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Chapter 176 Breaking the Record! Making Money is So Hard! (Subscribe)
Zhuang Weiwan explained:

"This month, the brothers and sisters in the Alchemy Academy are striving to rank among the season leaders. The demand for medicinal materials is huge, so we need to issue a large number of tasks related to refining medicinal materials."

Lin Mo was surprised and asked, "Can I?"

It's not like he had never refined medicinal herbs before, but that was when he was at the Enlightenment Cliff, helping Zhuang Weiwan.

In fact, his Dao Fire at that time was not yet able to complete the entire process of refining medicinal materials.

"of course can!"

Zhuang Weiwan said with certainty:

"Junior Brother Lin possesses a Heaven-level Strange Fire, and your True Extreme Flame itself has an extremely high temperature, which is extremely suitable for tasks such as purifying medicinal liquids."

"The most important thing is that work like refining medicinal materials can actually train your ability to control fire."

What about this good thing?
Lin Mo was a little surprised and said, "Then no one will take these tasks?"

"Most of them are consumed by our Alchemy Institute. The Trial Pavilion has some simple tasks." Zhuang Weiwan said, "Mainly, some medicinal materials are very precious. Unless they are our own people, other cultivators will not trust them."

After hearing this explanation, Lin Mo also expressed his understanding.

Not to mention the Qingshan Sect, in the entire Diyuan Jiuzhou, the ones who are best at playing with fire are still the alchemists.

"In that case, I'll go to the Trial Pavilion tomorrow."

He said, stroking his chin.

“No need!” Unexpectedly, Zhuang Weiwan said directly: “Since you are Junior Brother Lin, I will definitely recommend you some high-quality tasks within the Alchemy Academy.”

"Is this okay?"

"Of course, as Senior Brother has said, Junior Brother Lin is half a member of the Alchemy Academy, so he can naturally accept the missions from the Alchemy Academy."

Zhuang Weiwan said as a matter of course:
"Although Junior Brother Lin's skills are still a little rusty, you have the Heavenly Grade Strange Fire and the ability to control fire. You can definitely refine some tier 2 medicinal herbs."

Lin Mo's eyes lit up, but his tone became 'concerned':
"That's fine, but won't it be too much trouble for Senior Sister Zhuang..."

When Zhuang Weiwan heard this, a smile appeared on his gentle face, and he said half-jokingly:
"It's not a problem. If Junior Brother Lin can successfully control fire, I can be regarded as finding an extra 'long-term worker' for the junior brothers in the Alchemy Academy."

After that, she added, "How about this, I will help you find some suitable tasks when I return to the Alchemy Institute tomorrow, so that we can practice first."

It has to be my Senior Sister Zhuang, not someone else!

A sense of gratitude rose in Lin Mo's heart.

Suddenly, Chu Wange, who was sitting nearby doing nothing, spoke up:

"Lin Mo, take out the roast chicken and eat it. I'm a little hungry."

"..."

Lin Mo was silent for a long time, but in the end all his words turned into a sigh, and with a flip of his wrist, the roast chicken appeared on the table.

Seeing this, Chu Wange subconsciously wanted to reach out to take it, but Lin Mo quickly slapped the back of her hand:
"Go get the chopsticks, or wash your hands first!"

Chu Wange nodded honestly, looking lingeringly at the plump roast chicken on the table, then stood up and walked towards the kitchen area.

Lin Mo shook his head helplessly, as if he was taking care of a child, and then looked at Zhuang Weiwan:

"Senior Sister Zhuang, this is the braised spiritual chicken I brought back from the Immortal Food Shop. Come and try it!"

Zhuang Weiwan took a look at the delicious roast chicken, but finally resisted the temptation and shook his head:
"I'm too fat, so I'd better not have a midnight snack."

Lin Mo looked Zhuang Weiwan up and down. Her curves were graceful under her Taoist robe, and she looked like a mountain...

How is this fat? This is clearly plump!
However, seeing that Zhuang Weiwan really didn't want to eat, Lin Mo didn't force her.

"By the way, Junior Brother Lin, why don't we try to refine the herbs tonight?"

Zhuang Weiwan's eyes lit up and he said, "I happen to have some useless tier 2 spiritual herbs here. Can you try to refine the liquid medicine?"

Before waiting for Lin Mo's consent, she took out dozens of spiritual herbs from her storage ring and placed them on the table.

You call this a little?
Lin Mo's eyes twitched, but after thinking about the debts he owed, he took a deep breath:

"Okay, let's try it first!"

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Lin Mo walked out of the room with a sleepy look on his face. Chu Wange was already sitting at the dining table eating breakfast with a refreshed look on his face.

While eating, she said to him, "Lin Mo, come and eat!"

