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

The three left the Night Watch.

I just got to the door.

Suddenly, a night watchman ran out and said to Gu Chen, "Brother Gu Chen, wait a moment."

When Zhong Hao and Duan Xingchen saw that the visitors only asked Gu Chen to wait a moment and did not call them, they left alone.

"Is there anything else?" Gu Chen asked the night watchman who had chased after him and told him to wait.

"A very important person has just arrived at the Night's Watch and wishes to see you," the Night's Watchman replied. "Come with me."

"Someone wants to see me." Gu Chen asked in confusion, and followed the night watchman back to the Night Watch.

We arrived at a living room.

Tie Yangtian sat inside with a middle-aged man in red robes and a pale face, waiting for Gu Chen.

Upon seeing Gu Chen arrive.

Tie Yangtian introduced, "Gu Chen, this is Eunuch Li, a high-ranking official from the Imperial Household Department. Please greet Eunuch Li."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately bowed to Eunuch Li and said, "This humble one greets Eunuch Li."

"Young brother, you don't need to be so polite. You've already passed the imperial examination at such a young age, your future is limitless," said Eunuch Li.

He then took out a long knife and placed it in front of Gu Chen.

"I just learned that you are skilled with a knife, young man. This Fire Profound Blade is a top-grade Profound weapon, and it is perfectly suitable for those below the third level of the Sage Realm." Eunuch Li looked at Gu Chen and said, "The current Second Prince is fond of recruiting talented people and values ​​heroes like you very much. I am just helping to deliver the items."

Looking at the top-grade Xuan-level Fire Xuan Blade that Eunuch Li handed to him.

Did the Second Prince send him to deliver it?

The eunuch Li before us is one of the Second Prince's men!

Gu Chen instantly understood.

He had only recently ascended to the Heavenly Primordial Spirit stage.

How could the Second Prince, who was far away in the palace, possibly know this?

It's likely that the Second Prince had already arranged this task for him. Regardless of who passed the Heavenly Origin Divine Examination in Huoyun Prefecture, this Eunuch Li would send something to them in the Second Prince's name.

It can be considered an attempt to befriend and win over.

They want the other party to join their camp in the struggle for succession.

If he were to accept the Fire Profound Blade before him, it would be a tacit signal to the outside world that he favors the Second Prince.

In the future, they may be easily labeled as siding with the Second Prince.

He inadvertently offended other princes and even the crown prince.

Should he accept it or not? If he didn't, he would offend the Second Prince and the eunuch Li in front of him.

At this moment, Tie Yangtian said from the side: "The Second Prince is honest, virtuous and loves the people. He has a close relationship with many of the officials in my Night Watch."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen glanced at Tie Yangtian.

It seems he has already chosen sides.

"Thank you, Second Prince, and thank you, Eunuch Li." Gu Chen accepted the Fire Profound Blade in front of him.

His previous mid-grade Yellow-level treasured sword was no longer sufficient to keep up with his current strength.

That's a weapon used by a second-stage Innate Realm expert.

He desperately needed a good knife, and the Fire Profound Knife he was now using was just what he wanted.

As for accepting the gifts being tantamount to siding with the Second Prince, he didn't care.

With his copper bowl cheat, his awakening will definitely be very fast. At that time, he will inevitably offend some forces in the Divine Dynasty and have friction with others.

It's good to have someone to rely on.

As for who will ultimately succeed in seizing the throne.

The current emperor of the Divine Dynasty is in his prime and will live for several hundred more years without any problem.

It's estimated that he will be invincible in the Divine Dynasty even before the time comes to vie for the throne.

There's absolutely no need to worry about choosing the wrong side.

Whoever he sides with in the end might become emperor.

Seeing Gu Chen accept the Fire Profound Blade, Eunuch Li smiled and said, "The Divine Trial is over, it's time for us to go back."

"Young man, Lord Tie, farewell." Eunuch Li rose to say goodbye to the two.

Leave directly.

"Please take care, sir." Gu Chen and Tie Yangtian bowed to Eunuch Li.

After Eunuch Li left.

Tie Yangtian looked at Gu Chen: "You were expelled from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion and left the Cheng family. Now, do you have nowhere to go?"

"If you have nowhere to go, you can stay at the Fire Cloud Prefecture Night Watch and wait for your appointment information to come down. Then you can set off from Fire Cloud Prefecture to take up your post."

Gu Chen shook his head upon hearing this and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. Now that Nie Ke has been crippled by the precious medicine, as a Heavenly Origin Divine Ascension cultivator, the Precious Medicine Pavilion dares not target me or the Cheng family anymore. I wish to return to the Cheng family."

"During the period after my appointment is announced, I plan to stay at the Cheng family's residence. When the time comes, I can simply go directly from the Cheng family's residence to take up my post," Gu Chen stated his plan.

There's not much to do at the Fire Cloud Prefecture Night Watch Division.

Returning to the Cheng family, he could continue his alchemy project.

The Cheng family still has over a hundred portions of medicinal herbs, which he will refine into pills once he goes there.

He can also get a lot of money.

Then go and buy more Yi Jin Dan to break through your cultivation level.

Since the assignment information hasn't been released yet, he doesn't know where he'll be assigned to take up his post. He'd better take advantage of this month to make some money and further improve his abilities before making any decisions.

"That's fine too." Seeing that Gu Chen had his own plans, Tie Yangtian didn't insist.

After Gu Chen left the Fire Cloud Prefecture Night Watch Division.

