Alchemy Frenzy
Chapter 1

A "Will"

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My name is Ye Lang. I'm a very ordinary member of society, with an ordinary family, living an ordinary life. If nothing unexpected happened, I would have married an ordinary woman who was easy to support. The latter part is especially important: my woman had to be easily satisfied, not asking for this and that. Of course, occasionally I would splurge a bit and surprise her.

After that, I would continue living a normal person's life, have a child, and then raise that child to be successful, just like any other ordinary person hoping their child becomes a dragon.

In this life, perhaps there would be one or two outstanding events, but overall, I would just be an ordinary person, living an ordinary life my entire life.

However, I actually thought such a life was quite good. Perhaps it was because I was just an ordinary person. But an unexpected event befell me, an ordinary person, an event that my originally ordinary heart couldn't bear.

That day, on a whim, I went to donate blood. As a result, someone detected a problem with my blood. So, I went to the hospital for a detailed examination. Looking at the lab report, I couldn't describe how I felt. Perhaps it was because my mind was completely blank.

I can't remember the name of this illness. Anyway, the scientific name is very long. It's a very rare blood disease, with fewer than a thousand people worldwide suffering from it. This is definitely not the kind of illness an ordinary person like me should have. Ordinary people like me should get common illnesses like colds and fevers.

God, you really think too highly of me.

This illness isn't necessarily fatal. When it's not acting up, I'm like a normal person. But once it manifests, it's life-threatening. Because it's so rare, there are very few treatment methods, and the cost is also something an ordinary person cannot afford.

Putting that aside, can my parents handle this news?

So, I made a decision. I spent some time changing myself, making people think I had a heart that yearned to wander the world. It couldn't be helped, my name has "Lang" (浪, wanderer) in it, destined for me to become a wanderer.

At that time, I thought, being able to travel the world within my lifetime wouldn't be a bad thing.

And three years ago, maybe it was three years, I don't even know how many years have passed in between. At that time, on another whim, I took some wilderness survival tools and ventured into these uninhabited deep mountains alone.

Unfortunately, and also fortunately, I lost my footing and fell down a cliff.

Losing my footing and falling was naturally unfortunate. The fortunate part was that there happened to be a pool of water at the bottom of the cliff. But it was still unfortunate because the bottom of this cliff was a valley, a valley with no exit.

Similarly, there were still fortunate things accompanying this. This valley actually contained a martial arts treasure vault. That's right, you didn't misread, and I didn't say it wrong. It was a martial arts treasure vault.

This martial arts treasure vault was truly all-encompassing. It not only contained martial arts manuals but also many other subjects like traditional Chinese medicine, mechanics, and the Eight Trigrams. Whatever skills you could think of from Wuxia novels, it had them all.

There's also one thing: I think the person who left this martial arts treasure vault was definitely an outstanding educator. Because whether it was martial arts or other skills, there were introductory books with very detailed basic knowledge.

Even an ordinary person like me, who knew nothing about martial arts or traditional Chinese medicine, could slowly get started. Then, as the knowledge deepened, I could gradually master it, with no obstacles at all.

Of course, at first, I didn't believe these things were real. I thought someone was just playing a joke. But I was already terminally ill, so I decided to give it a shot, thinking it might cure my illness. So, I practiced Qigong and learned acupuncture.

Once I started, I couldn't stop. I completely immersed myself in the cultivation, and I don't know how much time, how many years, it took. Finally, I learned more than half of the things inside.

Well, I'm just an ordinary person, so naturally, I wouldn't learn things I wasn't interested in. I only learned skills that could show off and be impressive, preparing to emerge from seclusion later and dominate society.

Alas, if it weren't for the meteor that suddenly appeared from the sky and hit me with perfect accuracy, I believe that with my already unrivaled strength, my future days would have been incredibly wonderful. I would have had money, women, everything I wanted.

You ask if my illness is completely cured? I'm not too sure about that. I haven't gone for a follow-up check-up at the hospital. Anyway, I haven't died in these past few years, and based on my pulse, I am an absolutely strong and healthy man.

My last words are about done, and it's almost time to end.

Finally, I want to say, big brother, take good care of our father and mother, and that seventh uncle. Your brother is going to another world.

Lastly, I want to say, if heaven could give me another chance, I would definitely not learn from Wang Chongyang and shout about being invincible. What terrible luck! He was smashed to death by a shoe right after emerging from seclusion, but at least he had a complete body. As for me, I was smashed into mincemeat by a meteor from who knows where right after emerging from seclusion and becoming invincible.

