After the alchemist conference ended, everyone left one after another. The army was on site to maintain order, and the departure was orderly.
After the gray-robed youth's cover was torn open, he no longer tried to conceal himself; instead, he seemed to thoroughly enjoy the gazes directed at him from all around.
"With the current lineup of competitors, I'm sure I'll win tomorrow without any problem."
Once out of sight, the gray-robed man clenched his fist and then disappeared into the massive crowd.
He seemed to know that Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian had seen through his schemes, so when he left the public eye, he immediately became much more low-key.
After putting on his hat brim, the man in the gray robe wandered around, not going directly back to his lodgings.
"No one followed us?"
After turning a corner, the man in the gray robe frowned slightly, stood still for a few seconds, entered the shop, and soon after secretly left through the back door.
Repeat the same action more than ten times until it was completely dark.
However, not far behind the gray-robed man, a figure followed closely behind him.
"They're quite cautious; no wonder they dared to infiltrate the Alchemist Conference of the Gama Empire and cause trouble."
Nie Yuan's lips curled up slightly, but unfortunately his turtle breathing technique was equally impressive, allowing him to appear similar to an ordinary person.
In this situation, the only option is to take action.
Otherwise, even if they passed each other face to face, he was confident he could keep it a secret.
"That's about it."
Looking up, Nie Yuan decided to take action and seize the opportunity to obtain the other party's method of becoming younger, because he knew that Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, and others would also be making moves that night.
The reason he didn't join them was because Nie Yuan wanted to collect some emotional points.
Imagine if the other side won the championship tomorrow, and Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, and others thought that the Imperial Alchemist Guild would be disgraced.
He stepped in to expose the other party's pretense; how big would the conflict be?
"Um?"
Just as Nie Yuan was about to step forward, his gaze faltered slightly as he saw an unexpected person. "Yun Leng? Why isn't he staying on the mountain? Why is he following that alchemist? What is he planning to do?"
The gray-robed youth in front paused, bent down to pick something up, and then suddenly twisted his waist.
The next second, his gaze met Yun Leng's.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?"
The gray-robed man asked coldly.
Unexpectedly discovered by a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, Yun Ling was stunned for a few seconds before reacting and laughing, "No wonder you are an alchemist who has won first place twice."
The gray-robed man didn't speak. His aura was restrained, yet it still exerted pressure on him. He was probably at least a Dou Wang.
"It's not easy to have such alchemy skills at such a young age. If you know what's good for you, leave the capital now and you can still save your life."
Yun Ling glanced sideways, his eyes revealing no attempt to conceal the threat.
The gray-robed man laughed loudly, "That old bastard Fama actually has such a stupid scumbag as you under his command."
"You bastard, do you want to die?!"
Yun Leng roared angrily.
However, faced with the murderous threat, the gray-robed man simply flipped off his hat, revealing a disdainful look on his youthful face, "You dare to lay a hand on me?"
When his laughter rang out, all eyes turned to him.
Now that her face has been revealed, the discussion has intensified.
"It's the guy who got first place twice today."
"What an amazing alchemist! Even Princess Yaoyue and Liu Ling are no match for him."
"I didn't expect to see him here. Hmm, who's that person opposite him? He looks a bit pale, but he looks familiar."
"It seems to be Elder Yunling of the Yunlan Sect..."
The crowd immediately gathered around, and some shop owners even invited the gray-robed youth to come in and have a meal.
"You're an elder of the Yunlan Sect? If this continues, the Yunlan Sect will fall into your hands sooner or later."
The gray-robed youth listened to the surrounding sounds, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. This old man was used to being arrogant, wasn't he? To actually order him around, how ridiculous.
He came to the Gama Empire this time fully prepared and was not afraid of the Gama Empire taking action.
Because if anything were to happen to him, rumors of him being the pre-selected champion would spread from every city in the Gama Empire.
"Go ahead and sleep on the street if you dare!"
Yun Leng's facial muscles twitched slightly, and his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.
The gray-robed youth scoffed and swaggered into a shop, where he sat down.
More and more people learned that he was here and came to see him.
Because of the large crowd, Yao Ye had to quickly arrange for the army to come and manage the order.
To outsiders, the gray-robed man was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, but his alchemy skills were enough to suppress Yao Yue and Liu Ling. His future was definitely bright, so naturally, people would want to curry favor with him.
Outside the crowd.
Nie Yuan's face darkened, and he couldn't help but curse a few times.
He could have quietly captured the gray-robed man and interrogated him.
That's it, there's no chance now.
"If I had known Yunling would come, I would never have waited until now."
Nie Yuan really didn't expect to see him here.
Inside the restaurant.
The gray-robed man smiled at the flattery around him, but his eyes were filled with deep sarcasm.
After staying for nearly an hour, he excused himself to go to the restroom and quietly left.
After wandering around for a while, he returned to his residence. He carefully checked the layout and, after confirming that no one had been there, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn it, why are the Yunlan Sect people getting involved?"
The gray-robed man twisted his neck, took out a red pill and swallowed it. His face quickly changed, revealing the appearance of a middle-aged man.
