Chapter 28 Embezzlement
A cultivator's strength consists of three aspects.
Realms, supernatural powers, magical artifacts!
All three are of paramount importance. He was too poor to afford them before, but now that he has worked for two months and gained some weight, he can naturally consider getting all the necessary items.
at the same time.
After Wang Yu left, the Zhu family grandfather and grandson huddled together at Xu's Pill Shop. The arrogant young master, who had been so domineering during the day, was now somewhat nervous as he spoke to the old man.
"Grandpa, can Wang Yu bear this crime?"
"He can't do it."
Old Zhu shook his head, his eyes extremely cold.
"Find a few more alchemists and have them carry it together."
Zhu Xiaosun immediately felt guilty.
“If I hadn’t offended that person from Evil God Peak, you wouldn’t have had to take such a risk, Grandpa.”
"What's there to say? There's no need for you and me, grandfather and grandson, to say anything more."
"Besides offering a large sum of spirit stones to help you atone for your sins, the alchemy shop also needs someone to take the blame, otherwise it will still not be peaceful."
"You should stay away from the pill shop during this period. If anything goes wrong, leave the sect as soon as possible and try to sneak across the two-domain pass."
The Zhu family grandfather and grandson had already made a large amount of private profit from the newly opened Xu family alchemy shop, which they used to absolve themselves of their crimes.
This system of atonement is also a major feature of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.
Aside from sins like treason, any wrongdoing can be offset with spirit stones. They are using one sin to pay for another. The difference is that Foundation Establishment deacons are easier to bully, and there are ways to get others to take the blame.
This is the real reason for the high salary in the employment contract, not because of Deacon Xu's wishes.
During the day, Zhu Xiaosun mocked Wang Yu, actually hoping to make him back down. After all, it was too outrageous for a Qi Refining Level 3 alchemist to embezzle tens of thousands of spirit stones. Who would have the guts to do that?
No one would believe someone like that taking the blame! That's why he was eager to get rid of Wang Yu to avoid causing trouble.
Unfortunately, Old Master Zhu took a liking to Wang Yu. He's old and cunning, and it's a bit unreasonable to pin such a large sum of spirit stones on one person.
Ultimately, the goal is to recover the stolen funds. The larger the group, the lower the average amount becomes, making it impossible to pinpoint the exact destination of every single spirit stone, thus providing them with room to maneuver.
He's a professional at bookkeeping!
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The next day.
Wang Yu hummed a little tune as he leisurely went to work at Xu's Pill Shop. Without the repression of his time as a spirit slave, he was now working to earn money for himself, so his mindset was different.
"Mr. Zhu, how's business today?"
9:00 AM (巳时初).
Wang Yu stepped into the alchemy shop. Old Zhu was copying something behind the counter. He was about to go over and have a chat with him.
But then he said, "Master Wang is here. The furnace in the Earth Fire Chamber is ready, and there are servants at the door to deliver the medicine."
Wang Yu paused, a question arising in his mind: why send him off to refine pills after just a casual chat?
Just then, a customer came over with a bottle of Rejuvenation Pills to pay the bill.
"Shopkeeper, I'll take this bottle of pills. Hurry up, I have a mission to complete before leaving the sect."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Seeing this, Wang Yu walked towards the Earth Fire Chamber in the backyard. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, until only five words remained in his mind—【This is the Demonic Sect!】
Suspicion, vigilance, and decisiveness are all admirable virtues of demonic cultivators. He is gradually developing this instinct. There are suspicious points about Elder Zhu, no matter how big or small, so he must be on guard.
I'll keep this to myself for now and decide to make a decision after I get off work.
The contract has been signed, but the daily work still needs to be done. Operating with only one arm is a bit difficult, which means that Wang Yu needs to complete the fire control seals and pill condensation seals one by one with one hand!
Refining pills is even more mentally taxing for him. He can refine two batches each time, and while his spiritual energy is still sufficient, his spiritual consciousness will be completely exhausted. He needs to take a short rest and enter a state of meditation in order to recover quickly.
This also has its advantages. When the divine sense reaches its limit and then recovers, it's like exercising. Just as muscles become stronger through constant tearing, the divine sense does the same.
The strength, upper limit, and degree of precision control all continue to improve with each recovery, even if each improvement is very slight, it is still a steady progress.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; a great river is formed from countless small streams.
It was through repeated, unintentional persistence and accumulation that he was able to grow from a seed into a towering tree. His neglect of spiritual root aptitude made Wang Yu value every improvement he made.
Noticing that alchemy was enhancing his spiritual sense, he devoted more of his attention to it, gradually becoming completely immersed in it.
Before you know it, another day has passed.
Five batches of Rejuvenating Pills and five batches of Fasting Pills were produced, the former yielding 32 pills and the latter 29 pills. Wang Yu only handed over the middle-grade pills, but any high-grade pills produced went into his own pocket.
That's enough for one bottle; this is considered reasonable waste.
If it weren't for these simple first-tier elixirs, which almost certainly prevented the furnace from exploding, he could have consumed several more doses of the medicinal herbs. It's truly a pity.
I meditated for a while and calmed my breathing.
Only after leaving the Earth Fire Chamber did he arrive at the front hall of the Pill Shop. The crowd had already disappeared, and Elder Zhu was talking to three cultivators. When he saw Wang Yu come out, he quickly greeted him.
"Master Wang, come here quickly. These three are alchemists who will be joining Xu's Alchemy Shop in the future. Let's get to know each other."
The man, wearing a square scarf and blue robe, with a scholarly air, introduced himself: "I am Zhou Tao, Qi Refining Level 8, a first-grade high-level alchemist, and an outer disciple of the Five Yin Peak."
Wang Yu immediately understood. This cultivator, whose cultivation level was still at the outer sect, must be a new generation cultivator without any background or connections, who wanted to pursue the path of steward or elder.
As for the Five Yin Peaks, they belong to the seventh peak of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect. They use the methods of summoning ghosts and cursing gods, and their methods are unpredictable and difficult to guard against.
The remaining two are more ordinary, but they have one thing in common: they have no background!
"My name is Huang Kai, Qi Refining Level 6, a first-tier mid-grade alchemist, and an outer disciple of Blood Nether Peak."
"My name is Luo Pinghu, Qi Refining Level 5, a first-grade mid-level alchemist, and an outer disciple of Tianshi Peak."
Zhou Tao, Huang Kai, Luo Pinghu, and Wang Yu glanced at Old Man Zhu and gave the same standard self-introduction.
Upon learning that he was only at the third level of Qi Refining and was a one-armed alchemist, they were all surprised. They wanted to invite Wang Yu to a restaurant for a meal and discuss alchemy, but he declined.
There's no time to lose; we should head out and investigate as soon as possible.
Considering all the possibilities, he decided to personally visit Steward Xu. The alchemy shop had been open for several days, and he hadn't even met the person in charge yet, which was outrageous.
Deacon Xu holds a nominal position in the Evil God Market. Generally speaking, the peak a disciple comes from determines the position they hold in the market of the same peak. When outer disciples are promoted, they are given only honorary positions with just a title and the lowest level of benefits.
Most of them will still be sent out of the sect to guard certain resource-producing areas occupied by the sect.
When inner disciples are promoted, they are given official positions, such as stewards of the Enforcement Hall, stewards of the Transmission Hall, stewards of the Mission Hall, etc. They have the backing of the sect, lack nothing, and are very safe.
Another group went to various cities under the command of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect to take charge.
(End of this chapter)
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