Though he was in the Flower Blossom Tier, he was definitely not considered one of the elite cultivators in the middle state. At most, he could only be considered one of the more powerful cultivators, but here, he was definitely a top-tier elite cultivator. Furthermore, with the golden badge of protection of a Heaven Grade alchemist s.h.i.+elding him, absolutely no one dared to stop him. In the north region, he could do as he desired.
This feeling gave him extremely great pleasure.
Zhu Xuan Er’s cultivation was sealed, but this did not stop her from speaking. She called out loudly, “The one being pursued is Ling Han, Grandmaster Ling, an Earth Grade low level alchemist!”
“What!?” This time, quite a number of those who chose to remain silent wavered.
On the basis of a Heaven Grade alchemist’s backing, you, Zhuo Gao Feng, could commit a crime, and they would be unable to do anything but bear with it. But if you wanted to kill an alchemist, then the significance would be completely different.
Why was the Alchemist Society established? It was precisely to protect the rights and benefits of alchemists, to form a colossal alliance that would make no martial artist dare to treat them lightly! And it was exactly this reason that allowed alchemists to have a detached status above others.
But to pursue and attempt to kill an alchemist in the Alchemist Society, what kind of preposterous matter was that?
…If it was Tang Zi s.h.i.+ personally acting, then naturally no one would dare to convince him to do otherwise. But now, a mere Flower Blossom Tier cultivator actually dared to attempt to kill an alchemist, what more when the latter was an Earth Grade alchemist? This naturally aroused public indignation!
Today, you could make an attempt to kill Ling Han, then tomorrow, wouldn’t you also be able to attempt killing me as well?
Immediately, a terrifying aura spread out and forcefully suppressed Zhuo Gao Feng. The one who acted was a consecrated person of the North Pill Pavilion. He was an elite cultivator of the Spiritual Infant Tier and had the surname of s.h.i.+. Not many knew his real name, and others all addressed him as Elder s.h.i.+.
“You dare! You dare!” Yet Tang Zu Ming erupted into a thunderous rage. “You actually dare to stop me from killing someone I want to kill; are you not afraid that I will fly into a rage and have this place demolished in my fury?”
Ling Han strode back, his face filled with fury. He had seen a considerable number of profligate spoilt young masters, but to be willful to such an extreme extent, Tang Zu Ming should be the only one. Just because his ancestor was a Heaven Grade alchemist, he was actually arrogant to such an exaggerated level!
“Heng, the North Pill Pavilion is not a place for you to do as you like, get lost!” Elder s.h.i.+ humphed.
Tang Zu Ming’s eyes turned, and he suddenly said, “Old man, you have already been stuck in the Spiritual Infant Tier for a great many years, haven’t you? Let my guess, firstly, you do not have a Level Eight martial arts technique, and secondly, you are not strong enough to acc.u.mulate enough power and are thus unable to batter through the barrier into the Deity Transformation Tier.
However, if you help me kill this brat, I can gift you with a Level Eight martial arts technique, as well as a Heaven’s Heart Void Pill to help you strengthen your foundations and bank up your Origin Power to acc.u.mulate enough energy to break through.”
“What!?” Elder s.h.i.+ instantly exclaimed in a trembling voice. His interest had been aroused.
Elder s.h.i.+ was an a.s.signed protector of the North Pill Pavilion, and had been protecting this place for close to a hundred years. Because he had not ventured to the middle state in his youth, by the time he was old, it was even less possible for him to go there. The transfer barrier would not only weaken his cultivation, it could even shake the very essence of his life.
He no longer had any grand ambitions or lofty aspirations, and only desired to spend the rest of his life here in peace.
Yet Tang Zu Ming’s words caused his heart to throb wildly.
A Level Eight martial arts technique, the Heaven Heart Void to strengthen his foundations and help him cultivate Origin Power—this allowed him to see hope that he could break through to the Deity Transformation Tier. If he could break through to the Deity Transformation Tier, then he would gain another two hundred years of life.
Who did not want to live for a few more years, what more when it was a whole two hundred? That was more than double the lifetime of an ordinary person!
“Old s.h.i.+, your heart has been thrown into disorder!” A calm voice rang out. It sounded very clear, but when one heard closely, it was filled with age.
This was the real Big Boss of the North Pill Pavilion, Earth Grade mid level alchemist, Gongyang Tai Sun, who was also a powerful cultivator of the Spiritulal Infant Tier. He actually had hopes of attempting to break through to the Deity Transformation Tier; unfortunately, he had spent too much of his energy on alchemy. As a result, his energy reserves were all dried up, and he no longer had the energy left to make an attempt to break through to a higher cultivation level.
