Chapter 49 (2/2)

On the other hand, Mu Yan actually had the upper hand in this extremely veiled trial of strength.

Many disciples in the alchemy sect cheered joyously for the miserable ending that dawned upon the Yuan father and son pair. After all, they had a bad reputation for being notorious in the alchemy sect and were loathed by many disciples.

Now that the Yuans were punished, they would not be making an appearance throughout the year. Naturally, the disciples were elated, so they developed a favorable impression of Fang Lin as well.

Numerous alchemy sect disciples had also begun to admire Fang Lin. After so many years, he was the only person brave enough to confront the Yuan father and son which resulted in their defeat.

Of course, there were some alchemy sect disciples that felt concerned for Fang Lin and pitied him secretly. While the Yuans may not make an appearance for a year at the most, what about after a year? They would certainly make an appearance by then and oppose Fang Lin for certain. On the other hand, it would not be a small fight anymore but could possibly be a sudden yet fatal blow.

After that day, Fang Lin acted as if nothing happened. He continued to explore the alchemy academy leisurely just as before.

Fang Lin refused to attend any elder’s lesson just like the past. In fact, he did not even frequently go into the ten alchemy rooms in the Yellow Building.

On this very day, Fang Lin had just left alchemy room number three. After absorbing a large amount of cauldron energy, his realm was elevating at an exceedingly swift speed. He was already almost approaching the breakthrough point to the level-7 primordial man realm now.

Level-7 primordial man was the divider of the primordial man realm. Without the level-7 primordial man realm, one could never become a high-grade disciple no matter how great their alchemy skills were.

The lowest realm requirement of a high-grade disciple was level-7 primordial man. Not many low-grade disciples were worthy opponents of Fang Lin due to his current martial arts capability. However, he was still slightly weaker when it came to fighting a high-grade disciple.

If this was the martial arts sect, Fang Lin’s capability was only considered medium-low grade.

Fang Lin walked out from alchemy room number three and was about to meet the others for lunch when he saw an old man dressed in white with a kind expression standing in the distance. The old man nodded while smiling by way of greeting.

Fang Lin was feeling rather puzzled, but he walked over to the old man anyhow.

“Are you looking for me, Senior?” he asked with his hands cupped before his chest in salutation. He had a respectful expression on his face.

The old, white-haired man nodded. He had a gentle and kind expression on his aged face, but Fang Lin did not let his guard down just because of the old man’s kind expression. The vigilance in his heart was heightened instead.

“Fang Lin, you used an ancient alchemy technique known as the Three Mountain Shakes when you were engaged in an alchemy match with Lu Jiuhe from the other day,” said the old man slowly.

Fang Lin nodded but did not answer the question.

The old man continued, “I wasn’t around the other day, but I heard about it from the others afterward. I was very shocked. May I inquire where you learned the Three Mountain Shakes technique?”

Fang Lin spoke while being calm and composed, “I was taught by a master when I was young.”

The old man nodded. His gaze swept past Fang Lin and took a glance subconsciously. “Fang Lin, you are an official disciple of our alchemy sect now. The Three Mountain Shakes is an ancient alchemy technique that we’ve been searching painstakingly for a long time as alchemists. Since you’re skilled in this technique, then you should write it down and give it to the alchemy sect so that more alchemy sect disciples can learn about this technique. By doing so, you’ll be rendering our alchemy sect an extraordinary service too!”

Fang Lin became enlightened at once when he heard the old man’s words. So, the old man had come looking for him for the purpose of the Three Mountain Shakes. Fang Lin was not surprised. Ever since he unleashed the Three Mountain Shakes the other day, he was expecting such a day like this to arrive.

“Fang Lin, what do you think? I’ll make the exception to promote you to a medium-grade disciple if you’re willing to give the Three Mountain Shakes technique to the alchemy sect. Moreover, you’ll be rewarded with a White Mountain Cauldron,” the old man said, sounding as if he was trying to entice Fang Lin.