Yin Tao was followed closely by an old man. This old man had white eyebrows and white beard, his face was as heavy as water, and his breath was not obvious. He was leaning on a bent wooden walking stick and looking at him slightly. He looked like an octogenarian sitting under a big tree in the neighborhood to enjoy the cool air.
Nothing surprising at all.
But Lin Dongjiu knew that this old man's cultivation was extremely terrifying, and he was the master who protected Yin Tao as Die Huanyi said.
After arriving at the seat, Yin Tao did not take her seat immediately. Instead, she stepped forward to greet the three sect leaders of Baicao Cao, Piao Miao Xian Sect and Luo Xia Sect. However, the smile on her pretty face gave people a very far-fetched feeling.
It seemed like she hadn't smiled for a long time... Lin Dongjiu felt a little uncomfortable.
King Gongsheng walked to the center of the venue and told everyone some non-nutritious talk. Lin Dongjiu's attention was entirely on Yin Tao, so naturally it was impossible to listen carefully to what he was saying.
The time for the competition has arrived, but the competition did not start as scheduled. After almost a cup of tea, an old man and an old woman walked in side by side at the entrance of the venue.
The old man had a ruddy complexion and a somewhat stout figure. The old woman had an indifferent expression and sharp eyes, giving people a feeling that she was not easy to get close to.
As the two people entered, King Gongsheng immediately responded and invited them to the center of the venue with a respectful attitude.
These two must be people from the Dan Alliance... Unfortunately, Lin Dongjiu didn't dare to be interested in this. Xiaopang mentioned it, but he didn't ask in detail. Until now, he still doesn't know what the origin of the Dan Alliance is.
The two men from the Dan League seemed to be the referees for this competition, so they did not enter the stands, but stood in the center of the venue.
Next, the contestants entered the venue. Lin Dongjiu stared at the entrance of the venue without blinking, and his breathing became slightly rapid.
The competing alchemists filed in, and Lin Dongjiu finally saw Su Ruxue, his eldest lady, in the crowd!
Pure white dress, and... pure white long hair!
However, when Lin Dongjiu saw Su Ruxue's current appearance, his heart felt like it had been pinched hard.
Su Ruxue's face was frighteningly pale, as if she had been seriously ill. There was no expression on her face. Those smart eyes had long lost their former innocent and lively look, and there was only a hopelessness in her eyes.
haggard.
Her exposed arms were simply skin and bones. Her round face, which was originally a little baby-fat, was now as thin as a knife. Her whole figure was like a flame swaying in the wind, and she didn't know when it would be completely extinguished.
Lin Dongjiu's vision suddenly became blurry, and he was roaring in his heart. He wanted to rush off the field right now, hug her tightly, and tell her that I'm not dead, I'm back!
But not yet, not yet!
Ruxue, wait for me, I will return to the sect tonight, wait for me... Lin Dongjiu gritted his teeth and suppressed his inner impulse.
When the alchemists arrived, the people from the alchemy alliance began to read out the competition procedures and rules. Lin Dongjiu seemed to be deaf, hearing nothing, and his eyes remained on Su Ruxue.
However, in the eyes of other spectators, the competition is like a wonderful performance. There are many competitions, such as identifying spiritual herbs and elixirs, reciting and dictating elixir prescriptions, refining and refining elixirs...
A large number of people will be eliminated after each project. Currently, there are only a dozen or so people left including Su Ruxue and Peng Yan among the hundreds of alchemy masters.
At the Baicao Cao seat, Jia Wen and Lao Li kept talking incessantly.
"Strange, why did Xiaoyou Lin become a fat man? Where did he go?"
"Who knows, after Lin Xiaoyou had a fight with City Master Chen, I saw with my own eyes that he seemed to be taken away by a woman. Maybe he went to find his master to find a place."
"If this is really the case, Crescent City will probably suffer!"
"There is no time to worry about Crescent City now. If we had known that Little Friend Lin would not come, when the two seniors from the Dan Alliance visited our sect, we should not have told them that a Dan who was not yet twenty-two years old was born in Lingyun Kingdom.
king!"
"I'd have known where they came from. It's not because you're trying to take credit from the sect leader, but you're so kind to me... Hey, but look, that fat man seems a bit familiar, and his alchemy technique is a bit like my sect's secret skill..."
"It does look like...wait, it looks like it is! Brother Jia, tell me, he can't be your precious disciple, Peng Yan, right?"
"What the fuck! That brat didn't run away! I watched him grow up, and I will recognize him even if he turns to ashes!"
This brat didn't know how to go back to the sect to make sure he was safe when he came out of the secret realm. He had to hide his identity and go to the imperial city to participate in the alchemy competition, but he still couldn't change his stinking habit! When the competition is over, I will return to the sect.
Just put him in confinement!"
Jia Wen kept cursing, but anyone could hear the joy in his tone.
Just when he was about to tell the sect leader in the front row the good news that Peng Yan was back alive, Lao Li frowned and said:
"Brother Jia, Peng Yan's replacement identity is Lin Xiaoyou, but how did he know Lin Xiaoyou?"
When Lao Li asked, Jia Wen was stunned, and then his expression changed from shock to ecstasy!
"No matter how we met him, to be able to replace Lin Xiaoyou, the relationship between Peng Yan and him is definitely not ordinary. This stinky boy, I have raised him for so many years in vain. Among my disciples, he is the most able to eat and grow.
Grow up, really grow up..."
Jia Wen really wanted to cry, and immediately reported the importance of the matter to Wei Xinghai, the leader of Baicao Cao.
