Chapter 312: Not a Master, but a Grandmaster (4200)The Burning Flame Valley is located in the Scorching Fire Mountains. This mountain range is made up entirely of blazing volcanoes. The endless volcanoes also make the fire energy here extremely rich.
Therefore, this is a holy place for practicing fire-attributed skills. Practicing here will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort!
In Fenyan Valley, in a crimson hall, there were nearly a dozen figures sitting, most of them were wearing alchemist uniforms, with calm expressions. They did not seem restrained by being in one of the top forces in the three valleys. Instead, they had a hint of pride and silently sipped the tea in front of them.
At the top seat in the hall sat a thin old man. Although he was not good-looking, no one present dared to look down on him, because he was the master of Fenyan Valley, a high-level Dou Zun master, Tang Zhen!
"Haha, I'm Tang Zhen, thank you all for coming to my Burning Flame Valley..."
Tang Zhen stood up from his seat, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and said with a smile: "All of you masters are alchemists with considerable reputation in the Central Region. It is a great honor for us to come to Burning Flame Valley!"
Tang Zhen's somewhat flattering words caused many alchemists to smile and said, "Master Tang, you are too kind. We only have some false reputations, which cannot compare to your reputation as a high-level Dou Zun.
A year ago, you snatched the remains of a Dou Sheng from the hands of a hundred Dou Zun! Such a feat, your name spread all over Zhongzhou!"
"Hahaha……"
The sedan chair was carried by many people, and both sides were flattering each other. Just when the atmosphere in the hall was harmonious, suddenly, an inappropriate voice was heard.
"Master Tang, you called us all here, didn't you just want to talk about this?"
The person who spoke was an old man, sitting just below Tang Zhen. From his seat, it could be seen that he was probably the most powerful one among this group of alchemists.
And the fact is, it is indeed so. The old man's name is Mo Xian, and he is a seventh-grade intermediate alchemy master certified by Danta!
In addition, the old man is also a guest elder of Danta! Even Dou Zun strongmen are quite polite to this level of alchemist.
Tang Zhen frowned slightly when he heard the old man's words that ruined the atmosphere, but due to the other party's status, he couldn't say anything. He slowly explained: "Master Mo, it's not that I don't want to say it, but there is still one master who has not arrived yet..."
"What master? Do I need to wait for him together? Besides, it's hard to say whether he is a master or not.
I remember that there are only three seventh-grade alchemy masters in the southwest region! In addition to me, Master Huan and Master Wen have all gone to Danta to study..." The old man called Master Mo continued.
What he meant was that now in the Southwestern Region, he was the only seventh-rank alchemist left, and he was still asked to wait for someone of a lower rank than himself?
Alchemy Master, this title is quite important. If it were in the Alchemy Realm, I’m afraid only a seventh-grade alchemist could be called this!
Even in the Southwest Region, where alchemists are scarce, alchemists of the sixth rank or higher are needed! However, an alchemist who can refine a sixth rank high-level elixir alone is not a cabbage on the roadside!
Master Mo, who was of the highest rank, said so, and the other alchemists also echoed him. They were also getting a little impatient waiting.
"In that case, let me first tell you about this matter in advance..."
Seeing this, Tang Zhen, who was at the head, could only cough lightly and use his fighting spirit to suppress the noise. He scanned the entire audience and said, "This time, I need to refine a pill of the seventh grade or so!"
Hearing this, the faces of the dozen or so alchemy masters in the hall changed slightly. For some of them, a seventh-grade elixir was an unattainable dream, let alone a seventh-grade advanced one!
Master Mo, who had spoken earlier, was also furious, thinking that Tang Zhen was deliberately making things difficult for him. If he could refine a seventh-grade high-level product by himself, would he still be a guest elder? Would he still come to this barren southwest region?
Seeing the changes in the faces of the alchemists, Tang Zhen felt helpless. If the alchemists in his Burning Flame Valley were not all good-for-nothings and he himself lacked that bit of wood energy, why would he care about the faces of these people? !
"Don't worry, everyone. The seventh-grade advanced level is not for you to refine alone..."
Tang Zhen shook his head, slowly stood up from his seat, and explained: "Although I don't have some of the skills of a pharmacist, at the same time, most pharmacists can't learn some of my skills!"
The words were full of pride, and soon many alchemists saw that a wisp of silver flame suddenly ignited from Tang Zhen's fingers. Faintly, they could also see nine silver fire dragons tumbling and shuttling through it.
