"Your Majesty, Pill King Ling is here. I dare not overstep my boundaries!"
"What?" Great Emperor Yuan Feng, who was once again ignored by Yuan Chen, was instantly petrified!
The martial practitioners who were gloating over Great Emperor Yuan Feng's loss of face at the hands of Yuan Chen, including the civil and military officials, were all stunned.
If not for the fact that these people were still breathing, they would have thought that there were thousands of stone statues in the courtyard of the Pill Monarch Palace!
Yuan Chen's words, "Pill King Ling is here. I dare not overstep my boundaries", contained too much information. It was so shocking that everyone, including Great Emperor Yuan Feng, couldn't believe it.
Great Emperor Yuan Feng's first thought was that Yuan Chen was going to support his disciple!
This thought was immediately rejected by Great Emperor Yuan Feng.
Ling Dong had already become an Pill King. His status was already there. Why would he need Yuan Chen to support him?
As the saying went, there was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts! Under normal circumstances, if two Pill Kings gathered together, they would fight openly and covertly to determine who was better. Even if they knew that the other's alchemy skills were inferior, they wouldn't accept it!
Needless to say, Ling Dong and Yuan Chen were a special pair of pill kings who were at different levels.
But now, the strange thing was that the original master, Dan King, was extremely respectful to his disciple, Dan King. How could this be?
Everyone present couldn't figure out what was going on!
Great Emperor Yuan Feng was the emperor of a country after all. He had experienced many battles. After being stunned for a while, the anger he felt towards Yuan Chen disappeared without a trace. At the same time, his awkward old face squeezed out a smile!
"Pill King Yuan, you …" Great Emperor Yuan Feng was puzzled. Yuan Chen's master was more respectful to Ling Dong than Pill King Ling? No matter how he thought about it, Great Emperor Yuan Feng didn't think it was possible!
"Your Majesty, if it wasn't for Pill King Ling's careful guidance, I definitely wouldn't have become an Pill King today! Hence, I dare not overstep my boundaries in front of Pill King Ling! "Yuan Chen glanced at Ling Dong when he said this.
If it wasn't for Ling Dong's instructions, Yuan Chen would have announced that he had become Ling Dong's disciple. But even if Yuan Chen didn't announce this news, just that sentence alone was enough to make everyone in the Pill Emperor Palace gasp in shock!
"Sss …"
Almost at the same time, everyone's gazes gathered on Ling Dong's indifferent face. Within their eyes, it was as if they had seen a ghost!
Yes, what Yuan Chen said made them feel like they had seen a ghost!
Even Great Emperor Yuan Feng, who was used to seeing romantic scenes, had the same expression on his face, let alone the cultivators and officials.
"Twenty days ago, when the Heavenly Pill Divine Light appeared for the first time, who was it that became the Pill King?" Anxious, Great Emperor Yuanfeng, who found Yuan Chen's strength unbelievable, blurted out this question!
"That was Pill King Ling Dong!"
"Who was the Pill King who succeeded in refining the Pill God Light on the eighteenth day?"
"Pill King Ling Dong!"
"What about the Pill God Light on the fifteenth day?"
"It was also Pill King Ling Dong! Your Majesty, this old subject will explain it to you like this. In the past few days, a total of five Heavenly Pill Divine Lights have appeared. Only one of them was when this old subject successfully became a Pill King after refining a Heavenly Pill!
It's also one of the two Heavenly Pill Divine Lights you saw more than an hour ago. That was the first Heavenly Pill Divine Light this old man has ever refined in his entire life! As for the others, they all appeared when Pill King Ling Dong succeeded in refining the Pill God Light! "Yuan Chen, who was getting impatient from Great Emperor Yuan Feng's questioning, said everything in one breath.
Every time Great Emperor Yuan Feng asked and Yuan Chen answered, the martial Cultivators' eyes widened. By the third time, their eyes were as wide as copper bells!
"Ah … This … How …" Great Emperor Yuan Feng was so shocked that he couldn't finish his sentence. However, he swallowed the words back into his stomach!
If what Yuan Chen said was true, then Pill King Ling Dong's alchemy skills were too terrifying!
Hearing Yuan Chen's words, the thousands of warriors from the Elixir Emperor Palace, who had been silent, all looked at Ling Dong in disbelief. They all had the same thought: Is this young Elixir King Ling stronger than Origin Elixir King? And it was under Pill King Ling's guidance that Yuan Chen became an Pill King!
From the looks of it, Pill King Yuan Chen was completely convinced by Ling Dong. How much better must Pill King Ling's alchemy skills be compared to Pill King Yuan Chen's?
Although Yuan Chen hadn't been an Elixir Monarch in the past, his reputation as Elixir Fanatic had been extremely resounding. But now, Pill King Yuan Chen was completely convinced by the young Pill King Ling! This was something that had never happened in the Pill King World!
While everyone was still in shock, Vice Minister Fei Anmin of the Grand Council, who was standing behind Great Emperor Yuan Feng, had an ugly expression on his face. He suddenly had a bad feeling. He wondered if it was a mistake for the family to treat Ling Dong's Ling family as their mortal enemy.
A young Alchemy King who could convince another Alchemy King, a young Alchemy King who could guide others to become Alchemy Kings, was absolutely a terrifying existence!
In contrast to Fei Anmin's worry, Seventh Prince Bi Ying was biting his lips so hard that they were numb. Bi Ying could see from Yuan Chen's actions that he was going to follow Ling Dong's lead. He had risked offending the Emperor twice in order to give his respect to Ling Dong. This wasn't something that could be done with respect alone!
