Chapter 128 Level 3 Alchemist
After the ancient city was upgraded, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan continued their cultivation.
Wu Shaogan proceeded step by step, replenishing the Heavenly Yang Qi, honing his secret techniques, and refining the Level 3 Cleansing Talisman.
Zhong Cai was even busier. Besides taking pills to continue improving his foundation, he had to hone his previous secret techniques, cultivate new ones, and start trying to refine level-three pills—he had to hurry up and work hard! Otherwise, in a few years, Old Wu would quickly advance to the Suspended Illumination Realm, and wouldn't he be unable to refine pills for Old Wu again?
The two lived a secluded life and rarely appeared in public unless absolutely necessary.
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Zhong Cai stroked the alchemy furnace and sighed silently.
Wu Shaogan sat to the side and ruffled his hair.
Zhong Cai was quite reluctant to part with it.
This alchemy furnace was a gift from Old Wu, and it accompanied him in refining pills for several years. However, it was only a level two alchemy furnace, and it could no longer be used to refine higher-level pills.
Wu Shaogan rubbed Zhong Cai's face again and said with a smile, "I still need to spend some time on these few minor realms. I'll go learn some weapon crafting and make you a pill furnace by hand." He pinched Zhong Cai's earlobe, "If I had known it was for you, I would have definitely made a better one."
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up as she listened.
"Old Wu, are you really going to make it for me yourself?"
Wu Shaogan smiled and nodded: "Let's try out the talent first. If there's no talent, we'll make a souvenir."
Zhong Cai chuckled and put away the alchemy furnace he had been using.
He was reluctant to part with the alchemy furnace mainly because Old Wu had put a lot of effort into its creation. But if Old Wu were to make it for him personally, he would certainly put in even more care, and he would be even happier!
As for whether Old Wu could continue making alchemy furnaces for him... he didn't care.
Even if it's poorly made, it's still Lao Wu's good intention, and he'll definitely treasure it!
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Seeing that Zhong Cai's slight regret had disappeared, Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "I'm going to the Myriad Classics Tower to find some books on weapon crafting. I'll be back soon."
Zhong Cai wasn't going to go along either, she just told him, "Let Qinghui take you."
Wu Shaogan agreed and walked away quickly.
Zhong Cai then took out another alchemy furnace.
It is indeed a level three alchemy furnace.
It was taken from the altar.
Perhaps because his main job was alchemy, he gradually produced several alchemy furnaces.
They have levels one through five.
He didn't need the level one and two items, so of course he put them in blind boxes.
The level three to five ones were all carefully placed away; now it's time to pick one out and start refining it.
The pill he was preparing to refine was the Azure Rainbow Pill.
When Qinghong Dan is mixed with Qianyang Grass, it can provide the Yang energy of Heaven; when mixed with Yinfeng Grass, it can provide the Yin energy of Earth.
The former is Qinghong Yangdan, and the latter is Qinghong Yindan, which are suitable for the fourth and fifth levels of consecration, respectively.
The refining methods for the pills are the same, and even the auxiliary ingredients are the same. So the only thing to pay attention to is the processing method of Thousand Yang Grass and Yin Feng Grass and the timing of adding them to the pill furnace.
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After Zhong Cai bought enough Qinghong grass, she selected some and planted the seeds in her portable medicine garden.
Because a level three rare herb can only be used after a hundred years, and "a hundred years in a day" is very energy-consuming and may also be charged, all the Qinghong grass has entered the "ten years in a day" garden, and a large area has already been planted.
In addition to the Azure Rainbow Grass, the two also planted the seeds of the Thousand Sun Grass and the Yin Phoenix Grass, which also sprouted in large patches.
They can be harvested once every ten days.
Once we've used up all the precious medicinal herbs we have on hand, we should have grown several batches from these herb gardens by now.
There will be no shortage of rare medicines.
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Zhong Cai sat cross-legged.
In front of him stood a pill furnace about half the height of a person.
It's different from the original level-two alchemy furnace, but it's still easy to use.
