358: Lu Chen's luck value has been cleared

“Jie jie jie jie, you’re quite straightforward, aren’t you, Brother Lu Chen!”

Yun Zhentian was already over a hundred years old, yet he was calling Lu Chen his brother.

“Since you’re so straightforward, I won’t make things difficult for you. Sign this contract, and you can start repaying your debt!”

What Yun Zhentian gave Lu Chen was not a slave contract or anything of the sort; if it had been, Lu Chen wouldn’t have signed it.

This was just an ordinary contract, but it was a purely exploitative one.

From now on, if Lu Chen personally refined any Medicinal Pills or similar items, 99% of them would have to be handed over to Yun Zhentian until the value of the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace was repaid.

Of course, it had to be repaid within a hundred years; if it wasn’t, there would be a penalty!

Moreover, there was a crucial term in it: the items Lu Chen handed over had to be acknowledged by Yun Zhentian to be counted towards the debt.

This was far more excessive than a slave contract, after all, slave contracts became invalid upon reaching the Saint realm.

But this thing Yun Zhentian gave Lu Chen would stick with Lu Chen unless he fulfilled its contents!

“Hahahaha! Foolish Lu Chen, I never thought you’d even sign something like this. Then you’ll be my lifelong laborer from now on!”

Yun Zhentian burst into laughter.

Lu Chen was a Genius with a divine body. With such a laborer, the loss of the Qiankun Wuxiang Furnace didn’t seem so painful anymore.

Thinking of this, Yun Zhentian’s mood improved slightly.

“Kid, since you’re my laborer now, I have a few questions for you. Can you answer them?”

Yun Zhentian spoke.

“Please speak, Yun Emperor…”

Lu Chen appeared very humble. For a dignified Destined Protagonist to be reduced to this state, there was probably no one else like him.

“What exactly happened between you and Luo Qingxue? Why didn’t she show up when such a thing occurred?”

“Not only that, but during this period, she disappeared as if she vanished, and she didn’t even show up for such an important event as the Saint Child Selection!”

Yun Zhentian was somewhat puzzled. It was one thing for Lu Chen to ignore it, but Susu was her adopted daughter; was she ignoring her too?

“I’m afraid I cannot tell you about this matter!”

Lu Chen did not tell Yun Zhentian, after all, Luo Qingxue had already become a second-hand good.

He could accept a second-hand good, but once it became a third-hand good, he couldn’t accept it.

“Alright, how about this! As long as you tell me the exact situation, I can exempt you from a portion of the debt, how about that?”

Yun Zhentian continued to tempt him.

Upon hearing Yun Zhentian say this, Lu Chen’s heart immediately wavered slightly.

Being exempted from a portion of the debt was indeed something worth being tempted by for him.

But the problem was, he didn’t need it now!

He had the System, so this debt was just an expendable thing to him.

It wasn’t worth it to betray Luo Qingxue for such a trivial matter.

“Forget it, Yun Emperor!”

Lu Chen said indifferently.

Hearing Lu Chen say this, Yun Zhentian didn’t say much more. It seemed that the relationship between Luo Qingxue and Lu Chen was more complex than he had imagined.

Perhaps, the two of them hadn’t fallen out at all; everything was just his own conjecture.

“No big deal, the contract has already been signed, so just prepare to work honestly for me!”

Yun Zhentian smiled wickedly.

On the other side, after Lu Chen’s small interlude, the Saint Child Selection competition continued.

“Excuse me, due to a small accident during this competition, the competition will now resume!”

“Contestant Lu Chen has been disqualified due to his Pill Furnace exploding, earning him tenth place!”

Dan Xuzi’s voice pricked Lu Chen’s ears like a needle.

Tenth place, even if he performed poorly, he couldn’t possibly get such a ranking!

Unless his Pill Furnace exploded!

And the fact was, his Pill Furnace indeed exploded. After so many years of Alchemy, it was the first time his Pill Furnace had exploded, and it was a Pill Furnace comparable to a Saint Weapon.

How did all the bad Luck come to him at once?

No matter how unwilling Lu Chen was, at this moment, he could only leave dejectedly.

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully changing the plot! Lu Chen’s Luck value has decreased by 50,000! Rewarding Villain Value 500,000!”

“Ding! Detected that the Destined Protagonist Lu Chen’s Luck value has been completely depleted. Please, Host, eliminate him as soon as possible!”

“Finally, this day has come!”

Hearing the System’s prompt, Su Xuan smiled. After dealing with Lu Chen for so long, he could finally kill him!

“Jie jie jie! My little leek, wash your neck and wait for me!”

Su Xuan smiled wickedly.

The competition continued, and Su Xuan remained in a completely relaxed mode throughout, eventually symbolically refining a fifth-grade Medicinal Pill.

This Medicinal Pill was enough for Su Xuan to get into the top ten, even though only ten people participated in total.

On the other side, under Su Xuan’s guidance, Ling Shuangyue successfully refined that sixth-grade Medicinal Pill.

Moreover, it was a Medicinal Pill with two Pill Markings, which was beyond her expectation; she had thought it would have at most one Pill Marking, but unexpectedly it had two Pill Markings.

Seeing this scene, Ling Shuangyue’s gaze towards Su Xuan immediately held more gratitude and ambiguity.

When Susu saw this, her heart immediately felt a little jealous, and then she also burst forth with formidable strength.

She actually had a Breakthrough during the competition, directly comprehending the true meaning of an Alchemist Master, and refined a sixth-grade Medicinal Pill with three Pill Markings.

This scene also shocked everyone present. Such Alchemy talent could be said to be second only to Lu Chen.

Although Ling Shuangyue looked unconvinced when she saw this, she ultimately had to accept the result of being suppressed by Susu.

In addition to Susu’s Breakthrough to Alchemist Master bringing a surprise to everyone, another 'old six' contestant also demonstrated his strength as an Alchemist Master.

This time, he was finally not Lu Chen’s background. After Lu Chen was disqualified, this brother also successfully made a name for himself and received applause from everyone present.

As for the Qingling Holy Land’s Saint Child Selection competition, it officially came to an end. The remaining part consisted of some challenge rounds. If any rogue Alchemists were unconvinced, they could go up and challenge the top ten.

As an outsider, Su Xuan naturally didn’t bother to participate in this round.

After this small interlude, Su Xuan planned to go find Liu Ruoli and the others to catch up.

Just as Su Xuan was thinking this, Dan Xuzi suddenly appeared in front of Su Xuan, blocking his path.