Chapter 610: Chapter 611: The First Alchemy
There were dozens of people in the yard, most of them at the Star System Stage and Star Domain Stage.
After Lin Zhen entered, only a few people responded to Ge Yunjie’s words, and most of them still looked at Lin Zhen with curious and indifferent eyes.
Ge Yunjie felt a bit embarrassed: “What? Don’t you all know Lin Zhen? Everyone here should be from the Heavenly Gate, and you should know about Lin Zhen’s competition with Ke Jianglong seven hundred years ago. Actually, Lin Zhen should have been the number one Martial Artist in the Black Hole Period back then.”
At this mont, a voice chid in: “A good man doesn’t talk about his past bravery. Ge Yunjie, you also said that was back then, now is not seven hundred years ago.”
“Huang Yong, what do you an?” Ge Yunjie looked at the man who had spoken. He was a thin and weak man, yet seed extrely fierce.
“It’s quite simple. Since we’ve all co from the New World, welco to join our New World Hotown Association. But don’t talk about being the number one anymore, that’s all in the past. People should always face reality.”
“You’re right!”
Ge Yunjie was about to say sothing when Lin Zhen interrupted him.
Lin Zhen walked to the table and sat down next to Ge Yunjie.
“Brother Huang Yong is right, the past is the past. I am here as an ordinary Star System Stage Martial Artist, and I never thought of being the number one. After all, that person is not .”
Ge Yunjie’s face didn’t look very good. He had brought Lin Zhen here, but he didn’t expect his New World compatriots to not give him any face, leaving him unable to save face.
Huang Yong had a triumphant expression on his face, thinking he had successfully humiliated Lin Zhen.
However, Lin Zhen’s tone changed: “Though the past has beco history, the person remains the sa. I, Lin Zhen, had the ability to beco the number one back then, and I won’t beco a coward after seven hundred years. If anyone doesn’t take seriously and tries to provoke , I’ll definitely make them regret saying such words!”
Huang Yong’s face changed, thinking that Lin Zhen had already declined and was therefore mocking him. He never expected Lin Zhen to be so arrogant.
Just as he was about to lash out, the man in the main seat started speaking.
“Alright, alright! We all ca from the New World and belong to the most vulnerable group in the Original World. Let’s not argue among ourselves. Give , your president, so face, and let’s put this matter to rest.”
The man speaking was a Star Domain Ninth Level Peak Martial Artist. Many Martial Artists like him were in the Original World. In fact, the most nurous level in each realm was often Level 9.
As ti went on, everyone would unavoidably reach Level 9 as long as there were no accidents, but breaking through to the next realm was not so simple. Most Martial Artists got stuck at Level 9.
Huang Yong glanced at the man who spoke and reluctantly sat down. However, he muttered, “President, I admire you, but it’s best not to protect this guy. This is the Original World. It’s not like the old days!”
When these words were spoken, it seed as if no one in the room was surprised. Even the President himself didn’t get angry, but instead looked towards Lin Zhen: “Lin Zhen, we all know about you. You are a talented Martial Artist, and I believe you won’t waste your ti just because of a seven hundred-year delay. Our New World Hotown Association in the Wood King Mansion welcos your arrival.”
At this ti, Ge Yunjie also told Lin Zhen: “This is our president, Xu Xingyao. Among those below the World King level, he was the first New World Martial Artist to co to the Wood King Mansion. He established the New World Hotown Association. You see, even those World Kings have a place in the Original World; it’s only people like us who need to help each other to stand firm.”
“Thank you, President Xu! Thank you for establishing the Hotown Association, which provides a shelter for us newcors.” Lin Zhen bowed to Xu Xingyao, who appeared to be weak and gentle like an old good man. Still, the fact that he established the Hotown Association was enough to earn Lin Zhen’s respect.
“Hehe, I don’t have much ability. I just ca here a bit earlier. When I ca through the Heavenly Gate, I was at Domain King Level Nine. It’s been more than nine hundred years now, and I’m still at Domain King Level Nine. I haven’t achieved much. The future developnt of the Hotown Association depends on you young people.”
Telling a Martial Artist’s age by their bone age was quite accurate. Xu Xingyao appeared to be at least four thousand years old, so calling Lin Zhen and the others young people wasn’t wrong at all.
At this ti, Ge Yunjie said, “Mr. President, all your energy is devoted to the research of alchemy, which has sowhat delayed your cultivation. Otherwise, I believe you could have advanced to the World King level.”
“Sigh! If I didn’t research alchemy, our Hotown Association would probably not even have any money to stand on in the Original World. I don’t have any hope of reaching the World King level. I’m already over four thousand nine hundred years old. Domain Kings have a lifespan limit of five thousand years. I just want to leave so wealth for you all before my ti is up so that the Hotown Association can continue, and I can rest in peace.”
Many Martial Artists present were touched and started to persuade the president, saying that he would definitely make a breakthrough at the last mont and successfully advance to the World King.
Lin Zhen even saw that so people had tears in their eyes. Obviously, the president was very popular.
A Domain King in their late four thousand nine hundred years was truly an old Domain King on the verge of death.
However, Lin Zhen still respected the president’s character and raised a glass of wine as a gesture of respect to Xu Xingyao.
