Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

As the words were spoken, the mocking smile at the corner of Xiao Yun’s mouth became all too clear.

Obviously, he did not think much of this new Guest Elder.

Xiao Feng snorted coldly, ceasing to argue with him, and his gaze fell on another person about to battle against Luo Chen.

Meanwhile, the discussions in the arena grew louder and more animated.

”Iron Butcher is Uncle Tie’s junior disciple. It’s said that their strength and realms are nearly equal. Why aren’t they matched in this fight?”

”Helian Shanque is indeed strong, but his foundation cannot match Iron Butcher’s, can he really defeat Tie Xiong?”

”And who is this Luo Chen? Is he a new Guest Elder in the City Lord Mansion?”

”Red Fire Old Monster and Silver Hand Yama have been around for about the same time, and their battle records are similar too. It’s hard to say who will win.”

”Flower Nun? Could she be the expert who was enamored with the old City Lord but never succeeded?”

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On the left side of the spectator seats.

Luo Chen sat calmly on the chair, with a clear mind, observing everything around him.

The discussions, the shifts in expressions, and even the movements of several martial artists beside him were all clearly visible to him.

General Chu, clad in a heavy Mysterious Armor, had his face, already as thick as a heavy jujube, darken even further upon seeing the battle roster.

”This doesn’t look good, the Second Young Master clearly knows our situation well, and came well prepared!”

Luo Chen looked curious, ”General Chu, what do you mean by that?”

General Chu spoke worriedly, ”Earlier, we had understood that the Second Young Master’s battle lineup didn’t include Wood Wolf God Monarch. Although the others are strong, they are only on par with ours. No matter who takes the field, Uncle Tie was bound to secure a victory, even against Iron Butcher. But the inclusion of Wood Wolf God Monarch broke this balance... The most important part is, the Second Young Master also deliberately shuffled the battle order, sending the weakest, Helian Shanque, against Uncle Tie, while holding back Iron Butcher, who’s seemingly equal in strength to Uncle Tie, for the last round. This is clearly adopting the strategy of ’racing horse against horse,’ avoiding our strongest point and aiming to take down our weakest...”

At this point, he noticed Luo Chen’s gaze, instantly realizing his slip of the tongue, and immediately changed his tone.

”Such a targeted arrangement, even I would find it hard to deal with. Most likely, the vanished Xiao Zirui disclosed all our information to the Second Young Master!”

Luo Chen was not angry at General Chu’s slip of the tongue, after all, he had never showcased his skills in front of everyone. To outsiders, he indeed appeared to be just a Blood River Realm martial artist, far inferior to those who had undergone a qualitative change in the Furnace Realm.

Instead, he looked curiously at Tie Xiong, who was sitting at the scene, ”Friend, what do you think of this battle?”

In terms of strength, even as a Leakless Realm existence, Tie Xiong was not even one or two percent of Luo Chen’s peak, unfit for the label ”Friend.”

But if discussing the current realm, Tie Xiong was far ahead on the Path of Martial Arts, barely deserving of the term ”Friend.”

Tie Xiong spoke in a deep voice, ”Since the Grand Young Master has entrusted us with this, we will just take to the field and give it our best.”

Just then, a loud drum sound rang from the Martial Arts Arena.

”The first match begins, will the martial artists from both sides please come to the stage!”

The gaze of Luo Chen and the others in the spectators’ area simultaneously fell on the silent elderly woman.

Granny Yu took a deep breath, and her cane struck the ground with a resounding clang.

”This old woman wishes to see if the name Wood Wolf God Monarch is deserved!”

With that, she stepped out of the spectators’ area.

At the same time, from another spectators’ area, a green light leapt forth.

As the green light dispersed, a thin, fierce-looking middle-aged man appeared under countless gazes.

Exclamations echoed throughout the arena.

”Is this the rumored Wood Wolf God Monarch?”

Luo Chen scrutinized him curiously, a faint red light flashing in his eyes, yet his expression remained undisturbed.

On the Martial Arts Arena, the battle had already begun.

The battle of Furnace Realm strongmen was no longer limited to physical combat between martial artists.

Besides weaponry, their attack methods included frequently erupting powerful Gang Qi!

This was a force whose range was not as vast as Qi Power, but whose attack strength far exceeded it.

Even though Granny Yu and Wood Wolf God Monarch were just at the probing stage, the clash of their Gang Qi frequently produced terrifying booms, akin to metal clanging or thunder and lightning, deafening to the ears.

Fortunately, their fight was confined to a Martial Arts Arena no more than ten zhang in length and width, with special arrays fortifying it, otherwise the shockwaves and sounds alone would have been enough to devastate a large portion of the audience.

”Friend Luo, you don’t seem worried about Granny Yu’s victory or defeat?”

Tie Xiong’s voice came from the side, drawing the attention of Chi Huo and Xiao San Niang, who had yet to take the field.

Luo Chen’s eyes remained on the arena, but he responded casually, ”What’s to worry about? If you win three out of the first four matches or lose three, I won’t need to take the field at all. Thus, winning or losing is not that critical for me.”

Tie Xiong furrowed his brow, ”This battle, after all, concerns the Grand Young Master’s position as the City Lord. If the initial battles end evenly, you will surely have to fight once. And your opponent, Iron Butcher, was once my fellow disciple; he’s not weak, he’s indeed quite strong. If I hadn’t conveniently made a breakthrough myself, it would’ve been hard to defeat him at the same realm.”

The matter of Tie Xiong’s breakthrough to the Leakless Realm was shared privately among the group two days prior by Xiao Feng.

Luo Chen was not surprised, instead, he inquired back, ”What advice does Friend have with such cautions?”

Tie Xiong nodded, ”If you don’t mind, I am willing to share some of the formidable techniques of my fellow disciple and a rough idea of the weaknesses in his cultivation technique.”