After an incense stick of time, Ye Fan, who was covered in blood, put away his long sword, looked at the four bodies lying on the ground, and said disdainfully: "With your strength, you want to fight me? You are simply overestimating your own abilities!"

After saying that, he squatted down and began to search the four bodies.

Not long after, three lotus seeds were in hand. Looking at the three lotus seeds in his hand, Ye Fan couldn't help but sigh and murmured: "I worked so hard, but I only got this little bit of good stuff. It's really unfair!"

But then, he became more spirited, raised his head and looked into the distance, muttering to himself: "When I become the alchemist of Yaoxiang Tower, I'll see who dares to look down on me!"

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At Bai Shuanghua's invitation, Feng Shao decided to go to Dongjiang City.

Dongjiang City is the largest city within a thousand miles, with a large population and developed trade. It is indeed a good place for trading. Feng Shao has been in the Lower Domain for more than a month. On weekdays, he is busy looking for a passage back to the Upper Domain, but he rarely comes out to take a look. It happened that he received Bai Shuanghua's invitation today, so he gladly accepted it.

Although Dongjiang City is not as big as Baidi City, it is still much bigger than small cities in the upper domain, such as Liyang City. Although the upper domain is rich in spiritual energy, Feng Shao suddenly discovered after entering Dongjiang City that the lives of the civilians in the lower domain are more lively than those in the upper domain.

The reason for this may be that the cultivation level of the monks here is far inferior to that of the upper realms, so there are rarely monks who treat civilians as ants!

Feng Shao first went to the Bai family with Bai Shuanghua. After learning that Bai Shuanghua had been rescued by Feng Shao, the Bai family warmly entertained Feng Shao. Especially after learning that Feng Shao came from the upper domain, the Bai family immediately began to have other thoughts.

In terms of appearance, Bai Shuanghua is also the most beautiful woman in Dongjiang City, with countless admirers. But Bai Shuanghua has high standards and has never been interested in any young men. Seeing Feng Shao's handsome appearance and outstanding character, the Bai family had a plan in mind and privately proposed to Bai Shuanghua to get married.

Bai Shuanghua said with a sad look: "Although Mr. Feng is unmarried, he already has a fiancée. With Mr. Feng's character, his fiancée must be outstanding, right? My daughter is very lucky to have met a person like Mr. Feng and to have received his help. As for the matter of marriage, please don't mention it again, Dad and Mom."

After hearing what Bai Shuanghua said, her parents couldn't help but feel a little regretful. But after thinking about it, they asked again: "Although we can't get married, if we can become Feng Gongzi's disciples, it might be a good thing."

Bai Shuanghua was also somewhat moved when she heard this, but she looked a little hesitant: "Is this... too abrupt?"

Bai Shuanghua's father smiled and said, "Whether it is abrupt or not, I don't care. If my daughter is lucky enough to go to the upper domain and achieve some success, what does it matter if it is a little abrupt?"

Bai Shuanghua couldn't help but nodded: "Then let's do as father wishes!"

So next, Bai Shuanghua's father proposed to Feng Shao at the banquet his plan to let his daughter become Feng Shao's disciple.

Feng Shao was stunned at first, then a look of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry appeared on his face.

Recently, he has been accepting apprentices at an average frequency of one per month, and all of them are beauties. Although Feng Lingxue is still young, she will definitely grow into a beauty in the future.

But then again, Feng Shao couldn't help but feel a little strange. Feng Shao had seen many cultivators with excellent qualifications, both men and women. These people all had one characteristic, that is, their luck was surprisingly high. The luck of high-qualified male cultivators even reached the purple or even gold level.

So the question is, Feng Shao has only seen two male monks with good qualifications, and both of them are sons of luck, which means he is his natural enemy. As for female monks, they all seem to be wearing a female protagonist template, which is a benefit for the sons of luck.

Others took the heroine as a concubine, but Feng Shao took her as a disciple. Thinking of this, Feng Shao felt absurd.

