Chapter 738: 741: Association of Alchemists

The young man and woman were naturally Lin Zhen and Ning Qingxuan.

After leaving Nan Liang, the two traveled all the way to Freedom City.

In Freedom City, Lin Zhen began treating Ning Qingxuan.

Ning Qingxuan’s amnesia was not simple; it was caused by Qingye Sect’s Soul Chasing Bell. The only treatment method was to refine soul-nourishing elixirs for her to gradually recuperate and dispel the residual power of the Soul Chasing Bell.

This was a long treatment process and the cost was incredibly huge. Lin Zhen, a seventh-grade Alchemist, could earn astronomical numbers by selling elixirs daily, but it was barely enough to cover the cost of Ning Qingxuan’s treatment medications.

Moreover, soul treatment would directly affect a person’s majority of strength, so Ning Qingxuan’s strength was suppressed to the Domain King Stage.

After three years in Freedom City and stabilizing the treatment, Lin Zhen wanted to go to Da Qin.

There were two things to do in Da Qin: one was to find Feng Qingluan from the Phoenix Clan, and the other was for Lin Zhen to visit the Kirin Clan.

Being a wanted criminal was troublesome, Lin Zhen needed to resolve this issue. If he could obtain the identity of the Kirin Clan, he would have two identities, making things much more convenient for him.

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The giant dragon circled in the sky, slowly descending as people gathered near the windows to watch the outside scenery.

“Wow! This is Da Qin, the strongest empire indeed. I see many space surveillance systems; they are so dense.”

“Look at that one there; that golden Pengluan carriage is so gorgeous. Our Dong Jin doesn’t have such beautiful cars.”

“The floating city over there is so big; this should not be Qin City yet, and there’s already such a beautiful city.”

“What city? That’s just a private estate of a Da Qin tycoon.”

Most of the people on the dragon car were from out of town and here in Da Qin for the first time. At this point, Dong Xiaoqi, who was a local, became very active with a sense of superiority in his tone.

He occasionally glanced at Ning Qingxuan, but she didn’t even give him a look.

In the distance, a meteor fell from the sky, and a faint trace of fire line could be seen.

“Quick! Look! There’s a meteor!”

People turned their attention, and someone said, “Da Qin indeed has places not as good as our Western Liang. If such a meteor fell in our country, it would have been destroyed long ago, not allowed to fall to the ground.”

Dong Xiaoqi snorted, “You country bumpkins know nothing. That’s the Falling Star Lake area. When meteors fall, they fall into the lake. It’s a unique scenery in Da Qin. You ignorant people better not make a fool of yourselves.”

As expected, after the dragon car continued to drive for a while, there was indeed an incredibly large lake on the ground.

It would be more appropriate to call it a vast ocean rather than a lake.

Because there was no boundary to this lake, the surface churned with waves, and the huge waves pushed by the wind easily reached a hundred meters high. During this part of the journey, the buffer zone between the lake and the shore was thousands of kilometers wide.

“How big is this Falling Star Lake?”

“How big? Let me tell you, it’s almost as big as half of your country! How big is that?”

People couldn’t help but marvel at the size. Half a country was so big that even the smallest nation had a span exceeding a hundred million light-years!

At this time, the dragon car driver said, “Everyone, please hold on tight. Today, there are some abnormal weather conditions on another route, so the dragon car cannot take the normal path. We will skim past the edge of Falling Star Lake. As long as you are not unlucky enough to encounter lake monsters, you will see Qin City soon.”

Everyone consciously held onto something stable. Even stars could be easily swallowed up in the Falling Star Lake, so the monsters that could survive here must not be small creatures— they didn’t want to die here.

Unfortunately, at this moment, a huge octopus emerged from Falling Star Lake! Its tentacles were thousands of meters long, shooting out of the water and directly reaching for the distant dragon car.

“Oh my God~!”

The driver urgently tried to evade the octopus, but there was no way to avoid it within such a short time.

Lin Zhen frowned and planned to send Ning Qingxuan into his inner world before teleporting away.

“Whoosh~~!”

At that moment, a sword qi traveled along the lake surface, quickly catching up with the octopus.

While sprinting, the sword split into two, then three, and then countless more, turning into a sword light. It swept over and dismembered the octopus, which was comparable in strength to Longevity Warriors.

The giant octopus sank to the bottom of the lake, its blood staining the waters red.

Lin Zhen looked at the lake surface and saw a white-clothed warrior standing on the water, putting his sword into the lake to collect the corpse of the octopus monster.

The car continued onwards, and Dong Xiaoqi said, “See, this is the Falling Star Lake’s Holy Land white-clothed warrior. Their strength is incredibly powerful. If it weren’t for the rules of the Four Great Sacred Lands, which prohibit Holy Land warriors from participating in various martial arts competitions organized by non-Holy Land groups, all competition champions would be taken by the Holy Lands.”

Many people waved and saluted the Holy Land warrior, expressing their gratitude.

Ning Qingxuan glanced at the warrior and said to Lin Zhen, “This is a Longevity Realm warrior, very strong.”

Lin Zhen nodded, “His spiritual power control has reached an incredible level of mastery. The Holy Land…I should really go and see it.”

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The Dragon Car passed Falling Star Lake, and Qin City gradually appeared in their line of sight.

This city was much larger and more prosperous than Nan Liang Country, and it could be said to be the core area of the entire Original World.

