The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Hefty Compensation Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Hefty Compensation Cang Yu was suddenly dumbfounded!

He heard Liu Wen’s question and in that instant, his mind went blank.

Cang Yu was still young, much younger than his brother, Cang Long.

Although Cang Long was already an Outer Court Deacon of Divine Wind Academy, with an extremely high status, Cang Yu’s future was clearly much brighter than Cang Long’s.

He was already a true Pill Master, and although he was just a First-level Alchemist, he had a lot of time to improve.

In the future, he could become a Second-level Alchemist, a Third-level Alchemist, or even earn the title of Pill King.

Cang Yu took his future very seriously and wanted to achieve higher accomplishments and honors in the path of Elixir formulation.

However, if he left a very bad impression on Vice President Liu Wen of the Alchemist Association in Lanqu County City, it could be said that his future was almost ruined, even his master Gao Zhao Hai would not be able to help him much.

Cang Yu was somewhat reluctant to admit his identity, but he dared not deny it.

“Why don’t you speak when I’m asking you a question?” Liu Wen frowned.

Of course, Liu Wen had noticed the ins and outs of someone deliberately causing trouble at Splendid Pill Tower.

He could almost confirm that the force behind the scenes was the Zhao Family from Donglin City.

And Cang Yu was probably someone the Zhao Family had invited to help.

Regarding the Zhao Family, Liu Wen didn’t have the authority to intervene too much.

Even if he had to intervene, that was a power reserved for the Donglin City Lord.

However, for Cang Yu the alchemist, he had authority.

Although Liu Wen wasn’t very famous among the alchemists of Lanqu County City, in a small city like Donglin City, the weight of an alchemist was absolutely decisive.

Liu Wen felt that if it wasn’t for his timely appearance, Jing Yan and Splendid Pill Tower would have really been in a tough spot.

What Liu Wen didn’t know was that Jing Yan was also an alchemist, and a Second-level Little Pill King at that.

Even if he hadn’t appeared here, Jing Yan would have been able to give the Zhao Family and people like Cang Yu a snub.

“Vice President Sir, I am Cang Yu, Gao Zhao Hai Alchemist is my master.” Cang Yu’s body trembled slightly, and he spoke while bowing.

He didn’t dare to tell lies!

If he lied and was found out by Liu Wen, then Liu Wen would definitely be even more angry, and his master Gao Zhao Hai might be implicated.

That would be a big problem!

“Why are you here, contributing to tyranny?” Liu Wen asked with a frown.

“Vice President Sir, please don’t misunderstand, I was also… I was deceived.

I have no personal enmity with Jing Yan; I would definitely not intentionally seek trouble with Splendid Pill Tower.”

“Ah, my actions today have indeed caused much trouble for Young Master Jing Yan and for Splendid Pill Tower, affecting the reputation of the Pill Tower.

I am willing to try my best to compensate for Young Master Jing Yan’s losses!” Cang Yu could only try his best to salvage the situation.

He could see that there seemed to be more than a simple stranger’s relationship between Vice President Liu Wen and Jing Yan.

Then, if he could satisfy Jing Yan, Vice President Liu Wen probably wouldn’t hold his actions against him.

Someone like Liu Wen probably wouldn’t dwell on a small matter and hold onto it.

With that thought, Cang Yu quickly looked towards Jing Yan.

“Young Master Jing Yan, I am willing to compensate you for your losses!” Cang Yu’s tone was almost pleading.

“Oh?” Jing Yan’s eyes flickered upon hearing this.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Cang Yu, it was somewhat unrealistic to want to take Cang Yu down at this point.

If he could get Cang Yu to bleed heavily once, it wouldn’t be too bad.

Jing Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Cang Yu with a faint smile, “Alchemist Cang Yu, since you are so sincere, then I also feel, perhaps you really were deceived.

However, how much exactly will this compensation be?”

Seeing Jing Yan’s expression, Cang Yu’s heart jerked violently.

If the sum mentioned for compensation couldn’t satisfy Jing Yan, the ‘possibly deceived’ might instantly change.

“I am willing to compensate one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!” Cang Yu pondered briefly and announced a number that made his heart bleed.

Although he was an alchemist and comparatively wealthy, in the end, he was still just a First-level Alchemist.

Moreover, most of his resources had to be offered up to his master Gao Zhao Hai, so his own personal resources were not very abundant.

One hundred thousand Spirit Stones was already a significant amount to him.

“One hundred thousand?” Jing Yan’s expression chilled, “Heh, it seems that Alchemist Cang Yu made quite a profit from this trip to Donglin City.

Such a large sum as one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and Alchemist Cang Yu can just mention it offhand.”

Jing Yan sneered.

“Two hundred thousand… two hundred thousand Spirit Stones!” Cang Yu gritted his teeth.

He would be foolish not to understand the sarcasm in Jing Yan’s words.

His stomach roared with frustration—the damned scoundrel had too big an appetite; even one hundred thousand Spirit Stones were considered too little by him.

Cang Yu hastily called out the sum of two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and his entire body suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones were almost all the Spirit Stones he had on hand.

And as an ordinary cultivator of the Innate Realm, even with the status of a First-level Alchemist, having two hundred thousand Spirit Stones in cash was already very remarkable.