He was able to transform into a young man because he took the Rejuvenation Pill, but this pill had extremely serious side effects.
After taking it, you can return to your youth, but if you want to regain your original appearance, you need to take the pill regularly.
However, after transforming into a young boy, his own strength will be affected, and he will not be able to fully exert his abilities.
"I'll endure a few more days. Once I win the championship, the Alchemist Guild of the Gama Empire will be disgraced, and I'll be almost certain to compete for the position of guild master when I go back."
The man in the gray robe looked like a middle-aged man with a cold expression.
If any alchemists from the Izumo Empire were to see this, they would recognize him as Yan Li, the vice president of the Izumo Empire Alchemists Guild.
Thinking this, he suddenly heard footsteps outside, and the other person was coming in his direction.
A hint of nervousness flashed across Yan Li's face, and he immediately rushed towards the door.
The next second, the door was pushed open from the outside, and light shone in.
"Huh? Did I get the wrong one?"
Yun Leng's gaze froze for a moment, then he looked up at the sign on the door frame. That's right, this was the residence of the genius alchemist he had investigated.
He had been tricked on the street before, and if he didn't get his revenge, that wouldn't be Yunling's style.
To his surprise, there was no one in the other person's house, but a middle-aged man.
"Hey, have you seen a young man? He's wearing the same gray robe as you. He won first place twice at today's Alchemist Conference." Yun Leng questioned.
Yan Li, who was facing him, felt a sudden tightness in his chest, and a strong killing intent and anger welled up in his heart.
He hadn't expected that the people from the Yunlan Sect would be even more anxious than the people from the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire.
"Never seen it before."
Yan Li replied expressionlessly, then closed the door, turned around without hesitation and walked towards the window. After pushing open the window, he leaped out.
From the street to his residence, it's clear that Elder Yunling really wants to kill him!
We have to go!
Otherwise, once the effects of the pill wear off in ten minutes, he will revert to his youthful appearance, and if he runs into it again, he will surely die.
However, despite his good idea, he never considered that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Leaping out of the window, Yan Li used the rooftop for leverage and made a running motion into the distance.
Midway through, Yan Li's expression suddenly changed, and he raised his right palm, flames emerging from his palm.
Whoosh!
His palm transformed into a flaming blade, slashing to the side.
At that moment, a claw-like hand appeared out of thin air and collided with his flaming blade.
Bang!
The energy surged, and Yan Li felt a ringing in his ears. A great force struck him, and he fell uncontrollably to the ground.
After falling to the ground, Yanli rolled a few times and looked up.
Three figures stood on the rooftops on both sides, each exuding a powerful aura that completely overwhelmed him.
"Fama! If you kill me, your Alchemist Guild will be finished too. Since I, Yanli, dared to come, do you really think I'm completely unprepared?"
Seeing the incoming attack, Yan Li's expression changed drastically, and he roared with a ferocious look.
"Old man, wait a minute!"
Fama's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted.
On another rooftop, Xing Tian's outstretched hand spun, and a claw formed from condensed fighting spirit changed direction, grazing Yan Li's shoulder as it swept towards the sky.
"What are you doing? Fama, what's the point of talking to this kind of person? Just kill him."
Jia Xingtian frowned, turned his head with a puzzled look, and asked.
Fama shook his head. "No, Yanli dared to come to the Jia Ma Empire alone, so he must have made some preparations. If we kill him directly, we might fall into his trap."
On the ground, Yan Li got up, dusted himself off, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and sneered, "Fama is right. I'm not afraid to tell you, as long as I die today, I guarantee that before dawn, the news that the Gama Alchemist Guild manipulated the tournament champion and wantonly killed the contestants will spread to the surrounding empires."
Once the Alchemist Guild loses its reputation, it will be difficult to attract alchemists.
Moreover, if participants are slaughtered at will, who will dare to participate in competitions in the Gama Empire in the future?
"Yan Li! You have already violated the competition rules by disguising yourself to participate in the competition."
Fama looked down at him.
"laugh..."
Yan Li gave a disdainful chuckle, "Do you have any evidence? I specifically took the 'Rejuvenation Pill' this time. Fa Ma, you should know about this pill."
"You really put your heart into it."
Famo gritted his teeth and said.
Hai Bodong didn't quite understand and looked at him, "What is the Restoration Pill?"
"As the name suggests, it can restore one's appearance to that of a young boy after consumption. However, this pill is irreversible and can only be temporarily restored by taking an antidote. Once the effects are stopped, he will revert to his youthful appearance."
Fama hadn't expected his opponent to resort to such a tactic; it was truly a case of hurting the enemy a thousand while also injuring himself eight hundred.
"This is indeed somewhat unsolvable. Unless it can be exposed at the alchemy conference and seen by everyone, it will be difficult to silence others."
Hai Bodong suddenly realized why this person dared to be so fearless. He immediately changed the subject, "Let's arrest him first. He must have more pills on him."
Yan Li's expression changed slightly, and he took out three pale red pills from his hand.
Flames rose from the palm of his hand.
"Stop him!"
Fa Ma roared and immediately attacked.
r@w => 斗破:娶妻云韵,不圆房那就休!