Yun Mansion.

Madam Yun, Cailing, and Shen Han himself, all three had already moved into the Yun Mansion.

After freeing himself from the control of the Shen Family, Shen Han felt much more at ease.

Especially with the girl Cailing; given her humble background, the Shen Family had wanted to deal harshly with her without worrying about their reputation.

Now that she and Madam Yun had left the Shen Mansion, Shen Han felt there was nothing left in the Shen Family that could threaten him.

The Yun Family was exceedingly generous, and during the days Shen Han rested in the guest room, they had prepared a courtyard for him.

This courtyard had a touch of classical charm, even appearing rather luxurious.

The outer railings were exquisitely carved, and even the corridors carried a subtle aesthetic appeal.

Compared to the courtyard where he lived at the Shen Mansion, it was like heaven and earth; the difference was quite significant.

At first, Shen Han wanted to refuse, but his uncle from the Yun Family was very insistent, and he pressed the courtyard upon Shen Han.

He even said that this courtyard belonged to Shen Han, and henceforth, it would be Shen Han's home.

The Yun Family's courtesy left Shen Han feeling a bit embarrassed.

Shen Han certainly knew it was because he helped the Yun Family gain insight into the Pill Formula, prompting their gratitude.

But being able to appreciate kindness and repay it was already enough.

The Yun Family wouldn't be like the Shen Family, taking advantage and then thinking they did others a favor.

Living in the luxurious courtyard greatly improved the comfort of his dwelling.

While walking inside, he could smell the fragrance of the top-quality wood.

Moreover, opening the window revealed a secluded pool.

Were it not winter, one might occasionally hear light birdsong, making the courtyard truly comfortable.

Accepting the hospitality from the Yun Family, Shen Han felt even more devoted.

He found his Yun Family uncle and requested some of the extremely hard-to-understand Pill Books and Pill Formulas once more.

Upon making this request, his uncle quickly found two volumes of the Pill Formulas.

After witnessing the result of the last time, his uncle no longer harbored any doubt.

When handing the two volumes to Shen Han, his uncle even had a faint look of expectation on his face.

It seemed he was afraid Shen Han might feel pressured, so before leaving, the Yun Family uncle spoke to Shen Han.

These two pill formulas had been passed down from the ancestors of the Yun Family, circulating among the Yun Family for nearly a century without being fully deciphered.

His uncle was merely trying to comfort Shen Han.

Even though the Yun Family couldn't solve it in nearly a century, it's okay if Shen Han couldn't understand it either.

Hearing these words, Shen Han smiled and nodded.

But he clearly saw his Yun Family uncle's face, where that trace of anticipation, although carefully hidden, was rather evident.

Recently, the Yun Family had chosen to close their doors.

After handing over their stock of low-grade pills, the Yun Family temporarily ceased the production of low-grade pills like Blood Replenishing Pills and Recovery Pills.

These pills took an enormous amount of time to refine and rarely brought substantial profit to the Yun Family.

The primary reason was the number of family forces able to refine these low-grade pills was overwhelming.

Each family competed, driving the prices of these low-grade pills down to rock bottom.

If it weren't for the Yun Family having their own herb garden, the current prices of pills would likely have resulted in losses.

But now things had changed.

The Heluo Pill Formula that Shen Han had previously comprehended gave the Yun Family the hope of entering the ranks of top families.

Relying on this Heluo Pill Formula, the Yun Family had already managed to quickly refine many high-grade pills.

It wasn't just the ability to refine quickly; the Techniques explained in the Heluo Pill Formula boasted a high pill success rate.

The Yun Family's previous high-grade pills were primarily refined by core members like Patriarch Yun and his uncle.

Even so, the pill success rate was less than sixty percent.

Nearly forty percent of the materials were wasted.

However, the results using the annotations Shen Han provided in the Heluo Pill Formula were entirely different.

For individuals skilled in refining techniques, such as Patriarch Yun and his uncle, the high-grade pill success rate approached ninety percent.

For other core members of the Yun Family, following the new techniques, the success rate could reach at least seventy percent.

This meant that the Yun Family could almost mass-produce high-grade pills nowadays.

Not just Great Wei, but also the Qi Country, Yan Country, and various small neighboring countries.

High-grade pills were in incredibly high demand and extremely sought-after.

Possessing such advanced techniques for refining high-grade pills, it was challenging for the Yun Family not to thrive.

Shen Han did his best to assist the Yun Family.

Firstly, because Madam Yun treated him as her own son and was so kind to him, he could only repay her in this way.

Secondly, he needed a faction he could rely on.

At least he could trust the Yun Family, knowing they would protect him, appreciating his kindness in their hearts.

Currently, he was only in the Sixth Grade First Snow Realm and still needed time to grow.

In the future, if another faction were to trouble him, like the Shen Family, he would have a force to defend him.

Once the ability to refine high-grade pills became evident, Shen Han was confident the Yun Family would rapidly strengthen itself.

In the following days, Shen Han stayed within his courtyard.

To ensure a quiet environment for Shen Han to gain insight, the Yun Family prohibited anyone from disturbing him except for food delivery.

His uncle knew well how difficult the two pill formulas were.

Without harboring much hope, his uncle still held a thread of expectation.

Perhaps Shen Han was fated to be unrivaled in his understanding of the Alchemy Dao.

...

With the passing of Winter Month, it was already the Twelfth Month.

Capital City, Rain Listening Pavilion.

On the east side of the pavilion, the previously green foliage was now barren.

Snow had fallen last night, bending the branches quite a bit.

These days, the Capital City grew colder, and the dripping sound from the eaves had also stopped.

Currently, the eaves had formed a thin layer of ice.

The entire Rain Listening Pavilion was unusually quiet.

The maid beside Su Jinyu was carrying a food box, heading towards where Su Jinyu resided.

Reaching the door, she gently knocked.

But after a good while, there was no reply.

"Miss, you must eat something...

In these three days, you've only had two sips of congee, this is not acceptable.

In practicing the Martial Path, the body is fundamental; doing things this way will only harm your health...

The maid pleaded softly with Su Jinyu, worried.

But it seemed to be of no use.

Since returning from the Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering, Su Jinyu's mindset seemed to have been affected.

Back at the Rain Listening Pavilion, she shut herself in her room.

In front of others, Su Jinyu could still put on a carefree facade.

She kept convincing herself that her performance at Stepping into the Thousand Autumns didn't reflect her true ability.

Yet scenes from the event kept resurfacing in her mind.

Before Stepping into the Thousand Autumns, she had mocked Shen Han with words...

Now every word she had spoken came back to haunt her.

Being the proud person Su Jinyu was, when Shen Han surpassed her with merely a glance, she found it utterly embarrassing.

And each time she recalled it, the shame and anger in her heart grew even more intense.

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