Yan Changpu stepped forward, interrupting Ruan Xiyan's thoughts, "Young friend Ruan, are you alright?"
Ruan Xiyan looked at Yan Changpu and asked, "I'm fine. How is Elder Yan?"
Yan Changpu, who had taken the medicine, was much better and his injuries were slowly healing. "There's nothing seriously wrong with him."
Yan Changpu glanced cautiously at Jun Yu beside Ruan Xiyan.
The situation just now was truly dangerous. If it weren't for this young master's intervention, it would have been difficult to defeat that powerful black-robed figure.
The man followed Ruan Xiaoyou closely, keeping a low profile.
If it weren't for his striking and unforgettable appearance, he would have remained so low-key that it would have been as if he didn't exist.
Throughout the entire process, apart from his beloved friend Ruan Xiaoyou, he never took the initiative to communicate or talk with anyone else.
Unexpectedly, his strength was so great that he easily crushed the black-robed figure.
Yan Changpu suppressed his shock and, looking at the panicked people and numerous alchemists around him, offered a brief reassurance.
Then he took Ruan Xiyan and the others back to the Alchemist Branch.
At this moment, in a palace thousands of miles away.
A pale-faced man sitting on a throne coughed up a mouthful of blood. He clutched his chest, his eyes so dark they seemed to drip water.
A powerful expert with formidable strength actually appeared at a pill-refining competition hosted by an upper-class organization.
What was originally a sure thing turned out to be drastically changed because of that powerful figure.
It also destroyed the clones he had cultivated.
His clone contained fragments of his soul. When the clone was destroyed, his original body and soul were severely damaged and it will take a long time for him to recover.
Damn it! It seems we can't get the Azure Lotus; we'll have to think of another way.
The man took a deep breath, calmed himself, and a black power emanated from him.
If Ruan Xiyan were here, she would definitely recognize the black power surrounding him as the demonic energy she knew all too well.
Having absorbed the power of demonic energy, his injuries were temporarily relieved, and his face regained its color.
There was a knock at the door.
"Go in," Lin Zhou said in a deep voice.
Fei Ting walked in from outside the door, looked at the man sitting there, bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Sect Master."
"What's up?"
"Sect Master, we have discovered the whereabouts of the medicinal beast."
"A medicinal beast?!" Lin Zhou exclaimed excitedly, crushing the armrest of his chair. "Are you sure you're not seeing things?"
“I’m not mistaken, the compass the sect leader gave me is responding,” Fei Ting replied.
"Where is the medicine beast?" Lin Zhou stared intently at Fei Ting, who was kneeling on the ground.
If he could find the whereabouts of the medicinal beast, then everything he was searching for, including the Azure Lotus, would become unimportant.
Once we obtain the medicinal beast, everything will be resolved, and Qiu'er will awaken...
Although I knew the sect leader needed the medicinal beast, I didn't expect the sect leader's reaction to be so intense.
Fei Ting was startled by Lin Zhou's bloodshot eyes. He stammered, "Replying to the sect leader, we haven't found any trace of that medicinal beast yet, but I've sent my disciples to search for it. I believe we'll have results soon."
"Find the medicinal beast at all costs," Lin Zhou commanded.
"Yes, Sect Master."
"You did a good job this time, this is a reward for you." Lin Zhou tossed Fei Ting a black pill.
Fei Ting reached out and caught it. "Thank you for the reward, Sect Master."
He looked at the black pill and instantly became excited, like a drug addict seeing drugs.
He opened his mouth and swallowed it, his face full of sighs and satisfaction, and his strength increased at a visible speed.
Lin Zhou looked into the distance with a determined gaze. "Qiu'er, I will definitely save you."
You said that we would always depend on each other, and I will never allow you to leave me first.
Ruan Xiyan was unaware that she had been targeted.
In the Alchemist Guild's room.
Yan Changpu looked at Jun Yu beside him and asked solemnly, "Young friend Ruan, who is this?"
"He is Junyu."
"Young Master Jun, I wonder if you can sense the strength of that black-robed figure?" Yan Changpu asked.
If we knew the strength of that black-robed figure, we could narrow down the search based on the general information and find out who that black-robed figure really was.
Jun Yu shook his head. "His aura was concealed by something, and this is his clone, which he deliberately hid."
"Elder Yan, among the top-tier forces, have you ever heard of anyone who has cultivated the art of creating clones?" Ruan Xiyan asked Yan Changpu.
"I've never heard of such a supreme technique for creating clones. If I had heard of it before, I would never have forgotten it."
"I'm afraid that the black-robed figure deliberately concealed his abilities; otherwise, with his ability to create clones, he wouldn't be completely unknown on the continent."
"Young friend Ruan, that figure in black robes is after Qingli Lotus. You must be very careful afterward," Yan Changpu warned.
However, he couldn't understand why someone from a top-tier power would take action against the Alchemist Branch over a mere Azure Lotus.
As alchemists, they are generally not the type of people who would be foolish enough to offend them.
Most people hold alchemists in high regard, since precious elixirs are something everyone desires.
Whether for cultivation or for survival while adventuring, elixirs are indispensable.
This established the prestigious status of alchemists on the continent.
No normal person would dare to confront the Alchemist Guild head-on.
However, the black-robed figure acted with extreme arrogance, directly robbing his territory.
It's important to know that their Alchemist Branch is backed by the Alchemist Association, a top-tier power.
Does that black-robed figure have absolute confidence in his own strength to make such a crazy move?
There are five top-tier forces on the mainland: in addition to the Alchemist Guild, there are four other major sects: the Burning Weapon Sect, the Twilight Thunder Sect, the Snowfall Sect, and the Absolute Rain Sect.
Which one of them could it be? Yan Changpu had no clue at the moment and could only investigate slowly later.
Ruan Xiyan nodded, "I've got it."
Yan Changpu sighed, "Because of a Qingli Lotus, it is truly an undeserved misfortune for young friend Ruan to be targeted this time."
"Young friend Ruan, what have you thought about the matter of the honorary elder that I mentioned to you before?"
"This time you've been secretly targeted by an unknown top-tier power. Although the Alchemist Branch may not be able to protect you completely, the Alchemist General Association is behind our Alchemist Branch."
"If anything happens later, as an honorary elder of the Alchemist Association, Young Friend Ruan, the Alchemist Association will certainly not stand idly by."
"And to be honest, the reason I'm holding this alchemy competition is to recruit more outstanding alchemists to join our Eastern District Alchemist Association."
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