"What?!"
Cheng He's eyes widened when he heard the green-clad old man's words. His calm face was filled with shock. "A grade one alchemist who's not even 30 years old?"
"Are … Are you sure?!"
Cheng He's gaze was as sharp as a sword when he looked at the green-clad old man.
"I'm sure."
The green-clad old man nodded. "Many alchemists saw him when they participated in the Alchemist Competition organized by the Lu Clan.
He revealed his grade one Pill Fire and his identity as a grade one alchemist at that time and joined the Lu Clan. "
The young old man said confidently.
"He's not even 30 years old!
A grade one alchemist! "
Cheng He narrowed his eyes. "Since he's a grade one alchemist, it's impossible for him to be a demon! However, if he's a human, how could he become a grade one alchemist at such a young age?
Moreover, he can refine grade one pills with a purity of more than 90%! "
The more Cheng He thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss.
In his opinion.
It was already shocking for a human who was not even 30 years old to become a grade one alchemist.
However, such a grade one alchemist could refine grade one pills with a purity of more than 90%. It was unbelievable.
"Even the best alchemist on Cloud Continent, the Guild Master of the Alchemist Guild's Main Guild, can only refine grade one pills with a purity of 80% at most! It also depends on luck.
The Guild Master became a grade one alchemist before he was 40 years old. He's widely acknowledged as a top genius among alchemists! However, he could only refine grade one pills with a purity of 80% after he was 100 years old.
Even if the alchemist who joined the Lu Clan is more talented than the Guild Master and became a grade one alchemist before he was 30 years old, it's still impossible for him to refine pills with a purity of more than 90%. "
Cheng He thought about many things in just a short while.
In the end, he came to a conclusion.
"He must have a special refining technique … Even if it's not a refining technique, he must be hiding a great secret! Otherwise, it's impossible for a kid like him to refine pills with such a high purity. "
At some point in time, Cheng He's eyes were filled with greed.
"You can go back first."
Soon after, Cheng He's expression returned to normal as he spoke to the green-robed old man.
"Yes."
The green-robed old man didn't dare to tarry and left.
After the green-clad old man left, Cheng He looked at the grade one Life Recovery Pill in his hand again. Greed flashed in his eyes again.
A moment later, Cheng He flew out of the top floor of the tower.
"Follow me to the Northern Mountain's Lu Clan."
Then, Cheng He said to the air.
Whoosh!
Almost as soon as Cheng He finished speaking, the airflow in the air moved, and a green figure appeared out of thin air.
It was the green-clothed middle-aged man who had stopped the green-clothed old man.
"Go!"
Cheng He took the lead and flew out, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
The green-robed middle-aged man moved as well. He caught up with Cheng He in a moment and followed behind him like a shadow.
Northern Mountain's Lu Family.
In a spacious side hall, there was a high platform.
On the high platform, a purple-clothed youth and a middle-aged man sat cross-legged.
The middle-aged man closed his eyes tightly. The purple-clothed youth looked at the other middle-aged man in front of the high platform and nodded. "Master, let's begin."
"Alright."
The middle-aged man nodded. With a lift of his hand, a mist rose around the high platform and shrouded the purple-clothed youth and the middle-aged man in just a blink of an eye.
If there was an Inscription Master here, he would be able to see that the mist that rose and shrouded the entire high platform was the Profound Assimilation Formation.
The Profound Assimilation Formation was an Inscription Formation that could refine Concept Fragments without restraint and merge them into Concept Energy. It would then help one to elevate one's Concept quickly.
Every time the Profound Assimilation Formation was activated, it would consume a ridiculous amount of Concept Fragments. If one did not have a certain level of strength, they would not be able to afford such a consumption at all.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
…
When the mist rose, the middle-aged man standing outside raised his hand again. Concept Fragments shot out from his hand and merged into the Profound Assimilation Formation in just a second.
If one looked closely, one would notice that …
There were only four types of Concept Fragments that the middle-aged man threw out.
The Wind Concept Fragment that was flashing with green energy, the Earth Concept Fragment that was emitting an earthy yellow halo, the Thunder Concept Fragment that was pulsating with purple energy, and the Sword Concept Fragment that was resisting the sword-shaped energy.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
…
The Concept Fragments shot out from the middle-aged man's hand like he was throwing out trash. In just a blink of an eye, he had thrown thousands of Concept Fragments into the formation.
From the beginning until the end, the middle-aged man had a calm expression on his face as though he did not feel any heartache at all.
"Is it worth it?"
Just when the middle-aged man had thrown almost 2,000 Concept Fragments into the formation, an old voice resonated in the air.
At the same time, a skinny old man with white hair appeared next to the middle-aged man.
The skinny old man wore a loose robe. He had white eyebrows and a white beard. His face was as clear as jade, and he looked like an immortal. He did not look like a mortal at all.
"Former Clan Leader."
