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With the Divine Sealing Blood Curse, the sword intent couldn't be refined. Chu Mu wasn't in a hurry to cultivate his sword aura. Basically, he spent all his time on pill concocting so that his mental intent's activity would increase bit by bit.
Of course, this speed of improvement was far from comparable to cultivating the Southern Dipper Mind Refining Scripture, but it was better than nothing.
During this period, because Nalan Fenghua didn't reply to Yuan Jiang, Yuan Jiang took the initiative to come and voluntarily lowered his conditions. However, he was rejected by Nalan Fenghua. The angry Yuan Jiang accepted the Heavenly Pill Building's invitation and became one of their professional alchemists.
The Small Pill House continued to operate normally. The pills that Chu Mu refined weren't sold immediately. Instead, they were stored. Nalan Fenghua had her own plans.
In addition to purchasing a large amount of herbs, Nalan Fenghua also paid a considerable price to obtain two new pill recipes.
One was a third-grade pill recipe, while the other was a fourth-grade pill recipe.
The third-grade pill recipe was the Desolate Qi Pill. Its purpose was to assist a swordsman in cultivating his desolate sword aura. It was generally used by swordsmen in the sword aura realm. As for the fourth-grade pill recipe, it was a healing pill for external injuries. It was suitable for swordsmen in the Qi Transformation Realm, especially those who had reached the initial stage.
Basically, Nalan Fenghua suppressed everything. It was either success or failure.
Time flew. In a flash, half a month had passed since Chu Mu started refining pills. This half a month was very significant to Chu Mu. He had made great progress.
The essence of the herbs for the Energy Pill, Golden Injury Pill, Blood Replenishing Pill, and Small Revitalizing Pill could easily reach ninety-nine percent. The pills that were refined were also of perfect quality.
Unfortunately, ninety-nine percent was a huge hurdle. Chu Mu couldn't break through to a hundred percent, but he didn't force it.
After refining a large amount of perfect quality Energy Pills, Golden Injury Pills, Blood Replenishing Pills, and Small Revitalizing Pills, Chu Mu started refining the Desolate Qi Pill. As third-grade pills, the Desolate Qi Pill was more difficult than the Small Revitalizing Pill. However, it was very easy for Chu Mu. The first batch was of flawless quality, and the second batch was of perfect quality.
On the other hand, the Desolate Qi Pill was more difficult. The first ten batches were of flawless quality. It wasn't until the eleventh batch that he refined the perfect quality.
In half a month, Qin Yang had also completed an important transformation.
Under Chu Mu's guidance, Qin Yang had taken an extremely important step on the path of alchemy. He had truly stepped through the door of the path of alchemy.
The purity of the herbs from grade one to grade three had reached at least seventy percent. The quality of the pills refined had completely reached the normal level. Occasionally, if there was a good performance, he could even refine excellent quality pills. However, it was very rare.
The Small Pill House had no more funds. Even the funds that Nalan Fenghua had brought over were all used up. It was time to sell the Small Pill House.
The Small Pill House didn't have much reputation to begin with. Therefore, they had to have corresponding methods to promote their signboard and attract customers.
Chu Mu had nothing to do since he didn't have any herbs to refine the pill. So, he casually said a few words, which immediately opened Nalan Fenghua's mind. Gradually, a clear idea appeared in her mind.
First, they distributed flyers to attract customers' attention. Then, they gave out all kinds of benefits and so on.
Overall, the Small Pill House couldn't be compared to the Heavenly Pill House. However, they had an advantage, which was a large amount of high quality pills.
For example, the words "flawless quality pills" on the flyer attracted a lot of attention. No matter if it was a hype or a fact, it did attract a lot of people's attention.
Poor Nalan Fenghua's six guards. They were sent out to distribute flyers all over the city. They felt very embarrassed. No matter what, they were still Qi Hai warriors.
One had to know that in a low level city like the Desolate Border City, there weren't many Qi Hai warriors.
However, this was Nalan Fenghua's order. They had to obey.
Three days later, the Small Pill House opened for business again. It was decorated with lanterns, gongs, drums, and lion dances. It was in full swing. A large number of people gathered. Most of them were just watching. But then, they found out that there really were flawless quality pills for sale.
Spirit Energy Pill, Gold Injury Pill, Blood Replenishing Pill, Small Revitalizing Pill, Desolate Qi Pill, and Wound Congealing Pill. Although they weren't high quality pills, their quality was outstanding. It immediately caused a frenzy of buying.
Swordsmen knew that the higher the quality of a pill, the less poison it had and the better its effect. Naturally, its price would be higher. However, the flawless quality pills sold by the Small Pill House were only twice as expensive as normal quality pills. It was completely within the acceptable range. Some people even fought to buy the pills.
Fortunately, Nalan Fenghua had already prepared for it. They only sold a portion of the flawless quality pills. They also set a limit on the amount of pills that each person could buy. In addition, they also matched the pills with lower quality pills, those that were rough and normal.
After a few hours, all the pills were "sold out". When the Small Pill House closed its doors, they also notified the customers that in three days, they would sell another batch of flawless quality pills as a publicity stunt.
They believed that after today's popularity, their business would be even better in three days after the news spread.
