Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

"What happened? Why are you saying that, Brother Xiang?" Gu Chen asked.

"Today, the Fire Cloud Prefecture sent an envoy down, specifically requesting your presence." Xiang Dezhou hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm afraid this envoy's intentions are not good."

"An envoy from the Fire Cloud Prefecture headquarters has arrived, requesting to see me." Gu Chen was somewhat puzzled.

He had never even left Chiyang City, so it was impossible for him to know anyone from Huoyun Prefecture, let alone offend them.

"Let me go with Brother Xiang to take a look first," Gu Chen said.

No matter what the situation, go and see first.

"Hmm." Xiang Dezhou led Gu Chen toward the council hall of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

At this moment, in the council hall of the Precious Medicine Pavilion.

Pavilion Master Su Tianning, along with the presiding alchemist Xu Kun, the other Innate Realm elders, and Su Ming, all arrived.

Waiting for Gu Chen's arrival.

In the main seat of the council hall sat Liu Biao, the envoy from the Fire Cloud Prefecture headquarters.

When Gu Chen and Xiang Dezhou arrived, Xiang Dezhou bowed to Liu Biao, who was seated in the main seat, and said, "Envoy Liu, this is Gu Gongfeng."

Xiang Dezhou introduced Gu Chen to Liu Biao.

Upon seeing this, Gu Chen bowed to Liu Biao and said, "Greetings, Envoy Liu."

Liu Biao glanced at Gu Chen, but didn't let him get up. Instead, he shouted sternly, "Gu Chen, do you know your crime?"

Gu Chen was taken aback by these words and looked at Liu Biao: "I wonder what Envoy Liu means by this?"

"While you were serving as a guard at the Baoyao Pavilion in Cangshan County, in order to compete for a spot to serve as a guard at the Baoyao Pavilion in Chiyang City, you directly crippled another guard, Zhou Hong, by using excessive force. Do you know your crime?" Liu Biao's sharp eyes stared straight at Gu Chen like a hawk.

Nie Ke asked him to find a way to remove Gu Chen's status as a retainer of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion and expel him from the pavilion.

His investigation revealed that Gu Chen had previously crippled Zhou Hong, and he planned to take action based on that incident.

"I had a conflict with Zhou Hong before. During our fight, he was the one who threatened to cripple me. I was forced to do it in self-defense and accidentally crippled him," Gu Chen explained.

"Absurd! What kind of desperate defense could lead to accidentally severing someone's tendons in one breath?" Liu Biao shouted sternly. "As fellow guards of the Precious Medicine Pavilion, we should help each other and turn hostility into friendship."

"How can someone as wicked and ruthless as you be qualified to be a retainer of my Treasure Medicine Pavilion, or a disciple of the Pill Sect?"

"The Dan Sect delegated the assessment qualifications to the Treasure Medicine Pavilion so that our Treasure Medicine Pavilion could select disciples of good character for the sect, not someone of your low character!"

"Based on the judgment of the Fire Cloud Prefecture's main pavilion, you do not meet the requirements to serve as an innkeeper of my Precious Medicine Pavilion, nor do you meet the requirements to become a registered disciple of the Pill Sect. Effective today, the Pill Sect assessment results you previously participated in at the Precious Medicine Pavilion in Chiyang City are invalidated. You are no longer a registered disciple of the Pill Sect, nor are you an innkeeper of the Precious Medicine Pavilion in Chiyang City!"

"From this day forward, you shall leave Baoyao Pavilion!" Liu Biao announced.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Dezhou hurriedly defended Gu Chen, saying, "Envoy Liu, Gu Chen's decision to disqualify him from the duel with Zhou Hong, the guard of Cangshan County, was unintentional."

"Master Gu is exceptionally talented. He is not even twenty years old yet, but he is already a master of the Innate Realm. Moreover, he is also exceptionally gifted in alchemy. I urge the Grand Master to reconsider!" Xiang Dezhou couldn't bear to see the Precious Medicine Pavilion lose such a genius as Gu Chen. He was afraid that the Grand Master's envoy was unaware of Gu Chen's talent, so he advised him.

"Yes, Envoy Liu, Gu's talent in alchemy is rare in my life. If we let Gu grow for a while longer, he might be able to pass the formal disciple exam of the Pill Sect and become a formal disciple. It's a real pity to expel such a genius from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion because of a trivial matter!" Xu Kun also spoke up for Gu Chen.

With Gu Chen's talent, he could easily overshadow the matter of crippling Zhou Hong, a guard in a small place.

Xu Kun didn't understand why the Fire Cloud Mansion's main pavilion would use this method to expel Gu Chen.

"Just because you have extraordinary talent, does that mean you can disregard the rules of my Treasure Medicine Pavilion, disregard the rules of the Pill Sect for recruiting disciples, and act lawlessly, crippling whomever you want?" Liu Biao angrily shouted at the two people who spoke up for Gu Chen.

