169. Fourth-level alchemist (1)

Lu Yao's residence.

"Master, I checked. Your opponent Ji Dongcheng had contact with Mu Chen before the match. Before the match, two million elementary stones suddenly increased in his account. And after the match, there was another eight million." A man in black lowered his head and said to Lu Yao in a rigid voice.

Lu Yao played with the folding fan in his hand, his eyes were full of evil.

Mu Chen felt like his nemesis. Not only he didn't want to hand over the book of hundred training exercises, he also humiliated him in public. If it wasn't for him wearing the silk clothes all the time, he might be seriously injured by Ji Dongcheng.

The first time he saw Mu Chen, this person gave him a very disgusting feeling. Sure enough, this person was not a good person.

"Master, Mu Chen is way across the line. Should we..." Kill him?

Lu Yao was the grandson of the Lu family's martial emperor-level, was the most favored in the family. For a long time, people whom Lu Yao did not like could not live for long.

Lu Yao took a deep breath. He also wanted to kill Mu Chen. The problem was that Mu Chen was Xiong Wei's apprentice, and Xiong Wei was also a marital emperor. Unless his grandfather helped him, or it would be hard to kill Mu Chen. Of course, he could wait for Mu Chen to leave the academy. He would have a chance sooner or later.

"No hurry. We still got time." Lu Yao calmly said.

"Master, before you come, your grandfather once told you that you must bring back the Hundred Exercises." The man in black reminded.

Lu Yao nodded, "I know. I will find a way."

The Hundred Exercises was actually a family heirloom of the Jin family. It was said if one cultivated this skill to the highest level, he could be proof of any weapons or water or fire damage. Once he was injured, he could recover soon.

Someone of the Jin family used this technique to cultivate to the realm of the nine-star Martial Emperor. It was rumored that after the death of the man, he left behind a treasure.

The Hundred Exercises in Mu Chen's possession was the first part. It was said that when one finished the the first part, he would be cultivated to the realm of mastery, and the quality of the cultivator's blood would quietly change. By then, he could drip his blood on the book and the location of the treasure would emerge, and the second part of the Hundred Exercises was hidden in that treasure spot.

After the death of the ancestor of the Jin family, the Jin family fell into decline, and the ancestor of the Lu family killed the entire Jin family before obtaining the Hundred Exercises.

As soon as the Lu family got the book, a junior of the Lu family stole it. As a result, that junior accidentally offended someone and died outside. There was no trace of the book ever after.

............
The alchemy exam arrived as expected. Mu Chen looked at Lan Ruofeng who had a haggard face standing next to Lu Han. He felt sorry for him.

People say that the happiest thing in life is to have someone you love and wonderful career. Looking at Lan Ruofeng, it seemed that he lost both.

Lan Ruofeng's opponent was Yu Bo from Mingyue Academy. It was said that this person had been a third-level alchemist for three years, and his alchemy strength was very solid.

Tong Yaoyao's eyes searched in the crowd, and her eyes quickly locked on Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu was surrounded by teenagers, but Zhuang Yu's eyes landed on Lu Yao from afar, with vague gratitude in his eyes.

Lu Yao smiled faintly at Zhuang Yu across the crowd.

Tong Yaoyao saw that Lu Yao and Zhuang Yu looked at each other, clenched her fists, looking furious.

"Yaoyao, what's wrong with you?" Liu Xueyan looked at Tong Yaoyao's gloomy face and couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

Tong Yaoyao gritted her teeth and said, "It's okay."

Tong Yaoyao had a deep-rooted love for Lu Yao. Even though she guessed that Lu Yao had cheated in the last game in order to please Zhuang Yu, she still chose to keep the secret for Lu Yao.

"Yaoyao, Mu Chen's strength is powerful. Don't take it lightly!" Liu Xueyan stood behind Tong Yaoyao and instructed.

Tong Yaoyao nodded earnestly and said, "Don't worry. I know."

"Zhuang Yu, that bitch, seems to be aiming at Senior Brother Lu Yao. I heard that he has a body of Heavenly Yin." Liu Xueyan muttered.

Tong Yaoyao's eyes were full of cold light, "He's a disaster." Such a slut had such a special physique as the body of Heavenly Yin. It was really unfair.

"The game will start soon. Please come on stage to prepare."

Tong Yaoyao put away her dissatisfaction with Zhuang Yu and stepped onto the stage.

