96: Battle of Alchemists

Upon hearing this, Yun Li immediately became interested and said with a smile, "Tell me, tell me! Finally, there's some gossip!"

Hua Li said softly, "It's about Lu Xingchen, who came to you earlier to pull some strings. In the Outer Sect, he, a One-Star Martial Spirit, defeated Wang Hao, who was a Six-Star Martial Spirit, and became ninth on the earth ranking."

Hearing this, Yun Li frowned.

"Only ninth? He probably hasn't used his full strength yet."

Hua Li was completely dumbfounded.

She had originally thought Yun Li would be surprised by Lu Xingchen's achievements.

After all, becoming ninth on the earth ranking just one month after entering the sect was rare in the entire Cangxuan Sect.

For example, she herself was very shocked.

But she didn't expect Yun Li to say such a thing.

"Huh? Saintess, what are you saying? Not his full strength? You think too highly of Lu Xingchen!"

Yun Li chuckled, "I fought alongside him for so long; I understand him very well. This is far from his limit. In my eyes, Lu Xingchen has the potential to become the Fifth Human War God!"

Hearing this, Hua Li's heart was in turmoil.

"What? War God? In the hundred years since Senior Human Emperor unified the Nine Provinces, the Human Race has only produced four War Gods in total, all of whom were young Geniuses, looking down on all heroes."

"How can Lu Xingchen, so weak, possibly be a War God?"

Yun Li smiled, "The previous four War Gods also rose from obscurity, without any background, yet they could suppress an era. If they could, why can't Lu Xingchen?"

Hua Li shook her head vigorously, "The probability is too low. I don't believe it! Unless Lu Xingchen truly possesses strength that allows him to look down on all heroes."

Yun Li smiled, "Then just watch! ninth on the earth ranking is just the beginning for him; he will create many more legends in the future!"

Hua Li said in a deep voice, "Saintess, if you show such favoritism towards Lu Xingchen, what about Senior Brother Lin Yuan?"

Yun Li said indifferently, "Lin Yuan and I only share the bond of fellow disciples; there are no other feelings. One day, Lin Yuan will understand his own heart and find true love."

"Alas!"

Hua Li sighed softly and turned to leave the room.

Since its establishment, Ghost Gate and Lang Sect have been in constant contention, advancing side by side.

This time, Lu Xingchen played a crucial role, helping Ghost Gate win the bet.

The members of Ghost Gate all admired Lu Xingchen, praising him incessantly and constantly toasting him.

As a result, Lu Xingchen was drunk and collapsed.

Li Gui himself carried him back to his room and onto his bed.

Lu Xingchen slept until noon.

He slowly woke up when the midday sun shone on his face.

After dispelling the alcohol with his Qi, Lu Xingchen immediately went to the Spirit Gathering Pagoda to Cultivate.

There was no other way; Yun Li's Martial Emperor Realm was like a great mountain, pressing down on him, making him breathless.

To catch up with her, he still needed to work harder!

As for defeating Wang Hao, he didn't take it to heart at all.

It was just a small matter.

What made Lu Xingchen feel annoyed was that breaking through from One-Star Martial Spirit to Two-Star Martial Spirit required 20,000 experience points.

Damn it, for every major Realm increase, the experience points needed to level up multiplied by ten!

When would he ever catch up to Yun Li?

After Cultivating for a day in the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, gaining 3600 experience points, and tempering his Soul Power, Lu Xingchen returned to his house, planning to rest.

However, he found that a member of Ghost Gate who had previously toasted him was waiting for him at his door.

"Junior Brother, is there something you need?" Lu Xingchen was a bit puzzled.

The person said, "Senior Brother Lu, something big has happened! The Sect Leader told me to wait for you, and as soon as you returned, to immediately call you to the Ghost Gate headquarters."

Lu Xingchen frowned, "Can you be more specific?"

"I don't know the exact situation, but it seems to be related to the Medicinal Pills you refined."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was stunned.

Did his Medicinal Pills have a problem, making people sick?

That shouldn't be the case.

With the System, the Medicinal Pills he refined were almost perfect.

It's better to go to the Ghost Gate headquarters first!

After half an hour, Lu Xingchen arrived at Anbai Hall.

Li Gui had already set up Anbai Hall as the headquarters of Ghost Gate.

The two Disciples guarding the gate immediately greeted Lu Xingchen respectfully, and one of them went to inform Li Gui.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Xingchen met Li Gui in the conference room.

Lu Xingchen didn't waste any words.

"Senior Brother Li Gui, what exactly happened? What made you so anxious?"

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "Things are a bit troublesome. I wanted to sell the Medicinal Pills you refined to the auction house run by the Outer Sect Elder, but at the same time, Li Hua's Hua Gate also sold Medicinal Pills to the auction house. The auction house couldn't handle so many at once, so they told us two parties to discuss it ourselves."

"Ah, this..."

Lu Xingchen was a bit speechless.

"This auction house is too irresponsible, isn't it? They actually threw the problem to us sellers."

Li Gui said with a wry smile, "Who says it isn't? But the Outer Sect Elder is not someone ordinary Disciples like us can afford to offend, so we can only swallow this anger for now."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Needless to say, the people from Hua Gate are definitely going to cause us trouble, right?"

Li Gui nodded again, "The trouble is quite significant. All of Hua Gate's Medicinal Pills are refined by the Sect Leader Li Hua. He proposed to compete with you in Alchemy to decide the ownership of the auction house channel."

Lu Xingchen frowned.

He just wanted to Cultivate peacefully, but the environment wouldn't allow it.

Why was someone always causing him trouble?

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Alright, I'll compete with him!"

Hearing this, Li Gui breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Hua practiced both Alchemy and Martial Arts, and had achieved good results in both.

fourth on the earth ranking, the Outer Sect's number one Alchemist; this prominent reputation made everyone awe-struck.

Li Gui guessed that Lu Xingchen would most likely refuse, but he didn't expect him to actually agree.

Li Gui didn't understand Alchemy, but Wang Dong had praised Lu Xingchen in front of him before, so he figured Lu Xingchen must have some skill.

Regardless of victory or defeat, they had to try first!

Li Gui patted Lu Xingchen's shoulder, "Li Hua is, after all, famous. It's normal for you to lose to him, so don't be anxious. Just try your best."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Li Gui, I will definitely win! Go find someone to call Li Hua!"

"I want to see what kind of demeanor this Genius, who practices both Alchemy and Martial Arts like me, possesses!"

Li Gui nodded heavily, "Alright!"

An hour later, the core members of Ghost Gate and Hua Gate gathered in the Outer Sect Plaza, surrounded by many Disciples watching the show.

Lu Xingchen finally got to meet the legendary Li Hua as he wished.

Dressed in white, slender, gentle, and handsome, holding a folding fan in his hand.

Lu Xingchen slightly cupped his hands towards Li Hua and said in a deep voice, "Junior Lu Xingchen greets Senior Brother Li Hua!"

Li Hua waved his folding fan and smiled, "Lu Xingchen, right? I've heard your story, defeating Wang Hao, who was a Six-Star Martial Spirit, with the strength of a One-Star Martial Spirit."

"But I want to tell you that I am fourth on the earth ranking, and in my eyes, that Wang Hao is also like an ant."