Due to yesterday's system error, there was a duplicate chapter. Yesterday's duplicate chapter 563 Young Master Tianqing has been replaced with a new chapter 564, Red Rock City's Number One Monstrous Genius. Everyone can go back and read it again. Those who have already paid will not need to pay for it again.
Also, I always thought that the QQ Bookstore and mobile app would change to the new chapter that I just replaced. However, after asking the editor today, I found out that there won't be any changes and it will always be a duplicate chapter. This is really a pain in the ass. However, due to the website's technical issues, I, as an author, can't do anything to change this situation. So, if possible, please take a look. Because the website and app have already been replaced, you can read it without any problems.
Also, if you find it troublesome and can't be bothered to read it again, I will briefly explain the content of the previous chapter. It is roughly about Tianqing's arrival in Red Rock City. Accompanying him are Golden Roc Trading Company's President Han Wenye, Green Gang's Leader Wang Tianming, Windface Formation Guild's President Li Guang Zheng, City Guard Army's First Commander Shen Kuang, He Family's Head He Yuwen, as well as the Water Cloud Holy Land's ordinary disciples. As for Sun Family's Great Elder Sun Hai, he didn't appear because he was in seclusion. Then, the group headed to Young Master Tianqing's old residence in Red Rock City. Apart from that, there is also a simple introduction of Young Master Tianqing's background and identity. He is the Red Rock City's First Monstrous Genius.
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City Lord Residence!
Xiao Fan opened the alchemy furnace and was ready to start refining pills.
The Nine Dragon Grass seed refining process was faster than he expected. He originally expected to start refining pills at noon but now, he could start refining pills in the morning.
If he calculated it this way. He would probably be able to say goodbye to Shangguan Tong and Shangguan Chen at noon. Then, he would be able to leave after lunch.
Leaving earlier was also good because the earlier he reached Sun Moon City, the earlier he could recover enough strength to look for his parents and little brother.
Xiao Fan placed all the medicinal ingredients that he had prepared to the side. After which, a dim light flashed across his eyes as he completely entered into a state of alchemy.
"Whoosh-!"
One by one, Xiao Fan threw the medicinal ingredients into the cauldron. Every time he threw in a medicinal ingredient, Xiao Fan's alchemy technique would change. His hands formed countless afterimages in the air. It was dazzling, too much for the eyes to take in. At the same time, it also brought about waves of whistling wind.
Above the alchemy furnace, rays of light were constantly being emitted. Moreover, it would occasionally change into various colors, red, purple, green … It could be said that it was colorful and extremely beautiful.
The white jade tiger lay lazily not far away. Although it knew that Xiao Fan might not need a guard, it still guarded Xiao Fan while he refined the pill.
Shangguan Chen stood in a distant pavilion. Shangguan Tong, Zheng Yu, the grey-robed elder, and the others stood quietly, watching all of this from afar.
As they watched, the expressions of Shangguan Chen and the others all changed.
Last night, when Xiao Fan said that he was an alchemist, Shangguan Chen and the others didn't really believe it. However, it wasn't until now that they saw Xiao Fan refining pills with their own eyes. They were completely shocked.
Although none of them were alchemists and had never learned alchemy, even if they hadn't eaten pork before, they would still have seen pigs run. They had more or less seen the process of other alchemists refining pills. They still had a certain level of knowledge about the level of an alchemist.
At this moment, Xiao Fan's perfect alchemy technique, which was as smooth as flowing water, was enough to show that Xiao Fan's identity as an alchemist was absolutely worth gold. It was impossible for there to be any fake elements in it.
In fact, it was very likely that Xiao Fan's alchemy skills were not ordinary. This was because all the Alchemists they had seen before had more or less pauses when refining pills. Occasionally, they would even make mistakes. However, Xiao Fan's movements were completely natural and flawless. There were no flaws.
Although they didn't know what kind of pill Xiao Fan was going to refine, they could tell from the nearly 500 different alchemy techniques that he had used. The pill he was going to refine was definitely not ordinary because generally, the more precious the pill was, the more medicinal herbs it required. The more medicinal herbs there were, the more alchemy techniques it required.
For example, the Immortal Pills, Divine Pills, and Forbidden Pills that were above the Heaven Pills probably required 100,000 kinds of medicinal herbs and more than 100,000 refining techniques. If one wasn't a true alchemy master, it was impossible to refine them.
Shangguan Chen stared at Xiao Fan in the distance and then asked an old man beside him in a low voice, "Old Zhang, do you know what level of alchemist Xiao Fan is?"
In addition to the traitor Liu Zhiguang, a famous alchemist in Red Rock City, Shangguan Chen had another alchemist who was respectfully addressed as an elder. This alchemist, who was respectfully addressed as Old Zhang, was kind and low-key. In terms of alchemy skills, he was on par with Liu Zhiguang.