Mu Chen calmly stopped in front of Tong Yaoyao.

Tong Yaoyao looked at Mu Chen's languid look and said dissatisfiedly, "Mu Chen, alchemy requires concentration, not grandstanding. If you are so half-hearted, why don't you give up alchemy early? Otherwise, you might kill yourself up during making alchemy."

"Thank you for your advice, Miss. I won't owe you. Let me give you a piece of advice in return. What you need in a relationship is mutual affection, not one-way loving. Miss, what you entrusted is not the right one, so you should find someone else."

Tong Yaoyao said with anger, "It's none of your business."

Mu Chen smiled coldly, "What I said were all good words. If you don't listen to me, you will suffer sooner or later."

Tong Yaoyao gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "You don't need to worry about it."

  "Game start."

Following the order, Mu Chen calmly released his Green Hell Flame.

As soon as Mu Chen's Green Hell Flame was released, Tong Yaoyao's heart filled with a sense of panic.

After Mu Chen threw the flame in his hand into the pill furnace, Tong Yaoyao's terrified feeling disappeared.

 

............

 

170. Fourth-level alchemist (2)

 

"Teacher Xi Yue, do you think Yaoyao has a good chance of winning?" Liu Xueyan asked while standing beside Xi Yue.

Xi Yue stared straight at Mu Chen. Fear and doubt flashed in her eyes. She muttered, "Impossible, impossible. How is this possible?"

When Liu Xueyan looked at Xi Yue who seemed to be crazy, she couldn't help but feel a little weird in her mind.

"President, what kind of medicine did Mu Chen refine?! Why did he use so many fourth-level spirit herbs?" Yan Wu asked inexplicably.

"What is Mu Chen doing? Why is he still refining star grass?" Tai Shuming narrowed his eyes and asked in a daze.

"President, isn't he trying to refine fourth-level medicinal pills?" Lan Da asked suddenly.

Lu Han smiled bitterly and said, "Probably fourth-level medicinal pills."

He talked Mu Chen to make third-level elixirs, so he could win the game. But Mu Chen didn't listen to him at all! Young man!

How confident Mu Chen is in refining the fourth-level medicinal pills? If he failed, it would be a humiliating thing.

The vitality in the void swarmed towards Mu Chen's pill furnace, and the rich vitality gushed out from the pill furnace.

"Sister, the medicinal pill that Mu Chen refined doesn't seem to be a third-level medicinal pill." Xia Qingli said while looking at Mu Chen in the arena.

Although Xia Qingli was not an alchemist, she could tell the situation.

Xia Qingyan nodded, "I also don't think it's a third-level medicinal pill." The third-level high-level medicinal pill did not have such strong vitality.

Is Mu Chen trying to refine a fourth-level medicinal pill? Could it be that he has become a fourth-level alchemist?

In the Xuanfeng Empire, fourth-level alchemists could be called masters of alchemy. The vice president of the academy and other teachers were only fourth-level alchemists.

Tong Yaoyao's elixir furnace burst into a brilliant blue light.

"That girl is done." Xia Qingli said with a frown.

Xia Qingyan nodded and said, "The one that the girl refined seems to be the Yellow Dragon Pill, a third-level high-grade medicinal pill."

"That girl has already finished refining the pill, but looking at Mu Chen's condition, he's only half finished." Xia Qingli muttered.

Xia Qingyan looked at Mu Chen, and she couldn't help but feel a little more worried.

"Boom." There was an explosion, and the herbs in the Lan Ruofeng furnace were burnt to nothing.

Lan Ruofeng's first attempt at alchemy ended in failure.

Xia Qingli sighed lightly, and said disappointedly, "Lan Ruofeng doesn't seem to be playing very well. Although he has three chances in the game, it looks like he doesn't have much chance of winning."

"I heard that Lan Ruofeng has fallen out of love! It's difficult for him." In alchemy, the state of mind is very important. If you can't maintain a peaceful mind, the success rate of alchemy will not be too high.

Tong Yaoyao stared at Mu Chen who was still refining alchemy, she was tensed up.

Tong Yaoyao was a talented alchemist. Although she had never refined a fourth-level medicinal pill, she had seen her instructor make fourth-level medicinal pills.

The medicinal pills in the Mu Chen's furnace shaped into golden medicinal pills.

"He did it!" As soon as Mu Chen finished alchemy, Lu Han stood up abruptly, trembling with excitement.