Zhong Cai flicked his finger.
The three-grade wood fire had already been submerged inside the furnace.
This was driven by the contract talisman and had already devoured the low-grade wood and fire.
Although its quality has not yet reached the best of the three grades, it is already much better than before.
Zhong Cai did not rush to refine it, but first practiced the wood and fire thoroughly.
Having accumulated a large amount of profound energy, he now uses it to control wood and fire with remarkable ease and without any pressure.
After just a few tries, I've already mastered it to the point where it feels like an extension of my arm.
Zhong Cai smiled with satisfaction.
very good.
Next, he began processing the medicinal herbs.
In the past few days, Zhong Cai has carefully studied the prescription and handled all the medicinal materials, making full preparations.
At this moment, when processing the first type of medicinal material, every detail was handled smoothly and perfectly.
In just a few breaths, Zhong Cai had finished successfully, and with a flick of his wrist, sent it into the furnace.
After the sizzling sound, the medicinal herbs were directly melted, forming a pool of medicinal juice.
In that instant, Zhong Cai's ten fingers moved swiftly, easily processing the second medicinal herb, and immediately began working on it as well.
The third and fourth medicinal materials are added at the same time.
After all the reactions were accurate, Zhong Cai peeled off the outer skin of the Thousand Sun Grass, pulled out nine grass stems that looked like golden hair, twisted them slightly, and threw them into the furnace one by one.
The first few went smoothly, but when it came to the sixth one—
"Bang!"
The oven exploded.
As expected of someone skilled in alchemy beyond their level, Zhong Cai had been learning level two alchemy very smoothly for a long time, even reaching the maximum level within two days. Even if she failed when she first learned it, it was usually at the most difficult hurdle, and she rarely caused any explosions.
At this moment, Zhong Cai seemed to have returned to the time when he first learned alchemy.
It was poured directly onto the stems of the Thousand Sunflower during the distribution process.
Indeed, the timing of adding each blade of grass requires great care. If one is not careful, it will cause a sudden surge of yang energy, preventing it from flowing smoothly into the medicinal juices and gels.
Zhong Cai didn't mind and took out a top-grade cleansing talisman.
It is a level three talisman.
His father, Lao Wu, had been studying this for a long time so that he wouldn't have to spend too much time cleaning the alchemy furnace when refining pills, and had even successfully drawn some diagrams.
However, since the situation of "dimensional reduction attack" no longer exists, everything depends on Lao Wu's own talent, so the success rate of drawing is not very high. He had been saving it for a long time, and the total number was not very large.
The clock was used very carefully, ensuring that not a single one was wasted!
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In a flash, Zhong Cai cleaned the alchemy furnace and started again.
Having gained experience, during the second refining process, the error and furnace explosion only occurred when the ninth Thousand Sun Grass stem was added.
Next came cleaning and the third time the furnace was opened.
Zhong Cai proceeded cautiously, but remained relaxed.
This has happened three times in a row, and the Xuan power is still flowing continuously.
Using a large sum of Xuanzhu pearls to soak in the Hidden Dragon Pool, that money was definitely well spent!
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During the third alchemy attempt, Zhong Cai was even more careful and successfully passed the grass stem challenge.
But the next step is to process the Qinghong grass, and the dosage must be carefully adjusted. We must pay attention to the medicinal power of Qinghong grass from different years... If it is slightly inaccurate, although it will not cause the furnace to explode, the medicinal materials inside will be destroyed and emit a pungent fishy smell.
Zhong Cai slowed down her technique.
It took two or three attempts to finally pass.
Zhong Cai's profound energy can still be sustained.
He gradually felt the exhilaration that his old master Wu had experienced when defending his title in a hundred battles.
It feels so good to have enough profound energy!
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Zhong Cai was very focused.
Especially after a series of failures, when he needed to identify and address his shortcomings, he devoted himself even more fully to the task.
The batch I'm working on went very smoothly.
