Three-Pattern Spirit Clearing Pill, Weather Pill!

Early morning.

Notting Academy, rear mountain.

The so-called rear mountain was not within Notting Academy, but rather a small hill outside the academy. Its location was quite secluded, making it ideal for Zhou Chen to hide.

Ever since Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire had begun hunting him down, Zhou Chen and Old Jack had lived in seclusion on the rear mountain.

He could no longer return to his residence; every faction had already turned the place upside down. Zhou Chen had originally wanted to leave Notting City for another city, but he was unfamiliar with other places and would be more likely to expose himself.

However, Notting Academy's dean, Marx, was one of his men. Staying here, with Marx covering for him, was actually much safer.

Besides, as the saying went, the small hermit hid in the wilderness, while the great hermit hid in the city. The people from Spirit Hall would never have imagined that Zhou Chen still dared to remain in Notting City!

At this moment, atop the rear mountain.

Inside a newly built wooden cabin, Zhou Chen opened a huge black chest.

Inside the chest were thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

These Gold Soul Coins had come from Marx and Xiao Chenyu, the underlings Zhou Chen had recruited earlier.

Marx had contributed nine thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Xiao Chenyu, the only son of Notting City's lord, had produced twenty-one thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"System, it's over to you."

Before his words had even faded, intense light surged from Zhou Chen's palm, and all thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins were instantly absorbed into his hand.

"Ding... Thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins received. Converted into thirty thousand Gold Yuan Points. Please confirm receipt."

"Let's draw. Two draws first."

"Ding... Received. Processing."

"Ding... Twenty thousand Gold Yuan Points deducted. Drawing twice."

In an instant, a colorful roulette wheel appeared in Zhou Chen's mind. Only the pill category was lit up, while the other categories were dim and dark as it began spinning continuously...

"Ding... Pill-category reward drawn: Three-Pattern Spirit Clearing Pill—this pill originates from the Battle Through the Heavens world. A fourth-grade pill. When consumed by a Great Dou Shi, it can raise their strength by three stars for a short period of time!"

"Ding... Pill-category reward drawn: Weather Pill—this pill originates from the Doupo World. A fourth-grade pill. When consumed by a Dou Zhe, it can rapidly increase their strength and enhance the consumer's cultivation talent."

"Items from the Doupo World, huh..."

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Chen suddenly asked, "System, what cultivation levels do the Dou Zhe and Great Dou Shi of the Doupo World correspond to in Douluo?"

"Ding... A Dou Zhe corresponds to a level 10 to 20 Soul Master, while a Great Dou Shi corresponds to a level 40 to 50 Soul Ancestor."

Having received the money, the System was in a good mood and immediately appeared to explain.

"Oh, I understand."

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow.

These two pills were useless to him personally. First, his level did not match their requirements. Second, Zhou Chen did not need to increase his Soul Power right now—what he needed were soul rings!

Therefore, it would be better to give these two pills to his subordinates and cultivate enforcers for Purple Micro Palace.

At present, Purple Micro Palace, which Zhou Chen had established, had four members in total: Yu Xiaogang, Marx, Xiao Chenyu, and himself.

Among them, Marx was a level 42 Soul Ancestor, making him perfectly suited to take the Three-Pattern Spirit Clearing Pill.

Xiao Chenyu, meanwhile, was a level 11 Soul Master and only twelve years old. He was just right for the Weather Pill, which could both raise his strength and reshape his cultivation talent.

Since ancient times, to command one's subordinates, one needed both kindness and authority—one hand holding a stick, the other a sweet date.

Marx and the others had already experienced Zhou Chen's strength and authority, but his favors had yet to materialize. Bestowing these two pills upon them would surely make Marx and Xiao Chenyu deeply grateful and even more respectful toward him.

Moreover, the Gold Soul Coins used for the draw had been supplied by those two in the first place.

At that thought, Zhou Chen turned and left the cabin, heading into the room next door, where Old Jack lived.

"Chen'er, come have something to eat."

Seeing Zhou Chen enter, Old Jack waved him over.

At that moment, Old Jack and Tang San were seated around a table, dipping steaming hot pot into fragrant sesame sauce.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen's mouth twitched. Somewhat helplessly, he said, "Hot pot first thing in the morning? Grandpa Jack, Little San, this will raise your cholesterol. It's very unhealthy."

"What cholesterol? I don't understand. Chen'er, you're just too cautious. There's meat and vegetables here—how could it be unhealthy?"

Old Jack smiled and spoke without concern.

Tang San, on the other hand, had his mouth full of oil as he ate, unable to spare even a word for Zhou Chen.

Seeing how deliciously the two were eating, Zhou Chen's appetite was stirred as well. He pulled over a stool, picked up the bowl and chopsticks prepared for him, and began fishing meat out of the hot pot.

Mm, delicious!

After the three of them had finished eating, Zhou Chen took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth before finally explaining why he had come. "Grandpa Jack, please invite Dean Marx for me. Tang San, go find Xiao Chenyu. I have something to discuss with the two of them."

"Alright."

Old Jack nodded, while Tang San directly pushed open the door and headed down the mountain to find Xiao Chenyu.

Always cautious, Zhou Chen had remained holed up on the rear mountain recently, not daring to go down the mountain at all for fear of being discovered by Spirit Hall or the Star Luo Empire's spies.

Thus, the task of contacting the outside world had fallen to Old Jack and Tang San...

Half an hour later, Xiao Chenyu and Marx arrived one after the other.

"Boss, just give the order. I'll handle it."

Xiao Chenyu patted his chest, looking as if he would brave any danger for loyalty's sake.

Marx nodded as well. "I'll take care of matters within the academy."

"It's good news."

Zhou Chen smiled. "I'm sure you know that the reason Grandmaster was able to break through level 30 was because our family provided him with a precious medicinal pill. Since you are both under Purple Micro Palace and have helped me so much, I naturally won't favor one over the other."

"These are two other kinds of pills."

Zhou Chen stretched out both hands. With a flash of light in his palms, a Mutton Fat Jade Bottle appeared in each hand.

"President Marx, this is the Three-Pattern Spirit Clearing Pill. Our family spent countless precious resources to refine it. After taking it, it should raise your Soul Power by around three levels."

Upon hearing this, Marx instantly felt that his decision to pledge himself to Zhou Chen had been the right one!

Look at this—he had only joined Purple Micro Palace for a month, yet he had already received such a precious pill. It had truly been worth taking the enormous risk of offending Spirit Hall to cover for Zhou Chen.

At that moment, Xiao Chenyu, standing nearby, became excited when he heard that Marx had received such a tremendous benefit.

After all, there was still another pill!

Sure enough, in the next moment, Zhou Chen turned toward Xiao Chenyu. Looking at him intently, he said gently, "The one for you is called the Weather Pill. Not only can it increase your Soul Power, but it can also improve your cultivation talent!"

"This..."

Hearing Zhou Chen's description, Xiao Chenyu's eyes immediately lit up.

A medicine capable of improving one's cultivation talent was simply priceless beyond measure!

His move to pledge himself to Zhou Chen had been absolutely correct! In the future, the Xiao family would surely soar to great heights!

Growing more excited the more he thought about it, Xiao Chenyu suddenly dropped to one knee and clasped his fists. "For the Palace Lord, I would brave fire and water without hesitation!"