Transcending the Nine Heavens

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the Young Valley Master of Medicine Valley, despite his stiff demeanor, couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.

When it was time to call out names again, he was much more cautious, checking the names against the actual faces before announcing their approval.

As each name was called, when it reached the Ling Family, it was none other than Ling Hanwu!

Chu Yang glanced over and saw Ling Hanwu’s expression was stiff and wooden, even more so than those from the Ye Family and Xiao Clan.

Chu Yang was taken aback and tentatively said, “Uncle Ling, you’re here too.”

Ling Hanwu responded with a simple, “Ah.”

Chu Yang froze.

What was going on?

Moreover, the look Ling Hanwu gave him was very strange.

From the side, it seemed like his face had no color at all...

As soon as Chu Yang spoke, the Young Valley Master of Medicine Valley noticed and was momentarily stunned. He suddenly asked, “Do you know each other?”

Chu Yang coughed twice and said, “Something seems off…”

The Young Valley Master seemed stunned again, then pondered and moved closer. Ling Hanwu instinctively wanted to back away; the Young Valley Master shouted, “Don’t move!”

After circling around Ling Hanwu, he muttered angrily, “There’s definitely something fishy here!”

Returning to his original position, he shouted, “Ling Family’s Ling Hanwu, step forward!”

Ling Hanwu complied and stepped out.

The Young Valley Master approached with a serious face and ripped off Ling Hanwu’s mask, revealing another person’s face underneath!

Both the Great Protector and the Second Protector’s expressions turned dark.

What was the Ling Family doing? How could they impersonate someone at such an important convention?

“Why are you here? Where is Ling Hanwu?” the Great Protector asked, suppressing his fury. This person had represented the Ling Family at the last Myriad Medicine Convention, and now they were showing up again…

The person stuttered, “Second Master... the Second Master... he got drunk yesterday... and can’t get out of bed…”

Chu Yang was instantly speechless.

Drunk?

This Second Master of the Ling Family was indeed worthy of being his master’s rival, getting completely wasted at such a critical moment…

The Great Protector let out a heavy snort and shouted, “Ling Family’s Ling Hanwu did not arrive on time. Time is up. No more waiting! Expel this person from the competition and cancel the Ling Family’s qualification!”

In front of everyone, the Ling Family’s pharmacist was beaten out.

The three from Medicine Valley continued to curse in dissatisfaction.

In ten thousand years, this was the first time such a thing had happened...

Drunk...

Just thinking about those words made the two Protectors feel like they’d swallowed a fly...

In truth, the Ling Family was not like this.

Ling Hanwu had indeed gotten drunk, but the reason for his absence wasn’t merely that he was drunk. He had come to participate in the event, but it was a spot he had snatched. The real purpose wasn’t for the Myriad Medicine Convention, but for Ye Chuchen.

When Ling Hanwu stepped onto the stage, he would undoubtedly lose.

However, the Law Sovereign required that Chu Yang be eliminated.

Ling Fengyun couldn’t bear to have his great-grandson’s face peeled off and undergo soul transfer again, so he casually grabbed a pharmacist for a soul transfer. The pharmacist’s fortune was transferred, and using a human skin mask, they crafted a likeness of Ling Hanwu for the last number one pharmacist to take his place.

But... things were indeed too rushed.

The human skin mask was just not as effective as using a living person’s identity with a soul transfer; although the Ling Family had put in a lot of effort, this Myriad Medicine Convention only recognized the name, not the person. As long as they entered, the name would just be checked off.

Who would have thought that Chu Yang would start talking to Ling Hanwu at such a crucial moment?

Wasn’t this just pure ignorance?