Suddenly, a muffled thud came from the furnace, as if several pills had hit the furnace wall—
It finally stopped.
Zhong Cai took a deep breath and couldn't help but smile broadly.
A familiar voice rang out from the side: "Congratulations, A-Cai."
Zhong Cai immediately turned his head and bumped right into Wu Shaogan, who was smiling at him.
He was still sitting on the ground, but he stretched out his arm toward his old man.
Wu Shaogan suppressed a laugh and grabbed Zhong Cai's hand.
Zhong Cai applied a little force.
Wu Shaogan quickly went to his side.
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up: "You're back just in time! This is my first time producing pills, come and help me start the furnace!"
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow and directly lifted the stove lid.
The two huddled together and looked into the furnace.
"One, two... eight!"
"Three low-grade, four medium-grade, and one high-grade."
Zhong Cai jumped up and down excitedly: "Old Wu, I only need one more pill to reach the full potential!"
Wu Shaogan also sincerely praised, "Ah Cai is amazing!"
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That's really impressive.
The first pill produced by the person who refined pills beyond their level was of superior quality, directly reaching the level of a top-tier third-level alchemist.
Undoubtedly, Zhong Cai's talent for alchemy has not weakened with the improvement of the quality of the pills; on the contrary, it has become even stronger.
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Because it was the first time they had succeeded, and Wu Shaogan happened to be there at the right time, Zhong Cai nudged Wu Shaogan's arm and urged, "Old Wu! Hurry! Come and get the pill for me!"
As he spoke, he took out several labeled boxes, which were his most frequently used ones.
—That's right, a box.
Zhong Cai has been doing this ever since he started refining pills, because the number of pills produced is too large, and it would be too cumbersome to use pill bottles all the time.
Wu Shaogan naturally reached out and took out the eight pills of different qualities one by one, placing them into the box.
The pills rolled around, and Zhong Cai felt exceptionally pleased to see them.
He patted his chest with great enthusiasm, his spirits high: "Old Wu, just you wait, in a couple of days I'll let you eat the Azure Rainbow Yang Pill that I personally refined!"
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "I'm really looking forward to it."
Zhong Cai examined the superior-grade Azure Rainbow Yang Pill, pondering where he might have fallen short when refining it.
Wu Shaogan did not disturb him, but simply walked to the side a little further away.
Zhong Cai instinctively grabbed his hand.
Wu Shao gave him a dry laugh.
Zhong Cai did not let go, and remained deep in thought.
Wu Shaogan simply stopped and stayed there with him.
After a while, Zhong Cai came to her senses and realized that she had somehow ended up in Lao Wu's arms and was holding onto him, not letting him leave.
Zhong Cai wasn't embarrassed. He let go of her hand but still leaned against her, and looked up to ask, "By the way, Old Wu, have you chosen a book on weapon crafting?"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "I've chosen one specifically for use in alchemy furnaces."
Zhong Cai also said, "Then I look forward to Old Wu's alchemy furnace!"
Wu Shaogan thought for a moment and said, "I glanced at it a few times before, and I could understand it."
Zhong Cai gave him a thumbs up: "Old Wu must also have a talent for weapon forging!"
Wu Shaogan feigned encouragement: "Then I'll take Acai's kind words to heart."
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Next, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan continued to work in the places closest to each other.
Wu Shaogan set aside some time to study how to refine pill furnaces, and it was indeed not difficult to get started. He seemed to be able to handle the refining materials and the control of the heat very easily.
But compared to the alchemy furnace, which was more of a commemorative item, Wu Shaogan was more focused on preparing a sufficient number of purification talismans—these were the most frequently used items, and once his wife, A-Cai, became proficient, she would need to use several every day.
At the Palace-Opening Realm, the fastest time to refine a Level 3 pill is one hour per batch.
Zhong Cai spends about five hours a day refining pills and uses at least five purification talismans...
After accumulating enough merit over time, Zhong Cai will also attempt to perform the consecration ceremony.
Wu Shaogan has already made his plans.
