Chapter 7

This was far beyond Xia Yan’s expectations. The brain algorithm for marriage matching generally results in compatibility percentages between 70% and 85%. Anything above 85% is considered highly compatible.

For highly compatible couples, the marriage tends to be more harmonious and they are more likely to have children.

Xia Yan was thrilled when she saw that the compatibility between Xiao Ye and Chu Ning reached 90%. This meant that her son and Chu Ning would likely have descendants. How could this not make her happy?!

“Immediately have Ye’er and Zheng’er register their marriage with Chu Ning!” Xia Yan said excitedly.

“Yes,” Song Lian replied with a smile.

The Fifth Prince, the Marshal, and Chu Ning’s high compatibility made Song Lian eager to facilitate their union.

After a moment of thought, Xia Yan calmed herself down a little.

“By the way, has the second candidate been matched yet?” she asked Song Lian.

“Yes, it has,” Song Lian replied, his smile still intact.

“The second candidate’s compatibility with Chu Ning is also over 90%, reaching 92%. Moreover, this person is quite familiar with both the Marshal and the Fifth Prince.”

“Oh?” Xia Yan’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Who is it?”

“Gu Ming.”

Xia Yan was surprised but quickly nodded in satisfaction.

“That brat!”

“I didn’t expect him to participate in the brain’s marriage matching.”

“Good! Our families have always had a good relationship, and now it’s all settled—we’ve become one big family!”

Gu Ming was skilled in medicine, and with him, Ye’er and Zheng’er would marry Chu Ning. Xia Yan felt relieved.

Moreover, with the Gu family’s backing, she could now have a stronger connection to the royal family.

In the future, if she needed military funds, she could seek help from the Gu family, and they would likely be more generous.

After a brief conversation with Song Lian, Xia Yan ended the video call.

On the other side, Chu Ning had just returned home.

Feeling hungry, she grabbed two tubes of nutritional liquid to fill her stomach.

She began to plan how to make money.

Her account balance was running low, so she needed to act quickly.

Closing her eyes, Chu Ning sank her consciousness into her Xu Miring.

Inside the Xu Miring, several shelves stood with various medicinal herbs, elixirs, and alchemy furnaces.

“This body hasn’t undergone cultivation yet. I’ll need to start over.”

“Since I can’t refine high-level pills for now, these herbs won’t be of use for a while.”

Chu Ning gazed at the herbs she had collected with a slight regret.

Some of these herbs were collected by her, while others were obtained by people who hired her to refine pills for them. All of them were precious items.

As for the pills, the shelves held only the ones she had refined herself—some from her practice sessions and others as payment for services.

At this moment, Chu Ning was glad she hadn’t thrown away some of the lower-grade pills, like the ones she had once dismissed—such as the Bone Cleansing Pill and Spirit-Refining Pill.

Otherwise, with her new body, even if she wanted to cultivate again, she probably wouldn’t even meet the basic requirements for starting.

“The number of Bone Cleansing Pills is enough, but the Spirit-Refining Pills are a bit scarce.” Chu Ning counted the quantity of the two pills, her expression turning serious.

The Spirit-Refining Pill was a high-grade pill, only cultivators in the Gold Core stage could refine it.

She sighed. “Looks like I won’t be able to take shortcuts in pill refining for now.”

After a moment, Chu Ning’s expression became resolute once again.

So what if she couldn’t take shortcuts? She had cultivation methods and previous life experiences in alchemy. With enough practice, she would surely reach the peak again.

With that thought, Chu Ning moved towards the shelf that held her alchemy furnaces.

The shelves held several furnaces of different sizes, each representing a milestone from her journey of becoming stronger, starting with the first furnace she used when she joined the Alchemy Sect.

In her previous life, each time she upgraded her furnace, she would keep the old one as a memento.

Originally, those old furnaces had little value, but now, they had a different significance.

Chu Ning took down the first furnace she used after joining the sect.

“Since we’re starting over, let’s begin with you,” she muttered.

With that, she returned to the real world.

Opening her eyes, Chu Ning looked at the furnace in her hands, then placed it on the table.

She activated her virtual assistant and began searching for medicinal herbs online.

This world also had pill masters, and of course, there were herbs for sale.

Some common herbs were relatively easy to find.

She decided to start with the most basic pill, the Painkiller Pill, which had an open formula. The price was low, but the demand was high.

The Pill Master Association and several pharmacies were buying them.

After comparing a few stores, Chu Ning spent 928 Star Coins on the herbs needed to refine the Painkiller Pill.

Once the payment was made, Chu Ning checked her account and found that she had only 2100 Star Coins left.

“I’ll try this first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll think of other ways,” she reassured herself and continued browsing for more pill recipes and herbs.

An hour later, her virtual assistant received a notification that her order would arrive in five minutes.

Chu Ning’s face lit up with joy; she was impressed with the delivery speed.

Soon after, her assistant received a call, notifying her that her package had arrived at the doorstep.

Chu Ning quickly opened the door.

Outside, there was a drone.

The drone recognized Chu Ning and verified the delivery information with her.

After confirming everything, it asked her to provide the delivery code.

Once scanned, the drone allowed Chu Ning to take the package.

Chu Ning was impressed with the technology of this era. She grabbed the package, closed the door, and returned to her room.

At the table, she hurriedly unpacked the package.

Inside, she found the herbs she had ordered, along with two small bottles and a note from the store.

The note provided the store owner’s contact details, offering a reward of 10 Star Coins for positive reviews.

The note also mentioned that the store purchased pills, offering good prices.

Chu Ning was a little excited. She decided that after refining the pills, she would add the store owner as a friend to receive the review bonus. If the price was right, she could sell the pills to them as well.

But for now, she had to focus on refining the pills.

She began sorting the herbs and proceeded with chopping and grinding them.

These steps were unfamiliar to her.

In her previous life, as a top-tier pill master, she could easily perfect the herbs with a wave of her hand, without needing such processes.

After a while, Chu Ning finished preparing everything.

Finally, she moved on to the alchemy stage.

With great focus, she took out the furnace and began adding the prepared herbs.

Since this was her first time refining the Painkiller Pill, she didn’t use much of the herbs.

Though she was confident in her abilities, she couldn’t afford to waste any materials.

After placing the herbs in the furnace, Chu Ning focused and began activating the mental energy technique to ignite the fire.