Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 200 Intermediate Puppet

In the bright hall, Qi Xiaobai walked in from outside and bowed to him: "Master."

"Junior Brother Qi is here, please take a seat. How is the development of the cardamom elixir going?" Song Xian smiled and invited him to take a seat.

Cardamom Dan is another product he came up with that will be sold in Hunyuan Pavilion. From the name, you can tell that this product is for women.

Similar to the positioning of Yuxiangdan, Doukoudan’s main target group is wealthy ladies.

There's nothing we can do about it, it's easy to make money from women!
Now that Yuxiangdan has a stable market in Bianxi City and its reputation has spread, it is only natural to launch Doukoudan with the help of this reputation.

The function of Yuxiangdan is to make the body emit fragrance, and the function of Doukoudan is to whiten the skin. The two complement each other.

Qi Xiaobai took his seat as instructed and pulled out a jade-white pill. "As requested by the Sect Leader, this is my newly developed Cardamom Pill. The main ingredient is Jade Muscle Flower, combined with White Jade Lotus, Purple Clothes Grass, and Three Green Ganoderma. The juices of these elixirs all have the effect of whitening and moisturizing the skin, but when refined into pills, the effect is far less immediate than that of the Jade Fragrance Pill, and even worse than applying it directly."

Song Xian took the pill and examined it carefully for a while: "Have you tried this pill?"

"I'm not sure, there must be some effect, maybe it needs to be taken long-term."

"Find a dark-skinned woman to try it first. Let her take it for a while. It doesn't matter if the effect isn't immediate, as long as it works."

"Master, I suggest mixing the juices of these herbs and making them into liquid for sale. This will be more effective than refining pills."

Song Xian thought for a moment and said, "How about this! If we sell it in the form of pills and liquid, we still need to call it a pill if we want to sell it at a high price. This is in line with the inherent impression of cultivators."

"it is good."

"Junior Brother Qi, your Medicine Hall should work hard during this period and strive to have the pills on the shelves within this year. This requires manpower and resources, and the sect will fully support us. We will start by selling them in Qingfengfang, and then, as with the Yuxiang Pill, we will gradually expand to other markets."

"understood."

The two chatted about the cardamom fragrance for a long time, and then Qi Xiaobai said goodbye and left.

.........

The moon was at its zenith, and there was silence inside and outside the mansion. Inside the room, two white bodies were entangled tightly.

After drinking the medicine, Song Xian felt his body was hot and his blood was boiling. After talking with Qi Xiaobai, he pulled Su Zhirou back to the room.

After finishing, the two hugged each other tightly.

Su Zhirou lay in her arms, breathing heavily.

It was not until noon the next day when the scorching sun shone through the window that Su Zhirou opened her eyes drowsily. She twisted her body habitually and squeezed into his arms. When she looked up, she found that Song Xian's eyes were still closed.

Perhaps it was the effect of the medicine, he was still sleeping soundly until now.

Looking at Song Xian who was sleeping like a child, her eyes were full of doting and as gentle as water melting from ice and snow.

"Husband."

"Husband."

Su Zhirou called softly, and seeing that he didn't respond, she kissed the corners of his mouth a few times, pressed her face against his, and tightened the red quilt around them, allowing them to hug each other even closer. With a sweet smile on her face, she kissed him on the face for a while, and whispered a few words in his ear.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside. Su Zhirou immediately frowned and covered Song Xian's ears with her hands, as if she was afraid of disturbing him.

Without waiting for someone to knock on the door, she lowered her voice and asked, "Who is it?"

"Girl, it's me." Xiaohong's voice came from outside.

"Keep your voice down. Why are you making so much noise so early in the morning?"

Hearing Su Zhirou's scolding, Xiaohong didn't dare to say anything, but she complained in her heart. It was already past noon, and there were only these two people, and they still hadn't gotten up at this time.

"what's up?"

Xiao Hong lowered her voice and said, "The housekeeper reports that Shen Fan and Wu Lianxianshi from the sect want to see you regarding something important."

"It's just a small matter, why are you in such a hurry? Just send them away. You don't even understand such a small thing."

"Yes." Xiaohong responded aggrievedly and turned away.

Su Zhirou heard her walking away, and only released her hands that were covering Song Xian's ears until the footsteps disappeared.

At this time, Song Xian slowly opened his eyes and yawned.

"Did Xiaohong disturb her husband?"

"What time is it now?" Song Xian hugged the person in his arms tighter out of habit, looked out the window, and saw that the sun was shining brightly outside.

"I don't know." Su Zhirou rested her head in his arms.

"I thought I heard you talking to someone just now, was it Xiaohong?"

"Yes. Shen Fan and Wu Lian came to visit, and she came to report. She didn't know her husband was still awake. I told her that she didn't know anything at all."

Song Xian yawned again: "Why do I still feel very sleepy?"

"Then my husband should sleep a little longer."

"It must be the medicine. I told you it was wrong. I never woke up this late before."

"They say it's a secret medicine, it must be different from the others. I have to take it for a month!"

