Diligent Cultivation, Affairs After Seclusion

Time flies.

A month has passed since they returned to the Kunlun Alliance headquarters in Central Plains from East Dragon Island.

When he first returned, Wang Chen introduced Hei Qing, Nine-Star Dou Zun expert from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, to the high-ranking members of the Kunlun Alliance headquarters.

After all, we might be working together in the future, so it's not surprising that we get to know each other.

After completing this task, Wang Chen Queen Medusa immediately began their secluded cultivation.

After all, in this world, only one's own strength is truly real.

When there's nothing else to do, it's perfectly normal to dedicate time to rigorous self-cultivation.

Having obtained quite a few treasures from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, I now need to spend some time converting them into strength.

Before going into seclusion, Wang Chen also prepared a batch of pills to aid in cultivation for Queen Medusa and the others.

After all, Wang Chen needs to go into seclusion this time, so he definitely can't come out after just two days of cultivation to help them refine pills.

Paying back a little more in advance will allow them to cultivate for a longer period of time.

Queen Medusa and her companions also obtained some valuable treasures from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

Although they did do some simple cultivation when they were on East Dragon Island.

However, since it wasn't their own territory, they couldn't fully dedicate themselves to cultivation.

It's impossible to completely convert those treasures into strength.

It's good to have some time to train properly in my own territory now.

And just like that, a month passed.

Having trained diligently for a month compared to the Kunlun Alliance headquarters, Wang Chen's strength had improved considerably.

Although they haven't directly broken through to the star level yet, they've already taken another step forward.

After all, Wang Chen was cultivating with all his might, so there was an ample supply of supplementary pills.

If it weren't for the exceptional quality of his own Dou Qi, breaking through would require even more energy.

Perhaps after a month of diligent practice, I will have already achieved a breakthrough.

After all, the number of pills he consumed in the past month was enough to allow a Dou Zun expert to break through several stars.

It's easy to imagine how extraordinary the quality of Wang Chen's Dou Qi was.

Although the breakthrough required a bit more energy, the increase in Wang Chen's strength was still considerable.

At least he can now confidently declare that he is absolutely invincible among those of the same cultivation level.

This wasn't achieved by relying on the Heavenly Demon Puppet, but entirely by relying on his own strength.

There's always a trade-off between gains and losses.

After a month of rigorous training, Wang Chen was preparing to emerge from seclusion.

He still needs to pay attention to the development of the Kunlun Alliance.

After all, this concerns his future resource gathering, so he certainly couldn't ignore it.

Moreover, this time, her arduous cultivation had depleted some of her own elixirs.

Even though he still had quite a few pills in his Storage Ring, he still liked to hoard a little more.

That way, if anything happens, we can offer a sufficient reward.

Moreover, he himself valued alchemy techniques quite a bit.

He still needs more practice.

Although thanks to his Golden Finger abilities, once he learns a skill, it will never be downgraded.

However, he was still willing to do it if it could help him gain a little experience and speed up the upgrade of his Alchemy.

After clearing customs, Wang Chen quickly went to the headquarters' main hall.

Because that's where Wang Qiang handles various affairs.

In Wang Chen's soul perception, Wang Qiang was currently there.

They wanted to understand the changes in the Kunlun Alliance over the past month and how it had mobilized various resources and medicinal herbs.

The simplest solution would be to approach Wang Qiang, the vice leader of the alliance.

Inside the study of the main hall, Wang Qiang was handling some recent affairs of the Kunlun Alliance.

Fortunately, after that period of testing, the Kunlun Alliance is now on the right track.

The number of miscellaneous tasks that need to be handled has been greatly reduced.

If it were a month ago, he probably wouldn't even have time to cultivate.

The situation is much better now. Although I still have some affairs to attend to, at least I can spare some time for cultivation.

The internal pills he obtained through his own merits made his cultivation efficiency much higher than when he was the head of the Wang Clan family.

This is also the main reason why he works so hard.

After all, none of us are Lei Hong; without some mutual benefit, why would anyone randomly become the boss?

"Alliance Leader."

Having just finished dealing with some minor matters, Wang Qiang saw Wang Chen approaching.

Without hesitation, she immediately greeted them.

