High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

Zhou Qing sat in the main seat.

Seeing the Ninth Elder's righteous and indignant demeanor, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

The speed at which Lao Jiu changes his tune is truly astonishing.

Just now, they were shouting for violence along with the Third Elder, saying that "severe punishment is not enough to appease the public."

Now, as soon as Chief Chen opens his mouth, he immediately changes his tune without even taking a breath.

Zhou Qing coughed lightly to suppress the helplessness in his heart.

But that's alright.

Now that Chief Chen has spoken, things will be much easier.

He glanced at the other elders.

The Third Elder kept his mouth shut and remained silent, as did the Tenth and Eleventh Elders.

The remaining few, needless to say, were already inclined towards leniency or the middle ground, and now they are even more happy to go with the flow.

Zhou Qing understood the situation.

He looked at Chen Yuan and tentatively asked, "Chief Chen, how about this?"

"The Thirty Soul-Suppressing Whips will be waived, but the Thirteenth Elder's position will be temporarily retained, with a one-year salary deduction."

"The Lin family will cover the compensation for the soldiers who died in the battle of the Nutao defense line, as well as the subsequent medical expenses for the wounded."

"Once the Thirteenth Elder recovers from his injuries, make him publicly admit his mistakes and give an explanation to the entire army. If he commits the same offense again, he will be punished even more severely."

"What do you think of this plan?"

He spoke cautiously, saving face for Chen Yuan while not completely letting Lin Zuyao off the hook.

A year's salary deduction, a pension payment, and a public apology—these punishments are neither too severe nor too lenient.

After all, a Martial Saint is a genuine high-level combat force.

The key point is that he was relieved of the Soul-Suppressing Whip punishment and kept his position, which is the best possible outcome for Lin Zuyao.

Chen Yuan nodded after listening.

"Can."

He was quite satisfied with the result.

They were fined, but not excessively.

This way, we could both honor the fallen soldiers and avoid making things too difficult for Lin Mengyao.

Seeing Chen Yuan nod, the Ninth Elder immediately echoed, "I agree too! Chief Chen is wise, Chief Chen is wise!"

He spoke so fluently.

The Third Elder glanced at him, his lips twitched again, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"I agree as well." The Fifth Elder nodded.

"agree."

No objections.

That's fine.

"......."

Other elders also expressed their opinions.

Zhou Qing glanced around.

Only after confirming that everyone had nodded was the result finalized.

"Then it's settled."

"Once Elder Thirteen has recovered from his injuries, the Dragon Martial Division will issue a formal notification."

"This concludes today's meeting. Thank you for your hard work."

After the words were spoken, the figures in the conference room disappeared one by one.

Chen Yuan's virtual avatar also disappeared at the last moment.

......

The Holy Venerable's Mansion, backyard.

Chen Yuan's mind returned to his body, and he opened his eyes. The sunlight was still shining warmly on him.

The shadowy figure was still snoring on his stomach, and the spiritual tea on the small table was still steaming.

"All done." Chen Yuan stretched.

The matter was handled fairly smoothly.

Just as he was about to take another nap, the Holy Decree at his waist vibrated again.

Just a regular message.

Chen Yuan picked it up and saw that it was a communication request sent by the Ninth Elder.

"Hmm?" Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow and answered the call.

A light screen popped up.

The Ninth Elder's square face appeared on the screen.

He had apparently just left the meeting, with the background showing the command center of the Pingzhou Ice and Snow Cave.

"Chief Chen!"

The Ninth Elder's face was full of smiles, and his voice was as warm as if he had met a brother.

"Thank you so much for your help during the meeting!"

"If you hadn't spoken up, Elder Thirteen would have been in real trouble this time."

Chen Yuan waved his hand.

"Of course, Ninth Elder, please speak freely."

The Ninth Elder chuckled twice and rubbed his hands together.

"Chief Chen, I just wanted to have a chat with you. I've heard about your exploits in the East Sea: closing the Raging Wave Cave, killing two mid-stage ninth-tier cultivators, and reinforcing the seal on the Azure Wave Cave..."

"To be honest, you're the only one on the entire planet Earth who has this ability."

He gave a thumbs-up with a sincere expression as he spoke.

"And your alchemy skills, wow, you're arguably the best on the entire Blue Star! You were the one who refined that breakthrough pill for the thirteenth prince, weren't you? The effect was amazing!"

