Chapter 9

The pills refined by the Heart Nourishing Master are divided into four attributes: Yin, Yang, Yin-Yang, and Mixed Essence.

The bloodlines of martial artists are also divided into: Yin, Yang, Yin-Yang, and Mixed Essence.

Except for the Mixed Essence pills, other pills cannot be used interchangeably by martial artists.

In other words:

- Yin Heart Nourishing Liquid can only be consumed by martial artists with Yin or Yin-Yang bloodlines.

- Yang Heart Nourishing Liquid can only be consumed by martial artists with Yang or Yin-Yang bloodlines.

- Yin-Yang Heart Nourishing Liquid can only be consumed by martial artists with Yin-Yang bloodlines.

Ning Xiaochuan analyzed this issue and believed that the four attributes of the pills refined by the Heart Nourishing Master are influenced by bloodlines, which is why this situation occurs.

Therefore, Ning Xiaochuan believed that the four attributes of the Heart Nourishing Master correspond to the four blood types in the human body: A, B, AB, and O.

Why do mystic medicines need to be refined by the Heart Nourishing Master to be absorbed by martial artists?

It is because the Heart Nourishing Master uses their own heart blood to refine the mystic medicines, eliminating the foreign body rejection, but this process also imbues the refined medicines with the Heart Nourishing Master's bloodline attributes, so they can only be consumed by martial artists with the same attributes.

Mixed Essence represents O-type blood, and a Mixed Essence Heart Nourishing Master is a "universal Heart Nourishing Master."

Therefore, among Heart Nourishing Masters, the Mixed Essence Heart Nourishing Master has the highest value and status.

The other three types of Heart Nourishing Masters have certain limitations and mostly rely on the Heart Nourishing Hall, unlike the Mixed Essence Heart Nourishing Master, who can thrive anywhere and interact with any strong person.

The Mixed Essence Heart Nourishing Liquid is naturally more expensive than other types of Heart Nourishing Liquid.

Yu Qianxi was delighted, having recruited a Mixed Essence Heart Nourishing Master for the Golden Phoenix Heart Nourishing Hall, which was a true treasure. Moreover, he was so young, and his first refinement of Heart Nourishing Liquid was of supreme purity, indicating boundless potential!

Yu Qianxi was very generous, buying all three drops of Heart Nourishing Liquid refined by Ning Xiaochuan for ten thousand small coins each, totaling thirty thousand small coins.

Ning Xiaochuan was naturally very excited to recoup his costs in one go.

Next was the初级 Heart Nourishing Master test, which was very simple: refine a first-grade Heart Nourishing Grass.

For Ning Xiaochuan, this was no challenge, and he passed the test easily, officially becoming a初级 Heart Nourishing Master.

He received the初级 Heart Nourishing Master robe and token, then signed the Heart Nourishing Master agreement with the Golden Phoenix Heart Nourishing Hall!

When Ning Xiaochuan walked out of the Golden Phoenix Heart Nourishing Hall, it was already completely dark.

The imperial city's streets were brightly lit, bustling with traffic, and martial artists from all over gathered here. This was a world of hidden dragons and tigers, where anyone with talent could become a person of high status, respected by many!

"Clatter!"

A golden giant lion pulled a sandalwood carriage, running over, five to six times larger than the lions Ning Xiaochuan had seen before. It looked like a large elephant with golden fur but was much more ferocious, with teeth as long as a palm, like sharp swords, making ordinary people tremble with fear.

This was the mystic beast "Howling Moon Golden Lion."

The sandalwood carriage stopped in front of Ning Xiaochuan, and a delicate hand lifted the curtain, revealing a beautiful and exquisite face, smiling, "Young Master Ning, where are you staying? Would you like Miss Qianxi to give you a ride?"

Ning Xiaochuan smiled, "No need, I live just ahead."

Yu Qianxi glanced at the street ahead, faintly seeing the gate of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor, and smiled understandingly, "Alright! See you next time."

The curtain fell, and the Howling Moon Golden Lion pulled the sandalwood carriage away.

Yu Qianxi sat in the carriage, her eyes like stars, a slight smile on her red lips, muttering to herself, "The Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor truly produces talented people!"

Ning Xiaochuan naturally didn't know Yu Qianxi's identity, but he could guess that she was wealthy and powerful, as there were many such people in the imperial city. People like Ning Xiaochuan, who were struggling descendants of nobility, were in the minority.

Why was he struggling?

Because he was now penniless again.

The Golden Phoenix Heart Nourishing Hall's monthly salary of five hundred thousand small coins would not be paid until next month, and the thirty thousand small coins he earned from selling the Heart Nourishing Liquid had already been exchanged for ten first-grade Heart Nourishing Grass and ten first-grade Blood Nourishing Grass.

This was only possible because he was a初级 Heart Nourishing Master of the Golden Phoenix Heart Nourishing Hall, allowing him to buy so many mystic medicines at a low price. Otherwise, thirty thousand small coins would not have been enough!

