128: Chapter 128 A Ten-Year-Old Alchemy Prodigy

Closing the invitation, Chen Yuanba felt a myriad of emotions in his heart.

Back in Wuyang, he had already sensed that Pei Qingyun was no ordinary person, which was why he had sought to befriend him.

At one point, he even suspected that Pei Qingyun might be a veteran schemer.

Now, it seemed to be confirmed.

He isn't even pretending anymore.

No wonder Pei Qingyun, an elderly Martial Artist at the Early stage of Five Viscera Realm, could still maintain such vibrant blood and Qi.

All along, he had thought this was a characteristic of the Pei Clan Bloodline Cultivation Technique.

Looking at it now, that was entirely his own imagination.

A Six Viscera Grandmaster's blood and Qi not declining perfectly explained this phenomenon.

As for the possibility of Pei Qingyun breaking through from the Early stage of Five Viscera Realm to the Six Viscera Realm in just four months, it didn't even cross his mind.

One realm per month—even a Xiantian Master couldn't achieve that while in the Five Viscera Realm.

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Pei Clan Estate.

Inside the ancestral hall.

Pei Qingyun sipped his tea leisurely, glancing at his attribute panel from time to time.

Over the past few days, Pei Qingyun discovered that the Family's total Luck continued to grow. The original limit for usable Family Luck had also increased from six hundred points to seven hundred points.

While a hundred-point increase seemed small, the Family's total Luck had actually grown by nearly five hundred points.

Just the daily recovery rate of Family Luck had increased by one-sixth.

This way, his progress toward breaking through to a Six Viscera Grandmaster would also be faster.

However, Pei Qingyun did not use these hundred points; he was still waiting to accumulate five hundred points of Family Luck to use the Analysis Technique.

But on one particular matter, Pei Qingyun accelerated his progress.

That was the cultivation of Family Alchemists.

On the surface, being an Alchemist was a technical job, but in reality, it was a life of drudgery.

Day after day, spending every day in the pill room refining away.

Unless absolutely necessary, Pei Qingyun did not want to take on the duties of an Alchemist.

An old man shouldn't be doing such heavy physical labor.

Leaving it to the young people was the Righteous Path.

To this end, Pei Qingyun summoned the Pei Clan members in batches. Every Family member over the age of ten had to undergo an assessment of their Alchemy talent.

The first to be tested were the various Elders of the Wuyang Pei Clan.

When these Elders learned that Pei Qingyun had called them back, they thought the Old Ancestor was going to reward them.

It turned out to be a false hope; Pei Qingyun was assessing their Alchemy talent.

For several days in a row, not a single person had even decent Alchemy talent. Essentially, their talent was inferior to that of the Family's First-Rank Alchemist.

"It seems there was a reason they weren't sent to refine pills before. An Alchemy Genius is so hard to come by. Could it be that I, at my old age, still have to work like a beast of burden?" Pei Qingyun sighed.

Logically, the stronger the Family's Luck, the more geniuses the Family should produce. Family Luck is like a subtle force that influences a Family.

Could it be that I have to look among the next generation of newborns?

Making the clansmen work like beasts of burden from infancy?

That is not feasible.

"Forget it, ten years old it is. The bottom line can't keep dropping." Pei Qingyun glanced at the sky and decided to conduct the final Alchemy talent assessments the next day.

If the assessments failed again tomorrow, he would only have two choices left.

One was to adopt a group of homeless children to see if any of them had Alchemy talent. If none did, they would be trained as Pei Clan Guards or secret Guards.

The second was to become the beast of burden himself. He possessed Fire and Wood Bloodlines, with his Yimu Bloodline being as high as the early stage of the fourth tier. With twin Fire and Wood Bloodlines, his own Alchemy talent might very well be the strongest in the Family.

Furthermore, the refining methods analyzed by the Analysis Technique were etched into his mind.

In this regard, he still had an Innate advantage.

As for publicly recruiting Alchemists, that was not within his consideration. Setting aside whether he could even hire a high-tier Alchemist...

He couldn't just hand over the refining methods for certain mid and high-tier Medicinal Pills to these hired Alchemists.

Once exposed, the consequences would be more than the current Wuyang Pei Clan could bear.

Unless he had countermeasures, he would just be paving the way for others.

An ordinary man is innocent, but harboring a treasure makes him guilty.

The night passed in silence.

Early the next morning, Pei Qingyun summoned all the underage members of the Pei Clan generation who were over ten years old.

Whether they were from the direct line or a branch, as long as they had Alchemy talent, they would receive the same treatment.

Upon seeing Pei Qingyun, the underage clansmen shouted in unison, "Greetings, Old Ancestor."

"Alright, all of you may rise." Pei Qingyun waved his hand and looked at the First-Rank Alchemist beside him. "Yongyi, test these children and see if they have any Alchemy talent."

"Yes, Old Ancestor." Pei Yongyi bowed and cupped his hands.

The next moment, Pei Yongyi's gaze fell upon the group of underage clansmen.

The talent test for an Alchemist was simple, primarily involving fire control. Through the power of blood and Qi, an Alchemist could exert a certain amount of control over flames.

The stronger the natural control, the better the Alchemy talent would naturally be.

Beyond that, one could only improve fire control through the unique cultivation methods of an Alchemist.

None of the dozens of children on the field had practiced Alchemist methods. Therefore, their starting points were the same.

Whether one's blood and Qi were strong had no connection to the ability to control fire.

It was just that the stronger the blood and Qi, the longer one could endure.

Testing was conducted in batches of eight.

An hour later.

The last batch of children began their test.

At this moment, Pei Qingyun noticed a child whose fire control ability was quite astonishing.

Not only could he precisely control the temperature of the flame, but he even changed its shape twice in succession.

In the terms of his past life, this child's imagination, judgment, and control were all remarkable.

This discovery made Pei Qingyun very joyful.

It was lucky he had been busy for several days; if he had returned empty-handed, he would have had to become a beast of burden again.

"Yongyi, what is this child's name?" Pei Qingyun asked.

The child's talent was so outstanding that Pei Yongyi had naturally noticed it as well. Although Pei Qingyun hadn't pointed him out, Yongyi knew exactly who he was talking about.

Thus, Pei Yongyi said, "His name is Pei Sixing. He is Elder Tianqi's youngest son, and he just turned ten this year."

Pei Tianqi, the Sixth Elder of the Wuyang Pei Clan, was mainly responsible for the Family's businesses in Qingyang Town.

"So it's that brat Tianqi's son. No wonder I thought he looked familiar. That brat Tianqi used to run around naked when he was little. I didn't expect him to father such a talented future Alchemist for our Pei Clan," Pei Qingyun said, realization dawning on him.

Pei Qingyun was naturally very familiar with the various Elders of the Pei Clan. One could say that he had basically watched all the Elders grow up.

Beside him, Pei Dingyi remained silent.

Whatever the Old Ancestor said was naturally law.