Although Wang Chen is only a vice leader on the surface, Wang Qiang is not stupid; how could he be so blind?

If they couldn't even understand this basic social etiquette, they wouldn't have been able to lead the Wang Clan to prosperity in the first place.

After all, the Wang Clan was relatively weak at that time.

They lack the strength to forcefully sweep through the competition.

The only way to drive the Wang Clan's development and rise is to rely on these advantages.

"Um."

Seeing Wang Qiang, this diligent and conscientious vice leader, Wang Chen nodded with great satisfaction.

"The main reason I came here is to see if there are any problems with the development of the alliance."

"How many pills need to be refined?"

Wang Chen didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

"In the past month, the development of the Kunlun Alliance has been progressing with problems."

We are not looking for quick success or instant benefits, after all, our sphere of influence has expanded.

It's no longer possible to achieve the kind of rapid, unconventional growth that characterized the past.

"Developing step by step is the most beneficial approach."

When asked, Wang Qiang didn't hide anything and answered directly.

"There haven't been any major problems lately; I've already taken care of the vast majority of things."

As for elixirs, we do need to stockpile a batch."

"After all, the Kunlun Alliance is now expanding outwards, and there are many opportunities to make contributions."

The number of prizes needed naturally increases.

Although we still have some pills left over because you provided a batch before.

However, the quantity is also limited.

If this plan continues as it is now, these pills will probably be used up in less than three months."

Wang Qiang quickly provided the answer Wang Chen needed.

Upon receiving this answer, Wang Chen nodded.

Wang Chen naturally agreed with what Wang Qiang said.

Wang Chen wasn't particularly concerned about how many pills he had exchanged.

After all, these pills weren't given away for free.

The ability to accumulate merit for exchanging pills must have brought benefits to Wang Chen.

Moreover, the benefits it brings far exceed the value of the elixir itself.

Not to mention that Wang Chen also has Golden Finger- like advantage, which makes the pills he refines cost much less than normal.

In this way, Wang Chen would earn even more profits.

He naturally wouldn't mind if someone exchanged the pills for them.

For Wang Chen, the more pills he exchanged, the more benefits he would gain.

"Alright, gather the materials you need for refining the pills, and I'll refine a batch specifically for you."

After saying this, Wang Chen prepared to leave.

However, he suddenly stopped and asked Wang Qiang a question.

"Have any other Alchemist been recruited within the Kunlun Alliance yet?"

Hearing this, Wang Qiang felt a little embarrassed.

After all, the Kunlun Alliance has only been established for a short time.

Previously, it was just a small, unknown force.

It was precisely because it replaced Ice River Valley that it suddenly became famous.

However, when it came to replacing Ice River Valley, many people were not optimistic about the Kunlun Alliance, which had suddenly emerged.

Naturally, no Alchemist would be eager to join their team.

After all, Alchemist are usually quite temperamental.

Unless you take the initiative to visit them three times, very few Alchemist will voluntarily join you.

Unless you have some treasure that's particularly attractive to Alchemist.

Otherwise, don't even think about waiting for something to happen.

However, the very beginning was precisely when the Kunlun Alliance was at its busiest.

As a result, Wang Chen, the actual leader of the Kunlun Alliance, actually ran away with the nominal leader.

All the tasks fell on Wang Qiang's shoulders.

At that time, he naturally couldn't abandon the affairs of the Kunlun Alliance and run off to search for Alchemist.

Things have been a little better this month, but only a little better.

It doesn't mean that everything is completely over.

Normally, it's still necessary to have him, the deputy leader who's in charge of specific tasks, oversee things.

Therefore, the Kunlun Alliance currently does not have a single Advanced Alchemist of Tier 7 or above who has joined.

Aside from Wang Chen, who's practically cheating, the strongest one is only at the Intermediate Tier 6.

With this level of strength, they would only be considered mediocre even in the Northwestern Continent.

In the Central Plains, a paradise for cultivation, that would only be considered average.

Alchemist of this caliber naturally have no right to specifically mention it in front of Wang Chen.

However, now that Wang Chen has asked, Wang Qiang can no longer hide it.

He could only say, somewhat awkwardly, "We already have an Intermediate Tier 6 Alchemist joining us."

