Episode 10

"Hum." Chen Xuan nodded and then sat calmly cross-legged. He stopped staring at the girl beside Xu Wu and focused on Xu Wu.

"Master, the Combat Technique you auctioned yesterday was successfully sold for one million silver coins. After deducting the auction fee and the 150 Qi Crystals from last time, the total is 950,000 silver coins. Do you have any other requests, or would you like to take the 950,000 silver coins now?." Xu Wu smiled.

"I have another request." Chen Xuan waved his hand and said, "Give me ten 100-year-old Red Ginseng, ten 20-year-old Green Mushrooms, ten 30-year-old Ice Leaves, and ten 50-year-old Fire Turmeric... Also, give me a storage ring with a ten cubic meter space.."

"This..." Xu Wu looked at Chen Xuan in surprise. Even the girl who was initially indifferent couldn't help but stare at Chen Xuan with her bright eyes.

"Master, are you an alchemist?." Xu Wu looked at Chen Xuan cautiously.

Chen Xuan smiled. "Yes."

Xu Wu and the beautiful girl took a deep breath, their hearts pounding.

Alchemist?

A profession higher than a Practitioner, they could create Medical Pills and different potions with various uses and strengths. They were rare among Practitioners and were considered special because of their ability to refine pills and easily gather helpers (strong Practitioners).

Many people dreamed of becoming an alchemist, but they were not destined to be one. The requirements were as difficult as climbing to the sky without wings: Having Fire Attribute-Wood Attribute—Possessing a strong soul—Dao Condensation realm or above.

"Fire-Wood Attribute."

An alchemist must have both Fire and Wood Attributes within them to act as catalysts to generate Qi Fire. Qi Fire refines medicinal ingredients into a liquid that can be formed into pills.

However, as it was known, attributes were born from the Soul, and a Soul from birth only possessed one. Therefore, a practitioner usually had only one attribute. However, in the hundreds of millions of years on the Martial Artist Continent, within billions of people, there would be one person whose soul mutated and produced two attributes. These people were qualified to walk the path of an alchemist.

"Strong Soul."

An alchemist must also have a strong soul to control the temperature of the fire and the formation of the Medicinal Pill embryo. Otherwise, it will be damaged, and the medicinal ingredients wasted. As everyone knew, the soul was very weak at birth, and there was no way to train the Soul like Qi Energy. Therefore, an inherently weak soul would remain so. However, among the billions of people on the Martial Artist Continent, there would be people born with abnormally strong souls. These individuals had the potential to become Alchemists.

"Dao Condensation Realm."

Refining medicinal ingredients required Qi Fire, which was born from the fusion of Fire-Wood attributes and Qi energy. Each refinement process took days, even months, and required a considerable amount of Qi Energy to maintain. Therefore, a powerful alchemist was at least at the Dao Condensation realm.

The three requirements above were as difficult as climbing to heaven. Therefore, the number of Alchemists was meager, which made Alchemists highly respected and elevated to an excessive level.

In this Chen Imperial District, Alchemists could be counted on one hand. Most of them were arrogant, and their attitudes were unpredictable. Even Emperor Chen did not dare to offend those people.

While in the Northern County, the territory of King Chen's palace, an Alchemist had never appeared.

Therefore, when Chen Xuan admitted that he was an alchemist, Xu Wu and the beautiful girl's expressions were compelling. They looked at Chen Xuan as if they were looking at a god. This made Chen Xuan feel a little uncomfortable.

"Honorable Alchemist, my name is Xu Ming'er. I am the daughter of the Xu Clan's patriarch, Xu Ningsan. It is an honor to meet you!." Xu Ming'er, who was previously indifferent, immediately changed her cold demeanor and spoke kindly. After all, although she was the daughter of the Xu Clan's patriarch, the other party was an Alchemist whom even her father had to bow his head to, let alone her, a little girl. Furthermore, if she was lucky, she might be able to befriend an Alchemist, which would be beneficial to the Xu Clan.

"So it's Xu Ming'er..." Chen Xuan muttered as he calmly looked at the girl in front of him.

He had also heard of Xu Ming'er, one of the most beautiful women in the Chen Imperial District. She possessed extraordinary talent in cultivation, even when he was still a genius in his past life. He had often heard of Xu Ming'er.

She started cultivating at the age of four, reached the peak of the Body Tempering realm at the age of 15, and broke through to the Dao Condensation realm at the age of 17. Her talent was terrifying, and her name was widespread among young people. Chen Xuan did not expect to meet her here.

However, Chen Xuan was very calm, even though the other party was beautiful. Chen Xuan was not an ordinary person. He had seen many beauties, and his tolerance for beauty was very high.

