I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, the Shen family patriarch was completely dumbfounded. His beard twitched, and he looked at Chu Feng as if he were a madman.

The initial orders were fairly normal, but the rewards that followed... were simply outrageous!

"Young...Young Master!" The Shen family patriarch's voice trembled. "Isn't this...this reward too...too extravagant?"

"Supreme pills! Those are treasures that only top-tier Venerable-level alchemists could possibly refine! In the entire Nine Heavens Star Domain, there isn't even a single Venerable-level alchemist to be found!"

"And that Saint-level cultivation technique... My God, Young Master, you're not joking, are you? A Saint-level cultivation technique? That's a legendary supreme method that only saints can cultivate. I've never even heard of it, let alone seen it!"

Yu Ruyi was also quite shocked by this gesture. This was not recruitment; it was clearly throwing mountains of gold at people!

Chu Feng looked at the two of them, who seemed to have never seen the world before, and twitched the corners of his mouth.

"Of course it's true."

"Have you forgotten about the existence of the Medicine King?"

"Senior Medicine King?"

The old ancestor of the Shen family was stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh, and his old eyes flashed with an unprecedented light!

That's right! The Medicine King!

That was the most outstanding alchemist in ancient times!

With him around, even the most precious and supreme pills are just a piece of cake.

As for Saint-level cultivation techniques, with the terrifying foundation of those predecessors like the Medicine Emperor, even a tiny bit leaked from under their fingernails would be enough to drive the entire Heavenly Realm mad!

"You little rascal, are you planning to use this old man like a laborer?"

Just then, the Medicine King's slightly dissatisfied voice rang out in Chu Feng's mind.

Chu Feng chuckled: "I'm sorry to trouble you, senior. I need to expand my power as soon as possible, so I have no choice but to resort to this measure."

"Hmph, alchemy is not a problem," the Medicine King snorted. "However, let me make this clear: even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice. Most of the medicinal herbs you scavenged were refined by this broken coffin. The little left isn't even enough to fill my teeth."

Medicinal herbs?

Chu Feng frowned; this was indeed a problem. He looked at the Shen family patriarch and asked, "Where can we find a large quantity of medicinal herbs?"

After a moment's thought, the patriarch of the Shen family respectfully replied, "Young Master, if we're talking about the place with the most medicinal herbs, it's naturally the Alchemist Association, which controls the celestial realm's pill trade. Besides that, there are several top-tier merchant guilds that span countless star regions. Of course, the one closest to us, and the one we're most likely to obtain them from, is the Hundred Herbs Sect in the Hundred Herbs Star Region."

"The Hundred Herbs Sect?" A glint flashed in Chu Feng's eyes. "The one that appeared before?"

"That's right." The patriarch of the Shen family nodded. "The reason why the Hundred Herbs Sect is called this is because they cultivate and nurture a vast amount of rare medicinal herbs within their sect. It is said that they also have many ancient spiritual herbs that have long been extinct in the outside world. The entire Hundred Herbs Starfield is named after them."

Chu Feng's eyes flickered upon hearing this.

He made a decision immediately.

"Okay, do as I say and release the message."

"I'm going to Baicaomen."

……

Soon, as the Shen family patriarch relayed Chu Feng's orders, a bombshell message, enough to ignite dozens of surrounding star regions, spread wildly like a level twelve cosmic storm!

The Great Xia Dynasty!

A name I'd never heard of before, a mysterious force that had just unified the Nine Heavens Star Domain, had actually offered such outrageous recruitment conditions!

Premium-grade elixirs!

Supreme-level cultivation technique!

Saint-level cultivation technique!

These things that only existed in legends are now readily available?

In an instant, countless independent cultivators and guest elders who were dissatisfied with their own sects all went mad!

Like sharks that have smelled blood, they swarmed towards the Nine Heavens Starfield from all directions!

The domineering declaration, "Submit within three days, or face death," was met with disdain by the powerful forces of the surrounding star systems.

A newly emerging force, yet it speaks with such arrogance.

They wanted to see just how powerful this so-called ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty was, daring to spout such nonsense!