Wang Qiang 'Wang Chen voice was a little soft, but experts could naturally hear it.

"Not bad.

However, we still need to recruit a few more Sixth-Grade Alchemist to join us."

Wang Chen first offered a few words of encouragement, and then stated his requirements.

He also knew that Wang Qiang had always been in charge of handling the affairs of the Kunlun Alliance.

He was just a hands-off manager.

We shouldn't be too harsh on them either.

After all, Wang Qiang deserves much credit for the Kunlun Alliance's development to its current state.

Wang Chen has always been relatively easy to talk to such meritorious individuals.

After all, he wasn't the kind of person who could only share suffering but not happiness.

However, the Kunlun Alliance still needs a few Advanced Alchemist to join.

After all, it was a top-tier power that replaced Ice River Valley, and it was a well-known force in Central Plains.

Which other forces of the same level don't have Seventh-Grade Alchemist within their ranks?

Some of them even have Tier 8 Alchemist.

Whether for reputation or profit, at least a few Sixth-Grade Alchemist are needed to make up the numbers.

After all, Wang Chen is already quite wealthy now.

They weren't very interested in pills that were in high demand but easy to refine.

This massive Kunlun Alliance continues to expand outwards.

It's impossible for Wang Chen to provide all the pills.

High-grade pills don't matter.

After all, high-grade pills are few in number, and Hai can barely gain some experience in alchemy.

For Wang Chen, this was still somewhat beneficial.

However, refining those large quantities of low-grade pills would be a complete waste of Wang Chen's talents.

He couldn't possibly stop cultivating altogether and devote all his energy to refining low-level pills.

"Understood, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

"Alright, you should continue handling the internal affairs of the Kunlun Alliance as usual. I'll take care of the Alchemist."

Wang Chen thought for a moment and then spoke directly.

It's really not a good idea to dump everything on Wang Qiang.

After all, even the donkeys in the production team need rest.

He also happened to be somewhat interested in the Pill Tower, the holy land for Alchemist in Central Plains.

I plan to visit Pill Tower later.

Exchanging resources with the other party would be a very good idea.

After all, as the largest Alchemist force in Central Plains, it possesses abundant internal resources.

Wang Chen took advantage of his alchemy skills to procure some good stuff from over there.

If we could form an alliance directly, that would be great.

After all, in the original story, the Three Great Heads of Pill Tower were quite good.

If a formal alliance can be formed, it will greatly enhance the ability to gather various necessary resources or gather information.

There just so happens that such a plan is coming up, so it's not a big deal to trouble Wang Qiang.

After all, Wang Qiang already has a lot on his plate, so it's best not to add to his troubles.

"Clear."

Upon hearing Wang Chen's words, Wang Qiang's heart instinctively tightened.

I almost thought it was Wang Chen giving me a warning.

However, thinking back on the long period of time I've spent with Wang Chen, I've come to understand Wang Chen character.

Wang Qiang relaxed a little.

However, he later made a decision in his heart that he must develop the Kunlun Alliance more in the future.

This must not happen again.

As for the idea of going out to find Alchemist to join his team, Wang Qiang naturally wouldn't do that.

If it were before this, there wouldn't be any problem with taking initiative.

But now that Wang Chen has made his decision, it would be impractical for me to make arrangements later.

As someone adept at navigating social situations, Wang Qiang would naturally not do such a thing.

He wouldn't do something as foolish as trying to flatter someone and ending up making a fool of himself.

After leaving Wang Qiang's study, Wang Chen went directly to see Queen Medusa and the others.

However, Queen Medusa was in seclusion at this time.

The king did not disturb them further.

Aside from meeting Zi Yan, the only person outside, he didn't see anyone else.

After all, Zi Yan's own talent meant that she didn't need to go into seclusion and cultivate assiduously as ordinary cultivators.

As long as resources are available, she can quickly enhance her strength by consuming large amounts of resources.

At most, if the energy from the pills consumed is too much, a little cultivation is needed to speed up the refining process.

However, regardless of the circumstances, this cultivation method is far superior to others.

Of course, compared to Wang Chen's uncle from the Wang Clan, Zi Yan's cultivation method seems barely acceptable.