Chapter 1315 1274: Accepting the Challenge

"Wow!"

"A challenge? Challenge what?"

"Not sure. But I heard that person seems to be an alchemist and a rather advanced one, supposedly from Pill Saint City of Triple Emperor Domain."

"Hiss! Where, where? Pill Saint City of Triple Emperor Domain? Isn't that the Holy Land of Alchemy? For someone to emerge from such a holy place, their alchemy technique must be incredibly formidable!"

"That's certain! Otherwise, why would those Three Tigers of Tiger Ravine be flattering him so much? I remember, even a Two Star King Level Alchemist never made them suck up like this. But now..."

"But now it means that person is at least a Three-Star King Level Alchemist, or even above!?"

"Indeed!"

"Hiss! Really? A Three-Star King Level Alchemist, such a dignified, powerful, and revered figure!"

"After all, it's likely he could engage with an ordinary Mystic Heaven Position King as equals... Didn't he say he wanted to challenge? Challenge what, the alchemy technique!?"

"Alchemy Technique? Is there even a need to compare? A Three-Star King Level Alchemist from Pill Saint City, of course, he would win! Such a result is without any suspense!"

"You can't say that; didn't you see this challenge came from him first? What if..."

...

The crowd stirred.

Gradually, someone revealed Mue Qinghe's true identity.

A prominent figure from Pill Saint City of Holy Land of Pill Path.

At least a Three-Star King Level Alchemist or higher.

And seemingly a fellow disciple of Sage King Li Chongshan.

Everything made everyone look at Mue Qinghe with eyes full of admiration, awe, and a desire to flatter and befriend.

Such a person, though still young, is undoubtedly a favored child of heaven, and forming ties with him would surely bring endless benefits in the future.

While enjoying the gazes cast from all directions, containing reverence, admiration, and the desire to flatter him, Mue Qinghe felt as if he ascended like a divine being, with the stars surrounding him! With his head held high, he looked down upon Chen Fei and said.

"What say you? Aren't you very powerful, very boastful, very self-righteous? Now I give you a chance to prove yourself. I, Mue Qinghe, challenge you now, do you dare accept?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei's gaze immediately turned icy, staring coldly at the other.

This person is just like a fly, pestering him repeatedly, buzzing annoyingly around his ears; it's truly bothersome! Makes one want to slap him dead for some peace.

"What to compare?" thinking thus, he didn't bother wasting words, directly responding.

"What else to compare?" Mue Qinghe sneered, gazing down at Chen Fei, "Didn't you claim to be an alchemist too? Daring to insult me and my master, well then, let's compete in alchemy techniques, whoever loses shall cripple their own hands, then kowtow a hundred times and call 'grandfather' a hundred times, dare you accept?"

Whoa!

As Mue Qinghe uttered this, the crowd stirred once again.

Isn't this wager a bit too hefty?

Though in Cultivation World, a pair of ruined arms can be repaired, the issue is the hundred kowtows and addressing 'grandfather' a hundred times, what an enormous disgrace, a colossal humiliation!?

Whoever loses, that would be a lifetime of lost honor! Thoroughly ridiculed, becoming the butt of jokes! For the alchemist, reputed to be the most prideful, it's the cruelest punishment, exceedingly vile.

"What's happening? All noisy, what's going on here?" At this moment, a voice full of dissatisfaction came from afar, soon, a group of people like stars surrounding the moon encircled an impossibly distinguished old man.

"Sage King!"

"Greetings to Sage King!"

"Senior Li!"

...

As soon as the old man appeared, the crowd respectfully murmured greetings.

Lo and behold, the exceptionally distinguished old man was none other than the main character of this banquet, the host of Royal Mansion, a veteran Mystic Heaven Position figure, a Four Star King Level Alchemist—Sage King, Li Chongshan.

At this moment, not only were there experts from the Sage King's Mansion beside him, but also Li Xun'er, Li Chongshan's granddaughter, with whom Chen Fei had previously had an unpleasant encounter.

As she walked in and surveyed the scene, her gaze fell with greater disgust on Chen Fei, silently wondering, "Why is it him again? Why is he so ignorant, so oblivious of the vastness of the heavens?"

"Sixth Martial Uncle," Mu Qinghe saluted with a special gesture and smiled upon seeing Sage King Li Chongshan's entrance.

His master, Grandmaster Xuan Chen, and Sage King Li Chongshan were actually from the same sect and were brothers, but his master, Grandmaster Xuan Chen, was ranked third, while Sage King Li Chongshan was sixth, the youngest. That is why he called Li Chongshan Sixth Martial Uncle and traveled all the way from Pill Saint City to celebrate Li Chongshan's birthday.

Thinking of this, Mu Qinghe couldn't help but be drawn to the 'radiant' Li Xun'er again. She was so beautiful, truly so beautiful! The beauty and perfect demeanor of Sixth Martial Uncle's little granddaughter could rival the two fairy goddesses of their Pill Saint City. I must have her; I must!

It turns out that another reason he traveled so far was because Li Xun'er was so beautiful, exactly his type, enchanting him almost to the point of losing his soul! He wanted to have her for himself, so he came here to propose marriage two or three times to win over Li Xun'er.

