh.

Seeing this, Elder Chang Zhang had a bad feeling.

"What Master Liu means is..."

As Chang Zhang spoke, he led the man into his private cabin and poured him a cup of tea.

Liu Danshi took a sip of hot tea, her pent-up frustration still lingering. With a somber expression, she took out a stack of invitations and pushed them towards Chang Zhang.

Chang Zhang's premonition grew even more ominous, and he quickly unfolded the posts to read them.

All of them were orders for level seven and eight pills.

Moreover, he found his own copy among them...

Chang Zhang hurriedly stammered, "This, this—"

Master Liu said in a deep voice, "These are all orders returned by King Sang Dan. He said he will be going into seclusion soon and there are some orders that he can't finish refining in time, so he has to return some. The deposits have also been returned." He paused, "...all the pill orders from our Golden Light Pavilion."

Chang Zhang's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "Why did King Sangdan—"

The conversation ended abruptly at that point.

Clearly, he immediately figured out the reason.

Master Liu sneered, "Our alchemist disciples in the Golden Light Pavilion are so arrogant! They get jealous just because they see that the disciple of King Sang Dan has top-notch alchemy skills, and they directly order their martial arts disciples to kill him. He is a dignified eighth-level King Dan! That little brat tried to kill his disciple for no reason. Doesn't he have any shame and still want to refine pills for our Golden Light Pavilion?"

Chang Zhang paused for a moment, then continued, "That may be true, but our disciples from the Golden Light Pavilion didn't get any credit. Instead, their journey to return to spring was cut short, which can be considered a punishment..."

Master Liu scoffed, "That's what you call punishment? That's just being outmatched! You think you can just let this go because you're incompetent? You know, King Sang Dan's disciple acquired a lot of resources this time. If King Sang Dan doesn't take action this time, I'm afraid everyone will want to mess with his disciple!"

Chang Zhang gave a wry smile: "Did our Golden Light Pavilion run into trouble?"

Liu Danshi closed her eyes and nodded.

“Canglong will definitely stand with King Sangdan, not only because his alchemy skills are extremely strong, but also because his disciple has visible potential that is greater than King Sangdan’s. If he doesn’t die prematurely, he is very likely to reach the ninth level in the future—” Master Liu sighed and said, “Even King Sangdan himself, who can produce a full-grade eighth-level pill with ease, has a great chance of reaching the ninth level alchemist!”

As long as Canglong isn't stupid, he would definitely value such a master and disciple in the alchemy field immensely!

The energy brought by a top-tier alchemist is already terrifying, let alone two.

·

Both of them fell silent for a moment.

As a powerful eighth-level force, they knew many eighth-level alchemists, some of whom had placed orders with them and others they were on good terms with. Overall... logically speaking... even if an order was returned by one of the eighth-level alchemists, it wouldn't have a significant impact on them.

However, this eighth-level alchemist happened to be Sang Yunchu.

Level 7 orders need not be mentioned—almost all of Sang Yunchu's pills are of superior quality. If it's a custom-made pill, he'll also give it to her if he manages to refine a top-grade one.

It was fine when Sang Yunchu first entered the eighth level, as alchemists of this level usually only produced low to medium grade pills, which were easy to replace... However, on this day of rejuvenation, Sang Yunchu demonstrated his ability to consistently produce high-grade pills even at the eighth level!

Very few level eight alchemists can do that.

For anything that can be done, the orders are booked for years to come.

This newly promoted eighth-level alchemist doesn't have many orders yet. Once an order is placed, it might be received in less than a year!

The sooner you obtain the elixir, the sooner you have a chance to break through; the higher the quality of the elixir, the greater the help it will provide to the cultivator.

Now things are really messed up; Sang Yunchu isn't even willing to accept a single order from Jin Guang Ge anymore!

·

This is no small matter.

Chang Zhang himself couldn't help but feel a surge of anger when he saw the order cancellation. When he understood the reason, he felt even more furious towards Ning Xuran—especially since Chang Zhang's faction was relatively close to the Ning family's faction, and yet he had acted this way.

Liu Danshi himself, who is clearly Ning Xuran's master, acted as if he didn't have this disciple when talking about this matter, and even referred to him as a "wicked child", which shows his dislike for him.

Not to mention those who were at odds with the Ning family faction, and others who had finally placed orders and were eagerly awaiting the pills, including some who desperately needed the pills and were willing to pay a high price...

Now, everything is gone.

If those experts at the Spirit Transformation and Nirvana Realm find out, they'll probably cause a huge uproar!

·

This time, on the day of the return of spring, because their Golden Light Pavilion did not have any eighth-level alchemists, only a few peak Spirit Transformation experts came. They each had their trump cards, and with an eighth-level treasure ship accompanying them, they should be safe enough.

