Published: December 25, 2024
Until Qin Chen and his group entered the Fengyun Dan Garden and settled in, the commotion caused by his testing still lingered for a long time.
"Have you heard? This time in the Northern Heaven Domain, a contestant actually activated the ninety-level spiritual medicine talent crystal pillar."
"I saw the commotion just now. Was that activated by a contestant from the Northern Heaven Domain? Isn't the Northern Heaven Domain usually very weak?"
"How would I know? I wasn't there. I heard that the one who activated it is the leader of the Northern Heaven Domain."
"Could it be that the Northern Heaven Domain is about to turn the tide?"
Various discussions were continuously spread throughout the Fengyun Dan Garden, and everyone was aware of it.
Such news also reached the talented contestants of other top alchemy forces.
In the residence of the Southern Hua Domain.
"Senior Brother Yan Chidao, have you heard? The Northern Heaven Domain has produced a genius who activated the ninety-level crystal pillar in the spiritual medicine talent assessment, second only to your ninety-two levels."
A young man rushed into the deepest room of the mansion, anxiously shouting.
In front of him sat a young man wearing a red robe with red hair, who appeared to be in his thirties. Just sitting cross-legged there gave off a strong sense of pressure.
This person was the top alchemy genius of the Southern Hua Domain, Yan Chidao.
"Oh? A genius from the Northern Heaven Domain?" Yan Chidao opened his eyes, and with a hum, it seemed as if endless flames flickered in his gaze. The temperature in the entire mansion instantly rose by over a hundred degrees, extremely scorching.
In his pupils, flames flickered and extinguished continuously, making him look like a king amidst fire.
"What’s that fellow's name? What’s his cultivation level?" Yan Chidao asked casually, his eyes emitting sharp light.
"The young man is called Qin Chen. I don't know his cultivation level, but he should be a Martial King."
"A young man?" Yan Chidao lifted his head.
"Yes, I heard he is only about twenty years old, very young."
Yan Chidao's expression immediately darkened. He glanced coldly at the young man in front of him and said icily, "At only twenty years old, you come to disturb my seclusion?"
Boom!
The young man felt a terrifying aura descend upon him, his hair standing on end as if he were in a hell of blazing fire, constantly facing the threat of death. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Senior Brother Yan, I..."
He didn't even know where he went wrong. "The crystal pillar tests spiritual medicine talent, not spiritual medicine strength. That young man is only around twenty; even if he activated the ninety-level crystal pillar, so what? At his age, the best he could do is break through to a seventh-grade Medicine King at most. The alchemy competition is about real refining strength. A twenty-year-old boy, no matter how talented, do you think he poses a threat to me?"
This...
The young man was instantly dumbfounded. Indeed, the crystal pillar tests the examinee's talent; given Qin Chen's age, as long as he could break through to a seventh-grade Medicine King at this stage, it would at least be a result in the eighties, which, although astonishing, would pose no threat to Senior Brother Yan.
"Remember, the talents you need to keep an eye on are from the Eastern Continent. As for places like the Western Wasteland and Northern Heaven Domain, could there be talents that pose a threat to me? Keep watching."
After Yan Chidao finished speaking, he closed his eyes, and the surrounding scorching atmosphere instantly became cool.
"Understood." The young man, feeling terrified, hurriedly bowed and left.
Not only in the Southern Hua Domain, but other forces that arrived earlier were also extremely shocked to hear that a genius from the Northern Heaven Domain had activated the ninety-level crystal pillar. However, after learning that the activator was just a twenty-year-old boy, they all lost interest.
The alchemy competition tests one's alchemical skills, not talent. Given Qin Chen's age, no matter how high his talent, he wouldn't pose any threat to them.