A fourteen-year-old fourth-level alchemist, an absolute genius.

............

Lu Yao sat in the viewer's area and looked at Mu Chen on the stage, with a hint of deep fear in his eyes.

Liu Xueyan said blankly, "Teacher Xi Yue, what kind of medicinal pill is Mu Chen's refining?!" Why were the old men of Saint Star Academy so excited?

"Level 4... Spirit Nurturing Elixir." Xi Yue gritted her teeth.

Liu Xueyan covered her mouth, her eyes were full of disbelief. Although Liu Xueyan had some guesses, she still couldn't accept such an answer.

Mu Chen was actually a fourth-level alchemist. A fourth-level inscription master was more valuable than a third-level alchemist. However, compared with a fourth-level inscription master, a fourth-level alchemist was more valuable.

Mu Chen had actually come this far. He was no worse than Senior Brother Lu Yao.

Xia Qingyan looked at Mu Chen on the stage, and clenched her fists, "Mu Chen was actually a fourth-level alchemist. He didn't reveal a word."

Xia Qingli nodded and said, "Yes."

Ye Shi sat in the viewer's area, his face full of excitement, "Mu Chen is so amazing! Mu Chen is so amazing!"

Looking at Ye Shi's ecstatic expression, Jing Chiyan said helplessly, "Yes, yes, Mu Chen is very powerful. Mu Chen is amazing. Disciple, sit down and pay attention to your image." Mu Chen actually became a fourth-level alchemist, and would be even richer in the future.

"Master, Mu Chen will soon surpass you." Ye Shi said triumphantly to Jing Chiyan.

Jing Chiyan smiled coldly and said, "Yes, Mu Chen will soon surpass me."

Maybe, it won't take long for Mu Chen to surpass him, but now, he could easily beat Mu Chen up.

Jing Chiyan squinted his eyes, and secretly said to himself: I will teach Mu Chen a good lesson, or I won't be able to beat him very soon.

Ye Shi looked at Jing Chiyan and said cautiously, "Master Shifu, what are you thinking about?"

"No, nothing!" Jing Chiyan said with a smile.

Ye Shi said suspiciously, "Nothing? I think you have a treacherous look on your face."

"Apprentice, why do you always think about me so badly? You are so disrespectful to your teacher!" Jing Chiyan said helplessly.

 

 

171. The competition between two Talisman Schools

 

The fact that Mu Chen was promoted to the fourth-level alchemist caused a sensation in the whole school.

Saint Star students, who were still weighing who Mu Chen and Lu Yao were better, all favored Mu Chen.

"Mu Chen's alchemy skills have reached the fourth level. It's unimaginable." Lou Ruoyi was walking on the road, full of worship.

Mi Xue nodded and said with deep conviction, "It's really terrifying. I thought that Mu Chen studies so many arts, he might be not as good as Lu Yao's specialization in one skill. It seems that it is I'm worried for nothing."

"A fourth-level alchemist. Just relying on this alchemy technique, Mu Chen can't be poor." Bai Le worshiped.

"No wonder he threw out dozens of fourth-level scriptures in one fell swoop."

"Tell me about it. Ye Shi will never worry about not having a elementary stone all his life." Lou Ruoyi said sourly.

Ye Rong lowered her head and did not join the conversation.

Her father had completely become a gambler, and her mother had become a prostitute. Ye Shi ignored her, and Mu Chen naturally didn't care about her.

Ye Rong didn't understand how she got to this low. Although she didn't understand, she could only grit her teeth. If she went on like this, when she accidentally remembered the past, Ye Rong couldn't help but regret. If she hadn't put Ye Shi into a hard position and had a good relationship with Ye Shi, then everything would be different now.

Xie Danyan held her chin and sighed uncontrollably.

Cheng Wanbai glanced at the sighing Xie Danyan while reading a book, "Danyan, what's wrong with you?!"

"I'm just sighing! We are people but why are we so different?"

She was only a second-level alchemist, but Mu Chen was already a fourth-level. Xie Danyan was still doubting if Mu Chen could master so many skills at the same time. She was hoping that she could catch up with him. But in the end, Mu Chen had become a fourth-level alchemist.

The instructors in the academy were fourth-level alchemists! Those people had always been her idols! As a result, Mu Chen's alchemy skills were comparable to those of those people.

