Chapter 595, A Person of Renown

Translator: Silavin

 

“*Hmph!* Boy, I hope that when tomorrow ends, you’ll still be able to stand here!”

 

Hearing these cheers that should have originally belonged to him, Qian Zhengchen’s expression was also quite unsightly. With a flick of his sleeve robes, he coldly snorted at Qin Yichen before turning to leave.

 

He had originally been unwilling to participate in the Alchemy Manor Summit.

 

His reputation was already high enough. Even if he won the Alchemy Manor Summit, there would be no room for further improvement.

 

However, Ouyang Haotian had approached him, producing several items that even he could not resist, which was why he appeared at the Alchemy Manor Summit.

 

But Qian Zhengchen had never expected that he would lose to Qin Yichen in these two rounds.

 

This was something he could never accept. Moreover, he had actually lost both rounds in a completely inexplicable manner. This naturally caused even more frustration to build up in his heart.

 

Since this was the Alchemy Manor Summit, the final competition would naturally be Alchemy.

 

He had absolute confidence in himself.

 

Furthermore, Alchemy was not something that could be won through petty tricks.

 

Victory in Alchemy was related to quite a few factors.

 

Firstly, naturally, was the Grade of the Pill.

 

A successfully refined Fifth Grade Pill compared to a Fourth Grade Pill was simply incomparable.

 

The difference in Grade was like the difference between Heaven and Earth.

 

Secondly, was the quality, Level of the Pill.

 

For those who could secure the final ten positions, refining Fifth Grade Pills would absolutely be a non-issue, so what would ultimately be compared was certainly the Level of the Pill.

 

The Level of a Pill tested two aspects of personal ability: first was proficiency, and second was Spiritual Energy attainment.

 

Beyond this, there was another extremely important factor: the special characteristics of the Pill.

 

The so-called special characteristics referred to the effects and uses of the Pill.

 

For example, amongst Fifth Grade Pill of the same type, some could restore all the Yuan Energy of a Martial King within three minutes after consumption, while others would take more than ten minutes, or even longer, and still could not achieve complete restoration.

 

This difference was apparent.

 

Therefore, in Alchemy, the Pill Formulas one knew was crucially important as well!

 

Regarding this point, Qian Zhengchen was completely confident.

 

He believed that within Heavenly Dragon Imperial City, in terms of Pill Formulas, absolutely no one could compare with him.

 

After all, behind him stood a Hidden Family.

 

This point was clear to many.

 

Therefore, after witnessing this scene, many casted sympathetic glances towards Qin Yichen.

 

The Qian Family, relying on the influence of that Hidden Family, could compete with the Feng Family’s business, which was sufficient to demonstrate just how powerful that Hidden Family was.

 

Even if Qin Yichen had some background, would the Force behind him be above the Hidden Family behind the Qian Family?

 

This was obviously impossible and unrealistic.

 

However, this was just a powerless threat to Qin Yichen, and he acted as if he had not noticed. With a slight smile, he nodded to Shen Ling before preparing to leave.

 

Just at this moment, as if sensing something, his gaze glanced in a certain direction.

 

It seemed that on the high platform, there were gazes from important figures…

 

He smiled slightly.

 

Qin Yichen was very clear that the two important figures from the Alchemy Council had definitely noticed him.

 

Things that ordinary people could not discern, they, as Earth Grade Alchemy Master, could naturally see through to some degree.

 

Qin Yichen departed.

 

On the high platform, Dan Xuan and Chen Yun exchanged glances before also leaving one after the other.

 

Although today’s Summit had ended, the excitement had not subsided.

 

Qin Yichen.

 

He was the true dark horse of the Alchemy Manor Summit. No one had expected that he would reach such heights, and moreover, win first place results, secure a position in the top ten.

 

He defeated numerous challengers, had one hundred percent accuracy in medicine identification, and successfully refined the Crimson Rock Fruit… Each of these three achievements exceeded everyone’s expectations.

