Chapter 115 - 107: Assessment, Plotting for the Profound Yuan Skill, Superior Comprehension

Chapter 115: Chapter 107: Assessment, Plotting for the Profound Yuan Skill, Superior Comprehension

"How is your master doing these days? Is he married with children? Where has he settled down..."

The barrage of questions left Su Chen’s mouth slightly agape, unsure of how to answer. He looked at the slightly flustered beautiful woman in front of him with surprise, feeling as though a certain someone was being thoroughly cuckolded.

Seeing Su Chen’s reaction, the beautiful woman, Qin Xue, coughed lightly. She had clearly realized her loss of composure. After a brief silence, she continued, "You just arrived in Dafeng City. Do you need me to arrange a place for you to stay? Your master mentioned you’ll be staying here—do you need me to find you a light job? Oh, right, your master also said you’re not yet married. I can introduce you to a few..."

Su Chen was speechless.

That aura of cuckoldry was only growing thicker.

"Ahem, um, Madam Qin..."

"Call me Aunt Xue," Qin Xue interrupted.

"Aunt Xue, I’ve temporarily rented a place to stay..." Su Chen, somewhat overwhelmed by her enthusiasm, braced himself and replied.

"I see. Well, if you face any difficulties, just let Aunt Xue know." Qin Xue nodded, then went back to asking about Hong Ming’s situation.

Su Chen didn’t hide anything and told her everything in detail.

After listening, Qin Xue sighed. "Alas, Brother Ming is still as stubborn and persistent as ever."

Su Chen didn’t reply, but he could hear the deep concern in her voice. It was a concern akin to that between close family members.

A moment later, Qin Xue looked at Su Chen and said, "You are Brother Ming’s disciple, so I will do my best to help you. Regarding the recommendation for the Profound Water Sect, I’ll write you a letter shortly. At the end of this month, you can take my recommendation letter and go to the Profound Water Sect for the assessment.

"Brother Ming said you stepped into the Force Training stage at eighteen despite having practiced martial arts for less than half a year. Your talent is indeed astonishing. However, the Profound Water Sect’s assessment is not easy to pass. You need to be prepared for that."

The Profound Water Sect was the number one sect in Qinzhou. Naturally, their requirements for entry were exceptionally high. They had exceedingly strict standards regarding a candidate’s innate aptitude. If one did not meet the mark, entry was absolutely impossible.

Su Chen naturally knew this, though he actually didn’t care much whether he got into the Profound Water Sect or not.

Afterward, Qin Xue briefly explained the Profound Water Sect’s assessment and asked a few more questions about Hong Ming before finally letting Su Chen leave. Before he left, she made sure to remind him not to forget the date of the assessment.

Hong Chen watched Su Chen leave and let out a cold snort. He then reported the matter to Hong Risheng. Hong Risheng didn’t pay it much mind, merely telling Hong Chen to wait for news.

After leaving the Sheng Mansion, Su Chen went to an apothecary to purchase medicinal ingredients. Since he bought a large quantity, he had the shop send someone to deliver them directly to his door. By the time he returned home, the sky was already gradually darkening.

For the next half a month, Su Chen lived like a recluse. Aside from going out to buy herbs and inquire about market prices, he spent all his time mixing medicine and practicing martial arts.

Dafeng City truly lived up to its status as a State City. The apothecaries within the city also sold various herbs that nourished Qi Blood. During this period, Su Chen bought one or two portions from almost every shop to test them out. The effects varied, with the best ones even rivaling Qi and Blood Powder.

However, if one wanted anything of higher quality, it couldn’t be bought in regular apothecaries.

These herbs varied in price, but they were generally quite low. According to Su Chen’s calculations, unless he sold a hundred portions of his Nameless Medicine a month, there wouldn’t be much overall profit.

Much like in White Stone City, the medicinal herb business in Dafeng City was monopolized. They rarely accepted supplies from independent sellers, much less unknown medicinal mixtures from someone like Su Chen with no background. This completely quashed his plans to brew the Nameless Medicine.

These days, Su Chen primarily mixed Blood Boiling Powder—partly to make money, and partly to heavily consume for his own cultivation. He had used up eight Qi Blood Pills last time and had two left, but that wasn’t enough to trigger an upgrade on his interface. He could only temporarily substitute them with Blood Boiling Powder.

Just like that, Su Chen relied on the Blood Boiling Powder to advance his interface by four and a half units. Adding the effect of the original two Qi Blood Pills, that made six and a half units. In total, he had consumed forty-five portions of Blood Boiling Powder.

He had prepared a total of eighty portions of Blood Boiling Powder, leaving him with thirty-five portions.

He mused, "I wonder how much profit these thirty-five portions of Blood Boiling Powder can bring me. Preparing these eighty portions cost me a full three thousand taels!"

His ten thousand taels had turned into seven thousand taels in the blink of an eye. The money was slipping away like flowing water, WHOOSH.

He thought, "Tomorrow is the Profound Water Sect’s assessment. Aunt Xue said that candidates cannot consume any Qi Blood Medicine the day before the test. If caught, they will be disqualified. To be safe, I won’t take any Blood Boiling Powder today."

Early the next morning.

Qin Xue sent someone to pick up Su Chen, delivering him straight to the foot of the Profound Water Sect’s mountain.

Aside from Su Chen, there were a few others who had also come to participate in the assessment. The number wasn’t large—only about a dozen people. Like him, none of them were from the Hong Family. They were almost all participating through recommendation quotas.

The Profound Water Sect had a fixed time every year for recruiting disciples. It was a grand event for the Profound Water Sect, and even for the entirety of Dafeng City.

The number of participants taking the assessment was in the thousands, if not tens of thousands! Unfortunately, the Profound Water Sect’s threshold was far too high. They only accepted a few hundred people each year, and that number even included the sect’s own clan descendants.

"Everyone, hand your recommendation letters to me first."

After waiting for about half an hour, a scrawny man dressed in dark robes walked out and called out loudly to the crowd.

The crowd successively took out their recommendation letters. After the scrawny man checked them, he spoke again, "Follow me."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen and the others followed the scrawny man up the mountain.