Chapter 109 Busy

Ye Shi went into seclusion for more than half a month. During this period, Ye Shi first continued to fuse the Fire Talisman and raised his cultivation to the level of a six-star martial artist.

Then, he followed Mu Chen's instructions and first took the Nine-Turn Body Refining Fluid and then the elixir. Under the effects of both, Ye Shi's cultivation successfully broke through to the Eight-Star Martial Master realm. After the breakthrough, Ye Shi spent a few more days consolidating his cultivation.

Ye Shi was busy practicing, and Muchen was also busy.

He had to make pastries for Jing Chiyan, brew wine for Xiong Wei, and refine the Flame Talisman to ensure the smooth progress of the transaction. He had to learn inscriptions to keep up with the progress of the Inscription Academy. He had to study formations to increase his knowledge. He had to practice hard to ensure that his cultivation level would not hold him back. In addition, he had to find other ways to make money.

Although the Flame Talisman was selling like hot cakes, putting all eggs in one basket had never been Muchen's principle. Moreover, the Flame Talisman could not be sold too much. Scarcity makes things valuable, and if too many were sold, they would become worthless.

In the training room, Mu Chen took the Yuanling Liquid and kept circulating his Yuanli. His cultivation progressed too fast and his foundation was a little unstable. Therefore, during this period of time, Mu Chen had been compressing the Yuanli in his body. Although his cultivation had not improved at all during this period of time, the Yuanli in his body was several times richer than it was a dozen days ago.

"Ruge, has your junior brother come out of seclusion?" Jing Chiyan asked.

Xin Ruge shook her head and said, "Not yet."

"He is really practicing seriously this time! In the past, he would get upset if he couldn't see Mu Chen for three days. This time he has been in seclusion for more than ten days. He has changed!" Jing Chiyan muttered.

"Uncle Master, this is good news!" Xin Ruge said.

Jing Chiyan nodded and said, "That's good. You finally know how to make progress."

Jing Chiyan sighed lightly. Ye Shi was in seclusion, and Mu Chen no longer came to bring him cakes. Before, he could still snatch Ye Shi's cakes to eat.

This damn brat Muchen only showed up at the beginning of Ye Shi's retreat and gave him a big cake. Afterwards, he disappeared without a trace. He had no idea that giving gifts requires persistence.

"Master uncle, I heard that Mu Chen put laxatives in Xiong Wei's wine." Xin Ruge said.

Jing Chiyan smiled maliciously and said, "I heard that Mu Chen did a good job!"

Hua Shu made a promise in front of Xiong Wei, but turned around and sold Xiong Wei out without hesitation.

The news that Muchen had given Xiong Wei a laxative caused a lot of controversy, and many mentors who were jealous of Xiong Wei for accepting Muchen as their disciple couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

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"What did Rong'er say in the letter?" Ye Xun looked at Wang Li anxiously.

"Rong'er said that Ye Shi is in seclusion and he can't find Ye Shi at all." Wang Li said helplessly.

"Retreat? Why would this kid suddenly go into seclusion? Is he deliberately avoiding me?" Ye Xun said angrily.

Wang Li gritted her teeth. Ye Shi has been active and unstable since he was a child. Why would he suddenly go into seclusion? Could he really be hiding from them?

"This kid has grown wings now. I'm afraid he won't take you seriously at all." Wang Li frowned.

Ye Xun's expression suddenly changed. They had been in the imperial capital for a few days, and most of the Yuanshi they had were already used up.

Land in the imperial capital is extremely expensive. Even though it is not the peak season, the cheapest house they rented still costs two thousand yuan stones a day.

Seeing the Yuanshi in his body being spent like water, but he couldn't even see Ye Shi, Ye Xun's anxiety grew day by day.

The colorful life in the imperial capital was very attractive to Ye Xun, but he had no money and could only endure it.

Wang Li sighed softly and said, "I heard that when Mu Yuanfeng came to the Imperial Capital, several major guilds in the Imperial Capital sent people to greet him. It was an unprecedented grand occasion."

When Ye Xun heard Wang Li's words, his face suddenly twisted.

Same person but different fate. Mu Chen was well-known for his filial piety. He had earlier given Mu Yuanfeng the Soul-Breaking Pill to help him break through to the Martial Spirit Realm. After Mu Yuanfeng arrived in the imperial capital, Mu Chen generously gave Mu Yuanfeng dozens of Flame Talismans. It was said that Mu Yuanfeng still had Mu Chen's Yuanshi Card, which contained at least tens of millions of Yuanshi.

They are both sons, but there is such a big difference between them.

When Ye Xun thought of Mu Yuanfeng, his eyes suddenly turned red with jealousy.

He had seen the place where Mu Yuanfeng lived from afar. It was a very beautiful detached house with a constant stream of people visiting every day. Mu Yuanfeng had a great influence on Mu Chen and was now very popular.

Ye Xun gritted his teeth. He once tried to spread the news that he was Ye Xun's father, but unfortunately, everyone who heard it thought he was a lunatic and ignored him.

"How many Yuanshi do we have left?" Ye Xun asked with a frown.

"Less than 20,000." Wang Li said worriedly.

Ye Xun said with a dark face, "How come there are only 20,000 Yuan stones left? Did you buy things carelessly again?"

Wang Li's expression changed, and she asked innocently, "How could it be?"

The beautiful clothes in the imperial capital were more expensive than the other. Although she was tempted, she didn't dare to buy them. She only bought some cheap rouge and powder, but that also required a lot of Yuanshi.

