53: Chapter 54 Crisis-ridden

Looking at her expression, one could not tell if she was happy or worried.

She discovered that the Medicinal Pill refined by Chen Fan was extremely popular on the market; it not only earned a large number of Spirit Stone for the firm but also attracted more Cultivator to come here to purchase various resources to Cultivate.

"Young Miss, should we continue to push forward with the registration of that Spiritual Vein?" Xue Wentian asked cautiously.

"No rush, let's talk about it in a few days. After all, the firm lost quite a few Cultivator when we seized the Qi Family's Spiritual Vein this time, and besides, registration will cost a large sum of Spirit Stone."

"Understood." Xue Wentian dared not say more.

"I heard that person has taken a fancy to the female Cultivator in our shop?"

"Yes, that woman is named Shen Yueyao, at Qi Refining Level 5, and she has been pregnant for several months."

"How interesting. With a house full of flowers and wild ones too, he is ultimately just a lecher, and his path of Dao will be limited to this."

"As long as he cannot reach Foundation Establishment, with both the woman and the Spiritual Vein in our hands, I am not afraid of him making a comeback. Remember, send someone to keep a close watch on Shen Yueyao."

Speaking up to this point, a look of disdain and ruthlessness appeared on Wang Qingya's face.

Just as the business of the firm managed by Wang Qingya improved significantly, the Su Family's Medicinal Pill business plummeted.

In the Su Family's assembly hall, the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.

"Ever since Deacon Su Changhe fell, the Medicinal Pill business has shown no signs of recovery. How is the investigation into that matter going?" The Su Family's Grand Elder looked at the other Su Family Cultivator with a gloomy gaze.

"We have some leads now. If it weren't for the Treasure Pavilion's Medicinal Pill selling so well, we wouldn't have discovered it." A middle-aged Cultivator bowed slightly.

"Third Brother, what have you discovered? Speak quickly." The Su Family's Grand Elder was somewhat agitated; he really wanted to see which faction was making things difficult for the Su Family.

"After I compared the new Medicinal Pill from the Treasure Pavilion with the Medicinal Pill from that mysterious Alchemist, I discovered a strong connection between the two. It is highly likely they are the same person."

As he spoke, he took out two jade boxes containing the Medicinal Pill.

"Are you talking about the 7-stripe huntian pill and the 5-stripe spirit gathering pill?" The Su Family's Grand Elder frowned slightly.

"These two types of Medicinal Pill share a common characteristic: they have extremely few Impurities, one could even say none at all. Based on this alone, one can conclude." The Su Family's Third Elder stated decisively.

"Moreover, similar Medicinal Pill have also appeared in the Qin Family. We are still investigating which Alchemist of the Qin Family it is."

"Good, Third Brother, you have worked hard. This Qin Family is truly unwilling to give up. Once we find out who this person is, I will definitely grind their bones to dust." The Su Family's Grand Elder's face twitched slightly, radiating monstrous killing intent.

After staying at the residence in the market for a few days, Chen Fan headed directly toward the shop that Liu Rushuang had mentioned.

Not long after leaving, his brows furrowed slightly; he discovered that there seemed to be a Cultivator acting suspiciously nearby.

"Could it be that I have been discovered? Which faction is it, exactly?"

Chen Fan's expression was grave. Just like before, he deliberately circled around the market and headed toward the most remote street corner.

"Gone? Strange."

The Cultivator following behind him looked puzzled. At that moment, Chen Fan removed his invisibility Talisman and slowly appeared behind the other person.

"Who are you, and why are you following me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the following Cultivator was given a start.

After turning around and seeing clearly, a look of disdain appeared on his face: "I am a Su Family Cultivator, ordered to investigate suspicious Cultivator, and you are one of them."

"The Su Family?" Chen Fan immediately thought of Deacon Su Changhe. He felt speechless in his heart; he had not expected that after so much time had passed, the Su Family was still unwilling to give up.

"Since it is the Su Family, then you can die."

"What?"

The tracking Cultivator was shocked. Just as he prepared to resist, a strange white mist suddenly permeated the surroundings, making him unable to distinguish directions.

