"Lin Ran?"
Hearing Xuan Yi's words, Xuan Kongzi and the others were slightly startled, and their eyes suddenly fell on Lin Ran.
"Although Old Monster Hou is much older than Sect Master Lin, Sect Master Lin's strength and alchemy skills are far superior to that old guy, so there is naturally no problem."
"But, Sect Master Lin, are you willing to become an elder of my Danta?"
"Your Danta is going to cooperate with my Xingyun Pavilion and become a member of my Holy Sect. What's wrong with me holding the title of elder in Danta?" Lin Ran said with a smile.
"If that's the case, Old Monster Hou's face would probably turn green." Tian Lei Zi laughed.
Seeing the three giants of Danta fully agree with just a few words and showing joy on their faces, Yao Chen couldn't help but smile.
In the current Danta, only the missing ancestor can rival Lin Ran's value and alchemy skills. If Lin Ran shows the intention to join Danta, Danta will not let go of such a terrifying genius.
"Wait, what level of elixir can that so-called Old Monster Hou refine?" Lin Ran pondered for a moment and did not get completely excited.
"I haven't seen that old monster using all his strength for many years. The last time I saw him refining pills with all his strength was probably twenty years ago. At that time, he successfully attracted eight-colored pill thunder. I believe he can now attract nine-colored pill thunder." Xuan Kongzi thought for a while and said.
"Nine-colored Pill Thunder?"
Lin Ran nodded slightly. In the original novel, Xiao Yan refined a ninth-grade precious pill, an eighth-grade pill that defeated the nine-colored pill thunder of Old Monster Hou.
"That old fellow has made rapid progress. If the sect master had not broken through to become a ninth-grade alchemist, we might not have been so sure." Yao Chen smiled, stroking his white beard.
A ninth-grade elixir, even if it is just the lowest level ninth-grade elixir, is not comparable to an eighth-grade elixir.
The gap between the two is like the difference between heaven and earth. Therefore, everyone present has full confidence in Lin Ran!
"Then let's decide this way. As for how to let Sect Master Lin participate in the competition, we will make arrangements. With his current popularity and strength, there won't be any big problems."
"Yeah." Yao Chen and Lin Ran both nodded.
"Haha, you will live here for the next three days. The environment here is very suitable for alchemists to live in." Xuan Kongzi also stood up, laughed, and then quickly left with Xuan Yi and the other two. They still needed to arrange relationships for Lin Ran to participate in the elder selection.
Even though Lin Ran is more powerful and famous, it is still a little troublesome to have such a person suddenly come in.
…
During the next three days, Lin Ran and Yao Chen temporarily lived in Danta Mountain. During these three days, many alchemists of the older generation came here. Of course, this was naturally because of Yao Chen. Most of these old guys here were acquainted with Yao Chen. Now that they hadn't seen him for many years, they naturally came to visit him.
As for these older generation alchemists who once had a great reputation in Zhongzhou, Yao Chen also deliberately let Lin Ran get to know them and extended invitations to them.
If these old guys can get closer to the Holy Sect, it will be a great help!
Lin Ran was also aware of Yao Chen's thoughts, so he appeared quite polite when meeting these old seniors.
This made the old guys quite satisfied, and when they learned that Yao Chen's alchemy skills were comparable to Yao Chen's, they treated the latter with much more enthusiasm. No matter where you are, as long as you have strength, you can always get recognition from others quite easily.
In such a lively environment, three days passed in a flash.
When the morning of the fourth day enveloped Danta Mountain, this usually quiet mountain suddenly became much more lively. In the small Danta, there was not much noise on weekdays. Everyone discussed alchemy and managed their own medicine gardens. The days were plain but extremely suitable for those old men who were tired of the disputes on the continent.
There is a natural square on the top of Danta Mountain.
The square was surrounded by mist. The thick clouds looked like cotton, making people want to walk on them.
Nowadays, this square, which is rarely visited on weekdays, now has quite a few people. Most of them are white-haired and look extremely old. Any one of the people here, if placed in Zhongzhou, would be able to attract the pursuit of many forces. If a sect can have an alchemist of this level, the benefits to them will be enormous.