Right now, his Ah Cai is in high spirits, only wanting to refine the Azure Rainbow Yang Pill for him. After he's been busy for a while, if he still doesn't try to refine a level three pill to eliminate the pain in his soul, he'll go to the trading hall to buy some.
Just as Zhong Cai absolutely did not want Wu Shaogan to suffer when condensing his primordial spirit, Wu Shaogan also absolutely did not want Zhong Cai to suffer.
He didn't want to spoil A Cai's mood and her feelings for him, but over the years A Cai had given him some pocket money, enough for him to buy some level three Soul Fusion Pills.
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Time passed by at a leisurely pace.
Zhong Cai performed exceptionally well. Once she succeeded, she quickly increased the success rate of pill production, and the number of pills produced also increased accordingly.
By the third time he produced the elixir, he had already reached the full elixir level.
By the third day, the success rate of pill production had reached 80%—he could succeed four times out of five batches of pills produced each day!
On the third day, he was able to refine top-grade pills.
By the fifth day, each batch could produce one or two top-grade pills, with a success rate of 90%!
At this point, Zhong Cai began to add the Qinghong flower nectar.
It is indeed incredibly effective.
Zhong Cai's technique was skillful, so there were no mistakes on the first addition.
There were five top-grade pills in that batch!
The remaining four are all of superior quality.
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After accumulating several boxes of elixirs, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan began to discuss their options.
Zhong Cai said directly, "Azure Rainbow Grass isn't a very common rare medicine. Although the probability is low, I still don't plan to put Azure Rainbow Pills in the blind box... Old Wu, do you think we should sell them directly to the Trading Hall, or do we have some other plans?"
After pondering for a moment, Wu Shaogan offered his suggestion: "Sell the top-grade ones to the academy, give the mid-grade ones to Xiang Lin to manage, and give the lowest-grade ones the lion's share to your grandfather, and the small share to your cheap father and stepmother."
Although we live far apart and communicate less, we have never lost touch.
The West Tiger Hunting Group is closer to them, but Zhong Guanlin and Luo Fengxian are also quite good; they always give back what they gain.
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up: "That makes sense! I'll write a letter to them too."
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In terms of personal relationships, the Zhong family is certainly not as sincere as the Xihu family, but absolute sincerity is not required anyway. The Zhong family has not treated Zhong Cai unfairly, and although Zhong Guanlin needs Zhong Cai to use her connections to have more interaction, there is still some affection between them.
As for Luo Fengxian, she is even better. She does what she is supposed to do according to the rules, and she can do everything she is capable of. She is also very thoughtful.
She's a stepmother. In a world where even one's own father has to actively try to please her, what more could one expect from her?
Zhong Cai actually had a very good impression of her stepmother.
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Wu Shao chuckled and said, "You can mention it in the letter. We have prepared pills for several relatives. We'll just wait for the right time for them to bring it up, and then we'll send them over with the letter."
Zhong Cai nodded: "Give them all the best quality ones."
Anyway, there's no need to hide the art of alchemy anymore; it can be used casually.
Although Zhong Cai did not intend to provide the Zhong family with a channel to sell pills, he would still treat the few relatives and elders with roughly the same treatment in terms of supplying them with cultivation pills.
As for the distribution of the low-grade Azure Rainbow Pills mentioned earlier...
Zhong Cai only produced eleven low-grade stones in total. Three of them were given to her stepfather and stepmother to build relationships, and eight were given to her maternal grandfather and aunt to develop Xihu.
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Luo Fengxian was originally Zhong Guanlin's capable wife, and her status in his eyes was completely different from that of the beauties in his harem.
Later, the couple established contact with Zhong Cai and often discussed how to win over this promising son. Luo Fengxian also offered many good suggestions, and Zhong Guanlin naturally paid more attention to her.
The couple's shared interests are very strong.
The most interesting thing is that originally, it was Zhong Cai who took the initiative to make Zhong Guanlin aware of him, but now the roles have been reversed, and it is Zhong Guanlin who is taking the initiative to win over Zhong Cai.