Alright, that's all from me, Ye Lang, someone who could have stopped being ordinary and become incredibly awesome, but in the end, remained an ordinary person. These are my final words.

Lastly, lastly, I want to state my wish. Well, my wish for the next life. I've been ordinary for this life. In my next life, I want to be born into the most powerful, influential, and wealthy family.

I want to squander, I want to be a prodigal son!!

Middle-earth Continent, Xiangkong Empire. Located in the east of the continent, it occupies the most fertile and richest land. It stands in a three-way standoff with Vermilion Bird in the south and Aila in the west. Most other kingdoms can only survive in the cracks between them. Their only choice is to attach themselves to one of the three great empires.

In the capital of the Xiangkong Empire, a very strange event occurred today, or rather, a phenomenon. To be more precise, it was a weather phenomenon, and a very beautiful one at that, so beautiful it made people forget everything else.

In the sky, the clouds were golden, all because of the peculiar yet beautiful rosy clouds. The time, location, and conditions for the appearance of these rosy clouds made everyone feel it was bizarre.

Some experts, scholars of this world, adjusted their glasses and said very seriously that this was a sign of the gods.

In this world, anything that human power cannot comprehend is attributed to divine intervention. And the people of this world all believe that gods exist. This is also good, as it saves people from overthinking. As for whether gods exist, only God knows.

These rosy clouds, attributed to divine intervention, not only turned the clouds golden but also transformed the entire capital into a golden world, like a city of gold.

According to common sense, the events in the capital on this day would definitely be imbued with a sense of mystery and linked to the gods. If someone with ulterior motives were to deliberately embellute it, then there would only be three words to describe it: "even more divine."

And on this very day, a small life was about to descend into this world, into this city, destined to become the focus of everyone's attention.

He would be called the Son of God!

Also known as the child of God, or simply the Divine Child...

In the capital, in the area where the powerful resided, there was an extremely large mansion. It was the largest in terms of land area and had the most courtyards in that area, in the capital, and even throughout the entire empire, or perhaps even the entire continent. This was the "Pang Manor."

The royal palaces of most kingdoms were not as large or as luxurious as this "Pang Manor." If it weren't for the fact that it was located in the capital of the Xiangkong Empire and in the area of the powerful, people would surely suspect it was a royal palace. Even without a palace-style design, it couldn't stop everyone's suspicion.

It was precisely because the imperial palace of the Xiangkong Empire was also exceptionally large and exceptionally magnificent that this "Pang Manor" seemed like a lesser version of it. Coupled with the fact that the residences of the empire's powerful were also very large, it made the "Pang Manor" appear slightly less conspicuous, but only slightly.

Having said so much, it's time to introduce the name of this "Pang Manor." It had a very ordinary name that completely didn't match it – Ye Manor.

And precisely because of this, the mansions in this area were not given luxurious names. Not even slightly grand names like "Grand Manor" or anything similar. Calling the manor next to Ye Manor a "Grand Manor" would be self-humiliating.

Ye Manor, as the name suggests, is the residence of the Ye family. And the Ye family that owned this residence could be said to be a massive family, otherwise, how could they own such a large residence here?

On the continent, when people mentioned the Ye family, everyone would first think of the Ye family of the Xiangkong Empire, the Eastern legendary aristocratic family known as the foremost family in the world for thousands of years.

Today, the Ye family would welcome the birth of a new member. Why "again"? It's simple, because the Ye family welcomed the birth of a new member almost every month.

The Ye family was truly the foremost family in name and in deed, not only in terms of power and wealth but also in the number of family members. After thousands of years of inheritance, there were tens of thousands of members on the Ye family genealogy. Of course, this only referred to those who were alive, excluding those who had already passed away.

Perhaps, the reason why Ye Manor was so vast was also due to this aspect. This was only because the main family lived here. If the branches were included, the imperial palace of Xiangkong might not even be large enough.

However, this new member also had a special aspect, an aspect that attracted attention. He was the grandson of the current Ye family head and the son of a hot candidate for the next generation's head, and very likely a candidate for the generation after that.

As for why it was said to be a son and not a daughter before he was even born, someone would answer this question shortly.

"Dad, don't you think the fanfare for your grandson is a bit much? He's not even born yet, and it's already causing these sky-high rosy clouds, as if a deity is descending."

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