52: Chapter 53 Schemes

Chen Fan's eyes lit up, and a rare smile appeared on his pale face.

The appearance of the pill fragrance meant he was very close to success. Of course, this was also the most dangerous moment; the slightest slip-up would result in failure.

At this moment, his hands were casting the ancient Alchemy techniques rapidly, and under the propulsion of his magical power, the Pill Furnace emitted a rumbling sound.

Refining a High Grade Medicinal Pill was harder than he had imagined; it not only consumed a massive amount of magical power but also demanded an extremely high level of spiritual sense.

Two more days passed, and as the furnace temperature continued to drop, the vibrations of the Pill Furnace slowly ceased.

Chen Fan waved his long sleeve, and the Pill Furnace slowly opened.

As a burst of white mist dissipated, a furnace of pale blue Medicinal Pills slowly appeared before him.

"It succeeded?"

Chen Fan was excited and carefully inspected the number of pill patterns on them.

When he clearly saw there were seven patterns, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

He had not expected that refining just one furnace of Medicinal Pills would take so long.

In the following half-month, having gained experience, he dared not slack off. He pressed on and soon completed all of the merchant firm's Medicinal Pill tasks.

As for the Family's Medicinal Pills, they were all five-patterned, and he did not use the ancient methods at all.

After all, six-patterned Medicinal Pills would circulate in the market, and being discovered by Treasure Pavilion last time was a warning in itself.

After many days of refining Medicinal Pills, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Just as he stepped out of the Alchemy room, a familiar voice reached his ears.

"Deacon Chen, you are in this Alchemy room!"

The speaker was Qin Lingxi, her eyes burning bright, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on her face.

Ever since the other party entered the Back Courtyard, the two had not met for a long time.

"I passed the test not long ago and successfully entered the Back Courtyard. My Alchemy room is right next to yours."

"Congratulations. Sister, your talent is outstanding; coming to the Back Courtyard was only a matter of time."

Chen Fan's expression was warm, but his heart skipped a beat. He had too many secrets and did not want them to be known by anyone.

Over these years, his Realm had been growing rapidly, and the same was true for her; she had already reached Qi Refining Level 11.

Thinking that he had set up a protective Formation in advance while refining Medicinal Pills, and that she should not be able to probe it, he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

"Deacon Chen, are you too tired? Which Medicinal Pills have you been refining recently?"

Qin Lingxi saw that he looked strange and pale, and thinking that he had spent most of the past month refining Medicinal Pills, she was slightly worried.

"It is nothing. I have just been refining Family Medicinal Pills. I am just a bit tired; a few days of rest will be fine."

Chen Fan gave a perfunctory reply, feeling a massive headache. Qin Shubai was, after all, the Grand Elder's daughter. If she were to discover his unclear relationship with the merchant firm, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After saying this, he hurried away, striding toward his residence.

"Strange."

Qin Lingxi looked puzzled. Since coming to the Back Courtyard, she had discovered that although he was a deacon, he was extremely low-key.

Furthermore, he never took charge of any affairs, and apart from refining Medicinal Pills, he rarely interacted with others.

A few days later, Chen Fan appeared at Treasure Pavilion as promised.

Wang Qingya looked at the six-patterned Medicinal Pills before her, overjoyed.

She placed a tiny bit of powder in her mouth, tasted it carefully, and nodded repeatedly.

"Not bad. It seems Alchemist Chen has immense potential. In the future, when your Realm improves again, you will be able to refine top-tier Medicinal Pills."

Chen Fan naturally could hear the probing in her words and said very humbly, "It is all luck. If it were not for the excellent refining Materials from the merchant firm, I fear I would have struggled to succeed."

Wang Qingya smiled faintly, then brought out the Materials for the next batch.

"These are the Medicinal Pills that the merchant firm urgently needs. I will have to trouble you."

Chen Fan swept his spiritual sense slightly and discovered that the refining tasks had increased sharply. Although he did not say anything on the surface, he felt embarrassed to refuse.

Helping to seize a Spiritual Vein was a huge matter and offered immense benefits, so it was only right to work a bit harder. He just did not know when she would be able to help him go to the Sect to register.

In the following few months, the cooperation went smoothly. Relying on his super-high success rate and techniques, he accumulated quite a few Medicinal Pills in his hands.

However, what displeased Chen Fan was that the shopkeeper did not mention the matter of the Spiritual Vein registration, as if she had long forgotten about it.

"It seems there is still a risk in relying on the merchant firm; she is using this matter entirely to hold leverage over me. But that is fine; when my strength increases in the future, I can just break ties with them."

Chen Fan could naturally see the merchant firm's petty schemes and could not help but sneer in his heart.

However, he understood that it was not the time to fall out with them; after all, the Qin Family could not provide this many refining Materials.

When he advanced to the 12th Level of Qi Refining, his strength would increase significantly, and he would be able to seize a Spiritual Vein location without the merchant firm's help.

However, thinking about the Sect registration, he still had a headache; the Qin Family would definitely obstruct it then.

After understanding the current situation in his heart, he Cultivated even more diligently.

Apart from his Alchemy skills improving rapidly, unsurprisingly, Liu Rushuang was also pregnant.

Even so, her status had not changed; she still addressed him as Master.

After all, the term "husband and wife" added a layer of equality, while the word "Master" could stimulate inner impulses and the desire for control.

"It is time to deal with these seven-patterned Medicinal Pills."

On this day, after refining the last furnace of Medicinal Pills successfully, Chen Fan had a new idea: to head to a more distant market to sell them.

However, going there and back would consume a great deal of time.

After some intimacy with Liu Rushuang, he slowly spoke of his thoughts. After all, she had previously been on the run and was knowledgeable.

"Master can go to Daoxuan City; there is a market there established by a Zifu Family."

Liu Rushuang's eyes lit up. She took a Jade Slip map from her Storage Pouch and pointed at a massive city, saying.

"A Zifu Family?" Chen Fan looked at the map, deep in thought.

"Master, within this Song State, apart from the Miaoyin Sect, which has the greatest strength and is guarded by a Core Formation Cultivator, the four great Purple Mansion Families have strength that cannot be underestimated. The Lu Family of Daoxuan City is one of them."

"Families like the Cuiwei Mountain Qin Family, the Qinglan Mountain Su Family, and the Black Stone Fort Wang Family all rely on the Lu Family. There is a rumor that the reason the Qin Family is being targeted by the Su Family is that the Lu Family did it intentionally."

"There is such a thing?" Chen Fan had not expected her to be able to uncover such confidential information.

"It is said that the Cultivation resources the Qin Family offered as tribute were much less than in previous years, which caused the Lu Family's displeasure. These messages are all sold at the Information Pavilion in the market."

"So that is how it is."

"Actually, if Master wants to go to Daoxuan City, you do not need to take a flying boat. A new shop recently opened in the market that mainly operates teleportation arrays."

These days, apart from taking care of Shen Yueyao, Liu Rushuang had also been paying extra attention to matters in the outside market.

In her view, just being pregnant was far from enough to win his favor.

"Good, thank you."

Chen Fan smiled faintly, slowly picked her up, and headed toward the bedroom.

In his view, this woman was very smart, so he had to dote on her properly.

Not long after, strange sounds came from the room.

However, just as the two were having a passionate time, Wang Qingya in Treasure Pavilion was looking at the account book with a strange expression.