Ancient One - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 . 1: A Presumptuous Request

Doubt flashed in the eyes of the crowd . Jia Rong’s hands were as white as jade . There wasn’t even a hint of corrosion . Looking at his fearless appearance, could it be that Su Yuan Qiao had wrongly accused him?

At this moment, Su Yuan Qiao’s heart was also shaken . He stared wide-eyed at the pair of jade-like arms . Suddenly, a bad feeling surged up from within .

“How is this possible? How could you cure the poison from the Yin Wind Stone?” He suddenly focused his eyes and released his soul consciousness . “I want to thoroughly investigate your body . Even if you can cure the poison from the Yin Wind Stone, your soul power simply won’t even reach the level of a first-ranked Warrior Alchemist . I’ll expose you, you fake!”

Almost everyone released their soul consciousness and probed Jia Rong’s body . Jia Rong had a confident look as he coldly stared at Su Yuan Qiao . The ridicule in his eyes was as if he was looking at a clown praising him .

A moment later, Xu Han’s face turned ashen and said coldly, “Su Yuan Qiao, please give everyone an explanation now!”

Su Yuanqiao said in a panic, “How is that possible? He was definitely poisoned by the Yin Wind Stone . I am 100% sure!”

He frantically scanned Jia Rong’s body with his divine sense as his expression became more and more unsightly .

“Have you seen enough!? ”

Jia Rong suddenly shouted . A huge amount of soul force exploded out from his sea of consciousness . He ferociously charged at Su Yuanqiao’s soul consciousness while an invisible force twisted the air . Su Yuanqiao was suddenly attacked and hastily retracted his spiritual sense, but the other party was unwilling to let him go . He followed the trail and suddenly charged into his own sea of consciousness . His soul suddenly trembled!

Pfft!

With his consciousness injured, Su Yuanqiao spat out a mouthful of his painstaking blood and cried out involuntarily . “You… . How can your soul power be so strong!?”

Jia Rong smiled arrogantly and ridiculed, “I’m a genuine alchemist . My soul power is naturally much stronger than those fake ones . ”

“You…!” Su Yuanqiao was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood . “Good, good, good . ”

He said the word ‘good’ three times in a row as the expression between his eyes suddenly dimmed . His entire person was like a deflated ball . All of his mental energy was sucked out in an instant . He looked extremely old .

Xu Han’s face froze as he sighed . “Su Yuanqiao, why do you have to go through so much trouble?”

Su Yuanqiao’s mind became extremely dazed . Trembling, he said, “President, I, I, I am already old and weak . I would like to plead to return to my hometown and spend the latter years of my life there . I request for the President’s approval . ”

Everyone was stunned in shock . Su Yuanqiao actually attacked Jia Rong’s soul in anger, causing his own sea of consciousness to collapse and his soul power to rapidly drop to the level of an Apprentice Alchemist . Even Jia Rong was slightly surprised, but his heart was incomparably excited and happy .

He had only cultivated the soul refining technique for five days, yet his soul power could actually heavily injure Su Yuanqiao . One must know that even though Su Yuanqiao was only a first-rank Warrior Alchemist, he had been famous for a long time and his soul power had always been stabilized at the first rank .

“Young Master Yun, Young Master Yun, just who are you?!” At this moment, Jia Rong was completely convinced by that mysterious young man . To obtain this cultivation method, not to mention fifty days of hard work, even fifty years was worth it!

Xu Han shook his head helplessly . Su Yuanqiao had already lost his standard as a Warrior Alchemist and he was already old, so it was impossible for him to recover . Instead, staying at the Arcane Master’s Association would require him to be on guard against the retaliation of others . When he was proud, he had offended many people .

Xu Han sighed . “Rest in peace and return home to recuperate . I will report everything to His Majesty!”

Su Yuanqiao said with a trembling voice, “Thank you, President!”

He lowered his head, not daring to look at anyone as he wasted no time leaving .

Xu Han let out a long sigh and said in a clear voice, “Due to Master Su Yuanqiao’s unwell condition, he has returned to his hometown . From now on, all grievances between him and everyone else shall be written off . No one shall use any reason to harass him! ”

After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Jia Rong .

Jia Rong smiled and crossed his arms . He said indifferently, “President is right . ”

Only then did Xu Han relax . The soul power that Jia Rong had just displayed was already above that of a Warrior Alchemist . His future achievements were limitless . Just now, everyone was well aware that he had suddenly launched an attack, injuring Su Yuanqiao’s sea of consciousness . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so angry that his cultivation level dropped . At this moment, no one would offend a future genius Arcane Master for the sake of a poor old man .

Everyone greeted Jia Rong . This was also a form of goodwill . Jia Rong’s face revealed a kind smile as he responded one by one, but he sneered in his heart .

【If it were not for Young Master Yun’s help, all of you would have beaten me to a pulp by now!】

“Jia Rong, your improvement is shocking even to me . ” Said Xu Han . He hadn’t thought that his soul power would be so stable, especially since he’d just advanced to the next realm . “Take Yun Chang to retrieve her Alchemist Emblem . ”

Jia Rong smiled as he accepted the order . He then completed all the procedures with Luo Yunchang .

