Chapter 653

That person let out a miserable cry as he was slapped into the stone wall behind him . He fainted, causing a burst of startled cries .

Gou Jiba? He was definitely looking for a beating . Otherwise, why would he state such a name? Long Chen was speechless .

Senior, brother Jiba wasnt trying to waste your time . His name really is Gou Jiba . His father is the illustrious Gou Ridi, explained someone hastily .

Hearing that, everyones expressions became exceedingly odd . Gou Ridi? Guo Jiba? Were you certain he wasnt just wasting everyones time with nonsense?

The Jiluo Prefectures Gou family? asked the elder with sudden comprehension .

Yes .

Cough, ah, sorry . It was a misunderstanding . As expected, the Gou familys people really are amazing, said the elder awkwardly .

At this time, others had long since helped Gou Jiba up and given him a healing pill . He gradually recovered .

Senior, this junior truly is called Gou Jiba . The Ji refers to Jiluo Prefectures blue sea, while the Ba refers to pushing oneself to seek the heavens will, said Gou Jiba extremely sullenly .

It was my fault . Lets continue . Name?

Gou Jiba .

Origin?

Jiluo Prefectures alchemist guild .

Alright, take the test .

Age: thirty-one . Excellent . Spiritual Strength: seventh tier Earth class . Excellent . The Gou familys people really are not bad .

The elder nodded with praise and wrote down a new rank: Outstanding .

Acceptable . Excellent . Outstanding . Now there was a third rank . This Gou Jiba was truly not bad .

Gou Jiba laughed heartily . But that ended up causing him pain as it pulled on his injury, and tears squeezed out of his eyes as if his extreme joy had turned to sorrow .

The failures all left sadly . The remaining people all had pleased smiles, which contained some ridicule toward those people who were still nervously waiting .

Out of Gou Jibas group of eight, four had failed and four had succeeded . The four failures could only leave, but the other four didnt reveal any mourning . After some fake words of comfort, they said nothing more .

Name .

Duan Tianqiao .

Long Chen turned to see a female alchemist with surprise . She wasnt tall, but she had a delicate figure . She was extremely unremarkable in the crowd .

Now that she was pointed out, she drew everyones attention . Due to the fact that women were on the Yin side but Pill Flame was on the Yang side, female alchemists were rare .

Even the elder was surprised . He examined her and continued, Origin?

Lihua Prefectures alchemist guild .

Take the test .

Yes .

She smiled and confidently walked up to the stairs . Light enveloped her .

Age: twenty-six .

When this number appeared, everyone was startled . To have reached the Xiantian realm at just twenty-six was truly terrifying .

Gou Jibas pleased smile stiffened upon seeing this . He had been thirty-one when he advanced to Xiantian, and that was already extremely impressive amongst alchemists . But this woman was much younger than he was .

Spiritual Strength: ninth tier Earth class . Good, very good! With your soul energy, it wont be long before you can refine sixth tier medicinal pills! The elder was extremely moved . This was his first time saying so many words .

Many thanks for your praise, senior . I simply want to devote myself to cultivating in the Pill Tower . Duan Tianqiao bowed toward the elder modestly .

Although she acted modest, her eyes betrayed her excitement, proving that her inner heart wasnt as calm as she appeared .

Haha, good . Young people should not be arrogant to truly make something out of themselves, praised the elder .

That made Gou Jiba displeased, as he had clearly been a bit arrogant just now . However, he was comforted to see that Duan Tianqiaos rank was the same as his: Outstanding . In other words, they were still at the same level .

The people after Duan Tianqiao seemed to be influenced by her . Of thirty-plus people, only seven passed . Finally, Long Chen was the last one left .

Name?

Long San, replied Long Chen .

The elder frowned, looking at Long Chen . This name didnt sound like anything outstanding .

Origin?

Qing Prefectures Wild Horse Fat Sheep Pig Butchering Mountain Forest Village, answered Long Chen .

This location was real . Back when he had encountered the Muxue Mercenary Unit, they had passed by this village . Long Chen still remembered it because this name was too memorable .

You are you trying to waste my time?! The elder almost raised his hand and slapped him . But having made his earlier mistake, he held himself back .

Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded . The people who arrived here all had to go show their various alchemy guilds tokens to enter . How had Long San managed to get in?

As for Gou Jiba, as soon as he heard this nonsense location, he thought that this Long San was doomed . But the slap he anticipated never came, almost making him explode in fury . Why had he been slapped for speaking his real name, while this brat didnt get slapped when he clearly was just asking for it?!

Definitely not . Im telling the truth, promised Long Chen solemnly .