"Don't compare yourself to Mu Chen. You know what happened to Lan Ruofeng." Cheng Wanbai forced a smile. Lan Ruofeng looked more and more depressed now. It was sad to be compared to Mu Chen and Lu Yao.

"That's right. You can't compare to a monster like Mu Chen, because you will lose." When they first met, she regarded Lan Ruofeng as a peerless genius and Mu Chen as a villain. As a result... he was so wrong!

............

 

After competition on alchemy was over, Saint Star won one game and lost one, and the two schools were tied again.

Lan Ruofeng finally refined a medicine pill, but the quality of the medicine pill produced by Lan Ruofeng was far inferior to that of his opponent from Mingyue Academy. So he still lost.

As soon as the game was over, Mu Chen was taken away by Xia Qingyan.

The second art skill competition between the two schools was the competition between the Talisman Schools. Song Cheng also wanted to get in touch with Mu Chen and asked about Mu Chen's situation by the way, but Xia Qingyan refused Song Cheng mercilessly.

Song Cheng could only leave sadly because he always gave in before Xia Qingyan.

"President, is there anything you want to talk to me?" Mu Chen looked at the aggressive Xia Qingyan and asked.

Xia Qingyan put her arms on her hip, looked at Mu Chen coldly, and scolded, "Be serious. Tell me when did you reach the fourth level of alchemy?"

"A few days ago." Mu Chen said lightly.

Xia Qingyan looked at Mu Chen grimly, "Your alchemy has reached the fourth level. What is your level of inscription?"

"Level three!" Mu Chen said.

Xia Qingyan said, "Your alchemy technique has reached the fourth level, but the inscription is only the third level. You are a student of our inscription academy!"

Although it was expected, Xia Qingyan was still disappointed when she heard Mu Chen's answer.

Mu Chen lowered his head. In fact, he was not only a fourth-level alchemist, but also a fourth-level talisman and a fourth-level array master. Before, the talismans he used during the game was drawn by him, but as for inscription, he found it hard to improve.

"Teacher, you can't blame me. The inheritance of the inscription academy is too little." Mu Chen sighed.

His comprehension ability was astonishing, but no matter how deep the comprehension was, if there was not enough knowledge for him, it was useless.

The inheritance of the Alchemy School and Talisman School was fairly complete. The inheritance of the Formation School was actually very bad. However, he accepted the inheritance of the Ye Shi family, and the inheritance was extraordinary.

Xia Qingyan was stunned when she heard Mu Chen's words, and her face was dejected.

The academy's precious inscription classics were far less than that of the Alchemy School and Talisman School. With Mu Chen's talent, if the inheritance of the Inscription Academy was adequate, he should have been a fourth-level inscription master long ago.

"I am so sorry. It is my fault." Xia Qingyan said sadly. With Mu Chen's talent, if he were in Mingyue Academy, he might have a more promising future.

"You are too serious." Mu Chen said sincerely.

 

............

 

Resident of the Minyue Academy.

"Yaoyao, don't be too sad. It's not your fault." Liu Xueyan comforted Tong Yaoyao who was depressed.

Tong Yaoyao gave a wry smile. She thought she was sure of winning the game. Who knows Mu Chen was actually such a freak, "Sister Xueyan, I'm fine."

Although she lost, none of her mentors scolded her. In fact, her performance was far better than expected, but her opponent was too outstanding. She lost the game with dignity.

Before the match, she also judged her opponent for being half-hearted and grandstanding. As a result, the opponent's strength far surpassed her own. In the opponent's eyes, she was probably just a joke.

Liu Xueyan looked at Tong Yaoyao and breathed a sigh of relief, "Good."

"Sister Xueyan, will you compete with Mu Chen in the next test of talisman?" Tong Yaoyao asked.

Liu Xueyan shook her head, "No, my opponent is not him."

Although Liu Xueyan didn't think that she would lose when she competed with Mu Chen, she was relieved to know that her opponent was not Mu Chen. Mu Chen was too difficult to predict.

Tong Yaoyao narrowed her eyes thoughtfully, smiled lightly, and then shook her head.

Liu Xueyan looked at Tong Yaoyao's expression and asked, "Yaoyao, what are you thinking?"

Tong Yaoyao smiled brightly at Liu Xueyan, and said half-jokingly, "I'm thinking, maybe Mu Chen is a fourth-level talisman master!"

