Does he have such a wide network of connections?

Upon hearing Qin Zun's famous name, many Artisans who were chatting in small groups or watching the excitement around them involuntarily shrank their necks.

Qin Zun was a renowned figure among the dozens of human planets in the Star Domain near the Human Federation.

After all, he was a Grandmaster Craftsman in the Martial Venerable Realm, and even the Martial Saints who governed nations had to treat him with respect!

Because Qin Zun belonged to the neutral faction under the Lord of Molten Fire, his prestige was high among both the Heavenly Craftsman factions. Coupled with his fiery temper, he could scold anyone below the Grandmaster Realm as he pleased.

Immediately, many Artisans looked at Jiang Xuan with pity, even though most of them didn't know the young man.

In the eyes of the Artisans, for this young man to dare talk back to He Qingzhu was already a death wish; He Qingzhu's vindictiveness and ruthlessness were well-known in the City of Flame.

And now that He Qingzhu had gone to Qin Zun to complain, this young man was in for a rough night. With Qin Zun's temper, it was possible he might even cripple the young man's cultivation!

"Hmph!"

As expected, a heavy snort rang out. Qin Zun, dressed in luxurious and dignified attire, his face sinking as if covered in frost, took a single step and instantly crossed a hundred meters to appear before He Qingzhu.

His head of white hair was tied back, his gaze like a blade, and he spoke in a deep voice:

"Junior Sister He, who dared to speak disrespectfully to you? And from what you're saying, that brat seems to be trying to sow discord between our Lord of Molten Fire faction and the Old Man Divine Hammer faction?"

He Qingzhu already knew that Senior Brother Qin valued the unity of Artisans most, especially those from different factions. At this moment, she also pretended to be righteously indignant, saying:

"That's right! His intentions are too malicious; he might even be a human traitor incited by the myriad races! If we don't cripple such a little bastard, Senior Brother, do you think that's acceptable?"

However, no sooner had she finished speaking...

Clap—!

A crisp slap echoed throughout the venue!

Everyone's bodies trembled, and they looked at the young man in disbelief.

He, he, he... actually slapped He Qingzhu?

How dared he?

This was beyond seeking death; this was asking for a thousand cuts and a myriad of tortures!

Especially doing it right in front of He Qingzhu's Senior Brother, Qin Zun!

He Qingzhu also covered her face in disbelief, her eyes wide, even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to have smoothed out. Her lips, beneath her nasolabial folds, suddenly tightened, as if she was utterly incredulous. She looked at Jiang Xuan and said in surprise:

"You, you dared to hit me?"

The surprise was only momentary; mainly, she hadn't expected such a junior to not only talk back but actually dare to strike her. But in a flash, she reacted, transforming into extreme fury!

"I'm going to kill you! I must kill you! Even if your Two Masters came, they couldn't save you today! I said it! I—"

Mid-sentence, her eye twitched. She saw her Senior Brother Qin Zun take a step ahead and walk towards Jiang Xuan.

Immediately, a malicious pleasure arose in He Qingzhu's heart. With her Senior Brother making a move, she no longer feared Yun Kuanghu and Di Wanxiang causing trouble!

After all, the combined status of those two was not as high as Senior Brother Qin Zun, who was already a Martial Venerable and a Grandmaster Craftsman!

She watched Qin Zun walk towards Jiang Xuan, who, with a calm expression, looked up at Qin Zun, directly meeting his eyes. He Qingzhu revealed a triumphant smile, thinking that the more fearless Jiang Xuan was, the faster he would likely die tonight. He even dared to look directly at the hot-tempered Senior Brother Qin!

But in the next moment, her pupils constricted, and she froze.

Not just her, but almost all the Artisans around them were completely stunned on the spot. Some even rubbed their eyes, as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Qin Zun, who had walked up to the young man—this Grandmaster Craftsman in the Martial Venerable Realm, who was always ill-tempered—actually... enthusiastically took the young man's hands!

