The lecture was over.

Chen Sheng did not leave immediately.

Instead, he wandered around the Alchemy Alliance.

He had already become familiar with the people here.

Seeing him, everyone showed smiles and great respect, addressing him as "Mr. Chen" or "Alchemist Chen."

Chen Sheng also smiled and nodded in return.

Before long.

He arrived at the center of the main hall, where giant crystal jade pendants shimmered brilliantly.

Information scrolled endlessly within, like an inexhaustible river of data.

Selling pill formulas, seeking spiritual materials, delivering elixir pills...

Most transactions were settled with Spirit Stones.

A few involved rewards in Sect Contribution Points.

Chen Sheng's fingertip brushed across the surface of the jade pendant, his Spiritual Sense scanning, filtering for suitable tasks.

Before long.

He accepted several alchemy tasks that could earn 'Sect Contribution Points.'

The rewards were only twenty or thirty points.

The value wasn't high, but the requirements were not low.

They were obviously the hard tasks that others had left behind!

Chen Sheng considered that even a fly is meat, so he accepted them.

With his alchemy skill, it wasn't much trouble.

His fingers lightly tapped on the jade pendant, and the task runes were imprinted onto his Identity Jade Token, estimated to occupy three days of his effort.

Without stopping.

Chen Sheng strolled to an outdoor Spirit Spring tea house corner outside the Alchemy Alliance and ordered a pot of Spirit Tea.

He silently calculated his income in his heart:

"Contribution Points, this year I took quite a few alchemy tasks, miscellaneous ones adding up to a thousand points."

"Next year it should be even higher; I have to save up to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"As a disciple of the Pill Hall, purchasing a Foundation Establishment Pill is convenient; I could exchange one after a dozen years of saving."

"If I make it before hitting sixty, I might get my hands on two, greatly increasing my Foundation Establishment chance."

Thinking this, Chen Sheng was quite pleased.

Having joined the Qinghua Sect, his path in this world seemed promising.

"As for Spirit Stones, the sect's annual stipend is three hundred and sixty, barely meeting basic Qi Cultivation needs."

"I can't even afford decent Body Refining Materials."

"I can't sit idle and eat away my savings; I have to earn money!"

Chen Sheng shook his head.

During this period.

He had also figured out the income sources and situations of the alchemists within the Alchemy Alliance.

"Most alchemists mainly take on tasks from the Alchemy Alliance, plus collaborations with shops in the district."

"An ordinary Tier One High Grade Alchemist should earn eight or nine hundred Spirit Stones a year."

"Just from working, the income isn't low and can buy a High Grade Magical Artifact, enough to maintain normal cultivation."

However.

This figure did not impress Chen Sheng.

In his past life, managing a Pill Workshop.

Chen Sheng was well aware that just working would not make money.

Take Huang's Pill Workshop for example.

Before developing the 'Beneficial Technique Pill,' when Huang Yueyang was merely a Middle Grade Alchemist.

With stable operations alone, it brought in more than a thousand Spirit Stones annually.

Not to mention later, when the unique 'Beneficial Technique Pill' was developed, linking with Cyan Wood Commerce Association's channel, the Pill Workshop essentially became the family's backbone, with annual earnings of several thousand.

"Finally became a disciple of Qinghua Sect's Pill Hall, getting to know many senior brothers and sisters."

"Fenghua is the base, and as a sect disciple, it is easy to establish supply channels."

"Such advantages should not be wasted."

Chen Sheng considered this and soon started a detailed investigation to understand the current market.

He searched for a suitable entry point.

...

Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Circulation Star Melting Furnace"

After opening Hidden Veins and planting the Fire Lotus.

The First Layer was a matter of course.

The Second Layer—Path of Shaping.

With the foundation of the Thousand Threads Technique, and annotations from predecessors of this layer, Chen Sheng made rapid progress.

By the fourth year, he had smoothly progressed to Perfection.

The Path of Fire Control reached an increasingly profound micro-level!

