The original repairer

After a period of diligent practice, Shi Chen finally reached the third level of Qi Refining. He continued to practice for a few days to consolidate his cultivation, and then began to refine the Soul-Enriching Pill.

The spiritual medicine for the Soul-Enriching Pill was prepared by Huang Qi in large quantities. The price of the spiritual medicine was relatively cheap in the sect, only one low-grade spirit stone more than the price of the spiritual medicine for the Qi-Nourishing Pill.

Huang Qi and his sister both needed to use the Soul-Enriching Pill for their cultivation, so they prepared a total of one thousand doses. Huang Qi even bought out all the spiritual herbs in the sect's Soul-Enriching Pill store, ultimately scraping together the remaining thousand doses from the sect's external market. In addition, he also prepared one or two hundred doses of the spiritual herbs for other pill recipes.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the sect’s settlement day.

On this day, the Qisha Market was closed for the day. All the Qingxuan Sect deacons and errand staff stationed in the market gathered in the main hall, waiting for the settlement envoy sent by the sect.

As soon as the morning hour arrived, Shi Chen saw Senior Brother Lu driving a flying boat from outside the market. In the blink of an eye, he entered the main hall and sat in the main seat of the hall.

"The final settlement of Qishafang City will begin now. The on-site deacon will begin the summary, and then go down in order." Senior Brother Lu said directly without looking at anyone.

After the on-site deacon’s summary, it is the turn of the deacons of each cabinet, and then the clerks who are responsible for purchasing various matters.

When it was Shi Chen's turn, he stepped forward and pulled out the Qingming Sand that the sect had requested from his storage bag. After Senior Brother Lu finished inspecting it, Shi Chen bowed and said, "Senior Brother Lu, can you please bring us the sect's purchase funds? This year's purchase of Qingming Sand has been completed, but the sect hasn't disbursed any funds yet."

Shi Chen ignored the looks of the deacons and continued to salute without rising. If something happened at the market station, the entire market would be subject to the sect's assessment, and some shady businesses would be exposed.

He was betting that Senior Brother Lu would clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment and not consider the Zhu family's face. It was only after meeting the sect's final accountant that Shi Chen would make his final struggle.

Huang Qi looked at the on-site deacon Zhang Han meaningfully.

"Deacon Zhang, please explain it." Senior Brother Lu said after taking a sip of spiritual tea.

"I really don't know about this. I've only been here three months. The spirit stones used to pay for the purchase of supplies have never passed through my hands." Zhang Han evaded the question.

"Are you saying that the previous on-site deacon embezzled the funds? Haha, Zhu family, are you looking for death?" Senior Brother Lu said coldly.

"I dare not. Maybe Junior Brother Shi remembered it wrongly and forgot about it after receiving the money." Zhang Han refused to admit it.

"If I am mistaken, the sect can punish me according to the sect rules, but Deacon Zhang, please produce the evidence of my signing for the money." Shi Chen said slowly.

"Haha! Deacon Zhang, please come back to the sect with me to explain. Some things require a lesson before people will behave themselves." Senior Brother Lu said, putting down his teacup.

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu." Zhang Han said.

"Any other questions?" Senior Brother Lu looked around at everyone and asked.

"Senior Brother Lu, I have one more thing to tell you. For some unknown reason, the price of Qingming Sand has skyrocketed this year. Now the Qingming Sand on the market is three times more expensive than last year, and it is hard to find a pound. I hope Senior Brother Lu will report this to the sect after returning to it. The sect will decide whether the share for next year should be reduced or increased." Shi Chen brought the topic back to Qingming Sand.

"I will report this matter to the sect, and there will be results next month. You can continue to make purchases. The sect will not treat you unfairly." Senior Brother Lu said with a smile.

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu, I will continue to purchase Qingmingsha." After Shi Chen finished speaking, he stepped back and joined the team of errand boys.

"Is there anything else? If not, we can disperse." Senior Brother Lu asked, then looked at Shi Chen and said, "Shi Chen, follow me to the back hall."

