Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 138 The Master’s Conditions Might Not Be Enough

Chapter 138: Chapter 138 The Master’s Conditions Might Not Be Enough

It took a great deal of effort for Master Li to find out that Chu Feng was the formidable Pill Master who had suddenly emerged. She once urgently advised the Qiao Family Head to recruit Chu Feng into the Qiao Family.

As a result, the Qiao Family Head, full of pride and arrogance, thought the Qiao Family was extraordinary, and Chu Feng was no different from a beggar.

The Qiao Family, at any point, believed that if they wanted to recruit Chu Feng, just a word was needed, and Chu Feng would immediately come running like a wagging dog.

Dressed in neat and capable attire, and with a beautiful and astute appearance, Master Li nodded solemnly.

"Master, Chu Feng’s capability far exceeds our imagination. The Golden Talisman Sect Store and the Hong Family, who were the first to recruit him, have both made a fortune. Even the auction house with a good relationship with Chu Feng has made a killing and gained great fame," she said.

Master Li held Chu Feng in extremely high regard.

She had never imagined that a youth could possess such great talent.

The Hong Family and the Golden Talisman Sect Store – which power didn’t abound with Alchemy Dao masters? Yet, it was these powerful forces, replete with formidable Pill Masters, who saw a qualitative improvement with the addition of Chu Feng.

For all kinds of difficult Elixirs that customers needed to be made, Chu Feng almost always had a solution on demand.

In these days, the Qiao Family Head had also witnessed firsthand the prosperity of the Hong Family and the Golden Talisman Sect Store. He couldn’t help but feel some regret for not recruiting Chu Feng into the Qiao Family earlier on.

However, when he thought of the last time Chu Feng, accompanied by Bloody Beard and others, came to the Qiao Family to collect debts, and even extorted thirty thousand silver taels from the Qiao Family,

The Qiao Family Head couldn’t help but feel a surge of anger.

With the situation pressing, he had no other choice. He said in a deep voice, "Shishi, send someone to pass a message to that Chu Feng, stating that the Qiao Family is willing to recruit him. As for the price, offer the salary of a Second Grade Alchemist."

"Given that he is a First-grade Alchemist, he will undoubtedly accept our generous offer with great joy. It is only because of my magnanimity as the Family Head that he could find such a good opportunity – where else could he find such a deal?"

The Qiao Family Head was a master of calculation and naturally full of a sense of superiority, liking to be self-righteous.

He regarded himself as superior, and everyone else as unworthy.

Master Li sighed inwardly, feeling that her master was far too oblivious to the signs of the times.

The Chu Feng of the past might have been easy to recruit.

Now, however, just sending a servant to make an offer of a Second Grade Alchemist’s payment, Chu Feng probably wouldn’t even think about it before outright rejecting it.

"Master, there is something I must tell you!"

"Just four days ago, the Mo Family Master personally visited to meet with Chu Feng. He even offered an annual salary of a hundred thousand silver taels, wanting to employ Chu Feng as the exclusive Pill Master for the Mo Family."

"What do you think the outcome was?"

After Chu Feng’s Alchemy skills were revealed, he undoubtedly became highly sought after.

Especially those powerful forces that had not recruited him, they were all desperate to have him join them.

It is likely that the Mo Family, feeling surpassed by the Hong Family, was holding back their frustration, wanting to get even.

That’s why they offered a sky-high sum to recruit Chu Feng as their exclusive Pill Master.

That is to say, as long as Chu Feng agreed, he could no longer refine Elixirs for any other force but only for the Mo Family.

"An annual salary of a hundred thousand silver taels? Oh my heavens, such a sky-high price is even enough to recruit a Third Grade Alchemist. Chu Feng must be overjoyed, he probably agreed without a second thought," the Qiao Family Head assumed.

Master Li showed a charming expression, but her eyes betrayed contempt and mockery.

