Chapter 23: Three-Pattern Clear Spirit Pill, Heavenly Qi Pill!
Early morning.
Nuoding Academy, back mountain.
The so-called back mountain was not inside Nuoding Academy, but was a small hill located outside the academy. The location was very remote and very suitable for Zhou Chen to hide.
Since Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire began hunting him, Zhou Chen and Old Jack had been living in seclusion on the back mountain.
They could not return to that old residence long ago; that place had been turned upside down by various forces. Originally, Zhou Chen wanted to leave Nuoding City and go to other cities, but being unfamiliar with other places made it easier to be exposed.
However, Nuoding Academy's Dean Marcus was his man. Staying here, covered by Marcus, was actually very safe.
Moreover, as the saying goes, "The small hermit hides in the wild, the great hermit hides in the city." The people of Spirit Hall definitely would not expect that Zhou Chen actually dared to stay in Nuoding City!
At this time, on the peak of the back mountain.
In a newly built wooden house, Zhou Chen opened a huge black chest.
The chest contained thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
These Gold Soul Coins came from the subordinates Zhou Chen had accepted earlier, Marcus and Xiao Chenyu.
Marcus contributed nine thousand Gold Soul Coins, while as the only son of the Lord of Nuoding City, Xiao Chenyu took out twenty-one thousand Gold Soul Coins.
"System, I leave it to you."
Before his voice fell, intense light surged from Zhou Chen's palm, and those thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins were instantly sucked into his palm.
"Ding... Received thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, exchanged for thirty thousand Gold Yuan Points. Please check, Host."
"Draw the lottery. Draw twice first."
"Ding... Received, processing."
"Ding... Deducted twenty thousand Gold Yuan Points, drawing twice."
Instantly, in Zhou Chen's mind, a colorful wheel where only the [Pills] column was lit while other categories were dim began to spin continuously...
"Ding... Drew [Pills] category reward, Three-Pattern Clear Spirit Pill—This pill comes from the Battle Through the Heavens Plane, a fourth-tier pill. If a Dou Grandmaster consumes this pill, they can increase their strength by three stars in a short time!"
"Ding... Drew [Pills] category reward, Heavenly Qi Pill—This pill comes from the Battle Through the Heavens Plane, a fourth-tier pill. If a Dou Practitioner consumes this pill, they can rapidly improve their strength and also enhance the consumer's cultivation talent."
"It is actually something from the Battle Through the Heavens Plane..."
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "System, what cultivation levels in Douluo do Dou Practitioner and Dou Grandmaster from the Battle Through the Heavens Plane correspond to?"
"Ding... Dou Practitioner corresponds to Level 10 to 20 Soul Master, Dou Grandmaster corresponds to Level 40 to 50 Soul Ancestor." The System, having received money, was in a good mood and immediately appeared to provide an explanation.
"Oh, I understand."
Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows and said.
These two pills were useless to him. First, the levels did not match. Second, the current Zhou Chen did not need to increase Soul Power; what he needed were Soul Rings!
Therefore, it was better to provide these two pills to his subordinates to cultivate the Soul Master forces belonging to Ziwei Palace.
Currently, the Ziwei Palace established by Zhou Chen had a total of four people: Yu Xiaogang, Marcus, Xiao Chenyu, and himself.
Among them, Marcus was a Level 42 Soul Ancestor, and his level was just right to consume the Three-Pattern Clear Spirit Pill.
As for Xiao Chenyu, he was a Level 11 Soul Master, and his age was only twelve years old. He was just suitable for the Heavenly Qi Pill, which could both improve strength and transform his cultivation talent.
Since ancient times, if one wanted to command subordinates, one had to apply both kindness and power, which meant a big stick in one hand and a sweet date in the other.
Marcus and Xiao Chenyu had felt Zhou Chen's strength and majesty, but his grace had not been honored for a long time. Bestowing these two pills would presumably make the two feel grateful to him and respect him even more.
Moreover, the Gold Soul Coins for the lottery were actually provided by the two of them.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen turned around and left the wooden house, arriving at the room next door where Old Jack lived.
"Chen'er, come quickly and eat some."
Seeing Zhou Chen enter, Old Jack waved his hand and called out.
At this time, Old Jack was sitting around a table with Tang San, dipping in fragrant sesame sauce and eating steaming hotpot.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Zhou Chen's mouth twitched, and he said somewhat helplessly, "Eating hotpot early in the morning? Grandpa Jack, Little San, this will cause high cholesterol and is very unhealthy."
"What cholesterol? I do not understand. Chen'er, you are just overly careful. With meat and vegetables here, how can it be unhealthy?"
Old Jack smiled and said indifferently.
Tang San, who was to the side, was eating with his mouth full of oil, not even caring to speak to Zhou Chen.
Seeing the two eating so deliciously, Zhou Chen could not help but feel his appetite stirred. He moved a stool over, picked up the bowl and chopsticks prepared for him, and began fishing for meat from the hotpot.
Mmh, truly fragrant!
After the three finished eating, Zhou Chen took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth before beginning to state the purpose of his visit. "Grandpa Jack, please go and invite Dean Marcus for me; Tang San, you go look for Xiao Chenyu. I have matters to discuss with the two of them."
"Alright."
Old Jack nodded. Tang San pushed the door open directly and went down the mountain to find Xiao Chenyu.
The cautious Zhou Chen had been staying indoors on the back mountain recently, not daring to go down the mountain at all, for fear of being discovered by the secret agents of Spirit Hall or the Star Luo Empire.
Therefore, the task of contacting the outside world was handed over to Old Jack and Tang San...
An hour later, Xiao Chenyu and Marcus arrived one after another.
"Boss, if there are any matters, just give orders, and I will do them."
Xiao Chenyu patted his chest, putting on a look of loyalty reaching the clouds.
Marcus also nodded and said, "I will handle matters within the academy."
"It is a good thing."
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Presumably you know that the reason Grandmaster was able to break through to Level 30 was because of a precious pill provided by our family. Since you are both subordinates of Ziwei Palace and have helped me a lot, I naturally will not favor one over the other."
"These are two other types of pills."
Zhou Chen extended both hands, and with a flash of light in his palms, a mutton-fat jade bottle appeared in each.
"Dean Marcus, this is the Three-Pattern Clear Spirit Pill, made by our family expending countless precious resources. After consuming it, it can probably increase your Soul Power by three levels."
Hearing these words, Marcus instantly felt that his decision to seek refuge with Zhou Chen was correct!
Look, he had only joined Ziwei Palace for a month, and he had obtained such a precious treasure pill. It was truly not in vain that he risked the huge danger of offending Spirit Hall to cover for Zhou Chen.
At this time, Xiao Chenyu, who was to the side, also became excited upon hearing that Marcus actually obtained such a huge benefit.
After all, there was another type of pill!
Sure enough, in the next moment, Zhou Chen turned his head, fixed his gaze on Xiao Chenyu, and said gently, "The one for you is named the Heavenly Qi Pill. Not only can it increase Soul Power, but it can also improve your cultivation talent!"
"This..."
Hearing Zhou Chen's description, Xiao Chenyu's eyes instantly lit up.
Medicine capable of improving cultivation talent was simply precious to an unparalleled degree!
His move to seek refuge with Zhou Chen was truly the right step! In the future, their Xiao family would definitely rise meteorically!
The more Xiao Chenyu thought, the more excited he became. Suddenly kneeling on one knee, he clasped his fists and said, "This subordinate is willing to go through boiling water and tread on fire for the Palace Master, without hesitation!"
(End of this chapter)
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