"Just keep doing it! Your health is not as good as before, and you keep taking random medicines. Sooner or later, I'll die on you."

"Then I will die with my husband."

.........

The couple whispered to each other for a long time before getting up and leaving the room.

Su Zhirou called Xiaohong over and asked her to prepare the meal. She then scolded her a few times: "Don't make a fuss in the morning before we leave. You just woke my husband up."

Xiaohong had no choice but to nod and say yes.

After the two of them had finished their meal, Song Xian ordered someone to find Shen Fan and Wu Lian and meet them in the reception room.

After the two men bowed and took their seats, they explained their purpose. It turned out that they had successfully refined a wolf-shaped puppet, which was a mid-level agile puppet with combat power equivalent to that of a cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. It was characterized by swift movement and strong striking ability, and was an upgraded version of the snake-shaped puppet.

After the two of them successfully refined it yesterday, they couldn't wait to report to Song Xian today.

This includes the joy of being eager to share the results, as well as the desire to take credit.

The wolf-shaped puppet has combat power comparable to that of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Needless to say, it will enhance the sect's strength. If it can be produced in large quantities, the sect's strength will be raised to several levels.

Song Xian was delighted to hear they had successfully refined a mid-level puppet, and he immediately asked the two to demonstrate it. They then went to the Puppet Hall, where they saw a series of wolf-shaped puppets on display. Some were clearly failures, their forms were wrong, not quite like wolves or dogs. Some, while still somewhat wolf-like, had cracks clearly visible at their joints.

There are only a few truly complete ones. Among them is a wolf-shaped puppet, about one or two feet tall and three or four feet long. Its body is shiny black and its lines are very smooth. Not only does it look lifelike, but you can even feel its charm. Looking at its black eyes, you can feel a little oppressive.

This was the puppet they had successfully refined. Under Wu Lian's control, the puppet jumped up and first ran around in circles in the hall quickly to show its flexibility and speed.

Compared with the snake-shaped puppet, it is faster. It is no exaggeration to say that even when facing a real wolf-like monster, it is probably not much slower.

The wolf-shaped puppet ran around the beams of the hall quickly for a few times, then jumped high and slapped the iron frame with its palm.

With a bang, the iron frame fell down and was flattened by the palm.

"Master, what do you think?" After Wu Lian put away the wolf puppet, his face was full of pride and joy.

"Good. As expected of a mid-level puppet, it's much stronger than the snake-shaped puppet in both strength and speed. Thank you for your hard work. With this puppet, our sect will have a much greater fighting force when fighting others in the future."

"We also prepared a puppet for the headmaster. This is it."

Wu Lian took out a shiny black wolf-shaped puppet from the secret room. From the outside, this puppet was no different from his own, except that it lacked the other's spirit. This was because this puppet had not gone through the final steps of "condensing consciousness into qi" and "using qi to warm the spirit."

"Give me?"

"I heard from Junior Brother Shen that the Master had worked with him on refining puppets before, but because of the busy sect affairs, they hadn't touched upon it in the past few years. From now on, just leave the puppet-forming steps to us. When we refine a new puppet, we'll hand it over to the Master. The Master only needs to be responsible for these last two steps. This way, we can save time and still have control over the puppet."

Wu Lian is different from Shen Fan. Although he doesn't talk much, he has a clear mind and sees things clearly.

The Hunyuan Sect has developed very smoothly in recent years and is thriving. Song Xian is a generous and open-minded person. He is not only fair in his dealings, but also open and transparent in all matters.

Every expenditure, every income, and every reward of the sect are clearly documented, without any partiality or embezzlement.

Whether it is the welfare benefits of the disciples or the operation of the sect, every aspect is incomparable to the Qingyun Sect, and the difference is like heaven and earth.

The Qingyun Sect is a rotten and dead tree. It is only a matter of time before it falls. The Hunyuan Sect is a seedling that exudes infinite vitality. If it continues to develop like this, it will sooner or later grow into a towering tree.

Wu Lian had seen through the fate of the Qingyun Sect and knew that there was no future for him to stay. He had also heard about the differences of the Hunyuan Sect, so he decided to come here with others to try his luck.

Since arriving at Hunyuan Sect, he has been very satisfied with what he has seen and heard. Apart from the bitterly cold climate, everything here meets or even exceeds his expectations.

He concluded that the Hunyuan Sect would have great development in the future, and it would not be a problem for it to surpass the Qingyun Sect at least.

As a disciple who came to join the sect, he was not a sect elder like Shen Fan and others, and his talent and cultivation were mediocre.

In order to gain a firm foothold, be noticed, and obtain status, he had to find another way, so at that time he had been thinking about how to break the situation and make the sect pay attention to him.

He wanted to join the alchemy team, but he didn't have fire spiritual roots.

He wanted to join the Yuxiangdan team, but the shop was full at that time. He had an ordinary relationship with Song Xian and Zhong Wenyuan, so he was embarrassed to ask for a good position.

Just when he was at a loss, he heard about puppet refining, so he went to the Puppet Hall with the idea of ​​giving it a try and started chatting with Shen Fan.