For a moment, Seventh Prince Bi Ying's heart was in a mess. His handsome face turned green and white, and he was biting his lips so hard that they were bleeding!
Ling Dong's performance was too dazzling. If there was really a medicine for regret in this world, Seventh Prince Bi Ying would probably go bankrupt right now. He would sell everything he had, sell everything he had, or even sell his chrysanthemum, just to get one pill!
But there really wasn't …
Seventh Prince Bi Ying's heart felt like it had fallen into a bottomless abyss …
"Ah … I see. Haha … I never thought that my Yaoguang Empire would have such a young genius!" Emperor Yuan Feng laughed awkwardly, then retracted his hands with an unnatural expression. Then, he reached for Ling Dong's hand.
"Congratulations on becoming an Pill King!" Emperor Yuan Feng extended his hands warmly. Ling Dong only said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" and brushed it off.
As soon as Emperor Yuanfeng finished speaking, the thousands of martialists shouted in unison, "Congratulations Pill King Ling, congratulations Pill King Ling! Congratulations Pill King Ling, congratulations Pill King Ling! "
From the attitude of the new Pill King Yuan Chen, they had witnessed Ling Dong's prowess as a young Pill King. The thousands of martial artists shouted with all their might, their voices shaking the heavens!
What followed was still the usual ceremonial greetings. Of the many martial artists giving Ling Dong treatment, Yuan Chen was naturally included! In the eyes of the martial artists, Yuan Chen was also a respectable Pill King!
"To congratulate Ling Dong on becoming an Pill King, I hereby confer upon Ling Dong the title of Yaoguang Empire's Prince Nan Shan, with a fief of Nanshan County, and a special permission to establish a Prince's Mansion to protect three thousand soldiers. The soldiers' salaries and rations will be borne by the empire! In addition, I shall bestow upon you three herb mountains, three mines, a thousand slaves, a million gold, a million silver … "
Emperor Yuan Feng took a long time to finish reading out the rewards, and there were close to a hundred things in total. It was extremely useful for raising the family's strength, but not much use to Ling Dong's people!
The martial artists weren't surprised by the announcement of the Pill King's rewards. Because bestowing the title of Pill King was already the norm in the Heavenly Dipper Continent.
It couldn't be helped. The Pill King's influence was there. Even the emperor of a country had to serve him carefully! Because the other party had promised to throw it out, there were at least ten Heavenly Dipper Realm experts fighting to serve the Dan King!
How many Heavenly Dipper Realm Martial Venerables were there in an empire?
Yuan Chen's rewards were almost the same as Ling Dong's. The only difference was the title. Yuan Chen's fief was his hometown, Jade River County, so Yuan Chen was Prince Nan Shan!
After Ling Dong and Yuan Chen cupped their fists and thanked him, Emperor Yuan Feng's rewards for the two new Pill Kings were not over yet. Because there was still the most important step that had not been completed!
According to the usual practice, if someone became an Pill King, the Yaoguang Empire's official organization would be managed by the Pill King, and the Pill King Palace would be vacated for the Pill King to live in!
But Emperor Yuan Feng was in a dilemma. Now that there were two Pill Kings, what should he do? Furthermore, there was only one top-grade Purple Jade Pill King Token left behind in each generation.
Looking at the Purple Jade Pill King Token on the servant's tray, Emperor Yuan Feng was in a dilemma!
After pondering for a while, Emperor Yuan Feng said awkwardly, "Pill King Ling, Pill King Yuan, why don't the two of you manage the Pill King Palace together? There's only one Purple Jade Pill King Token today. After a few days …"
"Your Majesty, there's no need!" Yuan Chen interrupted Emperor Yuan Feng and said, "Your Majesty, the Yaoguang Empire's Pill King Palace can only have one owner, and that is Pill King Ling! Please give the Purple Jade Pill King Token to Pill King Ling. This old man will always stand behind Pill King Ling! "
Yuan Chen's words shocked everyone once again. Emperor Yuan Feng had no choice but to do as he was told!
Just as Emperor Yuan Feng ordered the servant to present the Purple Jade Pill King Token, Yuan Chen suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this Purple Jade Pill King Token is extremely important. Pill King Ling's status is also extremely respected. I think we should let an important official of the country present it to Pill King Ling personally?"
What else could Great Emperor Yuanfeng do other than nod his head at Yuan Chen's suggestion?
"In my opinion, Vice-Minister Fei Anmin of the Grand Council is in his prime. He's also an important official of the country and is in charge of the military's pill reserves. He's the most suitable candidate!" Yuan Chen suddenly said something shocking.
Even Ling Dong was shocked when he heard Yuan Chen's words. He hadn't made such an arrangement beforehand! What was Yuan Chen trying to do?
Great Emperor Yuanfeng waved his hand and agreed to Yuan Chen's request when he saw Yuan Chen's words. On the other hand, even if Yuan Chen didn't make any sense, Emperor Yuan Feng couldn't possibly refuse such a small suggestion.
In Emperor Yuan Feng's opinion, it would be Fei Anmin's honor to be presented with the Purple Jade Pill King Token by Pill King Ling, who even Yuan Chen respected!
But what surprised everyone was that Vice-Minister Fei Anmin of the Grand Council didn't move for a long while after Emperor Yuan Feng personally agreed!
Fei Anmin instinctively felt that something was wrong when he heard Yuan Chen's words.
There was a conspiracy!
Why did Yuan Chen pick him to present the Purple Jade Pill King Token? Was it to humiliate him or something else?
What was going on?
"Fei Qing, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and present the Purple Jade Pill King Token to Pill King Ling! "Emperor Yuan Feng urged when he saw that Fei Anmin wasn't moving.
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