"This is... Nine Dragon Thunder Fire!"
There was an uproar in the hall. For an alchemist, strange fire was one of their lifelong dreams!
"That's right, this is the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire!" Tang Zhen smiled, and the silver flame turned into a fire dragon, shuttling through the hall.
"After years of development by me, the Nine Dragons Thunder Fire has achieved some success. One of the achievements is the ability to connect the soul power between people and refine pills together!"
“Therefore, to refine this pill, you don’t need to refine it alone. Instead, select two people to refine it together with me. This way, the difficulty of refining will be much smaller…”
After hearing Tang Zhen's words, many alchemists regained some confidence. One of them asked, "How will Master Tang choose those two?"
"Haha, this is easy. All you need to do is summon out your own soul power. If anyone can withstand the burning of my Nine Dragon Thunder Fire, he will be qualified..." Tang Zhen smiled, but his words shocked everyone.
Nine Dragon Thunder Fire, this is a strange fire! A fire that can hurt the soul! Coupled with Tang Zhen's strength, even if the people present are all figures who can be called alchemy masters, they can't stand such a test!
For a moment, the hall returned to peace again. Many alchemists had already begun to back down. They did not want their spiritual power to be threatened because of some resources.
If the alchemist's soul power is damaged, then his life will probably be over.
"Valley Master Tang, this matter is too dangerous. It's not that we don't want to do it, but there is dragon power condensed in the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire.
Therefore, it has the magical effect of shocking the soul. Even I am not sure that I can withstand it with my soul power, let alone others..." It was the Master Mo from before who refused.
Everyone nodded. Although the former's words were unpleasant, they were still true.
“This…” Tang Zhen was also somewhat helpless, and explained: “Master Mo, don’t worry, I know my limits on this matter, and I won’t let anyone get hurt!
The test time is only ten minutes. If you can hold on, you will be considered to have passed..."
However, Master Mo still shook his head with a look of rejection.
Seeing this, Tang Zhen had no choice but to use his trump card and said in a deep voice: "Masters, if anyone can pass the test, except for the unsecret ones, everyone in this Burning Flame Valley can choose!
Even if you fail the test, I, Fen Yan Valley, will give you a generous gift as an apology!"
After hearing this, everyone in the hall was somewhat tempted, but these were obviously still not up to Master Mo's psychological price. Just when he was about to raise the price, a hearty voice suddenly came from outside the hall.
"Hahaha! Valley Master Tang, this is just too much for you! Just ask me to come and refine the elixir!"
The laughter echoed in the hall, drawing everyone's attention to the gate.
There, a red figure stood, with his back to the sun and in the shadow, so that everyone could not see his face clearly for a moment, but from his figure, it was not difficult to tell that he should be a teenager. "Humph! Where did this ignorant teenager come from! Anyone who can be here must be a sixth-grade or higher alchemist! Who are you?" An old man in a black robe shouted angrily among the many alchemists.
Without waiting for the young man to speak, Tang Zhen also shouted angrily, but his target was not the young man, but the sixth-grade advanced alchemy master.
"How dare you! Mo Xiao! How dare you disrespect Master Xiao!"
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This statement made many alchemists puzzled. Is this still the Tang Zhen who was respectful to alchemists before? Who is this young man? How could he make Tang Zhen so respectful?
Only Master Mo guessed something and stood up in disbelief.
"Hehe..." The young man walked slowly out of the shadows. The sunlight shone on him and he was seen clearly by everyone.
The young man was seen wearing a fiery red alchemist robe, which was so exquisite that even the robe worn by Master Mo could not compare to it.
This is not the most important thing. On its chest, there is a giant flaming tower badge. On the tower, there are eight golden meteors surrounding it. It is dazzling under the sunlight.
“Eight…Eighth Grade!”
The silence lasted for a moment, and was then interrupted by a scream. Everyone couldn't believe it and would rather think that there was something wrong with their eyes.
But how can someone who can be an alchemist and achieve a certain level of success be a fool? He looks like a young man, his surname is Xiao, and he is an eighth-grade alchemist master!
In the entire Douqi Continent, there is only one person who can meet these three conditions!
Xiao Yun walked straight to the old man who had spoken earlier, leaned over and asked, "Who do you say I am?"
"Oh...oh..." The old man in black robe looked like he was struck by lightning. His eyes were dull and he made an inexplicable whimpering sound from his mouth. He was obviously frightened.
