CHAPTER 158 IN THE CAPITAL
Alchemist assessment?
Hearing Gu Xuan's voice, Mu Ling was completely stunned. She turned to look at Gu Xuan with a stunned expression, as if she couldn't believe her ears.
Outside the pavilion, Chen Lang's face was filled with anger as he reprimanded, "Brat, who do you think you are? What's the point of being so pretentious now? Who do you think my cousin is? You dare to insult him? You're courting death!"
"Shut up!" Chen Hong suddenly scolded.
Chen Lang was stunned. He turned his head to look at Chen Hong and found that the latter's face was extremely gloomy, mixed with anger and despair.
The anger seemed to be directed at himself. That despair …
"Gulp!"
Chen Lang took a few steps back and swallowed his saliva dryly. "Kicked an iron plate? How is that possible, Tang Tang, who is ranked tenth on the Mountain River List, actually went to the Pill Pavilion to do odd jobs, that does not make sense. "
"Bastard!" Chen Hong was already unable to restrain his anger as he viciously slapped Chen Lang's face. The tremendous force caused Chen Lang's eyes to turn black as his mind went blank.
Previously, he had felt that Gu Xuan and Mu Ling were extremely close, and had specially gone to find out more about Gu Xuan's background. Wasn't Gu Xuan a new student, and came to the Pill Dao Pavilion to do odd jobs, how could he be related to a top Mountain River List student?
"Senior Brother Gu Xuan."
Taking a deep breath, Chen Hong tried his best to restore his expression to normal before walking forward.
At this time, Chenhong was also furious. He was ranked 33rd. When Gu Xuan challenged him, he skipped this stage and directly challenged the 30th ancient zither. Therefore, he did not fight with Gu Xuan.
However, not having fought with Gu Xuan did not mean that he did not know how terrifying Gu Xuan was.
One by one, the top 30, the top 20, and even the top 10 disciples were all defeated by him.
He had obtained the number one position in the Desolate Ancient Ruins, earning him a total of 198,000 treasure points. Facing Luo Yi's threat, he directly scolded him, and even made Mountain River List's number one, Zhao Mai Yi, fall out with Luo Yi.
Although both of them were from the Heavenly Court Academy, the gap between them was like heaven and earth.
And now, his younger cousin brother had actually provoked such a person, and even pulled him over to stand up for him. Thinking about that, Chen Hong felt dizzy, provoking such a fiend, was even more terrifying than provoking the number one Senior Brother Zhao of the Mountain River List.
When he saw his cousin respectfully walking towards the loft, the last trace of hope in Chen Lang's heart was completely shattered. He could only follow behind in a daze.
"Kneel!"
Chen Hong walked up to Gu Xuan and Chen Lang, then turned to look at Chen Lang and reprimanded him.
Plop.
Without any hesitation, Chen Lang directly knelt on the ground, his face ashen.
Chen Hong lowered his head and glanced at Gu Xuan from the corner of his eyes. When he saw that the latter's face was as calm as an ancient well, he panicked in his heart. However, he still braced himself and said, "Senior Brother Gu, this younger cousin of mine actually dared to offend Senior Brother. He truly deserves to die. However, since he admitted his mistake, can you give me some face …?"
"Give you face? Do you have any face? " Gu Xuan sneered. If he was truly angered, even a Great Emperor would not have any misgivings. Why would he give face to a mere Mountain River List ranked 30th?
Chen Hong's face became even uglier, he clenched his teeth and said, "I'll let Senior Brother handle me as you wish."
"Good!" Gu Xuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chen Lang, "From today onwards, you don't have to come to Ying Tian Academy anymore."
"What!" Chen Lang immediately went limp on the ground.
His greatest honor was becoming a member of the Yingtian Academy. Just this identity alone had greatly increased the status of his parents in the clan. If he were to be expelled from the Yingtian Academy, the consequences would be something that he did not dare to bear.
Thinking about that, Chen Lang's anger rushed to his head, and he roared at Gu Xuan, "What right do you have to decide whether or not I come to Ying Tian Academy. I am a student of the academy, and you are also a student of the academy. You are just slightly stronger than me, what right do you have to interfere with whether I stay or leave!"
"Shut up!" Chen Hong frowned and reprimanded him.
"I won't shut up, I just want to say it, you want to curry favor with him, I don't believe he has the ability to do so!" Chen Lang suddenly stood up and roared at Gu Xuan, "You are indeed strong, but no matter how strong you are, you are still a student. If you want me to leave the academy, you don't have the ability!"
Slap!
Chen Hong was unable to restrain his anger, and a slap landed on Chen Lang's face, "You still think you are not dead yet, you think that just because Senior Brother Gu is not a teacher, he can't let you leave the academy? Stupid! "
"Your master is only at the early stage of the Honorable Realm. Even he has to be respectful when he sees me. If I told him to expel you, he wouldn't hesitate at all, let alone Senior Brother Gu. Even if he killed you right here, he wouldn't receive any punishment!" Chen Hong snorted.
Chen Lang was completely stunned. Only now did he truly face the disparity between him and Gu Xuan.