Elder s.h.i.+ gave a humph and declared, “Brother Gongyang, you have devoted yourself entirely to alchemy, and I am very impressed with your dedication. However, this could possibly be the one and only hope I have to break through, so I would kindly request you not to stop me!”
“Hoho, Old s.h.i.+, you are a protector of our North Pill Pavilion. You’ve received money from our Alchemist Society, yet intend to turn around and hunt down one of our alchemists. Nothing so wonderful exists in this world.” Gongyang Tai Sun’s voice rang out again.
“Then, Brother Gongyang, I shall resign from the position of protector of the North Pill Pavilion!” Elder s.h.i.+ declared bluntly. How could a man who had managed to cultivate all the way to the Spiritual Infant Tier be one who would worry incessantly about personal gains and losses?
Gongyang Tai Sun sighed, and said, “They are mere empty words, and you would simply trust his word like this?”
“Heng, there is no way that he would dare to deceive me!” Elder s.h.i.+ said very confidently.
“Is that right?” Gongyang Tai Sun shook his head. “Old s.h.i.+, even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement! With the barrier separating our respective regions, do you think you’d be able to chase him all the way to the middle state? Furthermore, Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators could only be considered as one of the elite in the middle state, but definitely not as one of the top elite.”
Elder s.h.i.+ could not help but be rendered speechless. In the north region, there was indeed no one who would dare deceive him, but what if this Tang brat ran all the way back to the middle state and did not return? Furthermore, he was the descendant and junior of a Heaven Grade alchemist, so if he really intended to hide, would Elder s.h.i.+ even dare to race to his residence and demand repayment for the favor that he had done for the former?
“Please don’t worry, Elder s.h.i.+. I, Tang Zu Ming, hereby swear that I will definitely fulfil my promise. Otherwise, may lightning strike me dead where I stand!” Tang Zu Ming quickly declared.
He was a spoilt young master, he was arrogant, he was also overbearing, but he was definitely no idiot. Even if his cultivation level could be increased with the use of alchemical pills, his status as a Black Grade high level alchemist was something that he had obtained with genuine ability after all.
Elder s.h.i.+ cackled wildly, and declared, “Brother Gongyang, I don’t want to become your enemy, so I would also like to ask you not to oppose me!”
“Ha! Ha! Do you all think that you surely have an upper hand over me?” Ling Han spoke up. He strode over, the Thunder Battle Armor he was wearing exuding multiple rings of lightning, making him appear extremely mighty.
“You are definitely going to die today!” Tang Zu Ming declared coldly. His greatest strength was making use of his own ident.i.ty, and throwing the various resources he possessed at others. Beautiful women would willingly undress for him, prodigies would bow their heads in respect, and enemies… would naturally have a tragic end.
Ling Han smiled calmly, and said, “Don’t you just have a Heaven Grade alchemist as an ancestor, and what’s so awesome about that! Brother Gongyang, please help me make preparations; I want to test as a Heaven Grade alchemist!”
When they heard Ling Han address Gongyang Tai Sun as brother, a great number of people gaped. Was this young man really unafraid of death? Did he not know that the only person who could stop Elder s.h.i.+ in the entire North Pill Pavilion was Gongyang Tai Sun?
A little Earth Grade low level alchemist like you was on a completely different plane from an Earth Grade mid level alchemist, and this gap could possibly be breached only after several dozens of years, or it could even be completely hopeless for him to breach this gap in this lifetime, and he actually dared to address Gongyang Tai Sun as brother; this was a show of absolute disrespect to his seniors! However, when they heard his last few words, everyone instanty turned to stone.
This guy actually wanted to be certified as a Heaven Grade alchemist?
F***!
This was an absolutely impossible thing. Putting aside whether Ling Han had that kind of skill or not, only the middle state had Heaven Grade ingredients. Thus, even if Tang Zi s.h.i.+ came, it would be completely useless. At most, even he could only be certified as an Earth Grade high level alchemist here.
“Don’t worry, I have my own ingredients,” Ling Han stated calmly.
In the Alchemist Society, it was absolutely not allowed for anyone to stand in the way of a man attempting to be certified as a high level alchemist; even a Heaven Grade alchemist was no exception. As a result, Gongyang Tai Sun only stared blankly for a moment, then said, “Prepare an alchemy chamber!”