Chapter 1335 (1/2)

Chapter 1335: 1335

The next morning, an emergency bell rang throughout Pill Valley .

“Long San, not good! Your master pa.s.sed away!” Zhao Xiang pushed open the door to Long Chen’s room with a panicked expression .

“He died?”

Long Chen was startled . Hadn’t he been perfectly fine yesterday? He had even said that he wanted Long Chen to kowtow to him in the future . How did he die?

“What happened?” Long Chen put on a mournful expression, but he didn’t particularly care .

“I’m not sure about the details . I heard that a problem occurred in his cultivation last night . I don’t have the qualifications to learn about such matters, so hurry and come with me . Protector Zhuo wants to see you . ”

Zhao Xiang brought Long Chen directly to a secluded area in the back of Pill Valley . This place was called Crane Cry Mountain . Its meaning was that the dead could fly to heaven on the back of a crane while leaving their cry in the human world . Only experts with the highest authority in Pill Valley could have their ashes buried here .

An alchemist’s body was not buried within the earth directly . Instead, it was turned to ashes by fire . In their life, they refined heaven and earth . In their death, they refined themselves . This was the best ending for an alchemist .

In fact, when alchemists felt themselves reaching the end of their longevity, they would refine themselves with their own Pill Flame, allowing their soul to merge with heaven and earth .

As for alchemists who died suddenly, they needed their close family and friends to send them off with their Pill Flame .

“Crane Cry Mountain is a protected region . ”

Zhao Xiang had only just brought Long Chen over when two Life Star experts blocked their way .

“This is Long San, senior Bis.h.i.+’s final apprentice . He must be allowed to send his master off,” explained Zhao Xiang .

Even Zhao Xiang, a Life Star expert, didn’t have a high position in Pill Valley . That was because their statuses were not decided by cultivation base, but by whose alchemy skill was greater . So he didn’t dare to be the slightest bit rude to these two .

Hearing his explanation, one of them walked inside . When he returned, he was shaking his head .

“You’re too late . Senior Bis.h.i.+’s ashes have already been buried . They’re still in the midst of the ceremony, so you should leave . ”

Hearing that he had already been turned to ashes, Long Chen was delighted inside . That was a good thing for him . Now he didn’t need to kowtow to that dead ghost .

Long Chen and Zhao Xiang had no choice but to leave . A few hours later, Zhuo Tianxiang personally came to see Long Chen .

“Long San, don’t grieve . Although senior Bis.h.i.+ pa.s.sed away, you are still his apprentice, and you still have his support . I came here to tell you a few things . First of all, your timid character must be changed for me,” said Zhuo Tianxiang sternly .

“But…” Long Chen had a conflicted expression . He wanted to say he was a naturally well-behaved person .

“There’s no buts . Senior Bis.h.i.+ pa.s.sed away, causing us to lose one of our members amongst the twelve Grand Elders . Someone will be promoted to replace him very quickly, and based on the current situation, there are only two people qualified to take his spot, and they are both on the side of the conservative faction . This situation isn’t favorable to us . Pill Valley’s higher-ups don’t care about the compet.i.tion between disciples . They only care about results . If you continue being a coward, let me tell you, you won’t even be able to calmly cultivate . All kinds of people will cause all kinds of problems for you, and once you fall into the bottom three rankings, Pill Valley’s iron rules will still kick you out, and no one will be able to save you,” said Zhuo Tianxiang coldly .

“You mean if anyone wants to bully me, I have to counterattack?” said Long Chen nervously .

“No, you’re not counterattacking . You must be unbridled and arrogant . Do you understand how to do that? With your current power and with your status as senior Bis.h.i.+’s final apprentice, you have enough capital to be arrogant,” said Zhuo Tianxiang .

“But master said I’m just an apprentice in name,” said Long Chen, lacking confidence .

“You are no longer a t.i.tular apprentice . You are his final apprentice before his death . In fact, you are the apprentice senior Bis.h.i.+ cared about the most before dying, understand?” said Zhuo Tianxiang profoundly .

How could Long Chen not understand? Now that Dan Bis.h.i.+ was dead, they could say whatever they wanted . This was his best s.h.i.+eld .

“Long San, remember . Only useful people can get more resources . And right now, we are lacking manpower . This is a great opportunity for you . If you can grab hold of it, you will soar immediately . If you can’t, you’ll only be able to live a sad life . Think about it yourself . I still have things to do, so if you need anything, you can go ask Zhao Xiang . ”