How did you get in?

I gave the guard my badge, and he let me in . Long Chen showed his badge to the elder .

When the elder saw the badge, his pupils shrank . Pill Valleys badge? Where did you get this?!

My master gave it to me . On the eve of his death, he told me I could use this badge to join Pill Valley, and then Id definitely have food to eat, said Long Chen .

Food to eat?

Everyone was flabbergasted . A grand alchemist actually couldnt even feed himself? Was that an insult to the Pill Tower?

Who is your master?

He was called Yun Qi . I was raised by him, and he taught me alchemy deep in the mountains . I never left the mountains, but one day, he was heavily injured, and he gave me this badge before he died, wanting me to find a place to make a living . He said with my talent, Id definitely have food to eat and wine to drink here . I could buy a carriage, a house, and even get multiples wives and concubines, said Long Chen .

The elder almost laughed . The Pill Tower had been taken as a place to make a living? But this was an authentic Pill Valley badge, and they were very rare .

In truth, the Pill Valley had long since stopped issuing such badges . In fact, most of them had already been taken back . When running into this badge, the Pill Tower had to give the owner a fair chance . Those were the rules of Pill Valley .

Do you know what were doing here? asked the elder .

No . Long Chen shook his head .

This is the centennial Pill Emperor Competition . It is to determine the true emperor amongst Pill Emperors . Are you sure you want to participate? asked the elder .

The true emperor amongst Pill Emperors? Will there be a good reward? Long Chens eyes shone . He hadnt expected to run into something that good .

The elder didnt know whether to laugh or cry, feeling like this foolish mountain brat didnt understand anything .

Lets not talk about the reward for now . Lets see if you have the qualifications to even enter . Were going to test your age and Spiritual Strength .

The elder directly left a blank space for Long Chens origin and moved on to the next section .

Long Chen walked up the steps . Gou Jiba immediately sneered, waiting to see Long Chens embarrassment .

Age: eighteen .

Everyone was stupefied, looking at Long Chen like he was a freak . This dumb mountain brat was only eighteen years old? Had there been a mistake? Even the elder felt like something was wrong and redid the test, only to receive the same result .

Eighteen-year-old brat and he reached the Xiantian realm . Isnt this just nonsense?

How could an alchemist cultivate so quickly? He didnt train his soul energy? Is he even an alchemist?

Clamor erupted . Alchemists couldnt cultivate quickly, because their cultivation base was secondary . Their Spiritual Strength and Pill Flame were more important .

If they cultivated too fast, their alchemy skills wouldnt be able to keep up . They would be crippling their future . So alchemists would all spend a great deal of time training their Pill Flame and Spiritual Strength . Duan Tianqiaos age had already been the limit .

Long Chen couldnt possibly be a real alchemist . No one would believe such an absurdity .

Shut up! If you make such an uproar again, Ill immediately expel you! shouted the elder .

This elder was a Sea Expansion expert and a powerful alchemist . His Spiritual Strength was extremely powerful, and he sensed that Long Chen was different .

Now lets test your Spiritual Strength, said the elder .

A small portal appeared in front of Long Chen . He felt a powerful pressure that was trying to suppress his Spiritual Strength . It was no wonder those people had been so confident but still failed . The problem lay here .

It seemed this test was completely different from what they had taken before . Long Chen hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he slowly sent in his Spiritual Strength .

When Long Chens Spiritual Strength touched the portal, the entire stone bloomed with light .

This is Heaven class! First tier Heaven class Spiritual Strength! cried the elder with wild delight .

Heaven class?

Everyone turned wooden . Gou Jiba looked especially amazing . His jaw could not drop any lower, and his eyes were almost circular .

Eighteen-year-old Xiantian expert? Spiritual Strength that had reached the first tier Heaven class? Was this just a story?

The elder directly wrote down a fourth rank for Long Chens talent: Genius!

Acceptable, Excellent, Outstanding, and Genius . Long Chens rank was the highest until now .

Long Chen smiled slightly . This was just the slightest bit of his soul energy . If he had used his full strength, that stone would have instantly exploded . That would probably frighten a few of these people to death .

But doing so would be too much and not be favorable for his plans . After the registration, Long Chen asked around and found that there was a total of three days for registration . There were still many more people to come, and Long Chen was too lazy to watch them . Saying goodbye to the elder, he left .

Once he returned to the small alley, he suddenly noticed there were many more burly fellows than before . At the same time, he heard a wail from the small courtyard he was staying at . He quickened his footsteps .

If youre sensible, youll immediately scram! Suddenly, two large men blocked his path .

Sounds like something similar to dogshit .