"Hum."

Chen Xuan only nodded and didn't say anything else. This surprised Xu Ming'er. But she quickly calmed down. After all, the other party was not an ordinary person.

"So, what about my request?." Chen Xuan looked at Xu Wu.

"Of course, of course....Servant, quickly bring the items that the Honorable Master requested!." Xu Wu shouted towards the door.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, moving away. Then, five minutes later, a beautiful maid entered the room with a golden tray in her hand. On the tray was a sparkling silver ring.

The maid respectfully placed the tray on the table and stood quietly by the side.

"Honorable Master, all the ingredients you mentioned are inside the storage ring... Please!." Xu Wu smiled kindly, his attitude twice as respectful as before.

Chen Xuan took the silver ring from the tray, put it on his finger, and his consciousness entered the ring. Inside was a spacious ten-cubic-meter room with piles of medicinal ingredients and a mountain of silver coins.

Chen Xuan withdrew his consciousness from the ring and looked at Xu Wu in surprise. "The silver coins haven't decreased?."

"Hehe, Honorable Master. The ingredients you requested and the storage ring are free of charge. They are complimentary." Xu Wu smiled kindly.

"Oh!." The corner of Chen Xuan's lips curved upward beneath his black hood.

He knew the price of the medicinal ingredients and the storage ring. It was very expensive. In this Northern County, except for the leaders of the Clans and the King of the palace, ordinary nobles were not qualified to use a Storage Ring. It was because of its high price and its unavailability to ordinary people. But for Xu Wu to give it to him for free, Chen Xuan would be an idiot not to know that Xu Wu was trying to befriend him.

"Alright, I'll accept this....An Alchemist never owes a debt. So, if Manager Xu has any problems regarding medicine refinement in the future, you can always find me." Chen Xuan said nonchalantly.

Manager Xu Wu and Xu Ming'er's eyes lit up. They thanked him respectfully and escorted Chen Xuan to the front door.

Watching Chen Xuan's departing back, Xu Ming'er looked at Manager Xu Wu and asked curiously, "Elder Wu, is that person really an Alchemist? I've never seen an Alchemist in this Northern County?."

"He's not a resident here. He's a foreigner just passing through. It's fate that the Honorable Master came to our Chamber of Commerce." Xu Wu said.

"Does Elder Wu know his identity?."

"No, he refused to tell." Xu Wu shook his head.

"Should I send someone to follow him?." Xu Ming'er looked in the direction where the black-robed man had disappeared.

"Miss Xu, do you want to destroy the Xu Clan?." Xu Wu looked at Chen Xuan in fear.

"Why is that?." Xu Ming'er blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion.

"Miss Xu is still very young." Xu Wu sighed and then looked at the place where Chen Xuan had disappeared with a serious expression. "On the Martial Artist Continent, you can provoke anyone, but don't offend an Alchemist. This is a famous saying on the Martial Artist Continent. I used to think it was ridiculous. No matter how great an Alchemist is, they are only experts in medicine-making and not very proficient in actual combat. Why should we be afraid of them? But after the Feng Clan, which had military power and wealth equal to the four great Clans, was destroyed and disappeared from the Martial Artist Continent overnight, I finally believed it."

Xu Ming'er nodded. She had also heard that there used to be six great Clans in the Chen Imperial District. However, due to a disaster, two of these Clans disappeared from the list, leaving only the four Great Clans. One of the Clans that disappeared was the Feng Clan. But Xu Ming'er did not know the reason for the Feng Clan's destruction.

"Do you know what caused the destruction of the Feng Clan?." Xu Wu looked at Xu Ming'er.

"No!." Xu Ming'er shook her head.

"It's because they offended a mysterious alchemist. A day after they offended that mysterious alchemist, three Dao King practitioners attacked the Feng Clan and turned it into ruins." Xu Wu said.

"Three... Three Dao Spirit Kings?." Xu Ming'er was shocked.

Although the Xu Clan also had a Dao Spirit King practitioner, they only had one, and that was her father. The power of a Dao Spirit King was terrifying. They could fly freely in the sky and face an army of 100,000 alone. The reason why the Xu Clan could remain one of the four Great Clans in the Chen Imperial District was because they had a Dao King as a supporting pillar. But what if there were three?

Xu Ming'er felt goosebumps all over her body. Imagining three Dao Spirit King practitioners attacking the Xu Clan made her tremble in fear.

"The reason why an Alchemist is so feared is not because of their strength but because of their ability to find strong helpers!." Xu Wu said seriously, and in his old eyes, one could see fear.

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