The Divine Dao Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 23
"Han, Han'er, you, you, you, you .. You have already reached the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level!" Ling Dong Xing stuttered. If someone had told him in the past that/that one day he would be shocked speechless by someone at the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level, he would be shocked speechless, he will definitely give a good, solid slap to the speaker. But now, she herself wanted to give a nice, solid slap – to make sure that the scene in front of her was real and she wasn't just dreaming!
"Yes, so you don't have to worry anymore, Father," Ling Han smiled.
Ling Dong Xing's face twitched, but after a while, he couldn't help but laugh long and hard. It was as if all the worries that plagued his mind these few days had evaporated. His son had shown such a promise - what else did he need to worry about?
"Good boy, good boy!" He's very excited. He finally believes that his son really has the ability to help him save his wife!
"Then, tonight we will head to dinner together," Ling Dong Xing said with a nod. Now that his son showed more promise, the position of Clan Head would definitely be passed down to his son in the future, so it would be best if Ling Han followed by his side and learned through observation.
Ling Han continued to smile on his face. When he imagined Alchemist Ma seeing him later that night, he could practically see the lightning expression on the latter's face.
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That night, Ling Dong Xing and his son, accompanied by four servants, arrived at "Xuan Yu's House". This was where Ling Dong Xing invited Alchemist Ma to dinner.
While they were waiting in one of the restaurant's private rooms, Ling Dong Xing and Ling Han talked to each other.
"Penet!" The door was suddenly pushed open, and two people entered.
They were Ling Zhong Kuan and Ling Mu Yun!
"What are you two doing here?" Ling Dong Xing said coldly.
"This guy's in big trouble, how could I not come?" Ling Zhong Kuan did not wait to be invited before sitting down and saying to Ling Dong Xing, "I'll advise you to step back from this matter, and leave this matter for me to deal with."
"You?" Ling Dong Xing laughed coldly, and said, "Why?"
"You must have offended Alchemist Ma in some way. Otherwise, how could he possibly cause trouble for our clan for no reason?" Ling Zhong Kuan spoke slowly, then pointed at Ling Mu Yun, saying, "This boy went to be examined yesterday. He has great potential for fire control. So, hehe, he had already been accepted by Alchemist Ma as a disciple. After several years of hard work, Alchemist Ma would take him in as an official disciple. In the future, he would become an alchemist."
Ling Mu Yun walked over to stand proudly beside Ling Zhong Kuan. There was immeasurable pride on his face.
After the "problem" caused by Ling Han, he lost the opportunity to apply to Hu Yang Academy. But who would have thought when a door is closed, a window will open. He actually had great potential for fire control, so there was a high chance that he would become an alchemist in the future.
Alchemist – of the most powerful and noblest professions in the entire Grey Cloud City .. no, the entire Rainy Country!
Ling Zhong Kuan was extremely proud. His two sons could not even compare to Ling Dong Xing, but that was fine, because his grandson was far, far more outstanding than Ling Han!
"Po!"
He looked at Ling Han for a moment before suddenly panting in surprise.
This, this, this, this, this, this, what is this? The seventh layer of the Body Refining Level? No, no, no, no, no, no, he must have been wrong to see, how could Ling Han be at the seventh layer of Body Refining Level!
Ling Zhong Kuan could not help rubbing his eyes a few times and looking at Ling Han up close. However, the strong air around Ling Han was still the same.
The seventh layer of the Body Refining Tier continuously.
Is this boy taking some kind of godly medicine?
Ling Zhong Kuan could not control the harsh twitching of his wrinkled face. He really did have an amazing surprise.
"Grandfather, are you okay?" Ling Mu Yun felt his grandfather behaving very strangely. Aren't they supposed to be walking now, rubbing the fact that/that he's going to be an alchemist on the faces of Ling Dong Xing and his son? Why was his grandfather suddenly acting so silly?
That's right, Ling Mu Yun was at the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level. What's weird about that, doesn't he already know that? Ling Mu Yun looked at Ling Zhong Kuan strangely. Why was his grandfather suddenly behaving so abnormally?
