The Strongest Sect of All Times

Ai Shangni’s visit this time had two main goals, the first of which was to present the two million taels in bank notes. 

He spent 1 million to buy 10 Healing Pills, sold them for a total of 6 million taels, then gave Sect Head Jun 2 million taels — very upright!

Li Luoqiu was dumbfounded. 

If the Healing Pills that Sect Head previously took out were the real deal, then Patriarch Ai delivering pills and money was too generous!

Jun Changxiao was uncourteous as he grabbed the bank notes, clasping his hands. “This lord is very happy to cooperate with Patriarch Ai.”

Without the advertisement and work for the Ai Family, it was impossible for him to make such a huge profit in such a short time. 

Ai Shangni smiled. “My Ai Family is also honored to cooperate with Sect Head Jun.”

Li Luoqiu could tell that this was not just lip-service. She wondered, What did they cooperate on?

“Sect Head Jun.”

Ai Shangni placed several rings on the table. With a smile, he said, “Here are the several ingredients you purchased before; this Ai collected them carefully this past month.”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes brightened. 

What he currently lacked were the ingredients needed for the four types of pills from the Pill Refining Pavilion.

He originally thought that he should find some time to visit Huyang City, but Patriarch Ai was unexpectedly a step ahead, bringing some to him.

“How much?”

“With our relationship, let us not talk about money, take them as a gift for Sect Head Jun.”

Li Luoqiu was gobsmacked. 

Gifted pills, gifted silver taels, but he also gifted medicinal herbs — how good was the relationship between Patriarch Ai and Sect Head?

“This…” Jun Changxiao feigned an awkward appearance, then accepted the several rings. He humbly smiled, “Many thanks then, Patriarch Ai.”

He knew what Ai Shangni’s goal in delivering these herbs and money was, so he placed a bottle of healing pills on the table. “This lord has spent many days refining these, Patriarch Ai can take them for auctioning.”

Auction?

Patriarch Ai understood that Sect Head Jun did not plan to sell the pills with a fixed price, but one based on how the pills would be auctioned. 

“Since Sect Head Jun trusts my Ai Family so, then this Ai will auction them. But the price…”

“You six, me four.”

Ai Shangni was startled. 

He had thought of a 2:8 or a 3:7 split, but hadn’t expected a 4:6 split — especially that he would be taking the greater dividend!

“Of course,” Jun Changxiao added. “This lord has a requirement that he hoped Patriarch Ai can comply with.”

“Please speak.”

“The herbs that this lord has purchased from your store, I ask Patriarch Ai to collect them and deliver as much as possible to the Ironbone Sect each month.”

Currently speaking, if he wanted the sect and the disciples to grow stronger, he could only depend on the four types of pills. Therefore he was willing to part with some profits, in exchange for the Ai Family providing the medicinal ingredients. 

“No problem,” Ai Shangni responded without hesitation. 

It was the old rule; a contact still had to be signed. 

After the business was discussed, Ai Shangni was about to say goodbye when Jun Changxiao said, “Patriarch Ai, this lord has studied some pill recipes recently, would you be interested?”

“Interested!” Ai Shangni hurried back over. 

Jun Changxiao pulled out five Body Reconstructing Pills. “This is called the Body Reconstructing Pill. After it is taken, it will mold the user’s body and meridians, increasing their overall strength.”

“So mysterious?” Ai Shangni exclaimed. 

Most of the pills sold by the Ai Family were healing pills; they simply did not have this type of physical body pill. 

Forget the Ai Family, there was no such pill on the entire Falling Star Continent. 

Since the man could refine a heaven-defying healing pill, Ai Shangni did not question the Body Reconstructing Pill. He hurriedly inquired, “The price…”

“The Ai Family is responsible for auctioning, so me four and you six,” Jun Changxiao answered. 

“Good!”

Ai Shangni grabbed another piece of paper and wrote another contract, both people signing. 

After handling the stuff, Ai Shangni bowed. “Sect Head Jun, there are still matters to handle in the family, so this Ai will say goodbye first.”

Jun Changxiao stood up to see him off. 

After Patriarch Ai left, Li Luoqiu recovered her wits. Mouth twitching, she said, “Sect Head, the healing pills from the Ai Family’s auction… you refined them?”

