Chapter 214: A grand gathering for alchemists

Xiao Zhen got up early in the morning. He had suffered enough last night.

At night, Die had a cold face and said nothing.

Because of the red thread in Xiao Zhen's hand, the image of Medusa pretending to be a butterfly would flash through his mind from time to time.

This also made Xiao Zhen extremely angry, and he wanted to find Die to relieve his loneliness.

Unexpectedly, all the butterflies and birds ignored Xiao Zhen and looked unhappy. Xiao Zhen couldn't even get on the bed. As soon as he walked to the bed, he was whipped away by a big tail.

Xiao Zhen didn't want to sleep in another room, so he simply slept on the floor and spent the night like this.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Why did you get up so early today?"

Xiao Zhen looked back and saw that it was Xiao Yan.

Xiao Zhen twisted his neck and said unhappily: "I'm not practicing medicine today, what are you doing here!"

Xiao Yan sighed. All of his peers in the Xiao family were just a bunch of little kids.

Even his two elder brothers only think about eating and drinking all day long and seem to have no interest in cultivation. As an aspiring time traveler, how could Xiao Yan possibly hang out with these little brats?

Xiao Zhen also planned to go out for some fresh air. He really didn't want to bring Xiao Yan with him, so he sent him directly to the Xiao family's exclusive academy, under the pretext that it was to enable him to quickly master the characters on the Douqi Continent and learn the knowledge of alchemy.

During the rest of the time, Xiao Zhen completely put alchemy behind his mind. He just played around all day, or made long-distance calls to inquire about things in the Warcraft Mountain Range.

Xiao Zhen also did not forget to buy some exquisite little gifts to please the beauty at home, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to get into bed.

Medusa returned to the snake people, and for some reason, Xiao Zhen's face often flashed through her mind.

Medusa was not a naive little girl. She could not believe that she would fall in love with a man she had only met once, and this man was her brother-in-law!

Today, all the shops in the Holy City of Gama opened earlier than usual. Countless people crawled out of their warm beds and stood at the gates, looking at the large groups of alchemists walking hurriedly on the streets, their eyes filled with enthusiasm and awe.

The upcoming Alchemist Conference will be the most lively and exciting time in the Holy City of Gama this year.

Alchemists, who are rarely seen on ordinary days, appeared in overwhelming numbers today in legion sizes. This spectacular scene can only be seen at the Alchemist Conference held every eight years.

On this special day, Xiao Zhen also got up early, sat cross-legged on the bed and quietly adjusted his breathing for about an hour. After his physical condition reached its peak, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Have you finished the adjustments? There are a lot of people waiting for you outside!" Die urged impatiently.

Xiao Zhen just smiled gently. The continuous giving of small gifts over the past few days finally had some effect. At least Xiao Zhen didn't have to sleep on the floor anymore.

"Don't worry, don't you know my level? In this Alchemist Conference, the others are just foils. The championship... is already in my hands!" Xiao Zhen said with confidence.

Die also nodded in agreement. Her little man's character might be a little worrying, but he was indeed very good in alchemy.

As Xiao Zhen and Die walked by, the people of the Xiao family nodded and saluted.

After walking out of the gate, there were groups of family members outside, all of them came to cheer for Xiao Zhen.

"Come on, Master Xiao Zhen!"

"Master Xiao Zhen, you are the best!"

"The Xiao family's hope depends on you, Master Xiao Zhen!"

"Long live Master Xiao Zhen"

Faced with the countless flattery and praises, Xiao Zhen felt a lot of pressure. If he failed to win the championship this time, he would be sorry for the cheers that were getting louder and louder.

Xiao Zhen raised his arms high and shouted confidently: "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to participate in the championship. Just watch my performance!"

Hearing Xiao Zhen's response, everyone burst into exclamations again.

Xiao Yan, who was standing next to his father, had a gleam of envy in his eyes. He didn't know when he would be able to have the same treatment.

Thinking about the sets of books in the room, Xiao Yan felt a headache. He was still a child. Even if he was on Earth, he would still be learning pinyin in kindergarten.

Just like that, a large group of people from the Xiao family rushed towards the Imperial Plaza in a mighty manner.

After arriving at the square, everyone else went up to the audience seats on the platform. Xiao Zhen came to the contestant area. Unexpectedly, he met many familiar faces here. The most eye-catching one was Gu He, who was surrounded by a group of people.

Gu He also saw Xiao Zhen coming. After thinking about it carefully, he came over and said hello out of politeness.

"Brother Xiao Zhen, it looks like we're going to have to compete seriously this time!"

Xiao Zhen also smiled slightly and said softly: "Then, Brother Gu He, please show mercy!"

Gu He also smiled bitterly in his heart. He heard from the grapevine that the high-level alchemy furnace had fallen into Xiao Zhen's hands.

With the bonus of the alchemy furnace, Xiao Zhen's level will increase a lot. I'm afraid his chances of winning this time are slim.

"What are you talking about? Brother Xiao Zhen has amazing talent. I'm afraid I'd better ask you to show some mercy!" Gu He said modestly.

Xiao Zhen then started talking with other alchemists. No matter how familiar they were with each other, there was no harm in getting to know each other.

Soon, the first round of eliminations began, and there were quite a few contestants participating in the competition.

The requirements for the competition are that the contestant must not be over 30 years old and must be a second-grade alchemist or above.

For many alchemists, this condition has made it impossible for them to participate in the competition.

This time, it was not only people from the Gama Empire who came to participate in the competition. Many alchemists from other surrounding empires also came here to participate.

Xiao Zhen glanced at the crowd around him. These were all contestants participating in the competition, and there were about four or five hundred of them.

"There are so many alchemists. I wonder what the people in the Soul Palace would do if they saw them?" Xiao Zhen didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered the evil force that specialized in hooking people's souls.

Thinking about it carefully, Xiao Zhen felt a chill on his back. The strongest here were only a few Dou Huangs. If the Soul Palace really sent a few Dou Zongs to protect them, I'm afraid all the alchemists present would have to be turned into nutrients for the Soul Palace.

In fact, Xiao Zhen was overthinking it. Many people on the mainland knew that the Soul Palace captured souls.

However, no matter how arrogant the Soul Palace is, they cannot wantonly massacre alchemists in broad daylight. Doing so will only force all alchemists to fight to the death with them.

Even if they want to kill, they will do it secretly. For example, wasn't that old guy Yao Chen killed secretly?

The competition started as scheduled, and the first round began quickly. The question was also very simple, which was just to extract a medicinal herb.

There are three chances. As long as you can extract a portion of the essence of the medicinal powder, you will successfully advance to the next game.

Xiao Zhen looked at the yellow stone root in front of him. This thing was not easy to refine, mainly because it was too hard. He had to use a strong fire to refine this medicinal material.

Moreover, a lot of fighting spirit is consumed during the refining process, and the control of the flame is also very important. If you are not careful, you may use too much fire and all your efforts will be wasted.

In order to perfectly refine the Yellowstone Root, one generally needs a third-grade or higher alchemist to have sufficient firepower and control.

Xiao Zhen glanced at the alchemists on the field and was afraid that after this round of competition, at least half of them would have to leave.