Chapter 42 Proportion

Chapter 42 Proportion

Chapter 42 Proportion
Chen Yuan looked at the white jade pill bottle handed over by Master Qi and said in surprise:

"There is only one bottle of Hunyuan Pill?"

Hall Master Qi smiled apologetically and said:

"Master Chen, please forgive me. The medicinal materials used in Hunyuan Pill are extremely precious. Shennong Hall only produces two or three bottles a month. The gang leader uses one bottle, and one bottle is to be offered to General Wang of the Yuzhou Army. The remaining bottle will be sold to other states. However, since Master Chen has asked for business, I can't let Master Chen go back empty-handed. If there are more, there will be no more."

Chen Yuan frowned, took the pill bottle, and said:

"Then please give me four more bottles of Essence Pills, Master Qi."

If there are not enough Hunyuan Pills, I can only use Jingyuan Pills to make up for it.

The medicinal power of three Jingyuan Pills is equivalent to that of one Hunyuan Pill, so he asked for four bottles at once.

Master Qi did not dare to refuse, and immediately sent someone to get four bottles of Essence Pills and give them to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan asked a few more questions about the Sanjiang Gang before standing up to leave.

Master Qi escorted him all the way to the door, with a respectful attitude, just as if he was facing Luo Zhenwu.

Although he is over 50 years old and Chen Yuan is younger than his son, Chen Yuan is now a master of Hua Jin, so he dare not be arrogant.

After Chen Yuan left, Master Qi did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to Luo Zhenwu's residence.

……

Not long after Chen Yuan returned home, Luo Zhenwu came to his door.

In the reception room of the Chen residence, the two sat down as host and guest.

Luo Zhenwu kept looking Chen Yuan up and down, with shock in his eyes, and said:
"He is not even 20 years old yet, but he has already reached the level of Hua Jin. Even the martial arts legend 'Xiao Yao Sword' Xie Qingping is far inferior to him. Master Chen is extremely talented and is the best in the martial arts world. God bless our Fu Hu Gang. We have a young genius like Master Chen. Without further ado, please ask Master Chen to take over the position of deputy gang leader tomorrow to boost the morale of the gang and wipe out the Sanjiang Gang in one fell swoop!"

Chen Yuan bowed and said:
"Thank you for your appreciation, but we can't rush this matter."

Luo Zhenwu frowned and said:

"Why did Master Chen say that?"

Chen Yuan said seriously:
"I heard from Hall Master Qi that Huang Xiuzhi has been lingering at the peak of Huajin for a long time. He and the gang leader have fought several times, and both have won and lost. I have just broken through the bottleneck of Huajin, and I am still far behind Huang Xiuzhi. Even if I join forces with the gang leader, I may not be able to stop him. It is better to wait for a while until I have fully mastered the Chiyang Sword Technique, and then it will not be too late to take action."

Luo Zhenwu nodded slightly, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said:

"Master Chen, what you said makes sense. I was not thoughtful enough. How about this? Your breakthrough of the Huajin bottleneck will remain a secret for the time being. When you have fully mastered the Chiyang Sword Technique, you can use thunderous means to wipe out the Sanjiang Gang. How do you think?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Please give me half a year. After half a year, the Sanjiang Gang will be destroyed."

……

After seeing Luo Zhenwu off, Chen Yuan returned to the backyard and continued practicing martial arts, but he did not practice the Chiyang Sword Technique.

He wants to pursue the path of cultivating immortals, and the Chiyang sword technique is useless to him.

What he needed to do now was to continue to accumulate true Qi, reach the peak of Hua Jin, transform the true Qi in his body into magic power, and take the opportunity to break through the bottleneck of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

What he said just now was just to stabilize Luo Zhenwu and let Shennong Hall continue to provide him with elixirs.

Of course, Chen Yuan also wanted to destroy the Sanjiang Gang. After all, he had killed Yang Huaizhan with his own hands, and had formed a mortal feud with the Sanjiang Gang, so he had to eradicate the gang completely.