Lin Mo looked at the cakes from Xianshifang on the table and said suspiciously:

"You went to buy it? Do you have any money in your pocket?"

Chu Wange shook her head and said, "It was Senior Sister Zhuang who invited us."

"What about her?"

"gone."

"Good man..." Lin Mo spoke again, it's just that you squeezed me a little too hard last night.

Simply refining a few spiritual herbs consumed his true energy three times. When he returned to his room to rest, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

In total, he slept for less than three hours, which made him feel as if he was back in the final sprint before the Immortal Examination.

Looking at Chu Wange who was leisurely eating breakfast, Lin Mo suddenly became angry and sat down immediately...

Chu Wange, who was eating breakfast, suddenly froze. She looked at the big hand that appeared on her belly with a hint of doubt in her eyes. Then she heard Lin Mo's vicious voice:

"What are you looking at? Collect some interest first!"

After saying that, he snorted again:
"Remember, I am your creditor now! Don't think you can be lazy just because you can't make money for the time being. Today is still the sword arena, and you have to win at least twenty times!"

Chu Wange uttered a “hmm” sound, the chopsticks in her hand trembled, a blush flashed across her face, and she replied in a low voice: “Hmm.”

……

……

The main hall of Lingdan Peak.

"What! Junior Brother Lin wants to take on the refining mission!?"

The bald senior brother suddenly stood up from his seat and his voice became very loud, which scared Zhuang Weiwan who was in front of him.

Zhuang Weiwan was stunned for a moment and asked, "No, isn't it possible?"

"Sure! Of course!"

The bald senior brother said excitedly:

"It's a good thing that Junior Brother Lin is interested in the Dao of Alchemy. You should quickly select the refining tasks that are suitable for him and let him choose carefully... Forget it, I'll do it myself."

After saying that, he really started to search on his computer and sort out the internal tasks posted in the internal group of the Dan Academy, muttering as he searched:
"Let me take a look. This one won't work. It's too high-level and not suitable for training."

"This... forget it, it's too common. Anyone with hands can do it, and refining it is useless."

"Who posted this? The refining method in the task requirements is all wrong. Junior Sister Zhuang, write it down for him and ask him to submit a related refining paper later. By the way, in the future, only he can refine this kind of spiritual herb himself. Don't post any more tasks!"

"This, this, and this are not quite suitable... Eh? This seems to be okay, more suitable for beginners, but not so beginner-friendly. Hmm, write it down."

"..."

Zhuang Weiwan stood nearby, a look of confusion on his face.

Should I tell Senior Brother that Junior Brother Lin Mo is not actually interested in alchemy, but is just short of money and wants to make some extra money.

She thought about it for a long time, but finally couldn't bear to interrupt the bald senior brother's enthusiasm.

What's more, she felt the same as her senior brother and didn't want Lin Mo to waste his talent.

The heavenly grade strange fire and the innate magical power of fire, it would be a waste if these two things were not used to make medicine and pills.

What’s the point of fighting and killing? Only the path of alchemy can benefit the whole world!
……

……

On the sword-fighting arena.

"Swish, swish, swish--!" The fire bombs covered half of the arena, and the surrounding spectators exclaimed in surprise.

"It seems that Lin Mo is even more powerful today than yesterday!"

"Indeed, a little more irritable than yesterday."

"I may be irritable, but I feel like the trajectory seems to be more stable. Is it my illusion?"

"I can't understand it anyway. This level is a bit beyond my understanding."

"Then why did you come here so early to take up a seat?"

"I just want to see where Lin Mo's limit is and whether he can surpass the number one on the Immortal Ranking two years ago."

"I think it's very uncertain! I was already a bit exhausted in the last match last night, and this guy who started today is also very strong."

"..."

As the audience said, Lin Mo did feel very tired.

The opponents' cultivation has not improved much compared to yesterday, but their strengths are getting stronger and stronger, and their protective true essences are getting harder and harder to break.

but……

You can still fight!

Lin Mo's eyes darkened slightly.

Thanks to the zero-frame start of the Lihuo Divine Art, he was able to suppress the opponent first even if he encountered a fast-moving Fu Xiu.

In a battle of the same level, taking the initiative to suppress is very advantageous, not to mention that he can use the Fire Li magical power to further expand his advantage.

In addition, the five senses and one consciousness continuously nourished by the six roots of heavenly water can make his control become more and more smooth and delicate, and his reaction more and more sensitive.

In short, as long as the cultivation level is within a controllable range, there is still room for maneuver.

When Lin Mo thought of the balance owed on the account, his expression became more serious.

"Hold on, I can't lose again..."

He gritted his teeth secretly, and the movements of his hands became more and more delicate.