The next moment, he felt the bite of ten thousand insects, and the pain was unbearable.

"Ah!"

Following a miserable scream, the white mist poured entirely into the other person's body, finally forming a dried corpse.

This was a wisp of Devouring Qi rewarded by the System, which consumed a Cultivator's life force to strengthen one's own power.

Then, he stretched out his hand, took the other person's Storage Pouch into his hand, and carefully inspected it.

Inside, besides a few ordinary Magical Artifact and Medicinal Pill, there was also a Jade Slip.

A slight sweep of his Divine Sense made him immediately understand. It turned out that because of the Treasure Pavilion's Medicinal Pill, the Su Family had become suspicious and was investigating the Qin Family's Alchemist one by one.

"So that's it. I didn't expect that after refining Medicinal Pill using ancient methods, I would be targeted."

Chen Fan's expression became increasingly grave. He felt that he was beset by crises, and he estimated that it would not be long before the Su Family found him.

"So what? Right now, I have the Qin Family and the Treasure Pavilion behind me; what is a mere Su Family?"

An urge to reach Foundation Establishment as quickly as possible surfaced in his heart. Then, he expressionlessly cast a fireball at the corpse.

The shop operating the teleportation Formation was named Guangtong Firm. It was not large, and perhaps because of the extremely high prices, it appeared very desolate.

When he saw a Cultivator approaching, a middle-aged Cultivator at the 12th Level of Qi Refining quickly came up to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist, please come in. My shop has just opened, and we have discounts."

Chen Fan nodded slightly, his gaze falling on a map hanging on the wall. He saw that it clearly wrote out three teleportation routes and their corresponding fees.

"So expensive?"

Chen Fan frowned slightly; he had not expected that one trip would actually cost so many Spirit Stone.

"We are currently in a discount period. If it is a round trip, we can offer a 20% discount, and it can be activated right now; there is no need to wait for other Cultivator."

The middle-aged Cultivator was afraid of losing the business, so he very generously offered some discounts while simultaneously sizing him up from top to bottom.

"Fine."

Chen Fan did not hesitate at all; he took out 160 Spirit Stone directly and stated the place he wanted to go.

"Good, I will activate it for you right now."

The middle-aged Cultivator was overjoyed and immediately held him in higher regard, hurriedly taking Chen Fan to the teleportation Formation in the Back Courtyard.

One must know that usually, even with discounts, those Cultivator who came would still engage in some haggling.

But the Cultivator before him was extremely generous, so it was easy to imagine that his financial resources were substantial.

Cultivator who use teleportation Formation have a characteristic: once they are identified, they will come frequently in the future, making them truly high-quality customers.

Thinking of this, he became even more enthusiastic.

He introduced himself: "My name is Xu Tai. How about you, Fellow Daoist? If you use it long-term, we can offer further discounts."

After speaking, he took out the teleportation token and kept casting incantations, inputting the inscribed information into it.

Behind the shop was a large Back Courtyard with a total of four small teleportation Formation. The guarding Cultivator saw the middle-aged Cultivator approaching and all respectfully saluted.

"Greetings, Shopkeeper Xu."

"You all, quickly activate the C-grade teleportation Formation."

With the order given, the guarding Cultivator began to get busy.

"Fellow Daoist, the first time riding a teleportation Formation can be a bit uncomfortable, but you will get used to it. This teleportation Jade Slip can be used twice."

After some well-intentioned reminders, Shopkeeper Xu walked away quickly.

Chen Fan stood in the center of the teleportation Formation, feeling somewhat uneasy in his heart.

At this moment, a bright light suddenly appeared all around. A blue radiance quickly enveloped the Formation, with runes flickering on it, and the rumbling sound was incessant.

A powerful pressure quickly rushed toward him, almost causing Chen Fan to fall.

The mana in his body circulated in time, and he struggled to support himself. After he fully adapted, it was no longer an issue.

With even stronger light and rumbling sounds, the teleportation finally activated.

A day later, when the rumbling sounds all around gradually ceased, Chen Fan slowly opened his eyes, but his brows furrowed slightly.