Seeing Feng Shao deep in thought, Bai Shuanghua's father thought Feng Shao didn't want to accept his daughter, so he quickly said, "If Master Feng can accept Shuanghua as his disciple, I am willing to offer Master Feng 100,000 spirit stones to help him practice!"

Feng Shao came back to his senses and waved his hands quickly, saying, "No need to do that. I just thought of something else and was a little distracted for a moment. Please don't blame me."

He looked at Bai Shuanghua again. Seeing Bai Shuanghua's expectant look, Feng Shao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you really willing to take me as your master? I am not very knowledgeable and may not be able to teach you!"

Bai Shuanghua quickly shook her head: "Mr. Feng is too modest! Mr. Feng is so young, but he has such a high level of cultivation. I believe he is one in ten thousand in the Upper Domain. If I can become Mr. Feng's disciple, it will be my great honor!"

Feng Shao sighed: "In that case, I will accept you!"

Speaking of which, although Bai Shuanghua's qualifications are not the best, they are also excellent qualifications that are one in a million.

Bai Shuanghua was overjoyed: "Thank you, Master!"

When Bai Shuanghua called out the word "Master", Feng Shao clearly felt that the luck contained in the Tianhua Jade Slip had increased again, and it seemed to be advancing. In addition, even his own luck had become much darker, and seemed to be turning red.

It seems that the previous speculation was correct, and having a deep relationship with the Daughter of Luck can improve one's own luck. However, the luck contained in the Tianhua Jade Slip seems to come from the loss of the Son of Luck.

Perhaps, it would be beneficial to have more girls with good fortune. However, Feng Shao did not plan to have a harem, so it seemed that taking in a disciple was the best option.

In the future, when others see that all my disciples are beautiful women, will it cause misunderstanding? Will some people think that I am a playboy?

After thinking about it carefully, Feng Shao felt that it was very likely!

So Feng Shao decided to quickly accept a male disciple with good qualifications! Even if he didn't care about his own reputation, he had to consider the reputation of his disciples. After all, a master who only accepts female disciples will inevitably make people feel that he is not serious, and it will inevitably make people think in a bad direction.

Next, Bai Shuanghua performed the apprenticeship ceremony to Feng Shao directly at the Bai family. After drinking the apprenticeship tea presented by Bai Shuanghua, Feng Shao's disciples officially increased from two to three.

At the same time, Ye Fan, who had just arrived in Dongjiang City, felt that he was missing something for no reason. But he did not take it to heart, but shook his head and went straight to Yaoxiang Tower in Dongjiang City.

Yaoxianglou is the largest alchemist organization in the Southern Region.

The Lower Region is vast, and each area is much larger than the Upper Region, so it is difficult for a large organization to cover the entire Lower Region. However, Yaoxianglou, which can cover the entire Southern Region, is already a giant in the eyes of many people.

This is the main reason why the old man chose Ye Fan to come here to make a name for himself.

This was the time when Yaoxiang Tower held its triennial alchemist selection competition.

This may be a coincidence, but it is more likely to be a deliberate arrangement by heaven.

As a pharmacist, one not only needs to know how to make pills, but also needs to be able to skillfully distinguish various medicines and poisons, as well as their medicinal properties, attributes, main and auxiliary ingredients, taboos, etc. The content is quite complicated, and it is basically impossible to achieve success without decades of study.

This is quite similar to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine in the modern world, except that the people in this world are more inclined to the legendary art of elixir and mercury in the modern world in their research on pharmacology. However, whether it is alchemy or treatment, the requirements for the reserve of pharmacological knowledge are extremely high, which has become an extremely high threshold for alchemists.

Ye Fan came from a humble background, and even though he joined the Cang Yun Sect, he had no chance to learn these knowledge. Therefore, among all the alchemists who were preparing to participate in the selection competition, Ye Fan could be called a rookie.

But this does not prevent Ye Fan from being more confident than anyone else.

He walked into Yaoxianglou with an unconcerned look on his face, and directly asked the owner of Yaoxianglou if he wanted to participate in the selection competition.

