The news that the Ling Family had a third rank alchemy master spread like wildfire.
Meteorite City was once again bustling with noise and excitement.
In Meteorite City, no one could not know who the Ling Family Master was, but no one could not not know who Ling Xiao was.
He was the legend and pride of Meteorite City. Even though it was a bit early to say this, he had already surpassed many legendary existences.
He had once broken through to Mystic Realm at the age of fifteen and became a rare genius in Meteorite City.
After two years of silence, he quickly became a middle stage Mystic Realm at the age of eighteen. Moreover, he defeated four people by himself in the Family Competition and won first place, shocking everyone.
Now, he suddenly gained another noble identity — Alchemy Master. He stepped over the oldest alchemist in Meteorite City, Yuan Ping, and became a third rank alchemist in one go.
Not only that, he also forcefully promoted his servant to Spirit Master in front of all the big shots in Meteorite City.
This made everyone jealous. When the news reached the ears of the Mystic Realm experts, many people said, "Anyone would feel honored to be Master Ling's servant."
Because being a servant to Ling Xiao meant that one could at least become a Spirit Master.
These things even became a story about Ling Xiao in Meteorite City.
Today, a group of mercenaries and independent adventurers were kneeling in front of the Ling Family's courtyard. There were almost a hundred of them.
This scene was extremely grand. Every one of them was a man of iron blood, but they had been kneeling here for an entire morning. No one frowned, and no passersby dared to mock them.
Those who knew the inside story all knew that these people were here to follow Master Ling.
This was because Lone Eagle was originally an independent adventurer. It was because he followed Master Ling that he became a Spirit Master.
No matter where, only those who became strong would be respected by others. Who didn't desire higher power? Even if they became someone else's servant, or even a dog, they wanted to become stronger. They wanted to be a servant worshipped by others like Lone Eagle.
In the courtyard of Ling Xiao's house, a large group of women surrounded Meng Xiyun and passionately chatted about something.
"Little Sister Xi Yun, that daughter of mine is 18 years old today. She's the same age as your Great Master Ling, and she's very pretty. I'll send her over to be Great Master Ling's concubine, what do you think?"
"Tsk, even that hotheaded sister of yours is pretty. My daughter is the one with the beauty of a heavenly fairy, and her breasts and buttocks are big enough. She's made for a son. Madam Ling, why don't you consider my daughter?"
"My daughter is not bad either. It's fine even if she becomes Master Ling's servant!"
The women surrounded Meng Xiyun and chattered nonstop.
Meng Xiyun felt dizzy from the words of these women.
"Yuxi, come over here!" Meng Xiyun shouted towards the outside of the room.
"Godmother, what's the matter?" Bai Yuxi walked in slowly from outside.
After Bai Yuxi was taken by Ling Xiao, she appeared to be even more charming and alluring.
He saw that she did not have a single trace of makeup on her face. She was pure and charming. Her body was graceful and graceful. Her skin was as smooth as ice and as smooth as jade.
Ever since she cultivated the Water Moon Divine Art, her temperament had risen by more than a level. She was no longer as shy as before, and she now appeared to be full of confidence.
"Come, Yuxi, come greet the madams. This is my Xiao 'er's servant and also my goddaughter." Meng Xiyun pulled Bai Yuxi over to introduce her to the women.
When the women saw the dazzling and beautiful Bai Yuxi, they were so ashamed that they couldn't speak.
They didn't expect that a maidservant would be so beautiful and alluring. They were all from small and medium-sized families in Meteorite City, and the daughters of their families were quite beautiful, but compared to this maidservant, they were a lot inferior.
Bai Yuxi's appearance made these women too embarrassed to stay any longer, so they hurriedly left.
"Godmother, are they here to propose marriage for the young master again?" Bai Yuxi asked Meng Xiyun.
"That's right, this is the third batch today. It's so annoying." Meng Xiyun smiled.
Although she said it was annoying, her heart was blooming with joy.
How could she not be happy when her son was so popular?
"Who told the young master to be so outstanding? It's a pity that the young master has to go on a long journey. Otherwise, the young master could marry a few concubines." Bai Yuxi was slightly sad.
Meng Xiyun took Bai Yuxi's hand and lovingly said, "Silly child, are you unwilling to let the young master leave?"
"Godmother, I …" Bai Yuxi was a bit panicked. She wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Meng Xiyun.
"You don't need to say anything. Godmother knows that Xiao 'er is a bit of a playboy, but he's a good person. I'll be at ease with you taking care of him. However, his achievements in the future won't stop here, so you have to bear with him. Godmother will stand on your side." Meng Xiyun softly patted Bai Yuxi's hand.
She already knew that Bai Yuxi had a relationship with her son, but Bai Yuxi was her nominal goddaughter. She liked Bai Yuxi quite a bit, so she made it clear so that Bai Yuxi wouldn't have any burden in her heart. At the same time, she hoped that Bai Yuxi would be more tolerant. She felt that her son's future was limitless, and there would definitely be many women throwing themselves into his arms. She couldn't help him much as a mother, but she could help him deal with the women behind him.
Bai Yuxi was happy when she heard Meng Xiyun's words. She was afraid that her godmother would think that she wasn't worthy of the young master.
