68: Chapter 69 Contradiction

However, he quickly calmed down. Scenes from Lv Moran's past flashed before his eyes; the other party was extremely refined, and he had not discovered any abnormalities.

Since the woman said it like that, perhaps she was trying to sow discord.

Seeing that Chen Fan did not believe her, Su Yan smiled faintly and continued to play the zither.

After a while, she changed the subject and said, "Alchemist Chen's strength is formidable. Besides offering a warning, this little woman naturally has matters regarding Medicinal Pills that require your help."

"I will say it again: if I am able to refine them, I am naturally willing to help," Chen Fan said straightforwardly.

Su Yan's eyes brimmed with emotion as she slowly stepped forward, swaying her waist slightly to reveal her fair, white wrist.

"What are you doing?"

"Over these years, I have been forced to consume some Medicinal Pills. I ask that Alchemist Chen please help me detoxify."

After speaking, she let out a faint sigh, appearing very helpless.

"So that's how it is."

While taking her pulse, Chen Fan channeled a stream of thick magic power into her body.

After the examination, a look of shock appeared on his face.

"The poison you have consumed is the Juehe Pill?"

Su Yan's eyes lit up as she revealed an alluring smile and nodded gently.

"Alchemist Chen truly has formidable strength; ordinary Cultivators would not be able to tell at all. When I was captured by Lv Moran back then, he did not take my Physical Body, but instead used the Juehe Pill to control me. If I were to have relations with other Cultivators, or rashly attempt Foundation Establishment, I would die from the poison."

"Why? Could it be that your Physique is special?"

"More or less. In truth, there are many extremely secretive matters in the cultivation world. The Lu Family possesses a unique secret technique to break through shackles by absorbing the primordial yin of women, and I am merely one of them."

"If Alchemist Chen can help me detoxify, this little woman is willing to offer the foundation establishment pill and its Pill Formula."

"You have a foundation establishment pill?"

Chen Fan was extremely shocked to hear this, his face full of disbelief, and he became increasingly curious about her identity.

Su Yan flipped her hand, and a jade box and a Jade Slip appeared before Chen Fan.

She sighed, seemingly recalling the past, and said, "I come from the Su Family of Moshan. This foundation establishment pill and the Pill Formula are Family heirlooms that ended up here after my Family was destroyed."

"So that's how it is."

Chen Fan's expression was complex after hearing this, and he did not proactively examine the jade box or the Jade Slip.

The other party's terms were very tempting, one could say they were excellent.

In the alchemy knowledge provided by the System, there was no method for refining the foundation establishment pill; such Medicinal Pills are generally refined by Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or Core Formation stage and above.

Furthermore, the Materials are extremely scarce and are monopolized by the Superior Sect and higher-level Cultivators.

However, having the foundation establishment pill makes it a different matter.

However, his Aptitude was extremely low; he feared the quantity would simply not be enough.

Besides, removing the poison from the other party's body would certainly offend Lv Moran directly and make an enemy of the Zifu Family; it was simply courting death.

After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Fan looked away, his intention to refuse being very clear.

Seeing this, Su Yan's delicate brows furrowed, and she was quite disappointed.

"Alchemist Chen, I have made things difficult for you. Even if I did not come to you today, other Young Lords would eventually seek you out. We, these low-level Cultivators, are simply unable to control our own fates."

As she spoke, she sighed slightly and handed over the Jade Slip recording the various factions of the Lu Family.

After reading it, Chen Fan deeply agreed.

Right now, caught between various factions, he had no choice in the matter; perhaps another Young Lord would seek him out by tomorrow.

After a moment of thought, he said, "I can help you remove the poison in your body, but the method is relatively complex."

"Really? You agreed?" Su Yan was overjoyed.

"I will not take your foundation establishment pill; I only need a copy of the Foundation Establishment Jade Slip."

Subsequently, Chen Fan explained his detailed plan for detoxification, which could make it appear as if the poison was still in her body, when in reality, it had already been completely removed.