Shen Fan was a simple-minded man. Seeing that he seemed interested in puppet refining, he told him everything he knew and demonstrated each step of puppet refining to him step by step.

Wu Lian was very curious and immediately decided to devote himself to puppet making.

On the one hand, he was indeed curious and interested in this matter, and on the other hand, he believed that devoting himself to puppet refining could help him gain a certain status in the sect.

This is because this is a unique skill mastered by the Hunyuan Sect, which is more scarce than traditional skills such as alchemy and talisman making. Scarcity makes things valuable. As long as you can achieve some success in this skill, you will soon be valued.

In addition, Shen Fan is an honest and loyal person, so he can easily take the initiative and have the right to speak.

Perhaps it was God who was helping him. After he devoted himself to puppet refining, he felt that everything was at his fingertips. Shen Fan also repeatedly praised him for his outstanding talent. Soon he completely mastered the method of puppet refining. Not only did he successfully refine a snake-shaped puppet, but after several years of exploration, he finally succeeded in refining a wolf-shaped puppet based on the snake-shaped puppet.

After several years of getting along, Shen Fan gradually became his follower from his guide, and now he actually has the final say in the affairs of the Puppet Hall.

Shen Fan was only allowed to come forward when it was necessary to seek external funds. After all, he was the head of the Puppet Hall. Moreover, as one of the oldest disciples in the sect, he had closer relationships with people like Song Xian, Zhong Wenyuan, and Lu Yuan.

It would be much easier for him to fight for spirit stones or materials.

Shen Fan was a simple-minded person and had no interest in fighting for power. He admired the talent shown by Shen Fan in puppet refining, so he let him command him and basically followed his suggestions.

Currently, the sect provides the Puppet Hall with an annual funding of 2,500 spirit stones. However, due to the excessive loss of materials during the step-by-step process of refining the wolf-shaped puppet, the annual funding is basically not enough, and Shen Fan needs to seek additional funding from the finance department.

This time the wolf-shaped puppet was successfully refined, and Wu Lian wanted to report it to Song Xian immediately. If he wanted to gain a higher status in the sect, he had to get Song Xian's approval, and this was a great opportunity to show his abilities.

Only if Song Xian pays attention to it can the Puppet Hall get more funding and room for development.

For this purpose, he specially kept a wolf-shaped puppet.

In this way, Song Xian will naturally pay more attention to the Puppet Hall.

"If I use this puppet, it might be a bit of a waste. Although I have studied the refining of snake-shaped puppets with Junior Brother Shen Fan before, it was not for a long time. I am afraid that this puppet will be destroyed."

"If it is destroyed, we can just refine another one and send it to the master. It will be beneficial for us to refine a few more, as it will enable us to master the refining steps more proficiently." Wu Lian said immediately.

In fact, he hoped that Song Xian would break a few more puppets so that he could ask the sect for additional financial support with justification. It was the headmaster who used up the materials, and Lu Yuan couldn't refuse the additional funds!

"Then I'll trouble you." Song Xian naturally would not refuse to get a puppet with the combat power of the middle stage of Qi Refining.

"It is our honor to serve the Master."

"Puppet refining is a unique skill of our sect, and it can be very useful at critical moments. It all depends on you. In addition to developing puppets, I hope you can promote this art within the sect. You can choose disciples from the sect to join the Puppet Hall. As long as you like them and think they have talent, you can let them join. I will approve them all."

"Yes, the disciple obeys."

"As for the candidate, I have only one requirement: he must be a direct disciple of our sect before I can teach him the art of puppet making. If he's recruiting a casual cultivator, forget it. It's not that I don't trust them, but puppet making is our sect's unique skill, and we must keep it confidential. Of course, I'm telling you this, but you can't let anyone else know."

"The disciple understands."

"If you have any difficulties, feel free to tell me. The sect fully supports the development of the Puppet Hall."

Hearing this, Wu Lian immediately looked at Shen Fan.

Shen Fan, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke up: "Master, we want to refine another type of ox-shaped puppet, but the sect currently doesn't have the materials for it. In addition, the materials we bought for refining wolf-shaped puppets are almost used up. And if we want to refine a higher-level leopard-shaped puppet, we'll need more funding."

"I understand. Just do your work, and I'll take care of the spirit stones. From now on, the Puppet Hall's funding will be doubled to 5,000 spirit stones per year. If that's still not enough, feel free to come to me."

"Thank you, Master." Both of them were delighted when they heard this.

"From now on, all the disciples of our sect who have achieved Transcendental Transformation can be brought to the Puppet Hall for inspection. Those who are talented can stay. Later, I will have all the disciples of our sect who have achieved Transcendental Transformation come to the Puppet Hall. You can carefully evaluate them in the next few days, and those who are promising can stay."

Seeing that they had refined a mid-level puppet, Song Xian decided to expand the Puppet Hall, allowing more disciples to participate in it and organize it into a puppet team, which might become a surprise force for the sect in the future.

(End of this chapter)