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Chapter 316 - 311: Daoist Cultivation

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"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Shang Huan’s eyes were lifeless as he muttered incessantly.@@@@

"Don’t believe me? Want me to show you a thing or two?" Chen Mu glanced sidelong at Shang Huan.

"Believe, believe, believe, believe, believe, I believe!" Shang Huan quickly waved his hands.

"Three-tenths of the Insect Repellent Incense business for me will do," Chen Mu said with a light chuckle.

After all, Gongsun Sheng could still collect another payment.

"But you have to disguise it well."

"It’s best to change the style and name, creating brands similar to those of the Zhang Family and Li Family’s Insect Repellent Incense. Sell it in all the families, but not too much in each."

"If it’s all concentrated in one place, the stall would be too big, and my newfound identity as an alchemist apprentice of the Pill Treasure Pavilion wouldn’t be very useful."

"Understood!" Shang Huan had slowly regained his composure by now.

Chen Mu looked at Shang Huan, making sure he really took it in before feeling reassured.

After some idle chatter, Shang Huan surveyed the sparse room, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "This is too plain, let me help you bring some furniture up tomorrow."

Chen Mu regarded Shang Huan with suspicion.

When had this fat man become so considerate?

"Would that be trouble?"

"No trouble," Shang Huan waved his hand. "They’ve started planning to build Jade Spring Courtyard at the foot of the mountain, so buying various supplies is very convenient."

He then chuckled, "I’ll get a few people to deliver things for you and use their mouths to spread the word. Let people know that we also have a backing!"

I knew it! Chen Mu rolled his eyes.

Already starting to ride on coattails?

But in truth, this was a good strategy, and he wouldn’t have to show his face.

"Alright then," Chen Mu shrugged.

It saved him the trouble of going down the mountain to buy and move things, a joyfully lazy solution.

...

Shang Huan was very efficient.

By the next afternoon, he had brought seven or eight people, carrying brand-new tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, and other furniture for another visit.

"You really cultivated it?" Old Hao said incredulously, staring at Chen Mu.

"If it were fake, I wouldn’t be living here," Chen Mu said with a smile.

"Uncle Hao, do you have any secret tricks that allow cultivation through planting Yellow Bud Rice?" Shang Huan teased with a chuckle.

"First there was Brother Mo, now Brother Chen, tsk tsk..."

Old Hao rolled his eyes: "If I had such secrets, how come you still couldn’t reach perfection with the Perceptive Spirit Light?"

"I taught you how to farm too."

Chen Mu’s face, however, was a picture of strangeness.

Through the United Heart Curse, he could clearly see Shang Huan’s Jade Seed shone brilliantly.

Perhaps in a year or so, he would have completed the cultivation of the Perceptive Spirit Light.

Afterwards, as long as the Earth Spirit Vitality could keep up, he would eventually cultivate mana and break through illusion.

To teach three people the Perceptive Illusion Breaking?

Heh...

Although it was only about planting Yellow Bud Rice, his luck really was unmatched.

...

Originally, Chen Mu wanted to keep two of them for dinner, but Old Monk Hao and Shang Huan politely declined.

Chen Mu could only see the two off.

On the mountain trail, a group of people chatted as they walked along the stone steps.

"Shang Fatty, why didn’t you let us know in advance? What if we offended Brother Chen?"

"Exactly, exactly, Brother Chen is an Illusion Breaking High Cultivator and a future alchemist of the Pill Treasure Pavilion!"

The more Chen Mu thought, the tighter his frown became.

If the branch is using Daoist Cultivation as an incentive for Alchemist Apprentices to learn new talismans, then there must be an exchange channel.

Direct exchange with Jade Money?

Chen Mu shook his head inwardly.

Techniques like Alchemy Tool Refining definitely wouldn’t be like those lesser secret techniques that are below Illusion Breaking.

He estimated, it wouldn’t only require a large amount of Jade Money, but also Daoist Cultivation.

But he didn’t have any Daoist Cultivation. Now he was stuck in a dead end.

"Being an Alchemist is great." Bai Xiuwen lamented.

"No matter the branch’s needs, as long as you succeed in making Elixir Pills, you’ll get plenty of Daoist Jade Money."

Chen Mu’s eyes suddenly brightened.

"What about the Fasting Pill?"

"Just produce two bottles of twenty Fasting Pills each, and that’s worth a bit of Daoist Cultivation, nine White Jade Coins." Bai Xiuwen’s face was full of envy.

Chen Mu glanced at the experience on the grey wall and let out a sigh of relief.

In at most half a month, he would be able to try making the Fasting Pills.

Hey!

Isn’t this a stroke of luck!

...

"Becoming an Alchemist is too difficult!" Bai Xiuwen suddenly said in a low voice.

"You need to have a Secret Technique. And even if you have one, mastering the Condensing Talisman is a big obstacle."

"And that’s not even the end of it." Bai Xiuwen stood with his neck stiff and eyes bulging.

"The Pill Furnace has warm and cold cycles throughout the year."

"But the Alchemy Secret Technique only tells you a range."

"Without someone’s guidance and not knowing the tricks, out of a hundred batches of materials, you might only manage to make three to five batches of Elixir Pills."

"Keep going, and it can bankrupt you!" Bai Xiuwen’s face was full of bitter memories.

Chen Mu’s heart also skipped a beat.

The Alchemy Secret Technique he had only gave vague instructions for the warm and cold cycles and the Qi Forbidden requirements.

If he blindly proceeded, the consequences...

"There’s no one in the pavilion to teach?"

Chen Mu couldn’t help thinking of the Lower Courtyard’s Scripture Transmission Institute.

This private tutoring model that charged money for lessons, surely it wasn’t unique to the Lower Courtyard?

"There is, but do you have Daoist Cultivation?" Bai Xiuwen glanced at Chen Mu.

Chen Mu’s heart sank.

This is troublesome.

"Fortunately, heaven doesn’t leave one without a path." Bai Xiuwen suddenly smiled.

"Do you have a way, senior brother?" Chen Mu’s eyes lit up.

"Hey! I can’t help but mention our senior brother Qi Hui."

"He’s one of the six Alchemists of Pill Treasure Pavilion, especially skilled in the Fasting Pill."

"Casually giving us a few pointers can greatly benefit us." Bai Xiuwei shook his head and swaggered, full of pride, indicating he had received such guidance.

"Of course, pie doesn’t just fall from the sky."

"Fortunately, senior brother is kind. He doesn’t ask for Daoist Cultivation or money, just that we help him absorb the Essence of the Five Grains to assist his alchemy."

"How about that, isn’t it a good deal?"

Chen Mu’s heart jumped.

Helping to absorb the Essence of the Five Grains, assisting in alchemy?

That means no pay, right?

They want us to work hard as laborers, for free!

His look towards Bai Xiuwen suddenly became amused.