As if sensing Mu Qinghe's annoying gaze, Li Xun'er furrowed her delicate brows and hid behind Li Chongshan. She knew a bit of Mu Qinghe's intentions, but she didn't like him,

but because he was her grandfather's third brother's closed-door disciple, her senior brother, and also because Mu Qinghe was very talented in alchemy. Even at such a young age, not much older than her, he was already a Three-Star King Level Alchemist, which was just monstrous!

Perhaps it was because of this monstrous alchemy talent that her grandfather liked Mu Qinghe very much, and even privately intended to marry her off to him, which troubled Li Xun'er greatly, but she was helpless.

"Qinghe, what's going on here? Eh, Old Xue, why are you here... what is this?" Sage King Li Chongshan, with white hair and beard but eyes as bright as torches, exuded a very authoritative and domineering aura, like a highly controlling person.

Hearing this, the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace frowned and asked Li Chongshan, "Oh, do you know this person?"

"This is my third brother's closed-door disciple, Mu Qinghe. Qinghe, let me introduce you, this is my old friend, who is also the Chief Elder of the Hundred Knowledge Palace Branch in Ancient City of the Heavenly Capital, Xue Changbin," Li Chongshan explained.

"What?" The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace's expression changed. He hadn't expected Mu Qinghe to be related to Li Chongshan's sect. Damn, this seems troublesome. If he'd known earlier, he wouldn't have brought Chen Fei here.

"Sixth Martial Uncle, no need for introductions. We know each other," Mu Qinghe sneered, his gaze falling on Chen Fei, and mockingly said, "Why aren't you talking? Afraid?"

"Afraid?" Chen Fei looked up at him and laughed, "Seems like I was right before, you do have a problem..." He pointed to his own head and said sarcastically.

"You!" Mu Qinghe's face turned livid, staring at Chen Fei full of rage.

Li Chongshan also frowned as he glanced at Chen Fei, then asked the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace, "Who is this?"

"This is..." The Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace was about to introduce, but Chen Fei cut him off.

Then Chen Fei stood up, looked at Sage King Li Chongshan, and said calmly, "Nice to meet you, I'm Chen Fei. Pleased to meet you, Sage King..."

Instantly, Sage King Li Chongshan's eyes slightly narrowed. Chen Fei's attitude seemed to him like a provocation. Why? Because in his view, Chen Fei's age suggested he should be a junior, right?

Yet this junior lacked the demeanor of one, speaking to him in such a 'self-assured' manner, as if to prove his uniqueness or prowess. Or... thinking this, Li Chongshan's mind suddenly shifted as he glanced over at the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace.

The latter shook his head immediately, conveying some information with his gaze, which caused Sage King Li Chongshan to pause, his gaze returning to Chen Fei, expression becoming strange.

After a long time, he extended his hand to shake with Chen Fei, saying, "Nice to meet you."

Wow!

Immediately, everyone's eyes in the room focused, looking at Chen Fei with curiosity or bewilderment, as did Li Xun'er.

They were well aware that, although Li Chongshan was called the Sage King, his temper was nothing 'sage-like.' On the contrary, Sage King Li Chongshan was a highly controlling and ill-tempered person!

And because of this, if someone with a status and level unequal to his dared speak so impudently in front of him, going by his temper, he certainly wouldn't hold back and would confront them directly! But now?

Yet now, such an insignificant, clueless young person was so impudent before him, and he didn't flip out but even shook hands with him. Was this an illusion?

"This, this..." Even Li Xun'er couldn't help but open her soft lips widely, like a cherry, unable to close them for a long time. Suddenly, a scene flashed through her mind, a conversation, precisely the earlier scene of the Elder of Hundred Knowledge Palace trying to matchmake and propose between her and Chen Fei...

That scene replayed in her mind over and over, making her gently bite her soft lip with shock, murmuring inwardly, "No way, how could it be, surely not, right?"

She wasn't just a pretty face; otherwise, she wouldn't have become a King Level Alchemist at such a young age, so now, having calmed down and thought carefully about the earlier event, she seemed to notice something off, something fishy.

"Haha~ Today, thank you all for honoring me with your presence at this old man's birthday feast, hahaha... It's a joyous day, so let's not have any unpleasantness, shall we?" At this moment, Sage King Li Chongshan suddenly laughed and said.

At these words, Mu Qinghe's expression stiffened, then sarcastically looked at Chen Fei and snorted coldly, "Consider yourself lucky! Since Sixth Martial Uncle has spoken, I'll give him face and let you off..."

But before he could finish, Chen Fei's retort made Mu Qinghe's face freeze, becoming very unsightly.

"Let me off? How about you not letting me off, I'm really, really scared... Alright, since today is a birthday feast for Sage King, isn't it better to have some excitement? I accept your challenge, so tell me, what shall we compete in?"

With a mocking expression, Chen Fei said indifferently. Hearing this, everyone's faces changed, immediately turning to look at Chen Fei with strange expressions, thinking to themselves, is this kid out of his mind?