In one of the rooms in the East Hall of the Alchemy Monarch Palace, Yuan Chen, who was dressed in green, was talking to a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was dressed in dark purple and exuded an air of nobility. His every movement exuded a disdainful aura.
However, this disdainful aura was only revealed through his every movement. When he was talking to Yuan Chen, the middle-aged man restrained it.
"Reporting to the Great Mansion Master, a young man named Ling Dong is outside the Alchemy Monarch Palace and wishes to see you!" After passing through several layers of people, Deacon Zhu's voice finally reached Yuan Chen's ears.
Yuan Chen and the middle-aged man, who were talking softly, paused. Yuan Chen then asked in a low voice, "Young man Ling Dong? Did you hear wrongly?"
Deacon Zhu, who was reporting outside the door, froze for a moment before he hastily replied, "I didn't hear wrongly."
Yuan Chen, who was in the room, stood up abruptly and was about to walk out when he heard the confirmation. Before he reached the door, Yuan Chen turned around and said to the middle-aged man in the room, "Your Highness, an old friend of mine has come to visit, so I won't be able to accompany you today. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
The middle-aged man, who was the Second Prince, was taken aback when he heard this. Although he was a little unhappy, he didn't show it on his face. "It's a pleasure to have a friend visiting from afar! Please help yourself, Sir! "
Yuan Chen didn't waste any more time on pleasantries. He turned around and walked out of the room as he said to Deacon Zhu, "Lead the way! Go to the entrance of the palace! "He was actually going to personally welcome the young man named Ling Dong.
The Second Prince's eyes lit up as he took note of the name Ling Dong. How could a person who could make Yuan Chen, who was the most likely candidate to become a Heavenly Alchemist and become the Alchemy Monarch, be so important and personally come out to welcome him?
Even if the Second Prince came to the East Hall of the Alchemy Monarch Palace to visit Pill Maniac Yuan Chen, Yuan Chen would only walk a few meters out of the East Hall and wouldn't personally welcome him to the entrance of the Alchemy Monarch Palace.
"It seems like I've gained something today!" After remembering the name Ling Dong, the Second Prince, who had the highest chance of winning the throne in the Empire, prepared to leave.
On the other hand, Yuanchen, who was dressed in cyan robes, rushed to the palace gate with a look of pleasant surprise on his old face. In his eyes, Ling Dong, a young man with a novel pill formula, was much more important than the Second Prince of the Empire.
Besides, Yuan Chen also knew that Ling Dong wasn't just an ordinary person with a master's background. There were many things about Ling Dong that he couldn't see through! For example, his invincible theory of detoxification and his ability to injure Jiao Xinglie, who was in the initial stage of the Earth Emanations realm, with his cultivation at Xiantian Realm Level Four or Level Four. All of these gave Ling Dong a mysterious aura!
While Yuan Chen was in such a state, Deacon Zhu, who was leading the way for Yuan Chen, felt his heart grow colder and colder. He even felt like dying. Why was his hand so cheap? How could he have offended such a talented young man who was highly valued by the Prime Mansion Master?
In the blink of an eye, the ordinary youth in Deacon Zhu's eyes had turned into a young talent.
"Mister Doyen, long time no see!" Ling Dong was a little surprised to see Yuan Chen come out personally to welcome him. Yuan Chen's treatment was really grand.
"Ha ha ha ha … Ling Dong, you're finally here. I thought you weren't coming!" Yuan Chen burst into laughter as he pulled Ling Dong into the Alchemy Monarch Palace. The moment he turned around, he saw the injuries on Deacon Zhu's face. He couldn't help but frown as he asked Deacon Zhu, "What happened to your face?"
"This …" Deacon Zhu was terrified and didn't know how to reply. However, Ling Dong spoke up.
"Mister Doyen, the injuries on Deacon Zhu's face were caused by me." Ling Dong didn't complain to the guilty party. If he did, it would be beneath his dignity to bicker with this unruly servant. Therefore, he merely expressed that he was the one who had done it.
However, Yuan Chen wasn't the type to let things go so easily. Although he was a pill fanatic, he wasn't an idiot. He was aware of certain things that happened in the Alchemy Monarch Palace. It was just that he hadn't done anything about it.
Yuan Chen's face turned cold as he shouted at Deacon Zhu, "How can such a person stay in the Alchemy Monarch Palace? Men, inform the steward of the Alchemy Monarch Palace to expel this person from the Alchemy Monarch Palace after he receives his punishment. He will never be employed again! "
Deacon Zhu's legs turned to jelly when he heard this sentence. His face turned as white as a sheet of paper. "Prime Mansion Master is merciful. I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again!"
Yuan Chen didn't say anything else. He beckoned for a guard to bring Deacon Zhu away to receive his punishment. Deacon Zhu regretted his actions so much that he couldn't bring himself to mention them.
Now that he had lost his lucrative job and offended many alchemists with special privileges, Deacon Zhu suddenly shuddered.
After dealing with Deacon Zhu, Yuan Chen led Ling Dong to his study room with a smile. "Sorry for making a fool of myself in front of some scum in the Alchemy Monarch Palace!"
"Mister Yuan, I'm here to thank you for your help in Flaming Cloud City. Secondly, I'm here to accept your invitation!" After entering Yuan Chen's study room, which was filled with the smell of paper, Ling Dong directly stated his purpose for coming after a servant offered him some fragrant tea.
Of course, this wasn't Ling Dong's real purpose for coming. Ling Dong wanted to ask Yuan Chen about the Cosmic Artifact. Now that the Star Master Disk had entered his Sea of Consciousness, Ling Dong felt that he had a lot of gold on him. However, he couldn't use any of it. Therefore, he wanted to find a way to control the Cosmic Artifact.
