Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor

He paid such a great price to ingratiate himself with Jia Zongling, yet not only did he not get promoted, he was instead thoroughly brought low.

Gate Guarding Disciples held an extremely low status, and even some of the better-off Sword Slaves could act all high and mighty in front of them. Mountain Master Mao Wu was so frustrated he wanted to cry. Indeed, Chu Feng had hit the nail on the head, pride had turned into disappointment.

"Humph, of course there's no mistake. That Jade Pendant you presented has lost all its spirit, and the Jade Worm inside has turned into a dead bug. Jia Zongling was incredibly furious. You should count yourself lucky that you weren't sent to be a mining Sword Slave, that alone is mercy."

Having said that, the Inner Sect Disciple flew away on his sword.

Leaving behind Mountain Master Mao Wu, drenched as if by cold water, despondent and dispirited.

"I spent a full 500,000 taels, only to buy a useless Jade Pendant. How could this happen? How could this…"

Mountain Master Mao Wu fell to the ground with a thud; he was completely deflated this time.

Thinking about being reassigned as a Gate Guarding Disciple, being ridiculed every day, pandering and deferential to others, and even having to speak submissively to some former subordinates, he couldn't help feeling utterly hopeless.

It was simply unimaginable, absolutely a hellish existence.

In less than a year, Mountain Master Mao Wu had fallen from being the master of a mountain to becoming a Gate Guarding Disciple. All this was because he had signed his own death warrant by contending with Chu Feng.

"That Jade Pendant, it must have been tampered with by that damned Chu Feng. No wonder he said when he sold it, 'Once sold, there are absolutely no returns or exchanges.'

"Chu Feng, you damned bastard! May your son be born with tiny eyes, your wife forever unfaithful..."

Mountain Master Mao Wu exhausted all the cursing words he could think of.

Curse as he may, one still has to do what needs to be done.

Life must go on.

After Chu Feng returned to his own Medicine Mountain, he first inspected the entire mountain.

He would point out any issues immediately, telling his subordinates to make improvements. At the same time, he would selectively teach some sophisticated Medicinal Herb planting techniques to his loyal followers.

Like Wu Ming, Han Shuang, and others.

Chu Feng took great care of the disciples who had followed him from Dan State.

After he had finished inspecting the whole Medicine Mountain, when he returned to the Mountain Master Hall where he was living, he was immediately startled as soon as he entered the door.

Inside the hall, someone was kneeling, looking quite familiar.

"Master, you have returned! Vice Mountain Master Qiu Gong has been kneeling here for almost two days," said the servant Old Xia, who was quite competent in handling affairs and very loyal to Chu Feng.

Therefore, even after Chu Feng became the Mountain Master, he still kept Old Xia as his servant.

Often in seclusion or out and about, although Han Shuang lived with him, she also needed to cultivate. There had to be someone trustworthy at home to take care of various household matters.

Old Xia was very fitting for the role, extremely competent.

"Vice Mountain Master Qiu Gong, didn't you always want to contend with me? What's with suddenly kneeling here?" Chu Feng was somewhat puzzled.

He walked over and stared at Qiu Gong, "Vice Mountain Master Qiu, what kind of play are you putting on here?"

The two Vice Mountain Masters, Fang Youming and Chu Feng had formed a close bond and had always been unwavering in their support for him. Thus, after Chu Feng ascended to the position of Mountain Master, he took good care of Vice Mountain Master Fang.

Vice Mountain Master Fang was doing better and better, and his promotion to the position of Mountain Master in the near future was a certainty.

Qiu Gong, due to his low level of consciousness and having sided with the wrong team, chose to oppose Chu Feng.

The result was that he fared worse and worse, facing setbacks at every turn.

Originally, Qiu Gong thought that by relying on the big tree of Han Shan, he finally had the ability to contend with Chu Feng.

Little did he know, Chu Feng's capabilities far exceeded his imagination.

