An Alchemical Master Wants to Dual Cultivate with You-That's Your Good Fortune!

"What? An Alchemical Master wants to engage in Dual Cultivation with you?"

In the main hall of the Yun Household's ancestral residence, Yun Dingtian, the head of the Yun Household, glared furiously at his younger daughter, Yun Feier.

"Yes, Father. That guy went way too far. Isn't it just a Foundation Establishment Pill? He actually demanded that my little sister engage in Dual Cultivation with him!"

Yun Ao said angrily.

"Father, how about we wait until Elder Sister returns..."

Yun Feier also felt deeply aggrieved.

She truly did not want to engage in Dual Cultivation with someone for the sake of a single Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Wait for what..."

Yun Dingtian was beside himself with rage.

"No, Father, are we supposed to go settle accounts with that guy right away?"

Seeing his father fly into a rage, Yun Ao could not help feeling uneasy.

The head of the Yun Household was at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

When he grew angry, his imposing aura erupted.

Both Yun Ao and Yun Feier trembled like leaves.

"Settle what accounts, you bastard!"

Yun Dingtian spoke as he stared at Yun Feier again. "Daughter, you have truly disappointed me!"

"Father, I'll go capture that guy right now!"

Yun Feier hurriedly said.

"Capture what!"

Yun Feier stared at her father in astonishment. "No, Father, weren't you angry because that guy offended me?"

"What did you say? Feier, Feier, the reason I am angry is because you nearly missed out on a heaven-sent opportunity!"

Yun Dingtian said, heartbroken and indignant.

"What?"

Yun Feier froze.

Yun Ao was dumbfounded as well.

"He wants to engage in Dual Cultivation with you, so why didn't you agree? An Alchemical Master wants to engage in Dual Cultivation with you—that is your good fortune!"

Yun Dingtian was furious beyond measure.

"..."

Yun Feier looked at her father in disbelief.

"No, Father, you're pushing Little Sister straight into a pit of fire!"

Yun Ao was completely stunned.

Neither of them had expected this to be the reason for their father's anger.

"A pit of fire, my ass! You're usually quite clever, so why are you so muddleheaded at a critical moment? Think about it—he can refine Foundation Establishment Pills! What does that mean? At the very least, he's an Alchemical Master! What does an Alchemical Master signify? It means we are the ones reaching above our station!"

Yun Dingtian was utterly depressed.

An Alchemical Master capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills would be treated like an honored ancestor even by the great cultivation families!

"This..."

Only then did Yun Ao come to his senses.

That was right—the other party was an Alchemical Master.

Yun Feier also snapped back to reality.

An Alchemical Master! In the entire Joyful Union Sect, there were only two Alchemical Masters and one Alchemical Grandmaster.

If the Yun Household had an Alchemical Master overseeing it, would they still lack pills?

With the support of pills, the Yun Household's strength would surely soar.

When that time came, the Yun Household could trample the Lin Household completely beneath its feet and become the number one cultivation family in Hehuan Town.

"Where is he? I'll personally go invite him!"

Yun Dingtian hurriedly asked.

"He left!"

Yun Ao said cautiously.

"He left?"

Yun Dingtian nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood. A great opportunity that had practically fallen into their hands had just flown away like that?

"Father, don't worry. That man will come again tomorrow night."

Yun Feier looked cautiously at her father.

"Haha... good, good, good! Tomorrow night, when he comes again, I'll personally go invite him!"

Yun Dingtian laughed heartily.

"If that man can become my, Yun Dingtian's, son-in-law, that would be even better."

Yun Dingtian stroked his beard and smiled.

That was an Alchemical Master capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

"..."

Yun Ao and Yun Feier exchanged a glance, both letting out a sigh of relief.

Yun Feier had been scolded awake by her father. At this moment, she felt that engaging in Dual Cultivation with an Alchemical Master did not seem so unacceptable after all.

She even felt that she was not worthy of him.

At this time, a figure wearing a bronze mask and suspected to be an Alchemical Master was commissioning pills at the market.