"I don't know!" Old Zhang also looked at Xiao Fan and then shook his head with a bitter smile.
"You don't know?" The grey-robed old man was stunned and then couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!" Old Zhang nodded helplessly and said, "Since he started refining pills until now, Xiao Fan has used more than 500 different alchemy techniques. Among these 500 alchemy techniques, there are at least 400 that I can't understand at all. I can't understand the order of their combinations and why they are arranged in such a way!"
"And the medicinal herbs. Although I know what kind of medicinal herbs Xiao Fan took out, there are clearly many that can't be refined together. If they are forcefully refined together, it will inevitably lead to failure. However, Xiao Fan still refined them together. Not only is there no black smoke in the alchemy furnace, but the seven-colored light is even brighter. It's obvious that the two sides are perfectly merged together. Therefore, I really don't understand!"
"Now, not to mention Xiao Fan's alchemy level, I don't even know what kind of pills he wants to refine, why he wants to refine them, and what the principle of refining them is!"
The elder said a lot as soon as he opened his mouth. His voice was full of puzzlement and distress.
Shangguan Chen didn't say anything, but frowned deeply.
Shangguan Tong's eyes were twinkling. She looked at Xiao Fan with eyes full of admiration.
"The only thing I can say is. This Xiao Fan's alchemy level is very high, extremely high. It is not an ordinary level of alchemy. As for exactly how high it is, due to my limited knowledge and ability, I have no way of knowing! "The elder finally concluded with a bitter smile.
"What about Master Qin Yang?" The grey-robed old man interrupted.
"Master Qin Yang?" When the elder heard this name, a trace of admiration appeared in his eyes. Then he hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly, "I'm not sure about this either. Master Qin Yang is one of the seven great alchemists of our Tianqi County. His alchemy level has already entered the Creation Realm!"
"As for Xiao Fan, it's hard to say. He may be stronger or weaker than Master Qin Yang. It's really hard to say!"
Hearing this, the grey-robed old man fell silent.
Although Elder Zhang said that it was hard to say who was stronger between Xiao Fan and Master Qin Yang. However, from another point of view, Xiao Fan's alchemy skills were already on the same level as Grandmaster Qin Yang. Although it was hard to tell who was stronger or weaker. Although it was hard to say who was stronger, that was only for the two of them. To outsiders, it was definitely a height that was unreachable.
And this was really a little too frightening.
Xiao Fan's array level was already terrifying enough. Now, he was also an alchemist who could rival Master Qin Yang. What was worse was that he was still just a young man.
Was there really such a monstrous genius in this world?
"Xiao Fan, what's your true identity?" The grey-robed old man looked at Xiao Fan, who was still focused on alchemy. He whispered in his heart.
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"Young Master!"
Seeing Young Master Tianqing coming out of his old residence, Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, Shen Kuang, Li Guangzheng, and He Yuwen cupped their hands and greeted him politely.
"Saint!"
The disciples of the Water Cloud Sacred Ground who took the initiative to follow Young Master Tianqing also bowed slightly and greeted him respectfully.
"Yes!" Young Master Tianqing looked at everyone who greeted him. Young Master Tianqing accepted it naturally. Then, he smiled and raised his hand.
Hearing this, everyone straightened their backs.
"Greetings, Young Master Tianqing!"
At this moment, a tall old man who was a head taller than an ordinary person walked over quickly. Then, he greeted Young Master Tianqing politely.
"Sun Hai, Elder Sun!" Young Master Tianqing smiled. Then, he replied, "You're out of seclusion?"
"Yes!" Sun Hai nodded and replied with a smile, "When I heard that Young Master Tianqing had returned to Red Rock City, I hurried out of seclusion and rushed over without stopping!"
"Great!" Young Master Tianqing smiled and replied.
"Now, all the upper echelons of Red Rock City are basically here. The only one missing is Shangguan Chen!" At this moment, Han Wenye whispered.
"Shangguan Chen didn't come? He didn't receive the notice? "Young Master Tianqing's expression didn't change as he continued to smile.
"The people below said that the notice had been sent yesterday morning, and I specially sent someone to inform him just now!" Han Wenye said softly, "However, the gates of the City Lord's Mansion were tightly shut and refused to open. They also refused to acknowledge my subordinates!"
"It's fine. Since he's unwilling to come, then forget it!" The smile on Young Master Tianqing's face seemed to have lessened, but his voice still carried a hint of a smile.
"Young Master Tianqing, I have something to report to you. I need you to make a decision for me!" At this moment, Sun Hai suddenly opened his mouth. His voice was filled with suppressed anger as he spoke forcefully.
"Oh? What's the matter? "Young Master Tianqing was surprised and turned to look at Sun Hai.
Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, Shen Kuang, Li Guangzheng, He Yuwen, and the others looked at Sun Hai in surprise. They didn't know what Sun Hai wanted to say.