"Master probably can’t even imagine in his dreams that the Mo Family Head waited for three days and wasn’t even able to catch a glimpse of Chu Feng. Later, by spending silver, he managed to get a response from Chu Feng through a servant gatekeeper at the Sword King Mansion."

"Chu Feng had only one sentence in response, that even with an offer of a million silver taels a year, he would not accept."

This is just too domineering; that’s a yearly salary of one hundred thousand silver taels. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to earn that much in their entire lifetime.

Yet Chu Feng resolutely refused.

Li Shishi is filled with admiration for the Third Prince of Sword King Mansion.

"This, this Chu Feng is too arrogant! With just a bit of skill, he’s lost sight of heaven and earth. Who does he think he is? A legendary figure on the level of an Alchemy Venerate?"

Even if not the brightest, the Qiao Family Master understood that Li Shishi was hinting in a roundabout way that Chu Feng was not so easily recruited.

The conditions he offered were nothing compared to those from the Mo Family Master; they were hardly worth mentioning.

Even so, the Mo Family Master hadn’t even met with Chu Feng face to face.

If the Qiao Family Master truly approached Chu Feng with these temptations he found alluring, he would likely be met with ridicule.

"Master, I think you should pay more attention to Chu Feng. Our Qiao Family does have advantages that other families do not possess. Miss Qiao Yue’er is Chu Feng’s elder sister-in-law; perhaps we can use this fact to our advantage. Playing the card of family affection might just do the trick."

Li Shishi’s mind is extremely nimble, and she is especially adept at utilizing all resources.

She’s able to summarize and employ every piece of intelligence at her disposal.

It’s quite ironic that the Qiao Family once went to great lengths to prevent Qiao Yue’er from marrying into the Sword King Mansion. Now, however, they are thinking of exploiting her relationship with the Sword King Mansion.

...

Last time, the Second Prince made a spectacle of himself outside the Welcome Immortals Restaurant, ending up with a dirty face and fleeing in embarrassment. When he returned to his own Prince Mansion, he flew into a raging fit.

He smashed many valuable ornaments and porcelain pieces.

After venting his rage, he swore that he would recover his lost face.

Last time at the Golden Talisman Sect Store, he was also made a fool of by Chu Feng. Walking within the Imperial Palace and on the streets, he could even feel many people whispering and pointing fingers at him from behind.

"Let Qiao Dusi disgust that Chu Feng for now!"

"Isn’t he always chasing that class belle Lin Yuxin from the fifth class? This prince will have Qiao Dusi snatch Lin Yuxin away, and in front of Chu Feng, flirt with her and show off the love, definitely driving Chu Feng mad."

The Second Prince may lack other skills, but when it comes to scheming and harming others, he’s truly top-notch.

He has at least inherited fifty percent of the Emperor Jianyun’s shrewdness.

...

Chu Feng’s cultivation progresses every day. Inside his Fake Sword Vein, threads of Fire Sword Qi are beginning to emerge. They are as thin as hair strands, moving within the sword meridians like tadpoles.

But to condense them into one strand of Sword Qi and manifest it outside the body is not so easy.

He needs to accumulate a significant amount of Fire Sword Qi to succeed.

Yet a Fake Sword Vein is inherently different from a real Sword Vein.

As more and more Fire Sword Qi accumulates within Chu Feng’s sword meridians, his Fake Sword Vein becomes like a powder keg filled with explosives.

It could explode at any moment.

"Fortune favors the bold; I have no choice but to go all out and strive to advance to the Sword Master Realm as soon as possible. Then find a way to join the Ten Thousand Sword Sect. Only then will I have the chance to reclaim my Nine Yang Sword Veins."

Knowing full well that relying on this Fake Sword Vein to break into the Sword Master Realm was extremely dangerous, Chu Feng was undeterred.

The Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s recruitment standards are exceedingly strict, typically requiring one to be at least at the Middle Stage Sword Master for a chance to join. If Chu Feng couldn’t even reach the Sword Master level, he wouldn’t even be eligible for the preliminary trials.

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