"Thank you." Su Yan bowed, a look of excitement and gratitude appearing on her face.

Once the poison in her body was removed, she could attempt Foundation Establishment and shake off her constraints.

Furthermore, the fact that he did not covet her foundation establishment pill gave her an extra layer of goodwill towards him.

"Alchemist Chen, be careful in the future, especially against Lv Moran."

"Mm." Chen Fan nodded slightly with a complex expression.

After leaving, he was extremely cautious and successfully returned to the Qin Family, immediately setting to work refining Medicinal Pills.

Thinking of Su Yan's warning, he dared not slack off at all.

Two months later, following a dull thud from within his body, that layer of shackles was successfully broken through with the help of a large number of cuihua pills and other Medicinal Pills.

"So this is the Peak Qi Refining Stage?"

Thinking that he was one step closer to Foundation Establishment, Chen Fan was full of ambition.

The Peak Qi Refining Stage was among the top three within the ranks of the Qin Family Elders.

For now, he dared not reveal it and continued to conceal his cultivation at the 12th Level of Qi Refining.

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"Alchemist Chen, you are a few days late this time." Lv Moran's tone was flat, his brows slightly furrowed.

"I encountered some matters on the way, which caused a delay of a few days."

"Oh?" Lv Moran seemed to recall something and said no more.

This time, he took out more Spiritual Plants and Spirit Stones from his Storage Pouch.

"Three months from now, I have an urgent need for them, so I ask Alchemist Chen to be diligent."

Chen Fan took a quick glance and discovered that the number of Medicinal Pills to be refined had doubled, and the workload had suddenly increased.

At present, the other party's Foundation had already been repaired by seventy percent; the remaining Medicinal Pills would be enough for him to fully recover.

Chen Fan was somewhat curious in his heart whether the other party was truly the kind of Cultivator Su Yan had described.

Leaving the Ziqi Donglai Shop, he circled around the marketplace and headed towards Su Yan's residence.

"You really succeeded in refining them?" Su Yan looked at the High Grade detoxification pill, her face full of shock.

"It is just a pity that you are too deeply poisoned; it will take at least half a year to recover. Meanwhile, Lv Moran's damaged Foundation has already recovered by seventy percent. You must hurry."

"Mm, I will." Su Yan nodded solemnly and directly consumed one of the detoxification pills right in front of him.

After consuming it, her eyes lit up; she discovered that the Medicinal Pill he had refined was much stronger than she had imagined.

To show her gratitude, she took out a set of strange Magical Artifacts and a control Jade Slip from her Storage Pouch.

"Alchemist Chen, this is a Family heirloom High Grade Magical Artifact, also known as the Thousand Illusion Needles. Its attack angles are unpredictable and its power is formidable."

After carefully examining it, Chen Fan discovered that, just as the other party had said, this was a more powerful type of flying needle Magical Artifact. There were a full hundred of them, interconnected, and they could form an impenetrable net.

Moreover, if one did not look carefully, these silver needles could not be detected at all.

"Thank you."

Chen Fan did not stand on ceremony; with a wave of his long sleeve, he tucked them all away.

Just as he was preparing to head towards the shop operating the teleportation array, his powerful spiritual sense quickly discovered two Cultivators secretly following him from behind.

When passing a secluded street corner, those two did not hold back; with a few quick strides, they chased straight up to him.

"Kid, we've been following you for a long time; stop circling around." One of the tall Cultivators shouted angrily, exuding the pressure of the Peak Qi Refining Stage.

"Two Fellow Daoists, it seems we do not know each other." Chen Fan said calmly, with a flat expression.

"Our master has business with you; come with us."

"Which master? I have no interest." Chen Fan retreated repeatedly.

"Kid, don't be ungrateful. It is Third Young Master Lu Heng; you cannot afford to offend him." The tall Cultivator was somewhat annoyed, his face twitching slightly as he reached out with a pair of huge hands.

At this moment, Chen Fan's face darkened. He suddenly attacked, silently firing dozens of silver Thousand Illusion Needles.