"Last night, Shangguan Chen attacked our Sun Family, He Family, Golden Roc Trading Company, Windward Formation Guild, Qing Gang, General Feng Ye, General Wang Guiyi, Chen Deguang, and Liu Zhiguang, the two elders of the city. He killed countless people and injured countless people. Now, all of us in the city are women and children. All of our relatives and friends are dead. Therefore, Young Master Tianqing, please uphold justice for us!" Sun Hai knelt with a thud and said in a trembling voice.
"What?"
Hearing this, Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, Shen Kuang, Li Guangzheng, He Yuwen, and the others were all stunned. They stood there in a daze and couldn't regain their senses for a long time.
These few days, they were ordered to go to the Water Cloud Sacred Ground and follow the orders of the upper echelons of the Water Cloud Sacred Ground to accompany Young Master Tianqing back to Red Rock City.
As the Water Cloud Sacred Ground was quite far from Red Rock City, they didn't know what happened after Xiao Fan arrived in Red Rock City.
In Red Rock City, these few forces didn't inform them about what happened in the past few days. The reason was simple. At the very beginning, no one took Xiao Fan seriously. Everyone thought that they could get rid of Xiao Fan with their current strength. There was no need to inform Han Wenye, Wang Tianming, Shen Kuang, Li Guangzheng, He Yuwen, and the other big shots of Red Rock City.
Moreover, Han Wenye and the others had been accompanying Young Master Tianqing these few days and it was best not to disturb them. This was because accompanying Young Master Tianqing was more important than anything else. It wasn't worth it to disturb them over such a small matter.
Shangguan Chen's actions last night could be said to be extremely ruthless. Apart from the He Clan, the Sun Clan, the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Windward Formation Guild, and the Qing Gang, the remaining four forces were almost completely annihilated.
Even the He Clan, the Sun Clan, the Golden Roc Trading Company, the Windward Formation Guild, and the Qing Gang were greatly weakened. All of them locked themselves in the ancestral hall and relied on the last of their clan's strength to barely resist Shangguan Chen.
Until this morning, when Young Master Tianqing, Han Wenye, and the others returned, the people from the various forces still didn't dare to come out. They were still hiding in the ancestral hall and trembling.
Therefore, when Han Wenye and the others didn't see the people from the various forces coming out to welcome them, they felt a little strange. However, because Young Master Tianqing was right beside them, they couldn't leave as they wished. Therefore, they could only patiently accompany Young Master Tianqing for the time being and wait for an opportunity to leave and go home to see what had happened.
However, they didn't expect Sun Hai to come and tell them the whole story, which shocked everyone on the spot.
"Elder Sun, y-you're not joking, right?" Hearing Sun Hai's words, He Yuwen was the first to speak in shock.
"Do you think I'm joking or spouting nonsense?" Sun Hai immediately smiled bitterly.
"But, h-how is this possible? How is this possible? How did Shangguan Chen do it? " Li Guangzheng couldn't help but cry out in shock. "With the nine of us working together, even if Shangguan Chen multiplied all of his forces by ten, he still wouldn't be able to defeat us. H-how did he defeat so many of us? How did he turn defeat into victory? "
"I don't need to say more about this. Everyone's servants are already outside. Young Master Tianqing, please let them in. We'll know once you tell them!" Sun Hai kowtowed to Young Master Tianqing again.
"Alright!" Young Master Tianqing nodded.
With that, Sun Hai waved his hand at the people behind him. Then, the crowd behind him automatically dispersed. A group of servants, who clearly belonged to different forces and were dressed in different colors, quickly rushed in. They all knelt on the ground and cried loudly at Young Master Tianqing, Han Wenye, and the others.
"Sir, you're finally back. Sob sob sob!"
"Sir, you must avenge Madam and Miss. Last night, they, they all died!"
"Greetings, Young Master Tianqing. Please uphold justice for us and capture the culprits, Xiao Fan and City Lord Shangguan Chen!"
Chaotic voices suddenly sounded. Listening to these people's narration, Han Wenye and the others' faces completely changed.
What Sun Hai said wasn't false at all. Everything was true!
"Young Master, please uphold justice for us and capture the culprits, Xiao Fan and Shangguan Chen!"
After standing in a daze for a long time, Han Wenye and the others suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Young Master Tianqing with trembling voices.
Young Master Tianqing didn't immediately agree. Instead, he quietly watched everything in front of him as if he was thinking about something in his mind.
"We loyally served the Water Cloud Holy Land, but City Lord Shangguan Chen used his position as City Lord to wantonly slaughter our families. We beg Young Master to uphold justice for us and capture the culprits, Xiao Fan and Shangguan Chen!" Han Wenye and the others sobbed again and said in unison.
"Alright!" After a long time, Young Master Tianqing finally nodded and agreed. (End)
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