By the time he reaches the fourth level of Qi Refining, his strength will be comparable to that of an innate warrior, and it will be easy for him to wipe out the Sanjiang Gang.

But before that, he would not rashly get involved in a fight with the Sanjiang Gang, so as to avoid accidents that would affect his cultivation.

If it weren't for the fact that after he broke through to the Hua Jin level, the power of the Jing Yuan Pill was too weak and he needed the Hun Yuan Pill to practice martial arts, he wouldn't even tell anyone about this.

……

In the next few months, the Fuhu Gang continued to suppress the Sanjiang Gang, while Chen Yuan stayed indoors, practiced diligently, and made rapid progress.

But just like before, as the strength of the physical body increases, after the starlight infuses the body, more and more energy needs to be replenished, and the speed at which the elixir is consumed is also getting faster and faster.

In the first two months of his breakthrough to Hua Jin, Chen Yuan took less than one bottle of Hunyuan Dan and four bottles of Jingyuan Dan every month.

In the third month, the number of Essence Pills increased to nearly five bottles.

In the fourth month, the number of Essence Pills exceeded five bottles.

In the fifth month, the number of Essence Pills exceeded six bottles.

At this point, Master Qi could no longer sit still.

He didn't dare to provoke Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan used six bottles of Essence Pills every month, which really put a dent in Shennong Hall's life.

The Hunyuan Pill is not a big deal. It was previously sold to other states, but now it is no longer sold outside, so it doesn’t have much impact.

However, there are many strong warriors in the Yuzhou army, and the demand for Jingyuan Pills is not small.

After the demise of Jishidiang, Shennongtang was the only one selling Jingyuandan on the market, and the demand was far exceeding the supply.

Chen Yuan alone used up five or six bottles of Essence Pills, so Shennong Hall had to stop selling them to the outside world. They were sitting there with no money to earn, and even the expenses of the hall masters and deputy hall masters in the gang were reduced a lot.

But they also knew that Chen Yuan had broken through the bottleneck of Hua Jin. Even if they had complaints, they dared not speak out and put all the pressure on Master Qi.

Master Qi couldn't bear it anymore and went to Luo Zhenwu to complain.

Luo Zhenwu could only patiently appease him: "Please hold on a little longer, Master Qi. In another month, it will be the deadline that Master Chen and I agreed on. After we wipe out the Sanjiang Gang, our gang will completely control the medicinal materials business in Yuzhou. What are a few bottles of Essence Pills worth?"

Luo Zhenwu spoke, and Master Qi had no choice but to obey and give priority to supplying the elixir to Chen Yuan.

But when he came to Chen Yuan's house with the pills for next month, Chen Yuan refused:
"Master Qi, please take the pills back. From now on, you don't need to send me any more pills."

Hall Master Qi felt relieved and thanked the emperor repeatedly. He restored the supply of elixirs to the hall masters and deputy hall masters, and started selling Essence Pills to the outside world again. The business of Shen Nei Hall suddenly became booming.

At the same time, Chen Yuan came to Luo Zhenwu's house to say goodbye, saying that he needed to leave the county town for a while.

Luo Zhenwu agreed immediately without asking the reason, and gave Chen Yuan a horse that could run a thousand miles a day for him to travel.

Chen Yuan was quite surprised that the speech he had prepared was of no use at all.

Luo Zhenwu also said:

"If Master Chen needs anything, just ask. We have thousands of members in this gang, and Master Chen can deploy them at will."

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and said:
"I appreciate your kindness, but I can go alone. It would be inconvenient if there are more people."

Luo Zhenwu nodded and said solemnly:

"I don't know what you are doing here, Master Chen, but I have a few words from the bottom of my heart. I hope Master Chen will know them."

Chen Yuan said seriously:
"Boss, please speak."

Luo Zhenwu said slowly:

"Looking at all the previous leaders of our gang, there has never been a son who succeeded his father. All of them passed the throne to virtuous people. Therefore, our gang has stood firm in Yuzhou for nearly a hundred years. After going through all the ups and downs, it still holds the leading position in Yuzhou."