"Not you, he!" Ling Zhong Kuan said, pointing at Ling Han.
"Po!"
Ling Mu Yun gasped in shock. The seventh layer of Body Refining Level? What kind of joke is this? In the clan, every member knew Ling Han's famous reputation as trash. He had cultivated for many years, yet only managed to reach the second layer of the Body Refining Tier. Otherwise, why else would he be branded as trash in the clan?
If Ling Han, who was now at the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level, was considered a trash, then what about him, who had only reached the seventh layer of the Body Refining Level at the age of eighteen? Is he the last piece of trash?
"No way, this is definitely impossible!" He mumbled in disbelief.
But he knew very well that his/her grandfather was at the ninth layer of the Element Collection Level, so there was no way he would be wrong.
"Haha, what do you think of my son now? Pretty, right?" Ling Dong Xing laughed out loud. "This kind of natural talent should be good enough to enroll in Hu Yang Academy, right?"
Hearing these words, the expressions of Ling Zhong Kuan and his grandson became even uglier.
They took advantage of the fact that/it was Ling Dong Xing leaving to force Ling Han to give up the opportunity to apply to Hu Yang Academy, and the result ran into a stone wall. Ling Dong Xing deliberately called Hu Yang Academy to mock them with it.
Ling Mu Yun was very young, so he could not remain calm and said, "What is the big deal about Hu Yang Academy? I have entered the alchemist world now, and I will be the most respected person in the Rain Country in the future!"
"Is that so?" Ling Han shook his head, and said, "I can guarantee that/that you will never become a disciple of an alchemist, so naturally, you will never become an alchemist either."
"Hahahaha, who do you think you are? Do you really think you can influence Alchemist Ma's decision?" Ling Mu Yun laughed coldly. He felt this was the greatest joke in the world - if Ling Han really possessed such an ability, then why would Alchemist Ma deliberately cause trouble and delay the distribution of alchemy pills for the clan?
Ling Han didn't say anything more. He just smiled - after all, everything would become clear later.
However, even Ling Dong Xing himself did not take Ling Han's threat seriously. In his opinion, even though his son actually showed great natural talent in the field of martial arts, he was unlikely to have any connection with Alchemist Ma.
Even though the four of them belonged to the Ling Clan, they were hostile towards each other, so how could they possibly have such a common topic to talk to each other? After a short verbal battle, they each kept quiet, waiting for the arrival of Alchemist Ma.
However, this Alchemist Ma really liked to air. After a long time, he still hasn't appeared. As they approached the limits of their patience, they finally heard footsteps from outside the door.
"Dzhi..." The door opened, and a medium-sized man walked in. This man could only be an Alchemist Ma.
There was only one alchemist in the entire Grey Cloud City, moreover only one surnamed Ma.
Ling Dong Xing, Ling Zhong Kuan and Ling Mu Yun all stood up, clasping their fists to give their greetings. Ling Mu Yun even bowed and knelt in front of the newcomer and said respectfully, "Murid Mu Yun hereby greets Master!"
The disciple of an alchemist could hardly be counted as half an alchemist disciple.
"You can get up," Ma Da Jun casually waved his hand, and nodded at Ling Dong Xing, saying, "You don't have to waste your time on pleasantries. Let's start a business. I'm a very busy man."
"Ling Han, how dare you not greet Alchemist Ma?" Ling Mu Yun immediately pointed at Ling Han. He had extremely sharp eyes and immediately realized that/that Ling Han did not greet Alchemist Ma. He was even just sitting there as if nothing important had happened.
Ling Dong Xing was very surprised. The reason he invited Alchemist Ma to dinner tonight was to curry favor with the man and resolve the matter of the drug supply. But now Ling Mu Yun had taken advantage and directly pointed out this weakness; would things turn bad?
He could not hold back his anger in secret. The important thing was to resolve the problems the Ling Clan was facing right now, how could Ling Mu Yun be so petty? He suddenly felt that he really wanted to kill this little brat in a single blow.
"Hey, he really doesn't know the rules of the game!" Ling Zhong Kuan was too grumbling.