Seeing Protect the King's sigh, Fang Chen was even more sure that something had happened. Otherwise, this Protect the King would not have ended up like this.
"Uncle Wen, what happened? Can I help you?" Fang Chen asked.
Fang Chen naturally remembered the great favor Duanmu Wen had done for Fang Chen. If not for Duanmu Wen, he would not have been able to join the Divine Wind Sword Mansion.
"This is a long story." Duanmu Wen nodded slightly when he heard this, then said.
Following that, Duanmu Wen began to explain slowly while Fang Chen listened attentively.
After a while, Fang Chen finally understood the whole situation.
The situation was like this. In a county city of the Divine Wind Nation, an evil organization had appeared. They were wantonly slaughtering ordinary commoners. This matter shocked the entire imperial family.
Finally, according to the various detailed information, the royal family prepared to send the younger generation of the various Duke Palaces to eliminate this evil force while at the same time training these younger generation members.
The outstanding younger generation members of the The Palace of the Protector of the Kingdom had joined one of the ten great sects, so the remaining disciples of the Duke Palaces were all weak practitioners and the strongest practitioners were only Fourth level of Qi Transformation.
The Imperial Family required that the leader of every Duke Palace must have the strength of the Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation, and this matter made the Protect the King frown.
Once the The Palace of the Protector of the Kingdom s were unable to find the disciples of the Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation, this matter would definitely become a laughingstock in the other Duke Palaces.
Protect the King would definitely not allow such a thing to happen, but inside the Duke Palaces, there was indeed no one who had the strength to surpass the disciples of Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation.
The Protect the King even sent a message to the disciples of the ten great sects to see if they could hurry back. However, they received news that it would take at least ten days to do so.
Therefore, this method was not very useful.
"All of the other Duke Palaces have disciples of Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation or above?" Fang Chen asked.
"When I was training the younger generation in order to help the The Palace of the Protector of the Kingdom grow stronger, so long as it was someone with slightly better talent, they would all be sent to one of the ten great sects. Now, all that's left are disciples with poor talent, who are unable to compare with the other Duke Palaces."
Fang Chen slightly nodded, then said: "For the Imperial Family's mission, when will we make our move?"
"In three days, gather at the imperial city square and then go on a mission." Duanmu Wen said.
Fang Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Uncle Wen, this matter, isn't as bad as you imagined."
"Oh? Fang Chen, do you have any ideas? " Duanmu Wen hurriedly asked.
Fang Chen said: "Although my current cultivation is Second Stage of Qi Transformation, my true strength has long since reached Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation. I wonder if I can take over The Palace of the Protector of the Kingdom's place to complete the mission?"
Hearing Fang Chen's words, Duanmu Wen's face was filled with suspicions. Back then, when he had recommended Fang Chen to join the Divine Wind Sword Mansion, Fang Chen's cultivation had not reached the qi transformation realm yet.
How long had it been since Fang Chen said that his strength had reached Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation?
"Fang Chen, your strength really reached the Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation?" Duanmu Wen asked.
Crash …
Fang Chen did not say anything. He used his actions to prove to Duanmu Wen that a Sword of Clear Sky had suddenly appeared in Fang Chen's hands.
In the next moment, the overflowing sword force appeared, immediately following that the seventh level of the Tai Yi Splitting Sword was unleashed, a tyrannical Qi shot out from the Sword of Clear Sky.
Looking at this scene, Duanmu Wen's eyes lit up. He said excitedly, "Your aura is extremely powerful, your strength has definitely reached Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation."
"Fang Chen, I never thought that you would be able to reach Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation in such a short time, you're truly amazing." Duanmu Wen could not help but praise him.
Fang Chen slowly withdrew his Sword of Clear Sky, then said with a smile. "Uncle Wen, I hope that I can help you resolve your difficulties."
Hearing Fang Chen's words, Duanmu Wen revealed a knowing smile.
"Alright, this time I'll let you lead the team, hahaha." Duanmu Wen was very happy.
Today, the Duanmu Mansion was extremely lively. Duanmu Wen was setting up a banquet to entertain Fang Chen, solely for the sake of Fang Chen's heaven-defying potential. It was worth it for the Protect the King to do so.
After a night of silence, early the next morning, Fang Chen went to the merchant guild to inquire about the condition of the Qi Conversion Pill.
"I wonder if you would allow me to meet your Chamber of Commerce's Alchemy Master?" Fang Chen asked.
The employee shook his head and said, "Grand Master Tianhe would not meet strangers."
Fang Chen secretly gave a few Middle grade spirit stone s to the staff member and said: "Help me."
The staff member took the spirit stones and nodded slightly: "I can only inform you. As for whether Grand Master Tianhe will see you or not, it's hard to say."
Not long later, the staff member returned. A smile appeared on his face and he said, "Your luck is very good. Grand Master Tianhe is resting right now. You can go in."
The employee brought Fang Chen along a small path and entered a hidden, independent courtyard. The surroundings of the courtyard were filled with bamboo.
When Fang Chen entered the courtyard, he discovered that there was a white-haired old man sitting and resting in the middle of the courtyard.
"We have brought the Grand Master Tianhe." After saying that, the staff turned around and left.
Fang Chen looked at Grand Master Tianhe, who was sizing him up.
After a long while, the Grand Master Tianhe opened his mouth to speak.
"You want to learn pill forging?" Grand Master Tianhe asked.
Fang Chen shook his head slightly, then said: "Grand Master Tianhe, I have a request."
Every day, an uncountable number of disciples would want to join the Grand Master Tianhe. However, under normal circumstances, the Grand Master Tianhe would not accept any disciples.
