Chapter 868: with translation of chapter title

868. Chapter 866: No Gain

Therefore, the Nine Yang Holy Scripture wants to break through to a new realm, still needing considerable time.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, are you inside?" Suddenly, a girl's voice came from outside the door.

Hearing this, Lu Yuan stopped cultivating, immediately flashed to the door, and asked doubtfully: "Is it Zhao Yu'er?"

"Mm! It's me! Young Master Lu Yuan, open the door! I have something to give you." Zhao Yu'er said with a giggle, appearing quite shy.

"Anything?" Lu Yuan asked, then immediately opened the door.

The moment the door opened, two beautiful garments came into Lu Yuan's sight—pink, purplish-blue, with gold-thread embroidery, exceptionally exquisite and beautiful.

"Wow! What is this? So pretty!" Li Hudan and the others' gazes swept over the two outfits, all exclaiming in admiration.

"I bought these for myself; which one do you think looks better?" Zhao Yu'er said coquettishly.

Lu Yuan froze, then gave a wry smile: "How would I know how to choose?"

"Hehe! Just take whichever you like!" Zhao Yu'er smirked slyly, looking completely like her scheme had succeeded.

Lu Yuan helplessly shook his head, then picked one out of the two garments.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu'er's pretty face instantly blossomed with a radiant smile; she had known this would happen.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, this is the color you like, and this flower I specially drew—do you like it?" Zhao Yu'er took out a sheet of paper and handed it to Lu Yuan.

"Thank you!" Lu Yuan gave a light smile; his mood involuntarily became pleasant. He found Zhao Yu'er increasingly pleasing to the eye, and she also made him feel warmth.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, I'll come tomorrow morning to have a meal with you—remember to bring the clothes." Zhao Yu'er's pretty face flushed crimson, she lowered her head, like a ripe apple.

"Good." Lu Yuan nodded.

Zhao Yu'er smiled charmingly, then left, heading straight to her own family, eager to tell her parents the news.

After Zhao Yu'er left, Lu Yuan also didn't idle; taking advantage of the moment, he continued cultivating, hoping to break through to a new realm this way, after all, this is of utmost importance.

A night of cultivation yielded no gain.

The next morning, Lu Yuan had just gotten up when Zhao Yu'er rushed over in a flurry, smiling.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, I want you to refine a medicinal pill that can help martial artists break through; I don't know if you can do it." Zhao Yu'er inquired.

"Refine pills?" Lu Yuan stared.

Before Lu Yuan could refuse, Zhao Yu'er hastily added: "I guarantee this pill is very effective for martial artists, and I'm also willing to pay remuneration—what do you think?"

"Refine pills?" Lu Yuan furrowed his brows, falling into thought.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, please!" Zhao Yu'er urged anxiously, begging repeatedly.

Lu Yuan hesitated a moment, then gritted his teeth and agreed: "Alright! Come with me to the room first."

……

Soon, Zhao Yu'er followed Lu Yuan to the room.

Lu Yuan took out brush, ink, paper, inkstone and an alchemy furnace, placing them on the table, and simultaneously took out several herbs, beginning to prepare the Condensing Yuan Pill.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, what are you doing?" Seeing Lu Yuan's actions, Zhao Yu'er's face was full of bewilderment; she couldn't figure out what he was doing.

Lu Yuan didn't respond, but focused intently on what he was doing.

The materials for the Condensing Yuan Pill are not complicated, and the process is also simple.

Lu Yuan quickly refined three pills and handed them to Zhao Yu'er: "Give them a try."

"Ah? Is that it?" Zhao Yu'er stared, hardly able to believe her eyes.

The Condensing Yuan Pill is not only a wound-healing medicine; it also has a remarkable effect in raising cultivation, and is quite valuable.

Lu Yuan actually used herbs to substitute the raw materials—too childish, right?

Zhao Yu'er stared blankly for a moment, then immediately reacted, delighted: "Young Master Lu Yuan, does this also work?"