After drinking a couple of cups, Xu Xingyao got up and left.
“You young people continue. I still have to visit the Longevity Temple tomorrow, so I won’t join you in your revelry.”
Everyone stood up to send Xu Xingyao off.
After sitting down, Ge Yunjie said to Lin Zhen: “Sigh, it’s a sha for such a good person like the president… I really hope he can break through to the World King level and extend his lifespan by another five thousand years. Unfortunately, his ti is running out, and it’s getting more and more difficult for him to break through.”
“Is the President engaged in alchemy research?”
“Yes, he’s an Alchemist. You may not know, but he began studying pill techniques back in the New World. He sohow acquired so Original World Dan prescriptions and started researching them. Although his cultivation level hasn’t improved since coming to the Original World, his alchemy research has beco quite powerful. He’s now a Fourth Grade Peak Alchemist.”
“Fourth Grade Peak?” Lin Zhen didn’t quite understand.
“You don’t understand. Alchemists are divided into seven grades, from one to seven. The higher the level, the more powerful they are. Let put it this way for you: a World King in the Original World is worthless, but the value of a Fourth Grade Alchemist in the eyes of those big shots is equal to that of a World King. If they advance to Fifth Grade, all you need to do is tell any big shot if you want to kill a World King. Isn’t it amazing?”
Lin Zhen nodded silently, realizing just how valuable an alchemist’s worth could be, sothing he hadn’t noticed before.
“If you can beco a sixth-grade alchemist, it would probably be difficult for you even to die. The value of a sixth-grade alchemist is comparable to a god in the Longevity Realm!”
Lin Zhen was even more shocked. If a sixth-grade alchemist could rival a god of Longevity, what about a seventh-grade one?
Ge Yunjie continued, “We are all diocre people. When we ca to the Original World, we had great ambitions, but upon arriving, we realized that we from the New World are nothing but ants here. Not to ntion grand achievents, even making a living is problematic. If it weren’t for the president’s alchemy money supporting us, more than half of us here would probably be begging in the streets.”
“The one who would go begging is you, a foodie like you! There’s no way I’d ever see such a day!”
At this ti, Huang Yong passed by them and directly refuted Ge Yunjie’s words.
Ge Yunjie frowned slightly and was about to make a move, but Lin Zhen pulled him back.
Seeing that the two didn’t move, Huang Yong snorted triumphantly and said to Lin Zhen, “Kid, like I said before, this is the New World, and you’re not the Lin Zhen you used to be. It’s best to keep your eyes open!”
With that, he swaggered away with a few of his underlings.
“Brother Ge, don’t be impulsive. It’s not worth it to deal with people like this.”
Ge Yunjie spat in the direction Huang Yong left, “What a joke. If it weren’t for the mysterious disappearance of several Star Domain Stage powerhouses in the association previously, would it be this guy’s turn to be in power? Now, he’s the number one expert below the president, and he’s so arrogant.”
Hearing Ge Yunjie’s words, Lin Zhen looked at Huang Yong’s retreating figure thoughtfully.
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Under the dual stimulation of the Void Mountain Spirit Spring and the Heart of Star Plants, the dicinal materials on Dark Star were growing rapidly.
Half a month later, the first batch of dicinal materials had matured.
Lin Zhen scattered so seeds again, forming a virtuous cycle, and then collected so dicinal materials, preparing to try alchemy.
He had a book in his hands called The Essence of Alchemy.
This was purchased from within the Dinsional Universe for a few hundred bucks, a very common item.
Lin Zhen couldn’t afford a more expensive one. With only a thousand bucks left of his ten thousand now. If the elixir failed, he might have to move out of the hotel and sleep on the streets.
Lin Zhen wore out the pages of The Essence of Alchemy over the past few days, morizing its contents by heart.
He took out a simple pill furnace, which he made himself from materials purchased online, and it could be considered the worst pill furnace in history.
However, Lin Zhen had an advantage, his deep blue fla, which was crucial for alchemy.
Lin Zhen’s fla was a combination of the powers of the Phoenix and the Kirin, which he had obtained through a series of coincidences.
Even World King level alchemists seldom had a fla as powerful as Lin Zhen’s.
“First ti refining Juyuan Powder, I hope it works.”
Lin Zhen prepared all the necessary herbs, then took out so materials.
“Dan Stone Powder, the elixir base in alchemy. There’s very little here, just enough for two attempts.”
“Condensation Agent, another basic material, but with slight side effects.”
“With these two things and my dicinal materials, I can refine Juyuan Powder.”
Lin Zhen had experience in refining tools and had read The Essence of Alchemy, feeling that he could try it. So, he imdiately started working.
He set up his homade pill furnace and began to heat it up.
A deep blue fla was released and burned vigorously in the pill furnace.
When the temperature inside the furnace was high enough, Lin Zhen put in the prepared dicine.
Increase the firepower!
Crack!
Suddenly, a crack appeared on the pill furnace, and the tal furnaces seed to be lting along the cracks!
Lin Zhen hurriedly withdrew the fla, and seeing his own modified pill furnace was now completely ruined.
His first attempt at alchemy didn’t even reveal if the theory was successful – it had failed just like that.
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