"Godmother, Yuxi will be the young master's servant for the rest of my life. No matter how many women the young master marries, Yuxi will take good care of him. Don't worry," said Bai Yuxi.
"That's good."
In the courtyard, Ling Xiao and Yuan Ping were chatting while sipping tea.
"Master Ling, you're really born to be an alchemist. The insights you've just shared have really opened this old man's eyes!" Yuan Ping said happily to Ling Xiao.
Now, he no longer treated Ling Xiao as a young brat. Instead, he treated him as a friend from the same generation, exchanging insights on alchemy with him. He admired Ling Xiao's alchemy tips very much.
However, how could he have known that Ling Xiao had taken a few simple and commonly used words from the 'Alchemy Method' and explained them to him?
Ling Xiao naturally wouldn't tell this secret to Yuan Ping. Being able to tell him these tips would be of help to Yuan Ping in the future.
Even until now, Ling Xiao still didn't know what kind of large sect the 'Alchemy Sect' mentioned in the 'Alchemy Method' was.
However, just based on the 'Alchemy Method' in his hands, it wasn't hard to imagine that the sect that was able to collect and create this scroll must be an extremely large existence.
"This is just a humble opinion of mine. Master Yuan, you praise me too much!" Ling Xiao said modestly.
"Master Ling, there's no need to unduly belittle yourself. This old man has traveled before, and the number of alchemists who have reached the third rank are few and far between. Moreover, alchemists as young as Master Ling are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. I'm afraid that even if Master Ling were to come to the Purple Sky Sect, they would still have to treat you with respect!" Yuan Ping said. He paused for a moment before asking, "May I ask, Master Ling, who did you teach your alchemy techniques to?"
Yuan Ping really couldn't understand how Ling Xiao was able to reach the third rank so quickly. Aside from Tenbin's exceptional talent, he believed that he must have been taught by a high-ranked alchemist.
"This … regarding my master, it's really inconvenient for me to reveal anything. I hope Master Yuan will forgive me!" Ling Xiao replied.
"It was this old man's slip of the tongue. It's just that I felt that Master Ling's Fire Manipulation Palm Technique seemed familiar, so I asked this question!" Yuan Ping said.
"Where have you seen Master Yuan before?" Ling Xiao asked.
"That was twenty years ago. At that time, I was passing by a large city and just happened to see that alchemist competing with someone. That person used a Fire Manipulation Palm Technique that was similar to Master Ling's to refine pills. However, that alchemist's refining technique had already reached a stage where it was as pure as fire. His refining speed was extremely fast, and it was truly rare in this world. That year, I was also indebted to that old man for a few pointers, and that was why I was fortunate enough to have today's achievements!" Yuan Ping said faintly as he recalled the past.
"Could it be that that person was an alchemist from the Alchemy Sect?"
Ling Xiao was suspicious in his heart, but his expression didn't change as he said, "Perhaps it's a bit distant from that master of mine, or perhaps it's just a coincidence. I don't know. May I know which elder is an alchemist?"
Yuan Ping opened his palm and said with certainty, "He's at least a fifth rank alchemist. When I saw him compete with someone, he was refining a fifth rank pill."
Ling Xiao's heart trembled. A fifth rank alchemist!
To be able to reach the fifth rank, one had to at least be at the King level. Otherwise, it would be impossible to use spiritual energy to condense pills. That would require a large amount of energy.
"Master Ling, there's no need to be so surprised. With Master Ling's Tenbin, I believe that in the future, you will also have the opportunity to reach that level." Yuan Ping looked at the surprised Ling Xiao and said.
"Haha, who knows when that will be." Ling Xiao smiled bitterly.
The two of them chatted for a while longer before Yuan Ping said his goodbyes.
After Yuan Ping left, Ling Xiao grabbed a bunch of grapes and began to eat. His heart was beating like a drum as he thought to himself, "It's just the fifth level. I still want to reach the legendary level of Divine Apothecary."
At this time, the siblings Lone Eagle and Leng She walked over.
"Greetings, young master!" The three of them respectfully greeted Ling Xiao.
"There are no outsiders here, no need to be so polite. Speak, what do you want?" Ling Xiao said with a wave of his hand.
Lone Eagle and Leng She looked at each other. Lone Eagle took a step forward and said, "Young master, there are still forty-eight people kneeling outside. Will you accept them?"
"Half of them are gone in just half a day. How impatient." Ling Xiao murmured and then said to Lone Eagle, "Let them in."
"Yes, young master." Lone Eagle's face turned into a happy expression. He nodded and walked out of the house.
Not long after, Lone Eagle brought in the mercenaries and adventurers who were kneeling outside the Ling family's inner courtyard.
When everyone saw Ling Xiao, they all knelt together and called out, "Master Ling, please accept us as servants."
These forty people were all filled with an unruly aura and were all at the Mystic Realm. There were even three who had reached the high level of Mystic Realm.
They had been kneeling since morning just to see Ling Xiao and beg Ling Xiao to accept them as servants.
This was because they all desired to become stronger. In Meteor City, only Ling Xiao had the ability to make them stronger as quickly as possible.
Lone Eagle and Leng She were the best examples.