JSCMU-Chapter 76: The Master has Work; The Servant Labors

Under the passionate music, even those who hadn’t planned on buying the perfect-quality Foundation Establishment Pill couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation.

There were so many people here!

If they were chosen, never mind anything else.

Wouldn’t it prove they were the child of destiny? 

Even if it was just to prove their luck, they couldn’t resist saying a quiet prayer.

“Pick me.”

“Pick me.”

Countless people prayed silently in their hearts.

This tension and anticipation in the air quietly transformed into Emotion Points, steadily flowing into Yun Jin’s system.

Yun Jin came to a realization.

It seems she still needs to properly expand the channels through which she harvested Emotion Points.

Aside from these emotions.

In truth, there was one type of emotion that’s even easier to generate Emotion Points from, and that was… fear.

If she could create fear, keeping countless people in a state of dread, then the amount of Emotion Points generated would exceed her imagination.

But Yun Jin doesn’t think she had fallen to that level of moral depravity.

She wants to earn Emotion Points, but not without a bottom line.

Take this time, for instance. Had she chosen to simply auction off the perfect-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, the price would have easily surpassed a single supreme-grade spirit stone, because the emotions of the crowd had already been stirred. A few more words would be enough to drive them into a frenzy.

During that process, the Emotion Points generated would certainly be even greater.

But Yun Jin didn’t want to do that.

She wanted to make money, but only the appropriate amount.

She wanted to earn Emotion Points, but only the right kind.

Yun Jin had carefully considered the price of a single supreme-grade spirit stone. Compared to Biling Pills, the research value of this batch of pills is far greater. Even alchemy sects might make a move to compete. At this price, the buyers would suffer no loss.

After a whole night of planning, Yun Jin was truly offering a real benefit this time.

This round earned her a very impressive amount of Emotion Points.

She estimated that fear would yield even more Emotion Points, since fear is much more intense.

But to make people fear her, without harming innocent people.

She’ll have to give more thought to this point.

While Yun Jin was pondering, the ten Firefly Beasts selected the ten lucky winners.

As the beams of light landed simultaneously, the ten chosen people were full of joy and excitement.

They were picked among so many people?

As expected.

This must be what it feels like to be a child of destiny!

“Next, will these ten lucky winners please come onto the stage.”

The theme song of If You Are the One started playing again.

The ten selected spectators proudly marched forward.

Yun Jin asked each of them if they wished to forfeit their spot.

None of them did.

These cultivators weren’t fools. These pills could be resold at a higher price, who would give up such an opportunity?

With no forfeits, the process was simple. Money was exchanged for the goods, and the transaction was quickly completed.

Finally.

Yun Jin said with a face full of reluctant longing, “Family members, tonight’s event ends here. Happy times are always short, but our hearts will always remain together!”

At that moment.

The gentle melody of Unforgettable Tonight began to play.

Yun Jin’s lips twitched slightly. Was her eldest senior brother becoming more and more of a troll?

He really thought no one knew he transmigrated, so now he was letting himself go, huh?

Yun Jin held back her urge to comment and announced that tonight’s event had officially ended.

Perhaps because no one had ever seen such an entertaining alchemy performance before… the crowd was reluctant to leave.

In the end, it took Ming Heng and several other respected elders to step in and maintain order before the crowd could be persuaded to disperse.

“Master, should we go say hello to Little Junior Sister and the others?” Si Wanning also seemed a bit reluctant to leave.

She even started to regret it.

Why didn’t she come with Little Junior Sister?

It looked so fun!

“Say hello for what?” Lin Ya grabbed Si Wanning by the collar. “Hurry and return to the sect! If they get back and find us gone, won’t us sneaking off to attend this event be exposed?”

Si Wanning was puzzled. “Even if we get found out, isn’t it fine?”

“It’s a problem, a big problem,” Lin Ya said seriously. “Then we won’t get to enjoy the fun of buying things together with the rest of the ‘family’! Xiao Jin will probably just give us a bunch of free items directly. But, is that what we want?”

“No!” Si Wanning answered instinctively.

“Then let’s go!” Lin Ya took advantage of the moment to drag her away.

Are you kidding?

He, the dignified Peak Master of Heavenly Sword Peak, got caught among the younger generation scrambling to shop… where would he put his old face?

He still had some pride, okay?

“Eldest Senior Brother,” Yun Jin yawned, “I’ll leave the rest to you to handle. I’m going back to rest.”

Actually, Yun Jin was in a hurry to go back and check her system panel. She thought she had heard a system prompt earlier, but she was too busy selling things to pay attention.