However, this also meant that after Ning Xuran made his move, the Spirit Transformation Elders couldn't react immediately because of his special status.

If there were a Nirvana, they wouldn't need to send the message back... but it's unclear how things are progressing on the other side, as there's been no response yet.

The elders of the Spirit Transformation Sect had actually sent the message quite promptly, but Sang Yunchu's order cancellation was even faster.

Ning Xuran had just been defeated yesterday, and today Sang Yunchu met with Master Liu Dan to hand over the order to him to bring back.

This is why Sang Yunchu didn't wait for the Golden Light Pavilion to make a decision before giving his own response.

This also proves that Sang Yunchu has made up her mind and will absolutely not accept the orders from Jin Guang Ge.

·

Chang Zhang said in a deep voice, "This news must be sent back as soon as possible." Without hesitation, he sent out his soul to invite the other Spirit Transformation Elders over as well.

Liu Danshi sat beside him, without saying a word.

When the other Spirit Transformation Elders arrived and heard Chang Zhang recount the events, their expressions all changed.

Two or three people quickly checked the returned orders and found theirs—they were as happy as they had been when they placed the orders in time, and now they were just as furious.

In their hearts, they also cursed at the same time: You wretched creature!

Although Ning Xuran is also a fourth-level alchemist and is indeed dedicated to alchemy, the resources spent on training him could have made him a sixth-level alchemist if they had been used on some alchemists with exceptional talent! However, since his expenses all came from his grandfather and he didn't overeat their money, they didn't say much.

Now, Ning Xuran has caused them to suffer losses!

Even if Ning Xuran were forced to reach level seven by his grandfather, he would only be an ordinary level seven, not comparable to Master Liu, let alone reaching the level of Sang Yunchu and his disciple.

The addition of an eighth-level alchemist, who was even willing to take on seventh-level orders, would have given them more opportunities. However, this channel was abruptly cut off, which was tantamount to ruining their future!

If there isn't a better solution to this problem, then they will no longer just despise that monstrous creature, but hate it!

Especially the order placed by a certain elder at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage, which could increase her chances of Nirvana. However, she is not young anymore. If she misses this order and has to wait in line with other alchemists... she is not sure if she can still wait until that day!

Moreover, of those whose orders were returned, only one person was unlucky enough to belong to the Ning family faction. Among the others, Chang Zhang was the only one with the best relationship with the Ning family faction.

·

At this moment, Elder Qi Zishan, who was at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage, said angrily, "If you offend someone, your own faction should step forward. Now you want me, the entire Golden Light Pavilion, to bear the consequences. That junior from the Ning family really has a lot of face!"

The elders from other factions were also filled with anger.

Chang Zhang said helplessly, "I invited you all here to ask for your opinions. I want to report this matter again immediately and ask the government to give a response as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed any longer."

Qi Zishan snorted coldly, offering no objection.

She did want to say a few words. The Ning family's Nirvana cultivators, relying on their late-stage Nirvana realm, looked down on the other Nirvana cultivators except for the Pavilion Masters of the same realm. She was afraid they would still protect their own this time.

I just hope the Pavilion Master won't be so lukewarm, and at least he can separate the other factions from their Golden Light Pavilion!

King Sangdan already adored his disciple, and given the disciple's immense wealth, he had to bare his fangs to protect him. His public demonstration of refining a top-grade pill was precisely to further enhance his status as an eighth-level alchemist.

He has now returned the orders from Jin Guang Ge, but he will likely take the opportunity to accept some more orders from Nirvana, and those Nirvana will naturally be on his side.

Who knows if Sang Yunchu will do something else?

The deterrent effect of cutting off the pills is indeed considerable, but Sang Yunchu gives off a rather strange feeling...

·

With the unanimous agreement of many Spirit Transformation cultivators, Chang Zhang once again relayed the message back to the Golden Light Pavilion.

Then came the anxious wait.

Moreover, Qi Zishan's vague guess had indeed come true.

·

Sang Yunchu invited all the Nirvana Realm experts who had placed orders to gather in his private cabin.

Jiang Chongguang stood by, accompanied by his father's Nirvana clone.

The group sat together drinking tea, and it was quite pleasant.

Many alchemists came for this Spring Return Day, but the ninth-level alchemists only came as clones and did not refine pills in public; the top eight-level alchemists all had a lot of orders on hand and had experienced the Spring Return Day before, so they did not come.

Therefore, in the entire arena right now, the only one with the most skillful alchemy who is still willing to take orders is Sang Yunchu!

Naturally, all the Nirvana Realm experts who come here, regardless of whether they have any needs, want to place an order—unless they are truly short of money and cannot afford the deposit.

