Chapter 3986 Alchemist Union

Ye Bufan brought Ye Tian and the others with him again, partly to let everyone gain experience on their way to Lingxiao Immortal City, and partly because having so many people together made them a bigger target, which could help him shake off suspicion for killing Shi Kai.

Facts proved this strategy was correct; along the way, they encountered the Divine Sense of Immortal Emperor cultivators sweeping over them two or three times, but it didn't linger, quickly moving on to the next target.

It was clear that cultivators from Lingxiao Sect had been dispatched, but those people never expected that the ones who killed Shi Kai would be these Young men who appeared to only have Immortal Venerable cultivation.

After another two days, a huge Immortal City appeared before everyone's eyes; it was Lingxiao Immortal City.

Since the Alchemist Guild was located here, some also called it Pill City.

In comparison, this place was much more prosperous than Cold Valley Immortal City, which was on the frontier, with a bustling flow of people at the city gates, coming and going like weaving threads.

Moreover, entering and exiting the city no longer required Immortal Crystals; the guards simply checked tokens, and if someone hadn't entered the city before, they would be issued a new token, along with a Jade Slip containing city regulations.

Ye Bufan and the others received their tokens, entered Cold Valley Immortal City, and then swept their Divine Sense over the Jade Slip.

The city regulations here were not much different from Cold Valley Immortal City; because of the Alchemist Guild's presence, there were many Alchemists coming and going within the city, so it was forbidden to use Divine Sense to probe others' privacy.

However, the Alchemist Guild was known to everyone in the entire city, so its location was easily found.

The Cultivation of all Immortals is inseparable from the supply of resources, and among the many resources, the most common and indispensable is the Medicinal Pill.

It is precisely because of this that Alchemists hold a supreme position among Immortals, and as their status rose, the Alchemist Guild also gained an extraordinary position.

For many years, it has remained independent of the Five Great Sects, not relying on any single party, yet possessing its own unique status, to which every Sect must show utmost respect.

There was also a reason why this place was called Pill City; the outer city was Lingxiao Immortal City, but inside, there was actually a smaller city, which was where the Alchemist Guild was located.

Due to its extraordinary status, everything that happened within the Guild was not subject to the restrictions of Lingxiao Immortal City; this was one of the conditions for establishing the Guild here in the first place.

When Ye Bufan and the others arrived, they saw a massive plaza in front of the gate, spanning about ten thousand square meters.

In the center stood a huge stone tablet, with the five large characters for Alchemist Guild written on it.

At the same time, the main gate was tall and magnificent, exuding an awe-inspiring aura, with seven or eight guards stationed in front of it.

Everything was pretty much as expected, but what surprised Ye Bufan and the others was that there was a group of people in front of the Alchemist Guild, about a hundred meters from the main gate, blocking everyone who came.

The leader was a Young man in a white robe, holding a folding fan, sitting arrogantly on a comfortable chair.

His Qi was powerful; he was clearly an Immortal Venerable Late Stage cultivator.

However, as a doctor, Ye Bufan could tell at a glance that this person's cultivation was mostly accumulated through Medicinal Pills.

It was flashy but not substantial, with a superficial Qi; in terms of actual combat power, he probably couldn't even compare to an Immortal Venerable Middle Stage cultivator.

Beside him stood two or three dozen guards, all of whom were Immortal Lord and above in strength, with fierce expressions and menacing demeanors.

As soon as the group stepped onto the plaza, a thin Middle Stage man flew out from the crowd, spitting blood in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground, clearly seriously injured.

This man was dressed in Immortal Pill Master attire, with a badge on his chest shining with five stars, clearly a Five-Rank Immortal Pill Master.

He picked himself up from the ground, seething with rage.

“I want to go in and take the exam for a Sixth-Rank Immortal Pill Master! Why won't you let me in?”

Facing his rebuke, the tall guard captain's face was filled with disdain.

“Are you deaf? Didn't I just tell you, you can go in, but you have to pay a ten thousand Immortal Crystal entrance fee!”

“The Alchemist Guild has always been free; when did it start charging? Even if it charges, it's not up to you to collect it; you're not even part of the Guild…”

Another short Immortal Pill Master stepped forward, but before he could finish speaking, the guard captain had already kicked him in the chest, sending him flying.

“Blah, blah, blah, our Young Master does whatever he wants, and it's not up to you to tell us what to do.

If you want to go in, pay up; if you don't have money, get lost!”

The guard captain was extremely arrogant; the short Immortal Pill Master was also kicked, spitting blood and falling in a sorry state.

The white-robed Young man sat on his comfortable chair, fanning himself with his folding fan, laughing heartily at the scene, seemingly very satisfied with his subordinate's actions.

“You all just wait, I'm going to report this.”

The two Immortal Pill Masters got up from the ground and shouted loudly into the air, “Someone is assaulting us! Please, Lord Steward, uphold justice for us!”

In Lingxiao Immortal City, private fighting was forbidden; as soon as the two spoke, a Middle Stage man dressed in steward's attire appeared before everyone's eyes.

“Who is shouting?”

“Lord Steward, they were the ones who injured us, and…”

The Five-Rank Immortal Pill Master pointed towards the white-robed Young man as he spoke, but before he could finish, the steward rudely interrupted him.

“I am the steward of Lingxiao Immortal City; the affairs of the Alchemist Guild are not within our jurisdiction.”

After speaking, he flicked his sleeve and vanished from everyone's sight.

“Uh…”

The two injured Immortal Pill Masters were completely dumbfounded; they had originally hoped the other party would uphold justice for them, but they never expected such a result.

“Hahaha, did you see that? You still want to accuse this Young Master? You have to have the ability to do so.”

With a burst of arrogant laughter, the white-robed Young man stood up from his comfortable chair, looking at the two with disdain.

“Let me tell you, I, Kong Xifeng, am in charge here! Even if I kill you, no one will care!”

“You…”

Seeing his arrogance, the two Immortal Pill Masters' eyes blazed with fury; they also knew they couldn't do anything to him.

Their cultivation wasn't high enough, and the city steward didn't care, so they were truly helpless.

In the end, they could only stomp their feet and turn to leave.

Kong Xifeng then looked at the remaining Immortal Pill Masters, “No matter what you've come here for, whether it's to get a badge or to seek Medicinal Pills, you all have to pay Immortal Crystals to me here.

Who doesn't know that all you Immortal Pill Masters are fat sheep? Pay the money and you can go in; if you don't pay, get out of here right now.”

At this moment, hundreds of Immortal Pill Masters had gathered on the plaza; they didn't understand what was happening, but the reality was before them: to enter, they had to pay a toll.

Most people chose to leave, and a small portion stayed to pay the money and enter.

Kong Xifeng's face was full of smugness, and he then sat back on his comfortable chair.

Ye Bufan frowned slightly; although injustice exists everywhere, and such bullies are commonplace.

But he never expected such a blatant occurrence right in front of the Alchemist Guild, which was completely different from what he had imagined.

Kong Xifeng and his group were acting recklessly, yet the Alchemist Guild, not far away, remained completely silent, seemingly unwilling to intervene.

“Forget it, don't worry about it so much!”

Ye Bufan shook his head and led his group towards the entrance. He was here mainly to take the Alchemist badge exam; as long as these people didn't provoke him, he couldn't be bothered to care.