Feng Ming Piaoxue felt helpless inside. She had known she should not have brought Dan Qing along. Now things had turned out like this.
“Alright, Lingxiao. Then rest well and recover. We will see each other tomorrow at the alchemy conference.”
“Piaoxue, is this Lingxiao truly as remarkable as you say? He is not even twenty yet, is he?”
Watching Lingxiao’s back as he returned to the room, Dan Qing frowned and asked.
“His seventeenth birthday has not even passed yet. Dan Qing, although your rank is higher than his, you must not underestimate him. This person not only possesses the True Flame of Samadhi and the Dark Flame of Death among the sacred fires, but his medical skills are also superb.”
Feng Ming Piaoxue gazed at Lingxiao’s back, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
She sighed inwardly, wondering why she had not discovered Lingxiao’s many virtues earlier. Now, with so many excellent women around him, she could no longer even find a place to fit in.
Dan Qing, standing beside her, glanced at Feng Ming Piaoxue. Seeing the woman he admired so openly appreciating another man, thick jealousy surged in his heart. His hands clenched tightly.
“Piaoxue, do you really understand that Lingxiao? The moment he arrived in Sin City, he turned the place upside down. Getting too close to him might implicate Changle Immortal Island.”
Dan Qing said.
“What do you mean by that?”
Hearing this, Feng Ming Piaoxue could not help frowning. “Lingxiao is the benefactor who saved my grandfather’s life. I only know he is an honoured guest of our Changle Immortal Island. Whether he is a troublemaker or might bring trouble to Changle Immortal Island, what does it matter?”
“But this person is no peaceful lamp after all. He killed Python Five and offended the Water God Temple and Blue Wave Island. He has too many troubles.”
Dan Qing continued.
Feng Ming Piaoxue looked at Dan Qing with some annoyance. “Brother Dan Qing, you are at least the most talented alchemist on Changle Immortal Island. Can you not be so narrow-minded and short-sighted?
You only see whom he has offended, but not that he also has the support of Moon Maiden, Princess Yunya of the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company, Qingxu Academy of the Divine Phoenix Empire, our own Changle Immortal Island, and the Heavenly Dynasty Empire behind him!
If we do not befriend him but instead become his enemy, what sense does that make? You saw the fate of the Black Python family. Python Five could not even withstand one move from that Moon Maiden!”
“Hehe, Sister Piaoxue, you speak too harshly. I am only concerned for you. After all, this is my first meeting with Lingxiao. We have no grudge. How could I hate him?”
Dan Qing was extremely irritated inside, both because Feng Ming Piaoxue was protecting Lingxiao and because Lingxiao’s luck was simply too good.
His mindset was somewhat unbalanced.
However, this man was no ordinary person, so on the surface he still showed a calm smile.
He did not want to completely fall out with Feng Ming Piaoxue over Lingxiao. That would be far too unworthy.
“That is more like it, Brother Dan Qing. Lingxiao’s current rank may be lower than yours, but this person is profoundly knowledgeable and knows far too much. If you do not work hard, the crown of the strongest alchemist among the younger generation might truly be taken by him.”
Feng Ming Piaoxue smiled. “Also, Grandfather asked me to remind you: do not act recklessly. Otherwise, the one who suffers will not be Lingxiao, but us. Those people killed that day are the example! Let us go!”
Walking out of Yunya’s mansion and watching Feng Ming Piaoxue’s light and graceful figure, Dan Qing suddenly felt a surge of anger.
“Piaoxue, the ancestor said that if I win the championship at the alchemy conference, he will let us marry.”
He hurried after her, grabbed her hand, and said.
Feng Ming Piaoxue shook off his hand, then looked at him very calmly. “Talk about this again after you win the championship. I am afraid you may not even surpass Lingxiao.”
She seemed somewhat angry and quickened her pace to leave.
Dan Qing stood there, his face rather gloomy. He turned back to look at Yunya’s mansion, gritted his teeth, and said, “Lingxiao! Hmph, I will definitely make you understand at the alchemy conference what a true alchemist is!”
He was an alchemist of Changle Immortal Island and had studied under Sun Ran, the strongest alchemist of the White Tiger Continent.
On these two continents, he believed no one could be his opponent!
After speaking, Dan Qing turned swiftly and left. Some matters needed proper preparation.
Lingxiao stayed in his residence for a while. Feeling his body had recovered enough, and considering that tomorrow was the start of the alchemy conference, he decided to go to Old Ancestor Changle to inquire about some things.
After all, up to now, he still did not know exactly how this alchemy conference would proceed.
Leaving Yunya’s mansion, Lingxiao had just arrived at Old Ancestor Changle’s residence, which was also the venue for this alchemy conference.
The place had originally been the ruins of the Black Python family’s mansion. Now it had been rebuilt into a place that, though not luxurious, was absolutely grand and imposing.
Above the entrance gate’s beam hung four large characters: “Alchemy Conference”. The atmosphere was already very intense.
Along the way, Lingxiao noticed that many martial artists maintaining order had appeared in Sin City.
Some were local martial artists of Sin City, others from Changle Immortal Island, but all wore uniform attire embroidered with the alchemy conference emblem.
If he guessed correctly, this should also be Old Ancestor Changle’s handiwork.
In the days when the Black Python family was in charge, the alchemy conference was smaller in scale. Relying solely on the Black Python family was basically enough to ensure order.
However, this time the scale was clearly much larger, so Old Ancestor Changle had organised so many experts to maintain order.
After all, with an event of this magnitude, if trouble really broke out, there would be many casualties.
Then Changle Immortal Island would lose face.
Since the alchemy conference was hosted by them, if something happened, they would definitely be the ones criticised.
At this moment, outside the conference venue, the crowd was buzzing. Alchemists from the two continents and nearby sea regions had increased more than tenfold compared to two days ago.
The surroundings were truly shoulder-to-shoulder, extremely crowded.
This was understandable. It was Changle Immortal Island’s first time hosting such a grand event. Naturally, many alchemists hoped to use this alchemy conference to make their existence known to the world.
If they caught the eye of the Five Immortal Islands, the Seven Martial Sect Islands, or the two great empires, future glory and wealth would be assured.
Lingxiao was preparing to use his exquisite movement technique to enter and find Old Ancestor Changle when, at that moment, the crowd suddenly stirred.
The people originally crowded at the entrance actually parted voluntarily to make way.
Curious, Lingxiao looked towards the centre of the path and saw an ornately decorated sedan chair.
The sedan chair was entirely adorned with gold, silver, and jewels. It looked magnificent yet not vulgar.
Of course, the sedan chair itself was not the focus.
The focus was the four rare beauties carrying it.
Most terrifyingly, all four beautiful women had cultivation at the late stage of the first Cave Heaven realm.
“Is this the alchemist representative from the Heavenly Dragon Trading Company?”
Lingxiao could not help murmuring to himself.