Shi Chen followed Senior Brother Lu to the deacon and manager's office in the back hall.

"Shi Chen, Senior Brother An asked me to come here and bring back a few dishes you cooked. Please prepare them as soon as possible and make them exquisite. Junior Sister Qingling just came out of seclusion and she must be craving your dishes."

"Okay, Senior Brother Lu, I'll get ready right away."

The ingredients and kitchen utensils were all in his storage bag, making cooking very convenient. He placed them in an open space at the base and started cooking. Shi Chen carefully prepared five dishes and one soup.

After making six dishes, Shi Chen prepared three more side dishes and put them in another food box.

"Senior Brother Lu, this lunch box is for Senior Brother An, and the other one is for Senior Brother Lu. I hope Senior Brother Lu can say hello to Senior Brother An for me when he sees him." Shi Chen said.

"Junior brother, you have a good intention, I will pass it on. Last time on the flying boat, I tasted the dishes cooked by you, they were indeed delicious. In one year, you have reached the third level of Qi Refining, which is not bad, keep up the hard work. Senior Brother An already knows something about your affairs. If you want to return to the sect, send a message to Senior Brother An, and he will make the arrangements. You don't have to worry about the Zhu family. They can't make any waves in the sect." Senior Brother Lu said with a smile.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for coming here in person for my matter. I'll talk about returning to the sect in a few years. When my cultivation level is higher, I'll apply to return. Right now, I'd like to look for some opportunities outside."

"It's up to you. Take it." Senior Brother Lu took out a storage bag and handed it to Shi Chen, saying, "Here are three thousand low-grade spirit stones, and Senior Brother An picked out some spells and pill recipes for you. When you're away from home, cultivation, spells, and financial resources are the most important. The spirit stones count as the sect's purchase fee, which is three times what it was last year."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for the spirit stone. Please thank Senior Brother An on my behalf. I will visit Senior Brother An when I return to the sect."

"Take care of yourself. No one will come to threaten you from now on. I hope you can improve your cultivation level soon and return to the sect." After saying that, Senior Brother Lu released the flying boat and flew back to the sect with Zhang Han.

Returning to Huang Qi's cave, he opened the storage bag given by Senior Brother Lu. Inside were three thousand low-grade spirit stones, three pill recipes, and five Qi Refining spells.

The recipes for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the Poison-Repelling Pill, and the Recovery Pill.

Sword control, wind blade technique, fire dragon technique, ice arrow technique, and earth escape technique.

These were all elixir recipes and spells that Shi Chen had never learned before. He knew that Senior Brother An must have investigated everything he had done in the sect, and the elixir recipes and spells he gave were all unique.

A month later, the sect's arrangement arrived. Huang Qi was promoted to the resident deacon, and Shi Chen was promoted to an inner disciple. He took over Huang Qi's position and became the deacon of the Dan Pavilion in Qishafang City, and also had a first-level alchemist certification badge.

The Dan Pavilion in Qishafang City needs to sell sect elixirs worth 30,000 low-grade spirit stones every year and purchase a total of 1,000 spiritual medicines of various kinds.

This sect mission is easy to complete because it is located at the sect's border, and it is also at the intersection of three sects. There are countless independent cultivators, but there are not many formal disciples of each sect. Pills are easy to sell, and there are not many spiritual medicines that independent cultivators can refine themselves because there are no alchemists to refine them. There are many spiritual medicines in the spiritual medicine market, so it is easy to purchase spiritual medicines to complete the mission.

Currently, there is only one first-level alchemist, Shi Chen, in Qishafang City. The alchemy business is very popular. If independent cultivators want to ask Shi Chen to make pills, they no longer ask for Qingmingsha as commission.

Shi Chen now knows how to refine three kinds of elixirs: the Bigu Pill, the Nourishing Qi Pill, and the Condensing Qi Pill. He refines only three batches of elixirs every day, then begins practicing magic and cultivates his skills at night.

Dan Pavilion's sect missions are completed by its own servants, and the deacons only need to check the accounts and fill in the vacancies every month or quarter.