Dashing Student

In the humble Alchemy Room, the flames inside the Pill Furnace were quietly burning, filling the entire room with the fragrance of Elixir Pills.

Tang Zhirou stood at the door, looking at the expectant eyes of the disciples outside, noticing how many of them bore injuries, and her heart was slightly touched.

"I didn't expect you to be so impressive; you've only been here for three days, yet you've transformed these disciples beyond recognition."

The tone was full of teasing, with a hint of jealousy.

Before Chen Nan joined the Qingshan Sect, Tang Zhirou held the entire sect in disdain.

The Sect Leader was an old swindler, and not only were the disciples under him talentless, but they also lacked any fighting spirit, mere zombies wasting resources.

This was also why she was unwilling to join the Qingshan Sect.

But now, there was a light in these Qingshan Sect disciples' eyes.

Chen Nan was sorting through the Spiritual Medicines other disciples had brought back when he heard Tang Zhirou's words and smiled slightly: "No one wants to stay in a junk heap forever. Previously, they saw no hope, so they lived passively."

"Now, with my arrival, I've given them hope. Naturally, they seize this sole chance to escape the quagmire, even more fervently than those geniuses who've never experienced hardship."

Tang Zhirou said nothing further, instead sitting quietly across from Chen Nan, for the first time seriously scrutinizing this convenient senior brother.

Needless to say about his looks, his handsome face always radiated a confidence unique to him, along with a touch of mystery.

He could even inspire others to willingly follow him; this, perhaps, was the legendary leadership aura.

As she gazed, her face gradually reddened, and she even started fantasizing: "Having such a Dao partner might not be bad..."

"Pfft, what am I thinking? This scoundrel dares to seduce me!"

Realizing this, Tang Zhirou quickly averted her gaze, fortunately, Chen Nan didn't notice her odd behavior and continued selecting Spiritual Medicines.

"I'm aiming to become a senior sister; how can I let romantic entanglements distract me from important matters?"

She clenched her small fists, glaring angrily at Chen Nan.

Just as Chen Nan finished organizing the Spiritual Medicines, he sensed a resentful gaze, and immediately looked up at Tang Zhirou, only to see her awkwardly turn her head away.

"So unreasonable!"

Chen Nan scratched his head, utterly unable to understand what his junior sister was thinking, so he focused solely on Alchemy.

Though the dozen or so Qingshan Sect disciples were working hard, the Spiritual Medicines they brought were not only few in quantity but mostly Ninth Grade Spirit Medicines, only suitable for making Ninth Grade Elixir Pills.

"Let's start with the Ninth Grade Elixir Pills!"

Chen Nan took a deep breath, his gaze suddenly becoming focused, as he placed the Spiritual Medicines into the Pill Furnace one by one.

Outside the door, the dozen or so Qingshan Sect disciples did not disperse; they all stood in place, waiting, awaiting their only hope.

In merely a few hours, yet to them, it felt as long as years had passed.

Finally, the tightly shut door opened, and Chen Nan slowly walked out, waving his hands gently in front, causing a large amount of Elixir Pills to appear before them, floating quietly.

"These Elixir Pills are made for you. There are Replenishing Essence Pills and Revitalizing Pills; those injured should hurry to heal, and those uninjured should also proceed to cultivate."

"Rest for a day, come to me tomorrow, there's work for you to do."

The Elixir Pills were divided into multiple portions, floating before each disciple, among them ten Replenishing Essence Pills and five Revitalizing Pills, essential Elixir Pills for lower-level cultivators.

When they actually held the Elixir Pills in their hands, several disciples trembled.

They initially joined the Qingshan Sect because they had no choice, but the sect's poverty exceeded their imagination. Over the years, the Sect Leader provided only a few Spirit Stones as Cultivation Resources.

And their amount was pathetically small.

Now, their senior brother effortlessly handed out fifteen Elixir Pills, each worth about a thousand Spirit Stones, one Elixir Pill surpassed all the Spirit Stones they had used before.

Some of the disciples even cried with excitement.

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Everyone bowed simultaneously, showing great sincerity.

Seeing their touched expressions, Chen Nan's mouth twitched, wondering how the Qingshan Sect disciples lived before?

A few Elixir Pills were enough to move them like this.

In the Yuantian Sect, even errand disciples received a few Replenishing Essence Pills each month for cultivation.

"Alright, focus on cultivation. There's work to do tomorrow." Chen Nan waved his hand.

"Yes!"

All the disciples responded with high enthusiasm, united in purpose, and joyfully returned to their rooms.

Chen Nan shook his head helplessly, thinking these disciples were usually too pitiful, just about to return to the Alchemy Room, when Tang Zhirou huffed suddenly at the door.

"One day, they'll treat me like that too."

She raised her head proudly, her voice a bit muffled.

"Talk when you can take my place."

Chen Nan was quite amused and went straight back to the Alchemy Room, swallowing a Replenishing Essence Pill.

Even while leading the sect's development, personal cultivation couldn't be ignored, for there were still people waiting for him to return.

Tang Zhirou, having nobody to speak with, found it quite dull, so she too sat down to cultivate; naturally, she also received her share of Chen Nan's Elixir Pills.

After a night passed, thirteen Qingshan Sect disciples came energetically to the Alchemy Room.

After a night of cultivation, many disciples' cultivation had advanced considerably, and those injured had fully recovered after taking the Revitalizing Pills.

When Chen Nan came out of the room, he was almost startled by the group of disciples with fervent eyes.

"You're here, why didn't you call me?"

A shirtless disciple shyly looked down and smiled: "Senior Brother, we were afraid of disturbing you."

Seeing his embarrassed look, Chen Nan couldn't help but laugh, and directly took out a piece of his clothing from the storage bag and tossed it over.

"Put some clothes on first. As a disciple of the Qingshan Sect, how can you go out bare-chested?"

Others burst into laughter, while the bare-chested disciple appeared extremely excited, carefully putting on Chen Nan's clothing.

He seemed worried about getting it dirty or damaged.

"By the way, what's your name?" Chen Nan asked.

The disciple quickly bowed and replied: "Senior Brother, my name is Wang Sheng."

Chen Nan nodded with a smile and then looked toward the others.

"I called you here today to sell the Elixir Pills. Within a hundred miles, there are four or five sects. It's best to sell the Elixir Pills to them, saving time and effort."

"But we won't take Spirit Stones for our Elixir Pills, we'll exchange them for Spirit Medicines. I'll give you a list and you can convert the market value of the Elixir Pills into Spirit Medicines and also tell them that, as long as they have Spirit Medicines, Seventh Grade Elixir Pills can be made."

"Whether the sect can rise depends on you!"