Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven-Chapter 895 - 886: Divine Stroke

"In this assessment, he, like Fang Han of the Fang Family, is one of the talents participating in the Holy Rank assessment; I naturally know that."

Elder Hai nodded. As the Alliance Hierarch, he naturally cared more than anyone about the development of the Alchemist Alliance.

At the time when the news of ’Ji Changkong’ first came out, he had been paying attention and had even conducted some simple investigations.

But the final result was fruitless, not a single piece of information about the origins of this ’Ji Changkong’ could be found.

This person seemed to have appeared out of thin air, inexplicable!

However, he did discover something interesting because Elder Hai had once glimpsed the name Ji Changkong in ancient texts.

Ancient Ji Family, Divine King’s Son, Ji Changkong!

Though he disappeared without a trace at a young age, ancient texts recorded that upon his birth, an anomaly manifested.

On that day, a giant pen formed from void appeared above the Heavenly Vault, inscribing the characters ’Changkong,’ hence the Divine King named him Ji Changkong.

No one knows the origin of that pen, but it seemed to emanate a timeless power, as if it did not belong to this Era.

This sense of antiquity enveloped not only the entire Ji Family but the entire Daluo Heaven Realm; everyone felt it.

This is why the name Ji Changkong, even to this day, can still be found in ancient texts.

Because the celestial phenomenon accompanying his birth was too astounding!

There’s another rumor, though never verified, that has persisted.

At that time, the Ji Divine King, already a supreme figure of his era, looked upon the ’divine pen’ with awe, and no one knew why.

"Greetings, Elder Hai."

Mo Wangchen stood up from his seat and cupped his hands towards Elder Hai, appearing neither servile nor overbearing.

Immediately, this deepened Elder Hai’s curiosity; young people typically appeared reserved in his presence.

Even Kong Chu, the foremost talent in the Xuanwu Alliance, being the Young Alliance Leader, still acts such in his presence.

Yet this white-clad ’Ji Changkong’ showed no signs of reverence while facing a senior expert.

"I heard there is a mysterious mentor behind Little Fellow Ji; please excuse my ignorance for not knowing that such an unknown colleague exists in the Xuanwu Alliance within our Alchemy Dao Realm," Elder Hai said with a slight squint, though he seemed casual, anyone could see his eyes harbored extreme curiosity.

"My master dislikes worldly struggles, hence he secludes himself; it’s understandable you don’t know of him, Elder Hai," Mo Wangchen smiled slightly, without any change in expression.

"Old fellow, don’t make wild guesses. I bet there are only a few in the entire Xuanwu Alliance who know of that master’s origins, and even without his consent, I can’t reveal anything to you," Zhang Mingyuan stepped in to help Mo Wangchen out of the situation.

However, he felt a strange sense because, deep down, Zhang Mingyuan knew clearly that the so-called mysterious mentor behind Mo Wangchen was actually himself.

"Even someone you call elder means his Alchemy Dao skill may well surpass mine. It’s a pity, as the Alliance Hierarch, I knew nothing of this senior’s existence before; you’ve hidden it well, old fellow," Elder Hai glanced at Zhang Mingyuan.

Zhang Mingyuan chuckled without continuing the conversation but instead changed the subject, saying, "I’ll go and have someone bring another jar of Nine Heavens Divine Brew."

"That’d be great, haha, Little Fellow Ji, after this assessment, you’ll also be a part of our Alchemist Alliance. I’ll be in for a treat," Elder Hai perked up at the mention of ’Nine Heavens Divine Brew.’

"Speaking of the assessment..."

Zhang Mingyuan informed Elder Hai of Mo Wangchen’s intentions.

"Little Fellow Ji wishes for an individual assessment, which is naturally no problem. With your mentor’s presence, I’d love nothing more than to pull you into the Alchemist Alliance, even without participation," Elder Hai laughed heartily.

This was no empty talk; not to mention the mysterious mentor behind Mo Wangchen, his Alchemy Dao talent alone was enough for the Alchemist Alliance to recruit him.

"The process still needs to be followed, or it would reflect poorly on the Alchemist Alliance if word got out," Mo Wangchen smiled.

Soon, a servant, under Zhang Mingyuan’s instructions, brought in a jar of Nine Heavens Divine Brew.

"Leave us; no one should enter here without my permission,"

Elder Hai stood up and intercepted the jar of Nine Heavens Divine Brew from the servant, as if afraid he might not get a taste. He waved the servant away.

"Yes!"

The servant responded with great respect and then departed, closing the door behind him.

Yet in his heart, he marveled at the white-clad youth in the room, wondering about his great background.

Not only did he warrant a private banquet with the Vice Alliance Hierarch, but even the Alliance Hierarch himself came by.

Such an honor was rare, even for the Xuan Emperor’s heir, wasn’t it?

...

Early the next morning.

The Pill Master assessment took place as scheduled.

Most people rose early and headed straight to the assessment venue after preparing themselves.

However, Mo Wangchen did not do so; he did not partake in the assessment.

When he awoke from his dreams, he found that the Bright Sun was nearly at its zenith, waking up at noon.

"Drinking habits aren’t good; luckily, I don’t have to participate in the assessment today, or I would’ve missed it,"

Mo Wangchen shook his head, still feeling a bit groggy, thinking to himself that the aftereffects of the Nine Heavens Divine Brew were quite strong.

Yet Mo Wangchen also discovered that after waking, his cultivation had slightly improved, a benefit from the Nine Heavens Divine Brew.

After washing up, Mo Wangchen left his courtyard and made his way to where the Pill Tower was.

Unexpectedly, the assessment had ended so quickly, and as Mo Wangchen arrived at the entrance of the Pill Tower, many alchemists who partook in the examination began to make their exit.

"I thought there would be a good show, but Ji Changkong was absent and didn’t participate in this assessment."

"Not sure why, but with his Alchemy Dao talent, joining the Alliance shouldn’t be hard even without this assessment, right?"

"Speaking of which, after learning Ji Changkong hadn’t shown up, Fang Han surprisingly withdrew and gave up the assessment; I wonder what he was thinking."

"Fang Han?"

Hearing the crowd’s chatter, Mo Wangchen was taken aback.

"Nothing strange about it; among those participating in the Holy Rank assessment, only Ji Changkong and Fang Han are younger generation talents. Fang Han is fiercely competitive; he probably wanted to compete with Ji Changkong. Now that the latter didn’t show, he naturally left in anger."

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