Chapter 85: Hall Master of the Pill Hall

Inside the Pill Hall of the Xuantian Sect.

The Hall Master of the Pill Hall held the nuclear explosion pill in his hand and chuckled softly:

"Interesting! A tiny pill that actually integrates the techniques of Pills, Artifacts, Arrays, and Talismans, and with profound mastery at that!"

With his cultivation realm, how could he fail to see the true methods behind this nuclear explosion pill forged by Ye Qingxuan?

Hearing this, the Pill Hall Elders below also exclaimed in surprise:

"Pills, Artifacts, Arrays, and Talismans? It seems Ye Qingxuan's comprehension is extraordinary! Pity, this youth has embarked on the path of Fortune Cultivation; his future ceiling will surely be limited."

Although Zhu Dafu is currently the public ruler of the Tianfu Shop, given the status of the Pill Hall Master and the various Elders within the Xuantian Sect, how could they fail to discover Ye Qingxuan behind the Tianfu Shop?

After pondering for a moment, this Elder spoke again to propose:

"Should we apply to the Sect to provide resource allocation for this Ye Qingxuan to accelerate his growth?"

With the Xuantian Sect's strength and heritage, truly cultivating one or two sixth or seventh-rank Fortune Cultivators would not be difficult.

Hearing the Elder's proposal, the Pill Hall Master shook his head in refusal and said with a smile:

"Heh, do you think, with that little fellow's current rate of earning, he would lack resources for advancing his Fortune Realm and his own cultivation?"

If Ye Qingxuan were here, he would surely cry out in injustice; he really does lack resources, for he has not just one Fortune Realm, but also a Cave Heaven starving for nourishment!

Of course, Ye Qingxuan knew nothing of all this.

The Pill Hall Master looked at the nuclear explosion pill in his hand once more and stated firmly:

"I will personally report to the Sect to increase the confidentiality level for Ye Qingxuan, ensuring no one else interferes with him."

"The Fortune Cultivation system has developed for many years and has long since hit a bottleneck with no further breakthroughs possible. I hope Ye Qingxuan himself can forge a path out of the Fortune Cultivation system."

This was the main reason he refused the Elder's proposal and did not want to rashly interfere with Ye Qingxuan's growth progress.

The Xuantian Sect did not lack one or two high-rank Fortune Cultivators; what it lacked was hope for the Fortune Cultivation system to advance further.

After all, the ancestors who originally created the Fortune Cultivation system had very high expectations for it.

Now discovering Ye Qingxuan's such god-comprehending talent, while cherishing his talent, the Pill Hall Master could not help but hold a sliver of hope for Ye Qingxuan, though this hope was not great.

As for his reporting to the Sect to increase Ye Qingxuan's confidentiality level, it was to prevent those below from harassing Ye Qingxuan.

Although the Sect rules suppressed them, preventing those people from overstepping and forcing Ye Qingxuan to do anything, they would certainly go on to frequently harass him.

Since the Pill Hall Master had investigated Ye Qingxuan, he naturally knew Ye Qingxuan's temperament, so he went with the flow and helped Ye Qingxuan a bit.

Since Ye Qingxuan liked to hide in the background and disliked others disturbing his quiet cultivation, he would help Ye Qingxuan by thoroughly diluting Ye Qingxuan's presence.

Having made his decision, the Pill Hall Master took out his identity token and reported Ye Qingxuan's information and his decision to the Internal Affairs Hall and the Law Enforcement Hall.

After approval by the Hall Masters of the Internal Affairs Hall and the Law Enforcement Hall, Ye Qingxuan's information was quickly encrypted.

Henceforth, within the Xuantian Sect, only Law Enforcement Elders at the Tribulation Crossing realm and above could access Ye Qingxuan's information.

From then on, within the Xuantian Sect, any trace information related to Ye Qingxuan, whether left in the past or in the future, would be cleared by dedicated personnel.

This was treatment reserved for the peerless geniuses of the Xuantian Sect, but without Ye Qingxuan's knowledge, the Pill Hall Master had arranged it for him.

As the master of a hall, he possessed this privilege.

Moreover, the comprehension displayed by Ye Qingxuan was indeed extraordinary.

Therefore, the Hall Master of the Internal Affairs Hall and the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall approved the Pill Hall Master's proposal.

Several days later.

