High Martial Arts: Becoming a Liver Master

"You can't say that! We will never forget your contributions."

"Given that you helped us deal with those criminals and clean up the domestic environment this time, we, the elders, have discussed raising your rank by one grade."

"At the same time, the national treasury will be open, and you can freely choose the items you need from it."

As he said this, Mr. Guo's face was full of smiles, without a trace of heartache.

"You want me to choose from the national treasury? No one else has any objections?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, asking in disbelief.

Last time, he spent so long browsing the national treasury and picked out so many things; everyone else must have complained, so how could they let him choose whatever he wanted again?

"What objections could they possibly have? This was a decision made by us, the elders. Who dares to object?"

"Even if you have opinions, you should keep them to yourself. Who has contributed more than you?"

As he said this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Old Guo's eyes. This murderous intent was not directed at Chen Mo, but at those who had objections.

His tone immediately softened, and he smiled as he said to Chen Mo:

"Xiao Mo, don't have any worries! You don't know, they'd love for you to empty the national treasury."

"Huh? Why?"

Chen Mo looked puzzled, waiting for Elder Guo's reply.

"You, Xiao Mo, are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?"

Old Guo tapped the table lightly with his fingers. Seeing Chen Mo's sudden realization, he still explained, "I distributed some of the pills you gave me last time."

"I didn't expect those pills to be so powerful. Their effects are 10 times that of similar pills. Those martial artists who have been stuck at the ninth-grade Martial Saint or the ninth-grade Martial Emperor for many years have had their bottlenecks immediately loosened after taking your breakthrough pills."

"Over the past month, all the martial artists who took the pills have successfully broken through to the next level. You have reconnected their martial arts path; they are more than grateful to you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo finally understood that it was his pills that had worked; the desire to let him take things from the national treasury at will was also a way to get him to refine pills.

This can be considered a kind of transaction.

Of the more than 1 pills given last time, half were for breakthroughs. If they are all used up, they can add at least 300 Martial Venerables, 1000 Martial Saints, 3000 Martial Emperors, and 3000 Martial Kings to the country.

"Elder Guo, you didn't distribute all the pills, did you? If so, our country should be incredibly powerful now, right?"

Old Guo immediately shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated. After we learned how powerful those pills were, we stored them away and didn't distribute them all."

"We have come up with a plan to distribute elixirs to those who have made outstanding contributions but are stuck at a bottleneck."

"In the past month or so, 35 people have broken through to the Martial Venerable level, and 120 people have broken through to the Martial Saint level."

"We all kept it a secret and didn't leak any information. After we got out, Xiao Mo, you can't tell anyone either."

"Although things are a bit more stable now, the ferocious beasts are still watching us closely. If they knew we had so many powerful individuals, those foreigners and the beasts would definitely join forces to deal with us."

Chen Mo nodded quickly: "Of course I know that, I won't tell anyone. But it's been more than a month, how come there are only so few strong people? There are less than 200 in total."

"Elder Zhang is currently in seclusion. In my estimation, he will definitely break through to the Martial Venerable realm."

Although Chen Mo traveled all over the country, he would directly search the souls of criminals wherever he went, and he knew countless information and secrets. He also exposed countless masterminds hiding in the shadows.

However, he was also unsure whether there were other powerful figures lurking in the shadows, ready to cause trouble for the Great Xia Kingdom at any moment.

Moreover, he knew that the powerful figures hidden in the shadows were well-informed and would hide themselves as soon as they knew he was going to make a move, making it difficult to find them.

Moreover, there were some places he didn't visit, such as certain family cemeteries and the graves of his ancestors.

Of course, Chen Mo did not investigate some families who did not commit those heinous acts.

In other words, there may be many powerful forces hidden within the country.

Old Guo sighed, then quickly composed himself and slowly explained:

"Over the past month, we have identified and evaluated the experts who are stuck at a bottleneck, and distributed a total of 200 pills to them. Apart from the people mentioned above, the rest are still in the process of breaking through."

"If all goes well, our Great Xia Kingdom will be able to add 150 Martial Saints and 50 Martial Venerables."

"There are still 728 strong individuals awaiting evaluation and confirmation."

"In total, it's less than 1000 people. Of course, if you include eighth-rank Martial Emperors, the number will be much larger."

"These pills cannot be distributed all at once. It would be too wasteful for an eighth-grade Martial Emperor to use them all. We have already formulated certain rules and regulations. In the next 10 years, we will definitely be able to use up all the pills and cultivate a sufficient number of strong individuals."

At this point, Elder Guo paused, then said to Chen Mo in a pleading tone, "Xiao Mo, I have a favor to ask of you. Could you help us refine pills again? We've collected a lot of rare and precious herbs over the past month."

"We also brought back a batch from outside the region, the number of which is about the same as last time."

"We're not letting you practice for free. We'll make an equal exchange. We only want 6% of the pills you refine, and you can handle the remaining 4% yourself."

Seemingly afraid that Chen Mo would refuse, Elder Guo continued to mention other conditions, "Also, there are many rare and precious natural materials, rare minerals, cultivation techniques and secret manuals in the outer regions. Just tell us what you need, and we will satisfy you."

"Even if it's a divine artifact, we can get it for you!"

Guo Lao's conditions were undeniably excellent; he even managed to acquire a magical artifact.

Divine artifacts are incredibly precious weapons, and generally only martial gods can possess them.

In reality, even a martial god may not possess a divine artifact, which shows how precious it is.

They didn't object much to the promise of refining pills, and it was an equal exchange, which shows that Guo Lao and the others didn't treat him as a laborer, nor did they think he should make selfless contributions.

This made Chen Mo feel very comfortable, as the other party was respecting him, rather than bullying him.

Without hesitation, he agreed: "Sure! I'll select a portion of the pills I refine and give them all to you."

"If the same rare and precious materials are used, the resulting pills will be almost identical to those from last time."

"As for divine artifacts and such, I don't need them. You know I already have one."

"That's wonderful! Xiao Mo, I didn't misjudge you. It's so great that you agreed. You have no idea how difficult things have been for us lately. There are very few alchemists in the country, and the pills we produce are not of high quality."

"Back in the outer realms, the pills you gave me were highly sought after. Now that I have an alchemist like you, it's truly wonderful."