"Of course." Lu Yuan gave a light smile; his formula was something he had researched for a long time—how could it fail?

The effect of the Condensing Yuan Pill is astonishingly remarkable, especially for low-level martial artists.

Now Lu Yuan has reached the peak of the martial disciple level, only one step away from becoming a martial master.

Although the Condensing Yuan Pill is just an ordinary healing medicine, in Lu Yuan's eyes it holds immeasurable worth, practically heaven-defying.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Zhao Yu'er was overjoyed, repeatedly bowing in gratitude.

The Condensing Yuan Pill is not only a life-saving treasure, but also a rare and precious gem for enhancing cultivation.

"Don't forget the payment; I'm waiting for a drink." Lu Yuan teased.

"Mm!" Zhao Yu'er gave a sweet smile and then left immediately.

……

The Zhao Family Manor is located in the southern part of the city; it is a third-rate power in Cangqiong City, with abundant wealth and great prosperity.

Not long after, Zhao Yu'er brought an elderly servant to the wooden hut.

"Young Master Lu Yuan, these are my father and mother." Zhao Yu'er pointed to the elderly person wearing white robes with a kind face and introduced: "Father, Mother, this is Young Master Lu Yuan."

Lu Yuan politely clasped his fists and humbly smiled: "Junior Lu Yuan, I have greeted Uncle and Aunt."

"Haha! Young Friend Lu Yuan, you're being polite." The Zhao Family Head laughed heartily.

The Lu Family is a second-rate clan; the Lu Family Head Zhao Zhicheng also once participated in a grand banquet, thereby becoming acquainted with Lu Yuan.

"Yu'er, for our Zhao Family to invite Lu Yuan is like ancestral graves emitting green smoke—what great fortune!" Madam Zhao laughed heartily.

"Oh, it's nothing." Lu Yuan gave an embarrassed smile, slightly awkward.

Hearing Madam Zhao's address, Lu Yuan couldn't help but secretly speculate on the Zhao Family's strength; at least they possess the foundation of a third-rate power.

"Young Friend Lu Yuan, I don't know if you would be willing to cooperate with us?" Zhao Zhicheng asked.

"Please speak, Zhao Family Head." Lu Yuan nodded.

"We want to ask Young Friend Lu Yuan to help refine a batch of Spirit Crystal Pills; price is no issue."

Zhao Zhicheng spoke solemnly, with a straight face: "Of course, after successful refinement, one must purchase according to market price, definitely not taking advantage."

"Zhao Family Head, actually……" Lu Yuan hesitated a moment, wanting to speak but stopping, secretly thinking, if I revealed the method of refining Condensing Yuan Pill, the Zhao family would surely not let this opportunity go.

However, the medicinal ingredients for refining pills are extremely hard to find, and there is also a failure rate; they are fundamentally unreliable.

"Please speak, Young Friend Lu Yuan." Zhao Zhicheng said.

"Zhao Family Head, you only need to prepare spirit crystals; I guarantee I can refine Condensing Yuan Pill, but the precondition is that you must purchase them at market price—do you think this is feasible?"

Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment, then spoke.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhicheng was instantly overjoyed and said, "Of course no problem! As long as Young Friend Lu Yuan agrees, the spirit crystals will be given to you right away."

"Thank you, Zhao Family Head." Lu Yuan said gratefully.

"By the way, Young Friend Lu Yuan, what materials do you need? I'll send someone to fetch them right away." Zhao Zhicheng asked.

"Condensing Yuan Herb, Purple Flower Fruit, Black Gold Vine……" Lu Yuan slowly spoke the names of the ingredients.

Zhao Zhicheng immediately gestured and summoned a guard, ordering him to personally go gather these herbs.

Zhao Zhicheng was very generous; as long as Lu Yuan helped refine the pills, all required resources would be provided free of charge.

……

Several days later.

Lu Yuan's door was knocked, and Zhao Yuer's shout came: "Young Master Lu Yuan, are you in?"

"Coming." Lu Yuan responded, walked out of the door. (End of chapter)