Chapter 93: Peace and Prosperity
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
His inner strength was circulating at a high speed within Chen Fei’s body. In the past, he could feel his inner strength rubbing against his meridians. Today, it had become much lighter. Sometimes, it was even barely noticeable.
Chen Fei could not help but reveal a smile at the corner of his mouth. One could only say that one got what one paid for. These three hundred tael pills were really effective.
Chen Fei collected his thoughts and focused all his attention on moving the Origin Connection Technique. As his mind calmed down, the speed of his inner strength circulation increased further, causing Chen Fei’s flesh to tremble slightly.
In the blink of an eye, six hours had passed. The sky outside had already brightened slightly. Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. He could not help but smile.
In the past, although Chen Fei was very diligent and would often stay up late to cultivate inner strength techniques, his body had its limits. Under normal circumstances, Chen Fei would have to rest and do other things after cultivating for more than two hours.
It was unprecedented for him to operate the Origin Connection Technique at full power for six hours.
The key was that after circulating for six hours, Chen Fei’s meridians were not too uncomfortable. After resting for an hour, he would probably be able to continue cultivating.
“The cultivation time was almost doubled.” Chen Fei muttered to himself.
With that level of effect, Chen Fei estimated that he would be dependent on this Meridian Protecting Pill for a long time.
“Why don’t we go back to the sect to exchange for pill formulas and refine them ourselves in the future?”
A thought appeared in Chen Fei’s mind, but he immediately denied it. The Meridian Protecting Pill was very good, and its effects were also very good, but the target group was too small.
It was not that it was useless for other martial artists but that many martial artists would not spend this money. After all, things like the Eternal Floating Pill were more useful. Three hundred taels for one pill was enough to buy three Flying Ascent Pills.
If Chen Fei went to learn to save money on the Meridian Protecting Pill, he would probably have no chance to sell it in the future.
Moreover, the medicinal ingredients used for the Meridian Protecting Pill were not cheap, so the profit would probably be less.
Now that he was taking a Meridian Protecting Pill every day, the burden on Chen Fei was actually not great. After all, he could earn more than a thousand taels every day. It was just that the speed of saving money had slowed down. If he wanted to save 50,000 taels, he would probably have to delay it a little.
An hour later, Chi Defeng returned with a large bag of medicinal herbs in his hands. Chen Fei noticed that Chi Defeng’s eyes seemed to be darker than yesterday.
“Shouldn’t you consider abstinence?”
Chen Fei looked at Chi Defeng with amusement. Chen Fei had to admit that the Drunken Red Pavilion was indeed very good. It allowed Chen Fei, who was an ordinary person in his previous life, to enjoy it for once. It was quite addictive.
However, no matter how addicted he was, he wasn’t like Chi Defeng, who went there every day. Now, he felt like he was about to collapse.
“I know. I’ve spent a lot of money recently. I’ll save up for a while before going.” Chi Defeng revealed his yellowish teeth and smiled.
Chen Fei grinned. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of children playing in the courtyard next door.
Chi Defeng saw Chen Fei’s expression and smiled, “A few days ago, a family moved in next door. There were quite a few people, and they even specially visited the neighbors and gave them something.”
“Where did they come from?”
Chen Fei didn’t pay attention yesterday. Now that he heard the sound next door, he could imagine the happy and harmonious scene. He couldn’t help but smile.
“They didn’t give me any details. They also fled here from other places.”
Chi Defeng shook his head and said, “I heard that when they came here, they also encountered something evil. That merchant group lost quite a number of people before they managed to get through the crisis.”
Hearing the word ‘evil,’ Chen Fei’s brows could not help but furrow. He immediately thought of the few evil things he had encountered back then, especially the one he had just experienced two days ago.
“Maybe he was scared. The people next door don’t look very good, especially their family head. He looks to be in an especially bad shape. He’s probably really scared,” Chi Defeng said in a low voice.
Chen Fei nodded and raised his head to look at Chi Defeng, asking, “Have there always been so many evil things in the past?”
“How could there be as many as now? There are so many evil things that even small merchant groups can’t leave the city, let alone ordinary people.”
Chi Defeng sat on a chair and poured a cup of tea for each of them. He continued, “Just like Pingyin County in the past, there were no monsters on the mountain. In the end, the entire city was swallowed by the monsters. At the end of the day, it was still because the outside world was in turmoil. The more it was like this, the more strange it was.”
“Is there any connection between this?” Chen Fei frowned.”
“I don’t know, but I’ve read about it in the books I’ve read before. When people are in dire straits, the frequency of evil occurrences will greatly increase. If it were peaceful and prosperous, nothing would have happened,” He looked at Chen Fei and whispered.
Chi Defeng raised his head and finished the tea in his cup.
Chen Fei nodded and did not ask any more questions. He went out to eat breakfast with Chi Defeng before returning to the courtyard to begin refining the Eternal Floating Pill.
In the next few days, Chen Fei planned to stay in the Immortal Cloud City and return to the sect after completing the third stage of the Origin Connection Technique.
The morning passed very quickly. Chen Fei handed the refined medicinal pill to Chi Defeng.
“By the way, didn’t you ask me to pay attention to the Alliance some time ago and see if there are any missions suitable for you?”Chi Defeng received the medicinal pill and said suddenly.
“There’s a suitable one?”
