167: Chapter Successor

"Chen Yin Su, did the pill refining succeed?"

Before Chen Yin Su even entered the main hall, Chen Yinlong hurried forward to greet her, his expression full of anticipation.

"Yes."

Chen Yin Su nodded, and while handing the jade box to Chen Yinlong, explained, "This pill is a Second-Order Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill, entirely sufficient for Old Ancestor to recover from his injuries. Take it to Old Ancestor as soon as possible."

"Good, good, good!"

Chen Yinlong said 'good' three times in a row.

"Chen Yin Su, you have truly rendered a great service to our Chen Family. If Old Ancestor recovers his vitality and successfully forms his Nascent Soul, your contribution will be indispensable."

Chen Yinlong's eyes were full of excitement. At this moment, he spared no words, praising her repeatedly.

Second-Order Alchemists were already scarce, and a Second-Order Pill Formula that could replenish vitality was even rarer. He had originally thought that Chen Yin Su developing such a formula would be an extremely difficult task.

But he hadn't expected that after only a few dozen days, Chen Yin Su would produce the finished product.

This talent in alchemy truly lived up to the Family's full cultivation efforts.

"No, Big Brother, this pill was not refined by me, but by a junior from the Family."

Hearing Chen Yinlong attribute the credit to her, Chen Yin Su quickly explained.

"What? This Second-Order pill wasn't refined by you?" Chen Yinlong exclaimed in surprise, looking at Chen Yin Su in disbelief, wondering if he had misheard.

After all, Chen Yin Su was the only Second-Order Alchemist in the Family. If this pill wasn't refined by Chen Yin Su, did it mean that another Second-Order Alchemist had emerged in the Family?

Chen Yin Su nodded and said, "Big Brother, do you still remember Chen Jiancang?"

"Him? That junior of the 'Jian' generation who contributed the Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill formula?" Chen Yinlong had a very deep impression of Chen Jiancang. After all, it was he who had rewarded Chen Jiancang with the status of Core Disciple.

"That kid became a Second-Order Alchemist?" Chen Yinlong couldn't quite believe his ears. If he remembered correctly, Chen Jiancang was not even 18 years old this year.

A Second-Order Alchemist under 18 years old – this talent in alchemy was simply astonishing.

"That's right, this pill was personally refined by him. I was observing while he refined it," Chen Yin Su said with certainty, dispelling all of Chen Yinlong's doubts.

"Good kid, this talent..."

"This is a lucky star for our Chen Family! Heaven truly blesses the Chen Family."

As the Clan Head, Chen Yinlong was very clear about the information of all Chen Clan members in the Qingya Mountain Range. He had just carefully recalled and realized that Chen Jiancang's presence was almost in every major event that had recently occurred in the Family.

Moreover, in every major event, Chen Jiancang had played a crucial role.

If he wasn't a lucky star, how could he always step forward at every critical juncture to discover clues and turn the tide?

Hearing the Clan Head's evaluation of Chen Jiancang, Chen Yin Su also deeply agreed. Chen Jiancang's recent contributions to the Family made even her, the Pill Hall Master, feel ashamed of her own inferiority.

"Haha, once Old Ancestor's vitality is replenished, the Family must heavily reward him." Chen Yinlong had already made a decision in his heart.

"Isn't he a Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root? Breaking through Foundation Establishment is likely hopeless. At that time, the Family will fully support his Foundation Establishment cultivation, considering it his reward."

The more mixed the Spiritual Roots, the harder Foundation Establishment is. This is the most basic common sense in the cultivation world. The difficulty increases almost geometrically for each additional element of Spiritual Root.

For someone with Chen Jiancang's Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root, attempting Foundation Establishment would absolutely require a significant number of foundation establishment pills. Yet, at this moment, Clan Head Chen Yinlong wanted to cover all the foundation establishment pills Chen Jiancang would need.

However, what he didn't know was that Chen Jiancang already had a plan to refine foundation establishment pills himself to break through Foundation Establishment.

"Yes, this child has Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root. If he relies solely on his own efforts, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage is too difficult. However, if the Family is willing to provide him with sufficient foundation establishment pills, his Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment will not be a problem," Chen Yin Su agreed.

But thinking about it, a Second-Order Alchemist is much more important to the Family than some foundation establishment pills.

"Chen Yin Su, I will first take this Second-Order Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill to Old Ancestor. You personally make a trip to notify the Hall Masters of each hall and the Clan Elders, asking them to come to the deliberation hall secretly for discussion," Chen Yinlong instructed.

At present, the matter of Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan is the top priority.

He is about to recover his vitality. Next, he will likely choose a blessed land with rich spiritual energy to form his Nascent Soul.

During this period, the Chen Family needs to prepare in advance to protect Old Ancestor while he forms his Nascent Soul. After all, there are quite a few forces secretly coveting the Chen Family.

If someone were to cause trouble at that time and affect Old Ancestor's crucial matter of forming his Nascent Soul, these juniors would be unable to escape death to atone for their failure.

In the Qingya Mountain Range, under a majestic mountain peak in the core of the Main Spiritual Vein, there is a deep cave where spiritual energy is dense, almost liquefying.

In the middle of the cave, there is a spring, currently gurgling and releasing liquid spiritual energy. Beside the spring, an old Daoist with completely white hair and beard, wearing a green Daoist robe, sat cross-legged, absorbing the spiritual energy.

Although this person's hair and beard were completely white, his face appeared youthful, like someone in their twenties or thirties. He likely used the legendary Face-Preserving Pill when he was young.

This person was precisely the actual controller of the Qingya Mountain Range, Chen Qingyuan, who was at the peak Golden Core Realm.

Tap, tap, tap ~

Chen Yinlong, holding the jade box, walked towards Chen Qingyuan, stepping on the damp bluestone ground.

"Old Ancestor, the pill to restore vitality is ready."

Chen Yinlong stopped when he was still about ten feet away from Chen Qingyuan, bowed, and respectfully held the jade box in his hands.

Chen Qingyuan slowly opened his tightly closed eyes at this moment, revealing his cloudy eyes that didn't match his appearance.

"Yin Long, you have all worked hard." Chen Qingyuan stood up, waved his hand, and the jade box floated up, slowly landing in Chen Qingyuan's palm.

"Such rich vitality." Chen Qingyuan opened the jade box, and a wave of vitality unique to Blood Nether Vine instantly permeated the air.

Chen Qingyuan took a deep breath, feeling the rich vitality, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

"Chen Yin Su's alchemy has become increasingly profound. This Second-Order Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill is of superior quality. With it, my recovery of vitality is just around the corner."

Chen Qingyuan assumed this pill was refined by Chen Yin Su, as she was the only Second-Order Alchemist in the entire Qingya Mountain Range.

Chen Yinlong quickly said, "Old Ancestor, you may not know, but this pill was not refined by Chen Yin Su, but by a junior from the Family named Chen Jiancang. This child has extremely high talent in alchemy, already a Second-Order Alchemist before the age of eighteen."

Chen Qingyuan was slightly startled, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"A Second-Order Alchemist under eighteen years old? This talent is truly astonishing. It seems our Chen Family has successors."