CHAPTER 568: CHAPTER 578: ASSAULT ON THE SWORD SAINT REALM

"Just go and do it! You are now an Alchemy King at least. If the First and Second Grade Elixirs you create cannot even reach high quality, then all the years you’ve spent studying under me would have been in vain,"

Chu Feng couldn’t be bothered to explain.

All he needed was for Chen Dazhong to make the lowest First and Second Grade Elixirs, and he could absolutely guarantee their high quality.

"Master only wants me to make First and Second Grade Elixirs? Aren’t the Sixth Grade and above Elixirs and Talismanic Elixirs the most profitable?"

Ordinary Elixirs aren’t as profitable as people think.

Don’t see it as Chu Feng’s First-grade Detoxification Pill could sell for 500 silver taels each. If the Detoxification Pills from other Elixir Medicine Shops could be sold for one hundred silver taels each, they would be quite content.

"As long as they sell well, First and Second Grade Elixirs can still make a fortune!" Chu Feng laughed enigmatically.

Although Chen Dazhong had been running the Treasure Pill Pavilion for many years and was very successful in Dan State, renowned far and wide,

He was nowhere near the same level as Chu Feng.

In terms of Alchemy skills, vision, and perspective, Chu Feng was ten times more brilliant than Chen Dazhong.

"Dazhong, take them and go!"

"Listen well, all the glories and honors of the past are no more. Each of you needs to readjust your attitude and always have a heart open to learning. If you do well, I will teach you more advanced Alchemy Methods when the time comes."

Hearing the teachings from Chu Feng, Chen Dazhong’s soul trembled.

It was like a sudden enlightening, like a bowl of soul-warming soup cleansing him. Washing away the vanity and frivolity he had amassed over the years.

"Disciple will definitely bear in mind the teachings of the master, and will no longer cling to the modest achievements of the past!" Chen Dazhong bowed deeply to Chu Feng. Carrying his disciples, he bid farewell to Chu Feng before setting out for the Longevity Hall in the Vermilion Bird Imperial City.

Watching the back of Chen Dazhong and the others as they left, Chu Feng nodded with satisfaction. Teachable indeed. After all these years, Chen Dazhong’s sincerity had never changed.

Adversity reveals true sentiments.

Since his rebirth, Chu Feng had thoroughly understood who were truly loyal to him.

He had long considered focusing on cultivating Chen Dazhong.

Chen Dazhong’s arrival to the Divine Martial Continent was just in time to manage the Longevity Hall for Chu Feng. Not only could he help with Alchemy, but he could also take care of the daily operations of Longevity Hall.

By then, Li Shishi would be freed up and have more time to build her intelligence system.

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Time flies. In the days that followed, Chu Feng began to prepare for his assault on the Sword Saint Realm.

Unlike advancing through a minor realm, breaking through to the Sword Saint Realm was at least a hundred times more difficult.

In the world, there were not a few who could gather sword light and cultivate to the Great Sword Master Realm. However, the Sword Saint Realm was significantly rarer.

Having Sword Saint cultivation meant you could serve as an Elder in the Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s Dan State Branch.

Even the entire Jianyun Dynasty didn’t have a single Sword Saint Level powerhouse. This shows how much rarer Sword Saints are than one might think.

After nearly a month of meticulous preparation, Chu Feng had finally assembled all the Elixirs and auxiliary items necessary.

At this point, there were only about half a month left until the end of the year.

The time left for Chu Feng to break through to the Sword Saint Realm was not long. A successful advancement to the Sword Saint Realm would be greatly beneficial, especially in the competition for the position of Mountain Master.

Sword Saint cultivation is the basic requirement for being a Mountain Master.

Take Mao Wu Mountain Master for example; he has One-star Sword God Cultivation.

Generally speaking, whether it’s for Outer or Inner Sect, to hold a high rank, cultivation is one of the most important criteria. Another important factor is contribution points.

Because the higher the contribution points, the higher the loyalty to the sect.

Chu Feng’s ambition was merely the throne of the Mountain Master, and he had already earned one hundred thousand contribution points last time. In terms of loyalty assessment, there were no problems at all.

Performance, he was equally unworried about.

Not to mention the promising growth of the medicinal herbs planted by his subordinates, sure to reap a great harvest. The two rare medicinal herbs that he himself had planted would definitely cause quite a stir. The only concern was his Sword Dao Cultivation.

With nine Sword Veins as his foundation, which was exceedingly robust, the difficulty of advancing was far greater than that of other talents.

Even with adequate preparations, Chu Feng still lacked confidence in his heart.

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Assaulting the Sword Saint Realm was a major event. Chu Feng’s residence, although very nice, had crude conditions for cultivation, which absolutely did not meet the requirements.

After Longevity Hall made a name for itself, business was booming more and more.

Furthermore, in accordance with Chu Feng’s instructions, they had already started accepting orders for Advanced Level Elixirs below the sixth-grade. This included all Talismanic Elixirs and extremely difficult-to-craft special elixirs; Longevity Hall refused no visitors.

There was just one condition, and that was that the clients could afford enough silver.

The crafting of Elixirs not only had extremely high technical demands but also stringent physical requirements.

Currently at the Great Sword Master Cultivation, without the Abnormal Fire, Chu Feng could at most craft Fifth-grade Elixirs. With the addition of the Abnormal Fire, he could save a considerable amount of physical energy, allowing him to craft Sixth Grade Elixirs.

In order not to impact his own cultivation, he instructed the Beixie National Master and Li Shishi to accept orders for Elixirs from customers on the principle that, generally, they would not exceed ten deals per month.

Up to now, Chu Feng had already crafted eight orders.

As custom Elixirs were limited by materials, each successful alchemy could yield no more than two pills.

Chu Feng was adept at his craft, with an extremely high success rate for creating Elixirs. He almost never failed.

According to the rules, clients who provide materials could typically expect to have Elixirs crafted in double the quantity. For example, a client seeking one Sixth Grade Pulse Refining Pill for alchemy would provide Chu Feng with materials for two of them.

The success rate for crafting High Grade Elixirs was very low.

A fifty percent success rate in Elixir formation was considered very good.

So if Chu Feng successfully crafted two Elixirs, he would only need to deliver one to the client, and the other would be his additional profit.

This could be an immensely lucrative business, absolutely exorbitant profits.

A horse cannot get fat without being fed at night; a person does not get rich without some windfalls.

Chu Feng, through these exorbitant profits, had indeed earned quite a bit. Coupled with the money earned from the sale of common Elixirs at Longevity Hall, he actually had enough silver in his purse.

Now aiming for the Sword Saint Realm, he was also willing to spend the silver.

He set off directly for the sect’s Secluded Holy Land, intending to rent the best available secret chamber.

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Before long, Chu Feng arrived at the sect’s Secluded Holy Land. This place was already within the Inner City, though at the edge of it.

Within the Inner City, a Spirit Gathering Array and a Spirit Vein had been laid out which, compared to the Outer City, was at least ten times better without a doubt. The Spiritual Energy here was very dense.

It was precisely because of the massive number of Outer Disciples and their tremendous need for high-quality cultivation environments that the sect demarcated a piece of land here to construct over five hundred secret chambers for leasing.

Any Outer Disciple, as long as they could afford the silver or had enough contribution points, could cultivate here.

Of course, the rent was frighteningly expensive.