The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 226 The End of the Xue Family
Master Fengzi and Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian stared at the departure of that barbarian figure. They felt a little envious of the Demon Crystals he had obtained from Jiu Shen. Although they were not body enhancers, they could still use Demon Crystals as ingredients to refine pills. It was an extremely rare ingredient and was able to increase the efficacy of the refined pill with its abundant energy.
‘How lucky is that man!’ They murmured in their hearts.
Without looking back, Jiu Shen gestured for the two old men to sit down as he said. “Sit.”
Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian and Master Fengzi glanced at each other before they bowed to Jiu Shen while greeting respectfully. “Greetings, sir.”
The two old men then sat across from Jiu Shen with hopeful gazes.
Jiu Shen glanced at them with a calm look and said. “You two may be wondering why I changed my mind and accepted you as my student.”
Master Fengzi remained silent, while Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian nodded his head lightly. They were indeed curious as to why Jiu Shen had suddenly accepted them when he had rejected them so many times. They thought that he was moved by their determination, but it didn't seem to be the case when they saw his indifferent eyes observing them.
“In fact, I have stated that your talent is not worthy in my eyes. Where I come from, even an outer disciple of a low-level sect has far better talent than the one you guys added together. Do you know what that means? That means the two of you are not even qualified to enter a low-level sect in that place.” Jiu Shen's tone was calm and unhurried, but his words were like several bombs exploding beside the old man's ears.
Where did Jiu Shen come from?!
They gulped as shock covered their aged faces.
“Master... Where..” Mr. Fengzi suddenly shut his mouth when he saw Jiu Shen gesturing for him to remain silent.
“In my place of origin, Alchemy Saints abound. It was also the lowest requirement required before one could join the heavenly Alchemy Pavilion, a holy land for alchemists.” Jiu Shen stopped and looked straight into their eyes. He could see the dumbfounded gazes of the two that made them look a bit silly.
“Alchemy Saints are abundant and it's just the lowest requirement? This ...” Supreme elder Qi Hongtian muttered with a surprised expression.
Master Fengzi was speechless and he could not even say a word after hearing what Jiu Shen said.
“I'm not exaggerating at all. That place was called the Primordial God Realm. This was a world ruled by Gods and Goddesses. With your current skills and cultivation level, the two of you can only become slaves or servants of rich nobles.” Jiu Shen added with a stern look.
Upon hearing that, the faces of the two old men turned grim. If anyone else were to say this, they would definitely laugh at him, but the man in front of them was Jiu Shen and he was not someone who casually joked.
‘Does there really exist a world like that?’ They think.
“Master, if the world is so great, then why are you here?” Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian asked curiously. If his master had come from such a place, why would he have left from there?
Jiu Shen's expression remained calm upon hearing that. His indifferent eyes were fixated on Qi Hongtian's face, making the latter flinch. The old man felt a chill run down his spine when he saw that pair of golden eyes. The depth of Jiu Shen's gaze was like a bottomless void, frightening and cold.
“You don't want to know. Trust me.” Jiu Shen uttered coldly.
Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian immediately covered his mouth when he heard Jiu Shen's cold voice.
“I said all this not to mock you, but to tell you that there is always a higher mountain out there. With my teachings, even though you won't become a top rank alchemist, you should still be able to reach the height that ” Jiu Shen asked as he looked at the two with a serious gaze.
The two old men turned serious upon seeing Jiu Shen's gaze. They felt that something was wrong from his words, but the thought of breaking away from their shackles was too tempting for them to convey. In the end, the two of them nodded their heads as they answered in unison.
“Ya, sir! We're ready!”
Jiu Shen grinned in his heart. Now, he did not need to worry about refining a low-tier pill …
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Day later.
The soldiers led by the Duanmu Defenders killed the remaining members of the Xue Family. The son of their supreme elder, Xue Tong was also arrested and would be beheaded in public as a warning to others.
The news got everyone into a frenzy. A great noble family like the Xue Family was simply wiped out. Not even a cat or dog survived the rampage of the Silver Wing Kingdom army!
“When was that traitor, Xue Tong, beheaded? I want to see the expression on his face at the time of his death! Hmph!”
“It's a pity that I couldn't kill him personally! His Xue family had actually colluded with the lunatics of that Immortal Corpse Sect! Hate so much!”
“I heard that the Silveria Imperial Family did this on purpose.”
“What do you mean? Comeing! Don't make us tense! Damnit!”
“I heard from a wandering poet that the Blue Fang Empire and the Clear Water Empire are planning to become allies! This is not a good sign since they are both enemies of our Silver Wing Empire! Not to mention the two of them are no weaker compared to our Silver Wing Kingdom! It would be terrible if they suddenly attacked us with their combined strength!”