Deep within the Xuantian Mountain Range, in a luxurious sixth-rank Cave Heaven.

A figure clad in a purple robe sat upright in the head position, slowly breathing in the extremely dense spiritual energy within the Cave Heaven. This person was one of the Xuantian Sect's True Disciples, Zhao Yuanji, with a Soul Transformation realm cultivation base.

At this moment, someone walked in from outside the Cave Heaven, approaching not far before Zhao Yuanji, and respectfully called out:

"Senior Brother Zhao!"

Afterwards, he dared not make another sound to disturb Zhao Yuanji.

After a long while, Zhao Yuanji finally stopped his breathing, slowly opened his eyes, which were extremely indifferent, and said coldly:

"Li Xue, how is the investigation going?"

Hearing Zhao Yuanji's inquiry, the person below named Li Xue then said anxiously:

"Replying to Senior Brother Zhao, some of the clues found previously suddenly broke off for some unknown reason."

"Based on current leads, we can only trace back to Zhu Dafu, the Shopkeeper of the Tianfu Shop, and cannot determine if there is anyone behind the Tianfu Shop."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuanji frowned and directly refuted:

"The Tianfu Shop cannot have only Zhu Dafu; there must be someone behind the scenes."

He had seen the intelligence on Zhu Dafu; relying solely on Zhu Dafu, it would be impossible to develop the Tianfu Shop, nor to research and develop something like the nuclear explosion pill.

However, the inability to find the person behind the Tianfu Shop made Zhao Yuanji feel some apprehension.

If it were just an ordinary disciple who accidentally developed the nuclear explosion pill, he could completely use threats and inducements to force the other party to hand over the pill formula.

Although the Xuantian Sect's disciplinary measures were strong, they could only protect disciples within the Xuantian Sect.

As for outside the Xuantian Sect, as long as no concrete evidence was left, it would be of little consequence; after all, the Xuantian Sect was not a nanny, and if ordinary disciples perished while training outside, it would not warrant a major mobilization.

And the Sect's conventional investigation methods were not entirely impossible to circumvent.

But now, the inability to find the person behind the Tianfu Shop indicates the opponent is not simple and absolutely cannot be just an ordinary disciple.

Thinking of this, hesitation appeared in Zhao Yuanji's eyes.

Giving up the nuclear explosion pill formula like this, he felt somewhat unwilling.

Given the current popularity of the nuclear explosion pill, if he could obtain the formula and promote the market for the nuclear explosion pill beyond the Xuantian Sect.

The massive profits gained from this would be enough for him to never worry about cultivation resources in the future.

Thus, Zhao Yuanji quickly made a decision and spoke again:

"Let's go meet this Zhu Dafu."

Hearing Zhao Yuanji speak, Li Xue immediately responded:

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhao Yuan!"

He then led Zhao Yuan to the Tianfu Shop.

Inside the Tianfu Shop.

Zhu Dafu was drinking tea on the third floor. This tea was recently given to him by Ye Qingxuan; the taste was quite good, and he had grown fond of it as he drank.

These past days, Zhu Dafu had not gone out, but had personally stationed himself at the Tianfu Shop.

After all, the Tianfu Shop had just been promoted to a large-scale shop, so there were surely areas needing arrangement. By staying at the shop, he could step in immediately to resolve any sudden issues.

These past days, people coming to visit and inquire had been endless. Most spoke in roundabout ways, trying to find out if there was a hidden mastermind behind the Tianfu Shop.

With Ye Qingxuan's instructions, Zhu Dafu naturally could not tell these people.

Fortunately, the Tianfu Shop was located within the Xuantian Sect, and most people understood the rules. They did not push too hard, allowing Zhu Dafu to handle them easily.

As for those whose subtext contained threats, Zhu Dafu simply blocked them all. He was not easily frightened.

What concerned him now was only the future development of the Tianfu Shop.

At this stage, the Tianfu Shop's expansion within the Xuantian Sect had reached a bottleneck; a dramatic leap forward was impossible in the short term.

Outside the Xuantian Sect, although there was still a vast market, the Tianfu Shop's strength and foundation might not be enough to withstand the risks beyond.

While Zhu Dafu drank tea and pondered the future of the Tianfu Shop, a voice suddenly came from outside the room:

"Shopkeeper, a True Disciple Senior Brother from the Xuantian Sect has come to see you. Do you wish to meet him?"

(End of this chapter)