Brother Biao, What Happened to You, Brother Biao!

Lu Chen did not return to the Servant Quarters immediately.

He first washed the mud from his body in a stream at the back mountain, tossed away the dirty set of clothes, then took out a clean set from his storage bag and changed into them.

He even circled from the back mountain to the front mountain before finally returning to the Servant Quarters.

The moment Lu Chen entered his room and shut the door, an angry shout came from outside.

"Who is Hu Biao? Get the hell out here!"

Lu Chen was instantly startled when he heard that voice.

That inner sect senior sister, Yun Feier, had actually come charging here so quickly.

"Um... I'm Hu Biao. May I ask what Senior Sister—"

Hu Biao greeted her with a smile.

The next instant, with a scream, Hu Biao was sent flying by a single palm strike. He crashed heavily into the wall behind him, then slid to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Hu Biao was dumbfounded.

"How outrageous! You actually dared to sneak into the back mountain to peep at an inner sect senior sister bathing! Your crimes are monstrous, and you deserve to die!"

Yun Feier glared murderously at Hu Biao.

"No, no, no... Senior Sister, it's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! I didn't—"

Hu Biao was scared out of his wits.

"You dare say you never went to the back mountain?"

Yun Feier snapped.

Peering outside through the crack in the door, Lu Chen saw Yun Feier's face brimming with killing intent while Hu Biao lay on the ground, coughing up blood without pause.

"No, this... Manager Pang, you have to testify for me! I really didn't peep at Senior Sister bathing!"

Hu Biao hurriedly begged Manager Pang, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, for help.

"Um... I have something to do. I'll be leaving first..."

At the sight of the furious Yun Feier, Manager Pang immediately lost his nerve, turned around, and slipped away.

What a joke. How could people like them afford to provoke those fairy-like inner sect senior sisters?

"Manager Pang..."

Hu Biao was stunned.

"What else do you have to say?"

Yun Feier's willow brows stood on end as she stared coldly at Hu Biao.

"Senior Sister, it really wasn't me... I, Hu Biao, swear it..."

Hu Biao was so aggrieved he could have vomited blood.

He had gone to the back mountain, but Manager Pang had dragged him there, and he had absolutely not gone to peep at Senior Sister bathing.

How would he dare?

He had been wronged!

But now, even with a hundred mouths, he could not explain himself.

"You still dare to swear..."

The moment Yun Feier heard that, she flew into a rage. She stepped forward and viciously kicked Hu Biao in the dantian.

Hu Biao's entire body jolted. He screamed miserably and curled up on the ground like a giant shrimp.

"I've changed my mind. Killing you would be letting you off too easily. I'll cripple your dantian and turn you into a useless cripple, so that you can neither live nor die!"

With that, Yun Feier turned and left viciously.

Only then did the surrounding menial disciples dare to gather around.

"Hu Biao, Hu Biao, you have this day too..."

Liu Heizi stepped forward and fiercely kicked Hu Biao.

Seeing this, the other menial disciples swarmed over, raining punches and kicks on Hu Biao as they beat him viciously.

This fellow relied on being Manager Pang's lackey, and his cultivation was higher than that of the other menial disciples. He had bullied them plenty in the past.

Now that he had become a cripple, how could they not repay grudges with grudges and debts with debts?

Lu Chen also walked out of his room.

After beating Hu Biao up, the menial disciples dispersed.

They did not dare beat Hu Biao to death outright.

"Brother Biao, what happened to you, Brother Biao..."

Lu Chen stepped forward, feigning concern.

"It really wasn't me..."

A clear tear rolled down from the corner of Hu Biao's swollen eye. He had been wronged to death.

Lu Chen took one look and saw that Hu Biao had been beaten into a pig's head. It was too miserable to behold.

"Lu Chen, he never bullied you any less than the rest of us. Why are you still concerned about him?"

Liu Heizi asked in confusion.

"Sigh, we're all fellow disciples. He's already like this, and there's no curing him. How about everyone show some kindness and send him on his way? Let's carry him to the mass grave?"

Lu Chen said with a smile.

"Haha... Lu Chen, I thought you really sympathized with this brat."