...
Time passed very quickly, and it was already afternoon before he knew it, but Lin Dongjiu felt that it was very long, and he wished that the competition would end as soon as possible.
Lin Dongjiu saw that although Su Ruxue looked sick, she was able to handle various challenges in the competition with ease, and she couldn't help but feel much calmer.
But after calming down, he suddenly felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, as if he had forgotten someone...
His eyes subconsciously glanced at the seats to the south and saw a familiar face, Yin Rong!
Seeing Yin Rong, he immediately remembered who the forgotten person was.
The friend he made in the imperial city before was the Yin Shang!
It's strange why Yin Shang didn't come... Lin Dongjiu looked at the entire seat. Those who were dressed in noble and elegant clothes should all be relatives of the Yin family, but Yin Shang was not found among them.
No matter how unpopular Yin Shang was with King Gongsheng, he could still be regarded as the son of the current ruler of Lingyun Kingdom, and his status was much higher than those of the nobles of the Yin family. He should be present at such an occasion.
Lin Dongjiu was confused and felt something was wrong.
No, before leaving tonight, I have to visit the Yin Shang.
After all, once I leave today, I don’t know when I will return to the imperial city again.
What's more, he promised Yin Shang that after he arrived at the Foundation Establishment Realm, he would help Yin Shang find out why he couldn't practice.
Thinking of this, something unexpected happened on the field!
The competition seemed to have reached the last event. Just as the alchemists were busy around the alchemy furnace, a small dark cloud suddenly appeared out of thin air in the sky.
This is... Dan Dao Tribulation Cloud?!
Lin Dongjiu's pupils shrank slightly after seeing the Alchemy Cloud.
Is it possible that there really is a Dan King participating in the competition?
Lin Dongjiu did not dare to think of an Alchemy King under the age of twenty-two. He had also been misunderstood as an Alchemy King, but after all, he was not a real Alchemy King, and he did not have deep feelings.
But now, he can finally understand how those people felt when they saw that he had caused the Alchemy Cloud.
Simply outrageous!
Not only Lin Dongjiu was stunned, but everyone present opened their mouths in shock.
Jia Wen and Lao Li subconsciously looked at Peng Yan, but when they saw Peng Yan also looked like he had seen a ghost, they realized that he was not the cause of the Alchemy Cloud.
Looking down along the calamity cloud of the alchemy path, I found that shrouded in the calamity cloud was a frail girl in white clothes and white hair.
"Who is this girl? She seems to be a disciple of the Luoxia Sect!"
Jia Wen and Lao Li looked at the seats of the Luoxia Sect again, and saw Subei drinking tea with a calm expression, but the smile on his lips could not be concealed. The only elder Fang Lei they had ever interacted with, at this time
His face was even more happy.
Lin Dongjiu also soon discovered that the Alchemy Cloud was caused by Su Ruxue, and his excitement was palpable.
Could it be that the eldest lady has become the Alchemy King?
It’s only been a few days! The eldest lady has been promoted to Alchemy King?
This is what is called, there is no man in the heart, the god of nature who makes alchemy?
He still remembered that when Su Ruxue competed with him, he was only a fifth-level spiritual alchemist, and above the spiritual alchemist there was a mysterious alchemist, and then he was the Alchemy King.
Could it be that as the system said, the eldest lady is really the chosen alchemist!
Not good...dangerous!
Lin Dongjiu suddenly came to his senses and found that Su Ruxue was still standing stupidly beside the alchemy furnace, with no intention of avoiding the thunder tribulation. If he was affected by the thunder tribulation, he would not even have time to regret it!
Lin Dongjiu felt anxious and stood up suddenly. Just as the Phantom Flash was about to strike, a bolt of thunder struck down.
boom!!
Suddenly, the thunderstorm's explosion made Lin Dongjiu's eardrums buzz. The small venue seemed to be plunged into a sea of thunder and lightning, and the bursting light made his eyes turn white.
What a powerful Alchemy Cloud!
Lin Dongjiu lost his direction for an instant. He let go of his consciousness, only to see Su Ruxue still standing there expressionless, as if he was used to it, not even moving.
However, to Lin Dongjiu's surprise, the lightning pillar that struck down did not affect Su Ruxue at all. Even the arc of electricity that escaped seemed to have eyes, deliberately avoiding her and dissipating in the air.
.
What's going on?!
Lin Dongjiu was stunned for a moment. Seeing that there were no longer a few people losing their composure around him, and he was not conspicuous, he sat down.
"boom!!"
Another thunder pillar struck down from the sky, but the result was the same as last time. The thunder pillar still did not affect Su Ruxue and slowly dissipated after hitting the pill furnace.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
One, two, three... a total of five thunder tribulations fell one after another, three more than the Alchemy thunder tribulation Lin Dongjiu caused for the first time!
His eyes widened in surprise, and at the same time, he was convinced in his heart that even if the eldest lady is not the chosen alchemist, she is still a unique alchemy genius!
My woman is a genius in alchemy...
Lin Dongjiu had an aunt's smile on his face, his eyes were full of pride, and he shamelessly regarded Su Ruxue as his woman, regardless of whether Su Ruxue was willing or not...
When the calamity cloud of the alchemy path dissipated, Su Ruxue opened the alchemy furnace, skillfully took out the elixirs inside, put them into a medicine gourd, and asked the two alchemy men for instructions to complete the elixir refining.
Judging from the calm look on her face, it seems that she has attracted alchemy disasters many times and has become accustomed to it.