The odds of success were clearly slim, unless Logan Warren could advance his cultivation to the 4th rank and, relying on his Iron Shirt technique, directly confront the four elders—only then would they have enough confidence.

Moreover, Alan Warren was also a problem. If the other side captured Alan Warren as a hostage, they would be in real trouble.

However, Alan Warren was still too young now, not suitable for martial arts training.

Logan Warren lifted the millstone from the ground. The millstone weighed at least two thousand jin, but Logan Warren used it as a barbell to train his strength.

“We still have too few people. If we had more, things wouldn’t be so urgent,” Logan Warren said helplessly.

“But even if we recruit more people, we can’t afford the expenses, and we don’t even have a complete martial arts system for the sect.”

“Money... If we had money, we wouldn’t be in such a predicament. If we had money, we could just buy martial arts manuals,” Logan Warren sighed helplessly.

“Money, money, money...”

Suddenly, Brian White thought of something: “I’ve got it!!”

Logan Warren was baffled, watching as Brian White suddenly ran into the house, and followed after him.

Brian White rummaged through the pile of odds and ends he bought yesterday and found a pill manual. Logan Warren gave a wry smile: “You’re not thinking of making money by refining pills, are you? Not to mention you don’t know alchemy yet, even if you did...”

“Go train, I’m going into seclusion. Don’t bother me unless it’s important.”

Brian White kicked Logan Warren out of the house and quickly flipped through the “Pill Manual.”

Obtained one “Pill Manual,” proficiency +5.

Learned Alchemy Level 1: 5/10.

Can refine pills up to the third rank of the same level; for each rank above the third, the success rate drops by 20%.

Learned Minor Spirit Pill, Hemostatic Pill, Iron Curtain Pill, Great Rejuvenation Pill...

A whole series of pills, all recipes recorded in the “Pill Manual.”

All were pills below the tenth rank, with the most recipes for ranks 1–6.

“Logan Warren, go pick some white spirit flowers, clover, calming flowers...”

“Alan Warren, get me an iron pot.”

“Brother, is Brian White brother hiding in the room cooking and not sharing with us?” Alan Warren looked at Logan Warren in confusion.

“Don’t mind him, he’s gone crazy.” Logan Warren put down the millstone and headed toward the herb field.

After spending a few days together, he no longer saw Brian White as an outsider, especially after Brian White had risked his life to avenge Alan Warren by charging down the mountain. If Logan Warren claimed he wasn’t moved, he’d be lying.

Half an hour later, Logan Warren carried several tattered burlap sacks and dumped them in front of Brian White, the sacks full of herbs.

In front of Brian White sat a battered pot. Logan Warren gave a wry smile: “You’re not really going to use this broken pot to refine pills, are you? If you can actually make something with it, I’ll let you use my head as a chamber pot.”

“Go, go, go, don’t kill my vibe. Just get ready to use your head as a chamber pot.”

After Logan Warren left, Brian White immediately started refining pills with great excitement.

Broken pot, pill refining success rate +1%.

Ordinary fire, pill refining success rate +1%.

Brian White didn’t care about the details and simply tossed all the necessary herbs into the broken pot. After a short while, a fragrant medicinal aroma wafted from the pot.

First-rank Minor Spirit Pill successfully refined, experience +5.

Alchemy skill increased to Level 2: 10/100.

Can refine pills up to the third rank of the same level; for each rank above the third, the success rate drops by 20%.

Learned the techniques: “Grabbing Chestnuts from the Fire,” “Adding Fuel to the Fire,” “Returning Light.”

First-rank Minor Spirit Pill successfully refined, proficiency +1.

First-rank Minor Spirit Pill successfully refined, proficiency +1.

Logan Warren couldn’t contain his curiosity any longer. Like Alan Warren, he poked his head in and saw Brian White taking a pile of Minor Spirit Pills out of the broken pot.

He couldn’t help but gasp, staring at Brian White in astonishment: “Are these Minor Spirit Pills? You really succeeded?”

These Minor Spirit Pills were rare, but he’d seen them before at the pharmacy in Qingshui Town. With just one pill, an old man who was previously sickly would instantly become lively and energetic.

But these Minor Spirit Pills were quite valuable—each one cost at least twenty taels of silver, not something ordinary people could afford.

That handful of Minor Spirit Pills in Brian White’s hand looked like pure silver in Logan Warren’s eyes.

“These are all first-rank pills, not very valuable. What we need to do is take over the entire pill supply of Qingshui Town, and even all of Qingzhou!”

Logan Warren’s eyes glazed over, lost in thought. Brian White stroked his chin and said, “I’ll refine some more Blood Replenishing Pills, Hemostatic Pills, and Qi Nourishing Pills. When the Shanxing Sect comes knocking, we’ll give them a surprise!”

Logan Warren immediately perked up: “Right, this is the perfect opportunity! As long as we defeat the Shanxing Sect, we’ll make the name of our Wuliang Sect famous. Then we won’t have to worry about people coming to become disciples! Haha...”

Logan Warren had probably been thinking about this his whole life—or rather, generations of the Wuliang Sect had been thinking about it—reviving the glory of the Wuliang Sect.

Unfortunately, the opportunity had never come. Now, with the chance right in front of them, it couldn’t be missed. Logan Warren, though big and burly, was no fool.

Chapter 10: Striving for Prosperity

Logan Warren finally understood what it meant to be a genius, even though he’d never seen how an alchemist actually refined pills.