95: Chapter 96 The Alchemy Conference (Part 1)

"Foundation Establishment aura?"

The group of Qi Refining Cultivators who had arrived changed expressions drastically, stood up one after another to salute, and said in unison, "Greetings, Senior."

Their deep voices echoed in the great hall, lingering for a long time.

"Is it her?" Chen Fan was quite shocked; he had not expected to see the person he wanted to find as soon as he entered the Sect.

The familiar figure, the passionate scene—it was something he had been unable to forget for a long time.

"Will she develop murderous intent?" Thinking of this, Chen Xuan lowered his head deeply.

"Junior Martial Uncle, most of the Qi Refining Cultivators have already arrived, though a very small number are somewhat unruly, and I have already arranged for people to inform the Law Enforcement Hall to punish them severely."

"Very well. Anyone who dares to defy the Sect's decree is to be executed."

Although the female Cultivator issued the order nonchalantly, it gave people an extremely eerie and terrifying feeling.

The Sect mission she had accepted this time was to participate in the Alchemy Conference and handle trivial matters such as counting the number of people and arranging the matches.

Afterwards, she nodded slightly, looked around, and her burning gaze fell on Chen Fan.

At this moment, her expression changed drastically, as if struck by lightning.

However, the drastic change in her expression lasted only for an instant, and she quickly returned to normal.

Furthermore, since no one dared to raise their heads to look directly at her, no one noticed anything amiss.

This woman was none other than Zhao Qin, who had previously fallen into distress by accident and had had intimate relations with Chen Fan.

She was quite curious; at that time, she could clearly feel that he was in the Foundation Establishment Realm. She did not know why he was now hiding his cultivation as Qi Refining.

She stretched out her hand, took the registration Jade Slip into her hand, and swept it slightly with her Divine Sense, quickly discovering the mystery within.

"So it is the Matrilocal son-in-law of the Qin Family, skilled in Alchemy."

After reading it, her gaze fell on Zhao Xuan, and she said indifferently, "After the banquet ends, arrange for everyone to rest and prepare well for tomorrow's competition."

"Yes, Junior Martial Uncle."

Zhao Xuan bowed and saluted again.

Only after Zhao Qin left did he slowly heave a sigh of relief.

Although the two were of the same clan, this elder sister of the clan seemed to have a bad temper. For some reason, her mood had changed drastically over the past year.

Without the pressure of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, everyone became relaxed and began to drink freely.

After all, the food in this Sect was indeed quite unique. After the banquet, they headed towards the arranged accommodation.

The place arranged was a mountain peak with extremely dense Spiritual Qi, where nearly a hundred caves had been excavated for all the visiting low-Rank Cultivators to live in.

It seemed to be a deliberate arrangement by the Sect, intentionally setting the Immortal Caves not far from the core area, allowing the visiting Cultivators to feel the immense heritage of the Sect.

"This is a Rank 3 Spiritual Vein." Chen Fan felt the majestic Spiritual Qi, and his heart was filled with indescribable shock.

Walking into the Immortal Cave, he did not expect that there were many spiritual plants placed inside. The dense Spiritual Qi, accompanied by a faint fragrance, made people feel indescribably comfortable.

"This is the Sect." A look of determination appeared on Chen Fan's face.

Right now, he was only in the Qi Refining Realm; what followed was Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, and Golden Core.

The Dao path was long and winding; one day, he would definitely establish a powerful cultivation Family and occupy a high-Rank Spiritual Vein.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard the Restriction clatter.

"What is this?"

Chen Xuan's heart tightened, his brows furrowed slightly, and his hand unconsciously touched his Storage Pouch.

However, when he saw clearly who had come, he slowly heaved a sigh of relief.

Standing in front of him was none other than Zhao Qin, with a cold expression and slightly furrowed eyebrows, looking him up and down carefully.

"Greetings, Senior." Seeing that the other party had come with ill intent, Chen Xuan bowed and saluted.

"What is your Realm now?"

"Foundation Establishment, Level 4." Chen Xuan did not dare to hide his cultivation and slowly released his Foundation Establishment pressure.