In the inner hall, everyone was incomparably excited. A large number of desolate coins and a small number of desolate stones were piled up in front of everyone.
Desolate coins were the common currency of the Heaven Wasteland Domain. First grade to third grade pills could be traded with desolate coins. However, from fourth grade onwards, one had to use desolate stones. Desolate stones were equivalent to spirit stones. They also had different grades. The desolate stones here were only low-grade desolate stones.
No matter what, this was a very good start.
And with these desolate coins and desolate stones, they could buy more medicinal herbs.
Next, Qin Yang started to refine pills. Chu Mu would also guide Qin Yang while he was cultivating. Qin Yang's alchemy skills improved little by little. At the same time, he would also refine some Desolate Qi Pills and Wound Congealing Pills.
Qin Yang had already mastered the basic alchemy techniques. However, he still needed to continue before he could turn it into an instinct.
As expected, the Small Pill House sold pills again three days later, and it was even more popular.
Three days was enough for those who bought the pills to experience the benefits of high quality pills.
And this time, there were normal quality pills and flawless quality pills. As for perfect quality pills, there were no plans to sell them yet.
In order to prevent chaos, Nalan Fenghua's six guards were also present to maintain order. Five Qi Hai Realm swordsmen and one Ninth Transformation Realm swordsman completely controlled the scene. No one dared to cause trouble.
Another sale was completed. This time, there were even more desolate coins and desolate stones. However, they were still used to buy medicinal herbs.
Three times in a row, the business was even more popular. The Small Pill House's reputation was finally established in the Border City.
Naturally, the Heavenly Pill House also noticed the Small Pill House and started to collect information about it.
Originally, the Small Pill House did not even have the qualifications to enter the Heavenly Pill House's eyes. Naturally, the Heavenly Pill House would not pay attention to it. However, it was different now. The low-grade pill market had been impacted to a certain extent. The Heavenly Pill House could not ignore it.
It had to be said that the Heavenly Pill House's foundation in the Border City was very stable. Their information had also penetrated into every corner of the Border City. In just half a day, the Heavenly Pill House had investigated everything.
"The property of the Nalan Family in the Barren Fire City …" In the Heavenly Pill House, the House Master tapped his finger on the back of the chair. "Alchemist Chu Mu …"
With his intelligence and the information he had found, he immediately confirmed that the Small Pill House, which had been like stagnant water, had suddenly risen because of this Chu Mu.
"Flawless pills … Although they are low-grade pills, they are still very impressive." The Heavenly Pill House Master, Yan Lie, thought, "Even if this Chu Mu can only refine low-grade pills, he is still a talent. No matter what, this person must be used by the Heavenly Pill House. If he becomes a professional alchemist of the Heavenly Pill House, the conditions can be relaxed."
"House Master, this person might be a professional alchemist of the Nalan Family." An elder said.
"Even if he is, we have to pay a price to poach him. If he does not accept, humph, he can either get out of the Border City or die here." The Heavenly Pill House Master's eyes flashed with coldness.
The Heavenly Pill House had been operating in the Border City for dozens of years. They had a stable foundation and many experts. They were not afraid of the Nalan Family at all.
"House Master, leave this matter to me." The elder said.
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After the elder of the Heavenly Pill House found Chu Mu, he did not care about Nalan Fenghua and the others and directly said, "The Heavenly Pill House sincerely invites you to become a professional alchemist of the Heavenly Pill House and enjoy the highest treatment."
Suddenly, the faces of Nalan Fenghua and the others changed.
Now, the hope of the Small Pill House was on Chu Mu. If Chu Mu left, the Small Pill House would definitely be in trouble again after selling the pills.
However, whether he left or stayed was Chu Mu's own will. They had no right to interfere.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I am very satisfied now." Chu Mu smiled and said. Nalan Fenghua had said before that 50% of the ownership of the Small Pill House belonged to Chu Mu. Chu Mu did not agree. He only wanted to repay the kindness, but Nalan Fenghua insisted on giving Chu Mu 50% of the ownership of the Small Pill House.
The current Small Pill House was indeed not very good, but as long as Chu Mu was there, it would definitely have a bright future if it continued to develop. 50% of the ownership meant that Chu Mu would have 50% of the profits, which would be a lot.
Chu Mu did not refuse Nalan Fenghua's insistence. However, he had his own thoughts. One day, he would have to leave, so 50% of the ownership was actually not important.
"You have to think carefully. Our Heavenly Dan Building has been in the Desolate City for decades. We have rich resources and a deep foundation. Our financial resources are not something a mere Small Pill House can compare to. We also have many professional Alchemists for you to communicate with, and many alchemy manuals for you to read." The elder of the Heavenly Dan Building said. If it was any other Alchemist, they would definitely be moved, but Chu Mu would not.
"You can leave now." Chu Mu said indifferently.
"You …" The elder of the Heavenly Dan Building was stunned, and then became angry. He stared fiercely at Chu Mu: "Very well, I hope you remember the choice you made, and also remember my words. The Desolate City is the Desolate City of the Heavenly Dan Building. I will give you three days to prepare, and after three days, leave the Desolate City. Otherwise, be careful of your little life."
After saying those threatening words, the elder of the Heavenly Dan Building turned and left.
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