Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

Shen Luoyu was always busy with trading. After earning spirit stones, she would also cultivate.

During Chen He's seclusion, her cultivation did not break through, but her spirit beast grew stronger.

Moreover, Shen Luoyu is quite famous in the outer sect, much more so than Liu He.

With the backing of Chen He, a direct disciple of the inner sect, Shen Luoyu's transactions were always successful. Many disciples took the initiative to come and trade with her, all for the sake of spirit stones.

Under these circumstances, the situation opened up completely, and Shen Luoyu came into contact with many gangs.

These are all self-organized groups formed by outer sect cultivators to support each other, and they vary in size.

The most typical example is the Spirit Plant Master Alliance, where Shen Luoyu's status has risen accordingly.

This alliance also spans both the inner and outer sects, and now all the spirit plant masters in the outer sect are seeking out Shen Luoyu.

The inner sect's spiritual plant masters all sought out Lin Hongye, and the two even maintained contact and collaborated with each other.

As one comes into contact with more cultivators, different needs naturally arise, and elixirs are one of them, and a very popular one at that.

Of all resources, elixirs that enhance cultivation and spirit stones required for the Sea Transformation Realm are the most in demand and will always be needed.

While it's not too difficult for outer disciples to acquire merit points, they need to work hard to accept more missions if they want more merit points.

Using merit points to exchange for pills from the sect is not cost-effective at all; it's better to directly exchange for second-tier high-grade pills from Shen Luoyu.

This is why the high-grade second-tier pills refined by Chen He quickly flowed out from Shen Luoyu's side, attracting more outer disciples.

As for the inner disciples, they are rarely attracted to these pills.

Even if a disciple is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, they can earn more merit points by taking on inner sect missions.

Eleven days after Chen He emerged from seclusion, Lin Hongye rushed over.

Because she had contacted Chen Miao in advance, Chen He had already come out of the alchemy room when she arrived at Tianhe Academy.

"What happened that made you so flustered?" Chen He asked, looking at her.

"An alchemist has his eye on Shen Luoyu," Lin Hongye said in a low voice after sitting down and taking a sip of tea. "An inner sect alchemist, a Purple Mansion cultivator."

"The Dan Ding lineage?" Chen He asked.

"It's the Alchemy Hall," Lin Hongye shook her head. "The alchemists of the Dan Ding lineage wouldn't care about the small profits of the Wai Men."

"The alchemists in the Inner Sect's Alchemy Hall aren't even from the Pill Cauldron lineage," Chen He smiled. "So, which Inner Sect peak are they from?"

"It's Feilai Peak," Lin Hongye said subconsciously, then stared at him, "You don't seem to be in a hurry at all?"

"In a hurry?" Chen He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "Have you forgotten that I am an inner disciple?"

"They wouldn't dare do anything to you, but Shen Luoyu..." Lin Hongye was a little anxious, afraid that Chen He wouldn't take it seriously.

"Shen Luoyu has the appreciation of an inner sect elder; she's not without backing," Chen He waved his hand to interrupt her, "What are you worried about?"

Lin Hongye looked at him, took a deep breath, and said, "You know the Spirit Plant Master Alliance. The spiritual herbs we spirit plant masters produce are all produced in cooperation with those alchemists."

Chen He immediately understood, "Because of their deal with me, their interests have been affected, and now they can't just sit idly by?"

"Hmm." Lin Hongye nodded. "You've been selling too many high-grade level two pills lately. These were originally their areas of profit, but you've disrupted the existing order."

Although the sect promotes a merit point trading system, private transactions have never stopped, and the profits have never been small.

Most of the merit points of outer disciples are harvested by inner disciples who are Purple Mansion cultivators, and these Purple Mansion cultivators all have true disciples or candidates behind them.

This is exactly what Lin Hongye is worried about.

"Who is behind the alchemist?" Chen He asked, looking at her.

"Xuanzheng Daoist of Liuxia Mountain," Lin Hongye said, "Our Lingxiao Immortal Sect has many internal sects. Liuxia Mountain is one of the Xuanmen Dao lineages. There are Daoist temples on the mountain. Xuanzheng is a direct disciple of the inner sect of Liuxia Mountain, and he is also from the Danding branch."

