btth: crafting even heaven

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🔍 **While Traveling – System Scan**

As Tianzun and the old man glided silently over the treetops, Tianzun summoned his system interface and ran a quick scan on the man. A blue panel opened midair, revealing detailed stats:

**\[Name: Zhen Mu]**

**\[Age: 62]**

**\[Cultivation Level: Peak Da Dou Shi]**

> "Peak Da Dou Shi? That's... unexpected," Tianzun murmured.

Curious, he opened Zhen Mu's full profile.

**\[Zhen Mu: Head of Qinghe Village (dusk shade Village), located within the Fogshade Forest. Known for a rare herbal valley and high martial participation rate among its citizens. Sworn to protect village until death. Cultivates Earth-type Dou Qi.]**

Tianzun rubbed his chin. "Qinghe Village... never appeared in the plotlines. Either overlooked or changed by my presence."

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🌳 **Qinghe Village Arrival**

The wooden gates of Qinghe creaked open. The village looked worn and exhausted. Many of the villagers staggered outside at the sound of approaching footsteps, only to be disheartened by the sight of a child next to their village chief. Their faces, all flushed with unnatural blue tones, betrayed weeks of suffering.

But as soon as they recognized Zhen Mu, hope ignited in their eyes.

"Village Chief! You're alive!"

Zhen Mu raised his hand. "I have returned. And with me, salvation."

All eyes turned to Tianzun.

Whispers spread: "A boy? He's just a child..."

Zhen Mu turned to the crowd and stood firm.

"This is Tianzun, and I owe him my life. This child is no ordinary person. From today onward, I swear loyalty to him. Not just me—our entire Qinghe Village will follow him until death!"

The villagers were stunned.

Before Tianzun could interject, every villager present stepped forward.

Their voices rang in unity:

> "We swear our loyalty to Tianzun-sama! Until death!"

A crackle of fate rippled through the air. The system recorded it.

**\[New Followers Registered: 512 villagers | Loyalty: 89% | Bound by Thunder Swear]**

Tianzun sighed lightly. "That escalated fast."

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📃 **Planning Recovery**

In the gathering hall, Zhen Mu handed Tianzun a rough census.

"Before the plague, we had 924 members. Now, only 512 remain. The others... didn't make it."

Tianzun scanned the cultivation breakdown:

* 1 Da Dou Shi (Zhen Mu)

* 8 Dou Shi (survivors)

* 33 Dou Zhe

* 120 Qi Gathering stage

* 350 Mortals (children, elderly, non-cultivators)

Tianzun took a deep breath. He handed a paper list of medicinal ingredients to Zhen Mu.

"Go to Wu Tan City's auction house. Hand them this list. Show this card."

He handed over his **Black Auction House Card**.

Zhen Mu widened his eyes. "This is...!"

"Show this card. They'll know what to do."

Zhen Mu bowed and immediately departed with two guards.

Meanwhile, Tianzun turned to the villagers and set up a cauldron using the materials from his spatial ring. He summoned a portion of herbs he had collected during his previous forest trip.

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🔬 **Alchemy Begins**

Tianzun reviewed his blueprint for the detox pill:

**\[Name: Serpent Bane Pill]** **\[Tier: Mid-Tier Tier 2 Alchemy Pill]** **\[Effect: Neutralizes poison from mutated serpent-type magical beasts; restores Qi flow; speeds recovery over 12 hours]**

**\[Complexity: Moderate to High]**

He focused his soul and ignited the flame beneath the cauldron. Slowly, he added:

* Icefire Lotus Petal (purification base)

* Serpent Heart Grass (core anti-toxin)

* Four-Star Orchid Root (Qi stabilizer)

The fire changed colors. A swirl of medicinal scent spread in the air.

One by one, he crafted the pills. Each batch yielded 3 to 4 pills. In total, from his foraged ingredients, he could make around 90 pills.

By the time Zhen Mu returned, Tianzun had already distributed 80 pills to the most affected villagers.

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🏛 **Auction House Response**

Zhen Mu returned with crates of herbs and a receipt scroll.

"They honored your card, young master. Even gave a 20% discount. Cost was 3,840 gold coins."

Tianzun nodded. "Perfect."

The crates held rare ingredients Tianzun could never gather alone. Now he worked tirelessly, often sleeping only two hours a night.

Over the next five days, he concocted pills without pause, refining faster and more accurately each session.

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📈 **Final Tally**

**\[Serpent Bane Pills Created: 438]**

**\[Villagers Recovered: 511/512]**

**\[Status: Poison Cleared | Cultivation Flow: Restored]**

The final villager was a young girl whose poison had gone deeper into her marrow. Tianzun specially crafted a more concentrated pill for her and oversaw the healing himself.

When she woke, she clutched his sleeve and cried. Her parents bowed until their foreheads touched the ground.

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💚 **The Village Responds**

The atmosphere in Qinghe transformed. No longer a village of despair, they were now followers of a savior.

The villagers gathered one evening around a fire pit. Children laughed for the first time in weeks. Cultivators trained with renewed vigor.

Zhen Mu approached Tianzun.

"Young master... we are yours now. Qinghe will follow your banner, wherever you raise it."

Tianzun stood tall.

"Then it's time. Qinghe Village is now the first outer node of the Tian Shuan Sect."

The system rang in his mind:

**\[New Outpost Registered: Qinghe Village - Outer Sect Branch]**

**\[Auto-Integration Enabled | Loyalty Rate Locked: 100%]**

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**End of Chapter 34**