But Ning Xiaochuan was still ambitious. If he could refine all the Heart Nourishing Grass and Blood Nourishing Grass into Heart Nourishing Liquid and Blood Nourishing Liquid and sell them, it would be a huge fortune!

Thinking of this, he was immediately filled with excitement.

"Brother, you're finally back, something big has happened." Ning Xiner was very worried and was about to go to the brothel to find Ning Xiaochuan, but she saw him return with a backpack, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Ning Xiaochuan asked, "What happened?"

"Ning Han was killed." Ning Xiner's face was full of concern.

Ning Xiaochuan's eyes narrowed slightly, feigning surprise, "Someone dared to kill a descendant of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor?"

Ning Xiner nodded, "Two family servants also died. Their bodies were found by the Yulan River in the outer city and have been brought back. Ning Han was the eldest son of the fourth uncle. Now the entire manor is on high alert. Brother, in the future... try not to leave the manor. If anything happens..."

Footsteps approached, and a cold voice sounded.

"Hmph! He was just a sickly weakling. If someone wanted to target our Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor, they wouldn't pick someone like him."

In the darkness, a young man in his twenties, dressed in fine clothes, walked out with a group of servants, his steps steady.

Ning Hengqing was a direct descendant of one of the branches of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor, with extremely high cultivation, reaching the eighth level of Mystic Qi.

With high cultivation, he naturally looked down on others, except for a few top-tier strong people like Ning Xiner.

Ning Hengqing glanced at Ning Xiaochuan with disdain, "The fourth uncle and the first uncle have ordered all direct descendants of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor to gather outside the council hall. Ning the Sickly, you must come too."

Ning Xiner said coldly, "Ning Hengqing, please show some respect to my brother."

Ning Hengqing sneered, "Respect is an attitude that the weak show to the strong. Does your brother... deserve it? Heh! Even if it were respect, it should be the weak showing respect to the strong. Look at him, does he show any respect to me? Ha ha!"

Ning Xiner gritted her teeth, her delicate fists bursting with martial mystic qi, "You're asking for death!"

Ning Xiaochuan held Ning Xiner's wrist, staring at Ning Hengqing, "Respect is mutual and does not depend on status or cultivation!"

This statement was quite righteous. If it came from a respected martial artist, it would be normal, but coming from a despised sickly person, it sounded strange.

Everyone was stunned, including Ning Xiner.

Ning Xiner, though she wanted to cripple Ning Hengqing, could not refute his words. In this world where the strong rule, "respect" only existed between the weak and the strong, and it was rare to see a strong person show respect to a weak one.

"If you respect me, I will respect you. If you do not respect me, why should I respect you?" Ning Xiaochuan pulled Ning Xiner's hand and walked past Ning Hengqing to the council hall.

Ning Hengqing stood there for a long time, then sneered, his eyes filled with malice, "After dying once, he's gained some backbone. If I don't give him a lesson in public, he'll ride roughshod over me. Hmph! Let's go to the council hall; there will be a good show tonight."

The council hall was a crucial place in the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor, accessible only to important figures.

Outside the council hall, there were three bodies, one frozen in ice, and two turned into mummies.

When Ning Xiaochuan and Ning Xiner arrived, many descendants of the manor had already gathered, discussing the three bodies on the ground.

Bronze pillars stood around the council hall, filled with tung oil, which burned, illuminating the darkness. Over a thousand people were gathered here, all direct descendants of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor.

The direct line of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor had eight branches, and the old marquis was just one of them.

Those gathered here were only a small part, as many direct descendants were still outside, some leading armies, some holding official positions, some practicing martial arts, and some managing the manor's businesses.

"This is a true noble family, with a thriving population. Including the collateral descendants, the number must be several times, even dozens of times larger." Ning Xiaochuan thought, feeling very impressed.

The current rulers of the Sword Pavilion Marquis Manor were the second and third generations, who were in the council hall. Those gathered outside were mainly the fourth generation, many of them young.

"Look, Ning the Sickly is here. In the past, he wasn't allowed to attend the gatherings of direct descendants, but this time it's strange."

"Not allowing him to attend the gatherings was to avoid embarrassing him."

"Do you think he's really the third uncle's biological son? Why is Sister Xiner so talented, while he is so useless?"

"Who knows? I heard his dead mother was from the Demon Sect. Women from the Demon Sect, you know! Heh heh!"

Many people stared at Ning Xiaochuan, their faces filled with disdain and ridicule.

Ning Xiner was extremely angry, striking out with a palm, "Slap!" She sent the young man who had insulted her mother flying over ten meters, spitting blood on the ground.

This time, Ning Xiaochuan didn't stop her. In fact, he had almost lost control himself. Even a clay statue has a bit of fire, and these people were simply too overbearing.

When it's time to act, you must make them howl!

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This chapter is an extra update for the first patron of "God and Devil Supreme," "Dian Xiaole." A patron gets two extra chapters, and I always keep my word!

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