Chapter 4010: Alchemy is just a side job

“Grand Elder is right. If you hadn’t barred Young Master Ye from taking the Alchemist badge assessment earlier, forcing him to challenge the hall, we truly wouldn’t have discovered such an Alchemy Genius.”

Wu Zheng’s words were full of sarcasm, “From this perspective, it truly is the Grand Elder’s功劳.”

Luo Rong’s skin was thicker than imagination, so he naturally wouldn’t take such mockery to heart, his expression calm.

“As the Grand Elder of the Guild, I act according to the rules and always consider the Alchemist Guild’s best interests. I dare not claim功劳, but I have certainly done my utmost.”

“That’s right, this功劳 truly has nothing to do with the Grand Elder. If we’re talking about rewards for merit, it’s Fairy Qi Qi’s功劳.”

Unable to stand his thick skin, Seventh Elder Nan Ganglie also stepped forward.

“If it were according to the Grand Elder’s wishes, Young Master Ye would have already been blocked at the Alchemist Guild’s gates.

It was Qi Qi who suggested challenging the hall, which allowed us not to miss such a Genius.”

His words were merciless, revealing all the past secrets.

However, Luo Rong was still Luo Rong, his expression unchanged.

“This Old Man just said, I always act according to the rules. I dare not claim功劳, but I have done my utmost.”

“You…”

Although the Second Elder was angry at his shamelessness, he was helpless.

“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore.”

Zhuge Qingyang said, “If none of you are willing to fight, then I will terminate today’s challenge.”

Second Elder Wu Zheng said, “As it should be.”

Luo Rong and the other two chose to be cowards, naturally remaining silent.

“Very well, I will now announce my decision.”

Zhuge Qingyang’s voice, infused with Immortal Essence, clearly reached everyone’s ears.

“As the President of the Alchemist Guild, this Old Man officially announces that today, Young Master Ye Bufan’s challenge has been successful, and the Alchemist Guild will no longer continue to accept challenges.”

As soon as his voice fell, the entire Alchemist Guild erupted.

“Young Master Ye is too amazing! This has created history for the Alchemist Guild; no one has ever successfully challenged the hall before!”

“What’s going on? Why isn’t the Guild accepting challenges anymore? Are the Elders afraid?”

Everyone was in high spirits, still wanting to see the Elders make a move and witness an exciting Dragon and Tiger fight.

Ending like this clearly left them feeling unfulfilled.

However, since Zhuge Qingyang had already spoken, it meant the challenge had concluded, and no matter how much these people said, it would be useless.

Ye Bufan was also a bit bewildered. He had originally planned to continue his efforts, acquiring a few more Alchemist badges to ensure he could register for the Dan Wang Competition.

But now that they had announced the end, he couldn’t very well chase after them to challenge, could he?

Just as he was feeling incredibly troubled, a beautiful face appeared before him, smiling like a flower—it was Hua Qiqi.

Of all the people present, she was naturally the happiest that Ye Bufan had successfully challenged the hall.

“Young Master Ye, congratulations!”

Hua Qiqi flashed to his side.

Their relationship was somewhat unclear now. Subconsciously, she felt that calling him ‘teacher’ wasn’t quite appropriate, and since she had already changed the address, she decided not to change it back.

“Wait a moment, don’t be in a hurry to congratulate me.”

Ye Bufan didn’t care about these superficial things and eagerly said, “Why aren’t we competing anymore? I’ve only just received an Eighth Rank Immortal Pill Master badge.”

Hua Qiqi paused slightly, then smiled sweetly, already understanding what he was worried about.

“Young Master Ye, don’t worry, an Eighth Rank Immortal Pill Master already meets the registration requirements for the Dan Wang Competition.

However, it is the lowest Rank. If Young Master feels it’s not prestigious enough, then I’ll speak to the President, and we can continue the assessment for the next Rank in the Assessment Hall without going through the challenge procedure.”

“It already meets the requirements? Then forget it.”

Ye Bufan had always been accustomed to feigning weakness to ambush opponents and didn’t want to expose his strength too early. Since an Eighth Rank Immortal Pill Master already met the requirements, there was no need to continue the assessment.

Hua Qiqi stepped forward again and took his arm: “Young Master Ye, I have a gift for you.”

A hint of a young girl’s blush flashed across her delicate face: “Can you guess what it is?”

“How could I guess that? What is it?”

Ye Bufan was a bit surprised.

Hua Qiqi smiled: “Then close your eyes.”

“Alright.”

Seeing her enthusiasm, Ye Bufan couldn’t refuse and closed his eyes. Immediately, a faint, delicate fragrance wafted towards him.

He sniffed, then frowned, thought for a moment, and then his expression changed dramatically, “This is the scent of the emperor flower!”

Now that there were several Immortal Emperor-level powerhouses around him, he wanted to refine Emperor Earth Pills to help everyone quickly increase their strength.

However, this was a very high-Rank existence among Twelve Rank Immortal Pills. Although he had many immortal spirit grasses in his hands, he still hadn’t gathered all the Materials, lacking the emperor flower and the Qiankun Grass.

Now, recognizing it as the emperor flower from its scent, he excitedly opened his eyes.

Indeed, a purple immortal spirit grass appeared before him, as large as a washbasin, emitting a faint imperial aura—it was precisely the Twelve Rank immortal spirit grass, the emperor flower.

Ye Bufan held the emperor flower in his hands, his face full of excitement, “This… Where did you get this?”

“That Old Man Luo Rong delivered it himself…”

Hua Qiqi excitedly recounted the events. It turned out that Ye Bufan’s successful challenge meant Luo Rong had lost the bet.

Under everyone’s gaze, he couldn’t go back on his word and ultimately had to shed two catties of heart blood, reluctantly handing over this Twelve Rank immortal spirit grass.

And Hua Qiqi had long decided to give it to Ye Bufan, so she directly took it out.

“Young Master Ye, you’ve helped me so much, so this is just a small gift from me to you.”

“Very well, I thank you for this.”

If it were anything else, Ye Bufan might have been polite, but he truly couldn’t refuse the emperor flower.

Now he was still missing one Qiankun Grass; as soon as he found it, he would have all the Materials needed to refine the Emperor Earth Pill.

Seeing Ye Bufan like the gift she had given, Hua Qiqi was also extremely happy, smiling exceptionally sweetly.

“Young Master Ye, the President asked me to invite you to his room.”

“Oh!”

Ye Bufan nodded and followed Hua Qiqi, soon arriving at President Zhuge Qingyang’s study.

At this moment, everyone else had already dispersed, leaving only the Old Man in the room.

“Congratulations, Young Master Ye, on becoming the first person to successfully challenge the Alchemist Guild!”

Zhuge Qingyang’s face was full of kind smiles, his gaze filled with appreciation.

“President, you flatter me. I was also forced into it.”

Ye Bufan smiled slightly, his good impression of the Old Man increasing by a few points.

Although there were reasons for it, he had, after all, challenged the Alchemist Guild’s Assessment Hall. The other party not only showed no dissatisfaction but genuinely congratulated him, showing his broad-mindedness.

“Young Master Ye, at such a young age, possesses such Genius, which truly makes this Old Man admire you.”

Zhuge Qingyang’s expression became serious here, “This Old Man formally invites Young Master Ye to join on behalf of the Alchemist Guild. What do you think?”

“I am a doctor; Alchemy is just a side profession.

I appreciate the President’s kind intentions, but I am truly not suitable for joining the Alchemist Guild.”

Ye Bufan refused without any hesitation. He had too many things to do; how could he stay in the Alchemist Guild?