The Gu Family's Alchemy Hall was unprecedentedly silent!
Apart from breathing, there was practically nothing else that everyone could do. Their eyes were fixated on the pills that were emitting an intense fiery colour. It was as if these few excellent pills had become the focal point of all eternity.
After a long time, Gu Qin stood up from his seat and walked towards the elixirs step by step.
His pace was not fast, but in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the pills.
With a wave of his hand, the four pills on the ground fell into his hand.
Gu Qin's eyes lit up with excitement as he stared at the round, flawless, fiery Zun Pill.
"I didn't expect … I really didn't expect that this old master would be able to see such a perfect Alchemy technique in his lifetime. It only took half an hour for all the essences to be condensed together. It seems that all these years, this old master has really been looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!" Gu Qin said with great emotion. His expression was both excited and self-deprecating.
Then, he made an unexpected move.
"Grandmaster Ling, I'm sorry, Gu Qin's eyes were blind. I didn't recognize Grandmaster Ling's talent in Alchemy. This Gu Qin is ashamed, please accept this Gu Qin's bow!"
Gu Qin bowed ninety degrees to Ling Xiao apologetically and at the same time, handed over Ling Xiao's Space Ring.
Everyone present was stunned!
No one expected Gu Qin to bow to Ling Xiao. Gu Qin was a high and mighty seventh-grade Alchemist, even a peak Mystic Emperor was not worthy of such a bow from him.
Ling Xiao was just a young man in his twenties. Even if he was a sixth-grade Alchemist, he was still a level lower than Gu Qin. Gu Qin should not be bowing to Ling Xiao, right?
Others might have thought so, but Gu Qin didn't think so.
To be able to achieve this kind of unpredictable alchemy at such a young age, it could only mean that Ling Xiao's alchemy skills were not as simple as they seemed. Even if Ling Xiao was indeed a sixth-grade alchemist, but with his current performance, it was absolutely not a problem for him to advance to the seventh-grade or eighth-grade Tenbin.
How could such an outstanding young man with Tenbin's potential not be worthy of Gu Qin's favor?
At the same time, it was also his apology for questioning Ling Xiao's Alchemy skills.
Wu Fu bounced up from his seat and revealed a look of disbelief. "Impossible … Absolutely impossible!"
In the next moment, he arrived beside Gu Qin. Looking at the pill in Gu Qin's hand, he felt as if he had fallen into an icehouse.
The members of the Gu Family stood up as well. Their faces were burning with embarrassment.
The Gu Family disciples below the platform still didn't seem to understand what was going on, and their faces were still full of confusion.
"What are you all still in a daze for? Why haven't you quickly saluted Grandmaster Ling?!" Gu Qin frowned and yelled at all the disciples of the Gu Family.
He, the dignified Old Ancestor, had already saluted. Why were his own descendants so insensible?
Everyone in the Gu Family was stunned. They all bowed in Ling Xiao's direction and said, "Greetings, Grandmaster Ling!
Please forgive us, Grandmaster Ling! "
They had been mocking Ling Xiao all this while. But now, they were slapped ruthlessly by Ling Xiao and even had to work hard to put on a smile and apologize. This simply made all of them extremely uncomfortable!
But when they thought of Ling Xiao's means of refining four sixth-grade medicinal pills in one go, everyone was also convinced!
If it was said that martial artists worshipped the strong, then alchemists similarly worshipped alchemists of higher grades than them.
"Impossible! He must be cheating! I absolutely don't believe that he can refine four medicinal pills in one go! This is absolutely impossible! Even my Master who is a seventh-grade alchemist can't do it! How can he do it?!" Qi Tong roared very agitatedly.
The Gu Family's people acknowledged Ling Xiao. That meant that they lost. Not only did they lose those 50 stalks of sixth-grade high-rank spiritual herbs, they also lost an arm.
Losing those 50 stalks of sixth-grade high-rank spiritual herbs was lost. They could get it back in the future. But losing an arm, that was impossible to retrieve.
Qi Tong was close to a hundred years old. Relatively speaking, he was still very young and still had a long way to go. His beautiful life had just begun. He absolutely did not wish for himself to really become a cripple with a broken arm!
"What are you still in a daze for? Follow me!"
Wu Fu was definitely not Qi Tong. He quickly regained his composure. He knew that the situation was not developing as they imagined. He decisively swept to Qi Tong's side and grabbed Qi Tong's shoulder with one hand and immediately fled out of the Gu Family.
"Want to leave? Not so easy!" Liu Qun regained his composure. He immediately bounced up and chased after Wu Fu and his disciple.
However, there was one person faster than him who caught up to Wu Fu and his disciple.
"You guys go back. I will plead on your behalf to Grandmaster Ling!" Gu Qin clasped his hands behind his back as he looked at Wu Fu and Qi Tong.
"Grandmaster Gu Qin, I am your Gu Family's guest. Please let us go. I don't want those 50 stalks of spiritual herbs. However, we absolutely cannot lose an arm!" Wu Fu said with a pleading tone.
Go back and beg for mercy. How could they be so naive to believe Gu Qin's words? How could that Ling Xiao let them off so easily?