Fortunately, Xiao Yun did not embarrass him too much. After seeing that he did not speak, he turned and walked towards Tang Zhen, smiling and said, "Valley Master Tang, long time no see..."
"Master Xiao, it's been a long time..."
"Mo Chen, nice to meet Elder Xiao! Speaking of which, this is not the first time I've met Elder Xiao!"
Before Tang Zhen finished speaking, another voice was heard. It turned out that Master Mo had appeared in front of Xiao Yun at some point and bowed to him.
"Mo Chen?" Xiao Yun blinked in confusion. He had no impression of this old man who suddenly appeared.
Seeing Xiao Yun's confusion, Mo Chen quickly explained, "I am a guest elder of Danta. I once met Elder Xiao when he was publicly promoting alchemy in Shengdan City!"
"Oh (long tone!)" Xiao Yun's face showed a look of sudden realization. It turned out to be a guest elder of Danta... but it was a pity that he was so different from him! No wonder he had no impression of him.
As the top power on the continent, Danta has an extremely large organization, so naturally there are many elders, such as the eight elders who hold real power and are in charge of Dan Territory, the law enforcement elders who maintain the safety of Shengdan City, and so on...
The lowest among them are the guest elders. To put it bluntly, this group of people are neither qualified to join Danta’s core leadership, but it would be a pity to demote them.
Therefore, Danta usually places such guest elders in places other than Danyu, and lets them take charge of Danta branches.
And Xiao Yun is one of the eight elders! If he wasn't too lazy to take care of things, he would be one of the three giants of Danta!
"Very good, Mo Chen! I'll remember you! Intermediate seventh rank, not bad! I'll transfer you to the Dan domain in the future!"
After waving his hand casually to send Mo Chen away, Xiao Yun looked back at Tang Zhen and said with a smile, "Originally, I just wanted to come to the Blazing Fire Mountain Range to practice for a while, but I didn't expect to meet Elder Chihuo in Tianhuang City. After asking around, I found out about this matter.
"Master Tang, this is why you are not considerate enough. The Xiao family and the Fenyan Valley have been friends for generations, but you didn't ask me for help in refining the elixir. Aren't you treating me as an outsider?"
"No, no..." Tang Zhen waved his hands repeatedly and explained with a wry smile: "I just felt that Master Xiao was unwilling to come all the way here for a mere seventh-grade high-level elixir, and I was worried that it would delay your business."
The pill, it all depends on who is going to make it! The seventh-grade advanced pill that the alchemists had just backed off from was nothing more than a mere trifle to Xiao Yun!
"Okay, I'll take care of this! We can start refining the furnace later!"
Xiao Yun waved his hand and took the matter over. He continued, "As for the reward, please help me find a place with a strong fire attribute, Master Tang! I want to practice here for a while and break through the realm!"
"In that case, I'll trouble you, Master Xiao!"
Hearing this, Tang Zhen's face was filled with joy. He said with a smile, "A place with a strong fire attribute, you really found the right person! I have been here for a thousand years in Fenyan Valley, and I have already figured out the surrounding volcanoes. I will definitely find a place that will satisfy Master Xiao!"
After deciding on this matter, Tang Zhen immediately turned his gaze to the other alchemists and said with a smile: "Everyone, since this matter has been decided, please go back!
Don't worry, although I didn't make any elixirs, I won't let you make a wasted trip. I will ask the elders in the valley to prepare gifts to express my apology!"
However, many alchemists shook their heads and fixed their gazes on Xiao Yun with extremely fiery eyes. Their meanings were clear without having to guess.
"Ahem, Valley Master Tang, Elder Xiao, I wonder if you can let me watch you make medicine? I'll give those gifts to Elder Xiao, and they will serve as my tuition! If it's not enough, I still have some precious medicinal materials!"
In the end, it was Master Mo, who was a guest elder of Danta and had a closer relationship with Xiao Yun, who spoke up. At the end, it seemed that he was really worried that Xiao Yun would not agree, and he actually wanted to dig up his past on the spot!
What a joke! For an alchemist, what kind of gift could be more important than watching a higher-level alchemist make medicine!
"Ahem, there's no need to do this..."
Seeing this, Xiao Yun was also somewhat helpless, and waved his hand to stop Master Mo's behavior, and said: "I, Xiao Yun, have a very good personal relationship with Fenyan Valley. You are willing to come here to help, which is already a face for Xiao!
There is no tuition fee, if you want to watch it, just go ahead and watch it! ”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately became excited and bowed to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Master Xiao!"
(End of this chapter)
