Section 46: Withdrawal, Breakthrough and Harvest

  "Grandpa told me to make the greatest effort to mend and restore my relationship with Chu Yun. If necessary, even if it means sacrificing my dignity, I will not hesitate."

  Holding the thin letter paper, Ning Yiyi felt that this letter weighed more than a thousand catties. She was disheartened and her slender body trembled, and on her lovely face as delicate as jade and fragrant as flowers, two lines of clear tears quietly fell.

  These are tears of shame.

  Ning Yiyi felt extreme humiliation at this moment!

  She hated Chu Yun, hated him to death. Hated him so much she wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

  But she had to do it, it was a family order, her grandfather's order.

  She also understood that Chu Yun's value was already enough for her to do so. Originally the young master of the Shu family, and later showing his own great potential, Dan's value made him even more sharp. Such a person, if he could really be used by the Ning family, sacrificing one Ning Yiyi, what's wrong with that?

  "Chu Yun has been living in the small courtyard of the mountain top's yard master since two weeks ago, and has been staying at home. I want to see him, but it's not easy. However, for the sake of the family, sacrificing oneself is nothing."

  She gave a mournful smile, applied white powder, rouge, painted her eyebrows, pasted on flowers, dotted her face with beauty spots, drew slanting red lines and applied lip salve.

  The most elaborate dress, looking at the face with a strong smile in the mirror, Ning Yiyi suddenly felt a wave of fatigue all over her body.

  When Chu Yun defeated Hua Ying in front of everyone, she felt a sense of powerlessness. Later, when she heard the news that he had created the Rising Dan, this feeling of powerlessness intensified a hundredfold.

  Chu Yun is invincible!

  At least in this college, he is the real number one. No scholar can defeat him. This is the truth and the fact.

  Facing such a person, Ning Yiyi, even if she was proud and unwilling, could only lower her head.

  She quietly got up, Ning Yiyi was dressed in a beautiful dress, extremely gorgeous. She was really as beautiful as a begonia, more beautiful than white jade, and could not be compared to any other object, moving people's hearts.

  She left her dormitory and came to the outer courtyard of the owner's small courtyard near the top of the mountain, asking to see Chu Yun.

  "Ning Yiyi wants to see me? Humph, I know her intentions! Wasting my time, no meeting!" Chu Yun immediately rejected without mercy upon knowing.

  Jin Bi Han will convey the meaning of refusal to Ning Yi Yi outside the hospital.

  "Not even a glimpse... Hehe, indeed the style of a young tiger. Well, I'll just have to take my leave then." Ning Yiyi wasn't surprised, she walked quietly back and forth by herself. In the quiet mountain path, her figure seemed desolate and lonely.

  She turned back at a bend and looked around, the master's small courtyard was hidden in the green forest. White walls and gray tiles, relying on the mountain to show a kind of loneliness.

  She was so tall that she couldn't even reach up to him.

  "When did Chu Yun reach such a height? It makes me feel like it's beyond my reach." Ning Yiyi was shocked in her heart, and there seemed to be a thousand-pound weight pressing on her chest.

  Jin Bi Han's heart was also not calm, watching Ning Yiyang's back disappear in front of her. As a woman herself, she couldn't help but feel emotional ups and downs.

  "Beauty, indeed a woman's pride and also a woman's sorrow. Ning Yiyi was proud because of her beauty and didn't take Chu Yun seriously. Now she has to rely on her beauty to actively repair their relationship. It's quite ironic. This tactic might work on others, but against Chu Yun..."

  Thinking of this, Jin Bi Han shook her head and walked back into the small courtyard.

  Watching Chu Yun still practicing the Eight Trigrams Brocade, she couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion and wanted to ask Chu Yun what kind of woman would catch his eye.

  "Ning Yiyi has left." Jin Bihuan said to Chu Yun.

  "Oh." Chu Yun didn't even lift his head, sweat dripping like rain on his face, his entire body focused on his two hands. His fingers fluttered rapidly as he diligently practiced the Eight Trigrams Brocade Palm technique.

  During this period of time, he was either practicing his alchemy or cultivating his inner energy every single day.

  With the help of Emerald Dream, his hard work paid off and his improvement in handprint is astonishing.

  Now he has thoroughly mastered the basic alchemy handprint, and the superior eight-section brocade alchemy handprint relies on the jade slip's epiphany, which is also fully grasped, but it hasn't reached a proficient level yet.

  "Let's take a break, it's time for dinner." Jin Bihe said gently.

  Chu Yun's hands moved swiftly, like a phantom fluttering about. He replied, "You eat first, I've sensed an extraordinary aura. If I can grasp it, today I'll break through the bottleneck and upgrade my Eight Segment Brocade Refining Technique to refine a four-rhythm dan robe."

  "Alright..." Jin Bi Han shook her head, feeling both helpless and admiring. Chu Yun's diligence was so impressive that it made her feel ashamed.

  "Ah, grandma's! I've finally broken through!"

  ……

  "What?! Four strokes of Dao rhyme on the Dan clothes?! This batch of rising Dans all have four strokes of Dao rhyme added?!" Upon hearing this bad news, the master of Ningjia Island almost spat out blood.

  Originally, as long as he could acquire 30 more San Dao Yun's Rise Pills, he would be able to decipher its composition. However, unexpectedly, Chu Yun's alchemy skills actually improved at this critical moment!

  The elixir refined from the medicine had an extra hint of Tao rhyme. This way, the day when the alchemist would crack the code and analyze the formula was far, far away.