Chen Fei’s brows twitched slightly. Because Chi Defeng often went to the Alchemist Alliance to buy medicine bottles, Chen Fei asked Chi Defeng to pay attention to it.
This was because the Alchemist Alliance actually still had a mission requirement for the alchemists under them every year. If you still want to stay in the Alliance, you will be given a share of missions every year.
If they didn’t complete a single mission for two consecutive years, they would be expelled from the Alliance. Of course, there were exceptions in some special circumstances.
Chen Fei thought that if there were suitable missions, he would complete some. Other than solving the problem with the mission quota, he could also accumulate some contribution points. When needed, they could also exchange for pill formulas.
In the Primordial Sword Sect, one could naturally exchange for pill formulas. However, the Primordial Sword Sect was not a pill dao sect after all. There were many pill formulas, especially the unique pill formulas of the Alliance, which they probably did not have.
“There’s a mission to concoct a Beauty Pill. The requirements are quite high, and a Tier 8 alchemist will be given priority.” Chi Defeng recalled for a moment.
“Beauty pill?” Chen Fei was a little surprised. This kind of medicinal pill did not have any difficulty in refining. If one had to calculate the standard, it was probably only a little stronger than the Vitality Pill.
“Yes, the reward for the Beauty Pill is quite high. You can go and take a look when you have time.”
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Good!” Chen Fei nodded.
When Chi Defeng left the house, Chen Fei heard laughter coming from next door. He smiled and walked out of the courtyard.
He first went to the medicine shop to buy a few Meridian Protecting Pills, then Chen Fei went to the Alchemist Alliance.
“Young Master, you haven’t been here for a long time,” Qin Jinglan looked at Chen Fei and said with some surprise. There was a trace of resentment in her eyes.
“I’ve been a little busy recently.” Chen Fei grinned, feeling that this woman had not given up on him.
“Young Master, do you need anything?” Qin Jinglan bowed slightly.
“I want to understand a mission.”
As the two of them talked, they came to the counter. Chen Fei pointed at the mission on the board in front of him and said, “Are there any special requirements for this Beauty Pill mission? Otherwise, most alchemists should be able to handle refining a Beauty Pill.”
“Young Master has good eyes. It is indeed not difficult to refine an ordinary Beauty Pill, but this time, we are refining a 50-year-old medicinal herb, and because of that, we are more cautious.”
“Fifty years?”
Chen Fei raised his eyebrows. He had not expected this.
Because the ingredients used in the usual Beauty Pill were very ordinary, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the environment in which it grew was all over the mountains and plains. At the same time, because it was easy to refine, the price was also relatively cheap.
However, if the age of the herbs increased to fifty years, the effect of the Beauty Pill would definitely soar.
In the end, the medicinal properties of the medicinal herbs were very important to the medicinal effects of the medicinal pills.
For example, the Flying Ascent Pill had extremely good cultivation effects after a martial artist consumed it. This was because the medicinal herbs needed to be used in it had a minimum age requirement. The Meridian Protecting Pill was the same.
It was rare to hear that a 50-year-old herb would be used to refine a Beauty Pill, but sometimes, as long as there was enough money, many things could become special cases.
“Then I’ll accept this mission.”
Fifty years old herbs were more precious, and the refining method was indeed more precise. However, Chen Fei had already cultivated the recipe of the Beauty Pill to Great Completion. Even if you brought over a hundred-year-old medicinal herb, Chen Fei could still refine it perfectly.
“Young Master, there are quite a number of pill refiners who have accepted this mission. When the time comes, they will probably ask for a competition.” Qin Jinglan reminded him.
Chen Fei nodded. This mission gave him 500 contribution points, which was quite generous. The content of the mission was not difficult, and it was reasonable to accept many people.
Under Qin Jinglan’s reluctant gaze, Chen Fei left the Alliance and returned to the courtyard he rented.
The laughter of the children from next door had disappeared and turned into the sound of reading.
Chen Fei didn’t mind and returned to his room.
The task for the Beauty Pill was in three days. In these few days, Chen Fei’s focus was still on the Origin Connection Technique.
After spending some time outside, Chen Fei sat down cross-legged and swallowed a Meridian Protecting Pill before starting to cultivate the Origin Connection Technique.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During these three days, Chen Fei refined pills in the morning. In the afternoon and evening, other than his daily cultivation, he spent the rest of his time grinding for proficiency in the third stage of the Origin Connection Technique.
“Cultivation Method: Origin Connection Technique Stage Three (2589/6000)”
The proficiency of the third level of the Origin Connection Technique was almost average. Chen Fei would be able to cultivate the technique to perfection in another four or five days. At that time, he could go to Feng Xiupu and learn the fourth level of the Origin Connection Technique.
Furthermore, he had completed the third stage of the Origin Connection Technique, which would awaken the first characteristic, Tremendous Strength. At that time, Chen Fei’s combat strength would increase by another step.
It was this kind of continuous hard work and seeing the results that allowed Chen Fei to keep forging ahead.
With the continuous improvement of the Origin Connection Technique, Chen Fei also gradually felt the acceleration of the cultivation technique in the growth of inner strength. The acceleration was not obvious yet, but it was real.
Chen Fei was looking forward more and more to how he would speed up his cultivation from the Bone Tempering realm to the Marrow Tempering realm after reaching the peak of the fourth level of the Origin Connection Technique..