As the sparse figures on the square gradually increased, Yao Chen and Lin Ran, led by Xuan Kongzi and the other two, went up to the square. As soon as Yao Chen appeared, many people gathered around him and greeted him with a smile. It can be seen that Yao Chen has a very good popularity in this small Dan Tower.
"Yao Chen, you old thing is not dead yet."
When Yao Chen was smilingly greeting these old friends, a somewhat discordant voice was suddenly heard. Then the crowd parted ways, and a rather thin old man in a gray robe walked in slowly.
"Haha, you old monster Hou are still alive, how could I possibly get ahead of you?" Yao Chen smiled slightly, looking at the gray-robed old man and said.
Hearing Yao Chen's address, Lin Ran turned his gaze to the grey-robed old man, whose body shape somewhat matched the homonym of his surname, and whose aged face looked quite old-fashioned, like a dead person's face.
"When you voluntarily left Xiaodan Tower, I thought you would have the courage to never come back." The gray-robed old man said lightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. He and Yao Chen had always been at odds with each other, and he had always tried every means to suppress Yao Chen, but this idea had never been realized, and it became a thorn in his heart.
He has now reached the peak level of an eighth-grade alchemist, but who would have thought that not long ago there were rumors that Yao Chen had broken through to become a ninth-grade alchemist, which really gave him a huge blow!
Facing the sarcasm and ridicule from Old Monster Hou, Yao Chen just smiled and did not argue with him, looking like a good guy.
"I heard that you were planning to bring people to run for the elder position? It's ok that you made an exception and came back some time ago, but now you want to bring people in. What? You think anyone can come to the Xiaodanta Elders' Council?!" Seeing that Yao Chen ignored him, the gray-robed old man frowned and said in a cold voice.
Hearing this, Yao Chen couldn't help but smile, shook his head, and said: "To be honest, I don't want you to embarrass yourself. The sect master's alchemist is better than me."
"metropolitan?"
Hearing this, the grey-robed old man turned his gaze to Lin Ran. After seeing the latter's age, his face suddenly darkened and he sneered, "This kid is qualified to participate in the election? Yao Chen, this is not the way to go through the back door, right? This is Xiaodan Tower, not Zhongzhou!"
Some elderly people around who were not aware of the situation also looked at Lin Ran in surprise, obviously wondering why the latter was able to participate in the election.
They are all old guys who never come out of the world. They basically stay in seclusion all year round to study elixirs, and they know very little about the rumors in the outside world.
"Old Monster Hou, Sect Master Lin's alchemy skills are so impressive that even the three of us are impressed." Xuan Kongzi glanced at Old Monster Hou and said.
"You guys are kidding, how old is he!"
"Whether you believe it or not, you can go to Zhongzhou and hear it for yourself. Don't stay at home all day long. That's not how you improve your alchemy skills." Xuan Yi said lightly.
"Even the three of you are impressed by this?!"
Hearing this, the old men around were also surprised. The three men in Xuan Yi were the face of Danta, and their alchemy skills were naturally unquestionable. Among these old guys, they were also among the best. Even the three of them had to be impressed by them. How could this little guy have such strength?
After being thwarted again, the old monster's face became even gloomier. These soft rejections made him very angry. He couldn't hold his face anymore. He waved his sleeves and snorted coldly, "Everyone can brag. We can only tell whether it is a mule or a horse by pulling it out for a walk!"
"Since you want to join the Danta Elders Council, then compete with me!"
"oh?"
Yao Chen smiled calmly: "Since you want to make yourself suffer, don't blame me for not reminding you."
"Yao Chen, I know why you are here. When I gain the position of elder, I will make sure you return empty-handed!"
How could Old Monster Hou not hear the mockery in Yao Chen's words? He snorted coldly, and without further ado, he turned around and left angrily with a wave of his sleeves.
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Yao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the receding figure of Hou Laoguai and said softly, "It seems that this time, this old monster's dream of becoming an elder must be shattered, Sect Master."