When the old man's voice resonated in the air, the middle-aged man had already stopped what he was doing.
When the old man appeared, he even bowed respectfully to the old man with a respectful expression on his face. He did not dare to be negligent at all.
The middle-aged man was none other than Lu Rui, the current Clan Leader of the Northern Mountain's Lu Clan.
As for the two people in the Profound Assimilation Formation, their identities were obvious.
Duan Lingtian and Xiong Quan.
"It's worth it."
After greeting the old man, Lu Rui nodded solemnly.
He knew why the old man would ask such a question.
The close to 2,000 Concept Fragments that he had thrown in earlier were almost all of the four types of Concept Fragments that the Lu Clan had in stock. Even if the Lu Clan was wealthy, they would still be affected to a certain extent.
At the very least, the Lu Clan's genius disciples who had comprehended the four types of Concepts would not be able to enter the Profound Assimilation Formation to comprehend the Concepts for a period of time.
By doing so, he had limited the growth of the Lu Clan's disciples to a certain extent.
This was the price he had to pay.
However, he felt it was worth it.
"Oh?"
The old man's eyes that were as bright as stars flashed before he asked again, "I don't think the reason why you responded to me so decisively is because he's a grade one alchemist who can refine grade one pills with a purity of more than 90%, right?"
When the old man reached the end of his question, he looked at Lu Rui mockingly. Lu Rui could not help but smile wryly at his wise gaze.
He knew that the Former Clan Leader must have noticed something.
Otherwise, he would not have asked such a question.
The old man was none other than the previous Clan Leader of the Lu Clan, Lu Qiu.
Unlike Lu Rui who rose to the position due to his shocking talent in refining medicine, Lu Qiu rose to the position due to his powerful martial strength and became the previous Clan Leader of the Lu Clan.
Although Lu Qiu was not an alchemist, his Martial Dao innate talent was extremely terrifying.
Even now, nobody in the Lu Clan knew how powerful this Former Clan Leader who had voluntarily given up his position as the Clan Leader was.
However, everyone knew about it.
The Lu Clan's three Guardian Elders and the three Martial Monarch powerhouses might not be a match for the Former Clan Leader even if they joined forces.
This Former Clan Leader was the true guardian of the Lu Clan!
"Former Clan Leader, please don't make things difficult for me … I've sworn on the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation in front of Elder Duan that if I tell you about it, I'll be struck to death by the lightning punishment."
Lu Rui said helplessly.
Although he was the Clan Leader of the Lu Clan, he could not compare to the old man in front of him in terms of status.
The old man in front of him had a unique charisma in the Lu Clan.
As long as the old man said something, he would be pulled down from his position as the Clan Leader of the Lu Clan.
"Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?"
Lu Suan raised his eyebrows when he heard Lu Rui's words. "I was wondering who was the one who swore on the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and caused nine claps of thunder to break my beautiful dream … So it's you, brat!"
Brat!
In the current Lu Clan, perhaps only Lu Qiu, the Former Clan Leader, dared to call Lu Rui, the current Clan Leader, brat.
Not only was Lu Rui not angry, but he even had an apologetic expression on his face. "Former Clan Leader, I didn't know you were resting at that time …"
"Alright, there's no need for all these empty words."
Lu Qiu waved his hand and interrupted Lu Rui's words. Then, his wise eyes gleamed as he said, "Since you swore on the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, it's only natural that you can't say it out loud … However, it won't be a problem for you to give me some hints."
A sly smile appeared on Lu Qiu's face when he reached the end of his sentence.
"Former Clan Leader, you can't say that … Who knows, maybe my hints will allow you to guess Elder Duan's true identity, and the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation will strike down the lightning punishment and kill me!"
Lu Rui said as he shook his head.
"True identity?"
The smile on Lu Qiu's face grew wider.
Lu Rui smiled wryly.
Only then did he realize that he had spilled the beans.
Before this, the Former Clan Leader definitely did not know that he was taking care of Elder Duan because of his true identity.
"It seems like our Elder Duan is not that simple … Let me think about it."
As Lu Qiu muttered to himself, he began to rack his brain. "A grade one alchemist who's not even 30 years old who can refine grade one pills with a purity of more than 90% …
Not only that, but he's also able to make a brat like you respect him … His true identity is undoubtedly someone that even you have to look up to. "
Lu Qiu frowned as he continued to ponder.
The corner of Lu Rui's mouth twitched when he heard Lu Qiu muttering to himself.
It did not cross his mind at all.
The Former Clan Leader managed to figure out so many clues based on that little bit of information. It seemed like he was getting closer to the truth.
"A grade one alchemist who can refine grade one pills with a purity of more than 90% … A grade one alchemist who's not even 30 years old. Not only that, but his ability is so good that he can kill an Eighth Level Void Transformation martial artist …"
Lu Qiu muttered to himself as he continued to ponder.
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