"You must be joking." Liu Xueyan smiled subconsciously, and then her heart trembled. Before the competition, if someone said that Mu Chen was a fourth-level alchemist, she would take it as a joke too!

"From the bottom of my heart, Mu Chen's strength doesn't seem to be weaker than Senior Brother Lu Yao." Tong Yaoyao muttered.

"Who will win, Senior Brother Lu Yao or Mu Chen?" Liu Xueyan smiled and said.

The conversation of Tong Yaoyao and Liu Xueyan were heard by Lu Yao. Lu Yao's expression changed immediately.

Tong Yaoyao and Liu Xueyan had always had 120% confidence in him, but now, they started to doubt whether he would lose.

Lan Ruofeng hid in his room without saying a word.

Mu Chen was so dazzling that all the students of Saint Star were immersed in the joy of Mu Chen being a fourth-level alchemist. Lan Ruofeng was forgotten by them.

Lan Ruofeng wanted to win the game, and then went to explain Zhuang Yu what happened before, but he lost.

Lan Ruofeng gritted his teeth and secretly said to himself: With Mu Chen and Lu Yao here, he might not be able to get bright in his entire life.

............

 

 

After the competition on alchemy, it was the competition on talisman. Besides Mu Chen, there was another young man named Tao Mo from the Talisman School who participated in the competition. He was a second-level talisman master. He was arranged by Song Cheng to make up the number of participants.

The test of talisman was to refine the attack talismans. Whoever refines the talismans with the strongest attack will win.

Each person had three chances to draw a talisman. Mu Chen drew three talismans in total, which took a long time.

Four targets were placed in the center of the square. The targets were made of top-grade sapphire granite. This material had a very high resistance to attack force.

The first one to test was the talismans drawn by Tao Mo. The talismans drawn by Tao Mo was only at the second level. After it was activated, nothing was left on the target.

Liu Xueyan's talisman blasted a big hole in the target, and won the game without any accident.

Mu Chen's opponent made a talisman and caused the same damage as Liu Xueyan did.

"Mr. Mu, you have drawn a total of three talismans, which one are you going to use?" asked the person in charge of testing.

Mu Chen fold his arms and said lightly, "Just take one."

The person in charge gave Mu Chen a strange look, and activated a talisman. With a loud "Boom", the talismans launched, directly blasting the target out of the field.

"Cheating. There is a problem with the target. You must have cheated?" A tutor from Mingyue Academy stood up and said furiously.

Mu Chen glanced at the irritable instructor, calmly facing the person in charge of the test, and said, "There are two more talismans. You can launch another one. Just shoot at that one." Mu Chen pointed at Liu Xueyan's target.

Liu Xueyan frowned and said nothing.

The inspector glanced at Mu Chen even more strangely, and thought to himself: Could it be that Mu Chen had already guessed that this would happen, so he deliberately drew two more talismans?

With a loud bang, Liu Xueyan's target disappeared.

"Fourth-level talismans? You are a fourth-level talisman master." Liu Xueyan looked at Mu Chen in shock. Damn, Tong Yaoyao's joke actually came true. Mu Chen was really a fourth-level talisman master. This guy was really scary.

The spectator platform suddenly got excited. There were shouts here and there.

A fourth-level talisman! Mu Chen was both at fourth-level in talisman and alchemy.

A genius! What a genius!

Xia Qingyan gritted her teeth, her eyes were turning red, "This guy is actually a fourth-level talisman..."

His alchemy and talismans had reached level four, but this guy's inscription technique was only level three. But he was a member of the Inscription Academy!

Xia Qingli sighed lightly, "Song Cheng finally became quiet. But after Mu Chen's performance, he might come and want Mu Chen to join them."

"What's the use? Does he have the ability to teach Mu Chen?" Xia Qingyan said indifferently.

"Xingguo, go and ask Mu Chen if he can refine weapons!" Lei Cheng sat on the viewing platform, blushing.

Pan Xingguo smiled helplessly, and said, "President, I am told that Mu Chen really doesn't know how to refine weapons."

Lei Cheng said with a bitter face, "It doesn't make sense! Why can't he? He obviously knows everything."

"Because he's not interested in refining weapons." Pan Xingguo smiled bitterly and repeated what he had said many times.

Lei Cheng looked at Mu Chen dully, "How can he not be interested? He has no taste."

Mu Chen participated in four of the five competitions in the art skill. The only one he did no participate was Artifact Refining