It seems Your Majesties already knew about what happened earlier and have dealt with it accordingly.
It's just that there are too many people here now, so they can't discuss such matters openly.
Since Your Majesties appeared, everyone present immediately bowed in unison.
Even if others don't take it seriously, the Supreme Emperor is a Tianyuan Realm second-level expert.
Throughout the entire Great Qian, his cultivation ranks among the top three, and they dare not disrespect such a powerful individual.
"All of you, please be seated. The original intention of organizing this banquet today was simply to ensure that both hosts and guests enjoy themselves."
"Since everyone is here, let's begin."
The Supreme Emperor clapped his hands, and soon, music, fine wine, and delicious food were all brought out.
Everyone is here?
Hearing this, the others exchanged glances, clearly understanding that the Second Prince was out of the picture.
In such an important occasion, His Highness the Second Prince didn't even qualify to appear, and everyone understood what this meant.
However, since the Supreme Emperor didn't mention it, everyone tacitly avoided the topic.
"Third Prince, where is the Genius you spoke of?"
The Supreme Emperor looked around, gazing at his surroundings with a puzzled expression.
Seeing this, Nascent Soul hurriedly stood up and walked over to Qin Xuan.
"Your Majesties, this is the Genius this child spoke of. He is a newly advanced Fifth-Rank Alchemist this year, and his cultivation and strength are also extremely formidable."
Hearing this, the Supreme Emperor nodded, his gaze sweeping over Qin Xuan.
"Surname Qin? From the Kyoto Qin Family?"
Qin Xuan shook his head.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am from the Fire Wind City Qin Family."
Hearing that he was not from the Kyoto Qin Family, the Supreme Emperor nodded with satisfaction.
The power of the Four Great Families in Kyoto was too great, becoming difficult to control.
Especially since the Kyoto Qin Family even produced a Heaven-Defying Genius like Qin Ziyu, which made him even more displeased.
Therefore, from beginning to end, he wanted to suppress the Qin Family severely, and now the opportunity had finally arrived.
"Excellent, such a young Genius, and a Fifth-Rank Alchemist at that, must be heavily rewarded."
With that, the Supreme Emperor waved his hand forcefully.
"At such a young age, to surpass all others, he can be called a pillar of the nation in the future. I hereby confer upon him the title of Champion Marquis, allowing him to enter the court without bowing, and to be addressed without stating his full name!"
Everyone present was shocked. It seemed the Supreme Emperor was very pleased with this young talent.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have directly conferred upon him the title of Champion Marquis and granted him such great honor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Since it was the Supreme Emperor who was bestowing the honor, Qin Xuan understood that he could not refuse at this moment.
Moreover, with such an identity, the Fire Wind City Qin Family could establish itself better.
If it weren't for the Fire Wind City Qin Family, he wouldn't be where he is today, and he had to secure a future for the Qin Family as well.
"Be seated!"
The Supreme Emperor waved his hand, nodding at Qin Xuan with satisfaction.
Then, his voice boomed as he pointed out some other people around.
He also shared some words with them, but compared to Qin Xuan's Champion Marquis title, the others' rewards were lesser.
After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere in the hall began to warm up, and no one mentioned what had happened earlier, gradually reaching a climax.
"Clap, clap, clap."
The Supreme Emperor clapped his hands, smiling as he looked at everyone around him.
"I'm sure everyone has noticed that, in addition to the various Families from Kyoto, some young talents have also come to today's banquet."
"These young talents, both civil and military, are all exceptionally strong."
"After seeing them, I am greatly comforted. Our Great Qian has successors, but..."
The Supreme Emperor's tone shifted, and his gaze swept over Qin Xuan and the other Alchemists.
"Gathering you all here, besides enjoying ourselves, there is one more thing I wish to instruct you about."
Qin Xuan put down his wine glass, frowning. Had something happened?
The Supreme Emperor lightly coughed.
"I believe everyone knows that in a few days, it will be our Great Qian's Alchemist Grand Competition. The winner of this Great Qian Alchemist Grand Competition will receive the qualification to go to the Dan Tower in the Eastern Region."
"I don't need to say much about the Dan Tower's status; you all understand. This was originally a great joyous occasion for everyone, but some people are just blind."
At this point, the Supreme Emperor was clearly a bit angry.
The Third Prince's Consort beside him trembled with fear, almost standing up.
The Third Prince pulled her firmly, forcing her back into her seat.
"You may not know that yesterday, I received sound transmission talismans from the monarchs of several countries, including Great Liang, Great Qi, and Chu Country."
At this point, the Supreme Emperor was clearly furious.
"They actually told me that our Great Qian's Alchemists are too weak, and suggested we give this spot to them."
"They even said that if so many countries couldn't determine a winner, they would have their Alchemists compete in our Great Qian Capital, and whoever won would take the spot."
At this point, the Supreme Emperor was clearly enraged!
Hearing this, let alone the Supreme Emperor, even Qin Xuan frowned repeatedly.
This was intolerable. This concerned the honor of a nation.
Imagine, the Great Qian Alchemist Grand Competition held in the Great Qian Capital, yet people from other countries took first place.
If that got out, Great Qian would lose all Face!
Aside from anything else, if it spread, others would only mock Great Qian, saying that the people of Great Qian were incompetent.
So many young talents from Great Qian couldn't even hold onto the qualification for first place in the Alchemist Grand Competition.
"That would indeed be humiliating. The Alchemist world of Great Qian would probably never be able to raise its head again."
Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded, but this wasn't the most humiliating part.
The most humiliating scenario for this Alchemist Grand Competition would be if Alchemists from the other countries took the top few spots, and Great Qian could only rank behind them.
That would be a complete disgrace.
"Exactly, if that were the case, how could our Great Qian ever raise its head among the surrounding countries again?"
"We finally defeated Chu Country's army this year; we can't possibly lose the Face we gained militarily in Alchemy, can we?"
"That's right, and the Alchemists from Great Liang and Great Qi!"
"If so many foreign Alchemists monopolize the top three, how will our Great Qian ever be able to stand tall in the surrounding areas again?"
Hearing this, the Supreme Emperor sighed, looking around somewhat helplessly.
"These are just the first wave of countries that have sent me sound transmissions. It is said that several other surrounding countries also want to do this, all thinking that our Great Qian's Alchemists are weak and easily bullied."
At this point, the Supreme Emperor stood up indignantly.
His gaze swept coldly over several Alchemy Families.
"Your Jiang family, Yang Family, Zhao Family, and Sun Family are known as the Four Great Families of Alchemists in our Great Qian."
"But for so many years, not even a Seven-Rank Alchemist has emerged, yet you control the Great Qian Alchemy world and do as you please."
"I heard that yesterday, your Jiang family was even more overbearing, even going to the Alchemist Guild, wanting to publicly kill a young talent from our Great Qian."
"How can you, lacking ability yourselves, try to eliminate others? You're truly good at infighting. Your Jiang family has really done a great 'favor'."