The entirety of Hehuan Town exploded into an uproar.

Commissioning pills!

This was something that had never happened before.

Moreover, the Yun Household's youngest daughter, Yun Feier, had commissioned a Foundation Establishment Pill on the spot.

Everyone was eagerly awaiting tomorrow night.

No one could have dreamed that the Alchemical Master they were speculating about was actually nothing more than the lowliest outer sect menial disciple of the Joyful Union Sect.

And at this moment, this fellow suspected of being an Alchemical Master was in Room Nine of the Earth-class guest rooms at the House of Ten Thousand Beauties, discussing the Dao of Yin and Yang with Bing'er.

Lu Chen truly enjoyed it.

He could obtain Yin-Yang Essence so comfortably.

"That bastard... he's come to torment Bing'er again..."

Huo'er said angrily in Room Eight next door.

Qing'er, meanwhile, remained as cold and indifferent as ever.

It was another unforgettable night.

Bing'er became even gentler.

Lu Chen did not know whether it was because he cultivated the Five Elements Swallowing Heaven Scripture, but he actually broke through his own limits.

Ten times in one night.

Ten times in one night!

And when he woke early the next morning, he did not even need to lean on a wall to walk out.

Bing'er, however, was utterly exhausted and still sleeping.

Lu Chen did not wake her.

"Ninety strands of Yin-Yang Essence. This feels amazing!"

Lu Chen sensed the Yin-Yang Cauldron and discovered that there were ninety more strands of Yin-Yang Essence inside it. Adding the two strands that remained, he now had a total of ninety-two strands of Yin-Yang Essence.

He could finally reforge the Black Tortoise Armor.

He was overjoyed.

He then put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

The instant he closed the door, Bing'er suddenly opened her eyes on the bed.

Before dawn broke, Lu Chen quietly left the House of Ten Thousand Beauties.

Because of his previous experience of being watched by Lin Shicai, he was extremely careful this time.

He deliberately circled around town, changed into another set of clothes, removed his mask, and used a Form-Shifting Technique from the Five-Element Body-Refining Technique. By altering the positions of his facial muscles, he directly changed his appearance.

At this moment, even if he stood before Manager Pang, Manager Pang would not recognize him.

Only after confirming that no one was secretly watching him did he leave Hehuan Town.

When Lu Chen returned to the Waste Pill Repository, the sky was only just beginning to brighten.

He went straight into the kitchen and busied himself.

First, he would eat and drink his fill, then cultivate.

Guard the Waste Pill Repository during the day, then go down the mountain at night to be a male courtesan.

Life could not get any better.

At noon, someone finally delivered waste pills.

And it was an old acquaintance.

"Lu Chen, why hasn't the Pill Poison here poisoned you to death yet?"

As soon as Liu Heizi arrived, he slammed a jade box heavily onto the table and looked coldly at Lu Chen.

"What? Are you disappointed that I'm not dead?"

Lu Chen said calmly.

"How outrageous! If you hadn't drugged our food, do you think I would have lost to you during the contest?"

Liu Heizi glared furiously at Lu Chen.

"Really? It's just the two of us here anyway. If you refuse to accept it, feel free to make a move."

Lu Chen looked at Liu Heizi with contempt.

"How outrageous! I've now broken through to Qi Refining, Fourth Level. I could beat the shit out of you with one hand!"

Liu Heizi roared.

"Oh my, Qi Refining, Fourth Level. I'm so scared!"

Lu Chen said, pretending to be frightened.

"How outrageous! You dare look down on me?"

Liu Heizi flew into a rage. His right hand was injured and still hung before his chest, but he spread the fingers of his left hand and clawed directly at Lu Chen's face.

Lu Chen smiled and tilted his head.

Liu Heizi's left claw swept straight past his face.

Smack!

Lu Chen directly slapped Liu Heizi hard across the face.

Once again, Liu Heizi was knocked stumbling to the side by Lu Chen with the same move.

His left cheek burned with pain, golden stars danced before his eyes, and his head buzzed.

