The two disciples from the Enforcement Hall did not disturb him. They quietly withdrew and waited patiently outside the Cliff of Repentance until Shi Xuan finished his advancement and went out. Only then did they return together to report back.

When Shi Xuan walked out of the Cliff of Contemplation, her second senior brother, along with her fourth senior brother and the disciples of Hundred Herbs Peak, were all waiting outside. Even her master, Lin Daozi, glanced at her from afar and, seeing that she was alright, turned and left.

The instant Lin Daozi appeared, Shi Xuan sensed a strong fluctuation in Lu Shenzhi's spiritual consciousness, which quickly subsided. It seemed that the eldest brother and their master shared a deep bond. According to the second brother, before he entered the sect, their master only had the eldest brother as a disciple, which explained the situation.

Zhao Cai, who had disappeared for three days, returned as scheduled, filled with joy and excitement. In his mind, he conveyed to Shi Xuan the intention that "this was so much fun, I want to come again next time." Shi Xuan ignored him.

As soon as Lu Wenxing saw Shi Xuan come out, he went up to him and said, "Come on, come on, let's have a welcome dinner for you."

Lu Shan also squeezed out of the crowd, holding a few tree branches whose names he didn't know, and waved them at Shi Xuan, muttering, "Bad luck begone! Invulnerable to all poisons!" Several others followed suit, chanting like shamans from the foot of the mountain.

Shi Xuan intended to introduce Lu Shenzhi, so he greeted them warmly one by one: "Second Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, fellow disciples of Baicao Peak, thank you all for this."

"Senior Sister Shixuan, why do you say that? You took the punishment for us, and we don't know how to thank you enough."

"Haha, no need to be so polite," Shi Xuan said loudly, "Let's head to the dining hall, this meal is on me!"

"Let's go, let's go," the disciples of Baicao Peak chimed in, "But there's no reason for Senior Sister to always pay for everything. This meal is to welcome her back, so please come with us!"

A large group of people walked towards the Sword-Touching Hall.

Lu Shenzhi finally had a chance to speak, and he sighed with emotion as he transmitted his voice, "In just ten years, even the location of the dining hall has changed."

Shi Xuan: ...

"You don't seem to have asked me how I got to the Cliff of Repentance."

"How did you get in?" Lu Shenzhi asked.

"I got in because of the dining hall being moved!" she taunted. "To avoid tarnishing Senior Brother's reputation, I blew up the dining hall and successfully rewrote the sect rules. From now on, sect disciples are forbidden from refining pills in the dining hall. You changed the peak rules, I changed the sect rules. Our Fuyu Peak will surely have a place in the sect's history!"

Lu Shenzhi:...

Lu Shenzhi protested, "Why did I change the peak rules and punish people with ten days of contemplation at the Cliff of Repentance, while you changed all the sect rules and only punished them with three days?"

What a great senior brother who knows how to grasp the key points!

Shi Xuan smiled and said, "Perhaps Senior Brother has heard of something vague and ethereal called personal charisma."

"Hmph." Lu Shenzhi stubbornly snorted and stopped talking.

The dining hall staff changed a few disciples. Compared to before, they only prepared simple meals because the previous batch of disciples still smelled bad and could not continue working in the dining hall.

Upon seeing Shi Xuan and his group enter, the people in the dining hall were on high alert. One of them even sent a disciple to keep a close watch on them from a distance, as if he would rush up if they took out their alchemy furnace.

The group didn't seem to care. Lu Shan said casually, "The method of processing spiritual herbs that Senior Sister Shi Xuan demonstrated for us last time was very effective. The quality of several of our pills has improved!"

“Yes! I’ve also improved; I can now refine high-grade pills!” a disciple chimed in.

It seems everyone has had a good harvest. Such outstanding fellow disciples should not be overlooked. Shi Xuan thought of the shop she had asked the sect leader for and asked, "What did you do with the pills you refined before?"

Gu Liangce replied, "Aside from the portion used for personal purposes, some of the rest was handed over to the sect in exchange for points, and the rest was mostly sold off. It was sold at Baicao Peak or to the market down the mountain."

The market at the foot of the mountain usually buys pills at half price and sells them at full price, so they don't actually get much of them.

"As you all know, I was rewarded with a shop by the sect for winning the Six Sects Alchemy Competition," Shi Xuan said, putting down his chopsticks and looking at everyone.

The disciples thought to themselves, "How could we not know? They were all on the spirit boat the day she asked the sect leader for the shop."

Shi Xuan continued, "In a few days, I plan to renovate this shop and turn it into a pill shop. When the disciples of Hundred Herbs Peak have pills to sell, they can consign them here and I will charge a 10% consignment fee after the sale."

"That's great!" Lu Shan was very happy. He usually refined pills quite often and often complained that the shopkeepers at the foot of the mountain were heartless.

The 10% consignment fee is barely enough to cover the labor and shop expenses. It's a huge boon for the alchemists, as they can continuously refine pills every day and their income will increase significantly.

Shi Xuan nodded: "Let's wait another half month. If you're not in a hurry to sell, you can save up first."

Lu Shan patted his chest and said, "These past few days, I've been experimenting with the methods my senior sister taught us for processing spiritual herbs. I've refined a lot of pills, and I almost had to sell them to the market down the mountain as usual. Thank goodness."

The disciples of Baicaofeng started a commotion, insisting that Lushan host the event.

For them, such a sales channel for pills was just the right opportunity. What's more, it was opened by Senior Sister Shi Xuan. Even if Shi Xuan wanted to take 60% of the sales commission, they would still be more willing to be associated with her.

In fact, it didn't even take fifteen days; in just ten days, the medicine shop was almost ready.

This was because Chen Shengjun woke up after five days of treatment.

Perhaps it was because Chen Ji took extra care of him, but on the fifth day of treatment, just as Chen Ji was giving him another medicinal bath, Chen Shengjun opened his eyes without warning while lying in the bathtub.

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