Chapter 861 (2/2)

“Sitting with us, there’s nothing inappropriate about it.”

“Moreover…”

“I plan to let you participate in the judging of the upcoming event, so naturally, you’ll need to sit here.”

At this moment, the materials required for the Alchemy Competition had already been distributed, and several Elders had returned.

Seeing the Elders return, the Elixir Alliance Hierarch said to them:

“This is Lin Jing, who was previously under Elder Qi; I assume you’ve all met him before.”

“Now Lin Jing has been promoted to an Eighth Grade Alchemist and is about to undergo assessment.

If he passes, he will be our Elixir Alliance’s ninth Elder.”

“I would like to have him join us in judging this competition, what do you all think?”

Among the Elders present, other than the Grand Elder, Elder Bai, and Elder Qi, the rest were all there.

During his decades at the Elixir Alliance, though Lin Jing seldom ventured out, he had encountered and become acquainted with the others.

However, not many knew about Lin Jing’s promotion to Eighth Grade Alchemist, as the notice for this assessment was not issued long ago.

Moreover, due to the preparations for the Alchemy Competition, everyone had been too busy to take much notice of Lin Jing’s recent advancement.

Hearing this, the Elders all turned their gaze towards Lin Jing.

One of the white-bearded Elders even expressed his surprise:

“You’ve advanced to an Eighth Grade Alchemist so quickly.”

This Elder with the white beard was Elder Lei.

He too was an Alchemist from Yunxian Sect, and apart from being an Elder of the Elixir Alliance,

he was also the head of Yunxian Sect’s Elixir Hall.

At that moment, Lin Jing gave a respectful bow and said to the Elders:

“Greetings to the seniors…”

“It was really by chance that I managed to break through to the Eighth Grade not long ago.”

Another Elder, Elder Wen, nodded slightly at Lin Jing:

“The path of the Alchemy Dao grows ever more difficult the higher one ascends.”

“Especially the last two stages, advancing is incredibly tough, and there are many who remain stuck there, never able to make further progress for the rest of their lives.”

“Since you were able to break through, it surely wasn’t just luck.

Aside from diligence, your innate and exceptional Alchemic Talent must have played a significant role.”

After Elder Wen finished speaking, the others also voiced their agreement.

Especially the previously mentioned Elder Lei, who slapped his forehead and said with a laugh:

“I almost forgot, you come from an extraordinary background, and your Alchemic Talent is astounding.

Advancing to Eighth Grade Alchemist really isn’t a difficult task for you.”

With that said, Elder Lei directly addressed the Alliance Hierarch:

“I have no objections!”

“If this young man has already reached the Eighth Grade, then let him join us in the judging.”

Following Elder Lei’s remarks, the other Elders also expressed their agreement.

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Subsequently,

Lin Jing no longer demurred and walked forward to take his place in the seats reserved for the judging panel of Elixir Alliance Elders.

…

Lin Jing’s action immediately caused a stir, as the seat he took was almost equivalent to that of an Elixir Alliance Elder.

People observed that Lin Jing seemed quite young and were surprised, speculating about his background.

Of course,

There were others who knew Lin Jing, such as Lu Youjiu and his companions, who were aware of Lin Jing’s status as an Eighth Grade Alchemist and were not too astonished that he took that seat.

Even other disciples within the Elixir Alliance were shocked to see Lin Jing sitting there, secretly wondering

if the Elixir Alliance was about to gain another Elder…

And it wasn’t just the audience watching the Alchemy Competition; even the participants in the arena turned their gazes towards the scene.

Feeling their eyes on him, Lin Jing then looked down at the crowd.

In most of their eyes, there was bewilderment.

Of course, some people didn’t care and were planning their strategies for the upcoming alchemy process while looking at the Alchemy Ingredients in front of them.

Lin Jing also saw Lin Jue.

When Lin Jue noticed Lin Jing looking over, he smiled and waved.

Lin Jing smiled back and nodded slightly.

Then, Lin Jing shifted his gaze to the forefront, where the most likely contenders for the top three spots were.

They seemed not to be paying much attention to what was happening here.

Except for one…

It was the masked Holy Maiden from Yunxian Sect, who was now looking in his direction…