The next day, the gentle sunshine penetrated through the layers of clouds and accompanied by the breeze, shone in every corner of Tianhua City, as if it had taken away the hustle and bustle of the city and the annoyance of everyone.
There is a faint medicinal fragrance in the air, which makes people feel refreshed after smelling it.
This day is the alchemy conference held every five years at the headquarters of the Tianhua City Alchemist Association.
Before the sun above our heads had even risen, a group of alchemists in twos and threes gathered from an inn or other places and walked towards the headquarters of the Alchemist Association.
These alchemists, who were usually quite mysterious and noble in the eyes of others, had anxiety and expectation on their faces at this moment.
Although their routes were different, their respective destinations were the headquarters of the Alchemist Association.
Then, the vendors and shops on both sides of the street opened their doors to welcome customers, adding a bit more excitement to the town.
Starting today, it is the most important and special day in Tianhua City every five years.
On such a special day, Su You naturally got up early, but he did not follow the alchemists to the Alchemist Association. Instead, he asked the innkeeper to bring some signboards and sat down on the second floor of the inn after breakfast. In front of the window, he observed with interest the alchemists who were flocking to the Alchemist Association like an army.
"What? Are you interested in these people?"
Not long after she got up, Jiang Nuer, who was a bit lazy and weak, sat down next to Su You. Looking at more and more alchemists on the street, she was also a little shocked, "As expected of the Alchemist Association. The headquarters personally initiated the alchemy conference, and alchemists from not only Tiandu Ling Mansion, but also from the four major dynasties have arrived one after another. Aren’t you afraid that Tianhua City cannot accommodate so many alchemists?”
"After all, alchemists are also human beings, and as long as they are human beings, they will have desires. The desire of these alchemists is to stand out in the alchemy conference so that they can get the attention of the Alchemist Association and give themselves the opportunity to become a more powerful alchemist. .”
Su You handed Jiang Nuer a cup of freshly brewed fragrant tea and responded with a chuckle: "And you can see that most of these alchemists are first- and second-grade alchemists. They are the ones who need to express themselves most at the alchemy conference. , that’s why I set off so early to the Alchemist Association to attend the Alchemy Conference.”
"What about you?" Jiang Nuer sipped the fragrant tea in the cup and squinted her eyes slightly with a beautiful smile.
"You know what you are asking." He reached out and pinched Jiang Nuer's cheek, and said with a helpless smile: "The winner of this alchemy competition will get a sixth-grade elixir, and usually as long as you get one elixir, you have a chance to get it. The recipe for refining this elixir is exactly what I need.”
"You must also know what a sixth-grade elixir or a prescription for a sixth-grade elixir represents. It may be more noble than you, a cultivator of the Immaculate Realm."
"Let's go, it's time for us to go."
By the time there were fewer alchemists on the street, the roads were much emptier.
Su You took Jiang Nuer and left Youjian Inn.
Leaving Youjian Inn and walking on the road to the Alchemist Association, Su You's robe representing a fourth-level alchemist and the token hanging around his waist attracted more and more attention. Those people looked at Su You with curiosity, shock and even awe.
When passing by Yichun Building, the girls leaning against the windows and wearing bold and colorful clothes even coquettishly greeted Su You and asked him to come up and play fun games with them.
Even the alchemists who were also walking on the road looked at him with envy and reverence.
This is the status of the alchemist on this continent. Even in a world where the weak eats the strong and martial arts is respected, the status of the alchemist is still at the top of everyone, even if it is the top on this continent. All practitioners must show courtesy to the alchemist.
Slowly walked towards the Alchemist Association.
You can see many alchemists with depressed expressions, even with tears still remaining in the corners of their eyes and cheeks, walking from the direction of the Alchemist Association. They all lowered their heads as if they didn't want to see anyone.
Alchemists in this situation appeared more and more as Su You got closer and closer to the Alchemist Association.
But Su You knew that these alchemists had actually been kicked down by the Alchemist Association. He believed that they were not qualified to participate in the next alchemy conference, so he was ready to leave Tianhua City.
Su You was unmoved by this. He would not feel heartbroken just because of the tears on these people's faces.
Because he knows that this is a normal phenomenon. Anyone born and raised in this world will have similar experiences, not just alchemists or weapon refiners, but also practitioners.
Talent, background, etc., etc., will affect everyone's success or failure.
For alchemists, talent alone is enough to knock them down by 90%.
Only 10% or even less of the people can actually attend the Alchemy Conference.
By the time they actually reached the entrance of the Alchemist Association, there were no more people left there, making the space a lot emptier.
Su You walked in with Jiang Nuer. When he was about to go to the association guys to ask how to participate in the alchemy conference, he happened to bump into Zhongli Jiangnan and his teacher Sun Miaosi who were also in the hall.
When Sun Miaosi saw the clothes Su You was wearing and the token on his waist, he immediately knew that his previous guess was correct, so he led Zhongli Jiangnan forward to greet him and said, "Young man, we meet again. It's really wonderful." It is really amazing to think that I have been promoted from a second-grade alchemist to a fourth-grade alchemist in just a few months without seeing you."
"This is my apprentice Zhong Li Jiangnan. You have met him at the Alchemist Association in Bailu City before, so I won't introduce him one by one."
