Celestial Official!

After he finished speaking, the sky outside the window seemed to darken even further.

Yan Chen nodded slightly, processing this information on his own.

It sounds complicated, but it's actually quite simple to understand.

The entire Xuchunfang business deals in nothing more than "elixirs and elixirs", "crude magical artifacts", and "brocade robes".

The first two come from Danlan Valley and Rongjin Valley, and the only sales channel within the regulations is Cui Shu Lou.

Aside from a few items of poor quality that no one buys and require special handling.

The vast majority of elixirs and magical artifacts were sold to unorthodox cultivators and even ordinary martial artists.

As for "brocade robes and Dharma robes," it is roughly the same as above.

The only difference is that it doesn't come from "Su Pao Valley," one of the three valleys, but rather from the "private property" of the three major families in the market. It has nothing to do with the Jade Sleeve Sect; they just need to pay "Taoist taxes" on time.

Thinking of this, Yan Chen couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Based on what he had seen over the past few days, the relationship between Molten Gold Valley and Danlan Valley was excellent. The stewards in the valleys exchanged information and got along very well.

However, it is extremely rare to see stewards or disciples of the Plain Robe Valley appearing in the other two valleys.

Not only that, but I've never even heard anyone mention it.

It was as if... the Gold Mine Valley and the Crimson Mist Valley had deliberately "isolated" it.

"Well, the rights and wrongs at the level of those in charge are none of my business."

Yan Chen cleared his mind of distractions and stopped thinking about it. He then took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and placed it on the long table.

"Does my junior sister recognize this pill?"

Yu Shunan reached out and took the porcelain bottle. After consulting with Yan Chen, she removed the stopper, poured a pill into her pale palm, and examined it closely.

After a moment, she spoke with suspicion:

"Senior brother, isn't this just a common qi-tonifying pill?"

Yan Chen nodded and said:

"It is indeed a Qi-regulating pill, but my senior brother bought it from a roadside vendor when he came."

"The other party kept saying that he had taken advantage of a loophole in the Cui Shu Lou and obtained it from the Zhao family of the 'Three Surnames'."

"Is that really true?"

Yu Shunan frowned slightly, and a look of displeasure immediately appeared on her fair face.

She had just argued with the two family heads, Zhao and Huang, about this matter, but they didn't care at all. Instead, they righteously whitewashed it as "Sasuke" and "support," which was simply shameless, audacious, and ruthless!

She said coldly:

"The pills and magical artifacts sold by Cui Shu Lou, although selected and rejected by Er Gu, are only difficult to be recognized by the Eight Meridians' Daoist lineage, and are not 'trash' at all."

"In other words, if someone from one of the 'three surnames' really uses their official duties to 'pass off inferior goods as superior ones' and seek personal gain."

"Junior Sister should write a letter to Danlan Valley so that Senior Brother Deacon can come and purge the source!"

"The stewards in the valley may not have the time to deal with such trivial matters."

Yan Chen shook his head.

Moreover, there is another point: if the trouble in Xuchunfang can only be resolved by alarming the valley, then what use is he as the manager?

Wouldn't that make him look utterly incompetent?

This is a major taboo for the Jade Sleeve School, which believes in "making the best use of everyone's talents"!

Yan Chen looked at Yu Shunan, who was still sulking, and couldn't help but feel slightly surprised.

Could it be that this Junior Sister Yu is someone who hates evil as if it were her enemy?

This is not very common in the Jade Sleeve Sect.

He offered words of comfort:

"Junior sister, there's no need to be angry about this. As the saying goes, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,' there's plenty of time in the future."

"Either don't take action, or if you do, make a decisive move and push the situation to the point of no return. Only in this way can we truly eliminate the root cause and carry out a 'major overhaul'."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shunan remained silent for a moment, seemingly about to speak several times, but ultimately only said:

"It's all up to my senior brother."

……

Half an hour later.

Warm and fragrant quiet room.

Yan Chen sat cross-legged on the couch. With a hissing sound, the true energy in his body gradually returned to the Qi seed in his dantian, and his mental thoughts gradually dissipated from the meditative state.

Suddenly, his eyes opened, the flames subsided, and he exhaled a long, turbid breath.

Even if the situation is turbulent and unpredictable, causing upheaval... one must not neglect one's own cultivation.

Yan Chen emptied his mind, summoned the [Celestial Official Jade Pendant], consulted his own karma, and checked his cultivation status—

Name: Yan Chen

[Realm Level: Second Level of Qi Refining (Twenty-five cycles of Qi circulation)]

[Technique: Crimson Cloud Bright Light Control Technique (Rank 9)]

[Technique: "Tea Stove Brewing Sword Dance and Leaping Song"]

……

The brief breathing exercise allowed him to slightly improve his cultivation level after breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining.

However, due to the absence of the spiritual liquid containing the Qi of "Jia Wood" and "Gui Water", the speed of the circulation of Qi in the body inevitably slows down.

Yan Chen had anticipated this, but he didn't care much about it.

With a slight thought, he took out the book "Qingyuan Chengming Danjue" from his sleeve, casually flipped through a few pages, and a smile gradually appeared on his lips, which he could hardly suppress.

Nothing more than that.

This may seem like a "Taoist alchemy" technique, but it is not.

Yan Chen was astonished to discover that this "Qingyuan Chengming Danjue" contained not only records of "Dan Dao" but also a chapter on breathing exercises!

In other words.

If Yan Chen can skillfully circulate this "Qingyuan Chengming Danjue", he will have the opportunity to generate "wood-type" true qi within his body!

If possible, then the two kinds of true energy, "fire" and "wood", will coexist in his body, nourishing and strengthening each other, which will be of great benefit to his cultivation!

"Is this what they mean by 'mutual benefit and harmony'?"

Yan Chen flipped through the "Qingyuan Chengming Danjue" several more times, then sighed helplessly:

"However, it is extremely difficult to simultaneously cultivate the true energy of both sexes."

"I am currently only in the early stage of Qi cultivation and have not yet opened up my 'mansion'. If I want to study other true Qi, I must open my 'inner aperture'."

"Otherwise, true energy will have nowhere to reside, and will be like scattered dust and mist, which will dissipate as soon as it is waved, and will be impossible to transform into one's own use."

"As for how to open the 'inner aperture' of the body... the simplest method is to use true qi to forcibly open the body's gates, break through the acupoints and open the apertures. Along the way, use pills and spiritual medicines as nourishment, which may protect the true qi from dissipation and further refine the physical body."

"Now that I am the manager of Cui Shu Lou, it should not be difficult for me to obtain some internal strengthening pills."

"However, the pills from Cui Shu Lou are not of superior quality; they are barely usable... We cannot place all our hopes on them."

Thinking of this, Yan Chen put down the "Qingyuan Chengming Danjue" again.

After a moment's thought, he raised his hand, picked up the book "The Divine Furnace's Ignition Burns with Passion and Desire," and began to read and study it with focused concentration.

"Nourish your spirit like a furnace, and refine your thoughts like fire."

"Burning away the seven emotions and six desires strengthens one's body, cleanses one of delusions to preserve one's spirit; stirring up distant thoughts and profound ideas, clouding the mind, and changing the course of one's actions... This is what is meant by burning away emotions and scorching desires."

Yan Chen was deeply shaken and couldn't help but murmur:

"To extinguish one's own delusions and stir the thoughts of others... such a wonderful method should be put to my use!"

……