The Lingxiao Immortal Sect is composed of many lineages, and its internal style is not uniform. It includes Taoists, scholars, and all kinds of people.

The Heavenly Dance lineage, the Heavenly Sound lineage, and the Calligraphy and Painting lineage, among others, were all brought over by scholars, and the cultivators' attire is similar to that of scholars.

Liuxia Mountain is a Taoist lineage, with alchemy and sword cultivation traditions, belonging to the alchemy lineage and the sword cultivation lineage respectively.

"So, this Senior Brother Xuanzheng has also gained the support of the Dan Ding lineage and the Jian Xiu lineage, and has the qualifications to compete for the true discipleship?" Chen He put down his teacup and asked.

"Yes," Lin Hongye nodded, "The alchemists at the Purple Mansion Realm in the Alchemy Hall are just his subordinates, whose purpose is also to expand Xuanzheng Daoist's influence in the outer sect."

Some people harvest the outer disciples for the merit points they have, while the candidates for true disciples value the influence within the outer disciples.

True transmission is never just about comparing cultivation levels; otherwise, the nine true disciples could simply choose the one with the highest cultivation level.

"I understand your concerns," Chen He said. "Are you worried that I'll get involved in the competition for the position of the next true disciple? Are you also worried that I'll clash with the factions of the potential true disciples?"

"Yes," Lin Hongye looked at him, "you already have a grudge against Hou Tianpeng, rejected Ji Yunlei, and now you have a conflict of interest with Xuanzheng Daoist."

"So?" Chen He smiled. "You think I should back down?"

"I..." Lin Hongye couldn't speak. Even if she really felt that Chen He should back down, she wouldn't say such a thing.

Chen He was not an outer disciple, but an inner disciple personally taught by the Grand Elder of the Fire Vein of the Five Elders Peak. If he were to back down, he would lose face.

Besides, he really didn't need to back down.

"You don't need to worry about these things," Chen He said. "I'm planning to add a few more traders. I've selected six from the inner sect, with Ling Yu as the group leader. Please help me out and introduce some cultivators."

"That's simple, but do you have that many spirit stones and that many resources?" Lin Hongye asked with some concern.

"We don't lack second-tier resource masters, but we'll have to wait for third-tier resources. It's not that we don't have them, but we don't have any high-quality ones," Chen He said.

"I understand." Lin Hongye nodded, then took out her storage bag to begin the transaction. Chen He examined the contents, appraised them, and gave her spirit stones.

After the transaction was completed, He Lingyu and Lin Hongye added jade tablets to their accounts, and He Lingyu assigned numbers to his five subordinates.

If any cultivators come to Lin Hongye for business in the future, she can recommend them to these subordinates, who all possess cultivation skills.

If a cultivator wants to trade pills for spirit stones, they should entrust the task to an alchemist.

If a cultivator wants to trade magical artifacts for spirit stones, they should hand it over to a weapon refiner.

These subordinates are alchemists and weapon refiners themselves, and they can distinguish between genuine and fake items during transactions, thus arriving at accurate prices.

Each subordinate has a certain amount of spirit stones; if they exceed it, they can apply for more directly.

After learning about it, Lin Hongye felt slightly relieved, at least she wasn't excluded.

She was still the middleman and could still earn spirit stones, but Chen He was more professional and could handle more transactions.

After Lin Hongye left, Chen He summoned the female cultivators. Except for the seven who were in seclusion, everyone else was there, and Gong Huixin stood beside him.

Chen He briefly explained what they needed to do. The inner sect wasn't a fixed group of six; He Lingyu would lead the group to do it first.

Once the stall is set up, other female cultivators can trade. In addition, the outer sect also needs manpower, so Chen He put Gong Huixin in charge.

The reason why Gong Huixin and Lin Hongye were not paired up was because it was unnecessary. Gong Huixin was well-suited to her role in the outer sect, making her a suitable match.

From this day forward, resource transactions below the Purple Mansion Realm will be handled by Gong Huixin for the outer sect and by He Lingyu for the inner sect.

Chen He was freed from this and focused on alchemy, adapting to the operation of magical power and spirituality, waiting for the right opportunity to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.