Published: December 25, 2024
“Chen Shao, are you really confident? The Heavenly Fire Palace is the core place of our Alchemy Pavilion, and it's also the most forbidden area, a place highly regarded by the Pavilion Master. Even we cannot enter freely. If he finds out that we've brought an outsider in, it would be far more serious than when Lin Tian and the others invaded the Hidden Dan Palace last time.”
Up until the day Qin Chen was to enter the Heavenly Fire Palace, Ouyang Hongguang and the others still looked nervous.
Once the news of Qin Chen breaking into the Heavenly Fire Palace got out, their side would be completely finished. The Pavilion Master hasn’t given any instructions regarding the internal matters of the Alchemy Pavilion. In fact, for the past two to three hundred years, the Pavilion Master has rarely involved himself in the affairs of the Alchemy Pavilion, focusing solely on his cultivation.
This is also the main reason why the faction of Deputy Pavilion Master Wenchang could develop so rapidly. The attitude of the Pavilion Master ultimately determined the stance of the Alchemy Pavilion. Once the Pavilion Master became aware of their actions, he would certainly side with Wenchang's faction.
At that time, it would be utterly impossible for them to gain the Pavilion Master’s support, and even they themselves would be implicated.
Such a decision was indeed torturous.
“Rest assured, if I didn't have confidence, this Young Master wouldn’t have made such a suggestion.”
Qin Chen smiled slightly, filled with confidence about what he was doing.
“Chen Shao, why are you so confident?”
Ouyang Hongguang and the others could not understand where Qin Chen's confidence was coming from.
“Because the current Pavilion Master of the Alchemy Pavilion is Mo Yuanbai.”
Qin Chen said lightly, revealing a glimmer of brilliance in his eyes.
“What connection do the two have?”
Ouyang Hongguang and the others were stunned. Everyone knew that the current Pavilion Master of the Alchemy Pavilion was Mo Yuanbai. This had nothing to do with Qin Chen entering the Heavenly Fire Palace, right?
“Of course there’s a connection.”
Qin Chen sighed softly, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, as if he was lost in certain memories.
Mo Yuanbai, the current Pavilion Master of the Alchemy Pavilion, was the continent's top alchemist, a peak Drug Emperor.
He was also a god in the eyes of all alchemists in the world! He was extremely mysterious. Since taking over the position of Pavilion Master over two hundred years ago, he had rarely interacted with the world and seldom participated in the management of the Alchemy Pavilion. Hardly anyone knew his current cultivation level or how profound his alchemical attainments were.
After all, when he assumed the role of Pavilion Master over two hundred years ago, he was already the top alchemist. Over the past two hundred years, he may have embarked on an unprecedented path.
Within the Alchemy Pavilion, he was the supreme god.
This time, the campaign against Piao Miao Palace had not settled on a strategy, whether to unite with the Bloodline Holy Land or trust Piao Miao Palace. The ongoing disputes had external reasons, but the main reason was that Mo Yuanbai had not spoken up.
As the Pavilion Master, his words were like gold, and his actions were eccentric. Until he spoke, no one dared to take charge of determining the future direction of the Alchemy Pavilion.
However… everyone knew that Mo Yuanbai's identity was noble and his alchemical skills were extraordinary. What they didn’t know was that Mo Yuanbai was once merely a small apprentice at the Alchemy Pavilion, someone who had made mistakes and nearly got expelled from the Pavilion.
It was Qin Chen, who, out of compassion back then, saved him and later even took him as a registered disciple.
However, this matter was known to very few in the Alchemy Pavilion, just a handful including the former Pavilion Master.
In his previous life, Qin Chen had never accepted disciples because he didn’t have much time for arts outside of alchemy and bloodline techniques. Yet, the registered disciple he casually accepted back then eventually became the next Pavilion Master of the Alchemy Pavilion, something even Qin Chen had not anticipated.