Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World
Chapter 201 - 126: Seduction_2

As for the Heritage of Alchemy, it would certainly be useful for Chen Yi, but it would not be until many years in the future.

So, Chen Yi was not too hasty.

Chen Yi stood up, solemnly set his hands in a respectful gesture, and earnestly said, "Thank you for your generosity, Second Young Master of Tan Family. These things are indeed very important to me. However, having once lived in this world, I may not be able to accomplish much in my cultivation, but I absolutely cannot betray my own master so please take them back."

The smile on the Second Young Master's face slowly froze. Was all this not tempting enough? The price wasn't low, was it?

As for the loyalty Chen Yi spoke of, it's practically a joke in the Immortal Cultivation World. If you lack the resources to cultivate and can no longer continue, can your loyalty be used to buy spirit stones?

The Second Young Master sized Chen Yi up several times, his mind spinning rapidly. He recalled how Chen Yi had refused to be served by the lady with silk feet, then a sudden realisation hit him.

"Alchemist Chen, I never expected you to be such a faithful man! You are willingly serving the Zhao Family in obscurity. It must be for Zhao Chengjing, right? Rest assured, join me, and within three years at most, I will have Zhao Chengjing kneeling before you."

Having said this, the Second Young Master regained his confidence. He may not understand Chen Yi, but he understands men. When he first set eyes on Zhao Chengjing, he was completely dazzled, utterly gobsmacked by her stunning beauty. He couldn't understand why his genius younger brother did not wish to marry her. Such a beauty, even he had been tempted.

"Hmph, Chen Yi is not that kind of person, Second Young Master, please refrain from such talk in the future."

With a stern face, Chen Yi left a harsh word and then left the Silk Pleasure Pavilion.

Chen Yi crossed two worlds, his hands stained with quite a bit of blood. He pride himself as not a supremely good man, but within his heart, he had set a line he would not cross. Although the Zhao Family did not treat Chen Yi particularly well, they had provided a comfortable environment for Cultivation for Chen Yi to spend his most fragile first few years in the Immortal Cultivation World,

especially considering that the young lady paid meticulous attention to him, she had used the resources of her shop to cultivate his pill refining skills, to what extent one could say Chen Yi was loyal to the Zhao Family is debatable but he certainly would not betray them.

Looking at Chen Yi's departing figure, the Second Young Master's expression darkened, his mood considerably sour. He had once dispatched men to the Mortal Realm 32 islands to investigate Chen Yi's past, only to find out that he was a solitary guest. Even his claimed parents and family could not be traced,

he wanted to find Chen Yi's family to control him, but failed.

Now it seems there really is no leverage to hold over Chen Yi,

there is no other way, The Second Young Master may have to change his angle of approach, he wanted to win over Chen Yi because Chen Yi has the potential to become a top-notch Alchemist, and is indeed underappreciated in the Zhao Family. Whether it's a Three Spirit Root or Four Spirit Root,

after so many years of cultivation, he only reached the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, which is the Zhao Family is treating him too thinly,

because cultivation can be accumulated with pills, if he could convince Chen Yi to switch sides, in just a few short years, he could push Chen Yi's cultivation to the Late Stage of Qi Culturing, then he would easily obtain a superior Alchemist,

when the time comes, he could open a pill store in this Market Town and directly compete with the Zhao Family, not only would it weaken the Zhao Family's strength, it would also earn him a lot of points within his own family circle,

additionally, the younger daughter of the Ye family, Ye Huanhuan, owed Chen Yi a favor, which is also what the Second Young Master has his eye on, if this point could be well utilised,

he could make quite a lot of gains, at present, he has already been at the ninth layer of Qi Refining for several years, but even in the Tan Family, he was not entitled to a Foundation Establishment Pill,

he must think of more ways himself.

But he never expected, Chen Yi would be so hard to deal with.

After some thought, the Second Young Master beckoned to his old servant, whispering a few words in his ear.

Old servant hurriedly departed.

...

Upon leaving the Silk Pleasure Pavilion, Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, as in that environment, it was too disruptive to his mind, interfering with his Turtle Breathing Technique.

Feeling uncomfortable, Chen Yi went to Liu Huo's Restaurant, ordered a few spirit snacks, and asked Liu Huo to drink a few cups with him.

A good thing, Zhao Chengyu was also there, and the three of them started drinking in a small private room. Now, Zhao Chengyu's cultivation level already reached the eighth layer of Qi Refining,

Liu Huo had also reached the peak of the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and was unable to make further progress, even Liu Huo's son, 8-year-old Zhao Pingan, had started Qi cultivation.

The little guy, with his chubby, tiger-like appearance, called him 'brother' when he saw Chen Yi's youthful appearance. Only when Liu Huo knocked his head did he change to calling him 'Uncle'.

Chen Yi touched the little guy's head with a smile and gave him two pills, his mood significantly lightened.

After that, at the dinner table, Chen Yi chatted while drinking, roughly told them about what had happened that day, as it's not a secret between these two that the knowledge the Second Young Master had of Chen Yi's Turtle Breathing Technique, pill refining level, and body refining cultivation.

The three men had known each other as good friends for 16 years and there was nothing to hide.

Upon hearing that Chen Yi had rejected such a large benefit, Liu Huo was stunned.

If the circumstance were the same and he was in Chen Yi's position, he feared he might not be able to do what Chen Yi did.

He stood and raised a toast to Chen Yi, "Brother Chen is truly a model for us all. I, Liu Huo, must learn from Brother Chen Yi. Even when poor, we cannot betray our master!"

This was both Liu Huo admiring Chen Yi as well as making his stance clear to Zhao Chengyu.

After hearing this, a cold sweat broke out on Zhao Chengyu's back.

Thankfully, Chen Yi had refused and was also very open about it.

If he had accepted the other party's terms and jumped directly to the Tan Family, no one could say anything and the Zhao Family would lose a top Alchemist and gain a notorious reputation for being unwilling to cultivate talents.

"Brother Chen!

I thank you on behalf of the Zhao family!"

Zhao Chengyu held up his glass and bowed to Chen Yi before downing the drink!

"Stop that, we're all in the same boat here, our deep bonds are not something that can be bought with profits?"