The [Great Desolate Sword Qi Technique] seemed to have a good name. But in reality, it was only a top grade yellow class technique that could be cultivated to the early stages of the qi transformation stage.
For Chu Mu, this level of technique was too simple. He only needed to look at it once to completely understand its mysteries. After spending some time to study it, Chu Mu knew how to cultivate it. He also used two days to make improvements to the [Great Desolate Sword Qi Technique], allowing him to cultivate it to the peak of the qi transformation stage.
Chu Mu estimated that he would need some time to cultivate to the peak of the qi transformation stage. This was because he planned to cultivate slowly and steadily to strengthen his foundation.
Every day, he would take out four hours to cultivate the [Great Desolate Sword Qi Technique]. Then he would cultivate his sword techniques and control of his strength. After that, he would study seals.
Both the defensive and counter attacks seals had reached the Great Grandmaster level. It would be very difficult to improve in a short period of time. Therefore, Chu Mu began to study the offensive seals.
Among the seals that he had obtained, most of them were offensive, defensive and counter attacks. There were fewer binding and support types.
The foundations of the seals were similar. Therefore, in just a few days, Chu Mu had reached the beginner level of the offensive seals.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Mu had already been in Heaven Wasteland Domain for a month. His sword qi cultivation had also reached the tenth stage of the sword qi boundary. Furthermore, the desolate sword qi was extremely pure. His foundation was so stable that it was shocking.
If other people knew of his cultivation speed, he would definitely become the focus of attention.
But Chu Mu's consciousness was extremely strong. He easily concealed the fluctuations of his sword qi. Even Nalan He could not sense it in the slightest.
In the twenty days that he had stayed in this little courtyard in the Desolate City, Chu Mu did not go out at all.
Today, Chu Mu walked out of his room to take a stroll outside. He pondered about the possibility of breaking the [Blood Curse]. As he walked, he walked to the back courtyard. He saw a figure sitting coldly on a chair.
Chu Mu recognized at a glance that it was Nalan Fenghua. The maid Xiao Huan was not present.
"Miss Nalan seems to have something on her mind." Chu Mu walked over and sat down across from Nalan Fenghua.
"Brother Chu, please don't laugh at me for worrying about the store," Nalan Fenghua said with a faint smile.
"Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can give you some suggestions," Chu Mu said.
Nalan Fenghua didn't think that Chu Mu could help, but she remembered Nalan He's evaluation of Chu Mu. She also needed to vent the frustration in her heart. After pondering for a while, she said it.
Chu Mu understood the cause and effect of the matter through Nalan Fenghua's narration.
Nalan Fenghua was the Third Miss of the Nalan Clan, and the Nalan Clan was one of the two great clans in the Wildfire City, an intermediate city. They mainly dealt in the pill business.
Because of some reasons, she left her clan and came to Wildfire City to manage a pill store here. This pill store naturally belonged to the Nalan Clan, but it was far from Wildfire City. In addition to the competition from the Heavenly Pill Pavilion in Wildfire City, the business of the pill store was becoming increasingly difficult.
Although Nalan Fenghua didn't say it clearly, Chu Mu could tell from her words that if the business here failed and the store closed, she would have to return to the Nalan Clan.
Chu Mu's mind raced and he roughly understood. There must be some reason why Nalan Fenghua left the Nalan Clan and came to Wildfire City to manage a declining pill store. If she failed, she would have to return to the Nalan Clan and accept some arrangement that she wasn't willing to accept.
The Nalan Clan's pill store in Wildfire City was called Little Pill Pavilion. It didn't occupy a large area and its business was very ordinary to begin with. Now, its sales had fallen even further. If this continued, it would close down in less than three months.
Three months was actually a very short period of time. It could pass in a flash.
Nalan Fenghua was a gentle and graceful person, but her heart was very unyielding. If she didn't want to do something, she would definitely not do it. Therefore, she didn't want to return to her clan as a loser. She wanted to return as a winner.
"How does Miss Nalan plan to deal with this matter?" Chu Mu asked casually.
"Little Pill Pavilion is just our clan's experiment in Wildfire City. It's just a small business. The pills it sells are of low level and average quality. The Heavenly Pill Pavilion has been rooted in Wildfire City for decades. Unless we can launch higher quality pills, we won't be able to snatch the market from the Heavenly Pill Pavilion," Nalan Fenghua said.
Indeed, the Heavenly Pill Pavilion had been rooted in Wildfire City for decades. The market was basically theirs. It was very difficult to snatch a part of the market from them.
Especially the Little Pill Pavilion. It was just an experiment by the Nalan Clan to develop Wildfire City. Without any real investment, it was even more difficult.
Chu Mu thought that it might not be Nalan Fenghua's choice to come here.
At this time, the maid Xiao Huan also came. She glared at Chu Mu and then said to Nalan Fenghua, "Miss, Master Yuan Jiang is here. He's waiting in the hall."
"Brother Chu, I still have something to do. I'll take my leave first." Nalan Fenghua immediately stood up and bowed to Chu Mu. Then, she turned around and left.
