The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 721: Chapter 721 Ghost Hand Gui Yang

”The Eighth Hall Master is right. Hall Master Jing Yan, you should be careful; some people may cause trouble during the Alchemy Conference,” Seventh Hall Master Leng Hongying also said.

The expressions of several Hall Masters had become somewhat somber.

”Bring it on with soldiers, and fend off with soil! If they want to stir up trouble, they must be prepared to pay a hefty price,” Jing Yan said, his eyes slightly narrowed as he gazed into the distance.

If one was afraid of disturbances, why hold the Alchemy Conference in the first place?

”Hall Master Jing Yan!”

Just then, an urgent voice suddenly rang out.

Jing Yan and the others turned to look and saw the female guard from the residence, hurrying over with the Yan Family Patriarch.

The call had come from the mouth of the Yan Family Patriarch.

”Greetings to all the Hall Masters! Greetings to Donghe Great Pill King!” The Yan Family Patriarch had approached and greeted everyone.

The Yan Family had also dispatched a hefty number of people to assist with the Alchemy Conference preparations. The Yan Family Patriarch personally undertook the work, mainly responsible for tallying the registration for the Alchemy Conference.

It was during this period of engagement that the Yan Family Patriarch had grown familiar with Donghe and others, reaching the point where they could speak directly.

”Yan Clan Chief, why have you left the venue?” Donghe frowned and asked.

Even though the registration work had ended, the Yan Family Patriarch still needed to mobilize a large number of staff, leading to quite a hectic schedule.

For no apparent reason, why had he left the venue to come to Jing Yan’s residence?

”Donghe Great Pill King, something has happened at the venue,” the Yan Family Patriarch said with a wry smile, but his expression held a trace of peculiarity.

”What’s happened?” Jing Yan asked naturally.

”Somebody has just come to register for the current Alchemy Conference,” the Yan Family Patriarch said with a slight shake of his head.

”But hasn’t the registration ended?” Donghe had just mentioned that the registration was closed.

After all, the Alchemy Conference was only three days away from officially starting. The venue needed this time to tally and categorize those participating in the Alchemy Conference.

”Yes, the registration ended yesterday. But today, the person who has come to register is a bit unusual,” the Yan Family Patriarch said with an awkward tone.

”Who is it?” Jing Yan asked in an even voice.

”The person who came today is the Guiyang Alchemist,” the Yan Family Patriarch said with a bitter smile, ”If it were an ordinary person, I would have certainly turned them away. But with Guiyang Alchemist, I didn’t dare make that decision myself!”

When the Yan Family Patriarch mentioned this name, Donghe and the others’ expressions changed slightly.

Even Jing Yan felt that the name was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it mentioned somewhere before.

”The person you’re talking about, is it Ghost Hand Gui Yang?” Donghe showed a look of disbelief.

”Indeed, it is the Ghost Hand Grand Pill King Gui Yang,” the Yan Family Patriarch nodded.

”How is that possible? Guiyang Great Pill King has been missing for hundreds of years, and in all these centuries, there’s been no mention of him showing his face in the Heavenly Origin Continent. How could he appear?” Third Hall Master Kui Long said with astonishment and doubt.

Kui Long was old, had lived many years, and had a profound understanding of those high-profile figures from the past.

”It’s indeed been a few hundred years without any sighting of Guiyang Great Pill King—at least three hundred years, right?” The Seventh Hall Master nodded.

”Yes, indeed. Guiyang Great Pill King had already disappeared from the Continent before I became the Holy Hall Master,” Eight Hall Masters Min Huo also spoke up.

”Yan Clan Chief, are you certain this person is Ghost Hand Gui Yang and not someone impersonating him?” Donghe asked with perplexity.

There had been instances in the past where someone had pretended to be Ghost Hand Gui Yang.

”It should be certain,” the Yan Family Patriarch mused, ”Although I have only heard of Gui Yang’s great name and never seen the person, my family’s ancestor has had the chance to meet Gui Yang Great Pill King by a twist of fate. Just now, my family’s ancestor also had an interaction with Gui Yang, and in private, he said he couldn’t detect any signs of impersonation.”

Donghe and the others fell silent.

The Yan Family ancestor was a Dao Emperor Realm practitioner after all. If he couldn’t even differentiate the authenticity of a person, he might as well bash his head in. Moreover, the Yan Family ancestor had met Gui Yang.

Since the Yan Family ancestor said it wasn’t an impersonation, then this Gui Yang must really be the Guiyang Great Pill King.

”I remember now, Gui Yang Great Pill King was the Lord of Pill Spirit City before you, Donghe, became the Pill Spirit City Lord, right?” Jing Yan said as he took a deep breath.

”Yes!”

”Ghost Hand Gui Yang reigned over Pill Country for a millennium. Three hundred years ago, he abruptly vanished without a trace, and nobody could locate him. That is why I was able to take over Pill Spirit City and become the new City Lord. To be honest, I thought Gui Yang Great Pill King was already dead. It’s surprising that he’s still alive.” Donghe said somewhat wistfully.

In hindsight, Gui Yang was his predecessor. When Donghe was still relatively young, Gui Yang’s status in the Heavenly Origin Continent was even higher than Donghe’s current status.

After all, Gui Yang had presided over Pill Country for a thousand years. And before he became Pill Spirit City Lord, he had already been a ninth-level Pill Master.

”This is too...” Kui Long furrowed his brows deeply, ”If Gui Yang Great Pill King is alive, wouldn’t he be over two thousand years old by now? I remember that before he became Pill Spirit City Lord, he had already lived for more than a thousand years. Adding it all up, up to now, he must be at least two thousand five hundred years old.”

This was indeed quite frightening!

Although the lifespan of a Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner was said to be two thousand years.

But that was a rather idealized number. It’s like how a common person’s lifespan is a hundred years, but very few ordinary people actually live to be a hundred.

Moreover, martial artists often engage in frequent combat, and any injury sustained during battle affects their lifespan.

Although one can use treasures that extend one’s lifespan, those kinds of treasures aren’t common. Besides, a certain treasure only has a good effect the first time it’s used; repeated uses afterward yield no effect.

Meaning, even if Gui Yang had consumed multiple life-extending elixirs like the Plum Blossom Pill and added other life-extending treasures, living to two thousand five hundred years old is quite remarkable.

”Now is not the time to ponder how Ghost Hand Gui Yang could live for so long, we need to consider why Ghost Hand Gui Yang suddenly appeared in the Holy City and also why he wants to register for Jing Yan’s Alchemy Conference,” Donghe said in a deep voice.

”Could it be that he wants Jing Yan’s Longevity Pill?” Min Huo looked at the others as he spoke.

The others exchanged glances. Logically, this was indeed a possibility. Given Gui Yang’s advanced age, he certainly didn’t have much time left, so wanting to get the Longevity Pill from Jing Yan’s hands was normal.

But...

”This... If he wants the Longevity Pill, wouldn’t it be more appropriate for him, with his status, to come directly to Jing Yan? Why participate in the Alchemy Conference? Isn’t this an unnecessary complication?” Leng Hongying analyzed with knitted brows.