"He dared to be so arrogant when he was just a guard. If he becomes a formal disciple of the Pill Sect and a high-ranking member of the Pill Sect in the future, wouldn't he be able to kill whoever he wants? Cultivating such an immoral person is a danger to the Pill Sect and to the Divine Dynasty!" Liu Biao directly accused Gu Chen.

By now.

Gu Chen finally understood.

Liu Biao was targeting him; a powerful figure in the Fire Cloud Prefecture headquarters didn't want him to stay in the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

There's no point in saying anything more.

"If the Grand Council wants to expel me, they should just say so. Why use this as an excuse to humiliate my character?" Gu Chen stood up and looked at him, his previous politeness gone. "I, Gu Chen, have a clear conscience. Don't try to pin this on me."

"Today you are a high-ranking member of the Precious Medicine Pavilion, and you want to use this to expel me from the Precious Medicine Pavilion. I will not refute you." Gu Chen looked directly at him: "The Precious Medicine Pavilion is not bad, but unfortunately there are some parasites in it. I can leave today, but in the future, you parasites should not regret what you have done today."

After Gu Chen finished speaking, he turned and left.

Now that things have come to this, even if he shamelessly begs Liu Biao, it will be to no avail.

I have no choice but to leave.

There is no place to stay here.

As long as the higher-ups at Baoyaoge headquarters don't regret what they've been told about this, that's fine.

Seeing Gu Chen forced to leave, Xu Kun and the others from Dezhou hesitated for a moment, wanting to dissuade him, but they couldn't bring themselves to speak.

Their social status was limited.

The decision of the Fire Cloud Prefecture headquarters was not something he could change.

It's a pity that the Treasure Medicine Pavilion missed out on such a prodigy as Gu Chen.

With Gu Chen's talent, they had no doubt that he could reach heights that were difficult for ordinary people to attain in the future.

What Gu Chen just said was not an exaggeration. The main hall of the Fire Cloud Prefecture's Treasure Medicine Pavilion and even the Pill Sect will definitely regret what they did today.

"Hmph." Seeing Gu Chen leave, Liu Biao snorted coldly and looked at the people around him, saying, "See? This is the person you all thought was good. He said he would expel him from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion, but he immediately turned his back on you. If you raise someone like this, he will be a menace sooner or later."

"He has some talent in alchemy and cultivation, huh!" Liu Biao scoffed. "From today onwards, all Treasure Medicine Pavilion shops within the Fire Cloud Prefecture are prohibited from selling him pills and alchemy ingredients. Without my Treasure Medicine Pavilion's channels, let's see how arrogant he can be."

He gave the order directly.

Su Ming watched this scene from the side.

I just felt that the cabinet was confused.

Within three months, once Gu Chen finishes the Divine Examination, the Fire Cloud Prefecture's main pavilion will surely regret what happened today.

Gu Chen left the council hall of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

He then returned to the courtyard assigned to him by the Precious Medicine Pavilion and tidied up his things.

Then he picked up the alchemy furnace and the wood for alchemy in the courtyard and left.

Now that he has been stripped of his status as a retainer of the Precious Medicine Pavilion and a disciple of the Pill Sect, he can no longer live in the courtyard assigned to him by the Precious Medicine Pavilion.

He carried his pile of belongings directly towards the Cheng family's house.

Even without his status as a retainer at the Precious Medicine Pavilion, he could become a retainer at the Cheng family's residence.

Two months later, after he completed the Divine Examination of the Divine Dynasty, he directly entered the Divine Dynasty as an official, which was a hundred times more comfortable than being in the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

Cheng Mengling was somewhat stunned when she saw Gu Chen carrying a large pile of things to the Cheng family.

Not quite understanding at first, he asked, "Brother Gu, what's wrong?"

"I have resigned from my position as a retainer at the Precious Medicine Pavilion. From now on, I will only serve as a retainer exclusively for the Cheng family," Gu Chen said.

"Really!" Cheng Mengling was overjoyed to hear this. Gu Chen's strength was evident to all the senior members of the Cheng family.

Zhong Chenghu, a retainer of the Tang family who had reached the first level of the Innate Realm, was crippled by Gu Chen in just two moves.

Having Gu Chen, a dedicated retainer, stationed directly in the Cheng family is far more significant than Gu Chen's previous role as a free retainer in the Cheng family.

Although both are offerings to the Cheng family, being stationed at the Cheng family and not being stationed at the Cheng family are two completely different concepts.

"Really." Gu Chen nodded.

"I'll arrange a fine house for Brother Gu right away," Cheng Mengling said excitedly.

soon.

Gu Chen was then arranged by Cheng Mengling to live in the Cheng family's villa, which was even larger than the one he had lived in at the Baoyao Pavilion.

The Cheng family is very sincere.

That night.