As a disciple of the Heaven Court, Chen Hong could already stand on equal footing with his master, or even higher. And Gu Xuan was ranked tenth on the Mountain River List, even his master had to be respectful to him. With just one sentence from Gu Xuan, he truly did not have the chance to stay in Ying Tian Academy.
"Scram." Gu Xuan glanced at Chen Hong and said indifferently.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Gu!" Chen Hong bowed respectfully to Gu Xuan, then pulled Chen Lang and walked out of the pavilion.
After the two of them left, Mu Ling regained her senses and heaved a sigh of relief. Her gaze towards Gu Xuan had already become extremely complicated.
She had never looked at Gu Xuan, who was actually a top student of the Heaven Court. She originally thought that Gu Xuan was very ordinary, but what she saw was Gu Xuan's alchemy ability, and his strength was not related to alchemy.
Looking at Chen Lang's ashen face, Mu Ling could not bear it and said to Gu Xuan, "You directly asked Chen Lang to leave the academy, isn't that a little too …"
"A little too extreme?" Gu Xuan laughed.
"Yes." Mu Ling nodded. "He didn't make any big mistakes, but you gave him such a severe punishment. It's a little too much. In my opinion, why don't you let him reflect on himself for two months? This will also appear more magnanimous."
"Now that I have the strength, it doesn't seem too serious. But what if I don't have the strength?" Gu Xuan looked at Mu Ling and slowly said.
The latter was slightly taken aback, and Gu Xuan continued, "If I don't have the strength, I won't have a good ending today. You will be harassed by Chen Lang, and I will probably be beaten up and lose all my face."
"Alright, maybe I'm too kind." Mu Ling helplessly nodded her head.
"It's not a matter of being kind or not. The main thing is that the way we think is different." Gu Xuan smiled and shook his head.
Mu Ling, who had always stayed in the academy, did not understand how serious the law of the jungle was outside. A sentence from the weak could anger the strong, and they could be killed.
It was even more so for Gu Xuan. Although Chen Lang didn't have many sins, Gu Xuan's judgment was not based on how many sins he had committed. It was based on his own preferences.
If someone scolded him, he could choose to scold them back, or he could choose to kill them directly. He could also choose to destroy their entire family and massacre their entire clan.
This was just his personal preference. It had nothing to do with morality, good, or evil.
Take Chen Lang for example. If he made such a small mistake, it would be fine to give him a small punishment. There was no need to destroy his future.
However, Gu Xuan had the strength, and he could do as he pleased. Since you made me unhappy, I will make you unforgettable.
This was the meaning of being a strong person. Transcending the world and making the rules!
"That's right." Mu Ling suddenly widened her eyes and said to Gu Xuan with some dissatisfaction, "Since you have such strong strength, why do you still want me to teach you alchemy? You are already extraordinary by relying on the martial arts path. What's the point of alchemy?"
"Uh, I think you forced me to do this back then …" Gu Xuan said as he rubbed his nose.
"That seems to be the case …" Mu Ling's cheeks reddened. She recalled that Gu Xuan had indeed said that he didn't want to practice alchemy. However, she was certain that Gu Xuan was talented in alchemy. Hence, she forced Gu Xuan to practice alchemy …
The two of them left the Heavenly Court and headed straight to the Alchemy Pavilion. Mu Ling continued to organize the spiritual herbs, while Gu Xuan found Zong Qi and told him that he wanted to purchase spiritual herbs.
Although the latter wasn't interested in purchasing spiritual herbs, he still needed to refine new elixirs. This way, he could learn some alchemy skills from Gu Xuan.
The two of them left the Alchemy Pavilion and walked straight out of Yingtian Academy. This scene made many people's jaws drop. Zong Qi had always been known for his strictness, and he would not treat his disciples well. But now, he was walking side by side with a young man, talking and laughing as they walked out. It was really unbelievable.
"Mas … Gu Xuan, if we're going to buy spiritual herbs, we don't have to go to the Beichen Trading Company. We can buy them from the Hall of Healing." Zong Qi suddenly thought of something and said to Gu Xuan.
"Go directly to the Hall of Healing?" Gu Xuan raised his eyebrows. "The Hall of Healing sells spiritual herbs as well. Isn't that an organization that gathers alchemists?"
"You're right. However, that's only during normal times. The Hall of Healing is holding an alchemy conference, which is also the Exchange Conference. Hence, there's no need to go to the Beichen Trading Company." Zong Qi explained. Zong Qi was stunned for a moment before he continued, "However, to participate in the Exchange Conference, you have to be at least a First Grade Alchemist. You'll have to take the assessment when the time comes, but there shouldn't be any problem."
What a joke. Gu Xuan was someone who had mastered alchemy. Taking the assessment for a First Grade Alchemist was a piece of cake for him. He was just worried that someone like Gu Xuan would feel that the assessment was an insult to him.
"Alright. Bring me to the assessment first." Gu Xuan nodded casually. Zong Qi heaved a sigh of relief.
"Alchemist assessment …"
In his previous life, he had already left the Great Desolate Dynasty when he was practicing alchemy. Hence, he had never taken the alchemist assessment.
Now that he had mastered alchemy, it would be ridiculous for him to take the assessment for a First Grade Alchemist.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
