Chapter 76

Restoring physical strength was one thing, but time couldn’t be saved.

Moreover, providing mental soothing for beastmen consumed a great deal of spiritual energy. Helping her beast husbands with mental soothing required an enormous amount of Jade Dew Pills.

It was bad enough that her stock of pills was depleting rapidly, but because her beast husbands generally had high levels of aggression, the effects of her calming efforts weren’t very effective.

Each time she soothed them, the effects wouldn’t even last ten days before their aggression levels surged back up to where they had started.

Now, she had learned that there was a type of pill called the Exorcism Pill, which could completely erase the violent tendencies of an A-rank beastman with just one dose. How could she not be excited?

The other alchemists in the room also turned to Chu Ning with nervous anticipation.

They, too, wanted to buy Exorcism Pills for their families.

Chu Ning glanced at the crowd.

“I can agree to it. However—”

The alchemists became even more anxious.

“However, both the Exorcism Pill and the Demon-Suppressing Pill are classified pills of the Dan Sect. For now, I don’t want outsiders knowing about them.”

Hearing this, the alchemists immediately understood her concerns.

“We swear to keep it a secret!” Xu Han quickly assured her.

But Chu Ning didn’t agree right away. Instead, she said, “First, you need to accumulate 10 million contribution points. Once you have enough, you can exchange them for Demon-Suppressing Pills, and the Exorcism Pills will be available for purchase through the exchange of Marrow Cleansing Pills. By then, the Dan Sect will set a monthly purchase limit, which should be sufficient for you or your family’s use.”

“Oh, and Marrow Cleansing Pills are exclusive to sect disciples,” Chu Ning added.

For the newly recruited intermediate alchemists, aside from Xu Han, she had no intention of giving them Marrow Cleansing Pills in advance.

After all, if rewards were too easy to obtain, they wouldn’t feel as valuable.

The alchemists exchanged glances, feeling somewhat disappointed, while Wen Lan and Xu Han drew envious gazes from the others.

Those two were truly lucky.

That said, the rest of them weren’t exactly unlucky either.

Not only had they been recruited into the Dan Sect, but they were also valued enough to be personally summoned and assigned responsibilities.

Even if the sect’s secret pills required contribution points to obtain, they were confident that they would be the first to accumulate the necessary amount.

“Understood!” the group responded in unison.

Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction.

“Wen Lan, pick someone to help you refine Spirit Nourishing Pills,” she instructed.

Wen Lan’s gaze swept over the four remaining alchemists before selecting a familiar colleague.

She had already discussed this with them on the way here and had chosen a partner beforehand.

Once Wen Lan made her choice, Chu Ning looked at the remaining three.

“Of the three of you, two will refine Exorcism Pills, and one will refine Demon-Suppressing Pills. Do you have any preferences?”

The three exchanged glances.

The Exorcism Pill was undoubtedly more attractive, but since only one person would be refining the Demon-Suppressing Pill, it meant exclusive access to the formula. This also meant they could accumulate contribution points much faster.

“We leave it to Sect Master’s decision,” the three finally replied.

Pleased with their answer, Chu Ning assigned two alchemists from the military division to refine Exorcism Pills, while the last one—who had previously worked under the Third Princess—would refine Demon-Suppressing Pills.

From there, things became straightforward.

Chu Ning had Wen Lan and her partner leave to start refining Spirit Nourishing Pills, while she personally instructed the remaining three alchemists in Exorcism Pill and Demon-Suppressing Pill refinement.

During the lesson, the three alchemists couldn’t help but admire Chu Ning.

Their sect master looked young, yet her experience was no less than that of veteran alchemists—perhaps even surpassing them.

And then there was her spiritual power. Though they didn’t know the exact value, they could tell that it was definitely not lower than theirs.

For some reason, they had a strong feeling that their sect master might soon advance to the level of a high-tier alchemist.

By noon, Chu Ning had successfully taught them how to refine the pills.

Afterward, the three left Marshal Manor and headed straight for Dan Sect.

Now that they had learned how to refine the sect’s secret pills, their mission was clear—accumulate contribution points as soon as possible. Not a single moment could be wasted.

Marshal Manor – Dining Hall

“Good news, wife! The number of applicants for the first batch of beastman alchemists is even greater than last time. Also, there’s been a report that a candidate with a Double-S-rank talent has appeared—and they meet our special recruitment criteria.” Xia Ye excitedly told Chu Ning.

“How many?” Chu Ning was slightly surprised.

The new recruitment fee was set at 3 billion per person, yet there were still that many wealthy applicants in the Federation?

And a Double-S talent who met their special criteria?

That was the kind of genius cultivator whose talent might even surpass her own.

Had Dan Sect really managed to find such a person?

The more she thought about it, the more Chu Ning’s admiration for Xia Ye grew.

Just in terms of talent acquisition, Xia Ye’s abilities surpassed even the top disciples of her past cultivation world.

Looking at Dan Sect’s disciples, there were already more than ten A-rank alchemists—which, in cultivation terms, was equivalent to Golden Core stage.

If beastmen were included, there were hundreds of cultivators at Golden Core stage, and even dozens at Nascent Soul stage.

Such strength would have surpassed even the Sword Sect, the number one sect in her past cultivation world.

And Dan Sect had only been established for barely a month.

“So far, one person has signed up for special recruitment. As for normal recruitment, there are already fifty-five applicants. What do you think, should we increase the intake for the first batch?” Xia Ye asked.

“What’s your opinion?” Chu Ning wasn’t great at managing logistics but was good at taking advice.

“I suggest increasing the normal recruitment quota to 100 people. The Dan Sect has already set up warehouses and distribution networks on Imperial Star, and we’ve managed to retain most of the flagship store’s customers.

“Now that we’ve recruited so many intermediate and junior alchemists, our pill production will soon skyrocket. I want to use Imperial Capital as a hub to expand warehouses and distribution networks into surrounding cities, but this will require a lot of funding.”

Between registration fees and selling pills to new disciples, the Dan Sect could generate huge profits.

Chu Ning looked at Xia Ye with even more admiration.

“Then let’s recruit 100 people,” she agreed.

She couldn’t help but think—if she had met Xia Ye in her previous life, Dan Sect might have surpassed Sword Sect to become the number one sect.

Xia Ye smirked.

“Also, the contribution point system is now online. Previously, we only set contribution values for basic pills, but now we’ve included Spirit Nourishing Pills, Exorcism Pills, and Demon-Suppressing Pills. However, we haven’t decided how many points these three should be worth—you’ll need to determine that.”

Saying this, Xia Ye handed her a chart.

Chu Ning opened it and took a look.

• First-tier pills: 8–10 bottles for 1 contribution point.
• Intermediate-tier pills: 1–2 bottles for 1 contribution point.
• Third and fourth-tier pills: Counted individually.

She recalled that Xia Ye had previously mentioned that alchemists needed 10 million contribution points to redeem Exorcism or Demon-Suppressing Pills.

Suddenly, she felt that this pricing was a bit… ruthless.