"Wu Fu, you have been a famous figure for many years. My family's Young Master is willing to exchange his life for your arm. This is already thinking very highly of you. With me, Liu Qun, here, you can forget about escaping!" Liu Qun shouted, blocking Wu Fu's path.
"Go back. Grandmaster Ling should be a person who understands his carelessness. I believe he will not make things difficult for you," Gu Qin repeated.
If it wasn't for the fact that Wu Fu was also a famous alchemist like him, Gu Qin would have immediately cut off the hands of Wu Fu and his disciple. He hated these kinds of vile people who repeated their words the most.
If Gu Qin could put down his old face and apologize, why couldn't Wu Fu go and apologize as well?
"Master, don't … don't go back. I don't want to be crippled. Quickly take me away!" Qi Tong shook his head vigorously and cried out in alarm.
Wu Fu looked at Qi Tong and hesitated for a moment. His entire person became dispirited as he said, "Fine, I will go with you. However, Grandmaster Gu Qin, you must ensure that my disciple is intact. Even if … this old man has to compensate him with both of my hands, it doesn't matter!"
"Master!"
Qi Tong cried out softly. His heart was somewhat touched, but he was even more delighted. As long as he could keep both of his hands, he would still be able to live a luxurious life in the future.
Gu Qin looked at Wu Fu in astonishment before nodding his head and saying, "I will do my best!"
The few of them once again returned to the high platform of the alchemy field.
"Grandmaster Ling, they're back!" Gu Qin said to Ling Xiao.
If it was said that Ling Xiao had defeated him and made him treat him as someone of the same level, then now he was treating Ling Xiao as someone of an even higher level.
"Ling Xiao, I admit that we underestimated your strength. We, master and disciple, admit defeat in this competition. However, I hope that you can be magnanimous towards my disciple and let him go this time. You can chop off both of my arms!" Wu Fu said faintly to Ling Xiao.
Even Gu Qin wasn't a match for Ling Xiao in terms of combat strength. He, Wu Fu, wasn't confident that he could subdue Ling Xiao, so he could only speak humbly.
In order to protect his disciple, it could be said that he was protecting Qi Tong.
Qi Tong, who was at the side, nodded his head repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes …" Grandmaster Ling, please let me go. I will never appear in front of you again.
Gu Fen, who had been standing on the side of Wu Fu and his disciple, didn't dare to speak anymore. He knew that his plan this time had completely failed.
On the other hand, Gu Ying stepped forward and said, "Grandmaster Ling, I think we should forget about this matter. Grandmaster Wu Fu and nephew Qi Tong are only sparring with you in pill refining, there's no need to hurt everyone's feelings. You didn't lose anything after all, why don't our Gu Family compensate you with a million high-grade profound crystals and a hundred Level 6 Spirit Herbs?
Gu Ying was the head of the family, and Wu Fu and his disciple were guests of the Gu Family. If he could help them once, he believed that Wu Fu and his disciple would be grateful to them in the future.
From this point of view, Gu Ying's heart was much better than his cousin Gu Fen's.
Gu Qin looked at Gu Ying with a gratified expression. It was obvious that he agreed with Gu Ying's words.
"Patriarch Gu!"
Wu Fu looked gratefully at Gu Xu and called out. He then turned to Ling Xiao and said, "Grandmaster Ling, please give me an explanation. I only want to protect my disciple. Even if you want me to die immediately, I will do so!"
At this time, Ling Xiao finally spoke!
"Haha, what a good master and disciple relationship. Since you are so great, if I don't fulfill your wish, it would seem that I, Ling Xiao, am too unreasonable!" Ling Xiao laughed out loud towards the sky and said.
"Grandmaster Ling, I think we should forget about it!" At this time, Gu Qin also advised from the side.
Ling Xiao waved his hand and said, "You guys saw it too, if I had lost just now, they would have taken my life. Luckily, I won, so …" They must pay the price! "
As he said that, he looked at Qi Tong, who couldn't help but retreat a few steps in fright from Ling Xiao's cold gaze.
"Grandmaster Ling, please let me go!" Qi Tong knelt heavily on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Rest assured, I will let you go!"
Ling Xiao showed a cunning smile, pausing for a moment before saying faintly, "As long as you cut off your master's arms, I will let you go!"
Saying so, he took out a long sword from his Space Ring and threw it in front of Qi Tong.
Everyone understood Ling Xiao's intentions and their faces became ugly.
Ling Xiao's Chou Fu was too ruthless!
He actually ordered his disciple to cut off his master's arms.
If Qi Tong didn't do it, then he would lose an arm. However, if he cut off his teacher's arms, then he would be no different from a rebellious person who killed his teacher. His reputation in the future would be ruined, and he would be hated and abandoned by the world!
"I …" Qi Tong looked at the sword in front of him and hesitated for a moment before finally grasping it in his hand.
"Ling Xiao, why must you be so aggressive!" Wu Fu shouted at Ling Xiao.
"Heh heh, aren't you very great? I want to see if your disciple is as great as you!" Ling Xiao sneered.
Everyone who saw Ling Xiao's smile felt their blood run cold!
Only now did they realize that this First Emperor was absolutely a ruthless person!
"Master, I'm sorry. In the future, this disciple will definitely find a spirit grass to cure your broken arms!" Qi Tong clenched his teeth and raised his sword towards Wu Fu.