 

Perhaps it could also be said that each one left people completely baffled.

 

No one knew exactly how he had accomplished it. Some even suspected that he was cheating.

 

But this was quickly dismissed by others.

 

Cheating?

 

What a joke.

 

Even Earth Grade Alchemy Masters would find refining a Crimson Rock Fruit to be very difficult. How could one cheat at this? Could it be that an Earth Grade Alchemy Master would lower themselves to do such a thing?

 

Moreover, the entire process was supervised by Dan Xuan and Chen Yun, two Earth Grade Alchemy Masters.

 

Since these two important figures had said nothing, it proved that Qin Yichen had not cheated. It could only be said that he had used some peculiar Alchemy Technique.

 

In any case, regardless of how, now the entire Imperial City was discussing Qin Yichen’s affairs.

 

Naturally, the previous incident at the Water Moon Crystal House was also magnified infinitely by interested parties.

 

Relying on luck to get a Peak Grade Spirit Seed…

 

This left many people speechless.

 

In an instant, Qin Yichen became a person of renown in the Imperial City.

 

Meanwhile, Qian Zhengchen, the man chosen by Heaven, was being overlooked by them…

 

…

 

This night was destined to keep many people awake.

 

In the rear compound of World Aplenty Hall, Feng Jianzhong reported everything that had happened at the Alchemy Manor Summit to Feng Lingzun in complete detail.

 

“En, I understand.” Feng Lingzun did not seem to find anything unexpected, merely nodding lightly before dismissing Feng Jianzhong.

 

“Strange…” Feng Jianzhong shook his head. He did not understand why the Elder remained unmoved.

 

One must know that Qin Yichen was still a Human Grade Alchemy Master. His ability to refine a whole Crimson Rock Fruit in under an hour indicated he had exceptional methods. He did not understand why the Elder would not seek to win over such a person.

 

How could he know that Feng Lingzun also had his difficulties?

 

Feng Qianxue.

 

Just thinking of this made Feng Lingzun’s headache worse.

 

Originally, he had already sent a reply to the Feng Family, but their response was to leave the matter for him to handle…

 

Feng Lingzun felt very conflicted.

 

On one hand, he wanted to approach Qin Yichen, or rather, he wanted to seek instruction from Qin Yichen on certain matters.

 

But precisely because of Feng Qianxue’s situation, he simply could not bring himself to speak.

 

“Why did this young man have to fall for Qianxue of all people?” Feng Lingzun’s brow furrowed into a deep crease.

 

Although Qin Yichen had not spoken explicitly at the time, when Qin Yichen had uttered the name, ‘Feng Qianxue’, he had clearly sensed the change in Qin Yichen’s tone.

 

That indissoluble affection had truly startled Feng Lingzun.

 

He believed that Qin Yichen should be aware of certain matters regarding Feng Qianxue, such as her engagement to Ouyang Haotian.

 

This was something that absolutely could not be prevented!

 

The Feng Family would absolutely never lose the entire Family’s credibility because of one individual.

 

Feng Lingzun believed that Qin Yichen was not a foolish person.

 

This was something he had deduced from their first meeting.

 

However, Qin Yichen still had not retreated. Instead, he was doing certain things for a clear goal.

 

It must be said that Qin Yichen’s conditions did indeed move his heart, and even moved the Feng Family’s heart, particularly the Compound Pill Formula in Qin Yichen’s possession.

 

Qin Yichen’s cleverness lay precisely in not using this to threaten the Feng Family, but rather presenting the Pill Formulas to show goodwill towards the Feng Family.

 

Being able to produce such Pill Formulas merely to gain the Feng Family’s attention. This was the kind of boldness that greatly startled Feng Lingzun.

 

*Haaaa…* Within the room, Feng Lingzun sighed aloud. [If only you had appeared earlier than Ouyang Haotian, perhaps there might still be hope for change, but now…]