Therefore, after Sang Yunchu gave the order, there were as many as thirty or forty Nirvana cultivators—or their avatars—who came to visit.

·

The tea served by Sang Yunchu was naturally of the highest quality, which was quite generous.

This proves that he is very wealthy.

At this moment, he smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, I invited you all here today because I have something I wish to do with you."

At that moment, a Nirvana cultivator readily spoke up: "King Sangdan, please speak!"

Sang Yunchu's voice was soft and her tone was very friendly, but the content of her words was not so polite.

"I would like to ask you all to go and cause some trouble for the Golden Light Pavilion."

Very straightforward.

The Nirvana cultivators certainly knew the reason, but the Golden Light Pavilion was also an eighth-level power, so the extent of the trouble they were causing and the price that Master Sang Dan was willing to pay still needed to be discussed.

Then Nirvana spoke up: "I wish to hear the details."

Sang Yunchu remained straightforward: "I am willing to pay for one order of custom-made pills, and all the pills produced will be delivered in full."

·

The so-called "queue-jumping customization" has a wide scope, but in short, it means that cultivators who have this spot will have pills refined by Sang Yunchu first, no matter when they come to his door.

Meanwhile, the pills they want to refine can be those that Sang Yunchu knows, which he can refine directly or buy ready-made ones; or they can bring the pill formulas with them, and Sang Yunchu can study them before refining them.

Moreover, Sang Yunchu also guaranteed that he would deliver all the pills to the customer as soon as they were produced. Under normal circumstances, given Sang Yunchu's strength, if he accepted an order and the pills were newly refined, he would only give one pill regardless of how many were produced in one batch, and the grade of the pill would be up to him.

For an ordinary level eight alchemist to make such a promise might not be very appealing, but for an alchemist as talented as Sang Yunchu to make such a promise, they can gain a great advantage!

·

Sang Yunchu looked around and saw the excitement on the faces of many Nirvana cultivators.

But he also knew very well that it was impossible to get Nirvana cultivators to fight desperately with such a quota—unless they were stuck at a critical juncture in breaking through a major realm and their lifespan was about to end, then they would fight with all their might.

It's true that there's strength in numbers these days, but they're still unsure about the extent of this "trouble" and can't bring themselves to speak up for the time being.

Sang Yunchu chuckled and said, "This trouble is not a big problem. As long as you all work together to suppress the Golden Light Pavilion when competing with it, you can also grab some business on ordinary days."

"As long as Jin Guangge is unhappy, I will be happy."

The Nirvana cultivators suddenly realized, and their expressions became somewhat subtle.

They understood: they needed to cause the Golden Light Pavilion some losses, keep them busy, and ideally, make them extremely stressed. It didn't have to result in any truly irreconcilable damage, but it was essential to make the Golden Light Pavilion feel disgusted, uncomfortable, and unable to live a peaceful life.

That's easy!

The Nirvana cultivators present all have at least level eight forces behind them, so who would be afraid of the Golden Light Pavilion? Even if someone is the only Nirvana cultivator in their own force, they can join forces with other Nirvana cultivators with similar backgrounds who have accepted this mission!

Just like Sangdan Wang said, all that's needed is for the other party to be unhappy.

King Sangdan's revenge is truly... indescribable.

His only disciple was almost killed, so revenge was only natural. However, since his disciple hadn't died, if the revenge went too far, it would inevitably make some powerful forces uncomfortable—King Sangdan had become too willful with his alchemy skills.

King Sangdan is not, after all, the number one alchemist on the entire continent.

But now, King Sangdan is just making the Golden Light Pavilion uncomfortable because he himself is feeling unwell. What's the problem with that?

This is what Jin Guang Ge deserves.

Even if they themselves cannot properly teach their disciples, that disciple can still represent the grandson of a Nirvana Realm expert from the Golden Light Pavilion. Attributing his actions to the entire Golden Light Pavilion wouldn't be entirely wrong...

·

The many Nirvana Realm experts burst into laughter and readily agreed:

"What's so difficult about that? King Sangdan, rest assured, just leave it to me!"

"King Sangdan is kind-hearted. If it were me, I would have already stormed his door!"

"I have an ancient recipe here, but no alchemist has been able to refine it. I'm giving it to King Sang Dan. Please..."

"Just you wait and see, King Sangdan! I guarantee you won't be disappointed!"

"I agreed too!"

"King Sangdan..."

After everyone finished speaking, Sang Yunchu smiled and raised her glass in a toast.

The Nirvana experts also returned the favor.

Needless to say, everyone was subsequently given a customized spot, and once they came up with some effective methods, they would be able to officially register with Sang Yunchu.

