15: Chapter 15 Schemes

"What's improper about it? If the two of them hadn't considered the Family's interests, our Qin Family would have suffered great losses in the future." Deacon Qin Yunhe's face darkened slightly, looking somewhat displeased.

"Clan Brother, judging from Chen Fan's explanation just now, it was merely a coincidence of Opportunity—a blind cat running into a dead mouse. His Foundation in the Dao of Alchemy is actually not strong. If he enters the Middle Courtyard like this, I'm afraid it will be hard to convince others."

"Qin Lingxi has extraordinary talent, so I have no objection, but this Matrilocal son-in-law Chen is..."

Qin Daoyuan had always been snobbish, especially looking down on a Matrilocal son-in-law with no Foundation. Furthermore, how could the core Alchemy Dao techniques of the Qin Family be revealed to an outsider?

Hearing this, Chen Fan felt relieved instead.

Bowing respectfully, he followed the other's words and said, "This Junior indeed only saw it by a coincidence of Opportunity and has no extraordinary abilities. I still need to work hard in the future."

The reason he was so humble was simply because he didn't want to attract too much attention. Being only at Qi Refining Level 3 yet able to solve such a major problem would surely arouse suspicion.

Seeing him speak this way, Deacon Qin Yunhe stopped insisting, but in his heart, he looked at him in a new light.

He knew when to advance and when to retreat, and his mind was flexible.

"You have made a great contribution this time, and your reward will not be small. However, you are only at Qi Refining Level 3 and cannot be promoted to a Tier 1 Medium Grade Alchemist for the time being. But I am short of hands over at my place. Once you break through to Qi Refining Level 4, come with me to the Back Courtyard!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Daoyuan and Wu Shouzhuo stood frozen on the spot, unable to understand.

Chen Fan was excited. His Alchemy experience points were not fully unlocked yet. Going to the Back Courtyard in the future might allow him to learn a lot from the other man.

"Right now is a time when we need people, so we can't worry about so much." Deacon Qin Yunhe sighed slightly. With his years of experience in refining Medicinal Pills, he could keenly see that this boy was teachable.

With that, he took out a white pill bottle from his Storage Pouch.

"Inside are the Medicinal Pills you need to advance. It shouldn't be difficult for you to reach Qi Refining Level 4."

"Thank you, Deacon Qin." Chen Fan took the pill bottle. Sweeping his spiritual sense over it, he found that the spirit-gathering pills inside all had five pill-veins, and he was overjoyed.

"Good. This matter ends here; do not leak it for now." Deacon Qin Yunhe's expression became solemn.

With Chen Fan's Medicinal Pill recipe, once the Qin Family's new Xuanning Pill went on sale, it was immediately snapped up by the Loose Cultivators in the market.

Before long, the Su Family's scheme to dump cheap Medicinal Pills to make things difficult for the Qin Family completely fell through.

This allowed everyone in the Qin Family to breathe a sigh of relief, and the Cultivators in the entire market also understood that only the Qin Family's Medicinal Pills were the best.

Great Elder Qin Yuanshan naturally knew the whole story and looked at Chen Fan in an even better light.

Obtaining the five-veined Medium Grade Medicinal Pills, he did not dare to hesitate at all and immediately went into secluded meditation to Cultivate.

As soon as the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, it immediately exploded within his body, continuously battering his bottleneck.

Perhaps due to his poor Aptitude, the effect only became noticeable after he took four consecutive Medicinal Pills.

As a cloud of white mist drifted out from behind him, he finally achieved a Breakthrough.

"Is this Qi Refining Level 4?" Chen Fan was somewhat excited.

At this moment, more magic power was stored within his Dantian, and his Physical Body was also much stronger.

He could also finally Cultivate the next level of the "Xuantian Technique" and "Tyrant Body Technique," especially the "Xuantian Technique," which was of immense help in strengthening spiritual sense.

Looking at the empty pill bottle, Chen Fan felt somewhat helpless, also realizing that he would need even more Cultivation resources to advance in the future.