As a consequence, his alchemy skill also advanced to a higher level.

He could even steadily refine 'Ninety-Nine Percent' Top Grade Elixir with three Pill Patterns.

Meanwhile.

Chen Sheng's preparations were complete.

Last year.

A shop named [Boutique Pill Hall] officially opened in Jiuhua District.

It was rumored that this shop was opened by a Tier One Top Level Alchemist from Qinghua Sect's Pill Hall, having quite a reputation.

On its opening day.

Many 'stewards' in Immortal City came to offer congratulations.

These were senior brothers and sisters who came for shifts together with Chen Sheng!

Regarding the management of the Pill Workshop.

Currently, Chen Sheng did not possess any unique pill formula.

He adopted the management model of his past life's father-in-law.

Specifically selecting two popular Tier One Middle Grade elixirs.

Then, through repeated adjustments to the pill formula, even increasing the refinement difficulty, all for enhancing pill effects.

After his Alchemy Talent improved.

This pill formula deduction work.

Chen Sheng found it easy.

In just a few years, he introduced new versions, improving two pill formulas with three major moats!

Extremely low cost!

Excellent effects!

Extremely high refining difficulty!

The two 'enhanced versions' of the signature elixirs managed to achieve the best effects at the same price point, even leading by a wide margin.

Moreover, each pill was a Top Grade Elixir with Pill Patterns.

It was said that products from the Pill Hall were guaranteed to be premium!

Even for those who can't refine pills, recognizing Pill Patterns is enough.

This was the most obvious quality assurance.

The launch of these two signature elixirs garnered wide acclaim.

These popular elixirs, often consumed by Qi Cultivators, are easy to discern in quality.

With quality over quantity, Chen Sheng quickly defeated competitors left and right.

It was a sensational success.

In the end, the small pill shop maintained an annual profit of around five thousand Spirit Stones.

At this point.

Chen Sheng knew when to stop and did not further expand the business scale.

Given his identity and strength, maintaining this business was not a problem.

If he dared to eliminate all rivals and continue expanding, it would invite collective anger.

Regarding the two elixirs launched by Chen Sheng.

Unable to compete, the other pill shops later simply gave up and focused on other elixirs.

This way, these two elixirs achieved a regional monopoly, creating endless streams of revenue!

...

Heart Inquiry Hall.

In the quiet room.

The cold air had long been driven away by the surging heat waves.

Chen Sheng sat topless, his bronze muscles knotted like forged steel, with a faint cyan jade-like shimmer under the skin.

It was the phenomenon of "Ice Skin and Jade Bones" from breaking through the Third Layer of the Profound Frost Body Refining Technique.

Buzz!

Sounds of rushing rivers came from within his body.

In the sea of qi within his Dantian, pure Li Fire Mana surged through the resilient meridians.

As the torrent crashed through, everything fell into place.

His aura had suddenly risen by one more layer.

Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer!

Chen Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of a smile contained within:

"Thirty-four years old, Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer."

"The feedback from body refining has actually accelerated my cultivation speed!"

These past five years.

Chen Sheng hadn't used any 'Enhancing Technique Elixir.'

Concentrating solely on arduous cultivation, painstakingly honing his mana, his cultivation speed increased daily.

He chuckled softly, murmuring to himself:

"I underestimated my Body Refining Talent."

"In just a few years, relying only on basic Secret Medicine, I've reached Body Refining Third Layer, comparable to late-stage Qi Refining."

"At this rate, I might achieve body refining Foundation Establishment before I can even attempt Qi Cultivation's Foundation Establishment."

...

Alchemy Alliance.

This day, Chen Sheng came as usual to give a lecture.

An elderly man with fish-like eyes and a poker face stopped him.

Chen Sheng helplessly inquired:

"Brother He, what now?"

He Manlou pulled him aside, whispering mysteriously into his ear:

"Brother Chen, lend me a share of your seeds!"

...

```

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.