Chapter 190: Chapter 136, The Bet, The Convention Begins
Translator: 549690339
In the bustling and lively streets, Qu Feng led Lu Yun and his party towards the towering hall visible from a distance.
Along the way, Lu Yun noticed that the main streets leading to the Alchemist Alliance had fully armed soldiers on patrol and guard.
The black-armored commanders were constantly wandering from one guard post to another, their unintentionally released powerful aura and oppressive presence made countless people tremble in fear.
The Alchemy Conference, held by the Alchemist Alliance every five years, was a grand event that attracted countless people.
Among these crowds, it was not impossible for some Evil Cult members to infiltrate the event.
Today was the day of the Alchemy Conference, when the busiest and most complex mix of people would be present, and the most convenient day for the Evil Cult forces to infiltrate.
Taking advantage of such a situation and launching suicidal attacks, these weaker Martial Arts Alchemists would undoubtedly become lambs to the slaughter.
Thus, deploying a large army to prevent this from happening was only natural.
Following the flow of people, they slowly walked through the streets until the enormous Alchemist Alliance came into view.
In the sky above the grand entrance, two Golden Body Realm experts were quietly seated in the void, occasionally releasing a wave of Spiritual Power to sweep across the crowded entrance.
“Even Golden Body Realm experts are mobilized, isn’t this a bit overkill?” Lu Yun couldn’t help but exclaim as he withdrew his gaze from the two powerful figures in the void.
“Overkill?” Di Qing shook his head, his expression serious, “The reason you think sending two Golden Body Realm experts to guard this place is redundant is because you don’t know about the incident that happened more than fifty years ago.”
“A group of at least Origin Fluid Realm Death Warriors infiltrated the Alchemist community, and immediately erupted after the start of the Alchemy Conference.”
“Although the Alchemists who attended the conference were talented, they were only good at alchemy, and their Martial Arts Realm was very low. They couldn’t resist at all. Within a dozen breaths, a third of the Alchemist talents fell victim to the vicious hands.
It was since then that the already lagging alchemy level of Ling Province plummeted to an unprecedented low and only recently started to recover.”
Hearing about this past event, Deng Yunhui, Di Ruoling, and others were all greatly surprised.
Lu Yun’s heart tightened as he thought about the terrifying forces behind this incident and their determination to weaken Ling Province’s alchemy level by using a group of at least Origin Fluid Realm Death Warriors.
Everyone squeezed into the crowd, slowly making their way towards the entrance.
At this time, a commotion suddenly started not far behind them, and the surrounding gazes were simultaneously cast in its direction.
The people in front also stopped, and Lu Yun and his party were squeezed in the middle, unable to move forward or backward.
“All, what a miscalculation.” Qu Feng touched his goatee and sighed helplessly.
Di Qing cast a resentful glance at him and said, “It’s all your fault, insisting on staying outside. Now we can’t even get in the entrance. When the other old guys see this, we’ll be laughed at.”
Lu Yun, with his hands behind his back, looked interestedly at these Alchemists from all over Ling Province. The badges on their chests mostly had only one pill pattern, while a small number had two or three.
There were even a few people with silver badges adorned with four pill patterns.
Without a doubt, these Fourth Grade Alchemists were all over twenty-five years old, and they came to the Alchemist Alliance either to bring their younger generation or to participate in this once-every-five-years grand event.
Then, Lu Yun finally discovered the source of the commotion.
It was a girl around sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in a purple palace dress with purple-gold patterns on the edges. A purple sash was worn around her slender waist, accentuating her enchanting figure. A shallow smile graced her delicate, jade-like face, giving off an elegant and ladylike demeanor, but Lu Yun noticed a hint of mischievousness in her watery eyes.
Obviously, she was not a quiet type.
One should not judge a person by their appearance, especially a woman. Their true character could often be vastly different from their looks.
Lu Yun understood this well, and thus, he tended not to underestimate any woman.
Most people would focus their attention on the palace-dressed girl, easily overlooking the beautiful woman with the sword behind her.
Or rather, the sword-wielding beauty deliberately lowered her presence, blending in as she followed closely behind the girl.
As soon as she noticed Lu Yun’s gaze, a pair of beautiful eyes like water instantly glanced over.
The clear and cold oppressive feeling made Lu Yun involuntarily shiver, prompting him to immediately withdraw his gaze.
“This woman’s strength is terrifying. Although she may not be as powerful as the two Golden Body Realm experts in the void, she won’t be much weaker.” Lu Yun thought to himself.
With just one glance, she was able to make him feel a strong pressure, something that only a Golden Body Realm expert could do.
“What a beautiful girl! Why did you stop looking?” Di Ruoling, seeing that Lu Yun had withdrawn his gaze, teased slyly.
Lu Yun smiled faintly, not bothering to respond to her teasing.
“Oh, such a beautiful little girl, so cute! I want to hold her in the palm of my hand, feed her pills as candy every day…” Observing the purple palace-dressed girl slowly approaching, the crowd around them made way and sighed as they watched her walk away, frequently casting their gazes in her direction.
“Hehe, this is Princess Chu Yuanyao, the garrison commander’s daughter. I heard that her teacher is the President of the Alliance, Grandmaster Qin Ming, and she has no shortage of Cultivation Technique Spirit Crystals or pills. Her appearance here must be to participate in the Alchemy Conference..”