Chapter 162 Quota

Wei Zhong heard what he said and asked questions from time to time. Shan Ji answered patiently, which solved Wei Zhong's doubts.

After a while, the two of them finished talking, and Wei Zhong left a green jade bottle for tea.

He said goodbye and left, stepped across the threshold of the courtyard, and followed the stone steps when he came.

Shan Ji stayed in the courtyard and picked up the jade bottle. After opening it, he immediately saw ten round jade elixirs in it.

"Ten fourth-level Earth Mysterious Pills are quite generous!"

At the same time, through this incident, I realized that Wei Zhong was difficult to return to his heart.

"It would be extremely difficult to get this person to belong to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce."

Recalling what I know about this person, he has practiced as a casual cultivator for hundreds of years and has never joined any sect or family force.

Being able to be a guest at Yunji Chamber of Commerce is also to get rid of the suppression of the sect and get rid of the battle between good and evil.

If he hadn't been forced to this point, he might not even want to get the position of idle guest minister.

Shan Jie looked at the elixir in the bottle and murmured:

"The fourth-level alchemist who is more than three hundred years old is indeed very young. He is much younger than the talents trained within the Chamber of Commerce, and his alchemy level is also much better."

After saying this, he shook his head again, thinking of a certain unpleasant guy.

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Wei Zhong walked down the mountain steps. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he looked back at the clouds and mist at the top of the mountain. With a thoughtful look in his eyes, he sighed and used his escape technique to escape back to Jinpingfang City.

On the other side, Miaoli Shan, who had left Lingshan early, had already headed to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce with the arrangements in hand.

As soon as he landed in the pavilion below, a male monk came up to him.

He is Du Yun, the son of the fourth-level alchemist Du Longfeng. He is a third-level alchemist himself and has the experience of refining third-level high-grade elixirs several times.

However, it is not stable. In terms of alchemy, he can barely gain a foothold in the middle grade.

"I've met Elder Miao. I wonder if the leader agrees to my father's request?"

Du Yun slightly cupped his hands and asked with a smile on his face.

Miaolishan frowned, and the other party's smiling and disrespectful attitude seemed to make him a little dissatisfied:

"Such a rude request, I naturally rejected it.

"There are countless people within the Chamber of Commerce who are waiting for the pure jade liquid to refine their consciousness. How could you, the Du family, jump in the queue like this? What's more, your alchemy skills of Du Yun are not outstanding within the Chamber of Commerce."

Hearing Miaolishan's slightly humiliating remarks, Du Yun looked ugly and then asked:

"What about the five thousand-year-old elixir? Did the guild leader agree?"

"Oh, I forgot about this," Miaoli Shan pretended to take out the jade slip to check.

It was impossible to forget a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, but at least Miaoli Shan did not refuse immediately, which gave Du Yun some hope.

Unexpectedly, Miaolishan put away the jade slip, then looked directly at Du Yun and said:

"Although your Du family holds a high position in the association, you cannot misappropriate the resources in the association like this. You need to use contribution points in exchange for needs.

The allocation of five thousand-year-old elixirs to alchemists of the fourth or third level is almost enough, but Du Yunqi is far from qualified.

Even the third-level high-grade elixir cannot be refined stably, so why do you need so many thousand-year-old elixirs?

If Elder Du needs it, he can apply as an elder, so why bother with such twists and turns. "

When Du Yun heard these words, the hope he had just left was suddenly shattered.

"But it's not like the guild leader doesn't miss the old friendship. He has approved one of the five elixirs. You can just have someone pick it up later with Elder Du's voucher."

After saying this, he ignored Du Yun, who was stunned on the spot, and headed towards the pavilion ahead.

Shan Ji handed over many tasks, but Miaoli Shan had no time to waste words with Du Yun.

Seeing Miaoli Shan leave and looking at his back from a distance, Du Yun's face turned pale.

"cheap······"

I couldn't utter a single word, I didn't know what I thought of, and I was silent for a moment.

Turn around and walk in one direction.

This place is the core of the Gathering Chamber of Commerce, and flight is prohibited. Even Yuanying monks like Miaoli Shan may walk step by step if there is no emergency.

Du Yun made many twists and turns along the palace complex, and finally arrived in front of a Lingshan Mountain with thick smoke.

This place is the Alchemy Hall area where the Chamber of Commerce gathers. There is a fire vein under the Lingshan Mountain, during which the disciples can use the earth fire in the fire vein to refine elixirs.

There are continuous pavilions embedded into the mountainside on the mountainside, and there are many monks in fiery red robes coming and going on them.

When Du Yun stepped into this place, many familiar people greeted him:

"Senior Brother Du!"

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Du Yun nodded and did not respond.