"How is this possible..."

Liu Heizi was both shocked and enraged.

"Qi Refining, Fourth Level. Is that all?"

Lu Chen stepped forward.

"What do you want?"

Liu Heizi retreated in terror.

His left cheek was swollen high, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"Of course I'm going to teach you a lesson, you idiot!"

Lu Chen did not hesitate. He pounced directly, kicked the fellow to the ground, then showered him with fists and kicks.

The strength in his hands was no trifling matter now.

Very quickly, Liu Heizi was beaten into a pig's head.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me... Lord Lu, Grandfather Lu... spare my life..."

Liu Heizi cowered completely and begged for mercy.

Lu Chen tore the storage bag from the fellow's body, then grabbed him by the collar and dragged him straight out of the valley before throwing him outside.

"You dared provoke me? You truly don't know whether you're alive or dead!"

Lu Chen said coldly.

Liu Heizi was utterly miserable. He had thought that after breaking through to Qi Refining, Fourth Level, he could ask Manager Pang for the job of delivering waste pills to the Waste Pill Repository and seek revenge on Lu Chen for the humiliation he had suffered that day.

Who would have thought that Lu Chen would beat him savagely and even snatch away his storage bag?

That storage bag contained his savings from the past several years.

How had Lu Chen become so powerful?

Liu Heizi slunk away in disgrace.

Lu Chen returned to his residence and only then opened the jade box.

A cloud of black qi immediately rushed out from within.

When the black qi dispersed, more than a dozen waste pills could be seen inside the jade box.

He reached out and touched them.

Words immediately appeared on the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

"Spirit-Gathering Pills, Body-Tempering Pills, Beauty-Preserving Pills, Foundation-Nourishing Pills, Azure Wood Pills, Essence-Restoring Pills—just waste pills from some low-grade pills!"

Lu Chen was somewhat disappointed.

But how could waste pills sent from the Yellow Alchemy District possibly be high-grade waste pills?

He could not even be bothered to reforge these pills.

What a waste of his Yin-Yang Essence.

After night fell, he reforged the Black Tortoise Armor first.

After consuming ten strands of Yin-Yang Essence, the Black Tortoise Armor was successfully reforged by the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

The reforged Black Tortoise Armor was simply a fist-sized turtle shell, all its countless cracks gone.

A powerful aura seeped from the Black Tortoise Armor.

This was a Lower-Grade Spirit Artifact, capable of withstanding the full-force strike of a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator.

Without hesitation, he dripped blood onto it to claim it as his master.

Then, with a mere thought, the Black Tortoise Armor expanded and came apart, flying onto his body before instantly reforming.

Miraculously, the Black Tortoise Armor vanished into his body.

Although he wore the Black Tortoise Armor, it carried almost no weight.

There were just over ten days left until the sect's grand competition.

Manager Pang, Manager Pang, your good days were about to come to an end.

Lu Chen did not hesitate. He left Waste-Pill Valley, where the Waste Pill Repository was located, and headed down the mountain.

Meanwhile, in the marketplace of Hehuan Town at the foot of the mountain, the crowds had already packed the place.

Nearly every cultivator in town had gathered here.

Everyone was waiting for the appearance of that mysterious masked alchemical expert.

Yun Ao and Yun Feier, the brother and sister, had arrived at the marketplace early.

Jiang Yingyue, the Joyful Union Sect's Supreme Elder, stood in the distance, dressed in white with long hair and a light veil covering her face.

As time continued to slip away, the surrounding cultivators grew impatient.

"Why hasn't that guy come yet? Could he be a fraud?"

"How could that person possibly refine a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Looks like that guy doesn't dare show up."

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

"Second Brother, that person is probably really a fraud. How could a dignified Alchemical Master possibly help people custom-order pills in such a tiny place?"

Yun Feier said angrily.

"Mm, you have a point!"

Yun Ao nodded.

Just as everyone thought that the person taking custom pill orders would not come after all—

"Who said I'm a fraud?"

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from within the crowd.