“Alright, you can head back to the sect first. I’ve got this handled.” Yue Zhao was full of energy. He was already planning how to negotiate future business deals and take control of the market.

The business empire of Yue Zhao would begin right here in this marketplace!

Right after speaking, Yue Zhao suddenly became uneasy: “Wait, it’s not safe for you to go back alone. Let me escort you first.”

He was firm, and Yun Jin couldn’t refuse.

The two had just left the market when suddenly Yue Zhao narrowed his eyes and called out, “Master? Second Junior Sister?”

The two figures ahead paused.

Then suddenly started walking faster.

Yue Zhao was so amused he laughed. Just by looking at their sneaky backs, he already recognized them. Still trying to run?

“It really is them.” Yun Jin recognized them too. She grinned. “Eldest Senior Brother, you can go back, there’s no need to worry about me. I’m going to find those two.”

“Master! Second Senior Sister!” Yun Jin called out while chasing them.

Seeing that Lin Ya had no intention of stopping, she shouted, “Everyone come look! The great Tianxing Sect’s—”

The next moment.

Lin Ya spun around and immediately clapped a hand over Yun Jin’s mouth.

Yun Jin blinked innocently.

Lin Ya had no choice but to say, “Stop yelling, stop yelling. We’ll go back together, okay?”

Yun Jin nodded obediently, and only then did Lin Ya let go.

Yun Jin glanced at her master and senior sister, grinning.

Lin Ya tried to save face. “As your master, I was mainly worried that with your personality, you might get beaten up out there. So I came to keep an eye on you. It definitely wasn’t to join in the fun.”

“I understand, I totally understand,” Yun Jin said. “Master, I’m already a second-rank alchemist! Once I break through again, I’ll be able to refine the Heaven Mending Pill.”

The Heaven Mending Pill is a seventh-grade divine medicine, effective even for cultivators in the Fusion Stage.

In general, to refine a seventh-grade pill, an alchemist’s cultivation had to reach Fusion Stage, and also be a seventh-rank alchemist. Only then would the success rate be somewhat reliable.

At present, the current peak master of Divine Pill Peak, Huo Lie, had indeed reached the Fusion Stage, but he was only a fifth-rank alchemist. For him, refining the Heaven Mending Pill would have a very high failure rate. It’s very likely that it would take him numerous attempts before there’s a single success.

But the sect wouldn’t provide that many herbs for Huo Lie to experiment with.

On another note.

Huo Lie was Zhao Wuji’s loyal lackey. Asking him to help Master refine medicine? That was simply impossible.

Yun Jin would have to rely on herself for the Heaven Mending Pill!

Within three months, it would be impossible to reach Fusion Stage, but she is fairly confident she could break through to late-stage Golden Core.

By then, she should also be able to become a fourth-rank alchemist.

The rest would depend on stacking simplification attempts.

Like last time.

When she was still at Qi Refining and wanted to refine a second-grade pill, the simplification system didn’t say it was impossible. Only that it would take more attempts to accumulate the simplification process.

At the time, Yun Jin was only one step away from Foundation Establishment, so she didn’t waste simplification chances.

But when it came to the Heaven Mending Pill, she wouldn’t have a choice.

No matter how many attempts it took, she’d use them all.

In her past life, this old man had given his life for her. Yun Jin doesn’t have many virtues, but she always repaid her debts.

When Yun Jin brought up the Heaven Mending Pill again.

Lin Ya fell into a daze.

He suddenly realized his little disciple wasn’t just speaking casually.

She actually, truly wanted to refine the Heaven Mending Pill for him.

In that moment, Lin Ya was a little moved. His voice trembled as he said, “There’s no need to force it. This injury of mine has lasted a long time, I’ve already grown used to it.”

“Master, if you don’t get better, how can you protect us?” Yun Jin said in full domineering-CEO mode. “I will definitely refine the Heaven Mending Pill. Master, just focus on recovering for the next few months. When you regain your strength, if you don’t take good care of yourself, I’ll be upset. Got it? Just be obedient. Alright?”

Lin Ya: “???”

…Okay, so he was a little touched, sure.

But!

Didn’t these words sound a bit off?

However, Yun Jin looked as if it was completely natural. Lin Ya opened his mouth, then closed it again, not knowing what to say.

Once they returned to Heavenly Sword Peak, Yun Jin darted straight back to her own quarters.

The little Iron-Eating Beast was already asleep, so Yun Jin didn’t bother it.

She returned to her room and first checked the day’s Emotion Points income.

In the past.

She mainly relied on “showing off” to gain Emotion Points. This method could generate a large amount of emotions in the moment, but the sustainability wasn’t great.