Arriving at the depths of the pavilion, we stepped into a quiet place. This was the place where his father, Du Longfeng, retreated and made alchemy.

I saw the back of an old man sitting cross-legged on the futon.

Du Yun recounted the conversation he had just had with Miaoli Shan: "Father..."

These words made Du Longfeng sigh.

He slowly turned around, revealing his somewhat old face. The gray on his brows and hair and beard all show his age.

Du Longfeng is a fourth-level alchemist in the Chamber of Commerce, second only to Xie Yuanrui, and he is also an early Yuanying monk.

He is very senior in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce and is almost the same generation as Shan Ji and Xie Yuan Rui.

Therefore, he was able to serve as the elder of the association and coordinate the affairs of the Alchemy Palace here.

After sighing several times, a hoarse voice suddenly came out:

"This single interpretation has become more and more stringent after Xie Yuanrui left..."

As he spoke, there seemed to be some reminiscence in his eyes.

"But it's good to be able to get a ten-year-old elixir. It doesn't worry about our old relationship."

Du Yun looked down at Du Yun:

"Although you have not applied for the Qingshen Jade Liquid, you are still far from being able to cultivate the Ningying Ying at present, and there is no need to rush for this heaven and earth spiritual object.

You might as well use this ten thousand-year elixir to improve your alchemy skills and improve your status in the chamber of commerce.

I can't rely on my old bones all the time. "

"Father······"

Du Longfeng coughed twice, stopping Du Yun's words.

"I have been concentrating for hundreds of years, but I have never had the opportunity to enter the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. I cannot improve my cultivation, and my lifespan has nowhere to increase. I can only continue to consume it as time goes by. I'm afraid I will follow that path soon. Xie Yuanrui left."

When Du Yun heard this, he suddenly looked horrified.

Although he saw that Du Longfeng was getting older, he never asked about his longevity, and he never expected to hear this with his own ears now.

Seeing this, Du Longfeng laughed and said:

"There's no need to show off like this, I can still live for at least one or two hundred years, long enough to protect you as you enter the Nascent Soul.

“Although Yunji Chamber of Commerce is a place to see craftsmanship, cultivation is also indispensable.

"The reason why your father and I can become the general manager of this alchemy palace is because we have the dual identities of fourth-level alchemy master and Yuanying monk.

"If you want to do something here in the future, your cultivation and alchemy skills are indispensable."

Du Yun nodded slowly. He had practiced in the Chamber of Commerce for many years and he also knew the truth.

‘If you only have cultivation but no skills, then you can only work as a thug for the Chamber of Commerce and do some dangerous fighting in exchange for cultivation materials.

On the contrary, if you only have skills but no cultivation, you will have little status. He can only be like those fourth-level alchemy masters in the alchemy stage, succumbing to his own father.

Only by holding both in hand can we have a place in this gathering of chambers of commerce. ’

"Shan Ji has seen Xie Yuanrui leave and has the idea of ​​​​strengthening the management of the Chamber of Commerce. I am afraid that the face of an old man like me will become weaker and weaker in the future.

Everything will ultimately be divided according to the contribution of the Chamber of Commerce, but this is also a good thing for you.

With my help, as long as you can improve your cultivation and alchemy skills at the same time, our Du family will definitely have a place here. "

Du Yun nodded slowly after hearing this:

"Father, don't worry, the child will not disappoint his father."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a noise outside the palace. Du Longfeng waved his hand, and Du Yun knew what it meant and left the room to inquire.

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"It's so inappropriate to make noise!"

Seeing that it was Senior Brother Du Yun who spoke out, everyone stopped.

Du Yun pointed at someone and asked for details. The latter's answer immediately shocked Du Yun.

"Senior brother, I don't know. I heard that during the meeting, there was an intention to reduce the resource quota of our Alchemy Palace by 10% and transfer it to the Qi Palace."

"That's nonsense. My father, as the general manager of the Alchemy Hall, doesn't even know about this. How did you and the others know about it?"

"this······"

The man's breath was stagnant, and then he remembered that he had also heard what others said.

At this moment, a monk stood up from the crowd:

"Senior Brother Du, I heard this from the main hall. It came from the discussions between Senior Miao and others."

"Senior Miao?"

Du Yun recalled Miaoli Shan who had just returned from the meeting leader.

‘Is this true? ’

He quickly returned to Du Longfeng's practice hall and told him the whole story.

Du Longfeng didn't show any surprise when he heard the news, he just sighed slightly.

"Father, is this really happening?"

Du Yun asked in confusion, and heard Du Longfeng murmur:

"Xie Yuanrui left, and Shan Ji made this decision as I expected.

In the previous decades, Xie Yuanrui had given up on alchemy matters, but his resource quota had not been reduced, but was evenly distributed among the Alchemy Hall according to his wishes.