Luo Yunchang’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she said: “Master Jia, I have a presumptuous request . ”

Chapter 17 . 2: A Presumptuous Request

“Oh?” Jia Rong smiled lightly . “Senior Yunchang, please speak your mind . ”

Luo Yunchang was one of the five great commanders of the Divine Guard, her strength and prestige above his, so he was extremely courteous to her .

“I have a student who, because of his body, is unable to cultivate in the Martial Way . However, he’s extremely interested in the art of alchemy and is quite well-versed in it . I hope to find a good teacher for him . I wonder if Senior Jia has any intentions of accepting a disciple? ”

Jia Rong frowned, “Accept a disciple? Master Yun Chang is an Arcane Master herself; her strength is not below mine . Why would you look for me?”

The requirements to be accepted as a disciple were extremely harsh . Even the royal family had to bend over backwards . If it wasn’t for the fact that that youth was extremely talented, she would have never thought of finding him a teacher .

Luo Yunchang sighed . “This person’s identity is a bit special . As the commander of the country’s Divine Guard, it’s not appropriate for me to have a master-disciple relationship with him . To be honest, this person is the eldest grandson of the Marquis, the biological son of General Feilong . ”

Jia Rong suddenly said, “So that’s how it is . I also heard that General Feilong’s son is a martial arts trash . This matter should have been a big joke in the capital . However, Master Yunchang should be aware that the trash of the martial way, with a weak body, it would prove difficult to achieve success in terms of martial arts cultivation . ”

Luo Yun Chang nodded her head . “Yun Chang also knows, but this person is indeed unique . Even if he is unable to become Master Jia’s direct disciple, I still hope that you would be able to guide him a little .

Jia Rong’s eyes darkened and he coldly said, “Since that’s the case, I will meet this person . However, he still has to pass the soul power test . If he can meet the minimum requirements to become an Apprentice Alchemist, I will personally accept him as my disciple . Keep in mind that I am doing this in your behalf . ”

Luo Yunchang was overjoyed . “Thank you, Senior Jia . Yunchang will remember this . ”

Jia Rong slightly nodded his head and said impatiently, “Next time, bring him to do a soul power test . If he passes, I will take him in as my disciple . If he can’t even meet the minimum standards, then he doesn’t need to see me . ”

Luo Yunchang looked at Jia Rong’s departing back and thought to herself: This man is the youngest of all the alchemists; his future is limitless . Making Li Yunxiao follow him could be considered returning a favor . At the same time, it would also let the Old Duke feel at ease . I just don’t know what’s going on with his soul power . I hope he won’t disappoint me . This is all that I can do .

… … …

Three days later . The annual evaluation time at Jia Lan Academy finally arrived .

After the exam, students would be given two months of vacation that was held once a year . The remaining students would advance to the next class level in the next semester, while those who failed the examination would be chased out . Every year, a large number of noble and influential students would be eliminated . What was shocking, almost all the poor students were able to pass it . This was because once they were eliminated, they would have to wait for their fate to fall thus, all of them cultivated with all their might .

The evaluation venue was held in the academy’s largest martial arts arena . The martial arts arena was one of the academy’s signature buildings and it had been personally built by the previous president of  Sky Water Nation’s Arcane Master, Yang Di . It was made from several extremely precious ores . They covered an area of over a thousand square meters and was extremely imposing .

Not far from the martial arts arena was the most dazzling building in the academy—an enormous statue that flew in the air .

Gu Feiyang, who was on the statue, had one hand on his sword hilt as he gazed into the distance . A trace of a discouraged smile was drawn on his face . It was also personally crafted by his student, Yang Di, when Gu Feiyang fell fifteen years ago .

Yunxiao quietly stood at the side . He raised his head to look at his original face . His mind seemed to pass through layers of space and slowly merged with his previous life .

“Heh, this Yang Di fellow can be considered to be considerate . ” Yunxiao bitterly smiled as he muttered to himself .

Students walked past Li Yunxiao and began discussing, intentionally or otherwise .

“I didn’t expect that after a few months of closed-door training, you would have condensed your Essence and become a Martial Warrior!”

“Haha, it’s all for the exam . Martial Warriors can directly enter the Elite Class . ”

“Yeah, I’m in trouble . I only opened two meridians . ”

“Don’t worry, as long as you can open up one meridians, you’ll be able to level up . Look at that guy over there . That legendary young master of the Li Clan, he’s the typical trash . He’s a target for elimination . ”

“It can’t be! The young master of the Li Clan can also be eliminated?”

“Of course . What do you think this place is? Even if the King is here, he must still abide by the rules! ”

“Fxck!” Yunxiao cursed and naturally wouldn’t care about these small fries . He quickly walked to the martial arts arena and found that a large number of students had already gathered there . Many of them gathered around to watch the fun .

Han Bai walked over . “Young Master Yun, what took you so long?”

Yunxiao frowned, “Why are there so many people?”

Han Bai snorted coldly and swept his gaze over them one by one . “Aren’t they just here to watch us suffer? As you know, our class has always been called the trash class . These poor people are here to see how many people can advance . A dozen or so people in our class had no plans to take the exam and directly packed their bags to go home . ”

Yunxiao took a look and saw that there were indeed fewer people .

Those who were able to enter had great backgrounds in the kingdom . Even if they were unable to thread the Martial Way, they would still be able to live a carefree life and have a bright future ahead of them .

Thus, although there were very few students in their class who didn’t dare to offend them, they didn’t try to curry favor with them .