Liu Heizi laughed loudly as he patted Lu Chen on the shoulder.

"No... I... I can still be saved..."

Hu Biao lay on the ground, barely breathing.

"Saved my ass..."

Liu Heizi spat at Hu Biao on the ground.

"Disperse! We still have work tomorrow. Get back and rest!"

Manager Pang had returned.

"Manager Pang, save me..."

Hu Biao immediately saw hope.

Fuck, he was already a cripple. Save him for what?

Manager Pang was deeply frustrated. He had been planning to have Hu Biao kill Lu Chen during tomorrow night's match.

Who would have thought that this fellow's dantian would be shattered by a kick from an inner sect senior sister, crippling all his cultivation?

Now he had to find someone else to kill Lu Chen.

"Lu Chen, Liu Heizi, you two carry Hu Biao back!"

Manager Pang said to Lu Chen and Liu Heizi.

They shared a room with Hu Biao.

Lu Chen and Liu Heizi could only step forward and carry Hu Biao back into the room.

Manager Pang gave Lu Chen a deep look before turning and leaving.

Lu Chen knew that getting rid of Hu Biao did not mean the danger had passed.

Manager Pang would still find others to make a move against him.

He had to first find out who wanted him dead.

If he wanted to stay alive, he first had to improve his cultivation.

To improve his cultivation, he needed waste pills.

There were still fourteen strands of Yin-Yang Essence in his Yin-Yang Cauldron.

Where could he find ready-made waste pills?

The Waste Pill Repository!

Lu Chen could not sit still any longer. He took out the last jar of wine he had bought from the foot of the mountain last time, then headed out.

Under the moonlight, he made his way to the Waste Pill Repository and found Old Hou, Hou Dahai, who guarded it.

"Oh? Brother Lu Chen, why have you come to see me so late at night?"

Hou Dahai was rather surprised to see that the visitor was Lu Chen.

Why had this fellow come running here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?

There was nothing here in the Waste Pill Repository but waste pills and Pill Poison.

Ordinary menial disciples did not even want to come near this place.

"I came to drink and chat with you, old brother."

Lu Chen said with a smile.

"Pfft, as if I don't know you. Tell me, what do you want?"

The moment Hou Dahai saw the wine jar in Lu Chen's hand, his eyes immediately lit up.

"It's nothing much. I just want to get a few waste pills from you, old brother."

Lu Chen placed the wine jar before Hou Dahai.

"What do you want waste pills for? Those things contain Pill Poison. You're only at Qi Refining, First Layer. You can't withstand them."

Hou Dahai shook his head and said, "He had not noticed that Lu Chen's cultivation had already broken through to Qi Refining, Second Layer."

"Then just give me some waste pills without much Pill Poison. I'll take them back to study."

As Lu Chen spoke, he broke the clay seal on the wine jar. A rich fragrance of wine immediately spread through the air.

Hou Dahai could not help swallowing several times.

"No, don't tell me you want to become an alchemist, kid. Stop dreaming. Outer sect disciples like us can never receive the sect's true teachings. Ah, forget it. Go pick some yourself, but don't take too many!"

Hou Dahai shook his head with a sigh, tossed a ring of keys directly to Lu Chen, then handed him a Detoxification Pill.

For a menial disciple to become an alchemist was harder than ascending to heaven.

"Thanks!"

Lu Chen took the keys, swallowed the Detoxification Pill, then used the keys to open the door of the Waste Pill Repository.

A wave of black qi immediately swept out from within the Waste Pill Repository.

Even though he had held his breath in advance, he still felt the world spin around him.

Threads of Pill Poison seeped into his body through his pores.

At that moment, the medicinal power of the Detoxification Pill began dissolving the Pill Poison that had invaded his body.

What terrifying Pill Poison.

Lu Chen steadied himself and saw waste pills piled like mountains inside the Waste Pill Repository. Black Pill Poison had turned into poisonous mist, filling every inch of the air.

His eyes shone.

To him, these unwanted waste pills were all treasures.

And this was only one Waste Pill Repository. There were eighteen such repositories here!

I've decided. I'm going to replace Hou Dahai and guard the Waste Pill Repository.