Moreover, both father and son were fully aware of the truth.
It can be considered a kind of tacit understanding.
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Qinghong Yangdan was quickly dealt with.
Wu Shaogan now possessed over 1,300 Qinghong Yang Pills.
These top-grade pills can accumulate a large amount of Heavenly Yang Qi for Wu Shaogan, allowing him to continuously refine himself at the fourth level of Enlightenment.
The fourth level of consecration is a very crucial minor realm. As long as Wu Shaogan feels that the companion treasure has not yet reached its limit, he will continue to pursue it.
...A vast ancient city cannot easily reach its limits.
Moreover, because of the dual cultivation between the two and the fusion of their companion treasures, if Wu Shaogan accumulates too little, Zhong Cai will also be affected and can only accumulate so much. Otherwise, the balance of the companion treasures cannot be guaranteed.
Therefore, Wu Shaogan would never slack off.
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All of those medium to high-grade Qinghong Yangdan pills were processed personally by Wu Shaogan.
He sold thousands of top-grade Azure Rainbow Yang Pills to the Trading Hall, each of which could be sold for eight Xuan Pearls, totaling nearly ten thousand.
Medium-grade ones are very rare.
Only the first dozen or so batches contained it, and each batch was very small, totaling only about thirty.
However, Xiang Lin's shop was originally quite small, so if it were gradually released, it could be sold for a period of time.
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After Zhong Cai felt that she had saved up enough Qinghong Yangdan for her husband, she also began to refine Fusion Soul Pills.
This is for him.
He originally intended to refine the Qinghong Yin Dan to the required quantity, but Wu Shaogan gave him a suggestion, which pleased him, so he decided to clear his head first.
Anyway, once the Yang Dan is ready, the Yin Dan will be almost ready as well.
He can refine Yin Pills anytime his old man needs them!
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The Zhong family.
Zhong Guanlin and Luo Fengxian received a letter from Canglong City.
Along with it came a small bottle containing three peculiar pills.
Zhong Guanlin raised an eyebrow: "Three?"
Since it was given to them, the number is a bit off—if you include Zhong Yun and Zhong Lan'er, it's one short; if you only include him and his wife, it's one too many.
Luo Fengxian had already finished reading the letter and said with a smile, "Little Six values you as his father and wants to give you something even better. These three pills aren't for us to take; they're for you to use to curry favor."
Zhong Guanlin suddenly realized what was happening, took the letter, and read it carefully.
He smiled and said, "Little Liu is very thoughtful."
Luo Fengxian smiled sweetly.
After reading it, the couple prepared to reply and write some heartfelt words.
The two would write to each other each time, their handwriting different, to show their respect and closeness.
Luo Fengxian said, "In a few days, Commander Sun of Xihu will invite us to a banquet, saying that he is holding a small auction."
Zhong Guanlin said, "Take the two little ones with you." After a moment's thought, he added, "Take Han'er with you too."
Luo Fengxian had no objection.
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Zhong Han is the eldest son of Zhong Guanlin's first wife. He has a medium-level Xuan-grade aptitude, is very steady in handling affairs, and his children are all healthy.
This is the person the couple decided to focus on developing.
Zhong Yun and Zhong Lan'er are both only top-tier Yellow-grade talents, and it is already destined that they can no longer follow Zhong Cai to do things as originally planned. Therefore, they will stick to the original plan and become Zhong Han's assistants.
Luo Fengxian and Zhong Cai have a decent relationship. Zhong Cai has also acknowledged her children as her younger siblings. Now, she wants Zhong Han to spend more time with the couple, and in the future, Zhong Han will pay more attention to her children.
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Since Zhong Cai's message came back and they had been in contact with each other more often, Sun Hu's relationship with Zhong Guanlin has also improved.
One was Zhong Cai's maternal grandfather, and the other was Zhong Cai's biological father.