Then, he excitedly said something that made everyone drop their jaws.

"Brother Jiang Xuan! Oh, when did you arrive in the City of Flame? Why didn't you tell your elder brother? I would have arranged a welcome banquet for you!"

In fact, when Qin Zun came over just now, he didn't notice Jiang Xuan at first. It was only when Jiang Xuan slapped He Qingzhu that he saw Jiang Xuan was also there.

He Qingzhu: ???

All the Artisans: ???

What's going on?

Qin Zun... actually calling this young man his brother?

One should know that even the heir of a Planet-level Family wouldn't receive such enthusiastic treatment from Qin Zun!

Soon, many shocked Artisans realized something, but their expressions became even more astonished.

"Wait, he's Jiang Xuan?!"

"The Jiang Xuan who invented the space ring and even received personal praise from the Ancestral Master?"

"My heavens! You really can't judge a book by its cover. I thought he was very capable because he's so handsome!"

"Wait, buddy, isn't there something wrong with the logic of your sentence?"

"No, I mean, through his handsome appearance, I guessed he was capable, but I didn't expect him to be this capable. He's actually Jiang Xuan! The top-tier talent among Grandmaster Craftsman hopefuls!"

Listening to the discussions among the surrounding Artisans, He Qingzhu was somewhat bewildered, feeling for a moment as if she had fallen behind and been abandoned by the world.

space ring? What's that?

This Jiang Xuan... how did he even get praised by Old Man Divine Hammer?

These past few days, she had been cooped up in the basement of a luxurious villa in the City of Flame, diligently crafting a grandmaster-level artisan artifact, and she had forbidden anyone from disturbing her. Therefore, she was completely unaware of everything happening in the outside world.

It was only at 7:50 PM tonight that she emerged from seclusion, rushing to this annual Artisan gathering.

At this moment, listening to everyone's discussion, He Qingzhu was stunned, but being an Artisan, her mind was still sharp. She immediately took out her phone to look things up.

A moment later, she suddenly trembled, an expression of extreme disbelief on her face.

"This kid... invented a completely new space artisan item? Its space is hundreds or thousands of times larger than a space box? And it can even store and retrieve items from a distance?"

In this instant, He Qingzhu suddenly felt that her slap might have been in vain... Although she was a Ten-Star Martial Emperor and the slap didn't hurt at all, it was precisely for this reason that she was even more annoyed.

She had actually been ambushed by a junior far inferior to her... Although this ambush was a bit unusual, because Jiang Xuan's speed seemed to already be comparable to a Martial Emperor, which was why she couldn't dodge it immediately.

At this moment, Qin Zun enthusiastically held Jiang Xuan's hands and said:

"Brother Jiang Xuan, the crafting method of your space ring and the Martial Patterns within it—the more I researched them back home, the more profound I found them to be. I was just about to seek your guidance, and I didn't expect you to already be in the City of Flame!"

Jiang Xuan chuckled slightly and said:

"Not just me, our entire Lei City has been incorporated into the City of Flame. Didn't you know?"

Qin Zun looked somewhat puzzled:

"Is that so? Such things happen two or three times every few years, all done personally by the Martial God. At first, I paid attention every time, but for the past few decades, I've mostly ignored it. Now that you mention it, I do recall that a small human city was incorporated into our City of Flame yesterday."

Jiang Xuan, however, was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that the tens of thousands of districts in the City of Flame, each comparable to a human city, had all come into being this way?

So, for the past thirty thousand years, the Martial God had personally moved them over one by one?

In this instant, his understanding of the Martial God's divine power reached an entirely new level.

He smiled, about to say something,

Suddenly, he heard He Qingzhu's resentful voice again:

"Elder Shang! You're here too! Please judge for me, I'm a forty-something-year-old person, and I was actually hit by a kid! What kind of situation is this?"

Jiang Xuan turned his head and saw the renowned Gene Apothecary, Shang Deyi.