After listening to this effusive praise, Chen Yuan already understood about 70-80% of what was going on.

This Ninth Elder must have something to ask of him.

"Ninth Elder, just say what you have to say." Chen Yuan smiled. "I'll help as much as I can."

The Ninth Elder's eyes lit up, and he stopped beating around the bush.

"Chief Chen, since you've put it that way, then... I'll swallow my pride and speak up."

He lowered his voice as if afraid of being overheard.

"I recently stumbled upon a rare find in a hidden icy realm in the Arctic Bear Country: a mid-grade, ninth-rank Ice Soul Ginseng!"

"This thing grows in ten-thousand-year-old ice and has a miraculous effect on breaking through realms. I have been preparing for many years to break through to the mid-stage of Martial Saint, and I have prepared a lot of all kinds of rare and precious materials."

"But to be honest, I'm still not sure."

"If I had one of the Breakthrough Pills that the Thirteenth Elder took, my chances of breaking through to the mid-stage of Martial Saint would be much greater!"

He took a deep breath and revealed his true purpose.

"Chief Chen, I would like to ask you to refine a Breakthrough Pill for me!"

"I'll provide all the materials! That Ice Soul Ginseng is the main ingredient, and I've prepared all the other auxiliary ingredients as well."

"As for the reward... I'm willing to offer 500,000 high-grade spirit crystals!"

Five hundred thousand.

To break through to the mid-stage of Martial Saint!

After listening, Chen Yuan quickly made a mental calculation.

Ice Soul Ginseng, a mid-grade ninth-rank herb, grows in extremely cold regions and is indeed an excellent main ingredient for refining Breakthrough Pills.

With the addition of other auxiliary drugs, all the materials are ready.

As for alchemy itself, it was not a difficult task for him at all.

With his current alchemy skills, refining ninth-grade pills is as easy as playing with them.

A reward of 500,000 high-grade spirit crystals...

Chen Yuan's lips curled up slightly.

This deal is worthwhile.

His silence greatly worried the Ninth Elder.

Seeing that Chen Yuan remained silent, the Ninth Elder assumed that he found the matter difficult or that the reward was insufficient, and his heart skipped a beat.

He had been waiting for many years to break through to the mid-stage of Martial Saint.

They finally managed to get their hands on a rare and precious material like the Ice Soul Ginseng, only to run into a master alchemist like Chen Yuan, whose skills were ridiculously strong.

If he missed this opportunity, he really didn't know how much longer he would have to wait.

"Chief Chen!"

The Ninth Elder gritted his teeth, his face showing an expression of pain as if he were cutting off a piece of his own flesh.

"I'll add another 100,000! Six hundred thousand high-grade spirit crystals!"

"As long as you're willing to pay, you'll get every single one of the 600,000 spirit crystals!"

He finished speaking and stared intently at the light screen.

He was afraid that Chen Yuan would shake his head.

Chen Yuan snapped out of his daze and couldn't help but smile at the Ninth Elder's reckless attitude.

"Ninth Elder, no need to add it."

"Five hundred thousand is enough."

The Ninth Elder was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with wild joy.

"Chief Chen, you...you agreed?!"

Chen Yuan nodded: "I agree. Just send someone to deliver the materials and spirit crystals to Longyuan Mountain tomorrow."

"I'll let you know when it's ready."

The Ninth Elder was so excited he almost jumped off his chair.

"Chief Chen! I... I truly don't know how to thank you enough!"

His voice was trembling.

"Don't worry, the materials will be delivered first thing tomorrow morning! Not a penny less, not a single one of the 500,000 high-grade spirit crystals!"

"I'll go prepare right away!"

Chen Yuan smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, then that's settled."

"Alright, alright! Director Chen, you're busy, I won't bother you any longer!"

The Ninth Elder nodded repeatedly, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

The communication was disconnected.

Chen Yuan carefully put away the Holy Venerable's Decree and lay back down in the chair.

Shadow rolled over, still half asleep, and asked, "Boss, who is it?"

"Ninth Elder, please ask me to refine pills."

"Oh..." Youying mumbled and fell asleep again.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes with a slight smile on his lips.

Earning 500,000 high-grade spirit crystals with such ease is definitely a worthwhile deal.