"Master Chen is not even twenty years old yet, but he has already reached the state of Hua Jin. He is a natural genius, rarely seen in the world. After I wipe out the Sanjiang Gang, I will follow the gang rules and pass the position of gang leader to Master Chen. Whether our Fu Hu Gang can dominate the martial arts world in the future depends entirely on Master Chen, so Master Chen must be careful on this trip and not take any risks."

He looked serious and spoke earnestly. Chen Yuan was surprised when he heard this and clasped his fists and said:
"I am extremely grateful for your kindness, but I am not interested in this. Please choose someone else who is capable. But please rest assured, I will not break my promise. When I come back, I will join hands with you to wipe out the Sanjiang Gang and take back Yuzhou for our gang."

Hearing this, Luo Zhenwu sighed and said with a wry smile:
"Well, Master Chen has lofty ambitions. I was rude."

Afterwards, Luo Zhenwu said no more, nor did he ask Chen Yuan what his ambitions were. He even disdained the position of leader of the Fu Hu Gang and sent him out of the mansion.

Before leaving, Chen Yuan looked at Luo Zhenwu deeply and led the horse back home.

……

Chen Yuan packed his luggage and rode on horseback. It only took him one day to return to Leping County.

The steed presented by Luo Zhenwu was of extraordinary steed and endurance, far superior to ordinary inferior horses.

Although it is impossible to travel a thousand miles a day, it is easy to travel several hundred miles a day.

Chen Yuan passed through Leping County, but did not enter the city. Instead, he followed the Chidao all the way to Yuanpingxing.

When he passed by Chenjia Village, he did not stop until the sun set, then he stayed in an inn on the side of the road.

This is a large inn that serves caravans traveling to and from Yuanpingxing. It also accepts individual travelers, but the prices are much higher.

Chen Yuan didn't take it to heart and asked for a room upstairs to stay in.

He could travel all night, but the horse couldn't bear it and had to rest for a night before he could go into the mountains.

After dinner, Chen Yuan returned to his room, lit the oil lamp, took out "The Art of Red Flame", and read it carefully with an extremely serious expression.

This time he left the county town to transform all the true energy in his body into magic power and truly embark on the path of cultivating immortals.

Over the past five months, Chen Yuan practiced diligently day and night, and finally three days ago, he reached the peak of Hua Jin. His Dantian was filled with true Qi, and he practiced Liu Yang Gong to the pinnacle, but could not make any progress.

His physical strength was also greatly enhanced, and the Essence Pill was no longer able to replenish his energy after the Starlight Infusion.

Even the Hunyuan Pill requires three pills to barely replenish energy, which is extremely wasteful.

At this point, he could finally transform the true Qi in his body into magic power according to the method recorded in "The Art of Red Flame", and use it to break through the bottleneck of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

However, it takes a long time to convert true qi into magic power, at least ten days and at most half a month.

Moreover, during this process, he only looked inward and was completely defenseless against the outside world. If someone had bad intentions, it would be extremely dangerous.

Chen Yuan is cautious by nature, so naturally he would not transform in the county town.

He wanted to go to an absolutely safe place to avoid any accidents, so he said goodbye to Luo Zhenwu.

He had already thought of an excuse at that time, but he didn't expect Luo Zhenwu to be so reasonable and willing to pass the position of gang leader to him without asking the reason.

If he used his status as the leader of a gang to force himself on Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan would naturally not be polite.

After coming out of the Chimang Mountains, he had been infused with starlight nearly a hundred times, and his strength became even more terrifying. Although they were both at the peak of Hua Jin, Luo Zhenwu was definitely not his match.

But Chen Yuan was surprised that Luo Zhenwu was so tactful and knew when to advance and retreat.

He didn't know whether Luo Zhenwu saw something, or didn't want to offend another master of Hua Jin, or he really had a talent for him.

But since Luo Zhenwu can suppress his greed and not explore his secrets, he will return the favor and help Luo Zhenwu wipe out the Sanjiang Gang.

(End of this chapter)