A massive storm that will sweep across several star systems is already brewing.

……

Hundred Herbs Starfield, Hundred Herbs Sect.

The atmosphere inside the sect's main hall was rather heavy at this moment.

On the main seat in the main hall sat a middle-aged man with a refined appearance, dressed in a blue robe. He was Wen Changqing, the current sect leader of the Hundred Herbs Sect.

Below him sat two groups of people.

On the left are a group of high-ranking elders from the Hundred Herbs Sect.

To his right was a young man dressed in fine clothes with an arrogant expression, and beside him was a white-robed man with a deep aura and piercing eyes.

"Sect Leader Wen, my nephew Xue Yun has fallen in love with your daughter Zhi'er at first sight and has come today specifically to propose marriage. I wonder what your opinion is?"

The man in the white robe picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and spoke in a calm tone, yet with an undeniable air of authority.

This young man was Xue Yun, the young master of the Xue family, the number one family in the Hundred Herbs Star Region.

The white-robed man beside him was his third uncle, Xue Wanshan, a genuine Emperor Realm expert.

Wen Changqing forced a smile, glanced at his daughter Wen Zhi beside him, whose pretty face was cold and who remained silent, and said with some difficulty, "Third Master Xue, this... the marriage of our children still depends on their own wishes..."

"Father! I disagree!"

Wen Zhi stood up abruptly and said decisively.

She was the woman in the green dress who had traveled to the Nine Heavens Star Domain with Ling Jianchen and others some time ago and witnessed that earth-shattering battle.

"Insolence!" Before Xue Wanshan could speak, Xue Yun slammed his hand on the table, stood up, pointed at Wen Zhi, and shouted arrogantly, "Wen Zhi, don't push your luck! It's a blessing you've accumulated over eight lifetimes that this young master has taken a liking to you! What right do you have to refuse?"

"You!" Wen Zhi's pretty face turned red with anger.

"Hehe, Yun'er, don't be rude." Xue Wanshan waved his hand, gesturing for Xue Yun to sit down. His sharp eyes, however, fell on Wen Changqing, and he said slowly, "Sect Master Wen, you probably don't know this, but my nephew is exceptionally talented. Not long ago, he was chosen by the chief elder of the outer sect of the 'Taicang Holy Land,' one of the thirty-two holy lands of the Heavenly Realm, and will soon formally join the holy land to cultivate."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Changqing and the elders of the Hundred Herbs Sect all changed their expressions drastically!

Sacred Land of Taicang!

That is a colossal entity standing atop the heavens! It is a true, immortal lineage!

Its profound foundation is such that even if there were ten or a hundred of them combined, let alone a small sect like Baicao Sect, they would be no different from ants in front of it!

A smug smile spread across Xue Yun's face.

He stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and opened his arms as if embracing his future.

"Uncle Wen, Sister Zhi'er, if our two families are united by marriage, and I return from my studies in the Sacred Land of Taicang, the dozens of star regions surrounding us will all revere us! At that time, we will be the true rulers of this star sea!"

His words were incredibly alluring.

Wen Changqing's expression kept changing.

However, Wen Zhi coldly refused again: "I said, I don't agree! My marriage is my own decision, and no one can force me!"

Xue Yun's face instantly darkened.

A cold glint flashed in Xue Wanshan's half-closed eyes as he looked at Wen Changqing. "Sect Leader Wen, what are your thoughts?"

"This..." Wen Changqing hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"It seems you're not planning to give the Xue family any face?"

Immediately, Xue Wancheng's expression turned cold, and he said in an icy voice, "Or are you saying you're not even going to give face to the Taicang Holy Land?"

A blatant threat!

The atmosphere inside the hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Wen Changqing frowned deeply. He knew that if things weren't handled properly today, the entire Hundred Herbs Sect would likely face annihilation.

Just then.

"Report—!"

A disciple rushed in from outside the hall, looking flustered, and knelt down on the ground.

"Reporting to the Sect Master! Outside the palace... the Lord of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty has come to pay a visit!"