Zhao Qin was somewhat surprised and nodded slightly.

"Not bad. I did not expect such progress in such a short time. Although it is only Foundation Establishment Level 4, your aura is heavy and can completely compare to Foundation Establishment Level 5."

Speaking of this, a look of gratification appeared on her face.

She herself had also just entered Foundation Establishment Level 7 not long ago, becoming a great Cultivator in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, so the gap between their strengths was not that large.

"Tomorrow is the Alchemy competition for Qi Refining Cultivators. Could it be that your purpose for coming this time is for this?"

Zhao Qin was a bit puzzled and asked, her eyebrows still tightly furrowed.

"Coming here to refine Medicinal Pills was under the orders of the Ancestor of the Qin Family; I had no choice. Now that person seems to have some suspicions, which is why I had to come."

"As for tomorrow's competition, I just need to go through the motions."

"If that's the case, it's a pity. I heard that you have some achievements in Alchemy. Why not participate in the Foundation Establishment Alchemy Conference? There will be good rewards then."

"If that were to happen, wouldn't the matter of me hiding my cultivation be exposed?" Chen Xuan's face showed a troubled expression.

"How is that difficult? There are quite a few Loose Cultivators recruited this time. As long as you can win, and explain the refining method in detail, the Sect will not investigate in detail at all."

"So that's how it is." Chen Fan vaguely guessed the purpose of the Sect holding the Alchemy Conference.

"The Sect wants to be strong and needs talented people. Holding the Alchemy Conference this time is naturally to recruit them. The strength of the Song State is originally weak; if it can develop in Alchemy, its status in the Alliance will become higher."

"However, we are just low-level Foundation Establishment Cultivators; discussing the rise and fall of cultivation states seems a bit too far off. Right now, the most important thing is to focus on cultivation resources. If you can take first place in the competition the day after tomorrow, it might help you advance."

Chen Fan was overjoyed upon hearing this. If it were truly as she said, this trip to the Sect would allow his cultivation to rise to Foundation Establishment Level 5, making him more capable of dealing with the Ancestor of the Qin Family.

Next, the two had some casual conversation, but neither mentioned any offspring.

Early the next morning, everyone was organized to go to the Alchemy Hall.

Those in charge were none other than Zhao Qin and two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

As the lowest-level Cultivators in the cultivation world, not many people cared about the Alchemy competition, but the Sect still held it with great fanfare.

The refining competition was divided into three rounds, based on the quality of the Medicinal Pill, success rate, and time, comprehensively considered. If one won, the reward was one foundation establishment pill and a bottle of Foundation Establishment spiritual liquid.

"Elder Chen, the Old Ancestor has repeatedly urged you this time to succeed. If the Qin Family can have a second Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it will immediately Rank among the local great Families."

When Qin Yuan mentioned the foundation establishment pill, his eyes widened like copper bells, wishing that this thing were his.

"Luck is very important in refining Medicinal Pills. If there is an Opportunity for Foundation Establishment, I will naturally not let it go." Chen Fan smiled indifferently.

With a dull drumbeat, the competition officially began, and over a hundred Qi Refining Cultivators began to refine diligently.

Because of the rewards of the foundation establishment pill and Foundation Establishment spiritual liquid, they quickly fell into fierce competition.

Chen Fan deliberately acted as if he was working hard, but every time, he failed to refine it just at the right moment.

After failing to refine two furnaces in a row, Qin Shan and Qin Yuan were greatly annoyed; it seemed the result was completely different from what the Old Ancestor of the Qin Family had said.

"It seems this Matrilocal son-in-law Chen really didn't take this matter seriously. When we return to the Qin Family, we must let the Old Ancestor punish him severely." Qin Shan showed murderous intent, angry and ashamed.

"That's right. At that time, the Old Ancestor's intention was to let the two of us attempt Foundation Establishment. Failing to refine means making things difficult for us. Even if we don't tell the Old Ancestor, we must punish him severely." Qin Yuan expressed agreement.