Upon learning that Gu Chen would no longer serve as a retainer of the Precious Medicine Pavilion, Cheng Sihai personally invited Gu Chen to the past to have a dinner party with him.

Gu Chen's monthly allowance was increased to three hundred taels, and he was also given two additional Qi and Blood Pills each month to support his cultivation.

"It is a great honor for the Cheng family that Gu Chen can become our exclusive offering," Cheng Sihai said, raising his glass to Gu Chen at the banquet.

With Gu Chen becoming the exclusive retainer of the Cheng family, the Cheng family's move to annex the Tang family can be accelerated.

The profits far exceeded the Cheng family's expectations.

"Master Cheng, you're too kind." Gu Chen clinked glasses with him.

The monthly stipend of three hundred taels, plus two Qi and Blood Pills, is much higher than what he received at the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

In fact, everyone he had met at Baoyao Pavilion had treated him well, and Baoyao Pavilion had given him a lot of help in achieving his current strength.

There are people in the main branch of Kebao Medicine Pavilion who are targeting him, and it's no use even if he continues to compromise.

He has talent for cultivation and alchemy.

But so what? A higher-ranking official can crush a lower one. If someone wants to suppress him, there's nothing he can do.

He could only come to the Cheng family for now and place his hopes on the divine examination.

As long as he can pass the divine test and shine brightly, he will surely make the bigwigs of the Fire Cloud Mansion's Treasure Medicine Pavilion regret their actions!

The dinner party ended that evening.

Cheng Mengling escorted Gu Chen back to the Cheng family home, to the newly prepared courtyard for him.

The remaining 100 taels were given to him after the monthly allowance was increased to 300 taels, because it was to be given to Gu Chen for a year at once, which was 1,200 taels.

Because she had already given Gu Chen 2,400 taels, and there was still 100 taels left from the extra amount given today.

"Brother Gu, if you need anything, just call me." Cheng Mengling said as they arrived outside Gu Chen's courtyard.

"Any request is acceptable?" Gu Chen looked at her, a half-smile on his face.

Cheng Mengling is already very beautiful, and her voluptuous figure and exaggeratedly large breasts further enhance her appeal.

And having already participated in the Cheng family's business dealings and honed her skills, she possessed the charm of a mature and beautiful woman at a young age.

It easily leads to all sorts of imaginings.

"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Cheng Mengling realized that what she had just said might have been somewhat ambiguous, and her face instantly turned red.

It has a unique charm.

"Hmm." Knowing that her words had caused Gu Chen to misunderstand, Cheng Mengling still did not explain or refute, but simply hummed in agreement.

"Okay, you can go back now." Gu Chen smiled and waved to her, realizing he had amused her. "Come back tomorrow morning. I need to talk to you. It's too late today."

"Tomorrow morning?" Cheng Mengling was taken aback. Shouldn't it be tonight?

It's not too late now, there's still time!

Seeing that Gu Chen had already entered the courtyard, she could only say, "Alright, I'll come to find Brother Gu first thing tomorrow morning."

"Mm," Gu Chen replied.

They then entered the courtyard.

After tidying up, Gu Chen entered the room.

I began to reflect on what happened today and my future development plans.

"Today, the envoy from the main branch of the Fire Cloud Prefecture's Treasure Medicine Pavilion came directly to target me and expelled me from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion. This is no ordinary matter," Gu Chen thought.

Take out the copper bowl directly.

Put in the silver.

"I want to know the reason behind my expulsion from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion today, and who is targeting me," Gu Chen transmitted the information to the copper bowl.

If no one from the main branch is targeting him, with his talent, how could he be directly expelled from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion for such a trivial matter as crippling Zhou Hong?

He was also stripped of his status as a disciple of the Dan Sect.

The copper bowl indicates that exchanging this information requires fifty taels of silver.

Gu Chen directly inserted the silver and selected to exchange.

[The Black Heaven Sect has discovered your killing of their protector, envoy, and a group of cult members in Qingping Town. The Black Heaven Sect has a history of collaborating with the Yang family of Fucheng, the family behind Yang Wenhua. The Black Heaven Sect is using this to blackmail the Yang family, forcing them to use their connections to have the head of the Huoyun Prefecture's Treasure Medicine Pavilion revoke your status as a Treasure Medicine Pavilion's retainer and a disciple of the Pill Sect. Yang Yuanxiao, the head of the Yang family, and Nie Ke, the head of the Huoyun Prefecture's Treasure Medicine Pavilion, were once fellow disciples. This was at the Yang family's request. Without your status as a Treasure Medicine Pavilion's retainer and a disciple of the Pill Sect, the Black Heaven Sect is preparing to take action against you.]

Gu Chen was startled upon hearing this.

So that's how it is.

What a Black Heaven Cult! What a Yang family! What a fine head of the Precious Medicine Pavilion!

They've already secretly set up a large net, ready to deal with him, haven't they?

They really thought he was made of clay.