Although the former treated Zhong Cai sincerely, they did not get close for many years due to a grudge; the latter's feelings were limited and he was more driven by self-interest, but Zhong Cai was able to survive because of the medicine he gave her, and in the subsequent growth, Zhong Guanlin also treated Zhong Cai well.
In order not to put Zhong Cai in a difficult position, the two sides need to establish some contact.
However, Zhong Guanlin still seemed a bit cold-hearted at the time, and the communication between the two sides mainly relied on Luo Fengxian and Sun Liu.
Sun Liu did not like Luo Fengxian taking her sister's place, but she also knew that it was not Luo Fengxian's fault.
Over time, the relationship between Xi Hu and the fourth branch of the Zhong family did indeed appear to outsiders to be very close.
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Zhong Guanlin smiled and said, "I reckon that the Azure Rainbow Yang Pill will be among the items at this small auction."
Luo Fengxian raised her eyebrows slightly and teased with a smile, "Is my husband jealous?"
Zhong Guanlin chuckled: "It's not really about being jealous."
The couple already knew that Zhong Cai was more favored and closer to Xi Hu than to them.
But that's okay.
They are indeed inferior to the West Tigers, but far superior to the others.
Especially...
When the couple saw the Wu family now.
They could benefit from Zhong Cai's influence, and even from Wu Shaogan's influence as well, while the Wu family could not benefit from anything.
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The whole of Kunyun City knows what the Wu family did to Wu Shao, and it has long been known in many nearby cities as well.
Although most forces still give them face out of respect for the fact that the Wu family patriarch is still alive, they will no longer give way to the Wu family if they have any interests that can strengthen their families—instead, they would rather go to other similar forces.
It might not seem like much in the short term, but the decline of the Wu family is clearly visible.
Those clansmen who still visit the Wu family often show fear, and their condition gets worse year by year.
Moreover, everyone understood that it was almost impossible for the two patriarchs to advance any further.
They are all nearly eight hundred years old, and with the effects of some old injuries, although their lifespan should still be two hundred years, in reality... they probably won't be able to last that long.
The Wu family line has completely died out.
It was simply impossible for any subsequent member of the clan to successfully merge with the previous one.
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The couple thought of the Wu family and felt a pang of sadness.
Zhong Guanlin shook his head and sighed, "Back then, they were so powerful, forcing my Zhong family to marry off their daughter. But now..."
Luo Fengxian said softly, "The Wu family is too focused on profit."
Zhong Guanlin nodded: "The family is too big, and the population is constantly growing, so the chances of producing a genius are also high, so we don't care too much."
Luo Fengxian pondered it and agreed.
Then, her expression became somewhat complicated: "The Wu family first produced Wu Shaogan, and then Wu Dongxiao. The former was somewhat better; at least he was given a suitable partner, but the latter..."
Zhong Guanlin shook his head again: "I'm afraid they're all enemies now."
The couple felt that Wu Dongxiao was just young and hadn't developed yet, but his future was obvious. Once he grew up, would he really not care about anything from the past?
Luo Fengxian still doesn't quite understand the Wu family's actions.
"Husband, what are you thinking about the Wu family... that they haven't punished Wu Dongxiao's two nephews yet?"
Zhong Guanlin doesn't understand either!
In the couple's view, it was normal that they couldn't keep an eye on things for everyone in the backyard because there were many people and they were all busy with their own cultivation. However, even if their offspring were crippled, they were still their own children, and they couldn't allow their elders to be bullied by their juniors. If they found out, they would definitely punish the juniors.
Even if the Wu family remains indifferent, those who were bullied later have achieved such great fortune. For the sake of the entire family, shouldn't they first punish those two juniors with the strictest family rules, and then have the Wu family patriarch personally escort them to Canglong City to plead guilty?
We should do whatever we can to quell Wu Dongxiao's anger as soon as possible.
Even if it's a bit embarrassing, the difference in status between the Wu family and the Azure Dragon Academy is like an insurmountable chasm, so how much face can they possibly lose?
