193: The alchemist's methods

That morning, outside Yang Lingchen's quiet courtyard, came the crisp, silver-bell-like voice of Ye Wushuang: "Yang Lingchen, open the door!"

"Senior Sister Ye, is there something the matter?"

Hearing Ye Wushuang's familiar voice, Yang Lingchen quickly exited the haotian jade space, then hurried to open the courtyard gate.

"Someone from the Outer Sect is challenging you. Can't you hear it?"

Ye Wushuang said, gently brushing back her waterfall-like hair.

"Challenging me? I really didn't hear that!"

Yang Lingchen looked puzzled, his brows slightly knitted as he secretly wondered who could possibly want to challenge him.

"Go take a look! They've been clamoring for ages!"

Ye Wushuang said, a hint of urgency on her Face.

"Senior Sister Ye, who is it? What is their cultivation level?"

Yang Lingchen asked cautiously. If the opponent were too strong, he wouldn't bother going out; after all, he had no penchant for getting beaten up.

"Wang Sicheng, sixth layer of the Divine Origin Realm."

After finishing, Ye Wushuang smiled and added, "What? Are you afraid? If you're scared, you can beg me! I'll handle him for you!"

A hint of mockery appeared in Ye Wushuang's eyes.

"Senior Sister Ye, there's no need for you to step in to handle him!"

Yang Lingchen said without hesitation, then strode out of the courtyard with his head held high.

"Pretend all you want. When you get beaten up later, let's see if This Young Lady thinks you can still keep up the act!"

Ye Wushuang curled her lip; she didn't believe for a second that Yang Lingchen could defeat Wang Sicheng.

When Yang Lingchen reached the entrance of the Alchemy Institute, he found that quite a few students had gathered to watch the spectacle.

After all, the current Yang Lingchen could already be considered a hot, prominent figure at the Great Yan Academy.

After all, the identity of a Top-grade Alchemist was simply too dazzling, like a brilliant star shining in the night sky.

Standing at the front of the crowd was a young man with a tall, straight figure and eyes as cold and sinister as a viper's.

This person was none other than the protagonist of this challenge against Yang Lingchen, Wang Sicheng.

Behind Wang Sicheng, Yang Lingchen also saw several familiar figures; Wang Yuchen, Murong Qing, and Bai Lianer were all there.

"Which idiot wants to challenge me? Step out!"

Yang Lingchen strode out, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings, purposefully ignoring Wang Sicheng, his demeanor full of disdain.

As soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, a cold, blade-like glint flashed across Wang Sicheng's Face: "Brat, I am the one challenging you!"

"What did I just say? This Senior Brother?" Yang Lingchen looked at a slightly plump youth, his eyes full of inquiry.

"Alchemist Yang, just now you said, 'Which idiot wants to challenge me? Step out!'" the plump youth said with a smile, the fat on his Face shaking as he spoke.

"Hahaha...!"

The scene immediately erupted into uproarious laughter, the sound like a crashing wave, with only Wang Sicheng's Face looking incredibly cold and dark, as if it could drip water.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I'll refine two furnaces of divine origin pill for you later to show my appreciation." Yang Lingchen said with a smile.

"Many thanks, Alchemist Yang!"

The plump youth was so happy he couldn't close his mouth, his eyes squinting into slits: "Alchemist Yang! If you can't stand this idiot! I can help you handle him!"

This plump youth was none other than Wei Yixiao, a Genius ranked in the top ten of the Inner Court, for whom Yang Lingchen had happened to refine pills last time.

Today, he happened to hear that someone was challenging Yang Lingchen, so he immediately had an idea: to perform well in front of Yang Lingchen, perhaps even earning several furnaces of supreme grade divine origin pill.

"How could I trouble you!" Yang Lingchen said with a sheepish smile, his expression looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Alchemist Yang, I've long found this idiot an eyesore. Let me challenge him first. After I'm done, it won't be too late for you to challenge him!" Wei Yixiao said impassionedly, rubbing his hands together and eager to try.

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Yang Lingchen nodded with a smile.

"Alchemist Yang, after Senior Brother Wei is done, can you let me challenge this idiot next? Just looking at him makes me angry!"

A thin youth spoke, his expression full of anger.

"That works."

Yang Lingchen nodded without hesitation.

"Alchemist Yang, I also want to challenge him!"

"Me too!"

In that instant, dozens of Inner Court students on the scene all issued challenges to Wang Sicheng one after another; the scene was exceptionally lively.