Today, when the staff member told him that the Grand Master Tianhe was resting, he thought that Fang Chen wanted to learn alchemy. Coincidentally, when he had time, he also wanted to see if there were any warriors who were more outstanding.
When Grand Master Tianhe first saw Fang Chen, he felt that Fang Chen was a good candidate to learn alchemy.
"Oh? Looking for me? " The Grand Master Tianhe said with a slight frown.
With Grand Master Tianhe's status in the Divine Wind Nation, he would normally not help with matters like these, but Fang Chen had made him interested by something.
"I need a Qi Conversion Pill. I hope Grand Master Tianhe can help me refine it." Fang Chen said.
"If you want the Qi Transformation Pill, just wait in line." The Grand Master Tianhe said.
Every few days, Grand Master Tianhe would refine a batch of pills for the company to sell. The last batch of Qi Transformation Pills had already been sold, but he would not easily refine them before the time was up.
"Grand Master Tianhe... I have something urgent, I can't wait, I hope Grand Master Tianhe can help. " Fang Chen said in a hurry.
Grand Master Tianhe's expression changed slightly, but he immediately said coldly: "Hmph, you don't even have the right to criticize when I, Tianhe, am refining pills. If it weren't for the fact that you're a disciple of Divine Wind Sword Mansion, I wouldn't even bother to talk to you."
When Fang Chen entered the courtyard, Grand Master Tianhe had noticed the symbol on Fang Chen's clothes.
"Grand Master Tianhe, if you can concoct a Qi Conversion Pill for me, I am willing to pay any price." Fang Chen did not give up and said.
"Hmph, you can leave now." Grand Master Tianhe flung his hands, no longer paying any attention to Fang Chen.
Seeing Grand Master Tianhe's situation, Fang Chen revealed a bitter smile, and immediately took out a piece of paper.
"Grand Master Tianhe, this is a pill recipe that I stumbled upon while exploring an ancient ruins. I have also carefully studied this pill formula, it should have been passed down from the ancient times, if you can help me refine the Qi Gathering Pill, I am willing to give this formula to Grand Master Tianhe." Fang Chen slowly said as he held the paper.
Hearing the word "medicinal formula", Grand Master Tianhe, who had initially closed his eyes, slightly opened them and immediately looked towards Fang Chen.
"Pill formula?" That will depend on whether it is worth it. " The Grand Master Tianhe said.
As a pill refining master, his Grand Master Tianhe's normal pill formulas were simply unable to enter his eyes, unless they were long-lost pill formulas or pills passed down from the ancient times.
Fang Chen passed the pill formula to Grand Master Tianhe, for him to see.
Grand Master Tianhe picked up the pill formula and started reading it carefully.
At the beginning, Grand Master Tianhe's expression was still calm, but after he watched for a while, his expression suddenly became serious.
In the end, the Grand Master Tianhe's breathing became a little hurried.
"This …"
After a long while, Grand Master Tianhe's eyes were filled with burning passion. Holding the pill formula in his hand, he excitedly said, "If my guess is correct, this pill formula is definitely something that was passed down from the ancient times."
"Grand Master Tianhe, how is the pill formula?" Fang Chen asked.
"Alright, no problem. I'll refine the pill for you now." Grand Master Tianhe readily agreed, and even let Fang Chen watch by the side as he refined the pellet.
Fang Chen nodded slightly, and revealed a smile on his face.
In fact, this pill formula was not obtained from the ruins as he had said. It was obtained from the blood-colored skeleton's mouth.
After all, the Huangquan Sect back then was extremely prosperous and must have collected a lot of pill formulas. Fang Chen had merely asked casually and the blood-colored skeleton had taken out such a pill formula.
At first, even Fang Chen was not sure if this pill formula could move the Grand Master Tianhe. But now, it seems that the attraction of this formula was much greater than what he had imagined.
Grand Master Tianhe kept his pill formula and without a word, he started refining pills in front of Fang Chen.
"Inform me. I will be in seclusion for the next two days to concoct pills. No one is to disturb me." Grand Master Tianhe instructed the servants.
After everything was arranged, the Grand Master Tianhe began to refine the pellets, and Fang Chen watched from the courtyard.
Although the Grand Master Tianhe's refining process was not slow, it was not fast either.
When Fang Chen saw that Grand Master Tianhe would occasionally enter a state of enlightenment to refine pellets, Fang Chen was very happy.
"Great Dao is the same as great Dao. Although the art of alchemy is different from martial arts, there are still some similarities." Fang Chen said in his heart.
If he could watch Grand Master Tianhe refining pills frequently, perhaps his cultivation would be even faster.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, a day had passed. Because Grand Master Tianhe was refining pellets in bulk, it took a very long time.
And during this period, Fang Chen had been waiting.
What Fang Chen did not know was that at this time, the outside world was in an uproar because Grand Master Tianhe was in closed door cultivation to refine pellets.
In the past, there was a rule in the Grand Master Tianhe that when refining pills, a warrior would be allowed to see who paid the most spirit stones to see.
At this time, within the Chamber of Commerce, there were many martial artists whose faces were full of anger.
"I have spent the most spirit stones, why wouldn't Grand Master Tianhe allow me to enter?" A malevolent-looking man coldly asked.
"There are already people watching the Grand Master Tianhe refine pills, you can't go in." The staff member said.
"Someone went in? Why is there no registration here? The rules were set by you, what do you mean by not obeying them? "
"The Grand Master Tianhe once said that whoever pays the most spirit stones can watch him concoct pills. Why can't I do the same this time? There must be a conspiracy."
"That's right, we want to see the Grand Master Tianhe."