After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

As time passed, the mountain of medicinal herbs in front of Qin Chuan gradually decreased, while the number of ceramic bottles containing pills increased until they were all placed aside.

Three months had passed in the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace when Qin Chuan stretched his sore and swollen arms and slowly stood up from the ground.

Looking at the densely packed ceramic bottles on the ground, a smile appeared on his lips.

In these three months, excluding those that failed to refine, he also successfully refined 20,000 first-grade pills and 2,000 second-grade pills.

Because he chose relatively simple pills to refine, he was able to refine so many pills in such a short time.

Not only that, but with such a high intensity of Xuan Qi consumption, he also broke through the third level of Xuan Master and directly reached the fourth level of Xuan Master!

“It’s time to go out…” Qin Chuan’s eyes flashed with a cold light as he withdrew from the space of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

Just as dawn was breaking, Qin Chuan returned to the courtyard, and Liu Fugui walked in from outside with a nervous expression.

To refine more than three thousand pills in a single day is simply a pipe dream; he simply doesn't believe Qin Chuan can do it.

Before Liu Fugui could even speak, Qin Chuan had already handed over a storage ring. "There are a total of 10,000 first-grade pills and 500 second-grade pills in here. Take them and start selling them. Don't sell them all in one day. There are time and quantity limits every day!"

"Ten thousand!"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan mention that there were 10,000 pills, Liu Fugui's eyes widened in disbelief.

This is already far beyond what we expected!

"There really are ten thousand pills!" Upon seeing that there were indeed ten thousand pills in his storage ring, Liu Fugui was so excited that he couldn't express it in words.

"I'll leave the rest to you. I'm going out for a bit!" Qin Chuan said, patting Liu Fugui on the shoulder as he passed by.

"Yes! Please rest assured, young master!" Liu Fugui was very excited. With these pills, their pill market would no longer have to be subservient to the Ouyang family.

After leaving the courtyard, Qin Chuan went straight to one of the Zhao family's medicine shops.

About half an hour later, Qin Chuan entered the Zhao family's medicine market. Although there were more people here than at the Qin family's market, it was only slightly more.

It still looked deserted and quiet, and Qin Chuan guessed that this was still the Zhao family maintaining the situation with their stock of pills.

Once the elixirs are used up, unless one relies on the Ouyang family's influence, it will be impossible to sustain the situation any longer.

Just then, several of Zhao's men saw Qin Chuan approaching and came to greet him.

"Young Master Qin, what brings you here? Please feel free to tell me what you need!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan nodded inwardly. After Qin Zhantian sealed off the news, not many people knew about his actions in the Qin family.

The Lin family was also trying to hide things from Duan Qianqi, which is why his reputation isn't very good right now. Unexpectedly, the Zhao family hasn't taken advantage of his misfortune yet.

After a moment's thought, Qin Chuan said, "Call out the person in charge of your market town, and tell him I have something important to discuss with him!"

"This..." Upon hearing this, the Zhao family members exchanged glances, about to refuse.

Just then, a pleasant female voice came from the side.

"I wonder what brings Young Master Qin to our Zhao Family Market so early in the morning?"

As soon as the words were spoken, a woman wearing a light blue dress slowly walked over.

The woman had willow-leaf eyebrows and a pair of large, dark eyes. She was very elegant and beautiful, and her long legs were faintly visible under her long skirt.

However, her beautiful face was etched with deep weariness, as if she hadn't slept for several days.

"Young Miss!" the butlers exclaimed in unison upon seeing the woman.

The woman in front of me is Zhao Yuzhu, the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family patriarch. Because the male members of the Zhao family are still young, no young master has been appointed yet.

Therefore, Zhao Yuzhu is in charge of many things in the family. Qin Chuan had met her a few times before.

"Alright, you may all leave now." The woman waved her hand, then looked at Qin Chuan and smiled, "Everyone says that after Young Master Qin broke off the engagement, he cried every day. But to me, Young Master Qin seems even more energetic than before!"

Ignoring the woman's teasing, Qin Chuan smiled slightly and then got straight to the point: "Let's cooperate to break the Ouyang family's monopoly on pills, and then jointly annex the Ouyang family!"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Zhao Yuzhu was startled. Only after seeing that there was no one around did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Young Master Qin, now that most of your Qin family's pills are monopolized, you can barely protect yourself, yet you still dream of swallowing up the Ouyang family. Could it be that you want to deliberately make my Zhao family break ties with the Ouyang family so that your Qin family can have a chance to breathe?"

Zhao Yuzhu's eyebrows furrowed, her words revealing a hint of displeasure. If Qin Chuan couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, she wouldn't care whether he was the young master of the Qin family or not; she would kick him out.

"Since I was able to come here, I must have made thorough preparations."

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "The Ouyang family, relying on Master Mo, is trying to monopolize the pills in the entire Guiyun City. They simply don't take the other two major families seriously."

Even if your Zhao family obediently relies on the Ouyang family, it will only buy you time. The Ouyang family will ultimately not let you off the hook!

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Zhao Yuzhu fell into deep thought. She was well aware of this situation and had been working day and night to worry about it.

After a long pause, she looked at Qin Chuan and asked, "If our two families were to cooperate, what are your plans?"

“I can provide your Zhao family with pills every day, and at least five thousand of them, thus breaking the Ouyang family’s monopoly.”

"Five thousand pills! Where did you get so many pills?" Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Zhao Yuzhu's face first showed shock, and then deep doubt.

As far as she knew, the Qin family's alchemy workshop was still struggling financially, so how could they possibly have as many pills as Qin Chuan claimed?

"Young Miss! A large quantity of pills are now available for sale at the Qin family's place, and their quality is even better than that of the Ouyang family. Many people are already flocking to the Qin family's pill market to buy them!"

Just then, a housekeeper received the message and immediately ran over to inform Zhao Yuzhu.

"I know, go down!"

Watching the butler leave, Zhao Yuzhu remained silent for a long time before finally nodding and saying, "Alright! Then our Zhao family will ally with you to break the Ouyang family's monopoly!"

"Miss Zhao is indeed a smart person!"

Qin Chuan smiled slightly, then tossed out a storage ring. "There are ten thousand first-grade pills and one thousand fifty second-grade pills in here. You should know what to do with them!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Ten thousand!

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, Zhao Yuzhu's mouth gaped open, her face filled with disbelief.

After seeing that there were indeed so many pills in the storage ring, she looked up at Qin Chuan's back and felt that she couldn't quite see through this person.

Just then, Qin Chuan, who hadn't gone far, suddenly turned around to look at Zhao Yuzhu and smiled, "By the way, let me correct you, it's not breaking the Ouyang family's monopoly, it's annexing them!"

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving the woman standing there dumbfounded.