Lin Ran smiled indifferently and nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, I'm 100% sure."
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As the bright and warm sunlight tore through the heavy clouds and shone on the top of the mountain, a melodious sound of an ancient bell slowly rang out in this space.
When the bell rang, the space on the top of the mountain suddenly twisted slightly, and then seven old figures appeared on a stone platform in the square without any warning. Seeing these seven old men, many people in the square bowed and said respectfully: "Greetings, seven elders!"
In Xiaodan Tower, the Great Elders' Council is the highest decision-maker. These elders naturally have extremely high status, and most of them are selected from Xiaodan Tower. They are highly respected people. Therefore, people in Xiaodan Tower are quite convinced of their words.
Lin Ran's gaze also turned to the seven old men. His sight slowly swept across them and finally stopped on the four in the middle. Among the seven men, the aura of these four seemed particularly strong, especially the old man in the middle who was dressed in linen clothes and had a calm expression.
The strength of the aura on this old guy is not inferior to Lin Ran at all!
"Two intermediate semi-saints, one advanced semi-saint, and another Dou Sheng who should have reached the early stage of the second star... Counting the Danta ancestor, it's no wonder that he can be comparable to the Soul Palace."
Lin Ran's gaze stayed on the old man in hemp clothes.
"That old man in hemp clothes is the grand elder of Xiao Dan Pagoda. Apart from the old ancestor, he is the person with the most seniority in Xiao Dan Pagoda. Even I have to show respect to him as a junior when I see him." Yao Chen said softly beside Lin Ran.
"Well, I feel it. The cultivation of a two-star Dou Sheng and the soul realm of the late Heaven Realm do have some background."
When Lin Ran was looking at the old man in hemp clothes, the latter seemed to have noticed something. A pair of eyes as deep as the starry sky were cast at Lin Ran. Then, some fluctuations flashed across those eyes, and it was obvious that he had discovered Lin Ran's true strength.
When the great elder looked over, Lin Ran's brows twitched slightly. He could feel an invisible force pressing down on the surrounding space. This pressure was imperceptible to others, and only he, as the person involved, could feel it clearly.
Lin Ran smiled indifferently, not being polite. A flash of terrifying soul flashed between his brows, causing the great elder's brows to suddenly tighten, his face changed slightly, and he almost lost color.
Lin Ran did not continue to cause trouble. He smiled and put away his soul realm. The old man in hemp clothes then showed a look of doubt and it took him a long time to calm down.
After a moment, his old and calm voice rang in the ears of everyone present: "Today is a rare lively day in my Little Pill Tower. This is not the first time for everyone to experience the selection of elders. I will not elaborate on the rules. The medicinal materials all over the mountain are available for the refiners to take. Whoever refines the best quality pill will be the winner."
"If you have no questions, those who have qualified for the selection, please come out." Although the great elder is very old, he is very decisive in doing things. Without any nonsense, he pointed his finger at the square in front of him and said lightly.
"yes!"
After hearing the Great Elder's words, some respectful voices were heard in the venue, and then one figure after another walked out, and finally each of them found an open area in the square.
"Then I'll go out too." Seeing these people's actions, Lin Ran also smiled.
"Come on, Sect Leader Lin, but we just need your vote!" Xuan Yi said with a smile.
Lin Ran nodded, then pushed through the crowd and found an open area amid the surprised gazes of people around him.
Lin Ran's appearance undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention. Most of the old guys here were the kind of people who lived in seclusion, so they didn't understand why such a young person suddenly appeared in this selection.
"This young man is called Lin Ran, and he was jointly nominated by the four Danta elders. According to the rules, he is also qualified to participate in the selection of elders." The elder glanced around the field and said lightly.
At the same time, his gaze was deeply fixed on Lin Ran.
"I see..."
"Recommended jointly by the four elders?"
"But this elder selection is not an ordinary game. Is this kid capable of it?"
"Wait, why does the name Lin Ran sound so familiar to me..."
(End of this chapter)