33: Chapter 33 New Warfare

The meaning was clear: it would not pass.

"Besides, is this woman's background clean? Has a detailed investigation been conducted?"

Although Great Elder Qin Yuanshan was the Great Elder, many matters within the Family still had to be decided by the Family Elder Council.

If he opened this door, it would certainly arouse dissatisfaction among the other Elders.

Seeing the Great Elder so troubled, Chen Fan hurriedly said, "I understand this matter, but Lu Fushuang is capable of crafting Elementary High Grade Talismans. If she joins our Qin Family, it would be a great help to the Family."

As he spoke, he took a stack of high-quality Talismans from his Storage Pouch.

"Is that so?" Great Elder Qin Yuanshan was quite surprised.

His originally troubled expression finally softened.

After stroking his gray beard and examining them carefully, he nodded repeatedly, "It seems this woman is indeed extraordinary; to think she can craft Talismans of this quality."

"If that is the case, it can be considered. After passing the test, she can enter the Talisman Courtyard first; that would not be a violation of Family rules. As for the private matters between the two of you, the Family can make an exception."

"Many thanks, Great Elder." Chen Fan hurriedly bowed in respect.

"No need for courtesy. You have already reached the 8th Layer of Qi Refining, which is completely beyond my expectations. How is your Medicinal Pill refining coming along?"

Great Elder Qin Yuanshan watched him grow step by step and felt very gratified; he truly did not want him to waste his potential on women.

"This Junior is now barely able to refine three-patterned huntian pill." Chen Fan dared not reveal too much of his strength and deliberately understated it.

"Not bad. Your talent in Alchemy is outstanding. If you can enter the Late-stage Qi Refining, the Qin Family will not treat you unfairly."

"Many thanks, Great Elder."

Next, he brought Lu Fushuang to the Talisman Courtyard.

Relying on her solid Talisman crafting skills, she quickly gained the recognition of the Qin Family Cultivators and successfully became a Guest Elder for Talismans of the Qin Family.

"Many thanks, Husband."

Lu Fushuang looked at the newly assigned residence, a look of relief appearing on her face.

Even now, it felt somewhat surreal. After years of constant displacement, she had not only found a place to settle down but also suddenly had a child and a husband.

"Life will get better bit by bit."

A look of determination appeared on Chen Fan's face. The child they had born could not take his surname, which was ultimately a matter of regret.

In the following period, he cultivated and practiced Alchemy even more diligently.

After all, a whole Family needed to be supported; the daily consumption of Spirit Rice, Spirit Vegetables, Spirit Melons, Spirit Beast meat, and Spirit Wine was immense.

Just when everything was looking up, the situation outside changed abruptly.

The reason was that the Su Family, in order to expand its strength, was constantly wooing the low-level Qi Refining families affiliated with the Qin Family.

These families were quite important to a Foundation Establishment Family; besides being able to obtain the Spirit Stones handed over by the low-level families, they could also obtain a significant amount of manpower.

The Su Family's actions were clearly an attempt to clip their wings and plot against them slowly, which made the upper echelons of the Qin Family extremely furious.

"I think the Su Family is probing us, probing to see if the Old Ancestor's injuries have healed." Great Elder Qin Yuanshan's expression was extremely ugly.

"Indeed. Our Qin Family must fight back. If we cannot even protect the subordinate Qi Refining families, how can we establish a foothold here?" The Fourth Elder immediately agreed.

"Right now, with us two Foundation Establishment families fighting, it really benefits the Wang Family of Black Stone Fort. I suppose they are watching from the sidelines, waiting to reap the rewards." Thinking of this, the Third Elder's face twitched slightly.

After hearing this, the Second Elder did not say much, but his face was also quite worried. He vaguely felt that a new major war was coming.

For a time, the atmosphere in the Qin Family became tense, and they began to send out a large number of Cultivators to handle the matter.

The Alchemy tasks at the Alchemy Hall increased suddenly. Smoke billowed, and rumbling sounds could be heard from far away; every Alchemist became exceptionally overworked.