Therefore, our Alchemy Palace has been in an extremely prosperous state for decades.

Now that Xie Yuanrui has left, this quota will naturally be eliminated. "

Du Longfeng's thoughts were already flying as he spoke, thinking of the puppet inheritance he had recently received from Luohe Mansion.

‘Is it because of this inheritance that the resource quota is transferred to the Instrument Palace? ’

As the general manager of the Alchemy Palace, Du Longfeng was indifferent, but the disciples in the palace didn't think so.

When the announcement came from the main hall and confirmed the matter, it immediately caused a lot of people to jump up and down.

"Why should the resource quota of my Alchemy Palace be shared with the Qi Palace? It's unfair, unfair."

"Yes, that's not fair!"

"······"

The disciples in the hall were talking a lot, and the person who announced the matter was immediately in trouble.

He said loudly: "Please ask Elder Du and the disciples in the palace to explain something."

Du Longfeng was called out. The latter looked helpless when facing the disciples of the Alchemy Hall, and could only explain in a low voice the origin of this quota.

Only then did all the disciples understand the whole story.

"It turns out it's because of Elder Xie."

Only then did the disciples in the hall remember this senior master who had left the Alchemy Hall for nearly a hundred years. His shadow over the Alchemy Hall finally disappeared with his departure.

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The disciples of the Dan Palace were disappointed, but the Qi Palace on the other side was happy.

"This arrangement made by the guild leader has given us a boost," a young man in black robes said to the people around him.

At the same time, his hands were not idle. He held a black metal arm, moved his fingertips, and burned a mysterious rune on it.

"Who says it's not the case? Ever since we received the task of refining the puppets, our Weapon Palace has been in short supply of resources. We should have issued such an order long ago."

As he spoke, he took over the puppet arm from the person just now, added another rune after the inscription on it, and then handed it over to the next disciple of the Instrument Palace.

In this way, through the hands of seven or eight people, the runes of this puppet arm were drawn.

Put it into the final basket, and others will collect it and put it into the next production line...

Looking around, the few people were in an extremely wide hall, with dozens of people doing exactly the same job.

It's just that other people are not making puppet arms, but legs, heads, shoulders and even various parts.

The puppets made are only second level.

In a pavilion only a few miles away from here, more than a dozen monks were quarreling around a puppet that was less than half a person tall.

"How can light runes be drawn on the legs? They should be engraved on the spine of the puppet..."

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"Brother Xuan, do you think it is possible to refine this fourth-level puppet?"

The person speaking was wearing a yellow Bagua Taoist robe, with a green aura flashing between his eyebrows. He was obviously using the spiritual eye technique and was analyzing the composition of the puppet in front of him.

"The body part is not the difficult part. With the sample brought back by Miao Yatou, it can be refined sooner or later.

"The only problem is the divine box. We don't have the refining materials in hand, and we are not proficient in its refining method. It is very difficult to refine it."

I couldn't help but shake my head when I said this.

These two people were the two fourth-level weapon refiners gathered in the Chamber of Commerce. The person who spoke earlier and was wearing a yellow Bagua Taoist robe was named Huang Yunqi. He had many experiences in refining fourth-level mid-grade or even high-grade magic weapons.

He is the most famous weapon refiner in the Chamber of Commerce.

The person who replied was named Zhuge Zhao, also known as Xuan Zhao. They were both fourth-level weapon refiners of the Chamber of Commerce, but their skills were inferior to Huang Yunqi's.

However, he possesses third-level puppetry skills, and when combined, he has an extraordinary status.

"God's Box! I heard that the Chamber of Commerce has already gone to the Western Desert and even Beiyuan to purchase the God-breaking Jade, the Heavenly Fantasy Stone and other items. I wonder if I can get anything from it."

Zhuge Zhao shook his head:

"It has been several years since Elder Yu traveled, and no clear news has been sent back yet. The situation is probably not good."

Huang Yunqi also sighed:

"This is troublesome. I don't know if this divine box can be replaced by something else."

"It's very difficult. At least with our level of weapon refining, there is no way to replace the divine box. The puppet that loses this thing is at the third level at most, and is far from being able to compete with the Nascent Soul."

"This disappoints the guild leader. Without these fourth-level puppets, the secret realm..."

The voice gradually became quieter and could not be heard.

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In Jinpingfang City, Wei Zhong returned to the small courtyard from Lingshan and saw a person waiting outside the courtyard.

With his spiritual sense, he discovered that it was Yan Wanhong.

At the same time, he also noticed that Wei Zhong turned around and came forward:

"Senior Miao has important matters, and I have specifically asked you to take Fellow Daoist Wei to the Chamber of Commerce."