"Master Sun, Miss Zhongli Jiangnan." Su You smiled and greeted Sun Miaosi and Zhongli Jiangnan, but did not introduce Jiang Nuer beside him.
But Sun Miaosi didn't seem to need Su You to introduce him specially.
He looked at Jiang Nuer, who was wearing a veil to cover her face, and said, "It's really surprising. I didn't expect to see Miss Jiang, the chief auctioneer of Tiandu Auction House in Tai'an City, here. Come and be safe."
Just when two young people, Su You and Zhong Li Jiangnan, were curious about this.
Jiang Nuer immediately responded: "Master Sun, you're welcome. If you hadn't given me the elixir you refined for auction, how could I have become the chief auctioneer so quickly? Speaking of which, I have to be careful. Thank you for that."
"Hahahaha... I dare not recognize this credit." Sun Miaosi shook his head and smiled: "But judging from your appearance, you should have left Tiandu Auction House. I don't know where you are now..."
"I am now the protector of this little guy." Jiang Nuer said bluntly without shying away.
Sun Miaosi didn't react after hearing this, but just said to Su You: "With your current level, you don't need to accept the current round of alchemy assessment. Why don't you come up with me and have a cup of tea?"
"Master Sun personally invited me, but this junior would be disrespectful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su You took Jiang Nuer and Sun Miaosi to the second floor of the Alchemist Association headquarters.
Just walked up the stairs.
"Hey! Isn't this Su You?"
Xu Weidong's frivolous and mocking voice sounded from the front, which made Su You frown slightly.
Also accompanying him was his grandfather, Xu Sanchuan, who was the vice president of the Alchemist Association headquarters and had the same status as Sun Miaosi.
Perhaps because his own grandfather was watching, Xu Sanchuan's posture was more confident and arrogant than before. He even walked past Sun Miaosi and walked directly in front of Su You, whispering: "Do you know, ever since I knew you were here? After arriving in Huacheng, I sent someone to check your details carefully. What do you think I found out in the end? If you know who you are, you'd better get out of Tianhua City immediately and never appear in front of me, Xu Weidong! "
"Pfft."
After listening to what Xu Weidong said, Su You was not only unmoved, but couldn't help but laugh: "Then you think you can find out things, don't you know that the more famous I am, the more trouble I will get into?" Now that I am standing here, it proves that I naturally have a way to solve those troubles."
"As for you, Xu Weidong, don't forget that there is a bet between the two of us. If you have time to threaten me here, you might as well think about how to avoid being embarrassed when it is our turn to participate in the alchemy conference. "
"you!"
Xu Weidong, who didn't expect that he couldn't get even a cent from Su You, was immediately furious. But when he thought of so many alchemists around him, as well as the presence of Zhong Li Jiangnan and Sun Miaosi, he forcefully swallowed all the curse words he wanted to say. He returned to his stomach, and then returned to his grandfather with a gloomy face.
Xu Sanchuan, who had a red beard, first opened his deep and turbid eyes and looked at Su You, then said hello to Sun Miaosi in a moderate tone and took Xu Weidong down the stairs.
Su You's eyes finally turned back to the front only after Xu Sanchuan's figure completely disappeared.
Sun Miaosi noticed Su You's eyes and asked curiously: "What? You also know Xu Weidong's grandfather Xu Sanchuan?"
"It's not acquaintance."
Su You, who already had the answer in his mind after seeing Xu Sanchuan, shook his head and said, "I just think that the red-bearded master looks a bit familiar, and seems to be a bit similar to someone I have seen elsewhere before, but maybe I must have read it wrong."
"Since you've admitted your mistake, it doesn't matter."
"Come on, come on, these are the delicacies that you have to taste when you come to Tianhua City."
Sun Miaosi was not a fool. He could tell that there was something in Su You's words as soon as he heard it. But since Su You didn't want to say it, he hid this suspicion in his heart and then invited Su You and Jiang Nuer. Take a break in the inner hall on the second floor, where a variety of delicious snacks and fragrant tea will be served.
Su You did not refuse Sun Miaosi's kind invitation, but he felt that the way Zhongli Jiangnan, a girl of similar age to him, looked at him was a little strange.
"Tsk... No wonder I always feel a little creepy."
Glancing at Zhongli Jiangnan from the corner of his eye, Su You couldn't help but thought to himself: "She is so competitive at a young age. It seems that only defeating her head-on can make her calm down."
Then he turned his attention to the window on the second floor.
Outside is the square in front of the main gate of the Alchemist Association headquarters.
At this time, the square has been decorated, with thousands of high platforms scattered around. At the same time, many alchemists who have passed the first round of assessment are already sitting on the stone platform, waiting quietly for the next round of alchemy assessment to begin.
"After the assessment of these alchemists is over, it will be your turn to go on stage to compete with them."
Sun Miaosi stroked the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "I heard that in addition to the president of our headquarters and the other three vice-presidents, there is a mysterious guest who will appear in the next round of assessment, and the mysterious guest has the right to speak It's very heavy, so you two young people should work hard."
Hear the words.
Su You continued to watch the many alchemists making pills on the stone platform in the square.
Zhongli Jiangnan's beautiful eyes like glass were filled with fighting spirit.