So, despite the audience's repeated pessimism and negative comments, Lin Mo won victory after victory.

[Ding! Congratulations to Qingshan Sect Lin Mo for winning 111 consecutive games. Reward: 30 low-grade spirit stones. ]

[Ding! Congratulations to Qingshan Zonglinmo for winning 112 consecutive games...]

【…】

It was not until near dusk that the last opponent was pierced through the throat by Lin Mo, who had almost exhausted his true energy. He turned into white light with a look of regret in his eyes.

The last golden announcement of the day was also updated:
[Ding! Congratulations to Qingshan Sect Lin Mo for winning 116 consecutive games. Reward: 30 low-grade spirit stones. ]

[Ding! Liangyu Ranking changes, Lin Mo's ranking increases: 625→606]

The game was over, and there was a deafening burst of applause and cheers from the audience seats who were freed from restrictions.

"Damn, we won again!?"

"Yes, I thought he was going to lose and had used up all his energy, but I didn't expect him to defeat his opponent with the Dao Sword!"

"Don't forget, Lin Mo used to be a 'sword cultivator', haha!"

"That's not true."

"His swordsmanship is ordinary, but to be honest, his reaction is really fast. Those magic cultivators are always a bit slower than him. Even the attacks of physical cultivators can barely keep up with his rhythm."

"..."

No matter what the audience said, Lin Mo on the ring felt like he was about to collapse, with bruises all over his body.

Every game today is harder than yesterday.

In the last two or three rounds, he was no longer able to achieve comprehensive firepower suppression.

Especially in the last round, the magician had already seen through his "false fire bomb", and he even fell into a disadvantage in the second half.

Fortunately, the other party was overconfident and thought that his true energy was exhausted and he had no room for resistance, so he allowed me to get close to him, and finally succeeded in killing him...

"We only won six games today?"

Lin Mo took a look at the number of wins and felt that six games were more tiring than the ten games yesterday!
This time, he didn't even think about smiling at the audience. He simply selected "No" on the "Continue Matching" interface and disappeared from the stage along with the teleportation light.

It was not until he completely retreated that the audience in the stands finally reacted.

"By the way, Lin Mo broke the winning streak of the previous two Immortal Ranking No. 1s, right?"

"Hey, it's true!"

"So strong! This year's Immortal Ranking is really full of gold!"

"I can't wait to see where Lin Mo will end up."

"130 games? Or 140 games?"

"Oh, you think too highly of him. Didn't you see that he almost lost just now? I think it will take no more than 120 games, and he will definitely lose!"

"We'll find out tomorrow!"

"..."

……

On the other side, Lin Mo waited at the exit of the sword-discussing arena and met Chu Wange, who came out at about the same time.

Before he could speak, Chu Wange made the gesture of two and eight to him.

"Twenty-eight wins!"

Lin Mo's pupils shrank slightly.

Play is play, joke is joke, but don't joke with a pure swordsman!

Chu Wange's ranking on the Liangyu List rose again, from "365th" yesterday to "305th".

Although the increase is not as large as yesterday, it is still in a stable upward state and there is no sign of decline at all.

From Chu Wange's expression, one could tell that she was still in good spirits, unlike Lin Mo, who looked drained of energy again.

Chu Wange said to him as soon as she opened her mouth: "Lin Mo, let's go eat roast chicken!"

Lin Mo didn't even have any expression, and said in a bland tone:

"Start saving from today, no roast chicken, until you earn enough for the first balance!"

Hearing this, Chu Wange's expression visibly sank, and her eyes, which were originally full of expectation, became dim...

Lin Mo simply chose to ignore it.

He originally thought that he could rely on consecutive victories in the sword fighting arena to easily obtain two thousand spirit stones, but now he found that he was overthinking.

The difficulty of winning consecutive games is greater than he imagined!

To be honest, even for tomorrow's battle, he was not completely sure.

Moreover, this month is approaching the settlement of the season rankings, and the number of people rushing to the top of the list is far more than in the previous two months, so naturally there are more and more masters of the same level.

"In this way, can we still gather 1700 low-grade spirit stones by the project settlement date?"

Lin Mo's eyes were filled with worry.

“Oh, it’s so hard to make money!”

"It seems that I can only look forward to the "good news" that Senior Sister Zhuang will bring..."

With this thought in mind, he dragged his tired body, pushed open the door and returned to Cave 404. Before he walked into the door, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Junior Brother Lin Mo, long time no see!"

Lin Mo was stunned. He turned around and saw the bald senior brother from the Alchemy Academy standing in an open space not far away, bowing to him with a smile.

He seemed to be touched by an electric current, his body trembled subconsciously, and painful scenes flashed through his mind...

　It's the eighth day again~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)