Ye Xun gritted his teeth, "If Ye Shi continues to stay in seclusion..."

It won't be long before they are kicked out of the restaurant. They only have so few Yuanshi on them now, and if they are kicked out, they will not be able to go back to the Ye family.

Wang Li lowered her head. She originally thought that when she arrived in the imperial capital, she could rely on Ye Xun's face to ask Ye Shi for some money and live a good life. However, she didn't know that her life was getting worse and worse. It would be better for her to live comfortably in the Ye family.

My daughter is also disappointing. She has been admitted to Holy Star College, but she doesn't know how to find a rich man and only wants to ask for money from her family.

"What is Rong'er doing? Shouldn't he go look for Ye Shi?" Ye Xun said angrily.

Ye Xun was used to being domineering at home, and after he came out, he was bullied everywhere, which Ye Xun really couldn't stand.

Wang Li smiled awkwardly and said, "Rong'er, I've already looked for Ye Shi, but isn't Ye Shi in seclusion?"

"He's in seclusion. Let Rong'er go and urge him to come back!" Ye Xun said unhappily.

Wang Li lowered her head and thought: Ye Xun seems to be desperate now. Ye Shi is a disciple of the King of Martial Arts, and Ye Rong is just an ordinary student. Although they are both freshmen at the Holy Star Academy, their status is very different. Ye Shi is in the King of Martial Arts' territory, and Ye Rong cannot see Ye Shi normally, not to mention that Ye Shi is in seclusion now.

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Fuyuan.

Mu Chen was concentrating on drawing the talisman, with circles of people surrounding him.

He picked up the pen and lightly drew intricate patterns on the weapon. As Mu Chen completed the last stroke, the weapon suddenly burst into a dazzling light curtain, as if a famous sword was unsheathed.

There was a round of applause. "Mr. Mu, you are truly amazing. You have mastered such a complex second-level inscription."

The speaker was Zhou Yan from the Inscription Academy. Before Muchen appeared, he was the most outstanding freshman in the Inscription Academy.

Mu Chen smiled and said, "I'm not very skilled yet."

"Classmate Muchen is always so modest." Zhou Yan said with a wry smile. Muchen was such an outstanding guy, so outstanding that people couldn't even feel jealous and could only look up to him.

Mu Chen smiled faintly and said nothing.

"Student Mu, with your progress, you should be a level three inscription master soon," a female student asked with admiration.

Mu Chen said disapprovingly: "I'm still far from that."

"What a pity! If you were a third-level inscription master, the dean would definitely be happy." Zhou Yan shrugged.

"Why?" Mu Chen asked in confusion.

"Okay, okay, everyone go home, everyone go home." Xia Qingyan suddenly came in and said.

Mu Chen looked at the person at the door, and Xia Qingyan strode in.

Xia Qingyan looked at the inscription on the weapon, raised her eyebrows, and said, "This was drawn by you."

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Not bad." Xia Qingyan praised generously. Mu Chen's face flushed with embarrassment. "Thank you for the compliment, Dean."

"I'll give you three days to learn how to draw a third-level inscription. Here are five third-level inscription diagrams. You can choose one to learn." Xia Qingyan said.

"Three days?" Mu Chen couldn't help but frowned.

Xia Qingyan nodded and said, "Yes! Ah! Do you think the time is too ample? It doesn't matter, two days will also be fine."

Mu Chen shook his head subconsciously and said, "No, no, three days is fine."

Xia Qingyan looked at Mu Chen with a smile on her face and said, "Come on, I'm rooting for you. You have time to cook, brew wine, and research all sorts of things. You at least have time to learn runes, right?" Xia Qingyan patted Mu Chen's shoulder and said with a forced smile.

Mu Chen suddenly felt embarrassed.

Xia Qingyan told Mu Chen that he would become a third-level inscription master within three days, and then left. It can be said that she came and went in a hurry.

"The dean is really strict with you!" A student couldn't help but say when he saw Xia Qingyan.

Mu Chen said in surprise, "It's strange. Why is the dean so anxious to make me a third-level inscription master?"

"Don't you know? The funding for the freshman department of the Inscription Academy is closely related to the number of second-level and third-level inscription masters among the freshmen, especially the third-level inscription masters. If there is a third-level inscription master among the freshmen, the overall funding for our freshmen will double, and the assessment period will be in five days." Zhou Yan said.

The quality of the new students at the Inscription Academy over the past two days has been poor, resulting in the academy's funding being cut. As funding is cut, students receive fewer resources and their performance becomes even worse. This vicious cycle is causing the status of the Inscription Academy to decline.

"So, the same goes for the Alchemy Academy and the Talisman Academy," said Mu Chen.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Yes! The Alchemy Academy has a third-level alchemist like Lan Ruofeng, so the funding must be considerable. Originally, the Talisman Academy had... However, now that you are a member of our Inscription Academy, Muchen, let's be clear. How much funding we can apply for depends on whether you can become a third-level inscription master."

Mu Chen smiled and said, "Is that so!"

"You have to work hard! The future of our Inscription Academy depends on you." Zhou Yan looked at Mu Chen seriously.

Mu Chen lowered his head. He was already a third-level inscription master, but he didn't want to be too conspicuous, so he didn't go to the Inscription Master Association for certification.

There are benefits to not having a certified Ye Shi. At least, Xia Qingyan gave him five level three inscription master maps at once. If he wanted to buy this thing, it would cost several million yuan stones.