However, for Chen Fan, this posed no pressure at all.

He only needed half a day to complete the assigned tasks, and he spent all the remaining time cultivating in the pill room.

As an Alchemist, the one thing better than other Cultivators was not having to take risks by going out.

Meanwhile, Sun Xuan in the Son-in-laws Courtyard was at his wit's end; he was among the Cultivators sent out by the Family this time.

"Husband, be careful. When fighting, you must be fast, accurate, and ruthless."

Although Qin Shuangshuang looked down on him, over these years, the two had developed some feelings for each other.

"Mm, don't worry, Wife. Take care of the child at home." Sun Xuan nodded slightly and looked at the child with gentle words.

Watching Sun Xuan leave, Qin Shuangshuang had a complex expression. Having been in the Qin Family for many years, she had seen too many life-and-death partings.

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In the blink of an eye, a month passed. Not only did this matter not subside, but it intensified, leading to larger-scale combat.

For Chen Fan, this was not a good thing, because he would travel to Qingyang Market every month to sell various Medicinal Pills and earn the price difference.

But now, because of this, the Family flying boat to the market had temporarily stopped.

"I still have quite a few Medicinal Pills on hand. If I cannot sell them in time, how will I support my Family?" Chen Fan could not help but be at his wit's end.

Just as he was thinking this, a light knock came from outside the pill room door.

"Alchemist Chen, Deacon Qin wants you to come over."

The one speaking was an Alchemy boy; after bowing, he said cautiously.

"Understood." Chen Fan extinguished the Pill Furnace and walked out slowly.

Following the Alchemy boy, it didn't take long for him to arrive at a large living room.

Inside, many Alchemists were sitting upright. The three Deacons from the Front, Middle, and Back Courtyard of the Alchemy Hall had all arrived.

Unexpectedly, the Great Elder and the Second Elder were sitting in the main seats, their expressions extremely solemn.

Deacon Qin Yunhe nodded slightly when he saw Chen Fan arrive.

"Everyone is here. Today we will discuss how to refine a Detoxification Pill. We did not expect the Su Family to be so vicious this time, quenching poison on many Magical Artifacts."

Deacon Qin Yunhe took out a few Magical Artifacts from the Su Family. From the outside, they were colorless and odorless, but when a trace of blood energy was dripped onto them, a mass of black mist could be clearly seen.

It seemed extremely sensitive to blood energy and began to devour it straight away.

"Hmph, the Su Family is becoming more and more excessive; they are actually using techniques of the Demonic Path." Middle Courtyard Deacon Qin Daoyuan saw the mystery within at a glance, his expression extremely gloomy.

At this time, Great Elder Qin Yuanshan looked around and said slowly:

"This Su Family has indeed used some kind of Demonic Path technique. Logically speaking, the Detoxification Pills refined by our Qin Family should be able to counter it, but I don't know why the effect is mediocre. Right now, a large number of clansmen are injured; today we must think of a suitable method."

"If anyone can solve this, the Qin Family will provide a great reward, even giving a position as an Elder or Deacon."

When these words were spoken, the hall became extremely quiet. In fact, this matter had been discussed many times among the Alchemists, and there had been no progress at all.

Deacon Qin Yunhe's expression was solemn. After looking around, his gaze fell on Chen Fan, and he said slowly, "Good Son-in-law Chen, tell us your thoughts."

In fact, Chen Fan had seen from the beginning that this type of poison-quenching technique used ancient Demonic Path Cultivation Techniques. Because the other Alchemists were not familiar with ancient Demonic Path techniques, they were at their wit's end.

The Second Elder looked up. He had long heard that Chen Fan's attainments in Alchemy were extremely high, and he also wanted to see what solution he might have.

"Since the Su Family has fused ancient Demonic Path techniques into it, we naturally must use ancient Alchemy methods to resolve it."

As soon as these words were spoken, faint laughter came from the hall, and some Cultivators even shook their heads repeatedly.

Everyone understood this principle, but currently, no one was proficient in ancient Alchemy. One must know that with the passage of long years, most of these skills had already been lost.