Chapter 33

Hua Yueyun instructed some people to enter the shop to estimate the damage, then said to Shen Xiang and the others, "If you have time, you can often come to our Danxiang Pharmacy. We always welcome you two."

After Hua Yueyun left, Shen Lüzong poked Shen Xiang's waist and said with a smile, "You're not interested in this woman, are you?"

Shen Xiang looked intently at the distant carriage and said in a low voice, "This woman is very calculating. She has the intention of pulling us in."

Shen Lüzong said, "To manage such a large medicinal force, and being a woman, if she didn't have some means, she would have been devoured to the bone long ago."

Five days passed, and the shop was completely renovated, and all of this was done for free by the people sent from Danxiang Pharmacy. As long as there were enough medicinal pills and alchemists, the shop could open soon.

Shen Xiang's arrival in the capital city was also closely watched by many forces. Shen Xiang had two purposes for coming to the capital city: one was to develop his medicinal pill business, and the other was to participate in the Capital City Martial Arts Conference!

The Capital City Martial Arts Conference had already started accepting registrations, and Shen Xiang had registered early. It would be more than two months before it began, and during this time, Shen Xiang also gathered some information. This time, the Capital City Martial Arts Conference would indeed have disciples from various sects, but they were not participating; they were only there to observe.

These days, Shen Xiang and Shen Lüzong were very busy, both of them were refining medicinal pills. To open the shop smoothly, they needed a lot of medicinal pills to support it.

"Uncle, this won't work. Just the two of us refining pills, who knows when we'll be done." Shen Xiang had just refined a batch of Bone Washing Pills, and the medicinal materials were all purchased from Danxiang Pharmacy.

"Young man, do you think you can open the shop quickly? Without five alchemists, it's hard to maintain. And after opening, there must be people to buy. In my view, it will take at least two to three years to open smoothly." Shen Lüzong's words made Shen Xiang anxious; he couldn't wait that long.

To recruit alchemists, they could only use some precious spiritual medicines. Shen Xiang planned to hasten the maturation of a batch. He immediately left the alchemy room and came to the shop, but he saw several people standing inside.

These people were an old man and four handsome young men. The aura they emitted was very pure, giving a unique feeling. This kind of pure true qi could not be cultivated in the mundane world.

"Who are you?" Shen Xiang asked.

"Hmph, are you Shen Xiang?" The white-haired old man shouted at him, his face full of anger, and the four young men also looked at Shen Xiang with arrogance.

Shen Xiang frowned, clenched his fists, and said coldly, "Yes, are you here to cause trouble?"

At this moment, Shen Lüzong came out and, upon seeing the old man, was stunned, his body trembling slightly, clearly very afraid of the old man.

"You are... you are..." Shen Lüzong couldn't speak, he actually knew this old man.

The old man coldly snorted, "Yes, I am Shen Furong. I left the Shen family fifty years ago and entered a martial arts sect. This time, I came back to recruit disciples for the sect! But I heard some very bad things."

Shen Xiang was greatly alarmed. The person responsible for recruiting disciples was actually an elder of the Shen family, but this elder seemed to be dissatisfied with him.

"You actually dared to offend the Yao family. You should know that the Yao family has helped me a lot in the martial arts sect!" Shen Furong glared at Shen Xiang and released a wave of true qi, making Shen Xiang feel as if he weighed a thousand pounds.

Shen Lüzong's shock faded, and he turned cold, saying, "He is a rare talent in the Shen family for a thousand years. You are making things difficult for him for your own selfish reasons! For this reason alone, you are not worthy of being a member of the Shen family!"

Shen Furong heard these words, reined in his aura, and sized up Shen Lüzong. He couldn't see through Shen Lüzong's cultivation and said disdainfully, "What rare talent? A brat like him, I can find a dozen better in my sect. My four disciples behind me won't lose to him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xiang moved like lightning, his fist glowing with a green light, and electric sparks flickered, carrying a powerful and fierce lightning force, striking one of the young men!

This sudden and fierce attack left the young man no time to dodge. He was hit hard in the chest, spitting blood, and took several steps back before stabilizing himself.

"Is that all?" Shen Xiang said coolly. He saw through Shen Furong, knowing that this elder of the Shen family had no attachment to the family and was even willing to harm his own people to curry favor with the Yao family.

Shen Furong was both shocked and angry at Shen Xiang's sudden attack. He had only heard about Shen Xiang's strength but had never seen it with his own eyes. Now, it was indeed formidable, capable of injuring disciples from the martial arts sect.

"Is this the strength of martial arts sect disciples?" Shen Xiang said with disdain, scanning the four young men, which made them very angry.

"If you hadn't attacked me by surprise, you wouldn't even have touched me!" The young man wiped the blood from his mouth and said angrily.

"Then let's have a fight, shall we?" Shen Xiang rubbed his fists, his face full of fighting spirit.

"Fight, then!" The young man was also full of anger, and only through battle could he vent his rage.

Shen Furong did not stop them. He stepped back with a blank expression, leaving an open space. At this moment, the young man charged at Shen Xiang.

The young man's steps were very light, like a dragonfly skimming the water, using the tips of his toes to touch the floor. Not only was he fast, but he also carried a strong momentum.

"Sixth level of the Mortal Martial Realm!" Shen Xiang immediately judged the young man's strength.

The young man saw Shen Xiang standing still, full of vulnerabilities, and thought he had been intimidated by his steps. He was secretly pleased and leaped up, kicking with both feet in quick succession. His legs blurred, and a storm of kicks rained down on Shen Xiang, the thick true qi causing the air to crackle, showing that his leg technique was not ordinary.

This kind of attack was unexpected by Shen Xiang. In that instant, he couldn't avoid the countless leg shadows. He didn't think this seemingly weak young man would know such a powerful leg technique.

"Thud, thud, thud" Shen Xiang's body was kicked a dozen times, causing him to fly up and land on a wooden table, shattering it.

"Hmph! You're nothing!" The young man said disdainfully. As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xiang leaped up, standing straight, brushing off his clothes as if nothing had happened.

The young men were all shocked, and so was Shen Furong.

"You... I did kick you, and you couldn't withstand my powerful true qi. I kicked you at least a dozen times, each kick infused with strong qi." The young man said seriously, in the same level, few could remain unscathed after his leg technique.

Shen Xiang smiled faintly, "Your move was indeed good, but that's all."

As he spoke, Shen Xiang charged forward like lightning, his fists like giant axes, striking continuously. Each punch was like a surging river, producing a loud explosion, and each punch formed a fierce tiger head, shaking the air, as if a tiger was roaring.

The continuous and rapid punches made Shen Xiang's fists blur, like a storm of rain, striking the young man. The young man reacted quickly, and a layer of golden light enveloped his body, which was golden true qi, forming a true qi shield to protect him.