Wu Dongxiao is still young, and after all, he was once pampered by the Wu family. As long as his skills are up to par, there is a good chance that he can dispel the other party's resentment.
Even if it's impossible to get Wu Dongxiao back into the Wu family, it would be good to at least save face a little!
The Wu family is doing nothing right now. Are they just going to leave it like this, hoping for a lucky break?
When Wu Dongxiao sought revenge later, he pushed the two younger men out.
If Wu Dongxiao doesn't retaliate, then let's pretend this never happened?
Zhong Guanlin's lips twitched slightly.
He had talked to Luo Fengxian many times, but he still couldn't understand why the Wu family was so... incomprehensible.
The two elders were only in a hurry to get the antidote, and the problem hasn't been completely solved yet.
The others didn't offer any suggestions; they just went about their own business.
It's a complicated matter that's hard to explain in a few words.
After much deliberation, the couple could only make this judgment in the end.
Because the Wu family's actions were quite inhumane, at this critical juncture, the surviving clansmen dared not step forward rashly, for fear of being blamed for something they didn't do.
Perhaps no one had thought of having their nephew apologize, but what if they had brought it up, and the patriarch had actually brought the person over, only to not be forgiven for various reasons?
At that time, wouldn't it turn out that their suggestion was wrong?
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Zhong Guanlin smiled and said, "Fine, the Wu family's affairs are none of your business."
Luo Fengxian's beautiful eyes flickered, and she covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "How can you say it's unrelated?" She lowered her voice and said softly, "The guardians of a small mine that the Wu family is looking after have been recalled to the Wu family to handle some matters."
Zhong Guanlin laughed and said, "So someone discovered the location of that mineral vein?"
Luo Fengxian nodded slightly: "My Luo family members contributed some effort."
Zhong Guanlin understood: "Then let's secretly take over this mine. I'll also send some men with the Luo family, and the Luo family can take 30%."
Luo Fengxian was naturally satisfied and quickly said, "I'll go back and tell my father right away."
There are many similar cases.
As long as the fourth branch of the Zhong family intervenes, and as long as Zhong Guanlin doesn't try to snatch food from the jaws of a tiger, they can usually gain a lot of advantages.
After a while.
Zhong Guanlin added, "If my father-in-law can help a lot... I can prepare some money later."
Luo Fengxian's eyes brightened slightly: "My husband is willing to sell the Azure Rainbow Yang Pill to my father?"
Zhong Guanlin smiled and said, "We can make it even cheaper."
Luo Fengxian was in a good mood.
Although her father chose the wrong path initially, he is now clearly moving closer to her.
For someone like her who has married out of the family, if her family can develop, she will have more say in the matter.
There are only benefits and no drawbacks.
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Zhong Cai also learned from some letters that the atmosphere between her maternal grandfather and her adoptive father had eased.
He understood the reason, and was very happy about it.
Because Zhong Cai was happy, Wu Shaogan would offer suggestions to make Zhong Cai even happier whenever they were about to reply to each other's letters.
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As time went by, Zhong Cai had refined three kinds of level-three pills.
There are two types of Azure Rainbow Pills and one type of Soul Fusion Pill.
Because all three types of pills successfully produced top-quality pills, Zhong Cai did not hesitate to take the badge assessment again.
As always, it passed smoothly.
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At the same time, Zhong Cai's ranking on that stone tablet was also elevated to a higher level.
He fell from the top of the second-tier rankings, and the top spot was taken over by the former leader—Qiu Yuan.
Yes, Qiu Yuan has not yet met the standard for having a Level 3 badge.
Even...
The other party has not yet begun attempting to refine level-three pills.
After all, there has always been a "gem" like Zhong Cai hanging high above, and every time, several more stars are added. Any alchemist with a bit of pride, would they continue to climb up after only refining less than ten kinds of second-level pills?
Besides, he was once at the top of the list!
That would look too shabby!
Therefore, unbeknownst to Zhong Cai, not only Qiu Yuan had rolled up her sleeves, but all the second-level alchemists with badges had actually rolled up their sleeves as well.