Tonight, she spent four whole hours continuously harvesting Emotion Points.

Combining the previous total, her panel showed that her simplification attempts had reached an astonishing 2,300+ times.

In one night, she had gained 200,000 Emotion Points.

The onlookers numbered about a thousand people. That meant each person had contributed at least 200 Emotion Points, with some giving more and some less. Two hundred points per person was the average.

This deal was hugely profitable.

She both established cooperative relationships with the marketplace’s merchants and gained a generous profit herself, while also pushing her simplification attempts up another level.

However, this kind of thing couldn’t be done too often.

Gathering so many people again next time wouldn’t be so easy.

In the short term, she probably wouldn’t get another chance to earn this much Emotion Points at once.

She recalled that during the event, she seemed to have heard some kind of system notification sound.

Yun Jin checked and found a message she had overlooked:

“Ding. Simplification Attempts reached 1,000. Simplification attempt tier system unlocked. Current simplification attempts are Elementary Simplification. Every ten points of Elementary Simplification can be combined into one Intermediate Simplification. Every ten points of Intermediate Simplification can be combined into one Advanced Simplification.”

“Note: Elementary Simplifications can only be used for simplifications of the corresponding level. For example, if the host is at Foundation Establishment, only Foundation Establishment-level techniques, pills, etc., can be simplified. Intermediate Simplification has a certain probability of simplifying across realms. For example, if the host is at Foundation Establishment, there is a chance to simplify Golden Core-level techniques, pills, etc. Advanced Simplification has a high probability of simplifying across realms.”

The notes were simple, and Yun Jin quickly understood. She narrowed her eyes slightly.

Calculating it.

If she converted all her 2,300 Primary Simplifications into Intermediate Simplification, there would be about 230.

Converted to Advanced Simplification, there would only be 23 left.

What looked like a massive amount of Emotion Points suddenly didn’t seem so abundant anymore.

Most importantly, to refine the Heaven Mending Pill, she would have to cross several realms, so she would most likely use Advanced Simplifications.

Yun Jin couldn’t help but sigh. These Emotion Points still need to be accumulated!

She glanced at the little Iron-Eating Beast’s status.

Its “Charge” skill had reached level two, it must have practiced several hundred times. The skill proficiency was already at 50%. In a few more days, it might reach level three.

Aside from skills, a spirit beast’s cultivation level is also important. She would have to exchange for a few pill recipes for spirit beasts.

In addition, the planting matter would have to be put on the agenda.

That meant she would have to study some manuals for botanists.

Currently, medicinal herbs often took thousands or even tens of thousands of years to grow. They could not solely rely on growing naturally; otherwise, herbs would have gone extinct long ago.

Ultimately, their growth still depends on botanists.

Botanists could summon clouds and rain, creating environments that medicinal herbs liked, or use secret techniques to speed up their growth.

It was said that Xuandan Sect had a ninth-rank botanist who, when using his full strength, could mature a herb to the ten-thousand-year level within a single year.

Such a legendary botanist was a person of the highest status, even within Xuandan Sect.

After all, the foundation of alchemy is medicinal herbs!

Yun Jin remembered that Tianxing Sect also have some planting-related secret techniques. Tomorrow, she would go find Elder Ming to exchange for them. She still had the 1,000 sect contribution points Elder Ming gave her and should be enough to exchange for several uncommon planting manuals.

In addition,

She also had to get started on the Azure Lotus Sword Technique. Tomorrow, she would find those senior brothers to strengthen emotional ties and urge them to practice more, so her own sword technique could quickly reach proficiency, thus fulfilling the prerequisite for mastering the Azure Lotus Sword Technique.

Yun Jin felt like she was getting a bit too busy.

Suddenly, she thought of something, and her eyes lit up: “System, Gu Jinghong is now my servant. If the master has work, the servant labors. There’s nothing wrong with that, right?”

The system paused for a moment, then gave a mechanical reply, “Not a permanent master-servant contract.”

“It’s still three months. For these three months, he’s my property,” Yun Jin said rather domineeringly. “Update his data panel for me as well. From now on, Emotion Points generated by him should also count toward me. And he should help with things I couldn’t get around to.”

For example, if she couldn’t watch someone’s sword practice herself, Gu Jinghong could watch for her, and after he watched, it would also increase her proficiency!

That way, it would be like having another body.

Isn’t that what servants are for?

Everything the servant has belongs to the master!

And what belongs to the master still belongs to the master!

The system froze for a while, then really did obediently update the panel.

The panel now displayed Gu Jinghong’s data.