The Headquarters of the First Bank of the Universe, Dimensional Universe Company, Dimensional Arena, Alchemist Association, Artifact Refiner Association, Star River Giant Beast Alliance, and many other giants were located in this city.

The entrance of the Dragon Car into Qin City was like an ant crawling into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, instantly being engulfed by the huge city.

Everyone left the Dragon Car, and a warm breeze greeted them. The climate here was also pleasant.

“Brother Gong, Sister Xuan’er, you guys just follow me, let’s go directly to the Alchemist Association Headquarters, it’s a good opportunity for you to get familiar with it.”

“Then we’ll have to trouble Brother Dong.”

“What are you being polite for? When you arrive in Qin City, it’s like you’ve arrived at my home. Just listen to my arrangements.”

Dong Xiaoqi made a grand show of taking charge, waved his hand to call a flying horse-drawn carriage, and headed directly to the Alchemist Association Headquarters.

They even took two teleportation arrays within the city, paying a fare of five thousand, and it took nearly an hour before they finally arrived at the entrance of the Alchemist Association Headquarters.

This was Lin Zhen’s first time to really see the Alchemist Association Headquarters.

Seeing the entrance of the headquarters, Lin Zhen also felt a little excited.

This was the highest temple for the alchemists in the Original World.

As far as Lin Zhen knew, the president of the Alchemist Association was called Minos, but the person was basically a figurehead, rarely appearing. The last time he appeared was three thousand years ago, and now it was unknown where he went.

The daily affairs of the Alchemist Association were entrusted to several vice-presidents for management.

Before Lin Zhen came here, he had already added Vice President Long Ge’er’s Dimensional Universe number. Vice President Long Ge’er was actually Nalan Chenxi’s teacher.

In people’s concept, seventh-grade alchemists were considered the highest. The vice-presidents of the Alchemist Association were all seventh-grade, but they were already at the peak of seventh-grade.

The seventh-grade peak referred to those who had created more than five ancient alchemy recipes and were qualified to be called the seventh-grade peak.

Above the seventh-grade peak, there was no eighth-grade. When a seventh-grade peak alchemist created a Saint-level Elixir one day, they would be revered as Saint Master.

The president, Minos, used to be at the seventh-grade peak, but then he disappeared, and it was said that he went searching for the path to become a Saint Master.

Long Ge’er had once told Lin Zhen to find him when he arrived at the Alchemist Association Headquarters, and he would arrange everything for Lin Zhen.

With this in mind, Lin Zhen followed Dong Xiaoqi’s footsteps all the way into the headquarters.

The magnificent hall was even more luxurious than the Imperial Palace. Well-dressed people moved through the hall. The usually murderous martial artists were well-behaved here.

There were three statues erected in the main hall of the headquarters.

Da Qin was the location of the Alchemist Association Headquarters. Over the years, three Saint Masters had emerged here, and their statues stood in the hall.

Dan God Shui Wuhen, Dan Saint Xi Erman, Dan King Qian Tong.

Shui Wuhen and Xi Erman were both ancient figures, and no one knew whether they were dead or alive today. As for Dan King Qian Tong, he was a living legend.

Qian Tong was a Three Flowers Realm martial artist. He advanced to the Saint Master’s level three thousand years ago, and now he was even the Royal Master of the Da Qin Empire.

“Brother Gong, take a look. These three are the legends of the Qin Kingdom, the highest achievers in the alchemy field.”

Dong Xiaoqi introduced each one to Lin Zhen, and then came to the statue of Dan King Qian Tong, paying his respects with great reverence.

“Everyone who makes a living in the alchemy field in Qin nowadays must respect Senior Dan King. Although he doesn’t hold the position of president, he controls the lifeline of the elixir market of the Da Qin Empire. He’s our ancestor!”

Lin Zhen also paid his respects, his heart full of warmth.

One of his goals was to create Saint-level Elixirs, which were said to be able to bring the dead back to life or break through realm barriers. These people were indeed worthy of respect.

Following Dong Xiaoqi, Lin Zhen arrived at the counter of the headquarters. Dong Xiaoqi seemed to be very familiar with the receptionist and chatted for a while.

“Xiao Gong, my sister-in-law needs medicinal herbs. You can buy them here. I just told the receptionist that I’ll pay for my sister-in-law’s medication fees. Don’t be polite with me.”

Dong Xiaoqi said, showing a flattering smile to Ning Qingxuan. Ning Qingxuan turned her head silently and looked at Lin Zhen. The disgust in her eyes could no longer be hidden.

Lin Zhen remained calm, greeted the receptionist, and quietly reported his name.

At first, the receptionist didn’t take it seriously, but after entering Lin Zhen’s identity, shock appeared in his eyes!

Oh my! This young man turned out to be a seventh-grade alchemist who had already registered with the headquarters!

Just as he was about to stand at attention and salute, Lin Zhen winked at him,”Hello, this big brother of mine wants to pay for my girlfriend’s medication, so I’ll show you the prescription.”

With that, Lin Zhen handed over Ning Qingxuan’s treatment prescription to the receptionist.

Soul nourishing medicine, each of them was extremely valuable. Ning Qingxuan took the medicine twice a month, and the cost of each session was two billion!

If it weren’t for Lin Zhen being able to refine pills himself, this price would be at least doubled!

In fact, Lin Zhen had also planted a few medicinal herbs in his inner world, but since someone was willing to pay the bill now, why not oblige?