They were all frantically refining elixirs.
If these badged alchemists used to appear somewhat nonchalant when facing ordinary alchemist disciples, they no longer behaved that way after Zhong Cai's name appeared on the stone tablet.
They have so much more to do!
With such diligent effort, the alchemists with badges will naturally accumulate stars faster, and the total number of them will also be greater.
No matter how hard they tried, when they finally met the assessment standards, they would always find that Zhong Cai's numbers had skyrocketed—
Even if there are no changes one or two times, when they come again, they will be able to notice the jump in the number of stars!
Moreover, during the assessment period, the floors were almost all emitting a deep purple light!
It all looks hopeless.
However, even though the alchemists already knew about the huge differences in talent, they were unwilling to actually give up.
Anyway, just keep chasing after them.
When Zhong Cai increases the variety of pills, they can't be too few, can they?
Consider it a learning experience!
However, many second-level alchemists still did not expect that Zhong Cai could be so ruthless.
He's only been in college for a little over a year, right?
It's one thing to have refined so many level-two pills, but how come—
On that day, when the stone tablet changed, many level-two alchemists stood there silently.
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Qiu Yuan stood at the very front, staring at the top of the stone tablet ranking for the second-level alchemist.
His name was clearly written there, and it was also recorded that he already possessed fifteen stars.
This was the level he had reached through tireless and relentless training. If this had been achieved decades or centuries ago, he would have been considered exceptionally outstanding! His master was also very satisfied with him.
Qiu Yuan is confident in herself.
However, the stone tablet still did not offer any evaluation of him.
Qiu Yuan looked up again, her gaze fixed on the third-level stone tablet.
There's already another name there.
Moreover, having just entered the rankings, the name is already in the middle of the list.
The description clearly states that Zhong Cai, the former top-ranked player in the second level, has now successfully refined three kinds of top-quality third-level pills! Even the evaluation of him on the stone tablet is still preserved!
This indicates that he produced far more than one or two top-quality pills of each of his three types of level-three pills.
How incredibly shocking!
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Behind Qiu Yuan, many more people arrived one after another.
Almost all of them were alchemists, and they were all staring at the stone tablet.
Because there were so many people, the surrounding air seemed to become restless.
Many hushed whispers echoed around.
"Master Zhong Caidan... is he only in his early twenties? He truly lives up to his reputation as Master Sang Dandan's disciple!"
"So Master Sang Dan only accepts disciples with such talent! No wonder he never took on any disciples before..."
"How exactly does Master Zhong refine pills? I heard that he just went to the Hidden Dragon Pool a few months ago and spent the last two or three months soaking in the pool, so he didn't have time to refine pills at all."
"So, it took him even less time to break through to the third-level alchemist?"
"Yes! It's unbelievable!"
"I must say, Master Sang has a really good eye..."
"With such a terrifyingly talented alchemist here, we can only feel ashamed of ourselves."
"Don't even mention it. I was so happy just a few days ago that I had refined a few more top-grade pills, but then I was just about to take the test when I was struck by lightning! My mind and soul were shaken, and I still can't calm down."
"Who isn't like that..."
Of course, many alchemists also saw Qiu Yuan.
Qiu Yuan had previously held the top spot for a period of time, but Zhong Cai's arrival directly suppressed him, and fewer people paid attention to him.
The first thing any alchemist will notice is the one hanging at the very top.
But now, they saw Qiu Yuan again.
The alchemists were astonished to discover that not only had Zhong Cai jumped higher and farther, but Qiu Yuan herself had also become someone they could hardly catch up with.
At this moment, they also recalled their past aspirations for Qiuyuan.
Qiu Yuan's talent is also extremely amazing. Even though she is much worse than Zhong Cai, she still has a full fifteen stars!
The current number two on the list only has eleven items.
Compared to Qiu Yuan, it's four times worse!
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Qiu Yuan also heard the discussion about her.
He remained silent, still staring at Zhong Cai's name.
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