Chapter 481: The Mentally Confused Immortal Pill King (2/2)

”Dad, you're looking for me? Mom is here too.” A girl in a violet dress walked in, a middle-aged attendant followed behind her.

This girl was the one who was previously prepared to invite Mo Wuji to help concoct pills - Wen Lianxi. It was just that she didn't have a veil over her face today. Her beautiful features were no less than Han Qingru's; her posture and grace demonstrated her noble upbringing.

A warm expression emerged on both Wen Hou and his wife’s face; this was their daughter. Even though they weren't able to have a son, this daughter of theirs was enough to make them proud. Not only was Wen Lianxi’s beauty the top in the entire Water Ying Immortal City, it was also hard to find anyone prettier than her in the entire Yong Ying Immortal Domain. Most importantly, Wen Lianxi's talent was exceptional. Not only was her cultivation far superior than others of her age, she was also unmatched when it came to the four arts. [1]

”Lianxi, I heard that you were looking for some pill refiners recently?” Wen Hou's tone was genial; he didn't immediately ask his daughter about the pill furnace.

Wen Lianxi said softly, ”Yes, dad. Two years ago, I went to Lu Jie Immortal City for a gathering. Suddenly, a pill king whose mind was slightly delirious appeared in Lu Jie Immortal City. Someone had him concoct pills on the spot and he was actually able to concoct Tier 5 immortal pill. Moreover, they were all at the unique-grade. Many people estimate that he was at least a Tier 6 Pill King. During the gathering, there were ten over young castellans from the various immortal cities, and there were also some ladies that had the same status as me.

Because this was a Tier 6 Pill King, coupled with the fact that the Grand Alchemy Competition was coming soon, everyone wanted to bring this mentally unstable pill king away. Eventually, the young castellan of Lu Jie Immortal City proposed an idea; before the Yong Ying Immortal Domain Grand Alchemy Competition, a small scale pill competition would be organised. Whoever was able to get first place, would bring that Tier 6 Pill King away. Moreover, the competitor must be a newbie, someone that no one else knew. The reason why I didn’t tell Dad of this matter, was because I knew that my chances were very slim.”

Wen Hou and Tan Liang both exhaled a breath of cold air. A person that was able to concoct unique-grade Tier 5 immortal pills might not necessarily be a Tier 6 Pill King, he could even be a pill emperor.

”Then where’s that pill king?” Wen Hou seemed to forget the reason why he called his daughter over.

Wen Lianxi answered, ”That pill king is now in an immortal estate outside of Lu Jie Immortal City. That immortal estate has 23 array flags; everyone that was present at that gathering has one array flag. When the time comes, all 23 of us need to gather and bring out out array flags. Only then, would the immortal estate be opened.”

”Let me see the array flag,” Wen Hou said urgently.

Wen Lianxi brought out a dark red array flag and passed it to Wen Hou. After examining the array flag, he said to Tan Liang, ”Brother Tan, this is a blood seal array flag. Indeed, all the array flags must be gathered before the immortal estate can be opened. If anyone tried to forcefully open the immortal estate, it might even cause the space to collapse. The person who installed this blood seal array is an impressive array master.”

Tan Liang nodded, ”That is indeed the case. However, Lu Jie Immortal City is a high grade immortal city. Even if Lianxi is able to achieve victory, it might be very hard to bring that pill king away.”

The meaning implied in Tan Liang’s words was very clear: this suggestion by the young castellan of Lu Jie Immortal City was a mere pretext. He simply didn’t want to be too tyrannical and overbearing with his actions.

Wen Hou reacted. He didn't call his daughter here to ask about that pill king. He passed the array flag back to his daughter, then asked with slight excitement, ”Lianxi, there's a pill furnace here. Wen Tian told me that you were the one who brought it here. Where did you get it from?”

Tan Liang had already handed the pill furnace in his hands to Wen Lianxi.

Wen Lianxi grabbed the pill furnace, glanced at it, then muttered in doubt, ”I bought this pill furnace from our own Water Ying Immortal City. Then, I purchased two Grade 1 pill furnaces, one Grade 2 pill furnace and one Grade 3 pill furnace. Why?”

”That's impossible. Before the pill furnace was sold, why wasn't it cleaned?” Tan Liang frowned.

Wen Lianxi finally understood; she explained, ”I gave this pill furnace to someone before. During that time, I was urgently looking for pill refiners, so I was scammed by him. When I got back, I wasn't in a good mood, so I had Qian Shan throw the pill furnace in the alchemy lab.”

[1] The four arts are: the lyre, chess, calligraphy and painting.