He got up and left Huoyun Mansion, returning to Chiyang City.

Outside Huoyun Mansion, in a pile of garbage.

A figure was left here, half-dead.

At this moment, the body was covered in injuries, its meridians were all severed, its cultivation was destroyed, and it had become a cripple.

It was Nie Ke, whose cultivation was crippled by Xiao Lie's palm strike and who was expelled from the main hall of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

To distance himself from him, the head of Baoyao Pavilion feared being purged by the Night Watch like the Yang family.

They simply dumped him outside the city.

Let him fend for himself.

Nie Ke stared blankly at the sky, smelling the stench around him, and waited in despair for death.

At this moment, two people came up to him.

They carried him on their backs and headed away from the city of Huoyun.

"It stinks! This guy is useless. I don't know why the vice leader wants us to take him back." The man in black carrying Nie Ke complained.

"Take him back first. Be careful not to shake him to death. The vice leader only wants him alive, not dead," another man in black replied.

The two of them took the crippled Nie Ke and disappeared into the distance.

Gu Chen was on his way, traveling at full speed.

It only took five days to return to Chiyang City.

He passed the divine examination and achieved the highest rank in the Heavenly Origin Divine Examination.

It has already been sent back to Chiyang City ahead of time.

This divine examination of Huoyun Mansion has brought to light a series of events.

Gu Chenzhong, the Heavenly Origin Divine Ascension.

The initial revelation revealed that the Yang family, a first-class family in Huoyun Prefecture, had once collaborated with the Black Heaven Sect to refine Blood Marrow Pills.

The Yang family was completely wiped out by the Night Watch and the government troops within three days, and all their property was confiscated.

Nie Ke, the head of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion in Huoyun Prefecture, colluded with the Yang family and abused his power to expel the wanted Gu Chen. As a result, he was directly dismissed by the elders of the Dan Sect and expelled from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

Fu Tongkui, the chief steward of Baoyao Pavilion, was also implicated, dismissed from his post, and investigated.

When Xiang Dezhou, Xu Kun, Su Ming, and the others in Chiyang City learned of this news, they felt extremely pleased.

I also feel sorry.

They knew from the beginning that Gu Chen had exceptional talent, and the fact that the head of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion did this was entirely a loss for the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

Unfortunately, people like Liu Biao and Nie Ke went their own way.

This has led to the current situation.

If Gu Chen were still in his Treasure Medicine Pavilion, he might have already been recommended to the Pill Sect to become an inner disciple.

They can also have a backer in the Dan Sect.

Now it's all gone.

Gu Chen joined the Night Watch, and a high-ranking figure in the Night Watch promised him that he would be directly appointed as the head of the Night Watch of a county, and that his future achievements would far surpass those of the inner disciples of the Dan Sect.

After Gu Chen, he will only be someone they look up to.

Gu Chen returned to the Cheng family.

Cheng Mengling and Cheng Sihai were very excited to see him return.

Gu Chen passed the Heavenly Origin Divine Examination and was noticed by a high-ranking figure in the Night Watch, who already knew that he had been recruited into the Night Watch.

These past few days, Baoyao Pavilion has dared not blockade the Cheng family anymore.

Other business rivals of the Cheng family, upon learning of this relationship, also withdrew from competing with the Cheng family.

They knew that Gu Chen and the Cheng family had not fallen out.

They simply chose to lie low for the time being.

Now that Gu Chen has passed the Heavenly Origin Examination, he will soon return to the Cheng family.

The Cheng family is about to rise to prominence, having established a connection with a powerful figure like Gu Chen.

If Gu Chen is able to climb to a high position in the Divine Dynasty in the future, the Cheng family will definitely be brought under his control and become a force under his protection.

The Cheng family took off from then on.

"For the next month, you will give me all the medicinal herbs you harvested for alchemy. I want to start refining pills again!" Gu Chen said to Cheng Mengling.

"Okay, Brother Gu." Cheng Mengling nodded. "Do you want to rest for a day or two? You just returned to Chiyang City and you're already refining pills. Isn't that tiring?"

"It's alright," Gu Chen said. "Next, have the caravan continue to go out and, when they reach the nearby prefectures, find places where you can buy Yi Jin Dan and do your best to collect it. I need eighty-two pills. Paying a premium is fine. Try to get them within this month before I take office."

"Okay, no problem, I'll have the caravan keep an eye out." Cheng Mengling nodded.

Gu Chen had already made a plan.

If the Cheng family can collect eighty-four Yi Jin Dan for him within a month.

Then he could break through to the perfect Yi Jin Jing before rushing to take up his post.

It would be more stable for him to take office.

As for the money to buy the Yi Jin Dan (Muscle/Tendon Changing Pill), he should have enough by refining the medicinal herbs currently in the Cheng family's possession into pills.

This batch of medicinal materials included six portions of the medicinal materials for Duan Gu Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine).

Thirty-six portions of the medicinal materials for the Cuipi Dan were acquired.

Seventy-three portions of the medicinal materials for Qi Xue Dan were acquired.

According to the previously agreed-upon terms of the deal, he would only be responsible for refining pills from now on.

I will refine a Qi and Blood Pill for the Cheng family and charge 120 taels of silver for the refining fee.

The cost for refining one Skin Tempering Pill is 240 taels.

The cost of refining one Bone Forging Pill is 360 taels.

In total, after refining all the medicinal herbs, he would obtain more than 19,500 taels of silver, which should be enough for him to buy the Yi Jin Dan (Muscle/Tendon Changing Pill).