After paying the registration fee, Ye Fan received a number plate with the words "Ding Shi" written on it. This meant that he would be the tenth person to appear in the fourth batch.

Perhaps Ye Fan was too confident, and many people who participated in the selection competition felt disgusted with him. However, this was the territory of Yaoxianglou after all, and if they wanted to make a living in the medicine refining industry, they could not offend Yaoxianglou. Therefore, even if they looked down on Ye Fan, most people just stood aside silently, waiting for the examiner to call their number.

But there are always some people who are born to be the sons of luck and are used by heaven to show off and get slapped in the face.

A young man who looked even more arrogant than Ye Fan came forward, looked at Ye Fan with contempt, and sneered: "Hey, kid, you are wearing these tattered clothes, are you here to participate in the alchemist selection competition?"

Ye Fan glared at him coldly and asked calmly, "Do you have any questions?"

The young man laughed exaggeratedly: "Oh my God! Are you really here to participate in the Alchemist Selection Competition? You are wearing this, did you get robbed on the road? If so, then I will be kind enough to give you a few coins, so that you can quickly buy a set of presentable clothes! This is Yaoxianglou, not just any beggar can come in!"

Ye Fan had been hunted for a month, and even if he had brought a change of clothes in his storage ring, he had nothing to change into now. In addition, he had just killed a few people a few hours ago, so his clothes were inevitably torn by weapons. To say that they were tattered was a compliment to him, and it was no wonder that he was ridiculed as a beggar.

Ye Fan was furious, but his face was as cold as ice. He said coldly: "Thank you for your kindness, but I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!"

The young man sighed in a pretentious manner, "Alas, this young master rarely does a good deed, but I am actually despised by others. I am really ashamed!"

Ye Fan remained silent.

Seeing Ye Fan didn't say anything, the young man thought that the other party was afraid of him, so he patted Ye Fan on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Little brother, are you really here to participate in the selection competition? Forgive me for being frank, but with the way you are dressed, I'm afraid you won't be able to see the examiner and will be kicked out!"

Ye Fan impatiently shook off the young man's hand and said unhappily: "Even if that's the case, what does it have to do with you?"

The young man smiled and said, "Little brother, don't say that I look down on you. The selection of pharmacists in Yaoxiang Tower is not something that everyone can participate in. You are so young, and you probably haven't finished reading a few pharmacopoeias and medical books. It's better for you to go back and study for a few more years. I estimate that in twenty years, you will almost reach the threshold to participate in the selection."

Ye Fan glanced at him and suddenly said, "You said I am not worthy of participating in the trials? In that case, how about we make a bet?"

When the young man heard this, he immediately became interested: "What bet?"

"Let's bet on the result of this selection. If I rank higher than you, then you have to give me the jade pendant on your neck."

The jade pendant hanging around the young man's neck was not an ordinary thing. The old man could tell at a glance that there was a great opportunity hidden in the jade pendant. As for what the opportunity was, the old man was not sure yet, and could only tell Ye Fan that if he had the chance, he must get the jade pendant.

Although the young man was wearing the jade pendant, he didn't know where it came from. He just thought it helped him calm down. As for its value, he didn't think it was that high. So after hearing what he said, the young man took the jade pendant off his neck and said with a smile, "If I lose, this jade pendant will be yours. But what if you lose? What will happen then?"

Ye Fan said without hesitation: "If I lose, I will kneel down in front of you and call you grandpa three times."

The young man's eyes lit up when he heard this. This is so interesting!

Under normal circumstances, few people would take pleasure in humiliating a stranger. Although the young man was domineering, he had some family education and would not embarrass an ordinary person. But for some reason, when he saw Ye Fan for the first time, he had an urge to humiliate him. And the bet proposed by Ye Fan was undoubtedly the best way to humiliate him.

He nodded without hesitation and said, "Then it's a deal!"

"It's a deal!" Ye Fan said coldly.

At this time, a gong sounded from Yaoxiang Tower, followed by a loud voice shouting, "The Yaoxiang Tower Alchemist Selection Competition has officially begun! Candidates, please get ready!"