Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1445: Chapter 539 Chapter 1445: Chapter 539 His complexion turned a shade paler.

With a thud,

he knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth and said, “Kun Jiao, I have seen both Ascendant Masters!”

Just when he was about to lift his head, a voice of casual conversation reached his ears.

“Friend, this is the explanation I owe you.”

The voice seemed to whisper in his ear.

But when he listened again, he felt utterly lost.

Kun Jiao only saw a decapitated corpse, kneeling on the white jade floor tiles.

A fine head had rolled around four or five times in the great hall, spinning wildly.

Luo Chen looked at Wu Qi with a smirk that was not quite a smile.

“Is that it?”

Wu Qi calmly responded, “He who tried to manipulate me with sycophantic words is the very man I killed, an act well justified by the circumstances. Of course, perhaps Friend, you still have some dissatisfaction. Well then…”

As he spoke, he beckoned with his hand.

Two bags tied around Kun Jiao’s waist flew towards him.

One was a storage bag, the other a Spirit Beast Bag.

Both bags landed in front of Luo Chen.

Wu Qi pointed at the two bags and said, “As a sect leader, Kun Jiao should have some savings. Moreover, this Spirit Beast Bag contains an early-stage Third Order Black Scaled Flood Dragon. It might not compare to us Golden Core Cultivators, but it is more than enough to deal with the majority of Foundation Establishment juniors. I see that your cultivation place is guarded only by four or five Second-order Blue Ring Giant Fang Sea Serpents, which is quite meager. Having this Black Scaled Flood Dragon as your door guardian could enhance the reputation of your abode.”

His speech was logical, neither servile nor overbearing.

He gave a way out by killing and offered benefits as well.

At this point, if Luo Chen were to persist in his discontent, he would seem quite ungrateful.

Luo Chen was not one to lack emotional intelligence.

After a moment of silence, he slowly nodded.

“So, Friend, you were deceived by the treacherous, in that case, let’s put our previous grievances to rest.”

“Ha ha, indeed, indeed!” Wu Qi laughed heartily, as if he did not care about the previous events at all.

Luo Chen had some realizations in his heart.

Perhaps, this was also one of the customs in the North Sea Cultivation World.

In the Eastern Wasteland, one declared their background and determined the positions of friends and foes before deciding what to do next.

But in the North Sea, right or wrong was set aside as they’d duel first and talk later!

Only if you had the strength that I could acknowledge would there be room to sit opposite each other, converse, and share our backgrounds.

Clearly, his performance earlier had gained the other’s recognition.

After all!

Luo Chen did not absolutely regard himself as much stronger than Wu Qi.

In their brief exchange, he had also felt pressure, which is why he had drawn out the Xuanhuo Sword, preparing to fight with all his might.

And after Wu Qi retreated back to the sea, although his words were conciliatory, his aura was even more potent than on land by three parts.

Otherwise, Luo Chen would not have invited him to Yao Yue Island.

As Luo Chen came to deeply understand these principles, Wu Qi also continuously surveyed the surroundings, occasionally sniffing the air.

Finally, his somewhat shocked gaze fixed on Luo Chen.

Confronted with this peculiar look, Luo Chen furrowed his eyebrows, “Yan Nantian is dead, and you’ve given me an explanation, if there’s nothing else, do you still have other matters, Friend?”

This was hinting at bidding him farewell.

Wu Qi hurriedly waved his hands, “I do have a matter!”

He could not help but ask, “Qingyang Daoist, you are a Third Order Pill Refiner, correct?”

Luo Chen twitched his lips but did not answer, neither confirming nor denying.

Wu Qi seized the opportunity to continue, “From what I’ve observed, Friend, you are surely of master level even among the Third Order Pill Refiners!”

“Oh? And how do you come to that conclusion?” Luo Chen countered.

Wu Qi sniffed the air, his expression one of reminiscence as he said, “Within the Mo Luo Sect, there is a Lord Liu who has also pursued Pill Technique and reached the Third-Order Stage. One time, he refined a Third Order Ascendant Grade Elixir and, in his joy, distributed it to those below him.”

“Although I didn’t receive one, I was fortunate enough to observe one from another.”

“The Pill Fragrance of that Ascendant Grade Elixir was truly like orchids and musk, almost as if… But even so! It doesn’t even come close to one tenth of the Pill Fragrance lingering on your body, Friend!”

His emotions stirred as he spoke.

“Friend, could it be that you can refine Top Grade Third Order Elixirs!”

Luo Chen’s mind stirred, and he carefully sniffed his own scent.

Indeed!

Before the battle, the Top Grade True Flame Pill he had refined left a slight Pill Fragrance on his body.

Normally, he would use the Cleaning Technique to remove it out of habit.

However, after arriving in the North Sea, to maintain the Evil Qi from killing humans and demons as deterrence against miscreants, he had used the Cleaning Technique less frequently.

Since he had long resided in the Orchid Room and was accustomed to the absence of such fragrances, he inadvertently overlooked these lingering scents.

Unexpectedly, Wu Qi had such keen observation skills, glimpsing some of his secrets.

Since it was so, he saw no need for pretense.

“It was but a fluke, not worthy of such high praise as ‘master’.”

Wu Qi quickly shook his head, “No, no, no, although Kun Jiao did deceive me about some matters, he often mentioned Qingyang Daoist’s accomplishments in the Dao of Alchemy.”

“At that time, I thought he was just a general cultivator with limited insight, mistaking mediocrity for divinity.”

“Now it seems he was indeed a general cultivator with shallow knowledge. He only knew of your identity as a Third Order Pill Refiner, but he wasn’t aware that even Third Order Pill Refiners have different levels of skill.”

“With master level Pill Refinement Technique like yours, in my Mo Luo Sect, you would be a distinguished guest. Even the Twelve Sect Masters would likely grace you with respect and seek to form bonds.”

Luo Chen twitched his lips once more; was he being praised too extravagantly?