The Young Alchemy Conference is an annual feast held by the Great Zhou Dynasty. Ever since several top alchemists made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty many years ago, the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty realized the need to cultivate talents in all aspects. This'Young Alchemy Conference' was born at that time. The time is usually set after the Autumn Night Banquet and before the Great Autumn Examination. The purpose is to give those young talented alchemists from the major divine families a chance to show themselves.
Anyone who performs well in the competition can not only accumulate reputation and get rewards in their respective families, but also have the opportunity to be noticed by several alchemy masters and accepted as their disciples, with a promising future! Of course, occasionally there are grassroots people, hidden gems in the sea that shine here and are appreciated, which can be regarded as the discovery of talents.
At the same time, most of the elixirs that appear in the Young Alchemy Conference are recipes written by the elders of the Shenhou family. The intention of bringing them to this alchemy conference that is inextricably linked to the Jingdu Alchemy Pavilion is self-evident. In fact, the Young Alchemy Conference is also known as the "weather vane of the Alchemy Pavilion"...
The alchemy meeting is divided into three parts: opening, show of skills, and alchemy competition. The purpose is to make friends through alchemy...
But this year's alchemy meeting was obviously a little different... Those young alchemists who usually called each other brothers and sisters now either looked at each other coldly or smiled with daggers hidden behind their faces. They were not as "loving and affectionate" as before...
There is only one reason for this scene. It is rumored that the legendary alchemist, Master Feng Chujunfeng, will accept disciples at this Youth Alchemy Conference!
Even these arrogant gifted children and young geniuses are full of respect for Master Feng Chujunfeng. If they can become his disciples, they will surely reach a new level in their lives!
So after a group of senior alchemists arrived, announced the opening, and began the show of skills, many young alchemists could not wait to come on stage and perform their specialties one after another.
To be fair, their showmanship was very beautiful, colorful, and their alchemy techniques were endless, such as a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and a pair of dragons playing with a pearl. They performed one after another, which dazzled many people in the audience. They praised them repeatedly, and the cheers were like a tide, one higher than the other...
However, the atmosphere soon changed, and gradually, some young alchemists began to compete with each other. At the beginning, the two sides played relatively mildly and friendly, mostly competing in the speed of alchemy, the control of the fire, the thorough understanding of natural materials and treasures, the principles of alchemy, etc. But later, they competed more in endurance, the skills of playing with fire, and some even directly collided with their spiritual consciousness... Soon, blood was seen on the field.
"Ah!--" A young alchemist tried his best to stimulate the flame to make the elixir. Finally, the burden exceeded his endurance limit and he hurt himself by playing with fire. The flame backfired and burned several layers of skin on his hands, exposing the bones. Blood flowed out and they were burned to ashes. It was horrifying!
Of course, no one would sympathize with this loser at this time. Doing things within one's ability is the consistent principle of practitioners. Who can be blamed for forcing and being attacked? However, seeing this person in such a miserable and horrible state, the people in the field were still slightly shocked. This was the first time that such a degree of injury appeared in the Youth Alchemy Conference. In the past, these young alchemists cherished their lives and would not fight so hard.
It seemed that there was no chance for the crowd to react. Soon, another young alchemist's consciousness was damaged and he was directly blown away, becoming an idiot. Although his family immediately took him back for treatment, it was imaginable what the future of this young man would be like...
Gradually, such incidents became more and more frequent. One after another, young alchemists got into trouble. The atmosphere in the venue changed completely, and the competition for showing off their skills became a real rage!
However…
No matter how heated the show of skill was, the real undercurrent was not here at all. Many people who could influence the situation did not pay attention to the show of skill at all...
Young Alchemy Society? The real purpose is not to drink!
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At this moment, Pavilion No. 3.
"Have all the big fish arrived?" Chu He said softly, holding a cup of fragrant tea. Someone behind him immediately half-knelt down and said, "Sir, the Shentu family, the Murong family, the Qin family... are all here. All of them are full of confidence, just waiting to see you make a fool of yourself, but they don't know that they have already become the bird in your palm, the turtle in the jar, and will be wiped out in an instant! But..."
The subordinate hesitated to speak, Chu He shook his head slowly: "Go ahead."
"Yes... Sir, the Luo family is here too. According to the agreement we made with the Luo family and the engagement with Miss Bingqing... should we let the Luo family go when we close the net?"
Upon hearing this, Chu He sneered and drank the tea in his hand.
"Meng En, you have followed me for so long, but the words you say are still so childish."
Chu He's voice gradually turned cold: "Since the Luo family is here, it means that the so-called marriage with me was just a trick to lure me into a trap. There is no need to consider that silly woman Luo Bingqing. Would I, Chu He, wait for her for twenty years? And she is still a useless person? It's a joke!"
"Now that you're here, don't even think about getting away unscathed! Today's alchemy meeting is the beginning of me, Chu He, creating the supreme legend. Any flaws are not allowed. Do you understand?"
The subordinate named Li Meng'en shuddered all over, recalling the love and vows between his son and Miss Luo, but he never thought it was all just a show...
He felt a chill rising from his heart, but he dared not say anything more. He nodded heavily and said, "Forgive me for being so nosy..."
Chu He turned the teacup and said, "The number of people I brought to the alchemy meeting this time is a bit small, so there is a lack of manpower... So, there will be no next time."
These words were not clear, but Li Meng'en had been under his master's command for so long that he could understand the meaning. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that he had walked through the gates of hell...
"Thank you for not killing me!" Thinking of this, the man hurriedly bowed to thank him, sweating profusely. Chu He did not react much, but looked outside the curtain with a mocking smile on his face: "Look, those people showing off their skills below are like a group of monkeys and clowns..."
Chu He's eyes were filled with contempt: "It's obviously just a bunch of flashy showmanship, but he insisted on showing off his skills. He used them one by one with a smug look on his face, thinking that he could catch Feng Chu Jun's eye and that he had a chance to get on his good side..."
"Seeing them trying so hard, so desperately, and so persistently to do this, I felt..."
"That's... ridiculous."
Chu He said coldly: "No matter how hard a mortal works, they can't change the outcome of being crushed by me. Tonight, these people are all my stepping stones. Tonight, all the glory will belong to me!"
As soon as Chu He said this, the people behind him understood their master's thoughts and knelt down immediately. Then Chu He waved his right hand.
"Get started, close the net!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu He's momentum suddenly reached its peak, as if there was some kind of destiny hovering over him, soaring straight into the sky!
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A private room.
The Luo family, the Qin family, the Mu family... many of the most outstanding young alchemists from the divine families gathered in this private room, paying close attention to Chu He's movements.
Soon, they found Chu He walking out of the private room and landing in the venue!
"Chuhe is moving!"
"… So fast? He couldn't help but attack while showing off his skills? He really has no patience."
"It doesn't matter. If we're competing in alchemy, I'm slightly inferior to Chu He, but if we're showing off my skills, I have confidence!"
"Haha, whether it's showing off his skills or alchemy, Chu He is destined to be shattered by us tonight!"
Several people were sharpening their knives, of course, some were quite disdainful.
For example, Xiang Hao, the genius of the Xiang family who had always been at odds with Chu He, snorted coldly and said, "Humph... I heard that some time ago, Chu He couldn't even beat that prodigal son, and even lost the Young Master's Building on the first day of the confrontation... I don't know why you take such an incompetent person so seriously!"