  Nothing has progressed in that regard either. This little thing, Chu Yun, is even more difficult to deal with than his father! Hmph, since that's the case, you're forcing me to take a desperate gamble! Deploy the dead soldiers, ambush and kill Chu Yun, and seize the Dan formula! Ning Island Master coldly gave the order.

  Another week has passed.

  "Is this already the third wave of assassinations?" Chu Yun's face was calm as he watched the black-clad man die in Tian Ge Yuan's master Feng Bo Le's hands.

  "There were actually five waves, two of which were directly sniped outside the island. It has to be said that the defensive measures of Tiange Academy still need to be strengthened." Tian Ge Institute's Master Feng Bo Le swung his sleeve at the black-clad corpse, and the other party's body instantly disappeared on the spot.

  In the past week, there have been assassinations of Chu Yun and Shu Tianhao almost every day. However, this situation was already within Chu Yun's expectations. The interests involved in Haiyan were too great, making it worthwhile for most people to take risks.

  So the three of them moved into the small courtyard of the master's mansion early on, where they were personally guarded by Feng Bo Le, and naturally did not worry about their lives being in danger.

  "Although not afraid of assassination, this is already a warning. It means that the forces on all sides can no longer bear it, and it seems that Shu Jia Island's great fortune has made them see red. On the side, Yan Que spoke with ulterior motives, looking at Chu Yun."

  Chu Yun smiled slightly: "I understand what you mean. One can't be too greedy, and if we continue like this, it will be counterproductive. Actually, the letter asking Master to take care of the aftermath has already been sent out. I believe he must have received it by now?"

  Feng Bo Le also smiled, looking at the young man in front of him, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. Being able to take and give up, such magnanimity was rarely seen among youngsters.

  Three days later, Shujia Island again released a large amount of sea salt into the market. This time, the quantity was extremely huge and astonishing.

  At the same time, Shujia Island also sent envoys to various islands to establish trade agreements.

  The agreement greatly reduced the price of sea salt, almost equivalent to the original price, only slightly higher. At this price, it was sold to each island and the annual import volume of sea salt for each island was agreed upon.

  The contents of the agreement were transmitted to the master of Ningjia Island, making him extremely angry and sleepless for a whole night. He knew that relying solely on this agreement, Shujia Island could become the leader in the sea salt trade among the Star Islands, with an unshakeable position.

  The Ning family's plan to suppress the economy of Shujia Island for many years was formally declared bankrupt due to this agreement.

  The price of sea salt plummeted, causing the entire market to stabilize again. At first glance, Shu Jia Island's profits decreased, but in reality, it was a steady stream and risk aversion. Giving oneself time to digest wealth and build military strength.

  With this large sum of money, the naval reconstruction plan on Shuchuan Island will be unimpeded. Moreover, it can even easily triple its original scale!

  At the same time, Chuyun also cooperated and released a large quantity of Rising Dan, which was put into the market. Immediately, it suppressed the spread of the epidemic, just like putting out a big fire on one's body. The turbulent and restless Xingyun Islands quickly calmed down.

  One by one, the major powers caught their breath, began to regroup and lick their wounds, observed the situation, and reorganized their forces.

  The deepest impression on Chu Yun was that the assassins who infiltrated the academy to carry out a stealthy killing had suddenly disappeared without a trace.

  This is because the value of the Dan Fang has already disappeared, and it's not worth killing or robbing anymore. The academy also breathed a sigh of relief, as long-term defense will eventually lead to loss. The psychological burden on people like Tian Ge, the master of the Songyuan Academy, and Bai Mei, the Dan Master, is very heavy.

  As for the rise of Dan Fang, Chu Yun has already planned to announce it at some point in the future.

  He also knew that the elixir could be encrypted naturally and decrypted. Now, increasing the amount of elixir invested in the market will inevitably lead to others analyzing its formula composition.

  Even then, someone will configure a more effective and cheaper special effect pill. In the memory of the previous life, the rising Dan method was developed by a small person.

  It doesn't involve much technical expertise. The common method of reducing costs is substitution. Using cheap drugs to replace expensive ones, and then conducting experiments.

  The key is that the trial requires time and luck. In past lives, the seaweed epidemic had plagued the entire constellation of islands, causing significant economic losses. It wasn't until later that Danfeng was researched.

  Once someone has experimented with a pill that is not bad in terms of cost and efficacy, the value of the Danfang will completely disappear. Therefore, Chu Yun decided to be generous at the right time and announce this Danfang.

  However, before that, Tuqi Dan still has remaining market value and can be utilized well to make a fortune.

  Shujia Island has truly been reborn from this crisis, and Chuyun has also made great gains.

  First was the Dan Tian hand seal. During this time, he practiced day and night, bringing his basic Dan Tian hand seal to the level of "transforming into innate ability". The Eight Pieces of Brocade Dan Tian hand seal not only fully mastered but also from initial practice to proficiency.

  Secondly, it's his prestige. Since he defeated Hua Ying in public and caused a string of challengers to concede, he has been tacitly recognized as the number one in the academy. After successfully developing the Rising Elixir, which sold well on the market, this prestige was quickly consolidated, and no one doubted Chu Yun's position as the number one person anymore.

  His ranking on the Flowing Rumors and Windy Language List rose from 107 to 98. Under his name, Young Tiger, an additional line of introduction was added: He has a talent for refining elixirs, when the plague broke out, everyone else was helpless, but he successfully controlled it with his medicine, astonishing the world.

  Finally, it was the cultivation of the Dan Yuan Tree that had reached 10 years, and it was triggered by the Little Demon Tribulation.

  The Danyuan Tree is about to cross its tribulation.

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