Qiu Gong not only failed to gain any advantage but was instead berated thoroughly by Han Shan.

After returning, Qiu Gong spent a whole night in calm contemplation, feeling that if he continued this way, he was likely to end up like Mao Wu, Yang Tianbao, and others.

Chu Feng is a devil, no one who contends with Chu Feng will come out unscathed.

After careful consideration, Qiu Gong made a surprising decision. He decided to apologize to Chu Feng and ask for forgiveness.

This way, even if he couldn't gain Chu Feng's promotion or help, at least he wouldn't have to worry about being dealt with by Chu Feng.

Qiu Gong is not fond of speaking; he is a down-to-earth person.

He immediately ran to Chu Feng's Mountain Master Hall and knelt to apologize. However, Old Xia informed him that Chu Feng had gone out.

Qiu Gong thought that Chu Feng was deliberately avoiding him, so he knelt and refused to get up.

"Mountain Master Chu, you finally agree to see me! In the past, I, Qiu Gong, was blinded and muddled by greed, which led me to oppose you. It was my fault. I now apologize to Mountain Master Chu, I beg for your magnanimity to forgive my foolishness and ignorance."

Having said that, Qiu Gong kowtowed repeatedly to Chu Feng.

"Oh, I thought something major had happened. It turns out to be just a minor issue. Get up," Chu Feng held no deep grudges towards Qiu Gong.

"If Mountain Master Chu does not forgive me, I will not get up!" Vice Mountain Master Qiu turned stubborn, refusing to rise even with Chu Feng's help.

Chu Feng pondered for a few seconds and no longer attempted to help him up but instead said with a solemn expression, "Qiu Gong, let me put it this way. My enemies are Inner Sect's Qin Shan, Jia Zhenjing, and others who are even more formidable than them. As for you, and I don't mean to belittle you, you probably don't qualify to be my adversary."

"Stand up! If you want my forgiveness, it's quite simple. I won't judge you by what you say, but by what you do."

Vice Mountain Master Qiu Gong's expression froze, as if he had been struck by a ten thousandfold blast.

After all the fuss, it turned out that Mountain Master Chu never regarded him as an adversary.

He got up, face flushed with embarrassment, gave Chu Feng a deep bow, and then left.

He believed that in the days to come, he would definitely seek Chu Feng's forgiveness through his actions.

Following this little episode, Chu Feng's Medicine Mountain finally calmed down. Every day, besides diligently cultivating, he would also discuss life with the breathtakingly beautiful Han Shuang in the still of the night.

...

Time flew by quickly and in the blink of an eye, another month had passed.

Chu Feng had refined the Sword Qi within his body a total of nine times, making it extremely pure and concentrated.

His understanding and insight into the Mixed Element Unlimited Skill had deepened further.

In the past few days, he tried to cultivate this technique, absorbing the Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth and transforming it into new Sword Qi. With only two days of cultivation, the Sword Qi obtained was equivalent to the yield of working hard for six full days in the past.

That is to say, compared to when he did not practice Body Refining Techniques, the efficiency had increased by a whopping threefold.

Moreover, the Sword Qi now cultivated was especially pure, the very Original Sword Energy. The higher Chu Feng's cultivation became in the future, the greater the benefits he would obtain.

"Mountain Master Chu, someone is looking for you," a Gate Guarding Disciple came to report.

Chu Feng was now a Mountain Master, holding an incredibly high status within the Outer Sect.

Especially since he managed to climb to the third floor of the Chuan Gong Hall in just two and a half hours, many of the higher-ups in the Outer Sect were aware of this feat. Their attitude towards Chu Feng had also become more amiable.

"Who is it?" inquired Chu Feng.

"It's a particularly beautiful woman, she says she comes from the Vermilion Bird Imperial City," the Gate Guarding Disciple reported truthfully.

"Could it be Shishi?" Chu Feng's mind conjured the lovely and charming face of Li Shishi.