"If Miss Nalan needs me, you don't have to be polite," Chu Mu said. Then, he added, "Actually, I'm an alchemist."
Nalan Fenghua paused and didn't say anything. Chu Mu sat alone in the backyard, looking at the sky and thinking about his own problem.
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Master Yuan Jiang was an alchemist. He looked like he was in his thirties. His cheeks were sunken, his chin was sharp, and he had a small beard like a goatee. His eyes narrowed and shone brightly. They fell on Nalan Fenghua's face from top to bottom, across her neck, towering breasts, waist, legs, and feet. Then, he slowly moved his gaze from bottom to top again.
He looked at her unscrupulously with a hint of possessiveness, which made Nalan Fenghua frown. She was somewhat displeased.
"Miss Nalan, you're really as beautiful as your name suggests." Yuan Jiang stroked his goatee and smiled. His face was wretched. He didn't look like a master at all. Instead, he looked more like a lecher.
"Master, you flatter me." Even though she felt disgusted as if she had eaten a fly, Nalan Fenghua had long understood Yuan Jiang's temperament. She endured the discomfort and did everything for her own destiny. "I wonder if Grandmaster is willing to become a professional alchemist of the Small Pill House?"
"Although the Little Pill Pavilion is small, with me, it won't be difficult to expand it." Yuan Jiang stared at Nalan Fenghua and said confidently, "However, I have a few conditions. I'll only be willing to become a professional alchemist of the Little Pill Pavilion if you fulfill them one by one."
"Master, please speak," Nalan Fenghua said.
"The first condition is that I want seventy percent of the ownership of the Little Pill Pavilion." As soon as Yuan Jiang said that, Nalan Fenghua, Xiao Huan, and Nalan He's expressions changed drastically.
Seventy percent ownership of the Little Pill Pavilion was Yuan Jiang's property.
Nalan Fenghua's expression returned to normal. She didn't refute and looked at Yuan Jiang, "What are the other conditions?"
"The second condition is that I'm thirty-six years old this year and still unmarried. I admire Miss Nalan's beauty very much. I don't know if Miss Nalan is willing to give me a chance." Yuan Jiang sat up straight and put on a pose that he thought was the best. "We'll work together to develop the Little Pill Pavilion and take over the pill market in the border cities. Then we'll expand to other cities..."
When he got to the point where he was excited, Yuan Jiang's words flowed like a river. He waved his hands as if he was talking about the world and was in high spirits. It seemed that the Heavenly Pill Pavilion had been defeated and disbanded by the Little Pill Pavilion, and the Little Pill Pavilion had taken over the pill market in the border cities. Furthermore, the Little Pill Pavilion was expanding to other cities, taking over one market after another, and eventually dominating the Heaven Wasteland Domain.
Xiao Huan's mouth was wide open, and she stared at Master Yuan Jiang in shock. Nalan Fenghua frowned, and the disgust in her heart grew stronger.
Actually, calling this Yuan Jiang a master was just a form of flattery. His alchemy skills had yet to reach the level of a true master. However, he seemed to be very confident in himself. He was so confident that he became arrogant.
Yuan Jiang said a lot of things, and then sat down again. He seemed to be very satisfied with his speech.
"The prospects that Master said are very good, but Master's conditions are a little harsh, which makes it difficult for me," Nalan Fenghua said.
"It doesn't matter. Miss Nalan has three days to think about it. If you can't give me a clear answer after three days, then I'm sorry, but I'll accept the invitation of the Heavenly Pill Pavilion," Yuan Jiang said.
"Okay, let me think about it for three days." Nalan Fenghua nodded.
Yuan Jiang left, and only Nalan Fenghua, Nalan He, and Xiao Huan were left in the hall.
"Miss, why is this person like this?" Xiao Huan began to mumble again.
"Miss, this person can't be used," Nalan He said.
"I know." Nalan Fenghua had a headache. Although Yuan Jiang was not a master, he was indeed an alchemist. If he was in charge of the Little Pill Pavilion, it was very likely that the Little Pill Pavilion's current predicament could be delayed and even slowly developed. The problem was his character.
No matter which condition it was, Nalan Fenghua couldn't agree to it.
Suddenly, Nalan Fenghua thought of Chu Mu. When he left just now, Chu Mu's last sentence was, "Actually, I'm an alchemist." Nalan Fenghua didn't believe it in her heart, but she didn't know why she had an impulse to find Chu Mu.
For a time, Nalan Fenghua didn't have any way. She got up, walked out of the hall, and went to the backyard.
The maid, Xiao Huan, also followed. When she found out that the Young Miss was actually looking for that freeloader and had placed her hopes on him, she was instantly stupefied.
"Miss, that guy is definitely lying. If he really is an alchemist, would he still need to cheat us out of food and drink?" Xiao Huan asked. This question was extremely sharp.
Nalan Fenghua didn't answer. She didn't know what kind of mentality she had now.
Was she trying to make a Hail Mary effort?
Or was it just because she was annoyed and wanted to find someone to chat with?
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