At this moment, Wang Sicheng was no longer calm; he felt as if he had poked a giant hornet's nest. He quickly said: "Alchemist Yang, it's a misunderstanding!"

"Slap...!"

"Misunderstanding my ass! Go to hell!"

Wei Yixiao slapped him hard directly. Having finally found such an opportunity, how could he let it pass as a mere misunderstanding?

"Bang, bang, bang...!"

Just as Wei Yixiao finished slapping him, the crowd behind him rushed towards Wang Sicheng like a tide. In no time at all, Wang Sicheng had his limbs broken and lay on the ground in a pathetic state.

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brothers. Today, all Alchemy services are half price!" Yang Lingchen announced loudly, his voice full of gratitude.

"Many thanks, Alchemist Yang!"

Everyone thanked him in haste, their voices rising and falling, full of excitement.

At this moment, Wang Yuchen, Murong Qing, and Bai Lianer stood stunned on the spot, eyes wide open in confusion.

Originally, they had wanted to come and watch Yang Lingchen suffer, but they hadn't expected things to turn out like this.

"If I see you guys again, I'll break your dog legs!" A winter-like killing intent flashed across Yang Lingchen's Face, making anyone who saw it shudder.

As soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, the three of them involuntarily stepped back several paces, their Faces deathly pale.

"Yang Lingchen, just you wait."

Wang Yuchen and the other two looked at Yang Lingchen through gritted teeth, their eyes full of resentment.

"Slap, slap, slap...!"

"Damn, you still dare to act tough!"

Yang Lingchen's figure flashed suddenly, and without mercy, he slapped each of them twice, sending them flying away like kites with broken strings.

"Stinky brat, I didn't expect you to be quite good at playing these kinds of tricks!"

At this moment, even Ye Wushuang began to admire Yang Lingchen a little; she hadn't expected Yang Lingchen to be so adept at utilizing an Alchemist's network and methods.

"Senior Sister Ye, don't say that. When it comes to playing tricks, compared to you, I still have a long way to go." Yang Lingchen said, looking embarrassed and scratching his head.

"Isn't it just asking you to crash a wedding in half a year? With your talent, is such a small matter difficult?" Ye Wushuang said with a giggle, her laughter crisp and melodious.

"Is it not difficult?"

Yang Lingchen was speechless, thinking to himself that facing the entire Great Yan Dynasty in half a year—was that really not difficult?

"Regardless of whether it's difficult or not, you've already promised me. If you don't handle it well, I won't let you hear the end of it!" Ye Wushuang said coquettishly, hands on her hips.

"Fine, fine, fine. That wedding or whatever, I will definitely ruin it!" Yang Lingchen said, his tone firm.

He was quite confident about crashing the wedding in half a year. If he couldn't even deal with a Great Yan Dynasty by then, what qualifications would he have to bring back Feng Xueqing?

For the next two days, Yang Lingchen diligently refined pills in the Alchemy Institute. After all, everyone had given him Face, and he was a straightforward person, so he spent two days straight refining pills.

After refining pills for two days, Yang Lingchen planned to go out to do some missions and, at the same time, travel around to gain some experience.

After all, staying in the haotian jade space to cultivate hard wasn't enough. If he wanted to improve his Combat Power, he had to go out for real combat experience. Only in this way could he polish his cultivation level to be more refined.

After picking up two random missions at the Merit Hall, Yang Lingchen disguised himself and left the Great Yan Academy.

The first mission he accepted was to exterminate a group of heinous bandits and rescue a kidnapped Young Miss from a wealthy family.

The second mission was to kill a brutal, ferocious Red Fire Demon Wolf.

After leaving the Great Yan Academy, Yang Lingchen rushed non-stop towards Qingshui Town on the edge of the Great Yan Mountain Range.

On the edge of the Great Yan Mountain Range, a group of brutal, vicious, and wicked bandits had been active year-round. This group of bandits often unscrupulously robbed passing merchant caravans, and occasionally, they would frantically loot nearby towns.

It was rumored that the leader of these bandits, Crow, had a cultivation level that had reached the fifth layer of the Divine Origin Realm.

Just three days ago, this group of bandits had robbed the Liu Family's merchant caravan from Qingshui Town and kidnapped the Liu Family's eldest Young Miss.

According to the precise instructions on the map, Yang Lingchen arrived at the Liu Family in Qingshui Town.

Qingshui Town, the largest town near the Great Yan Dynasty; although it was only a town, its scale was significant, even larger than most cities in the Tianwu Continent.

As the largest power in Qingshui Town, the strength of the Liu Family head had reached the Peak of the ninth layer of the God Entry Realm.