“Fine, let it be two hundred thousand Spirit Stones,” Jing Yan chuckled reluctantly, as if complying.

“Although it still can’t compensate for the loss of reputation Splendid Pill Tower has suffered, who can help that I’m just softhearted?”

Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones wasn’t really an impressive amount for Jing Yan at present.

However, why would he refuse to earn them for free?

Even if he had insisted on not letting go, it might not have necessarily resulted in a better outcome for him.

“Young Master Jing Yan is magnanimous,” Cang Yu let out a sigh of relief.

“I am eternally grateful!”

If he was willing to compensate with two hundred thousand Spirit Stones but Jing Yan still refused to let the matter rest, he’d be prepared to go all out.

Worst comes to worst, he’d just stop mixing in among the crowds of Lanqu County City; after all, he was a Pill Master and could make a living anywhere.

He was ready to burn all bridges!

But Jing Yan had agreed to the compensation amount.

That was fine.

With Jing Yan no longer pursuing the matter, a big shot like Liu Wen certainly wouldn’t hound a First-level Alchemist like him over this, especially since there was no irreconcilable conflict between them and Liu Wen.

Cang Yu immediately took out two Spirit Stone Gold Cards with a credit of one hundred thousand each and handed them to Jing Yan.

“Pill Master Cang Yu, then I won’t be polite,” Jing Yan said with a smile plastered on his face, accepting the Spirit Stone Gold Cards.

Seeing Jing Yan’s smile, anger rose within Cang Yu, yet he still had to respond with a smile, repeatedly saying it was only right.

Now, he not only detested Jing Yan but also Zhao Dangyuan.

If it weren’t for Zhao Dangyuan, he wouldn’t have had to lose two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

No, he would have to visit the Zhao Family later and demand Zhao Dangyuan compensate him for his loss.

With that, the debacle at Splendid Pill Tower came to a close.

Jing Yan and Liu Wen didn’t return to the restaurant for more food but went directly to the fifth floor of the Pill Tower to exchange experiences in concocting medicines.

Meanwhile, City Lord Huo Chunyang and others took their leave as well.

Following this incident, the fame and reputation of Splendid Pill Tower climbed another step without a doubt.

Even Martial Artists who were previously hesitant now entered Splendid Pill Tower to buy various medicines.

On the fifth floor of the Splendid Pill Tower, Liu Wen marveled repeatedly.

He had lived for many years yet had never seen anyone with such formidable skills in concocting medicines.

After exchanging ideas with Jing Yan, Liu Wen felt he had gained considerable insight.

Purely concocting medicines might not be of great use to Liu Wen.

However, medicines and Elixirs shared the same origin.

Mastery of one technique paved the way for others.

Liu Wen vaguely felt that he had experienced several insights into refining Elixirs.

These insights would have been hard to come by without the exchange with Jing Yan.

“Jing Yan, if you ever need my help in Lanqu County City, feel free to seek me out at the Alchemist Association,” Liu Wen said at last to Jing Yan.

This was a promise!

Attracting a commitment from a Fifth-level Alchemist was no easy feat!

Such a pledge was priceless!

Within Lanqu County City, there likely weren’t many matters that Liu Wen couldn’t resolve.

Hearing Liu Wen’s words, Jing Yan thanked him profusely.

Liu Wen now owed him a favor, and this favor certainly wasn’t something to be wasted but saved for a critical moment.

Liu Wen stayed at Splendid Pill Tower for a full three days before leaving Donglin City for the Black Stone Mountain Range.

Afterward, there came a period of calm.

Following a climax in business, the turnover at Splendid Pill Tower gradually stabilized.

The Pill Tower maintained a profit of at least ten thousand Spirit Stones each day.

As for Jing Yan’s Cultivation, of course, it never halted, continuously absorbing and using up Top-grade Spirit Stones and Guiyuan Pills.

His Cultivation levels climbed higher and higher.

Three months later, Jing Yan had reached the peak of the Innate Middle Stage and was on the verge of stepping into the Late Innate Realm.

During this time, a batch of resources had been transported from Duyang City’s Black Wind Town.

These were the results of the operations in Black Wind Town that Jing Yan had entrusted to Liu Daquan to manage, yielding a net production of over one hundred thousand Spirit Stones in about a year.

After becoming the Town Mayor, Liu Daquan thrived even more—he had a natural talent for business.

Now that Black Wind Town was under his sole authority, there was even less competition.

When the resources from Black Wind Town arrived, Jing Yan nodded in satisfaction.

In truth, even if Liu Daquan hadn’t sent the resources, Jing Yan wouldn’t have minded; he hadn’t intended to claim them in the first place.

Nonetheless, Liu Daquan kept his word, which delighted Jing Yan.

It proved he hadn’t supported the wrong person.

If Liu Daquan had been greedy and kept these resources belonging to Jing Yan, Jing Yan might not have troubled him over it, but he certainly would have cooled their association.

In the future, if Liu Daquan encountered any difficulties, Jing Yan might not necessarily lend a hand anymore.

…

Zhao Family Mansion, guest reception room.

Family Head Zhao, Zhao Dangyuan, sat there with a calm appearance, but his eyes belied an ill-concealed anxiety.

He kept glancing outside, seemingly awaiting someone’s arrival.