“Uh-huh,” Jun Changxiao said. 

“Aaah!” Li Luoqiu screamed loudly.

Jun Changxiao was almost startled off his seat. He covered his ears and yelled, “Did you go insane?”

Shua!

Li Luoqiu stopped screaming and solemnly said, “Sect Head, you said that you would give me a bottle, you must keep your promise!”

Jun Changxiao flicked his hands. “You aren’t stupid, why do you want something like that?”

Li Luoqiu pulled at her hair, a dumbfounded expression on her face. 

“Also,” Jun Changxiao teased, “I already gave them to Patriarch Ai, this lord has no pills left.”

“Ah!” Li Luoqiu looked like she was going crazy. “I was stupid, I was too stupid!”

Jun Changxiao shook his head with a smile. He then placed some bottles, each with ten healing pills, on the table. “Take them.”

Li Luoqiu was ecstatic and hurried over to cautiously hold the medicine bottles in her hands. After all, this was a treasure worth some 6 million taels. 

Regarding this newly appointed hall master, Jun Changxiao was not stingy. He handed several bottles of the Body Reconstructing Pill over and said, “Have each Drizzle Hall member take one.”

With the physical body reconstructed, they amount of information they could gather would also increase. 

After storing the pills in the storage ring, Li Luoqiu smiled charmingly. “Sect Head, thanks.”

…

Night approached. 

Jun Changxiao sat in the study room and opened the alchemy furnace. The system automatically matched the herbs and fire seeds he had the with five types of pill recipes, showing that each of them could be refined. 

Patriarch Ai had given many medicinal herbs. 

1000 Healing Pills, more than 500 of Reconstructing Pills and Qi Gathering Pills, more than 700 Meridian Opening Pills. As for the Qi Gathering Pills, he could only refine about 300 because the ingredients were rare. 

It was alright even if there were fewer Qi Gathering Pills, since it was still enough for everyone to get at least one. 

Jun Changxiao said, “Currently speaking, the more Qi Gathering Pills the better. Unfortunately, the ingredients are so difficult to find.”

[Ding! Ding! Ding!]

He started to refine the pills and after several hours, he had refined all of the five pills. 

“Right.”

Jun Changxiao said, “What if I gave some of these to Elder Wei to plant?”

The next day. 

After finishing up the sect business, he personally paid a visit to the medicinal garden. After stepping inside, he was shocked. 

The ten mu medicinal field had been planted with rows upon rows of medicinal herbs, causing dense qi to condense above it. 

Elder Wei was in the middle of the field, hunching over as he inspected the plants one by one. On his old face was a smile, as if it was satisfying to meticulously care for the plants. 

…

Outside the field, in a small cabin. 

Looking at the field in the distance, Jun Changxiao drank some tea and sighed, filled with emotion. “It’s only been a short time, but Elder Wei has planted so many herbs; this really makes this lord feel disbelief.”

Elder Wei said, “Since the land was not cultivated before, the primary growth of these herbs is very slow. After waiting for the gradual accumulation of spirit power, the growth cycle will be greatly reduced.”

Jun Changxiao set his cup down. “Elder Wei, how do the herbs you have cultivated compare to the ones sold in the market?”

Elder Wei poured some tea into his cup, confidently responding, “If it’s the same medicinal herb, mine will have twice the market’s efficacy.”

“So strong?” Jun Changxiao was quite surprised. He smiled, “Elder Wei is not a simple person, indeed. This lord was not mistaken.”

The system inopportunely said, [If it weren’t for the side mission, the host would definitely not have laid eyes on such a gem hidden in the rough.]

Jun Changxiao didn’t bother responding to it and took out the five pill recipes. “Elder Wei, after waiting for the herbs to mature, please collect these ingredients; this lord needs them for alchemy.”

Elder Wei carefully looked them over, then pointed at the Qi Gathering Pills and it’s relatively rare ingredients. “Most of these are planted in the field in large quantities. As for everything else, the amount is much smaller.”

What Jun Changxiao lacked…

Was exactly those herbs!

Jun Changxiao asked, “Approximately how long will they need to mature?”

“Ten days,” Elder Wei answered. 

Ten days? That could not be considered long; it was enough time for the disciples to take the pills before challenging the Vast Spirit Gate.