"Congratulations, Husband." Seeing Chen Fan successfully advance, the wives in the courtyard showed joyful expressions.

Qin Mei, with her bulging belly, felt very gratified. She felt a wave of emotion, thinking that she had not married the wrong man.

Afterward, she entered the room with a strange expression and whispered, "Husband, I have found out some news about Qin Chuan."

"Him?" Chen Fan frowned slightly. Every time he thought of this person, he felt extremely annoyed.

"I heard that not long ago, he fought with a Su Family Cultivator and seemed to have been injured. Why don't we..." Qin Mei made a suggestive gesture, her meaning very clear.

Chen Fan hesitated slightly. After all, taking action within the Qin Family would cause too much of a commotion. Moreover, the other party was, after all, at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, with strong power.

Just as the two of them were discussing, a series of knocks resounded from the courtyard gate.

As fate would have it, the person who arrived was none other than Qin Chuan, though his complexion did not look good.

"Oh, Clan Sister, I haven't seen you in days, and your belly has grown so much. It must be a boy," Qin Chuan complimented.

"From your lips to God's ears, Clan Brother. I hope it is a boy." Qin Mei smiled faintly, gave Chen Fan a meaningful look, and sensibly departed.

Once there was no one else around, Qin Chuan spoke directly, "Brother Chen, coming here this time was a matter of absolute necessity."

"What happened?"

"Sigh, it's a long story. It's all my fault for being careless, letting a Su Family Cultivator take advantage of me. I suffered some internal injuries, and this time I want to borrow fifty Spirit Stones from you."

"Fifty stones? Humph." Chen Fan sneered in his heart. Instead of refusing directly, he smiled faintly. "Are you looking to buy healing Medicinal Pills? If so, this little brother can refine them for you."

"Aren't you just an Elementary Alchemist? What I need is a four-veined recovery pill, specifically for treating internal injuries."

Qin Chuan's face looked displeased. He didn't believe the other party could refine it, and a trace of annoyance surfaced on his face.

"Now that I am already at Qi Refining Level 4, I can naturally refine four-veined Medicinal Pills."

As he spoke, he took out a four-veined spirit-gathering pill from his Storage Pouch.

"Ah! So you really can refine them."

Qin Chuan was quite shocked, and a hint of disappointment appeared on his face. His original plan to squeeze more Spirit Stones out of the other party was now ruined.

"You can come get the healing Medicinal Pill the day after tomorrow. If it has no effect, I can refine some more for you." Chen Fan showed a rare firmness. His meaning was clear: you can have the Medicinal Pills, but there are no Spirit Stones.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the living room became somewhat heavy.

"Fine, then I will come the day after tomorrow." Qin Chuan did not force the issue, though his face was somewhat dark.

Once Qin Chuan left, Chen Fan sneered coldly.

He already had a plan in mind; it seemed that subduing the other party was not as difficult as he had thought.

Not long after he walked out of the courtyard gate, he heard a soft voice behind him.

"Alchemist Chen, are you going out?"

Chen Fan turned his head to look. When he clearly saw the person speaking, his expression changed drastically.

The speaker was none other than Qin Shuangshuang, who was heavily pregnant and found it quite inconvenient to move around.

And standing beside her was Sun Xuan, with a smile on his face, much warmer than before.

The conflict between the two had ultimately been because they had no children. Now that the problem had been resolved, there was no resentment left in their hearts.

He said with a smile, "We brothers haven't had a drink together in a long time. When you have time, you must come over."

While Sun Xuan was being polite, Qin Shuangshuang quietly threw him a flirtatious wink, looking full of charm.

Chen Fan was shocked. Needless to say, the child in her belly was definitely his.

Fearing he would give himself away, he hurriedly said, "I will definitely visit in the future."

With that, he quickly walked toward the Alchemy Hall.

"Brother Chen..." Sun Xuan was slightly disappointed.

"It's all your fault for not associating with Alchemist Chen more often." Qin Shuangshuang caressed her belly with a look of regret.