To ensure that their methods were observed by Sang Yunchu, they discussed their plans directly with him, forming alliances and devising strategies that would not overlap with those of other Nirvana cultivators.

After all, once the contributions overlap, it becomes difficult to determine whose contribution was greater.

Moreover, they were thinking that with King Sangdan's generosity, perhaps he could offer even more benefits after they actually made their move?

It's just disgusting; anyone can do that!

If they do a good job, King Sangdan will probably encourage the one who achieves the best results first...

Those who have reached the Nirvana stage have lived to this age and experienced so much; they understand everything perfectly well.

After exchanging a few glances, everyone knew exactly what to do.

·

Sang Yunchu listened quietly and watched quietly, maintaining a warm smile throughout.

No matter how the Golden Light Pavilion reacted, his side reacted even faster.

If they continue to ignore him, that's it.

Even if they take some remedial action... judging from the actions he's taken, it probably won't make up for it.

Anyway, Sang Yunchu didn't want them to make up for anything.

Even if the responsibility for the whole thing actually lies with the Ning family faction and has little to do with the Golden Light Pavilion as a whole, what does it have to do with him? The Ning family faction is originally a faction of the Golden Light Pavilion, and one of the two most powerful factions.

Therefore, the Ning family faction is the face of the Golden Light Pavilion.

After this incident, the Ning family faction's reputation within the Golden Light Pavilion will likely suffer... Putting aside everything else, at least those top-tier geniuses, if given multiple options, would likely rank the Ning family faction lower.

That's about right.

Sang Yunchu pondered calmly.

If the Golden Light Pavilion comes looking for him again... he can't easily give up hiring other Nirvana factions, but he is a kind-hearted person after all, so perhaps he can be more lenient and accept orders from other factions again.

The Ning family faction was the only thorn in his side.

Thinking of this, Sang Yunchu glanced at Jiang Chongguang again, a genuine smile appearing on her face.

As for that old geezer from the Ning family, let Senior Brother Jiang handle him from now on.

Senior Brother Jiang is still holding back his anger. After he breaks through to the Nirvana Realm and undergoes further training, given his temperament, he will probably personally attack the Golden Light Pavilion.

·

Once the matter was settled, many Nirvana cultivators left, and Sang Yunchu continued to study alchemy with other advanced alchemists.

Moreover, Sang Yunchu also refined other pills.

Aside from the fact that top-grade pills have not yet been revealed, Sang Yunchu has demonstrated an extremely high success rate in producing pills.

Yes, although he only learned four types of level eight pills, he rarely failed when he started making them, which was truly admirable.

Many level-eight alchemists also came to discuss their experiences with him, and whenever Sang Yunchu offered any insights, they were always very insightful.

This is enough to show that no matter what channel Sang Yunchu obtained or how much alchemy inheritance he received, his level was extraordinary. Even when many level eight alchemists mentioned some obscure pills, they might not know them from each other, but Sang Yunchu could actually say a thing or two about them.

That's truly amazing.

Naturally, everyone was even more optimistic about Sang Yunchu's future.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Nirvana Realm experts naturally held Sang Yunchu in even higher esteem. After confirming their respective "suppression missions," they privately refined many details.

They must make Jin Guang Ge suffer!

They could also take this opportunity to build a good relationship with King Sangdan—besides having a spot for a custom order, the better they did, the happier King Sangdan would be. If he was happy, even if they couldn't continue to cut in line in the future, at least when they wanted to place an order, King Sangdan would be more likely to accept it than other cultivators, right?

This is already very good.

·

As time went on, Zhong Cai's alchemical skills on the Dan Shen Wood became increasingly advanced.

Occasionally, when Nirvana cultivators saw the top-grade pills he refined and the resources he obtained that reached level seven or eight, they understood even more why King Sangdan was so cautious and so "generous".

For a disciple like this, it's never too much to value him.

·

After receiving a new sum of resources, Zhong Cai thought it was the last one because of the large amount.

But it's not over yet.

Zhong Cai was too lazy to think much and simply ordered another batch.

He didn't intend to change his pace and continued to refine the next type of elixir.

An hour later, the blue light reappeared.

This time, since it hadn't been polished yet, the resources were generally nothing special... no, besides the ordinary ones, Zhong Cai also obtained a peculiar token.

The Divine Tree Decree.

Zhong Cai subconsciously probed into the soul's consciousness, her fingers instantly tightening.

This is... this is a token that allows travel to and from the Divine Tree of Dan!

With this token, he no longer needs to wait for the day of rejuvenation. Every time his alchemy skills improve by a level, he will have a chance to come to the Pill God Tree and refine ten batches of pills.

Whenever he successfully refines it, he will receive a gift of the Divine Pill Wood.

This is...

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