If he could really unleash the power of the Star Master Disk, he would be able to go anywhere he wanted. He wouldn't need to have so many misgivings!
However, if he wanted to take something, he had to give it first. He couldn't mention the Cosmic Artifact too abruptly.
Yuan Chen naturally said a few more polite words. However, Yuan Chen wasn't the kind of person who was particularly good at being polite. After three sentences, he brought the topic back to business. His expression was exceptionally solemn.
"I wonder if Young Friend Ling knows that the Apothecary Manor will have a grand event in October this year?" Yuan Chen asked.
"Grand event?" Ling Dong thought carefully. In his mind, the Apothecary Manor didn't have any grand events other than the Grand Alchemy Competition that was held once every five years. However, the Grand Alchemy Competition that was held once every five years was announced to the world. There was no reason for him not to know about it!
Moreover, Ling Dong wasn't interested in the Grand Alchemy Competition at the moment. This was because in Ling Dong's memory of his previous life, the General Grade of the Grand Alchemy Competition was usually one or two Earth Spirit Lower Grade pills. To an extremely experienced Earth Alchemist like him, it wasn't very attractive.
"Could it be the Grand Alchemy Competition?" After thinking for a while, Ling Dong probed with this answer.
Contrary to Ling Dong's expectations, Yuan Chen shook his head. "No, if it was the Grand Alchemy Competition, it would have been announced to the world long ago."
"Then what is it?" Ling Dong asked curiously.
Hearing Ling Dong's question, Yuan Chen didn't answer immediately. Instead, he pondered deeply, as if it was very difficult for him to open his mouth. Ling Dong was actually very familiar with this scene.
Ling Dong paid no attention to Yuan Chen's reaction. However, he was secretly laughing in his heart. This Yuan Chen was actually playing tricks on him. This really made Ling Dong feel a little amused.
Looking at Yuan Chen's expression, it was obvious that he had encountered some difficulties and couldn't open his mouth. After pretending to be like this, Ling Dong took the initiative to ask and help him solve his problems.
Indeed, there wasn't a single old fellow in a high position in the world who was simple. As far as Ling Dong knew, Yuan Chen's scheme was still a little lacking.
Caught in a dilemma, Ling Dong didn't open his mouth and just looked at him with a smile. This made Yuan Chen extremely depressed.
Suddenly, Yuan Chen recalled the first time he met Ling Dong. Back then, Ling Dong had used a flawless scheme to deal with the leader of a large sect. Only then did he realize that the young man in front of him was an extremely shrewd little fox. An old fox like him was displaying his slight skill in front of an expert.
"It's like this. In July this year, there will be a small alchemy competition within the Apothecary Manor …" Yuan Chen, who was speaking, saw Ling Dong frown slightly and quickly said, "Although this small alchemy competition is just a small competition, its importance is several times or even more than ten times that of the Grand Alchemy Competition."
Ling Dong was now curious. "Why?"
When he heard Luo Yunyang's question, a smile finally appeared on Yuan Chen's old face. This little fox also had times when he was curious. After putting on a solemn expression, Yuan Chen said, "Because the essence of this small alchemy competition is the competition for the position of Pill King!"
"Competition for the position of Pill King?" This time, it was Ling Dong's turn to be curious. A small alchemy competition was actually related to the competition for the position of Pill King. From Yuan Chen's tone, it seemed to be related to Ling Dong as well. Wasn't this unbelievable?
"Yes, the competition for the position of Pill King!" Yuan Chen sighed. "This competition for the position of Pill King is something that even I can't avoid. Therefore, when I was in Flaming Cloud City, I left a letter asking Young Friend Ling to come to Brilliance City before July to help me with something. However, I didn't expect Young Friend Ling Dong to come more than three months in advance. This gives us even more time to prepare! "
"Help Mister Yuan with something? May I know what it is? I'm afraid it's beyond my ability! " Ling Dong's words were a reminder to Yuan Chen. Don't be too happy yet. I haven't agreed to help you yet!
Yuan Chen's expression froze. He thought to himself that Ling Dong was indeed not someone to be trifled with. He hurriedly said, "Young Friend Ling Dong, before I tell you what it is, I hope Young Friend Ling Dong can answer my question truthfully!"
After saying this, a faint white light flashed in Yuan Chen's hand and a jade bottle appeared in his hand. "Young Friend Ling Dong gave me the formula for the Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill. After studying it for half a year, I have finally refined three pills! I'll give one of them to you as a gift of thanks. It can also be considered as a reward for answering my question truthfully! "
"Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill? As a reward? "Ling Dong sucked in a breath of cold air. This was a priceless Earth Terminus Superior-Grade pill! Even if this Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill was refined by Ling Dong himself, the success rate of refining it was only fifty-fifty!
Not to mention the value of the pill itself, even the value of the herbs used to refine the Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill was probably worth 500 pieces of mid-grade crystal stones. 500 pieces of mid-grade crystal stones were worth millions of gold taels!
Moreover, this Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill was a pill specially made for Spiritual Pets. It was a pill specially made for Demonic Beasts and Spiritual Pets to further develop their spiritual intelligence.
"Yes!" Yuan Chen nodded affirmatively, as if he didn't feel the pinch at all!
After getting an affirmative answer, Ling Dong took the jade bottle and removed the cork. He took a look at the round and smooth Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill and stored it in his Qian Kun Ring at lightning speed. Then, he spoke seriously.
"Mister Yuan, please ask. I'll definitely answer truthfully!" Ling Dong thought even more shamelessly. With such a precious Hundred Beasts Spirit-Returning Pill, even if you want to know the size of a certain place, I'll tell you truthfully!
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