The Alchemy Master's face was completely filled with confusion.
How could the small matter of the Alchemy Tower touch the taboo of the Alchemy King Hall?
When the Alchemy Master wanted to say more, Elder Fu still didn't let him speak.
Elder Fu just continued, "You might not believe this, but you should know that there is a saying in the Alchemy Tower. The saying goes "The Alchemy Master position is inherited by blood", I'm sure you're familiar with this."
This was the motto that had been passed down through generations of the upper stratum of the Alchemy Tower, but they had only thought that it was a saying that was passed down by the Jun Family to stabilize their position.
The Alchemy Master saw that Elder Fu was looking at him and waiting, so he said, "There is such a saying, but that is only a saying that the Jun Family…"
"Humph!"
Elder Fu cut him off with another snort before saying, "That saying isn't one that was created by the Jun Family, it was a warning from our Alchemy King Hall! No one in this lower realm is allowed to touch the Jun Family!"
The Alchemy Master was taken aback by this, but he still argued, "What is so special about the Jun Family?"
Elder Fu looked at him in disdain, "That is why even though you have the blood of the elder in you, your branch was banished to the lower realm. This is a story that anyone with power in the Alchemy King Hall knows."
At this, Elder Fu gave a snap of his finger and a soundproof barrier of life energy surrounded the main stage, cutting them off from the crowd. Everything after this would involve a taboo for the Alchemy King Hall, so other than the elders of the Alchemy Tower, no one else was allowed to hear this.
Well of course, Lin Fan and Angela were an exception since they were people acquainted with the princess…
When the barrier was formed, Elder Fu continued, "The Jun Family is the founding family of our Alchemy King Hall, but there was a certain disaster for our Alchemy King Hall that forced them to sacrifice themselves for the rest of us. Since then, we have always been indebted to the Jun Family and have secretly taken care of them, even going as far as creating this Alchemy Tower for them in this lower realm for them."
Then after a slight pause, Elder Fu continued, "Moreover, Jun Ting was the most talented member of the Jun Family after all these years. We elders have been training the juniors of the Jun Family for every generation in hopes that we can find one talented person to bring back with us restart the Jun Family in the upper realm. Jun Ting was supposed to be that hope, but unfortunately he passed away."
Elder Fu turned to Song Shu and said with a sad look, "The Alchemy King Hall didn't look into this matter since we heard it was Jun Ting's daughter who poisoned him. No matter what, she was still a member of the Jun Family and we owed them too much, so we had no choice but to let her live even if she did commit this heinous crime. But now it seemed like this was all a plot!"
Elder Fu turned back to look at the Alchemy Master, but this time there was rage that covered his face, "I was the elder who was assigned to teach Jun Ting, he was like a son to me! I couldn't do anything when I heard that he had died and I couldn't do anything for Xiao Hua because of the reports that she killed him. A part of me died that day, but now to find out that it was all a lie, do you really think I'll let you off easy?"
Song Shu suddenly looked like she had thought of something before she said, "Handsome Grandpa, is that you?"
Elder Fu trembled when he heard this before he turned back to Song Shu, "Xiao Hua, do you still remember me?"
Song Shu narrowed her eyes as she looked at Elder Fu's face and her eyes couldn't help misting over, "Handsome Grandpa, why are you so old now?"
Elder Fu gave a sigh at this, "Time has been hard on me after losing both Xiao Jun and you. I didn't want to believe it, but the facts were put right in front of me and I had no way of refuting it. In the end, I caused you to suffer all these years. Can you forgive grandpa?"
Song Shu shook her head and came forward to hug Elder Fu, "Handsome Grandpa, it isn't your fault. You did your best for father and Xiao Hua, it must have been the hardest on you."
Elder Fu returned that hug and patted Song Shu's head, "It's alright now, grandpa will take care of everything."
After he finished comforting Song Shu, Elder Fu had her move back to Elder Hua's side before turning to the Alchemy Master and saying, "Have you come to terms yet?"
The Alchemy Master still wouldn't accept this and grasped at the only straw he had left, "If you do this, you will be slapping the face of Elder Chen. This will start a war in the Alchemy King Hall."
Elder Fu just gave a snort at this, "They sent you here with the idea that you would be eliminated once you failed. You think we don't know what ambitions Elder Chen's faction has?"
The Alchemy Master revealed a bitter smile at this.
When their branch had been sent down to enter the Alchemy Tower, he hadn't understood why they were being sent down. He had always assumed that it was because they were untalented, so they were being sent down to the lower realm, but it seemed like it was for another reason. The Alchemy Master was smart, so of course he could piece together the idea that his family had been used as a pawn.
The Alchemy Master didn't struggle anymore as he turned to Lin Fan and asked, "Would it have all turned out different if we weren't enemies? Would it have turned out differently if I had met you first?"
Lin Fan looked right back at him with a calm gaze before shaking his head, "I know what kind of person you are, you are the same kind of person that I am. You and I both know that we never would have gotten along."
The Alchemy Master revealed a bitter smile at this since he knew that Lin Fan was right.
Since the beginning, he felt a special kind connection with Lin Fan, like he was his destined rival. No matter what plots had he come up with, he felt that none of them could faze Lin Fan. It was like Lin Fan was shrouded in mystery, a mist that had completely blinded his eyes.
The Alchemy Master just nodded and said, "It really is a shame." He turned back to Elder Fu and said, "I accept my punishment."
The five elders that supported him saw this and none of them could accept this since there wasn't a single one of them that wanted to die. However, no matter how they argued or pleaded, their words fell onto Elder Fu's deaf ears.
Elder Fu looked at the Alchemy Master and nodded.
Then with a single punch, he crushed all six of them into the ground, creating six identical meat patties.
Only then did he release the life energy barrier and summon someone with a snap of his finger.
The rest of the people still here couldn't hear what he whispered into the ear of that person, but they could tell that this person was going to clear out the rest of the people involved as he took the witness Lin Fan brought in with him.
Elder Fu walked back over to Song Shu and said, "Xiao Hua, come with me to the upper realm, there's no reason for you to stay here any longer. It seems the situation is much worse than I thought and if you stay here, you might be in danger."
Song Shu looked at Elder Fu before taking a peek at Lin Fan. After lowering her head to think, she looked back up with a determined expression and said, "I want to stay with Owner Lin. He was the one who saved me when I was at my lowest point and I want to stay with him to repay him."
Elder Fu knit his brows when he heard this and he said, "Xiao Hua, I know that you feel indebted to Owner Lin, but it isn't safe for you to stay here. Rather if you become stronger after following me to the upper realm, it'll be easier for you to repay him in the future."
But then Song Shu said something that no one expected.
"Owner Lin, make me your apprentice."